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GAMMA#1172 Kiely v Markov PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kwame Redcliffe (ranked 1185 p4p, 1294 weight class) and Jake Paulson (ranked 130 p4p, 139 weight class). 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 Jake Paulson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good gas tank |
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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 32 - 21 - 3, fighting out of London, Kwame Redcliffe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Jake Paulson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Redcliffe misses.
Redcliffe throws an overhand right that lands on Paulson's shoulder, as Paulson tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Paulson! But no joy.
Kwame Redcliffe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paulson throws a jab but it's blocked by Redcliffe.
Nice straight punches there by Redcliffe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Redcliffe.
Redcliffe misses with a body shot
letting Paulson counter with a right hand.
Redcliffe scores with a nice head shot.
Paulson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Paulson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Paulson breaks the clinch.
Redcliffe lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Redcliffe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Paulson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Paulson wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redcliffe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Paulson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Redcliffe.
Paulson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Paulson blocks a leg kick.
Redcliffe missing with a left hand there. Paulson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Redcliffe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Redcliffe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Redcliffe throws a hook but Paulson blocks it.
Paulson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Redcliffe misses with a wild body shot.
Paulson has Redcliffe up against the cage in a clinch.
Redcliffe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paulson is defending well for now.
I was talking to Redcliffe's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulson blocking some punches.
Paulson misses with some punches.
Redcliffe missing with knees to the body.
Redcliffe tries to land knees in the clinch but Paulson avoids the damage to the body.
Paulson breaks from the clinch.
Redcliffe punishes Paulson's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Redcliffe throws a head kick that misses.
Redcliffe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Paulson misses with a straight right.
Paulson tests Redcliffe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Redcliffe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Redcliffe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Paulson.
Paulson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe throws a jab when Paulson was well out of range.
Paulson throws a big shot that misses.
Paulson misses with a straight left.
Paulson throws an overhand right that lands on Redcliffe's shoulder, as Redcliffe tries to avoid the shot.
Paulson blocks a head kick by Redcliffe.
Paulson throws a hook to the side of Redcliffe's head but Redcliffe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paulson 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.
Paulson misses with a right hand
and Redcliffe counters with a straight right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Paulson!
Redcliffe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Redcliffe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Redcliffe throws a sloppy body shot
and Redcliffe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Redcliffe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paulson.
Redcliffe was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fighters circling - Redcliffe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Redcliffe lands but Paulson takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Redcliffe wants to land a leg kick but Paulson is out of range.
Paulson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe missing with a left hand there. Paulson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paulson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Redcliffe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paulson throws a sloppy body shot
and Redcliffe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Redcliffe is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Redcliffe works the jab nicely.
Paulson misses with a wild body shot.
Paulson misses with a straight right.
Paulson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Redcliffe throws a right hand that Paulson ducks under and follows up with a left that Paulson also avoids with ease.
A nice side step and Paulson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kwame Redcliffe dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Paulson looks to land a right hand but Redcliffe moved out of range.
Redcliffe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paulson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Redcliffe misses with a jab to the body
and Paulson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Redcliffe moves out of range as Paulson strikes.
Redcliffe takes the fight into the clinch.
Redcliffe tries to throw a body punch but Paulson avoids it by throwing Redcliffe back against the cage.
Paulson misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paulson landing knees to the head.
 It looks like Kwame Redcliffe has been cut.
Redcliffe misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redcliffe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Redcliffe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Paulson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Redcliffe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
Paulson looking to throw knees to the head but Redcliffe is blocking nicely.
Redcliffe lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson lands a knee to the head.
Redcliffe tries to throw a body punch but Paulson avoids it by throwing Redcliffe back against the cage.
Redcliffe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Redcliffe tries to work over Paulson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Redcliffe misses with a knee strike.
Redcliffe lands a right hand.
Paulson blocking some punches.
Paulson tries to land a knee to the head but Redcliffe blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Redcliffe.
Paulson tries to break the clinch but Redcliffe is controlling the position.
Paulson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Redcliffe tries to throw a body punch but Paulson avoids it by throwing Redcliffe back against the cage.
Paulson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Redcliffe's face.
Paulson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Redcliffe blocks it with crossed arms.
Paulson takes a shot to the head.
Paulson lands with a right to the head.
Paulson drops Redcliffe with a big knee straight up the middle! Redcliffe is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
 Redcliffe is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paulson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oh Redcliffe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulson rushes Redcliffe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Redcliffe looking to throw knees to the head but Paulson is blocking nicely.
Redcliffe avoiding damage as Paulson throws knees to the body.
Redcliffe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paulson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Redcliffe seems to have got his legs back now.
Paulson misses with a hook.
Redcliffe throws a hook but Paulson avoids it easily.
Redcliffe fails with a takedown attempt.
Paulson looks to score with a jab to the body but Redcliffe is just out of range.
Redcliffe misses with an uppercut
and Paulson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Redcliffe throws a jab when Paulson was well out of range.
Redcliffe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Redcliffe looks to score with a jab to the body but Paulson is just out of range.
Paulson throws a lazy right hand but Redcliffe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe throws out a powerful jab.
Paulson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Redcliffe throws a lazy uppercut
and Redcliffe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Redcliffe lands with a nice combination. Paulson backs away looking to recover.
Redcliffe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Redcliffe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Redcliffe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Paulson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Redcliffe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A combination from Redcliffe does no damage.
Paulson tries to counter with a clinch but Redcliffe shakes him off and moves away.
Paulson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Redcliffe's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Redcliffe moves away from the strike by Paulson.
Redcliffe takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe is looking to clinch but Paulson is avoiding it.
Kwame Redcliffe is winning the standup battle so far.
Paulson misses with a head kick.
Redcliffe misses with a wild combination.
Redcliffe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Paulson in his tracks.
Redcliffe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Redcliffe throws a lazy uppercut
and Paulson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paulson scores with a one two! Redcliffe had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Redcliffe throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Paulson moves into the clinch.
Redcliffe lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Paulson.
Redcliffe misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Paulson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kwame Redcliffe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A jab from Redcliffe finds it's way through Paulson's defenses.
Paulson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Redcliffe is looking for a counter combo.
A lazy left from Paulson finds it's target.
Paulson misses with a wild body shot.
Redcliffe is looking to counter punch.
Redcliffe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Redcliffe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Paulson.
Paulson is looking to clinch.
Paulson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Paulson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redcliffe looks to score with a jab to the body but Paulson is just out of range.
Paulson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Redcliffe lands with an uppercut that bounces Paulson off the cage and back into range.
Redcliffe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Paulson. Paulson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Paulson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson tries to clinch but Redcliffe is having none of it.
Paulson avoids the body shot from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe loads up on a big right hand but Paulson slips the punch.
