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SYN 1132 Harris vs. Dariush PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gary Andary (ranked 1615 p4p, 2130 weight class) and Khalil Amrani (ranked 176 p4p, 218 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gary Andary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khalil Amrani!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amrani fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Andary on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Amrani lands with a nice body punch.
Andary scores with a crisp jab that stopped Amrani in his tracks.
Amrani on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Andary moves out of range as Amrani throws a body kick.
Andary has been working on his boxing with his coaches at New York Public Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Andary throws a nice looking combination but Amrani bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice jab there from Andary.
Andary ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Amrani throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Andary.
Andary lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andary keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Amrani.
Amrani throws a head kick that Andary semi-blocks.
Andary throws a hook to the side of Amrani's head but Amrani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andary defending well as Amrani loads up on a big left hand.
Amrani moves away from the strike by Andary.
A combination from Andary does no damage.
Amrani looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jab, jab by Andary - just one landing.
Andary misses with an uppercut. Amrani saw that one coming.
Andary blocks a jab.
Amrani throws a body shot but no joy.
Amrani throws a big shot that misses.
Andary avoids the body shot from Amrani.
Amrani lands a slapping body shot.
Andary takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A big left from Amrani misses.
Amrani lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Khalil Amrani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andary uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Amrani.
Andary is looking to counter punch.
A shot to the liver by Amrani. Beautiful body shot.
Amrani 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amrani misses with an uppercut
and Andary counters with a two punch combo.
Amrani avoids a punch combination nicely.
Andary looks to score with a jab to the body but Amrani is just out of range.
Amrani fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Andary is out of range.
Amrani lands a leg kick that knocks Andary off balance momentarily.
Amrani thuds a left hand into Andary's body.
Andary steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Amrani.
Amrani loads up on a big right hand but Andary slips the punch.
Amrani has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Amrani lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amrani scores with a crisp jab that stopped Andary in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Amrani. Andary does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andary swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Amrani checks a low kick from Andary.
Amrani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Amrani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andary manages to avoid it.
Amrani misses with a jab to the body
and Andary counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Amrani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Andary on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Andary avoids the head kick by Amrani.
Amrani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amrani misses with the body kick
and Andary counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice combination there by Amrani.
Amrani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andary moves away.
It looked like Andary wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amrani throws a right hand that misses
and Andary counters with a crisp right hand that drops Amrani! Andary lets Amrani back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Amrani is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amrani is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Andary doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Amrani crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Amrani's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gary Andary!
After winning the bout, Gary Andary thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rich Mahogany (ranked 2373 p4p, 1846 weight class) and Dean Howard (ranked 266 p4p, 206 weight class). Mahogany comes to the cage accompanied by Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rich Mahogany!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Howard!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Mahogany.
Mahogany tries to land a body kick
and Howard decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mahogany's guard.
Mahogany has his feet on Howard's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Rich Mahogany seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mahogany feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mahogany manages to get himself to full guard.
Howard wants to pass the guard but Mahogany is keeping the position.
Howard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Mahogany manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard throws a head punch that misses.
Howard has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mahogany after a bit of a struggle.
Howard throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahogany.
Howard misses with some punches.
Howard throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahogany.
Mahogany has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Howard uses from the top position.
Mahogany is looking to stand up but Howard isn't so interested in that idea.
Mahogany pushes Howard off and gets back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Mahogany as Howard shoots in.
Mahogany thuds a left hand into Howard's body.
Howard darts in looking for a takedown but Mahogany gets double underhooks and turns Howard into the cage.
Rich Mahogany has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Howard.
Mahogany lands a jab to the nose.
Mahogany swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Howard drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mahogany defends it well.
Mahogany connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice takedown defense from Howard. No joy for Mahogany on that attempt.
Mahogany stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mahogany wants it to stay on the feet.
Howard misses with a wild body shot.
Mahogany looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mahogany won't allow Howard to sweep him here.
Howard wants to control the position but Mahogany says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Mahogany winds up and cracks Howard with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mahogany trying to control the action but Howard is working from the bottom.
Howard tries to get to full guard but Mahogany has control of the leg.
Howard won't allow Mahogany to pass to mount.
Mahogany wants to lay and pray for a moment but Howard keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard wants to get back to full guard.
Howard has a hand on Mahogany's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Mahogany takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Mahogany is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Howard has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Mahogany raining down shots from the mount!
Mahogany putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mahogany tries to control but Howard wriggling away.
Howard is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Mahogany thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Howard's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mahogany lands a nice short elbow.
Mahogany lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Mahogany there.
Mahogany is looking to take a break and control but Howard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mahogany lands a nice short elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howard tries to get to full guard but Mahogany has control of the leg.
Mahogany scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Mahogany dominated that round.
That's time! Mahogany's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mahogany throws a hook to the side of Howard's head but Howard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mahogany shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Howard blocks a jab.
Howard has a takedown stuffed.
Mahogany has a takedown stuffed.
Mahogany is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Howard can do to turn this around?
Mahogany looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howard dives in and grabs Mahogany's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mahogany pushes down on Howard's head and hops out.
Howard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mahogany can pounce on him.
Mahogany dives in for a single leg takedown but Howard sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Howard is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Mahogany. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howard drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mahogany gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Howard can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahogany lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mahogany lands a nice short elbow.
Howard wants to improve his position but Mahogany is controlling well.
Howard is still trying to improve position.
Mahogany is trying to control the action in half guard but Howard is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Howard taking some punishment here, with Mahogany in his half guard.
Mahogany prevents Howard from improving his position.
Mahogany winds up and cracks Howard with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mahogany lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Howard does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mahogany lands with a punch from half guard.
Mahogany is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Howard is trying to get back to full guard.
Mahogany is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Howard is not content to let Mahogany control the position.
Mahogany content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard is trying to get back to full guard.
Mahogany is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Howard looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mahogany looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mahogany scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Howard tries to roll over but Mahogany keeps him under control.
Mahogany is trying to work for a kimura but Howard is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mahogany 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.
Howard makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Howard.
Howard wants to improve his position but instead Mahogany has moved into half guard.
Mahogany is thwarting Howard's attempts to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mahogany trying to control from half guard but Howard is working away.
Howard tries to roll over but Mahogany keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Mahogany dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Howard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
No luck for Howard with that takedown attempt.
Mahogany lands with a hook. Howard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
 It looks like Dean Howard has been cut.
Howard fails with the takedown.
Mahogany keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howard fails to land the takedown.
Rich Mahogany has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Howard.
Howard takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mahogany scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Howard wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Howard is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mahogany lands strikes from half guard.
Mahogany drops an elbow to the side of Howard's head.
Howard is trying to get back to full guard.
Mahogany seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Howard on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dean Howard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany is looking for a kimura here.
Mahogany wants to pass the guard but Howard is defending well.
Howard is refusing to be controlled, as Mahogany sits in half guard.
Mahogany is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mahogany scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Howard trying to control here.
Howard is looking for a sweep. Mahogany is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Howard defends it well.
Howard is trying to get back to full guard.
Howard keeps trying to improve his position.
Mahogany is looking to advance position but Howard won't allow it.
Rich Mahogany overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Howard is defending against the submission attempts here by Mahogany.
Mahogany is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Howard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard is looking to get to half guard.
Mahogany can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Howard is looking to escape.
Howard is trying to escape the mount.
Mahogany landing strikes from the mount and Howard is in trouble!
