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SYN 1144 Harris vs. Susi PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Norman Boma (ranked 2178 p4p, 3699 weight class) and Christ Benoit (ranked 276 p4p, 433 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Boma might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Drowning Pool - Bodies. Benoit comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Amazing Grace kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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 23 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Norman Boma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Christ Benoit!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benoit misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Boma counters with a big head kick but Benoit shrugs it off.
Boma avoids the head kick by Benoit.
Boma ducks under a wild hook from Benoit.
Boma ducks under a wild hook from Benoit.
Benoit throws a lazy right hand but Boma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boma appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Benoit misses with an uppercut. Boma saw that one coming.
Boma 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.
Boma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benoit.
Boma is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Benoit.
Good standup being displayed there by Boma as he connects with a hook.
Boma throws a jab but it's blocked by Benoit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit throws an off balance right hand
and Boma counters with a crisp right hand that drops Benoit! Boma lets Benoit back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Benoit is rocked!
 It looks like Christ Benoit has been cut.
Benoit throws an off balance right hand
and Boma rattles Benoit with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Benoit tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Boma dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Benoit stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Norman Boma!
After winning the bout, Norman Boma thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Pugsley (ranked 2404 p4p, 1656 weight class) and James King (ranked 211 p4p, 147 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Dangerous knees
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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 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arthur Pugsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 29 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, James King!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pugsley takes the fight into the clinch.
Pugsley blocks a body shot from King.
Nice body punch from King - that landed with a thud.
A knee to the head by Pugsley.
King works on Pugsley's body with a couple of short punches.
King lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
King misses with a knee strike.
King working aggressively here.
King missing with knees to the body.
Pugsley pulls guard successfully.
King avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
King is looking to work some ground and pound but Pugsley has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pugsley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pugsley working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because King has passed into half guard!
King content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pugsley is staying active underneath King, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
King controlling the action here.
Pugsley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. King is working away from the top position though.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pugsley looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and King pushes past his half guard into mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King looking to control but Pugsley is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
King controlling the position easily from mount.
Pugsley is looking to improve his position but King isn't that keen on the idea.
King avoids the attempt from Pugsley to control.
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.
King can't control as he wanted to and Pugsley manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
King trying to control from half guard but Pugsley is working away.
Pugsley might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
King is thwarting Pugsley's attempts to control the position.
King looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
King defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pugsley.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
King is looking to chop away at Pugsley's legs.
Pugsley closes the distance and clinches up with King, looking for a takedown. Pugsley pushes King against the cage but King circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James King dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
King throws out a loose jab but Pugsley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pugsley half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pugsley wants to clinch.
Pugsley moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKing.
Pugsley closes the distance looking to clinch
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pugsley or perhaps it was just good defense by King, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pugsley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with King but King pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pugsley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from King.
King misses with a looping right.
Pugsley is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pugsley walks into a straight right hand from King.
Pugsley blocks a head kick by King.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pugsley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
James King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pugsley manages to get an easy takedown there - catching King on his heels. He'll look to pass King's guard now, I'm sure.
Pugsley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
King has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pugsley is one step ahead there.
Pugsley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
King utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as King holds on and takes a little breather.
Pugsley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of King's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is trying to control the position but Pugsley postures up.
King controlling Pugsley's posture.
Pugsley wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
Pugsley stands up over King, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pugsley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. King is keeping the position for now.
King wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pugsley postures up in King's guard and throws a big left but King blocks it.
Pugsley trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A jab lands there for King.
Pugsley moves into the clinch successfully.
Pugsley slows down the pace here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pugsley pulls guard effortlessly.
King trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Pugsley manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James King will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pugsley fails with an attempt to clinch.
King misses with an uppercut.
King lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pugsley's sensitive parts.
A head kick by King misses
and Pugsley counters with a single leg into guard. King didn't expect that.
King has his feet on Pugsley's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
Pugsley blocks a jab.
Pugsley ducks right into an uppercut from King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pugsley blocks a head kick by King.
King throws an overhand right that lands on Pugsley's shoulder, as Pugsley tries to avoid the shot.