Paulson thuds a left hand into Redcliffe's body.
Paulson lands a nice shot to the body.
Redcliffe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paulson.
A big right from Paulson misses.
Redcliffe is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Redcliffe.
Redcliffe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Redcliffe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Redcliffe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Redcliffe misses with an uppercut
and Paulson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Paulson!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Redcliffe missing with a left hand there. Paulson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Redcliffe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paulson circles away quickly and effectively.
Paulson misses with a straight right.
Redcliffe thuds his right hand into Paulson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Paulson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Paulson tries to clinch but Redcliffe moves out of range.
Paulson moves out of range of the strikes.
Paulson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Redcliffe.
Paulson lands with an uppercut that bounces Redcliffe off the cage and back into range.
Paulson throws a hook but Redcliffe blocks it.
Redcliffe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paulson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Redcliffe fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Paulson misses with a straight right.
Redcliffe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Paulson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paulson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Paulson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paulson throws a combination. Redcliffe tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Paulson with a nice calf kick.
Redcliffe throws a jab but it's blocked by Paulson.
Paulson loads up on a big right hand but Redcliffe slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paulson ducks under a wild hook from Redcliffe.
Paulson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Redcliffe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paulson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Redcliffe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Redcliffe staying out of range there.
Paulson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Paulson throws a right and a left that Redcliffe avoids nicely.
Redcliffe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paulson.
Redcliffe went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Redcliffe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Redcliffe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paulson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Redcliffe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Redcliffe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paulson.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jake Paulson.
Well Paulson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jake Paulson!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jake Paulson waved his t-shirt featuring Un-Kaged Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rivo Niskanen (ranked 346 p4p, 873 weight class) and Marc Tong Panong (ranked 50 p4p, 112 weight class). Tong Panong has chosen Tetris Song as his entrance music. 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 Marc Tong Panong 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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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rivo Niskanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marc Tong Panong!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tong Panong takes the fight into the clinch.
Tong Panong lands a nice knee to the body.
Tong Panong misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tong Panong.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niskanen.
Niskanen lands a right hand.
A short right from Niskanen.
Niskanen tries to throw a body punch but Tong Panong avoids it by throwing Niskanen back against the cage.
Niskanen has a couple of punches blocked by Tong Panong.
Niskanen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tong Panong clinches up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Tong Panong scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tong Panong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Niskanen misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niskanen.
Tong Panong misses with an elbow over the top.
Niskanen managing to block the knees to the body from Tong Panong.
Tong Panong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Niskanen avoids it.
Tong Panong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niskanen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A lazy left from Tong Panong finds it's target.
Tong Panong clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tong Panong blocking some punches.
Tong Panong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Niskanen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Niskanen breaks from the clinch.
Marc Tong Panong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A right-left combo lands from Tong Panong.
It looks like Rivo Niskanen has been cut.
Tong Panong rushes Niskanen and presses him up against the cage.
Niskanen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niskanen breaks from the clinch.
Tong Panong gets a clinch.
Niskanen tries a body shot but Tong Panong blocks it.
Tong Panong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Niskanen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Niskanen avoiding damage as Tong Panong throws knees to the body.
Tong Panong lands a knee to the body.
Niskanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Tong Panong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niskanen lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niskanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Tong Panong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tong Panong can't find room to land a body shot as Niskanen controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tong Panong.
Niskanen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tong Panong lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Niskanen.
Niskanen lands a nice shot to the body.
Niskanen avoids the elbow strike from Tong Panong, against the cage.
Niskanen blocks the elbow strike.
Niskanen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Niskanen is trying to force a seperation but Tong Panong has the dominant position.
Niskanen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tong Panong backwards.
A short right from Niskanen.
Tong Panong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Niskanen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tong Panong can't find room to land a body shot as Niskanen controls the action.
Niskanen can't find room to land a body shot as Tong Panong controls the action.
Tong Panong throws a punch but it's blocked by Niskanen.
Tong Panong tries a body shot but Niskanen blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Niskanen.
Niskanen struggles to land a body shot inside as Tong Panong controls his hands.
Niskanen has a couple of punches blocked by Tong Panong.
Tong Panong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Niskanen's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niskanen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tong Panong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Niskanen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tong Panong tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Niskanen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tong Panong throws a series of punches but Niskanen moves out of range.
Niskanen misses with a looping left.
Tong Panong clinches with his opponent.
Tong Panong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tong Panong working aggressively here.
Niskanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Tong Panong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niskanen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tong Panong is looking to clinch.
Tong Panong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niskanen moves away.
A head kick misses from Niskanen.
Tong Panong closes the distance looking to clinch
and Niskanen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Niskanen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tong Panong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Niskanen blocks a body shot from Tong Panong.
Tong Panong misses with a body punch.
Niskanen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tong Panong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Niskanen.
Niskanen cracks Tong Panong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tong Panong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Niskanen counter with a right hand.
Niskanen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tong Panong's sensitive parts.
Tong Panong has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niskanen blocks an uppercut.
Tong Panong lands a nice shot to the body.
Tong Panong looking to throw knees to the head but Niskanen is blocking nicely.
Niskanen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tong Panong blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marc Tong Panong will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rivo Niskanen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Tong Panong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tong Panong moves into the clinch successfully.
Niskanen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Niskanen gets through Tong Panong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Tong Panong.
Tong Panong misses with a punch to the body.
Niskanen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Niskanen has a couple of punches blocked by Tong Panong.
Niskanen is trying to break the clinch but Tong Panong has him pressed against the cage.
Niskanen manages to break the clinch.
Tong Panong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Niskanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Tong Panong backs away, Niskanen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Marc Tong Panong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tong Panong moves to clinch but Niskanen breaks away
and Niskanen counters with a low kick, right behind Tong Panong 's knee.
Tong Panong pushes Niskanen up against the cage in a clinch.
Tong Panong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Tong Panong.
Tong Panong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Niskanen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tong Panong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niskanen's elbow.
Marc Tong Panong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Niskanen throws a head punch that misses.
Niskanen wants to break free but Tong Panong has control.
Niskanen lands with a short shot to the head.
Tong Panong misses with the head strike.
Niskanen misses with a punch to the body.
Tong Panong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Niskanen avoids it.
Tong Panong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Niskanen is defending well for now.
A short right from Niskanen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tong Panong.
Tong Panong misses with a knee to the head.
Niskanen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Niskanen fails to land.
Niskanen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tong Panong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tong Panong tries to clinch but Niskanen moves away
and Niskanen counters with an inside leg kick.
Niskanen swats away the attempt to clinch by Tong Panong.
Tong Panong wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niskanen throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Niskanen.
Niskanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tong Panong darts in and clinches Niskanen up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Tong Panong.