BOOM! Mahogany connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mahogany putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Howard is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rich Mahogany is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mahogany lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Mahogany showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mahogany, 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Mahogany!
In his post fight interview, Rich Mahogany gave a big smile as he said 'I'm kind of a big deal. My home is chock full of leatherbound volumes. And I'm thankful to the fans.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Cowan (ranked 1132 p4p, 1349 weight class) and Tahboule Alawi (ranked 108 p4p, 123 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Alawi's choice of entrance music: The Ruler of Everything. Tahboule Alawi 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey Cowan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tahboule Alawi!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cowan tests Alawi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cowan swings for the body but Alawi moves out of range.
Alawi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cowan throws a leg kick
so Alawi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cowan is wriggling around but Alawi manages to pass to half guard.
Alawi wants to pass the guard but Cowan is defending well.
Alawi works his way into side control.
Alawi advances to full mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alawi working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Alawi working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alawi with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Alawi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cowan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cowan's coaches at Tokyo All-Stars have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Alawi controlling his opponent.
Alawi mounts Cowan! Really nice guard pass there!
Alawi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cowan is looking to escape.
Cowan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Alawi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowan wants to control but Alawi is having none of it.
Alawi is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Cowan to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Cowan shrugs it off.
Cowan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Alawi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Alawi wants to control the pace but Cowan is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Cowan really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Alawi controlling his opponent.
Cowan is desperately trying to improve his position but Alawi has a good base and remains in mount.
Alawi looking to control but Cowan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Alawi fails to take his opponent's back.
Cowan is trying to escape the mount.
Alawi is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Cowan is in real trouble.
Cowan can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alawi just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Cowan is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Alawi gets his way!
Alawi tries to get the hooks in deep but Cowan pushed the leg off.
Alawi is riding his opponent, not letting Cowan buck him off.
Alawi trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Alawi is persistently looking for the submission but Cowan is defending it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alawi biding his time, looking for the opening.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tahboule Alawi dominated that round.
That's time! Cowan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cowan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cowan connects with a body shot that sends Alawi's belly button to the back.
Alawi shoots in looking for a takedown. Cowan tries to sprawl out of it but Alawi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cowan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cowan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alawi avoids the body shot from Cowan.
Alawi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alawi moves away.
Alawi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cowan.
Cowan lands a nice looking body shot.
Alawi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cowan counters with a straight right hand.
Cowan just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Cowan as Alawi shoots in.
Mickey Cowan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tahboule Alawi.
Cowan looks to land a combination but Alawi avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alawi misses with a takedown attempt
and Cowan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alawi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cowan circles away.
Cowan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alawi was well out of range. Poor timing from Cowan.
Alawi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mickey Cowan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alawi ducks right into an uppercut from Cowan.
A cross from Cowan lands.
Cowan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alawi on the side of the head.
Mickey Cowan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Alawi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cowan is trying to defend but Alawi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cowan pushes Alawi off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowan cracks Alawi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cowan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alawi shoots in for a takedown but Cowan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mickey Cowan is winning the standup battle so far.
Alawi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cowan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cowan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cowan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Cowan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Cowan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cowan.
Cowan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Alawi moves out of range of the strikes.
Alawi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cowan misses the shot to the body.
Cowan lands a head shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big right from Cowan misses.
And Alawi tries to counter it with a takedown but Cowan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Alawi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cowan circles away.
Cowan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Cowan dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jab from Cowan.
Cowan cracks Alawi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Alawi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cowan counters with a stiff right hand.
Alawi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cowan avoids it really well and circles away.
Cowan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alawi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alawi passes to side control.
Alawi works to advance to full mount. Cowan defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Alawi prevents Cowan from getting the reversal.
Cowan is trying to stand.
Cowan is trying desperately to improve position.
Cowan is squirming around, avoiding Alawi's attempts to control the action.
Cowan wants to get back to his feet.
Alawi wants to take Cowan's back but he can't do it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alawi controlling the position easily from mount.
Cowan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alawi can do to turn this around?
Cowan wants to try and get back to his feet.
Cowan tries to improve his position but instead Alawi has taken his back!
Alawi working for a choke but Cowan is defending well.
Alawi struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alawi has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Cowan has freed his hand and lives to survive another� well, another couple of seconds at least!
Alawi biding his time, controlling Cowan.
A lull in the action here.
Alawi is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Cowan is defending well though. Alawi let's go of the attempt for now.
Alawi patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Cowan wants to get back to his feet.
Tahboule Alawi has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alawi is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Cowan is defending well though. Alawi let's go of the attempt for now.
Cowan tries to escape the position.
Cowan wants to get back to his feet.
Good control from Alawi.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Let's hope that Alawi has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tahboule Alawi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alawi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Giacomo Bandolero (ranked 435 p4p, 550 weight class) and Frank Rizzo (ranked 36 p4p, 48 weight class). Bandolero comes to the cage accompanied by Bandolero. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Giacomo Bandolero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Rizzo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Bandolero coming out on top.
Bandolero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rizzo.
As Bandolero backs off Rizzo throws a huge counter combo but Bandolero manages to avoid it all.
We've been hearing reports that Bandolero has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rizzo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bandolero stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bandolero needs to keep his hands up - Rizzo had a free shot at his head there.
Rizzo looking to score a takedown here. Bandolero is defending well but Rizzo drives through and ends up in Bandolero's guard.
Bandolero looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bandolero wants to improve his position but instead Rizzo has moved into half guard.
Rizzo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bandolero defending well though.
Bandolero trying to control but Rizzo postures up.
Bandolero avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rizzo.
Bandolero is looking for a sweep. Rizzo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rizzo 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.
Rizzo is looking for a kimura here.
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. Rizzo connects with a nice short shot to Bandolero's temple.
That's two 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.
Bandolero trying to control but Rizzo postures up.
Bandolero is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rizzo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bandolero avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rizzo.
Rizzo is looking to take a break and control but Bandolero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bandolero changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rizzo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rizzo is looking to regain half guard here but Bandolero keeps moving and retains side control.
Bandolero looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bandolero wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rizzo, who protects the arm well.
Bandolero goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Rizzo has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bandolero but great work by Rizzo.
Rizzo has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at St Petersburg MMA Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Bandolero is looking to regain half guard here but Rizzo keeps moving and retains side control.
Rizzo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bandolero keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandolero is trying to get back to half guard.
Rizzo works to advance to full mount. Bandolero defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rizzo goes for an armbar but he's not got it� Bandolero turns into him and now he's in Rizzo's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rizzo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank Rizzo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Rizzo defending well as Bandolero loads up on a big left hand.
Rizzo wants to counter the offense by Bandolero and move into the clinch position.
Rizzo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rizzo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Bandolero, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Giacomo Bandolero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bandolero scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rizzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bandolero is just out of range.
Rizzo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bandolero.
Rizzo ducks under a wild hook from Bandolero.
Bandolero connects with a jab.
Rizzo keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed right hand from Bandolero misses the target.
Bandolero connects with the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bandolero gets a double leg takedown into Rizzo's guard.
Rizzo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bandolero trying to control but Rizzo is working from the bottom.
Bandolero will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandolero drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rizzo dives on top into guard.
Bandolero utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rizzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Bandolero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bandolero 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.
Bandolero is trying to keep Rizzo in close.
Rizzo pushes down on Bandolero's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo is pressing down on Bandolero's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bandolero is holding on for now.
Rizzo misses with a head shot. Bandolero uses the momentum to regain guard.
