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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Roy Strickland (ranked 3561 p4p, 4985 weight class) and Archie Evans (ranked 222 p4p, 282 weight class). Roy Strickland has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Strickland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Archie Evans!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans tries to clinch but Strickland moves out of range.
Evans misses with a hook.
Evans thows a left - swing and a miss!
Evans connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Strickland's hands.
Evans takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Strickland closes the distance and clinches.
Strickland controlling the action here for a moment.
Strickland working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strickland tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Evans swings wildly with an uppercut but Strickland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strickland trying to control the position but instead, Evans has worked for underhooks and has pushed Strickland into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans throws a punch but it's blocked by Strickland.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Evans.
Strickland lands a hook that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
Evans blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Evans avoiding damage.
Evans blocks an uppercut.
Strickland displaying some good clinch control by pressing Evans up against the cage.
Strickland will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Evans up against the cage.
Strickland misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Evans.
Strickland tries to work over Evans's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Strickland throws a head punch that misses.
Strickland lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Strickland lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Strickland misses with a punch to the body.
Evans swings wildly with an uppercut but Strickland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strickland tries to work over Evans's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Evans misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strickland misses with a punch to the body.
Strickland presses Evans against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Strickland lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
Strickland swings wildly with an uppercut but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans blocking some punches.
Strickland effectively controlling the action here.
Evans's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Strickland.
 Evans is rocked!
Strickland lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Evans is still on wobbly legs! Can Strickland finish him?
Strickland lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Evans to his knees! Strickland keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Strickland!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Logan Mahoney (ranked 3358 p4p, 4439 weight class) and Harry Payne (ranked 390 p4p, 446 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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Logan Mahoney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Payne!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne scores with a one two! Mahoney had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mahoney fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Payne, pushing him back against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Mahoney has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Mahoney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Payne looks winded!
Mahoney landing knees to the head.
Payne is trying to force a seperation but Mahoney has the dominant position.
Mahoney has Payne pressed against the cage, preventing Payne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Payne takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Mahoney.
Payne is rocked!
A bit of stalling here from Mahoney.
Payne is still on wobbly legs! Can Mahoney finish him?
Mahoney working the clinch nicely. Payne is working for position but Mahoney cracks him with a big knee to the head! Payne crumples up against the cage and Mahoney lands two more shots before the ref can save Payne! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Logan Mahoney!
Logan Mahoney made sure to mention his sponsor, Hype Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Mayweather (ranked 3599 p4p, 3717 weight class) and Elvis Park (ranked 415 p4p, 422 weight class). Mayweather comes to the cage accompanied by Wu-Tang Clan - Method Man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Mayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elvis Park!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather falls off balance throwing a combination
and Park counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 It looks like Travis Mayweather has been cut.
Travis Mayweather seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayweather shoots in and drives through. Park sprawls well.
Park swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mayweather cracks Park with a good jab.
Mayweather throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mayweather throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Park lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Park moves away from the strike by Mayweather.
We've been hearing reports that Mayweather has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather lands a big head kick that sends Park tumbling to the mat! Mayweather takes a step backwards and waves Park back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Park is rocked!
 It looks like Elvis Park has been cut.
Mayweather swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Park counters with a straight right hand.
Mayweather takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mayweather lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayweather looks to land a left hand but Park moved out of range nicely.
Mayweather connects with an inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mayweather.
Mayweather lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mayweather tries to close the distance and clinch up but Park swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Park with the counter takedown but Mayweather avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park fails with the takedown
and Mayweather counters with a nice uppercut.
Travis Mayweather is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mayweather tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Park manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Park on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Park takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mayweather is looking to clinch but Park is avoiding it.
And Park tries to counter it with a takedown but Mayweather pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mayweather lands a nice looking body kick.
Park takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Park looks winded!
Park takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather wants to clinch.
Park throws out a counter right but Mayweather avoids it with no problem.
Park takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mayweather throws a push kick but Park slaps the foot to one side.