Tong Panong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niskanen's elbow.
Niskanen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tong Panong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Niskanen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tong Panong swinging wildly here.
A big left from Niskanen misses.
Good work by Tong Panong as he checks the leg kick.
Niskanen keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Niskanen.
Niskanen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Niskanen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Niskanen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tong Panong tries to clinch but Niskanen is having none of it.
Niskanen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tong Panong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Niskanen throwing a counter right hand but Tong Panong manages to avoid it.
Tong Panong misses with a hook.
Tong Panong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tong Panong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Niskanen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tong Panong tries to work over Niskanen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tong Panong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Niskanen breaks the clinch.
Niskanen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Tong Panong. Those never looked like landing.
Tong Panong tries to clinch but Niskanen moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong clinches up with Niskanen and pushes him back against the cage.
Niskanen blocks an elbow strike.
Tong Panong lands a shot to the body.
Tong Panong lands an elbow inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tong Panong.
A knee to the head by Tong Panong.
Niskanen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tong Panong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tong Panong misses with an elbow strike.
Niskanen blocks a body shot from Tong Panong.
Niskanen tries to break the clinch but Tong Panong is controlling the position.
Tong Panong struggles to land a body shot inside as Niskanen controls his hands.
Niskanen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tong Panong misses with some punches.
Niskanen throws a head punch that misses.
Niskanen has a couple of punches blocked by Tong Panong.
Niskanen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tong Panong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Niskanen avoids the elbow strike from Tong Panong, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marc Tong Panong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rivo Niskanen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tong Panong tries to clinch but Niskanen is having none of it.
Rivo Niskanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marc Tong Panong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Niskanen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tong Panong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tong Panong is looking to clinch.
Rivo Niskanen is winning the standup battle so far.
Niskanen lands with a good body shot.
Niskanen throws a head kick that misses.
A left and a right from Tong Panong both land. Nice combination.
Niskanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Niskanen tries to keep at a distance but Tong Panong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Niskanen throws a punch but it's blocked by Tong Panong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tong Panong.
Niskanen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Niskanen jabs Tong Panong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Niskanen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tong Panong closes the distance and pushes Niskanen back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niskanen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Niskanen keeps the fight on the outside.
Niskanen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Niskanen throws an overhand right that lands on Tong Panong's shoulder, as Tong Panong tries to avoid the shot.
Tong Panong tries to clinch
and Niskanen counters with a nice uppercut.
Tong Panong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Niskanen throws a shot from downtown. Tong Panong moves away and avoids it.
Tong Panong has taken the fight to the clinch.
Niskanen working aggressively here.
Tong Panong prevents Niskanen from breaking the clinch.
Niskanen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tong Panong.
Niskanen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niskanen working aggressively here.
Niskanen lands an uppercut.
Tong Panong prevents a body shot from Niskanen.
Tong Panong prevents Niskanen from breaking the clinch.
Niskanen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Niskanen throws a head punch that misses.
Niskanen can't find room to land a body shot as Tong Panong controls the action.
Niskanen tries to work over Tong Panong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Niskanen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tong Panong backwards.
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!
Niskanen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Niskanen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tong Panong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tong Panong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tong Panong slips under a jab from Niskanen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong moves into the clinch successfully.
Niskanen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Niskanen scores with a shot to the side of Tong Panong's head.
Niskanen tries a body shot but Tong Panong blocks it.
Tong Panong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Niskanen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Niskanen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tong Panong blocking some punches.
Niskanen scores with a shot to the side of Tong Panong's head.
Tong Panong has Niskanen pressed against the cage, preventing Niskanen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Niskanen has had enough of the clinch but Tong Panong keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Niskanen fails to land.
Tong Panong blocks an uppercut.
Niskanen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tong Panong's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niskanen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tong Panong backwards.
Tong Panong looking to throw knees to the head but Niskanen is blocking nicely.
Niskanen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Niskanen misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Niskanen.
Niskanen lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tong Panong tries to land a knee to the head but Niskanen blocks with his arms.
Tong Panong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tong Panong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Niskanen or not.
Niskanen misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Niskanen.
Niskanen throws a punch but it's blocked by Tong Panong.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rivo Niskanen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tong Panong 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve McMichael (ranked 619 p4p, 626 weight class) and Roberto Karokaro (ranked 85 p4p, 86 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve McMichael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Roberto Karokaro!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karokaro tries to keep at a distance but McMichael has taken the fight into the clinch.
Karokaro stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McMichael tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karokaro's elbow.
McMichael gets through Karokaro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McMichael struggles to land a body shot inside as Karokaro controls his hands.
McMichael has Karokaro pressed against the cage, preventing Karokaro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McMichael tries to work over Karokaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karokaro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McMichael throws a head punch that misses.
Karokaro tries to pull guard but McMichael forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Karokaro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McMichael has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karokaro ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Karokaro no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
McMichael engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Karokaro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMichael 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.
Karokaro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McMichael can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Karokaro looking for submissions from the bottom but instead McMichael passes into side control.
McMichael taking a breather here.
The strikes coming from McMichael are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Karokaro is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McMichael controlling the position.
Karokaro can't do much from the bottom here.
McMichael tries to move to mount but Karokaro blocks the move with his legs.
Karokaro is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Karokaro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McMichael wants to lay and pray for a moment but Karokaro keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMichael is looking to stall here but Karokaro recovers full guard.
McMichael trying to control but Karokaro is working from the bottom.
Karokaro working for a triangle but McMichael defends it easily.
Karokaro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McMichael defends well.
McMichael forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with McMichael in particular looking to stall.
Karokaro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McMichael pulls his head out easily.
McMichael prevents Karokaro from improving his position.
Karokaro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McMichael with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McMichael is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
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 Steve McMichael will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McMichael misses the shot to the body.
Karokaro feints the counter takedown.
McMichael is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McMichael lands a jab to the nose.
Roberto Karokaro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from McMichael. Karokaro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karokaro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McMichael throws a sloppy head kick and Karokaro moves out of range easily.
Karokaro takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McMichael misses with an uppercut. Karokaro saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karokaro forces McMichael back against the cage and clinches.
Karokaro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Karokaro jumps guard and drags McMichael to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
McMichael 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.
Karokaro manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McMichael manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karokaro tries to free his leg and advance position but McMichael is retaining full guard.
Karokaro slips nicely into half guard.
McMichael tries to get to full guard but Karokaro has control of the leg.
McMichael trying to control but Karokaro postures up.
McMichael is pressing down on Karokaro's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
McMichael looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two 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.
McMichael can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Karokaro controls the pace.
Karokaro wants to control from the top but McMichael keeps moving.