Rizzo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bandolero tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rizzo lying in Bandolero's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Bandolero decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Rizzo taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Giacomo Bandolero!
After winning the bout, Giacomo Bandolero thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Obama (ranked 722 p4p, 444 weight class) and Pete Tyler (ranked 94 p4p, 65 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 44 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Obama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Pete Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Obama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Obama moves out of range of the body kick.
As Tyler backs away, Obama returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tyler misses with a double jab
letting Obama counter with a right hand.
It looks like Pete Tyler has been cut.
Tyler misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyler goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pete Tyler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyler throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Obama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler is looking to clinch.
Tyler throws a body shot but no joy.
Tyler throws a lazy uppercut
and Obama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That has opened up Pete Tyler's cut even more.
Tyler throws a hook but Obama blocks it.
Obama throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Tyler crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tom Obama!
An out of breath Tom Obama thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sparring John (ranked 375 p4p, 347 weight class) and Kaarlo Susi (ranked 53 p4p, 48 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
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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 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sparring John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Susi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John with the inside leg kick.
Susi circles away from the clinch attempt
and John takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
John turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
John misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Susi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
John throws a leg kick
and Susi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps John thinking.
John fails with an attempt to clinch.
Susi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
John looks to land a left hand but Susi moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John falls off balance throwing a combination
and John takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Susi throws a body shot but no joy.
Susi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
John feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John throws a body punch but Susi moves out of range.
Susi throws out a counter right but John avoids it with no problem.
Susi gets tackled into the cage by John. John maintains the clinch.
John swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Susi.
John doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Susi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
I was talking to John's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Susi pushes John back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from John fails to land.
Susi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
John misses with the head strike.
Susi prevents a body shot from John.
Susi can't find room to land a body shot as John controls the action.
Susi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Susi can't find room to land a body shot as John controls the action.
Susi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
John has a couple of punches blocked by Susi.
Susi working aggressively here.
Susi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
John working aggressively here.
Susi blocks an uppercut.
John misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Susi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
John lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Susi on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Susi.
John swings wildly with an uppercut but Susi uses good head movement to avoid it.
John digs a right hand underneath Susi's ribcage. Susi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from John fails to land.
Susi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Susi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for John.
Susi lands a shoulder strike.
Susi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with John's elbow.
Susi works on John's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for John.
John throws a punch but it's blocked by Susi.
Susi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. John seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Susi can turn it around.
Susi lands a nice uppercut.
Susi gets through John's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi cracks John with a nice body shot.
Susi misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from John fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Susi.
John is breathing heavily.
Susi scores with a shot to the side of John's head.
John blocking some punches.
John swings wildly with an uppercut but Susi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Susi lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Susi.
John blocks a body shot from Susi.
John's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Susi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Susi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
John blocks a body shot from Susi.
Susi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with John's elbow.
John misses with some punches.
Susi lands a hook that snaps the head of John backwards.
John swings wildly with an uppercut but Susi uses good head movement to avoid it.
John working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Susi misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi is looking to control John's arms but John gets an underhook and turns him. Now Susi has his back to the cage.
Susi tries to work over John's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for John.
John tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Susi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from John.
John fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Susi - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Susi.
John lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Susi backwards.
Susi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from John fails to land.
Susi tries a body shot but John blocks it.
John fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Susi.
John can't find room to land a body shot as Susi controls the action.
Susi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, John creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Susi throws a head punch that misses.
Susi throws a punch but it's blocked by John.
Susi blocks a body shot from John.
Susi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down John.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaarlo Susi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Susi throws a poor cross that misses
enabling John to counter with a crisp jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Susi.
John slips a jab from Susi.
John tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - John looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
John moves away from the strike by Susi.
John has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
John has a couple of punches blocked by Susi.
Susi prevents a body shot from John.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Susi.
A short body shot lands from John as the two fighters clinch.
Susi misses with the head strike.
John digs a right hand into Susi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Susi's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Susi.
Susi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
John fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Susi throws a punch but it's blocked by John.
John presses Susi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
John misses with a punch on the inside.
John misses with the head strike.
John misses with the head strike.
Susi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
John has a couple of punches blocked by Susi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Susi.
A short right from Susi on the inside.
Susi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from John.
John tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Susi is leaning against John and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Susi struggles to land a body shot inside as John controls his hands.
John's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Susi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Susi tries to work over John's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John can't find room to land a body shot as Susi controls the action.
John misses with some punches.
Susi lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, John creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
John has a couple of punches blocked by Susi.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Susi.
Susi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
John lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Susi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
John misses with a hook from the clinch.
Susi misses with a body punch.
John swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Susi misses with a punch to the body.
Susi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Susi blocks an uppercut.
Susi can't find room to land a body shot as John controls the action.
John's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Susi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
John swings wildly with an uppercut but Susi uses good head movement to avoid it.
John throws a punch but it's blocked by Susi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi misses with a punch on the inside.
Susi working aggressively here.
Susi lands a body punch in the clinch.
John fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Susi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Susi lands an uppercut.
John tries a body shot but Susi blocks it.
John prevents a body shot from Susi.
Susi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Susi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Susi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Susi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Susi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
John tries a body shot but Susi blocks it.
Susi lands a right hand that snaps the head of John backwards.
Susi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
John blocks an uppercut.
Susi lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Susi.
Susi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
John blocks a body shot from Susi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Susi.
Good body shot from Susi.
Susi lands a shot to the body.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
John doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Susi works on John's body with a couple of short punches.
Susi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of John backwards.
Good body shot from Susi.
Susi lands with a right to the head.
Susi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kaarlo Susi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A body shot lands from Susi.
Susi scores with a shoulder strike.
Susi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Susi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Susi gets through John's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Susi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Susi tries to work over John's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Susi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Susi tries to work over John's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Susi as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Susi scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaarlo Susi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Susi sends John crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Susi is motioning to the referee to let John up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 John is rocked!
John throws a chopping leg kick but Susi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Susi takes one on the button.
Susi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
John tries to clinch but Susi moves out of range.
Susi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Susi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from John.
Susi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
John throws a lazy uppercut
and Susi counters with a straight that turns John's legs to rubber! Susi pushes forward with more strikes and John goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaarlo Susi!
During a confident post fight interview, Kaarlo Susi 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Nagatsuki Hideki (ranked 196 p4p, 138 weight class) and Frank Morrison (ranked 27 p4p, 18 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Morrison's choice of entrance music: Dead By Daylight - Legion Theme. 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 Frank Morrison was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nagatsuki Hideki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 45 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hideki blocks a jab.
Morrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morrison throws a body shot but no joy.
Hideki works Morrison's body with a nice hook.
Morrison throws a big shot that misses.
Morrison swings for the body but Hideki moves out of range.
Morrison throws a hook but Hideki avoids it easily.
Hideki misses with a few strikes there.
We've been told by Hideki's head coaches at Worn Leather MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hideki throws out a loose jab but Morrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hideki misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Hideki.
Morrison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hideki misses the shot to the body.
Morrison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Morrison has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hideki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Morrison misses the shot to the body.
Morrison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hideki looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hideki with the inside leg kick.
Hideki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hideki loads up on a big right hand but Morrison slips the punch.
Morrison let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideki misses with a looping right.
Morrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morrison misses with an uppercut. Hideki saw that one coming.
Hideki appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hideki clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morrison.
Hideki digs a right hand underneath Morrison's ribcage. Morrison let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Morrison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hideki.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morrison.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morrison.