Mayweather misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mayweather lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather feints a jab and as Park dips his head, Mayweather unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Park right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Park falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Mayweather smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Travis Mayweather!
Travis Mayweather was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between One Punch One Sub (ranked 3129 p4p, 3445 weight class) and Khamzat Chimaev (ranked 368 p4p, 396 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, One Punch One Sub!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Khamzat Chimaev!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chimaev tries to clinch up.
One Sub is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
One Sub misses with a body shot.
One Sub scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chimaev is looking to clinch.
One Sub is looking for a counter combo.
Chimaev throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. One Sub was covering up waiting for the punch and Chimaev finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Chimaev with a flurry of punches that miss.
One Sub tries to land a sweep but no joy.
One Sub looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chimaev wants to control from the top but One Sub keeps moving.
One Sub escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chimaev gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One Sub trying to keep a closed guard but Chimaev is proving a slippery customer.
Chimaev controls from within his opponent's guard.
One Sub looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
One Sub 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.
Chimaev postures up.
One Sub is looking to stand up but Chimaev isn't so interested in that idea.
One Sub has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Chimaev doesn't defend quickly enough and One Sub has managed to lock this one up! Can Chimaev escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to One Sub on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). One Punch One Sub!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Johns (ranked 2420 p4p, 2663 weight class) and Broken Hope (ranked 298 p4p, 316 weight class). The key to victory for Trevor Johns has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trevor Johns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Broken Hope!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johns bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johns lands with a shot to the body.
Johns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hope throws out the jab.
Broken Hope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johns scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hope has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Hope wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Johns wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hope keeps working.
Hope is trying to escape the position but Johns is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johns trying to control the action but Hope is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns throws an elbow but Hope slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hope is looking for a sweep.
Hope struggling a bit here.
Hope is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Johns is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johns has knee on belly momentarily but Hope bucks him off and regains half guard.
Johns is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Johns seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hope does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hope wants to control but Johns is keeping busy.
Johns working the head and body with strikes.
Hope wants to control but Johns is keeping busy.
Hope is staying active underneath Johns, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johns lands a nice short elbow.
Johns content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hope keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hope tries to kick Johns off but Johns keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Johns scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Johns trying to pass the guard but Hope defending well.
Hope moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hope wants to sweep here but Johns controlling him for the moment.
Johns landing some decent shots from guard.
Johns has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hope looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Johns wants to control from the top but Hope keeps moving.
Johns in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hope wants to get back to his feet but Johns is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hope trying to control the position here.
Hope wants to sweep but no luck.
Hope is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Johns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hope.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Decent striking displayed by Hope there.
Johns moves out of range as Hope strikes.
Johns half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hope fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johns manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Johns dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Horrible takedown attempt by Johns or perhaps it was just good defense by Hope, which made it look bad.
Johns tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hope swivels and escapes.
Johns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hope.
Johns attempts a counter takedown but Hope avoids it well and moves away.
Hope throws an off balance right hand
and Johns counters with a shoot takedown. Hope fights it but they end up in guard.
Johns is in close to Hope's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Johns is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hope can do to turn this around?
Johns wants to control from the top but Hope keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johns working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johns wants to control from the top but Hope keeps moving.
Hope trying to control the position here.
Johns throws a big right hand that misses.
Johns scoring with some ground and pound.
Johns throws a big elbow that misses.
Hope utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hope keeping moving, preventing Johns from controlling successfully.
Johns landing some decent shots from guard.
Johns works over Hope with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johns trying to control but Hope is working from the bottom.
Johns in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hope is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hope is looking to stand up but Johns isn't so interested in that idea.
Trevor Johns overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Johns looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hope throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hope throws out a loose jab but Johns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Broken Hope is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hope ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johns moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hope walks into a left hand.
Hope throws a hook but Johns avoids it easily.
Johns feinted with a counter takedown.
The fighters circling - Hope throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hope takes a swing at Johns's ribcage but misses.
Hope gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Johns to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Johns works over Hope with some ground and pound from guard.