McMichael has his foot on Karokaro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Karokaro works his way back into a safe position though.
McMichael keeping moving, preventing Karokaro from controlling successfully.
Karokaro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McMichael swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McMichael working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Karokaro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Karokaro manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Karokaro got a little sloppy there for a moment and McMichael has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Karokaro has managed to get both his arms back between McMichael's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMichael is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McMichael has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Karokaro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McMichael escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Karokaro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Karokaro trying to control the position from guard on top but McMichael is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karokaro postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Karokaro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McMichael is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
McMichael scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Karokaro shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice defenses there by Karokaro.
McMichael tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karokaro was well out of range. Poor timing from McMichael.
Karokaro forces McMichael back against the cage and clinches.
McMichael throws a punch but it's blocked by Karokaro.
McMichael scores with a shot to the side of Karokaro's head.
Karokaro has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. McMichael seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Karokaro can turn it around.
Karokaro lands a left hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McMichael lands a body punch.
Karokaro blocks a body shot from McMichael.
McMichael softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McMichael misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Steve McMichael dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McMichael fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karokaro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McMichael.
Karokaro tries to close the distance and clinch up but McMichael swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McMichael tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karokaro was well out of range. Poor timing from McMichael.
McMichael is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karokaro can do to turn this around?
McMichael throws out a loose jab but Karokaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karokaro misses with a takedown attempt - McMichael sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Karokaro tries to clinch there but McMichael circles away.
Karokaro avoids the body shot from McMichael.
A head kick misses from Karokaro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McMichael scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Karokaro doesn't seem bothered though.
A chopping leg kick lands by McMichael.
Karokaro tries to close the distance and clinch up but McMichael swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McMichael tries to bum rush Karokaro with a series of wild strikes but Karokaro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMichael fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Karokaro shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
McMichael had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Karokaro defends it easily.
Karokaro trying to control the position from guard on top but McMichael is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McMichael not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McMichael is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Karokaro is aware though and is defending well.
Karokaro is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Karokaro passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
McMichael is trying to improve his position.
Karokaro is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McMichael is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
McMichael wants to control but Karokaro postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McMichael is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Karokaro off and has taken his back!
McMichael keeps control of the position easily here as Karokaro tries to buck him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Karokaro is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Karokaro can't escape the position.
Roberto Karokaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steve McMichael is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Karokaro is still trying to improve position.
McMichael is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
You can see the frustration on Karokaro's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Karokaro is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
McMichael has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McMichael struggling to keep hold of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve McMichael showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McMichael, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve McMichael!
Our winner, Steve McMichael, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gouda Cheese (ranked 695 p4p, 363 weight class) and Whealer Van Hire (ranked 64 p4p, 36 weight class). Van Hire has chosen Billy Joe ft. Koni-K | Le sacre de la tronçonneuse as his entrance music. Whealer Van Hire has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gouda Cheese's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gouda Cheese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Whealer Van Hire!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheese throws a leg kick
and Van Hire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cheese dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cheese lunges at Van Hire with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Van Hire's hand.
Van Hire blocks a jab.
Van Hire looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've been told by Cheese's head coaches at The Death Star that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Van Hire throws a hook but Cheese blocks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Cheese misses its target.
Van Hire swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Hire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cheese lands with an overhand left.
Cheese looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Hire is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheese lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Hire takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cheese lands a jab to the nose.
Cheese scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese tests Van Hire's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cheese with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cheese lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gouda Cheese seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Hire digs a good hook to Cheese's body.
Van Hire ducks under a wild hook from Cheese.
Van Hire takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cheese looks to throw the jab but Van Hire is out of range.
Cheese scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Hire lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Gouda Cheese has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Hire moves out of range as Cheese strikes.
Cheese lands a jab to the nose.
Van Hire tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Cheese.
Nice defenses there by Cheese.
Cheese slips a jab from Van Hire.
A quick step to the side and Cheese tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Cheese.
Cheese misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Hire.
Cheese just misses with a punch to the body.
Cheese tests Van Hire's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cheese lands with a thumping leg kick.
Van Hire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cheese lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Hire throws a hook to the side of Cheese's head but Cheese sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Hire scores with the left hand. Cheese knows he should have avoided that one.
Cheese lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Cheese misses the target.
Cheese lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cheese is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cheese throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Hire is looking to clinch but Cheese is avoiding it.
Cheese throws a quick counter kick to the body but Van Hire avoids it.
Cheese throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Cheese misses.
Cheese moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cheese misses with a shot to the body
and Van Hire counters with a stiff right hand.
Cheese scores with a decent looking hook.
Van Hire slips under a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Van Hire misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheese dodges the punch combination from Van Hire.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheese swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Hire.
Van Hire sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cheese scores with a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Cheese there.
Cheese misses with a low kick.
As Cheese backs off Van Hire throws a huge counter combo but Cheese manages to avoid it all.
Cheese lands with a hook. Van Hire tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice defenses there by Van Hire.
Cheese throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gouda Cheese dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gouda Cheese's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cheese misses with an uppercut. Van Hire saw that one coming.
Cheese bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cheese throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cheese misses with a looping left.
Gouda Cheese is winning the standup battle so far.
Cheese jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Van Hire on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cheese throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Van Hire.
Van Hire throws a big shot that misses.
Cheese throws a jab when Van Hire was well out of range.
Van Hire throws a leg kick
and Cheese counters with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Hire throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cheese sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Hire's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cheese lands a glancing blow to the side of Van Hire's head.
Cheese uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Hire.
Cheese misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Hire.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Van Hire.
Van Hire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Hire looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Hire tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Hire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheese manages to avoid it.
Van Hire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cheese.
Van Hire is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cheese with a body shot.
Cheese lands with a nice body punch.
Van Hire takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Van Hire misses with a looping left.
A counter left hand to the body from Cheese misses its target.
Van Hire 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.
Van Hire throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van Hire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cheese.
Van Hire takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cheese throws a sloppy head kick and Van Hire moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Hire takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Van Hire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cheese.
A jab from Cheese does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheese pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Van Hire lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cheese connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Hire misses with a straight left.
Van Hire defending well as Cheese loads up on a big left hand.
Cheese lands a nice hook to Van Hire's body. Van Hire takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cheese throws a head kick that Van Hire semi-blocks.
Van Hire throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Hire moves away from the strike by Cheese.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese throws a leg kick that misses.
Van Hire misses with a wild body shot.
Cheese lands a lovely overhand right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cheese.
Van Hire takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cheese has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cheese throws a hook to the side of Van Hire's head but Van Hire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Hire loads up on a big right hand but Cheese slips the punch.
Cheese scores with a shot to the body.