Morrison lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morrison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morrison presses Hideki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Hideki - that landed with a thud.
Hideki misses with the head strike.
Hideki tries to throw a body punch but Morrison avoids it by throwing Hideki back against the cage.
Morrison lands a nice uppercut.
Morrison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hideki's elbow.
Morrison goes for a takedown attempt but Hideki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Morrison throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hideki counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hideki throws a good cross that connects.
Hideki has managed to clinch.
Morrison blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morrison.
Hideki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Hideki.
Hideki lands with a right to the head.
Morrison is working for takedown but Hideki is calmly controlling the position for now.
Morrison is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nagatsuki Hideki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Morrison.
Morrison tries to work over Hideki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morrison throws a head punch that misses.
Hideki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hideki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morrison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morrison.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morrison.
Hideki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hideki blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morrison creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Morrison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hideki.
Hideki tries to throw a body punch but Morrison avoids it by throwing Hideki back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morrison's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Hideki.
Hideki lands a hook that snaps the head of Morrison backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hideki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hideki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Morrison wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morrison blocking some punches.
Hideki misses with a punch to the body.
Hideki works on Morrison's body with a couple of short punches.
Morrison breaks the clinch.
Morrison misses the jab.
Hideki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morrison throws a jab when Hideki was well out of range.
Hideki ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
Hideki looks to land a right hand but Morrison moved out of range.
Hideki works Morrison's body with a nice hook.
Hideki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hideki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hideki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morrison.
Nice defenses there by Morrison.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hideki is looking to chop away at Morrison's legs.
Morrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Morrison misses the target.
Hideki lands a lovely overhand right.
Hideki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morrison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hideki misses with a leg kick
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morrison shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hideki's guard.
Morrison throws a big right hand that misses.
Morrison trying to control but Hideki is working from the bottom.
Hideki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hideki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hideki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nagatsuki Hideki dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Morrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hideki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morrison has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hideki throws a leg kick
and Morrison counters with a straight right hand.
Morrison throws a looping overhand right but Hideki ducks down to avoid it.
Hideki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hideki just misses with a punch to the body.
Morrison throws a jab but it's blocked by Hideki.
Hideki wants to land a leg kick but Morrison is out of range.
Morrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hideki ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a looping right.
Morrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hideki was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrison.
Hideki avoids the body shot from Morrison.
Hideki feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison looks to land a left hand but Hideki moved out of range nicely.
Morrison drops his hands momentarily and Hideki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hideki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morrison can do to turn this around?
Hideki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hideki thows a leg kick but Morrison checks it
and Morrison counters with a right hand to the body.
Morrison takes a swing at Hideki's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Morrison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Morrison misses.
Morrison throws a nice looking combination but Hideki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morrison throws a hook but Hideki blocks it.
Hideki appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hideki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morrison misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Hideki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nagatsuki Hideki is winning the standup battle so far.
Hideki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morrison.
Morrison loads up on a big right hand but Hideki slips the punch.
Hideki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Morrison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morrison misses with a straight right.
Morrison misses with a hook to the body
and Hideki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hideki with a nice cross.
Morrison moves away from the strike by Hideki.
Hideki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hideki misses with a lunging right hand
and Morrison counters with a stiff right hand.
Morrison connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hideki's hands.
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!
Hideki throws a leg kick but Morrison sees it coming and moves out of range.
Morrison throws a right and a left that Hideki avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison thuds a left hand into Hideki's body.
Morrison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morrison wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big right from Morrison misses.
Morrison looks to throw the jab but Hideki is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Morrison misses the target.
Hideki misses with a body shot
letting Morrison counter with a right hand.
Morrison misses with a shot to the body
and Hideki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morrison takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hideki throws a hook to the side of Morrison's head but Morrison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice side step and Morrison releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Morrison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hideki closes the distance and clinches.
Hideki struggles to land a body shot inside as Morrison controls his hands.
Hideki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hideki struggles to land a body shot inside as Morrison controls his hands.
Hideki struggles to land a body shot inside as Morrison controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hideki.
Still in the clinch, Hideki scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Morrison fails to land.
Hideki blocks a body shot from Morrison.
Morrison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morrison lands a shoulder strike.
Nagatsuki Hideki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Morrison tries to throw a body punch but Hideki avoids it by throwing Morrison back against the cage.
Morrison throws a punch but it's blocked by Hideki.
Morrison has Hideki pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hideki manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Morrison lands a nice shot to the body.
Hideki lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morrison.
Morrison lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Hideki.
Hideki lands with a short shot to the head.
Morrison lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hideki scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morrison.
Morrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morrison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hideki moves out of range as Morrison strikes.
Hideki avoids the body shot from Morrison.
A quick step to the side and Hideki tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hideki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hideki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nagatsuki Hideki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hideki throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Morrison gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
An inside leg kick lands from Hideki.
Morrison misses with a straight right.
Hideki rushes Morrison and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hideki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hideki misses with a wild body shot.
Morrison loads up on a big right hand but Hideki slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hideki misses with a hook
and Morrison counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Morrison.
Hideki is looking to stand up but Morrison isn't so interested in that idea.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frank Morrison will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morrison tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hideki sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Morrison somewhat.
Hideki throws a good cross that connects.
Morrison connects with a body shot that sends Hideki's belly button to the back.
Morrison throws a lazy uppercut
and Hideki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hideki lands an overhand right.
Hideki slips under a jab from Morrison.
Morrison misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hideki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morrison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hideki.
Morrison misses with a hook.
Morrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hideki's jab looks to have found its range, popping Morrison under the eye.
Hideki cracks Morrison with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hideki throws out the jab.
Morrison lands with a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Morrison there.
Hideki tries to clinch but Morrison moves away
and Morrison counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hideki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hideki wants to clinch.
Morrison moves out of range of the strikes.
Morrison is looking for the big counter here.
Morrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
Hideki slips under a jab from Morrison.
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Hideki is just out of range.
Hideki blocks a jab.
Morrison walks into a stiff left hand from Hideki.
Nagatsuki Hideki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morrison walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hideki wants to land a leg kick but Morrison is out of range.
Hideki cracks Morrison with an open hand slap.
Hideki slips a straight right by Morrison.
Morrison scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hideki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrison moves away.
Morrison misses with a body shot.
Nice shot by Hideki.
Hideki connects with a right hand. Morrison shakes it off.
Morrison shoots in but no luck this time.
Morrison moves away from the strike by Hideki.
Hideki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Morrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hideki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Hideki does it's job there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hideki. That's going to slow Morrison down.
Morrison throws a hook but Hideki avoids it easily.
Hideki blocks a jab.
Hideki throws a leg kick
and Morrison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hideki sizes up Morrison with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hideki tries to clinch up
and Morrison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hideki lands a slapping body shot.
Morrison has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hideki tries to clinch but Morrison moves away
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hideki throws a wild body kick that Morrison sees coming a mile off.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hideki - that will leave a mark!
Morrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morrison on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hideki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nagatsuki Hideki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Morrison.
Morrison looks to land a combination but Hideki avoids it well.
Hideki tries to clinch but Morrison moves out of range.
Hideki jabs Morrison to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrison swings for the body but Hideki moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hideki moves away.
Hideki appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Morrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hideki was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrison.
Morrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hideki was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrison.
Hideki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
It looked like Hideki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morrison throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hideki counters with a nice uppercut.
Hideki wants to clinch but Morrison slips to the side
and Morrison counters with a straight right hand.
Morrison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Morrison misses with a shot to the body
and Hideki counters with a nice body shot.