King throws a head kick that half lands.
James King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pugsley walks into a jab.
Pugsley tries to clinch but King is having none of it.
King looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pugsley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pugsley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with King but King pushes him off and we're back to square one.
King throws a poor cross that misses
and Pugsley counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pugsley looking to pass the guard.
Pugsley wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
Arthur Pugsley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James King is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pugsley with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King keeping full guard, as Pugsley tries to pass.
Pugsley trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
Pugsley throws a strike but King rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pugsley looking for a sweep. Not yet Pugsley, not yet.
Pugsley has his foot on King's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. King works his way back into a safe position though.
Pugsley looking for subs off his back but King has passed one foot through into half guard.
King content to control rather than advance.
Arthur Pugsley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pugsley is trying to get back to full guard.
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.
King tries to pass to full mount but Pugsley defends it.
Pugsley is trying to get back to full guard.
King is taking a breather. Pugsley says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pugsley misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
James King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got King winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James King!
Our winner, James King, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Dawkins (ranked 1042 p4p, 1250 weight class) and Iso Paa (ranked 140 p4p, 170 weight class). Dawkins comes into the arena with Hawaii Five-O blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Iso Paa enters the cage!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danny Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iso Paa!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paa cracks Dawkins with a good jab.
Paa thumps Dawkins with a low kick.
Paa misses with a looping right.
Dawkins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Paa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dawkins counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Paa trying to hold on to Dawkins's head to control him but Dawkins postures up.
Dawkins seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dawkins lands strikes from half guard.
Paa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dawkins pulls his head out easily.
Dawkins is looking to take a break and control but Paa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dawkins working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Paa taking some punishment here, with Dawkins in his half guard.
Paa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dawkins pulls his head out easily.
Paa tries to get to full guard but Dawkins has control of the leg.
Dawkins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dawkins is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dawkins trying to control from half guard but Paa is working away.
Dawkins passes to full mount!
Dawkins connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Paa is in a horrible position here. Dawkins smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins punishing his opponent with strikes.
Paa tries to reverse the position but Dawkins maintains control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawkins with a couple of short strikes.
Dawkins with the ground and pound from mount.
Dawkins putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dawkins landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dawkins is landing with some decent strikes but Paa is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dawkins landing punches.
Paa is rocked!
Dawkins connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Paa is still in real trouble! Can Dawkins finish him?
Paa felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Dawkins lands a big shot to the head and Paa winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Danny Dawkins!
Our winner, Danny Dawkins, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Egor Kuznecov (ranked 676 p4p, 1480 weight class) and Malig Mferi (ranked 33 p4p, 69 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Egor Kuznecov has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Egor Kuznecov seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Egor Kuznecov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Malig Mferi!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuznecov misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Mferi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kuznecov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mferi ducks right into an uppercut from Kuznecov.
Kuznecov throws a hook to the side of Mferi's head but Mferi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuznecov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mferi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuznecov.
Kuznecov clinches.
Good body shot from Kuznecov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznecov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mferi is trying to force a seperation but Kuznecov has the dominant position.
Kuznecov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kuznecov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kuznecov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mferi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznecov throws a body punch but Mferi moves out of range.
Mferi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kuznecov fails with the takedown.
Kuznecov tries to clinch up but Mferi circles away and keeps his distance.
It seemed like Mferi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kuznecov connects with the punch.
Kuznecov throws a body punch but Mferi moves out of range.
Mferi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuznecov.
Kuznecov lands a glancing blow to the side of Mferi's head.
Kuznecov throws a lazy right hand but Mferi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mferi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuznecov throws out the jab.
It seemed like Mferi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznecov looks to land a right hand but Mferi moved out of range.
Mferi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kuznecov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mferi, pushing him back against the cage.
Kuznecov lands a left hand.
Kuznecov stalls.
Kuznecov tries to throw a body punch but Mferi avoids it by throwing Kuznecov back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kuznecov tries to stall but Mferi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kuznecov has Mferi pressed against the cage, preventing Mferi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kuznecov tries to stall but Mferi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A bit of stalling here from Kuznecov.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Egor Kuznecov.