Cheese smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cheese with a jab.
Cheese lands with an uppercut that bounces Van Hire off the cage and back into range.
Cheese throws a solid leg kick but Van Hire takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cheese.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Hire has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cheese.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheese walks into a straight right hand from Van Hire.
Van Hire is looking to clinch.
Van Hire takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Van Hire misses with a straight left.
Cheese thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Van Hire was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cheese is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Hire can do to turn this around?
Cheese throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Hire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cheese fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Van Hire with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cheese to score with a decent uppercut.
Cheese ducks right into an uppercut from Van Hire.
Cheese misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gouda Cheese dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gouda Cheese's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Van Hire throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Van Hire misses with an uppercut
letting Cheese counter with a right hand.
Cheese throws a leg kick but Van Hire checks it.
Van Hire takes the fight into the clinch.
Van Hire tries to throw a body punch but Cheese avoids it by throwing Van Hire back against the cage.
Cheese throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Van Hires head.
Cheese swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cheese tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Hire lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cheese backwards.
Van Hire struggles to land a body shot inside as Cheese controls his hands.
Van Hire lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cheese or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheese throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Hire.
A right hand to the body from Van Hire.
Cheese misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Hire scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cheese breaks from the clinch.
Cheese slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hire throws a front kick that sends Cheese stumbling back into the cage.
Van Hire lands with a right hand.
Cheese throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van Hire scores with a counter punch that sends Cheese to the canvas! Van Hire smells blood - he's punishing Cheese with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Cheese has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Whealer Van Hire!
During a confident post fight interview, Whealer Van Hire thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sven Johansson (ranked 826 p4p, 295 weight class) and Sean O Malley (ranked 71 p4p, 30 weight class). O Malley has chosen Goat Talk- Sugar Sean as his entrance music. 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 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sven Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean O Malley!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Malley misses with a leg kick
and Johansson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johansson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as O Malley backs up against the cage.
O Malley blocks a jab.
Johansson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johansson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
O Malley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johansson.
Johansson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johansson has taken the fight to the clinch.
O Malley manages to break the clinch.
O Malley misses with a leg kick.
O Malley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Malley slips under a jab.
O Malley throws a jab but it's blocked by Johansson.
O Malley jabs Johansson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
O Malley misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Malley moves forwards but Johansson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
O Malley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Malley throws the left hand but Johansson avoids the punch easily.
O Malley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A punch combination from O Malley misses.
Johansson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johansson ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson blocks a jab.
Johansson ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
O Malley throws the left hand but Johansson avoids the punch easily.
Johansson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from O Malley.
O Malley throws a hook but Johansson blocks it.
A swing and a miss from O Malley.
O Malley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Malley misses with a straight right.
O Malley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johansson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johansson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johansson with a jab.
Johansson rushes O Malley and presses him up against the cage.
O Malley manages to break the clinch.
Sven Johansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Malley misses with a leg kick.
Johansson thinks about countering with a head kick.
O Malley avoids the body shot from Johansson.
A little jabbing left from O Malley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
O Malley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Malley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Johansson throws a looping overhand right but O Malley ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like O Malley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johansson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Malley was well out of range. Poor timing from Johansson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Johansson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johansson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johansson looks to land a left hand but O Malley moved out of range nicely.
O Malley misses the jab.
Johansson clobbers O Malley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johansson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O Malley's hands.
O Malley tries to move into range but Johansson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice defenses there by Johansson.
A swing and a miss from Johansson.
Johansson slips under a jab.
O Malley tries to land a front kick but Johansson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
O Malley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johansson finds it's way round the side to connect with O Malley's head.
O Malley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johansson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johansson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Malley counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Johansson misses its intended target.
O Malley misses with a wild body shot.
O Malley slips a jab from Johansson.
O Malley misses with an uppercut. Johansson saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley misses with a looping right.
Johansson missing with a left hand there. O Malley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johansson scores with a decent looking hook.
Johansson loads up on a big right hand but O Malley slips the punch.
O Malley tries a quick counter leg kick but Johansson is wise to it.
Johansson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johansson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Malley.
Johansson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johansson looks to land a right hand but O Malley moved out of range.
Johansson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A quick step to the side and Johansson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johansson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johansson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Malley.
Johansson dips to his left and cracks O Malley with an uppercut!
Johansson lands with a shot to the body.
Johansson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab, jab by Johansson - just one landing.
Johansson looks to land a left hand but O Malley moved out of range nicely.
Johansson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Malley connects with a body shot.
O Malley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
O Malley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
O Malley works Johansson's body with a nice hook.
Johansson ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
O Malley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johansson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. O Malley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johansson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Johansson looks to land a right hand but O Malley moved out of range.
Johansson throws a body punch but O Malley moves out of range.
O Malley throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Johansson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johansson misses with a body shot
and Johansson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johansson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johansson misses with an uppercut. O Malley saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from O Malley misses the target.
Johansson scores with a 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 Sven Johansson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fighters circling - O Malley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Malley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Malley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Malley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johansson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Malley.
Johansson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Malley.
O Malley throws a low kick, looking for Johansson's leg but Johansson calmly moves out of range.
Johansson has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Johansson fails to land.
O Malley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johansson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johansson working aggressively here.
Johansson prevents O Malley from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
O Malley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
O Malley blocking some punches.
O Malley pushes Johansson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Malley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Malley defending well as Johansson loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley moves forwards but Johansson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by O Malley.
Johansson throws a good cross that connects.
Johansson ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
Johansson moves away from the strike by O Malley.
O Malley blocks a jab.
O Malley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johansson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Malley looks to throw the jab but Johansson is out of range.
Johansson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Malley counters with a stiff right hand.
Johansson slips a jab from O Malley.
Johansson looks to land a left hand but O Malley moved out of range nicely.
Johansson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Malley was well out of range. Poor timing from Johansson.
O Malley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johansson slips a straight right by O Malley.
Johansson throws out a loose jab but O Malley uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Malley dodges the punch combination from Johansson.
O Malley misses with a low kick as Johansson jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Johansson misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Malley throws a body punch but Johansson moves out of range.
O Malley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from O Malley misses the target.
O Malley with a nice calf kick.
Sean O Malley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johansson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jab by O Malley.
Johansson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and O Malley counters with a straight right hand.
O Malley moves forwards but Johansson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johansson scores with the left hand. O Malley knows he should have avoided that one.
Johansson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johansson stuns O Malley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johansson doesn't manage to clinch there - O Malley circles away.
Johansson throws a hook but O Malley avoids it easily.
Johansson throws a head kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from O Malley misses.
O Malley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johansson.
Johansson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
O Malley thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Johansson.