Morrison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hideki misses with a wild body shot.
Hideki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hideki moves into the clinch.
Morrison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morrison is trying to break the clinch but Hideki has him pressed against the cage.
Morrison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morrison tries a body shot but Hideki blocks it.
Morrison tries to throw a body punch but Hideki avoids it by throwing Morrison back against the cage.
Morrison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hideki.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nagatsuki Hideki clearly takes that round.
That's time! Hideki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Good leg kick by Hideki.
Hideki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hideki lands a nice shot that snaps Morrison's head back.
Hideki misses with a low kick.
Hideki throws a front kick aimed at Morrison's knee but Morrison avoids it well.
Hideki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
Morrison keeps the fight on the outside.
Morrison throws an overhand right that lands on Hideki's shoulder, as Hideki tries to avoid the shot.
Morrison throws a poor cross that misses
and Hideki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A left lands for Morrison.
Morrison's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hideki connects with a nice looking jab.
A left lands for Hideki.
Morrison walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hideki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morrison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morrison throws a hook but Hideki avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hideki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hideki lands a glancing blow to the side of Morrison's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morrison.
Morrison feints the counter takedown.
The fighters circling - Morrison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morrison scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hideki doesn't seem bothered though.
Hideki throws an off balance right hand
and Morrison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hideki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morrison doesn't seem bothered though.
Hideki missing with a left hand there. Morrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hideki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Hideki misses the target.
Hideki misses with a hook
letting Morrison counter with a right hand.
Hideki lands a jab to Morrison's midsection.
Hideki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morrison doesn't seem bothered though.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hideki.
Morrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Morrison misses.
Morrison misses with a few strikes there.
Morrison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hideki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hideki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Morrison misses the shot to the body.
Morrison misses with a hook
and Hideki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hideki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Morrison staying out of range there.
Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Hideki throws a hook but Morrison avoids it easily.
Morrison throws a hook but Hideki blocks it.
As Morrison backs away, Hideki returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hideki throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hideki staying out of range there.
Hideki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Morrison misses with a punch on the inside.
Hideki throws a punch but it's blocked by Morrison.
A head punch on the inside from Morrison fails to land.
Morrison has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hideki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hideki lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison misses with a punch on the inside.
Morrison tries to break free but Hideki pushes him back against the cage.
Morrison throws a punch but it's blocked by Hideki.
Hideki lands with a left to the head.
Hideki digs a right hand into Morrison's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morrison's gas tank.
Morrison is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hideki tries to throw a body punch but Morrison avoids it by throwing Hideki back against the cage.
Morrison swings wildly with an uppercut but Hideki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hideki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morrison's efforts to push away.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hideki.
Hideki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Morrison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hideki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hideki blocks an uppercut.
Hideki lands a body shot.
Hideki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hideki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Morrison misses with a hook. Hideki ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hideki lets loose with a powerful body kick. Morrison will feel that in the morning.
Hideki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrison.
Hideki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hideki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrison moves away.
Morrison feints the counter takedown.
Hideki wants to clinch up but Morrison keeps it at a distance.
Morrison takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hideki but Hideki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hideki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
Hideki lands with a shot to the body.
Morrison takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hideki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morrison.
Hideki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morrison misses with a two punch combination.
Hideki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hideki moves into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nagatsuki Hideki had his way with Frank Morrison in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Morrison slips a straight right by Hideki.
A big right from Morrison misses.
It looked like Hideki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hideki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morrison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hideki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hideki ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
Morrison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morrison throws a right hand that Hideki ducks under and follows up with a left that Hideki also avoids with ease.
Hideki throws a big counter combination but Morrison scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hideki is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Morrison! But no joy.
Hideki tries to clinch but Morrison is having none of it.
Hideki lands a nice shot to the body.
Morrison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hideki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hideki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hideki.
Hideki swings for the body but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hideki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideki looks for the body kick but Morrison saw that one coming.
Morrison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hideki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Morrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hideki throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Morrison crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hideki - the referee stops the clock and Morrison gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hideki. Morrison manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Morrison throws a body shot but no joy.
Hideki appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hideki tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Morrison counters with a nice body shot.
Morrison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hideki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
Hideki misses with a few strikes there.
Hideki dodges the punch combination from Morrison.
Hideki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morrison throws a body punch but Hideki moves out of range.
Hideki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Morrison misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hideki counters with a nice leg kick.
Morrison shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Morrison throws a looping overhand right but Hideki ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hideki moves out of range of the strikes.
Morrison shoots in looking for a takedown. Hideki tries to sprawl out of it but Morrison keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hideki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hideki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Morrison misses with a double jab
and Hideki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hideki connects with a body shot.
Hideki tries to clinch but Morrison is having none of it.
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Hideki is just out of range.
Hideki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison gets tackled into the cage by Hideki. Hideki maintains the clinch.
Morrison lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hideki misses with a punch to the body.
Morrison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hideki prevents a body shot from Morrison.
Morrison is trying to break free.
Morrison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morrison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hideki keeps control of Morrison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Frank Morrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morrison is working for takedown but Hideki is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hideki misses with a punch to the body.
Morrison blocks a body shot from Hideki.
Hideki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morrison backwards.
Morrison misses with a punch to the body.
Morrison lands with a light punch inside.
Morrison blocks an uppercut.
Morrison misses with the head strike.
Hideki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Morrison is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Hideki.
A short body shot lands from Morrison as the two fighters clinch.
Morrison prevents a body shot from Hideki.
A nice left hand lands by Morrison.
Hideki blocks a body shot from Morrison.
Morrison blocks a body shot from Hideki.
Hideki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morrison gets through Hideki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice jab there from Hideki.
A shot to the body from Morrison misses
and Hideki counters with an inside leg kick.
Hideki wants to clinch
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Hideki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Hideki.
Morrison unleashes a big counter combination but Hideki bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hideki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nagatsuki Hideki.
I think Hideki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nagatsuki Hideki!
A victorious Nagatsuki Hideki thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Frank Morrison was interviewed post fight and said 'This is no place for cowards'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between KO Jacckson (ranked 214 p4p, 204 weight class) and Aleks Nik (ranked 33 p4p, 30 weight class). Nik has chosen Ноггано - стволок за поясок as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, KO Jacckson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleks Nik!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacckson lands with a right hand.
Nik lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jacckson slips under a jab.
Nik connects with a body shot that sends Jacckson's belly button to the back.
Nik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jacckson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nik connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nik. Jacckson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nik moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A shot to the liver by Nik. Beautiful body shot.
Nik moves into the clinch successfully.
I was talking to Jacckson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
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!
Nik prevents the takedown attempt.
Nik misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Jacckson.
Jacckson blocks a body shot from Nik.
A short left from Jacckson.
Jacckson tries to stall but Nik uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nik swings wildly with an uppercut but Jacckson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nik misses with a body punch.
Jacckson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nik is defending well.
Nik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jacckson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nik working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jacckson throws a punch but it's blocked by Nik.
Nik scores with a shoulder strike.
Nik blocks an uppercut.
Jacckson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jacckson cracks Nik with a nice body shot.
Nik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nik moves away from the strike by Jacckson.
Nik is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jacckson with a body shot.
Nik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jacckson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jacckson throws a jab when Nik was well out of range.
Nik jabs Jacckson right on the nose. Jacckson blinks but takes it well.
Jacckson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nik has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Nik lands with an overhand left.
Nik throws a hook to the side of Jacckson's head but Jacckson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jacckson is looking to counter punch.