Johns looking to sit in guard and control but Hope gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hope wanted to stand there but Johns had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johns tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hope wants to stand but Johns has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hope controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hope is looking to pass into half guard but Johns pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Johns is in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hope is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Johns missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johns 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Johns dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hope misses with a straight right.
Johns appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hope scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johns tries to counter with a takedown but Hope is quick to defend against it.
Johns swinging wildly here.
Hope fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hope throws a body punch but Johns moves out of range.
Hope with a jab.
Hope misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hope bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johns's head.
Nice defenses there by Johns.
A big right from Hope misses.
A little feinted left hand from Johns on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hope swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Johns counters with a nice uppercut.
Johns shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hope as he jumps to the side.
Johns shoots and misses
and Hope counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hope throws out a loose jab but Johns uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Johns on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hope.
Johns scores with the left hand. Hope knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hope misses with a few strikes there.
Hope throws a jab but it's blocked by Johns.
Hope thuds a left hand into Johns's body.
Johns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hope.
Johns tries to counter with a takedown but Hope is quick to defend against it.
Johns ducks under a wild hook from Hope.
Johns walks into a stiff left hand from Hope.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johns drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Hope's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Broken Hope has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johns trying to control the action but Hope is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johns working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hope struggling a bit here.
Johns throwing strikes but Hope manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Hope has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Hope throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johns counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hope takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johns throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hope throws a right hand that Johns ducks under and follows up with a left that Johns also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hope misses with an uppercut. Johns saw that one coming.
Hope loads up on a big right hand but Johns slips the punch.
Johns scores with a hook.
Johns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hope.
Hope lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hope throws the left hand but Johns avoids the punch easily.
Hope looks to score with a jab to the body but Johns is just out of range.
Hope misses with a looping right.
Johns half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Johns shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hope is trying to defend but Johns finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hope is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Broken Hope comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johns 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trevor Johns!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rey Ross (ranked 2085 p4p, 2642 weight class) and Kenny Mason (ranked 210 p4p, 261 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kenny Mason enters the cage!
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Brawler
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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rey Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenny Mason!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've been hearing reports that Ross has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mason slips a straight right by Ross.
Mason takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mason is rocked!
Mason shoots in looking for a takedown but Ross manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mason's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mason is still on wobbly legs! Can Ross finish him?
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Ross engages and cracks Mason with a massive lead left hook - Mason tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Ross is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rey Ross!
Rey Ross opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Koa Yagan (ranked 2324 p4p, 2491 weight class) and Sean Whelan (ranked 286 p4p, 303 weight class). Sean Whelan told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Koa Yagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Whelan!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whelan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yagan.
Yagan throws a sloppy head kick and Whelan moves out of range easily.
Whelan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yagan avoids the body shot from Whelan.
Whelan lands a nice looking body shot.
Whelan punishes Yagan's body with a nice straight punch.
Yagan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Whelan is looking to clinch.
Yagan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whelan has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Yagan is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Yagan misses with an uppercut. Whelan saw that one coming.
Whelan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whelan misses with a few strikes there.
Yagan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Whelan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yagan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whelan.
Yagan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Whelan scores with a jab to the body.
Whelan is looking to clinch but Yagan is avoiding it.
Whelan lands a glancing blow to the side of Yagan's head.
Yagan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Whelan cracks Yagan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Whelan connects with a jab.
Whelan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Whelan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Whelan tests Yagan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whelan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whelan tries to clinch but Yagan is having none of it.
Yagan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sean Whelan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whelan 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.
Whelan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yagan moves away.
Yagan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Whelan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yagan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Whelan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Whelan misses with a jab to the body
and Yagan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Whelan closes the distance but Yagan moves to the side
and Yagan counters with a low kick, right behind Whelan 's knee.
Whelan scores with a body shot.
Whelan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yagan moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Whelan.
Yagan moves out of range as Whelan strikes.
Yagan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Whelan throws a body shot but no joy.
Whelan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yagan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whelan blocks a low kick nicely.
Whelan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yagan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yagan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Whelan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yagan rather than just go for the knockout.
A nice combination there by Whelan.