O Malley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johansson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Malley stalks Johansson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johansson's face. Johansson staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Sven Johansson has been cut.
O Malley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johansson is able to avoid easily.
O Malley misses with a low kick.
O Malley throws a jab when Johansson was well out of range.
Johansson has O Malley up against the cage in a clinch.
Johansson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Malley gets through Johansson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johansson throws a knee to the head but misses.
O Malley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Malley throws out a loose jab but Johansson uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Malley avoids the head kick by Johansson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johansson lands a nice shot that snaps O Malley's head back.
O Malley tests Johansson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johansson throws a shot from downtown. O Malley moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Malley throws a hook to the side of Johansson's head but Johansson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Malley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
O Malley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
O Malley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Malley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
O Malley misses with a looping left.
Johansson defending well as O Malley loads up on a big left hand.
Johansson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Malley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from O Malley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
O Malley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
O Malley lands with a thumping leg kick.
O Malley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
O Malley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johansson.
A head kick by Johansson misses
letting O Malley counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johansson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Johansson slips a jab from O Malley.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from O Malley.
Johansson throws a lazy uppercut
and O Malley counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sean O Malley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sven Johansson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Johansson connects with a jab.
Johansson takes one to the chin there.
The fighters circling - Johansson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johansson ducks right into an uppercut from O Malley.
O Malley misses with a hook. Johansson ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Johansson misses the target.
Johansson throws a hook but O Malley blocks it.
O Malley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johansson was well out of range. Poor timing from O Malley.
O Malley misses with a body shot.
O Malley fails to land with a series of punches.
O Malley throws a leg kick that misses.
A jab from O Malley misses.
Johansson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Malley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Malley throws out a loose jab but Johansson uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Malley throws a hook but Johansson avoids it easily.
Johansson misses the body punch
and O Malley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Malley walks into a jab.
Johansson misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley throws the left hand but Johansson avoids the punch easily.
Johansson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jab from Johansson.
O Malley misses with a low kick as Johansson jumps back.
A big left from O Malley misses.
Johansson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Malley throws out the jab.
Johansson misses with a left hand
and O Malley counters with a nice uppercut.
O Malley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
O Malley misses with an uppercut.
O Malley blocks a jab.
Johansson moves in looking to clinch but O Malley pushes him off.
A cross from Johansson lands.
O Malley moves away from the strike by Johansson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johansson. O Malley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johansson ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
O Malley takes one on the button.
O Malley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from O Malley misses.
Johansson connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Malley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johansson.
Johansson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johansson throws a looping overhand right but O Malley ducks down to avoid it.
O Malley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johansson has taken the fight to the clinch.
O Malley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johansson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
O Malley throws a looping overhand right but Johansson ducks down to avoid it.
O Malley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johansson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
O Malley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from O Malley misses its intended target.
O Malley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
O Malley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Malley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johansson.
Johansson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
O Malley misses with a hook to the body
and Johansson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Malley just misses with a punch to the body.
O Malley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from O Malley misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
O Malley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
O Malley wants to slow Johansson down by chopping away at his legs.
O Malley avoids the head kick by Johansson.
O Malley ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
A low kick lands for O Malley.
Johansson cracks O Malley with a good jab.
Johansson blocks the body kick.
Johansson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent O Malley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
O Malley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johansson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Malley! But no joy.
Johansson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johansson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
O Malley throws a hook to the side of Johansson's head but Johansson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Malley throws out a loose jab but Johansson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johansson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
O Malley throws a leg kick but Johansson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johansson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping O Malley at a distance.
Johansson scores with a jab. O Malley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johansson instigates a clinch.
O Malley blocks a body shot from Johansson.
Johansson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Malley's elbow.
O Malley is trying to push Johansson away but Johansson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johansson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johansson scores with a shot to the side of O Malley's head.
O Malley wants to get back to striking at distance but Johansson won't allow it.
Johansson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
O Malley working hard to break the clinch.
O Malley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johansson misses with a knee to the head.
O Malley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Johansson misses.
O Malley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johansson connects with a body shot.
O Malley lands a right hook to the body.
Johansson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from O Malley misses the target.
O Malley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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 Sven Johansson.
I think Johansson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sven Johansson!
Sven Johansson got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Drop (ranked 1045 p4p, 559 weight class) and Jayson Francis (ranked 54 p4p, 11 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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12 - 6 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Drop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jayson Francis!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drop attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Drop throws a hook to the side of Francis's head but Francis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drop misses with a hook.
Drop sets himself, and Francis steps forward looking for the clinch! Drop avoids it this time.
Drop swings widly with a right hand
and Francis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drop throws an off balance right hand
enabling Francis to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Martin Drop has been cut.
Drop throws an off balance right hand
and Francis makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Drop really felt that one!
Drop looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Drop rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Francis to counter with a crisp jab.
Drop swings widly with a right hand
and Francis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drop misses with a lunging right hand
and Francis counters with a big right hand! Oh Drop is in trouble here! Francis follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jayson Francis!
A very excited looking Jayson Francis rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Bond (ranked 122 p4p, 103 weight class) and Billi Goat (ranked 22 p4p, 15 weight class). Billi Goat has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 31 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gunner Bond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Billi Goat!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goat digs a good hook to Bond's body.
Goat lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bond's sensitive parts.
Bond slips a jab from Goat.
Goat lands with a cross.
Billi Goat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goat is looking to chop away at Bond's legs.
Bond staying out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Bond tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goat avoids a kick to the body.
Goat ducks under a wild hook from Bond.
Goat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bond checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bond fires out a quick counter leg kick but Goat just manages to avoid it.
Goat swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bond counters by clinching up.
Goat lands a hook that snaps the head of Bond backwards.
Bond misses with a body punch.
Bond lands a right hand that snaps the head of Goat backwards.
Goat working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond lands a body shot in the clinch.
Goat pushes Bond back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goat lands a shoulder strike.
Bond misses with a punch on the inside.
Goat lands a nice uppercut.
Goat blocks a body shot from Bond.
Goat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goat can't break the clinch.
Bond has a couple of punches blocked by Goat.
A right hand to the body from Goat.
Goat manages to break the clinch.
Bond closes the distance but Goat moves to the side
and Goat counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bond closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Goat throws a looping overhand right but Bond ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Bond misses its intended target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bond manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond wants to clinch up but Goat keeps it at a distance.
Bond throws a solid leg kick but Goat takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bond.
Goat doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bond ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goat moves away.
Goat scores with a sloppy right hand. Bond should have avoided that one.
Goat lands a high kick!
Goat has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bond is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Goat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bond.
Goat scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bond doesn't seem bothered though.
Bond keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goat.
Bond sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Goat throws a front kick aimed at Bond's knee but Bond avoids it well.