Jacckson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jacckson throws a right hand that Nik ducks under and follows up with a left that Nik also avoids with ease.
Jacckson misses with a low kick.
Jacckson fails to land with a series of punches.
Nik throws a big shot that misses.
Donk. Jacckson catches Nik right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacckson fails with the takedown
and Nik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for KO Jacckson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nik lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nik moves out of range as Jacckson strikes.
Nik with a nice cross.
Aleks Nik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jacckson moves away.
Nik slips a jab from Jacckson.
Jacckson throws a jab when Nik was well out of range.
Nik scores with the left hand. Jacckson knows he should have avoided that one.
Nik punishes Jacckson's body with a nice straight punch.
Jacckson doesn't manage to clinch there - Nik circles away.
Jacckson throws out a loose jab but Nik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nik tries to clinch there but Jacckson circles away.
Jacckson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nik is trying to defend but Jacckson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jacckson wants to pass to mount but Nik is defending the position.
Jacckson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacckson controlling the action here.
Nik is trying to control but can't.
Jacckson thows a huge punch but Nik dodges it nicely.
Jacckson throws a strike but Nik avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Nik can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jacckson controls the pace.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nik holds on and takes a little breather.
Jacckson postures up in Nik's guard and throws a big left but Nik blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jacckson controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jacckson is working Nik over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nik manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jacckson manages to get himself to full guard.
Nik trying to control but Jacckson is working from the bottom.
Jacckson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Jacckson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nik.
Jacckson throws a leg kick but Nik moved away.
KO Jacckson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacckson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decent striking displayed by Jacckson there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jacckson swings widly with a right hand
and Nik counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jacckson thinking.
Jacckson misses with a straight right.
Nik moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nik works Jacckson's body with a nice hook.
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 KO Jacckson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nik moves out of range of the strikes.
Nik fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jacckson on the side of the head.
Jacckson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jacckson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nik cracks Jacckson with a nice body shot.
Nik misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nik.
Jacckson scores with a shot to the side of Nik's head.
Nik lands a shot to the body.
KO Jacckson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jacckson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nik misses with a body punch.
Nik gets through Jacckson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nik misses with a punch to the body.
Jacckson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nik throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacckson has a couple of punches blocked by Nik.
Jacckson wants a takedown.
Jacckson stalling in the clinch but Nik improves position.
Nik lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jacckson swings wildly with an uppercut but Nik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nik lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacckson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nik.
Jacckson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jacckson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nik misses with some punches.
Nik lands a right hand.
Nik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jacckson's elbow.
Nik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jacckson's elbow.
Nik misses with a punch on the inside.
Jacckson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nik prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for KO Jacckson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jacckson's elbow.
Nik lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nik throws a punch but it's blocked by Jacckson.
Jacckson scores with a shoulder strike.
Nik tries to throw a body punch but Jacckson avoids it by throwing Nik back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nik.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jacckson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nik lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Jacckson.
Nik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nik misses with a punch on the inside.
Jacckson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jacckson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nik fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jacckson lands a two punch combo.
Jacckson lands a nice shot that snaps Nik's head back.
A jab from Jacckson misses.
Nik appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jacckson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jacckson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice body punch from Jacckson.
Jacckson ducks under a wild hook from Nik.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nik darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jacckson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nik in his tracks.
Nik has Jacckson up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacckson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Jacckson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jacckson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Nik counter with a right hand.
Nik avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nik misses with a hook. Jacckson ducked under it nicely.
Jacckson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nik swats away the attempt to clinch by Jacckson.
Nik tries to clinch up.
Jacckson throws a big shot that misses.
Jacckson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nik swivels and escapes.
Nik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jacckson.
Nik looks to land a left hand but Jacckson moved out of range nicely.
Nik fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jacckson is looking to clinch.
Jacckson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nik counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nik misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jacckson.
Nik fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacckson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jacckson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nik controlling the position.
Jacckson trying to control the position from guard on top but Nik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jacckson throwing strikes but missing.
Nik wants to sweep but no luck.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aleks Nik will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jacckson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jacckson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jacckson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nik looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacckson is just out of range.
Jacckson swings widly with a right hand
and Nik counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jacckson misses with a looping right.
Nik fails to land with a series of punches.
Jacckson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Good exchange - Jacckson coming out on top.
Jacckson throws a hook but Nik blocks it.
As Jacckson backs off Nik throws a huge counter combo but Jacckson manages to avoid it all.
Jacckson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nik works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jacckson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacckson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nik sprawls well initially but Jacckson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jacckson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jacckson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jacckson is stalling here. Nik is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jacckson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Nik has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nik wants to control but Jacckson is keeping him busy.
Jacckson is trying to get back to his feet.
Nik working the head with strikes.
The referee asks Nik politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Nik prefers to stall for the moment though.
Jacckson 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.
Nik wants to control but Jacckson is keeping him busy.
Jacckson is trying to buck Nik off.
Nik trying to control the action but Jacckson is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jacckson is pushing Nik's head away, looking to escape. Nik manages to hold on to the position though.
Nik trying to control the position but Jacckson is working away.
Nik is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Nik creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jacckson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacckson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Nik throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jacckson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nik has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jacckson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jacckson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jacckson looks to land a combination. Nik sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Aleks Nik has been cut.
Jacckson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nik throws a good cross that connects.
Nik misses with a looping right.
Jacckson tries to clinch there but Nik circles away.
Nik forces Jacckson back against the cage and clinches.
Jacckson blocks a body shot from Nik.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacckson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jacckson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
KO Jacckson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacckson misses with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacckson controls the position from side control.
Jacckson working the ground and pound.
Jacckson misses with the ground and pound.
Nik struggling a bit here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to KO Jacckson.
I think Jacckson 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... KO Jacckson!
KO Jacckson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Hernandez (ranked 69 p4p, 29 weight class) and Lennart Hohenthal (ranked 5 p4p, 2 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hernandez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Journey - Only The Young. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Hernandez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Lennart Hohenthal!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hohenthal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hohenthal throws a jab when Hernandez was well out of range.
Hernandez feinted with a counter takedown.
Hohenthal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hernandez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hernandez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Lennart Hohenthal has been cut.
Hernandez feints and as Hohenthal raises his hands in defense, Hernandez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hernandez throwing strikes from guard but Hohenthal blocks nicely.
Hernandez working some strikes from top position.
Hernandez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hohenthal's head.
Hohenthal lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hernandez working a defensive guard here.
Hohenthal wants to control from the top but Hernandez keeps moving.
Hohenthal looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohenthal is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hernandez has his foot on Hohenthal's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hohenthal works his way back into a safe position though.
Hernandez is looking for a triangle but Hohenthal pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hohenthal looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hohenthal wants to control from the top but Hernandez keeps moving.
Hohenthal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hohenthal wants to pass the guard but Hernandez is keeping the position.
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.
Hernandez is looking for a triangle here but Hohenthal uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Hohenthal is looking to take a break and control but Hernandez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hernandez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hohenthal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hernandez keeps working.
Hohenthal tries to pass to full mount but Hernandez defends it.
Hohenthal lands strikes from half guard.
Hohenthal 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.
Hohenthal is trying to control the action in half guard but Hernandez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal trying to pass the guard but Hernandez defending well.
Hohenthal is thwarting Hernandez's attempts to control the position.
Hohenthal throwing shots but Hernandez is blocking nicely.
Hernandez is looking to control Hohenthal's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hernandez avoid being mounted?