Donk. Kuznecov catches Mferi right on the button with a cross.
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!
Mferi slips a straight right by Kuznecov.
Mferi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Kuznecov misses.
Kuznecov dives in and grabs Mferi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mferi pushes down on Kuznecov's head and hops out.
A little jabbing left from Mferi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Kuznecov.
Mferi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A slow jab from Kuznecov misses its intended target.
Kuznecov misses with a body shot.
Mferi slips a jab from Kuznecov.
Mferi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Malig Mferi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuznecov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mferi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Kuznecov.
Nice sprawl there from Mferi as Kuznecov shoots in.
It seemed like Mferi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Egor Kuznecov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuznecov misses with a combination
and Mferi counters with a straight right hand.
Kuznecov gets a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuznecov lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Kuznecov.
Kuznecov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuznecov leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuznecov.
Mferi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Kuznecov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Egor Kuznecov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kuznecov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kuznecov misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mferi! But no joy.
Kuznecov lands a jab to Mferi's midsection.
Kuznecov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mferi throws out a counter right but Kuznecov avoids it with no problem.
Mferi slips a jab from Kuznecov.
Mferi throws out a counter right but Kuznecov avoids it with no problem.
A swing and a miss from Kuznecov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznecov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Kuznecov. That snapped Mferi's head back.
Mferi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Egor Kuznecov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznecov connects with the punch.
Kuznecov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuznecov throws a jab but it's blocked by Mferi.
Mferi throws out a counter right but Kuznecov avoids it with no problem.
Kuznecov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mferi.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mferi! But no joy.
Kuznecov looks to land a right hand but Mferi moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuznecov misses the target.
A slow jab from Kuznecov misses its intended target.
Kuznecov instigates a clinch.
Kuznecov lands a nice uppercut.
Kuznecov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mferi's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznecov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mferi is keeping busy.
Kuznecov struggles to land a body shot inside as Mferi controls his hands.
Kuznecov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mferi can do to turn this around?
Kuznecov tries to throw a body punch but Mferi avoids it by throwing Kuznecov back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Kuznecov.
Mferi manages to break the clinch.
Kuznecov moves in looking to clinch but Mferi pushes him off.
Kuznecov throws out a loose jab but Mferi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mferi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuznecov.
Kuznecov throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Mferi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kuznecov throws a shot from downtown. Mferi moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Mferi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kuznecov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mferi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznecov tests Mferi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kuznecov misses with a left hand
and Kuznecov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kuznecov has Mferi up against the cage in a clinch.
Kuznecov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mferi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuznecov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mferis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mferi stuffs the takedown attempt from Kuznecov. Kuznecov gets slowly back to his feet.
Mferi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kuznecov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mferi pinned against the cage. Mferi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mferi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznecov misses with an uppercut
enabling Mferi to counter with a crisp jab.
Mferi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kuznecov lands a left and a right that send Mferi crashing to the mat, dazed. Kuznecov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuznecov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kuznecov lands a lovely overhand right.
Mferi is rocked!
Kuznecov tries to clinch but Mferi moves out of range.
Mferi is still on wobbly legs! Can Kuznecov finish him?
Kuznecov gets the takedown into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Egor Kuznecov dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Kuznecov tries to clinch up.
Mferi seems to have recovered his senses.
Mferi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mferi 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.
Kuznecov throws a hook to the side of Mferi's head but Mferi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mferi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kuznecov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mferi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mferi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kuznecov cracks Mferi with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Mferi looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kuznecov finish him?
Mferi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mferi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuznecov misses the target.
Kuznecov lands a lovely overhand right.
Egor Kuznecov is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuznecov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mferi manages to avoid it.
Mferi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznecov looks to land a right hand but Mferi moved out of range.
Mferi moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Mferi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Mferi.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mferi! But no joy.
Kuznecov misses with an uppercut.
Kuznecov tries to clinch up.
Kuznecov drops Mferi with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Mferi! Kuznecov dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Egor Kuznecov!