Bond is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bond takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Goat clobbers Bond with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Goat connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bond. Bond circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goat tests Bond's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Goat checks a leg kick.
Goat was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Goat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goat throws a body shot but no joy.
Goat scores with a sloppy right hand. Bond should have avoided that one.
Goat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bond takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Goat throws a looping overhand right but Bond ducks down to avoid it.
Goat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bond. That did some damage!
Goat misses with a body shot.
A low kick from Bond is predictable there
and Goat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Goat ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Bond as he checks the leg kick.
Bond gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Goat counters with a stiff right hand.
Bond thows a body kick. Goat tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bond misses with a low kick.
Goat replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bond blocks it well.
Bond throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Goat lands a jab to the nose.
Goat looks to throw the jab but Bond is out of range.
Bond slips a jab from Goat.
A jab lands there for Bond.
Goat lands with an uppercut that bounces Bond off the cage and back into range.
Goat throws a sloppy head kick and Bond moves out of range easily.
Bond fires out a quick counter leg kick but Goat just manages to avoid it.
Bond scores with a jab to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Bond.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billi Goat dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bond misses with a straight left.
Bond misses with a hook.
Goat throws a sloppy head kick and Bond moves out of range easily.
Goat throws a big shot that misses.
Goat misses with a wild body shot.
Bond takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Goat throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crunch! Goat slams his shin into Bond's torso.
Goat thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bond wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Goat.
Goat scores with a kick to the midsection.
Goat is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bond.
Bond tries to clinch up but Goat circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Goat misses its intended target.
Goat does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bond throwing a counter right hand but Goat manages to avoid it.
Goat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Bond wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Goat with a jab.
Goat throws a body shot but no joy.
Goat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bond sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Billi Goat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bond tries to clinch up
and Goat counters with a low kick, right behind Bond 's knee.
Goat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bond.
Bond fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bond throws a looping overhand right but Goat ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goat scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bond in his tracks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Goat!
Goat buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Goat takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Goat lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Goat has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Goat there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Goat. Beautiful body shot.
Goat works Bond's body with a nice hook.
Goat ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've been told by Bond's head coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Goat misses with a wild body shot.
Bond half committed to a counter leg kick.
Goat listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bond wants to clinch up but Goat keeps it at a distance.
Goat tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bond is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bond misses the shot to the body.
Bond bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bond throws a front kick aimed at Goat's knee but Goat avoids it well.
Bond throws the kick towards the body but Goat avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Bond blocks the low kick.
Bond seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Goat tries to bum rush Bond with a series of wild strikes but Bond uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bond gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Goat.
Goat scores with a jab.
Bond throws an overhand right that lands on Goat's shoulder, as Goat tries to avoid the shot.
Goat connects with a right hand. Bond shakes it off.
Bond gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Goat misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bond fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goat manages to avoid it.
Bond blocks a head kick by Goat.
Bond misses with a looping left.
Bond looks to land a right hand but Goat moved out of range.
Goat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Goat throws the left hand but Bond avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goat misses with an uppercut. Bond saw that one coming.
Goat missing with a left hand there. Bond was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bond throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Goat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Goat is looking to land body kicks.
Goat scoring well with a low kick there.
Bond goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bond tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goat doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billi Goat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Goat throws a jab but it's blocked by Bond.
Bond takes one to the side of the head.
Goat feints and then cracks Bond's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bond down.
Bond tries to clinch but Goat is having none of it.
Goat with a jab.
Goat throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bond takes one on the button.
Bond pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Goat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bond tries to clinch up but Goat circles away and keeps his distance.
Bond uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goat.
Goat misses with an attempted mid kick.
Goat lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goat throws a sloppy head kick
and Bond counters with a nice uppercut.
Bond misses with a body punch
and Goat counters with a good low kick that Bond was not able to check.
Goat attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bond misses with a body shot.
Bond blocks a leg kick.
Bond tried to counter with a leg kick but Goat avoided it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Goat fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bond swings for the body but Goat moves out of range.
Bond is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Goat lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Goat moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Goat wants to slow Bond down by chopping away at his legs.
Goat throws a big shot that misses.
Goat lands with a hook. Bond tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bond looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond tries to clinch but Goat moves out of range.
Good shot there by Goat.
Goat connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bond cracks Goat with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bond uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goat.
Bond lands a nice leg kick that just misses Goat's sensitive parts.
Bond delivers a nice body kick.
Bond throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Goat to counter with a crisp jab.
Goat throws an off balance right hand
and Bond counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A nice leg kick from Goat, right into the meat of the thigh.
Goat throws a low kick but Bond moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goat connects with the punch.
Bond walks forward, straight into a front kick from Goat.
Bond connects with a leg kick.
Bond steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goat.
Goat looks to land a body kick but Bond moved away.
Bond misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bond thuds his shin into the meat of Goat's side.
Bond throws a big shot that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Bond blocks the leg kick.
Goat looks for the body kick but Bond saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Bond misses the target.
Goat is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Goat misses.
Bond wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bond takes a swing at Goat's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Bond.
Bond throws a low kick but Goat moves out of range easily.
Goat looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Goat throws a good cross that connects.
Goat lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bond's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goat cracks Bond with an open hand slap.
Goat looks to score with a jab to the body but Bond is just out of range.
Bond misses the shot to the body.
Bond is looking to score with low kicks.
A right-left combo lands from Goat.
Gunner Bond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goat gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bond counters with a left to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billi Goat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Goat has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billi Goat!
A relieved looking Billi Goat thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anabolic Asteroid (ranked 433 p4p, 85 weight class) and Richard Mesquita (ranked 48 p4p, 10 weight class). Asteroid comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. 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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39
156
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32
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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 37 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anabolic Asteroid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Mesquita!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mesquita takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mesquita is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Asteroid's half guard.
Asteroid is looking to get back to is feet but Mesquita passes into side control.
Asteroid is not content to let Mesquita control the position.
Asteroid is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mesquita has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Mesquita misses with the ground and pound.
Mesquita landing a few strikes.
Mesquita tries to move into full mount but can't pass Asteroid's legs.
Asteroid wants to get back to his feet.
Asteroid is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Mesquita throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Mesquita is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Asteroid is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mesquita landing a few strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Asteroid is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mesquita has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Mesquita is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Asteroid has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mesquita is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Asteroid is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mesquita prevents Asteroid from escaping the position.
Asteroid knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mesquita on the ground.
Mesquita working the head with strikes.
Mesquita lands a few punches from side control.
Asteroid tries to escape but Mesquita is in control.
Mesquita looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Asteroid is avoiding damage well.
Mesquita has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Asteroid!