The fighters are battling for position here. Hernandez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hernandez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hohenthal is aware though and is defending well.
Hohenthal postures up in Hernandez's guard and throws a big left but Hernandez blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hohenthal content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hohenthal wants to control from the top but Hernandez keeps moving.
Hernandez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hohenthal controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hohenthal trying to control the position from guard on top but Hernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hohenthal lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hernandez is looking to sweep but instead, Hohenthal has passed into half guard.
Hernandez trying to control from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lennart Hohenthal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lennart Hohenthal's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hohenthal closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hernandez to the mat! Hernandez manages to get full guard.
Hernandez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hohenthal controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hernandez 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.
Hohenthal stands up over Hernandez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hernandez working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez is really struggling to control Hohenthal but he's trying to hold on to the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hohenthal working his ground and pound in the gym.
Hohenthal scoring with some ground and pound.
Hohenthal drops back looking for a leg! Hernandez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hernandez manages to kick Hohenthal off! Hohenthal jumps back into Hernandez's guard.
Hohenthal is working Hernandez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohenthal throwing strikes from guard but Hernandez blocks nicely.
Hernandez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lennart Hohenthal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hohenthal controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hohenthal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hohenthal works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hernandez moves into full guard.
Hernandez keeping moving, preventing Hohenthal from controlling successfully.
Hohenthal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hohenthal stopping the sweep attempt from Hernandez.
Hohenthal showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hohenthal trying to control but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
Hernandez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hernandez has his foot on Hohenthal's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hohenthal works his way back into a safe position though.
Hohenthal trying to control but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
Hohenthal works over Hernandez with some ground and pound from guard.
Hernandez is trying to control the position but Hohenthal postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hohenthal trying to control but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
Hohenthal throws a big elbow that misses.
Hohenthal distracts Hernandez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hohenthal landing some decent shots from guard.
Hernandez has his foot on Hohenthal's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hohenthal works his way back into a safe position though.
Hohenthal preventing the sweep.
Hohenthal lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hohenthal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hernandez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hohenthal trying to control the position from guard on top but Hernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez wants to sweep but no luck.
Hernandez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hohenthal not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hernandez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hernandez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hohenthal has his hands clasped together around Hernandez's back. He's all about the action.
Hohenthal slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lennart Hohenthal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lennart Hohenthal'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.
Hernandez swings for the body but Hohenthal moves out of range.
Hernandez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hernandez closes the distance and clinches up with Hohenthal, looking for a takedown. Hernandez pushes Hohenthal against the cage but Hohenthal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Good shot there by Hernandez.
Hohenthal uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lennart Hohenthal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hohenthal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hernandez circles away quickly and effectively.
Hernandez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hohenthal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hohenthal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hohenthal connects with a crisp jab.
Hohenthal lunges at Hernandez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hernandez's hand.
Hohenthal bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hernandez's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hernandez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hohenthal shoots in for a takedown but Hernandez shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohenthal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hernandez is rocked!
Hernandez misses with a looping left.
Hernandez walks into a left hand.
Hohenthal misses with a few strikes there.
Hernandez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hohenthal.
Hohenthal lands a jab-cross combination.
Hohenthal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hohenthal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hernandez lands a lovely overhand right.
Hernandez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hernandez lands a jab to Hohenthal's midsection.
Hohenthal moves out of range as Hernandez strikes.
Hernandez slips a jab from Hohenthal.
Hohenthal with a jab.
Hohenthal closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hernandez circles away.
Frank Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lennart Hohenthal.
Hernandez lands a jab to the head.
Hernandez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hernandez misses the jab.
Hernandez lands with a shot to the body.
Hohenthal takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hohenthal tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hernandez swivels and escapes.
Hohenthal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hernandez takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hohenthal.
Hohenthal listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hohenthal lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hernandez slaps away a takedown attempt from Hohenthal, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hohenthal takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hernandez connects with a jab.
Hohenthal connects with a body shot that sends Hernandez's belly button to the back.
Hohenthal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hernandez.
Hernandez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hernandez shoots for a double leg takedown but Hohenthal sprawls well. He's pushed Hernandez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez looks to score with a jab to the body but Hohenthal is just out of range.
Hohenthal 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.
Hohenthal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hohenthal scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice defenses there by Hohenthal.
Lennart Hohenthal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hohenthal!
Hohenthal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice straight punches there by Hohenthal. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hohenthal.
Hernandez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hohenthal moves away.
Hernandez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hernandez lands a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hohenthal swings for the body but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hernandez slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lennart Hohenthal really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lennart Hohenthal's cut.
That's time! Hernandez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hernandez cracks Hohenthal with an open hand slap.
Hohenthal lands with a nice body punch.
Hernandez throws the left hand but Hohenthal avoids the punch easily.
Hohenthal darts in looking for a takedown but Hernandez gets double underhooks and turns Hohenthal into the cage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hohenthal.
Hernandez swings for the body but Hohenthal moves out of range.
Hernandez swings for the body but Hohenthal moves out of range.
Hernandez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hohenthal throws out a counter right but Hernandez avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hohenthal sizes up Hernandez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hernandez throws the left hand but Hohenthal avoids the punch easily.
Hohenthal throws a series of punches but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hohenthal throws a shot from downtown. Hernandez moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a lazy uppercut
and Hohenthal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hohenthal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hernandez.
Hernandez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hohenthal looks to land a right hand but Hernandez moved out of range.
Hernandez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hohenthal sprawls and moves away.
Hernandez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A swing and a miss from Hohenthal.
Hohenthal throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hernandez counters with a shoot takedown. Hohenthal fights it but they end up in guard.
Hohenthal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hernandez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hohenthal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hernandez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hernandez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hernandez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hohenthal slips nicely into half guard.
Hernandez is looking to improve his position.
Hernandez is staying active underneath Hohenthal, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hernandez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hohenthal is working away from the top position though.
Hernandez won't allow Hohenthal to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez actively working from the bottom here.
Hernandez wants to control but Hohenthal is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hohenthal passes to side control.
Hohenthal trying to control the position but Hernandez is working away.
Hohenthal has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hohenthal cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hernandez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hernandez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hohenthal not doing much here.
Hohenthal is thwarting Hernandez's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez actively working from the bottom here.
Hohenthal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hernandez keeps working.
Hohenthal is looking to advance position but Hernandez won't allow it.
Hohenthal wants to take a breather but Hernandez is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hernandez wants to control but Hohenthal is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Lennart Hohenthal will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lennart Hohenthal's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hohenthal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hernandez.
Frank Hernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hohenthal takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hernandez clobbers Hohenthal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hohenthal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hohenthal thuds a left hand into Hernandez's body.
Hohenthal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hernandez lands with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Hernandez. That snapped Hohenthal's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hohenthal misses with a hook.
A big right from Hohenthal misses.
Hernandez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohenthal looks to score with a jab to the body but Hernandez is just out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hohenthal, as that shot connected.
Hernandez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hohenthal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hernandez connects with the punch.
Hohenthal gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hernandez counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hohenthal!
Hohenthal is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hernandez working the ground and pound.
Hohenthal sneaks a leg under to get back to 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. Hernandez connects with a nice short shot to Hohenthal's temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hohenthal is trying to maintain the position but Hernandez is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez working over Hohenthal with some ground and pound. Hohenthal looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hernandez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hernandez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hohenthal wants to control but Hernandez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hernandez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hohenthal is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hernandez lands a nice short elbow.