A relieved looking Egor Kuznecov 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Harakka (ranked 488 p4p, 363 weight class) and Natsu Dragneel (ranked 66 p4p, 48 weight class). Dragneel has chosen Come the Fire Dragon as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustav Harakka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Natsu Dragneel!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Harakka.
Harakka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harakka digs a good body shot into Dragneel's ribs.
Harakka throws a jab but it's blocked by Dragneel.
Dragneel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harakka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice jab there from Harakka.
Dragneel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dragneel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dragneel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dragneel swings for the body but Harakka moves out of range.
Harakka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A big right from Harakka misses.
Harakka takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harakka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harakka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harakka walks into a left hand.
Dragneel throws a jab when Harakka was well out of range.
Dragneel throws a body punch but Harakka moves out of range.
Harakka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dragneel.
Gustav Harakka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Harakka.
Dragneel throws a hook but Harakka blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harakka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harakka is looking to land body kicks.
Dragneel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harakka throws out a leg kick but Dragneel moves out of range and Harakka only half commits.
Harakka has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Harakka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dragneel steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Harakka. That one must have hurt.
Dragneel takes one to the side of the head.
Dragneel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harakka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dragneel lands with a kick to the temple. Harakka shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dragneel connects with a solid leg kick.
Dragneel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harakka.
Harakka misses with a straight right.
Harakka shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Harakka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dragneel misses with a double jab.
Dragneel throws a jab when Harakka was well out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harakka throws a shot from downtown. Dragneel moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dragneel! But no joy.
Dragneel misses with a jab to the body
letting Harakka counter with a right hand.
Harakka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel lands a nice shot to the body.
Harakka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dragneel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harakka misses with a body kick.
Dragneel is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harakka, as that shot connected.
Harakka looks to land a left hand but Dragneel moved out of range nicely.
Harakka defending well as Dragneel loads up on a big left hand.
Harakka throws a wild body kick that Dragneel sees coming a mile off.
Dragneel appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Harakka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice body kick from Harakka.
A left lands for Harakka.
Dragneel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Harakka throws a shot to the body.
Dragneel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Harakka misses the shot to the body.
Harakka avoids the head kick by Dragneel.
Dragneel throws the left hand but Harakka avoids the punch easily.
Dragneel misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harakka's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harakka.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harakka.
Harakka slips a jab from Dragneel.
Harakka scores with a kick to the body.
Dragneel defending well as Harakka loads up on a big left hand.
Dragneel avoids a kick to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dragneel! But no joy.
Dragneel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as Harakka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Harakka scores with a spinning back kick!
Harakka connects with a crisp jab.
Dragneel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harakka's hands.
Harakka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dragneel was well out of range. Poor timing from Harakka.
Dragneel is looking to land body kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Harakka.
Dragneel walks into a straight right hand from Harakka.
Harakka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dragneel's sensitive parts.
Harakka throws a looping overhand right but Dragneel ducks down to avoid it.
Dragneel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Harakka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harakka feints and then cracks Dragneel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dragneel down.
Harakka ducks under a wild hook from Dragneel.
A good leg kick by Harakka.
Harakka takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harakka is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dragneel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dragneel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harakka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dragneel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Harakka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dragneel doesn't seem bothered though.
Dragneel moves out of range of the body kick.
Dragneel walks into a stiff left hand from Harakka.
Harakka lands a body shot.
Dragneel clinches up with Harakka and pushes him back against the cage.
Dragneel keeps control of Harakka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dragneel blocks a body shot from Harakka.
Dragneel scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harakka breaks from the clinch.
Harakka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dragneel appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dragneel tries to move into range but Harakka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Harakka throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dragneel looks for the body kick but Harakka saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Harakka dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dragneel, as that shot connected.
Harakka slips under a jab from Dragneel.
Harakka cracks Dragneel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Harakka avoids the body shot from Dragneel.
Harakka throws an overhand right that lands on Dragneel's shoulder, as Dragneel tries to avoid the shot.