Whelan scores with a punch to the head.
Whelan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whelan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yagan's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whelan misses the shot to the body.
Whelan takes one on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whelan. Yagan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whelan misses with a hook to the body
and Yagan counters with a straight right hand.
Yagan throws a shot from downtown. Whelan moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Whelan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whelan connects with a body shot that sends Yagan's belly button to the back.
Whelan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whelan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Whelan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Whelan scores with a nice strike.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Yagan might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Yagan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whelan clinches up with Yagan and pushes him back against the cage.
Yagan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Whelan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yagan was well out of range. Poor timing from Whelan.
A little feinted left hand from Yagan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Whelan throws a poor cross that misses
and Yagan counters with a nice uppercut.
Yagan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Whelan misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whelan misses with the combination.
Whelan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yagan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Whelan counters with a nice body shot.
Whelan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yagan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Yagan is trying to push Whelan away but Whelan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yagan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Whelan tries a knee to the head but Yagan blocks it.
Whelan lands a nice knee to the body.
Whelan misses with a knee strike.
Whelan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Yagan.
Whelan looking to throw knees to the head but Yagan is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yagan.
Whelan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yagan avoids it.
Whelan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yagan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Whelan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yagan blocks it with crossed arms.
Yagan lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Yagan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whelan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yagan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whelan 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.
It looked like Yagan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Whelan moves in looking to clinch but Yagan pushes him off.
Yagan drops Whelan with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Whelan looks back up at him and smiles so Yagan waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Whelan is rocked!
Yagan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Whelan is still on wobbly legs! Can Yagan finish him?
Whelan is breathing heavily.
Yagan ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Whelan's jaw. Whelan's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Yagan does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Koa Yagan!
Koa Yagan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dag Yilmaz (ranked 2031 p4p, 2263 weight class) and Michele Albertini (ranked 240 p4p, 266 weight class). Dag Yilmaz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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6 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dag Yilmaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michele Albertini!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yilmaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yilmaz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Albertini.
Yilmaz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yilmaz drops Albertini with a beautiful combination! Albertini stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Yilmaz is looking for the KO!
It looks like Michele Albertini has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yilmaz throws out a loose jab but Albertini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yilmaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Albertini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Dag Yilmaz has been cut.
Yilmaz throws a nice looking combination but Albertini bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yilmaz throws a nice looking combination but Albertini bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Albertini now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yilmaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Albertini fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yilmaz manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Albertini, as that shot connected.
Yilmaz avoids the body shot from Albertini.
Yilmaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Albertini makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yilmaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Albertini scores with a body shot.
Yilmaz is breathing heavily.
Albertini defending well as Yilmaz loads up on a big left hand.
Yilmaz misses with a few strikes there.
Albertini moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Albertini finds it's target.
Albertini dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Albertini connects with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Albertini.
Albertini lands a nice shot to the body.
Albertini has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Albertini drops Yilmaz with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Yilmaz looks back up at him and smiles so Albertini waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Yilmaz is rocked!
Dag Yilmaz's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Albertini throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oh Yilmaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Albertini throws an uppercut from hell that sends Yilmaz clean off his feet! He's out cold! Albertini stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michele Albertini!
A determined Michele Albertini didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Soo Young Yoo (ranked 1601 p4p, 2260 weight class) and Larry Pindleton (ranked 130 p4p, 154 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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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Soo Young Yoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Larry Pindleton!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pindleton forces Yoo back against the cage and clinches.
Pindleton misses with a punch to the body.
Pindleton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pindleton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yoo.
Pindleton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yoo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pindleton is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pindleton.
Pindleton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yoo backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Pindleton.
Pindleton pushes Yoo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pindleton lands with a light punch inside.
Pindleton scores with a shoulder strike.
Pindleton presses Yoo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pindleton lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pindleton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pindleton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yoo blocks a body shot from Pindleton.
Yoo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pindleton after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pindleton lands a shot to the body.
Pindleton digs a right hand underneath Yoo's ribcage. Yoo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yoo is breathing heavily.
Pindleton is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Soo Young Yoo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pindleton.