Asteroid wants to try and get back to his feet.
Asteroid is squirming around, avoiding Mesquita's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is landing with some decent strikes but Asteroid is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Asteroid is in a horrible position here. Mesquita smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mesquita working Asteroid over with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asteroid is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mesquita working for a guillotine from mount but Asteroid is in no mood to give up.
Asteroid is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Mesquita looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Asteroid is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Asteroid has left one of his arms exposed and Mesquita doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Asteroid screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richard Mesquita!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryder Young (ranked 130 p4p, 83 weight class) and Tyrone Graves (ranked 10 p4p, 8 weight class). Young's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Of Monsters and Men - Destroyer. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryder Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Graves!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young swings for the body but Graves moves out of range.
Graves raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Graves misses with a kick to the body.
Young lands a nice looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Graves.
Young throws a hook but Graves blocks it.
Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graves was well out of range. Poor timing from Young.
Graves throws a lazy right hand but Young sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Graves connects with a crisp jab.
A big left from Young misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young cracks Graves with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
 It looks like Tyrone Graves has been cut.
Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graves manages to avoid it.
Young is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Graves.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graves.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Graves! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Young's head backwards.
Graves on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ryder Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young throws a hook to the side of Graves's head but Graves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Graves instigates a clinch.
Graves creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Young's defenses.
Young is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Graves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Young blocks a body shot from Graves.
Graves comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Ryder Young has been cut.
A shot in the inside from Graves.
Graves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Young looking to slow down the pace here.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Graves avoids the damage to the body.
I was talking to Young's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee is keeping an eye on Graves - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Graves - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Graves content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Young blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Graves.
Graves scores with a shoulder strike.
Graves lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Graves managing to block the knees to the body from Young.
Young struggles to land a body shot inside as Graves controls his hands.
Graves content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Graves digs a right hand underneath Young's ribcage. Young let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Graves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Graves lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Graves is pushing Young up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Young blocking some punches.
Young blocks an elbow strike.
Graves throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Young.
Graves throws an elbow but it misses.
Graves lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Graves has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Young seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Graves can turn it around.
Graves gets through Young's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Graves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Graves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Graves.
Young being controlled against the cage.
Graves tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves works on Young's body with a couple of short punches.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves works on Young's body with a couple of short punches.
Young is breathing heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Graves.
Graves gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Graves lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Young's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Graves lands with a left to the head.
Graves stalling.
Graves lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ryder Young's cut is getting worse.
Graves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Graves lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Graves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Graves throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Youngs head.
Graves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graves lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Graves dominated that 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!
Young rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Graves counters with a nice right hand that sends Young toppling to the canvas! Young scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Graves finish him?!
Graves knocks out Young with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Graves before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Graves picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyrone Graves!
After winning the bout, Tyrone Graves thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Ryder Young stepped up to the mic, saying 'I don’t know mate. Someone said the pub was this way but I don’t see a fucking bar, do you?'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Kiely (ranked 28 p4p, 58 weight class) and Alexey Markov (ranked 3 p4p, 6 weight class). Kiely comes into the arena with Swan Song blaring out of the sound system. Alexey Markov 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harrison Kiely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexey Markov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Markov throws a poor cross that misses
and Kiely counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kiely uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Markov.
Markov misses with a right hand
enabling Kiely to counter with a crisp jab.
Markov loads up on a big right hand but Kiely slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markov misses with a right hand
and Kiely counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Markov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kiely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markov throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Kiely to counter with a crisp jab.
Kiely on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Markov misses with a looping right.
It looked like Kiely wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kiely slips under a jab from Markov.
Markov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kiely counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Markov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kiely looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markov jabs Kiely to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Markov. Kiely does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Kiely misses the target.
Markov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kiely.
Kiely was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Markov swings for the body but Kiely moves out of range.
Markov misses with a shot to the body
and Kiely makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely throws a right hand that misses
and Markov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kiely blocks a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Kiely misses the target.
Markov throws a lazy right hand but Kiely sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kiely uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Markov.
Kiely looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Markov looks to land a combination but Kiely avoids it well.
It looked like Kiely wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Markov misses with a body shot.
Markov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Markov misses with a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kiely slips under a jab from Markov.
Kiely was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Markov misses with an uppercut. Kiely saw that one coming.
Kiely swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Markov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Markov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Markov misses with the combination.
Alexey Markov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Markov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Kiely on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markov misses with a looping right.
Kiely was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Markov throws a lazy uppercut
and Markov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markov misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Kiely on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Markov throws a looping overhand right but Kiely ducks down to avoid it.
Markov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Markov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Markov misses with a hook.
Kiely is looking to counter punch.
Markov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kiely throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Markov misses with an uppercut
and Kiely counters with a straight right hand.
Kiely is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kiely's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kiely duly obliges.
Markov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Markov misses with a left hand
and Kiely counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Markov keeping full guard, as Kiely tries to pass.
Markov wants to stand up but Kiely is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely wants to pass the guard but Markov is keeping the position.
Kiely passes Markov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kiely tries to pass to full mount but Markov defends it.
Kiely stops Markov from getting back to his feet.
Kiely is keen to just control but Markov is a slippery customer.
Kiely tries to pass to full mount but Markov defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kiely wants to take a breather but Markov is having none of it.
Kiely is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Markov tries to kick Kiely off but Kiely keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Markov is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kiely keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Markov scores with a body shot.
Alexey Markov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Markov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kiely half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harrison Kiely dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kiely misses the shot to the body.
Markov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Markov throws a body shot but no joy.
Kiely feinted with a counter takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Markov misses the target.
Kiely changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Markov. Kiely does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kiely was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiely looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Markov misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Markov misses
and Kiely counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Markov misses with a hook.
Alexey Markov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Markov fails to land with a series of punches.
Kiely staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiely moves away.
It looked like Kiely was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Markov.
Kiely blocks a jab.
Kiely appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Markov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kiely.
Markov takes a swing at Kiely's ribcage but misses.
Kiely feinted with a counter takedown.
Markov throws a looping overhand right but Kiely ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markov cracks Kiely with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Markov fails to land with a series of punches.
Markov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Markov lands with a hook. Kiely tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Markov scores with a sloppy right hand. Kiely should have avoided that one.
It looks like Harrison Kiely has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markov lands a two punch combo.
Markov throws a right hand that misses
and Kiely counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kiely takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kiely slips a jab from Markov.
Kiely swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Markov throws a hook but Kiely avoids it easily.
As Markov looks to move away, Kiely throws a big counter combo but Markov just gets out of the way.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexey Markov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Markov 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexey Markov!
A victorious Alexey Markov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Harrison Kiely stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fix'.
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