Dragneel appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A big right from Dragneel misses.
Dragneel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harakka.
Dragneel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harakka on the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Harakka. That snapped Dragneel's head back.
Harakka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harakka scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dragneel in his tracks.
Dragneel looks to throw the jab but Harakka is out of range.
Harakka was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dragneel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dragneel moves out of range of the body kick.
Dragneel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dragneel throws a solid leg kick but Harakka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dragneel.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dragneel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harakka's head.
Harakka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Dragneel.
Harakka is looking to chop away at Dragneel's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragneel throws a poor cross that misses
and Harakka counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Harakka tries to land a front kick but Dragneel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A slow jab from Dragneel misses its intended target.
Harakka lands a jab to the nose.
Dragneel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dragneel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dragneel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dragneel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dragneel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harakka moves away.
Harakka dips to his left and cracks Dragneel with an uppercut!
Harakka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harakka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dragneel.
Dragneel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dragneel misses with a body kick.
Harakka scores with a leg kick.
Dragneel throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harakka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dragneel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harakka walks into a stiff left hand from Dragneel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel throws a lazy uppercut
and Harakka counters with a good, hard body kick but Dragneel shrugs it off.
Dragneel lands a slapping body shot.
Harakka lands with a hook. Dragneel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dragneel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dragneel misses with a hook. Harakka ducked under it nicely.
Harakka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dragneel throws a fast counter high kick but Harakka manages to duck under it in time.
Dragneel has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Harakka.
Dragneel drops his hands momentarily and Harakka takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dragneel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dragneel checks a leg kick.
Harakka ducks under a wild hook from Dragneel.
Decent striking displayed by Harakka there.
Harakka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dragneel.
Good work by Harakka as he checks the leg kick.
Harakka lands a jab to the head.
Dragneel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dragneel misses with a low kick as Harakka jumps back.
Dragneel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Harakka cracks Dragneel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Harakka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel looks to land a right hand but Harakka moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Harakka misses the target.
Nice cross by Harakka.
Nice uppercut there from Harakka.
An inside leg kick lands from Harakka.
Harakka checks a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Harakka.
Harakka fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dragneel checks it well.
Harakka moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDragneel.
Harakka moves out of range of the strikes.
Harakka throws out a powerful jab.
Harakka lands with an uppercut that bounces Dragneel off the cage and back into range.
Dragneel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Harakka throws a lazy uppercut
letting Dragneel counter with a right hand.
Harakka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dragneel throws a right hand that misses
and Harakka counters with a crisp hook to the side of 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!
Harakka scores with a nice right hand.
Harakka checks a leg kick nicely.
Harakka scores with a jab to the head.
Dragneel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harakka moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harakka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harakka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Harakka throws a leg kick
and Dragneel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dragneel moves out of range of the leg kick from Harakka.
Harakka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dragneel can do to turn this around?
Harakka looks to score with a jab to the body but Dragneel is just out of range.
Dragneel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Harakka throws the kick towards the body but Dragneel avoids it.
Dragneel scores with a jab to the body.
Harakka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harakka with the inside leg kick.
Harakka misses with an uppercut. Dragneel saw that one coming.
Dragneel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Harakka missing with a left hand there. Dragneel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dragneel cracks Harakka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dragneel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dragneel scores with a decent looking hook.
Harakka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dragneel. Harakka does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Harakka dominated that second round.
That's time! Harakka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Harakka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dragneel moves away.
Harakka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheers as Dragneel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harakka doesn't seem phased though.
Dragneel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dragneel wants to clinch
and Harakka counters with a straight right hand.
Harakka bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harakka tests Dragneel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harakka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harakka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dragneel momentarily.
Dragneel lands a jab to the nose.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harakka.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragneel is looking to slow Harakka down with leg kicks.
Dragneel connects with a leg kick.
Dragneel throws a sloppy head kick and Harakka moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Harakka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Harakka is looking to counter punch.
Dragneel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harakka connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dragneel scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Dragneel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harakka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dragneel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harakka misses with a low kick.