Pindleton lands a nice shot to the body.
Pindleton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yoo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pindleton scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pindleton.
Pindleton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yoo is rocked!
Pindleton scores with a shot to the side of Yoo's head.
Oh Yoo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pindleton unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Yoo! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Pindleton is unloading with more strikes now! Yoo drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Larry Pindleton!
A very excited looking Larry Pindleton 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 Deandre Little (ranked 659 p4p, 1501 weight class) and Damien Karras (ranked 57 p4p, 135 weight class). Karras has chosen Blinded by the Light as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Damien Karras was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Deandre Little!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Damien Karras!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karras moves away from the strike by Little.
Karras looks to land a left hand but Little moved out of range nicely.
Karras keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Little connects with a nice looking jab.
Karras connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Deandre Little has been cut.
Little fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karras manages to avoid it.
Little lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karras takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Karras on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Little ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karras jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Little steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karras.
Karras throws a hook to the side of Little's head but Little sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Little staying out of range there.
Karras showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Little.
Karras looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice body punch from Little.
Little defending well as Karras loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little just misses with a punch to the body.
Little dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Little definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Little scores with a sloppy right hand. Karras should have avoided that one.
Karras has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Karras tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Little counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Little. Karras does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karras throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Little sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Little misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Karras on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Little keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karras.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Karras misses the target.
It looked like Little wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice shot by Little.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Little throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karras counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Little defending well as Karras loads up on a big left hand.
Little throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Little connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Karras 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.
Karras on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Karras fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Little, pushing him back against the cage.
Karras tries to work over Little's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Little is trying to break the clinch but Karras has him pressed against the cage.
Karras has a couple of punches blocked by Little.
A left hand lands to the body for Karras.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Karras as the two fighters clinch.
Karras misses with a punch to the body.
Karras lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Little blocks a body shot from Karras.
Karras misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karras misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karras misses with a body punch.
Karras misses with a hook to the ribs.
Little wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Little breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karras keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karras swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice uppercut lands for Little. That snapped Karras's head back.
Deandre Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karras darts in and clinches Little up against the cage.
Little has had enough of the clinch but Karras keeps him there for the moment.
Little pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Little looks to score with a jab to the body but Karras is just out of range.
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 Deandre Little will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Deandre Little'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.
Karras misses the body punch
and Karras takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Little takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Little lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karras circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice body punch from Little.
Donk. Karras catches Little right on the button with a cross.
Little cracks a nice hook into Karras's ribs.
Karras throws a lazy uppercut
and Little counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little throws a lazy right hand but Karras sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Karras was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Karras swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Little scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karras clinches with his opponent.
Karras is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Karras tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Little's elbow.
Little is trying to break the clinch but Karras is controlling him.
Little tries to pull guard but Karras forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Karras prevents Little from breaking the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Karras.
Karras throws a punch but it's blocked by Little.
Little tries to pull guard but Karras won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deandre Little. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karras lands a right hand that snaps the head of Little backwards.
Little is trying to force a seperation but Karras has the dominant position.
Karras tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karras tries a body shot but Little blocks it.
Little breaks the clinch.
Little scores with a nice right hand.
Karras clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karras prevents Little from breaking the clinch.
Little is trying to push Karras away but Karras has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Karras working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Little escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Little slips under a jab.
Little staying out of range there.
Little digs a good hook to Karras's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Little. That snapped Karras's head back.
Deandre Little is winning the standup battle so far.
Little uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karras.
Little throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Little moves away from the strike by Karras.
Karras throws a hook but Little blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Karras throws a jab but it's blocked by Little.
Little with a nice cross.
Little connects with a right hand. Karras shakes it off.
Little jabs Karras to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Karras displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Little throws out the jab.
Little lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karras at a distance.
Little connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little misses with a wild body shot.
Karras rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Little connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Little displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karras throws out the jab.
Karras bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Little's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Karras misses the target.
Karras cracks Little with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Little looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away� can Karras finish him?