Hohenthal is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hernandez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hernandez's back!
Hernandez wants to control his opponent's hands but Hohenthal gets his hands free.
Hernandez is in bad spot here.
Lennart Hohenthal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hernandez trying to control the position but Hohenthal manages to sink in the hooks.
Hohenthal controls the position.
Hernandez trying to control the hands but Hohenthal won't let him.
Hohenthal keeps control of the position as Hernandez tries to break free.
Hohenthal biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Hohenthal has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hohenthal gets his hands free as Hernandez looks to control.
What can Hernandez do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Hernandez can't escape the position.
Hohenthal biding his time, looking for the opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lennart Hohenthal.
Well Hohenthal has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 46:50
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 46:50
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lennart Hohenthal!
Lennart Hohenthal is the new bantamweight champion!
After the fight, Lennart Hohenthal was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
In defeat, Frank Hernandez stepped up to the mic, saying 'Good fight. I needed to do more tonight.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raven Harris (ranked 19 p4p, 13 weight class) and Edgars Al Dariush (ranked 4 p4p, 3 weight class). Harris's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Assassin. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raven Harris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edgars Al Dariush!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Dariush misses with a left hand
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Edgars Al Dariush has been cut.
Al Dariush fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harris has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Al Dariush. Al Dariush obviously looking to wear him down.
Al Dariush thows a leg kick but Harris checks it
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Dariush pushes Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
Harris working aggressively here.
Al Dariush tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Al Dariush pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Al Dariush tries to clinch but Harris moves away
letting Harris counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Dariush takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al Dariush was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Al Dariush ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Al Dariush! But no joy.
Al Dariush slips under a jab from Harris.
Al Dariush misses with a wild body shot.
Al Dariush moves out of range of the body kick from Harris.
A countering left hand to the body from Al Dariush misses.
Al Dariush fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Al Dariush breaks from the clinch.
Harris throws a hook but Al Dariush avoids it easily.
Al Dariush connects with an inside leg kick.
Al Dariush fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Al Dariush.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Al Dariush is out of range.
Al Dariush counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a wild body kick that Al Dariush sees coming a mile off.
No joy there for Harris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Al Dariush flicks out a counter leg kick but Harris steps away.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Al Dariush's shoulder, as Al Dariush tries to avoid the shot.
Al Dariush takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Al Dariush. Al Dariush obviously looking to wear him down.
Al Dariush takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
 It looks like Raven Harris has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush misses with a shot to the body
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Edgars Al Dariush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Al Dariush.
Harris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Al Dariush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Al Dariush misses
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al Dariush was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Al Dariush is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Harris with a body shot.
Harris with a hook.
Al Dariush dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harris. That did some damage!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raven Harris dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Al Dariush throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harris misses with a two punch combination.
Al Dariush follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Al Dariush scores with a leg kick.
Al Dariush misses with a hook. Harris ducked under it nicely.
Harris thinks about countering with a body kick.
Harris misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris throws a shot to the body.
Al Dariush throws a sloppy body shot
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
Harris misses with a straight left.
Al Dariush misses with a leg kick
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harris.
A low kick lands for Harris.
A clash of legs there as Al Dariush blocks the low kick.
Al Dariush throws out a counter right but Harris avoids it with no problem.
Al Dariush misses with a shot to the body
and Harris counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush looks to throw a body kick
letting Harris counter with a right hand.
Al Dariush uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
Al Dariush takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That has opened up Edgars Al Dariush's cut even more.
Harris dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Al Dariush. That did some damage!
Al Dariush ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Dariush ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harris chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Al Dariush throws a nice inside leg kick.
Al Dariush is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Harris rather than just go for the knockout.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Dariush moves away.
Al Dariush missing with a left hand there. Harris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Al Dariush tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Al Dariush throws a sloppy body shot
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Al Dariush.
Harris on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Al Dariush is looking to clinch.
Harris appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Al Dariush throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Al Dariush is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Harris with a body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A low kick from Al Dariush misses
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris keeps the fight on the outside.
Harris looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raven Harris dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Al Dariush lands a slapping body shot.
Al Dariush throws a lazy body kick
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Al Dariush wants to clinch.
Harris is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Dariush misses with a body kick.
Harris is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Harris darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Harris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Al Dariush fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harris.
Harris tries to land a body kick
and Al Dariush counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Al Dariush. Al Dariush obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a body kick.
Al Dariush misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with a low kick, right behind Al Dariush 's knee.
Raven Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Al Dariush scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Al Dariush. That's going to slow Harris down.
Al Dariush takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Dariush misses with a left hand
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush throws a leg kick but Harris moved away.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Al Dariush moves away and avoids it.
Al Dariush was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Al Dariush tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Harris misses the target.
Harris throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Al Dariush on the side of the head.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Al Dariush lands with a straight right. Harris didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush misses with a body shot
and Harris counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Al Dariush connects with a single shot there.
Al Dariush throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Al Dariush moves out of range of the leg kick from Harris.
Al Dariush looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Al Dariush throws a shot from downtown. Harris moves away and avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
Al Dariush looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Al Dariush gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harris.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Raven Harris did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A nice leg kick from Al Dariush, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harris connects with a single shot there.
Al Dariush scores with a body shot.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Dariush moves away.
Harris looks to land a body kick but Al Dariush moved away.
Al Dariush is trying to counter with his kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Dariush scores with a decent looking hook.
Harris takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Raven Harris's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Dariush uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Al Dariush fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Al Dariush throws a half hearted mid kick.
Al Dariush walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harris checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Harris lands with a good body shot.
Al Dariush lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Al Dariush moves into range and clinches up with Harris.
Harris breaks from the clinch.
Harris feints and then cracks Al Dariush's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Al Dariush down.
Al Dariush defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Al Dariush lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harris throws a leg kick
enabling Al Dariush to counter with a crisp jab.
Raven Harris's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Al Dariush is trying to counter with his kicks.
Al Dariush defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Harris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Al Dariush misses.
Al Dariush scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheers as Al Dariush lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harris doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harris.
Harris connects with a right hand. Al Dariush shakes it off.
Al Dariush lands a nice shot that snaps Harris's head back.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick
and Al Dariush counters with a stiff right hand.
Jeez, Raven Harris's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Crunch! Harris slams his shin into Al Dariush's torso.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris looks to land a right hand but Al Dariush moved out of range.
Al Dariush is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edgars Al Dariush dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A thudding body kick lands there by Harris!
Al Dariush tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harris chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Al Dariush can pounce on him.
Harris takes a swing at Al Dariush's ribcage but misses.
That kick from Al Dariush tenderised Harris's leg. Harris is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris avoids a kick to the body.
Harris's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Harris scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Dariush misses with a low kick.
Harris misses the body punch
and Al Dariush makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Al Dariush punishes Harris's body with a nice straight punch.
Harris keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Al Dariush lands with a nice body punch.
Jab from Al Dariush.
Edgars Al Dariush has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris checks the leg kick.
Harris lunges at Al Dariush with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Al Dariush's hand.
Al Dariush is looking to land body kicks.
Harris was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Harris lands a big head kick that sends Al Dariush tumbling to the mat! Harris takes a step backwards and waves Al Dariush back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Al Dariush is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Dariush misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harris counters with a huge left! Al Dariush is in big trouble! He's backing up but Harris isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Al Dariush from any more damage. A dominating finish by Harris!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raven Harris!
Raven Harris retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Raven Harris thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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