Dragneel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harakka.
Harakka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dragneel.
Harakka looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A big left from Dragneel misses.
Dragneel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harakka finds it's way round the side to connect with Dragneel's head.
Gustav Harakka is winning the standup battle so far.
Harakka scores with a shot to the body.
Dragneel staying out of range there.
Dragneel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harakka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dragneel misses with a head kick.
Dragneel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dragneel thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Harakka wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dragneel blocks the body kick.
Harakka throws out a powerful jab.
Dragneel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragneel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dragneel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harakka looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dragneel tries to score with a low kick but Harakka moves his leg out of the way.
Dragneel walks into a straight right hand from Harakka.
Dragneel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harakka misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Harakka. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harakka.
Harakka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dragneel doesn't seem bothered though.
Dragneel jabs at Harakka's body.
Harakka looks to land a body kick but Dragneel moved away.
Dragneel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harakka.
Harakka takes a swing at Dragneel's ribcage but misses.
Dragneel moves out of range as Harakka throws a body kick.
A leg kick checked by Dragneel.
Nice uppercut lands for Dragneel. That snapped Harakka's head back.
Dragneel misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Dragneel misses
and Harakka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harakka lands a leg kick that knocks Dragneel off balance momentarily.
Dragneel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dragneel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harakka.
Dragneel staying out of range there.
Dragneel checks a leg kick.
Harakka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dragneel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Natsu Dragneel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harakka connects with a jab.
A big left from Harakka misses.
Dragneel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dragneel lands a head kick. Harakka smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dragneel throws a lazy right hand but Harakka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harakka sizes up Dragneel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragneel lands with a good body shot.
Dragneel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harakka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dragneel misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harakka just misses with a punch to the body.
Dragneel throws a body punch but Harakka moves out of range.
Dragneel misses with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harakka.
Harakka ducks under a wild hook from Dragneel.
Dragneel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dragneel throws a body punch but Harakka moves out of range.
A low kick lands for Dragneel.
Harakka moves away from the strike by Dragneel.
Harakka throws a quick counter kick to the body but Dragneel avoids it.
Harakka tries to land a leg kick but Dragneel saw it coming and moves away.
Dragneel appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dragneel jabs Harakka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harakka misses with a looping left.
Harakka slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dragneel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dragneel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Harakka scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harakka looks to land a body kick but Dragneel moved away.
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 Gustav Harakka.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harakka, 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustav Harakka!
A victorious Gustav Harakka thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Worf Mogh (ranked 190 p4p, 289 weight class) and Vishis Vourture (ranked 16 p4p, 25 weight class). Mogh comes to the cage accompanied by Pantera - Use My Third Arm. Worf Mogh 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Worf Mogh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vishis Vourture!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vourture misses with a hook
and Mogh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vourture tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mogh was well out of range. Poor timing from Vourture.
Mogh has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The House Of Pain in the buildup to the fight.
Vourture throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mogh counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Mogh.
Mogh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vourture scores with a hook to the body. Mogh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vourture misses with a wild combination.
Vourture displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mogh throws out the jab.
Mogh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Mogh misses.
Vourture fails to land with a series of punches.
Mogh half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mogh scores with a jab to the body.
Vourture scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mogh has his takedown stuffed
and Vourture counters with a nice body shot.
Vourture throws a leg kick
and Mogh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vourture on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vourture connects with a leg kick.
Vishis Vourture is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vourture throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vourture lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mogh's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vourture misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vourture showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mogh.
Mogh connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mogh slips a jab from Vourture.
Mogh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mogh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mogh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mogh has his takedown stuffed
and Vourture counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Worf Mogh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mogh throws a shot to the body.
Vourture takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vourture throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vourture throws a leg kick which misses Mogh's front leg but catches the back leg as Mogh tries to avoid it.
Mogh moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vourture will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vourture misses with a straight right.
Mogh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mogh sizes up Vourture with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mogh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Mogh misses the target.
Vourture tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mogh lands a glancing blow to the side of Vourture's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vourture throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vourture tries to land a leg kick but Mogh saw it coming and moves away.