Little is rocked!
Deandre Little's cut is getting worse.
Karras looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oh Little is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Little misses with a body shot.
A nice combination there by Little.
Little seems to have got his legs back now.
Karras swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Little counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Deandre Little will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Deandre Little's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Little keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karras.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Little, as that shot connected.
Little lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Good standup being displayed there by Little as he connects with a hook.
Karras rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Little cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Little throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Little wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Karras tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Little's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Karras fails to land.
Little pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karras forces his way into half guard.
Little slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Karras pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Little is keeping the position for now.
Karras really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Little. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Karras trying to control the position from guard on top but Little is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Little being controlled here, momentarily.
Karras wants to control from the top but Little keeps moving.
Karras slips nicely into half guard.
Karras is controlling the pace.
Little tries to get to full guard but Karras has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little is looking to escape.
Little tries to get to full guard but Karras has control of the leg.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Little's corner calls for a 1-2. Little obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Little lands with a right hand.
Little scores with a sloppy right hand. Karras should have avoided that one.
Karras throws a body shot but no joy.
Karras throws a shot from downtown. Little moves away and avoids it.
Little throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karras stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Karras misses.
Little throwing a counter right hand but Karras manages to avoid it.
Karras has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Little misses the shot to the body.
Karras looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Little looks to score with a jab to the body but Karras is just out of range.
Karras looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karras tries to clinch
and Little connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Deandre Little clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Deandre Little's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Karras swings widly with a right hand
and Little counters with a right hand to the body.
Karras with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Little to score with a decent uppercut.
Karras connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Karras throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Little appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A big left from Little misses.
Karras throws out a counter right but Little avoids it with no problem.
Little connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karras lands the left hand.
Karras misses with a right hand
and Little counters with a nice uppercut.
Little comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little lands a slapping body shot.
Little swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karras misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Little to counter with a crisp jab.
Little fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Karras on the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Little.
Little misses with the combination.
Little swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Karras was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Little darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karras on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Little tests Karras's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Little lands an overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Little misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karras swings for the body but Little moves out of range.
Karras slips under a jab.
Karras missing with a left hand there. Little was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Little is looking for a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little misses with a straight right.
Karras misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Little.
Karras loads up on a big right hand but Little slips the punch.
Little blocks a jab.
Little fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karras manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Karras was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Little lunges at Karras with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Karras's hand.
Karras throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Little misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karras ducks under a wild hook from Little.
Karras swings widly with a right hand
and Little counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Karras there.
Karras closes the distance looking to clinch
and Karras takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Little catches Karras with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Little fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karras manages to avoid it.
Karras is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Little with a body shot.
Karras keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Karras on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Deandre Little had his way with Damien Karras in that round.
The cut man is working on Deandre Little's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Karras just misses with a punch to the body.
Little misses with a straight right.
Karras misses with a hook. Little ducked under it nicely.
Karras takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Little fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karras manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Karras was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Karras takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little tries to bum rush Karras with a series of wild strikes but Karras uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karras misses with a hook. Little ducked under it nicely.
Karras scores with a jab. Little acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Little pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Little slips under a jab from Karras.
Little was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Karras keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karras moves forwards but Little connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big right from Little misses.
Little avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Little lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Damien Karras has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karras misses with a hook.
Jab from Little.
Karras has closed the distance and engaged Little in a clinch.
Little prevents a body shot from Karras.
Karras presses Little against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Karras struggles to land a body shot inside as Little controls his hands.
Little has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Karras uses from the top position.
Little wants to sweep here but Karras controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Little keeping moving, preventing Karras from controlling successfully.
Karras sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Little's guard.
Deandre Little is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little wants to improve his position but Karras is controlling well.
Little is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karras can do to turn this around?
Karras controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Karras is looking to advance position but Little won't allow it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Little regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Karras.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Karras throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Little works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Deandre Little showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Little, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 50:45
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 50:45
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Deandre Little!
Deandre Little retains his featherweight title!
A victorious Deandre Little thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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