Vourture throws a lazy body kick
and Mogh counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Vourture is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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 Worf Mogh will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mogh slips a straight right by Vourture.
Mogh fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Mogh 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vourture. That's going to slow Mogh down.
Vourture throws a series of punches but Mogh moves out of range.
Vourture misses with a right hand
and Mogh counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Vourture!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vourture is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Vourture is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mogh working the ground and pound but Vourture is defending the strikes.
Mogh trying to control the action but Vourture is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vourture is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The strikes coming from Mogh are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Vourture is trying to buck Mogh off.
Mogh trying to control the position but Vourture is working away.
Vourture gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Mogh trying to control but Vourture is having none of it.
Vourture is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Mogh lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vourture hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mogh lands a nice shot to the head.
Vourture bucks Mogh off and manages to get back to his feet!
Vourture dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mogh. That did some damage!
Mogh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mogh won't allow Vourture to get back to his feet.
Mogh postures up in Vourture's guard and throws a big left but Vourture blocks it.
Mogh won't allow Vourture to get back to his feet.
Mogh is stalling in the full guard.
Vourture wants to stand and escape but Mogh is having none of it.
Mogh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vourture's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mogh postures up in Vourture's guard and throws a big left but Vourture blocks it.
Vourture really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mogh. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mogh is working Vourture over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mogh has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vourture keeping moving, preventing Mogh from controlling successfully.
Mogh lands a couple of digs.
Vourture is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mogh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vourture is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mogh is controlling him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vourture tries to bum rush Mogh with a series of wild strikes but Mogh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mogh throws a series of punches but Vourture moves out of range.
Mogh throws a big shot that misses.
Vourture throws a counter combo.
Vourture throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mogh moves away from the strike by Vourture.
Mogh blocks a low kick nicely.
Vourture throws a leg kick
and Mogh counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vourture won't be happy with that.
Mogh trying to control the action but Vourture is working from the bottom.
Mogh landing strikes.
Mogh prevents Vourture from escaping the position.
Worf Mogh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mogh scoring with punches and elbows.
Vourture is rocked!
Mogh is chipping away with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Worf Mogh dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mogh drops Vourture with a huge uppercut! Vourture drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Mogh is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Worf Mogh!
An out of breath Worf Mogh thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darrell Darkins (ranked 611 p4p, 609 weight class) and Alexander Rozhkov (ranked 84 p4p, 83 weight class). Darkins's entrance music is Throne. A fine choice. Alexander Rozhkov 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Darrell Darkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Rozhkov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darkins misses with a body shot.
Rozhkov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Darkins defends it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darkins. Rozhkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rozhkov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Darkins throws a body punch but Rozhkov moves out of range.
Rozhkov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darkins.
Rozhkov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Darkins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darkins is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on Darkins's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Darkins is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at KO MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Darkins is looking to reverse the position.
Darkins is not content to let Rozhkov control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkins gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Darkins trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozhkov prevents Darkins from improving his position.
Rozhkov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Darkins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rozhkov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Darkins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rozhkov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rozhkov is thwarting Darkins's attempts to control the position.
Darkins tries to get to full guard but Rozhkov has control of the leg.
Rozhkov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Darkins might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rozhkov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Darkins is pressing down on Rozhkov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rozhkov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rozhkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Darkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rozhkov throwing strikes from guard but Darkins blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rozhkov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Darkins keeping moving, preventing Rozhkov from controlling successfully.
Rozhkov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rozhkov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rozhkov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Darkins is keeping the position for now.
Darkins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Darkins pulls Rozhkov in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rozhkov postures up in Darkins's guard and throws a big left but Darkins blocks it.
Darkins has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rozhkov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Darkins looking for a sweep. Not yet Darkins, not yet.
Rozhkov chips away with some ground and pound.
Darkins seems keen to control Rozhkov's posture.
Rozhkov trying to control but Darkins is working from the bottom.
Darkins is trying to keep Rozhkov in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rozhkov sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rozhkov lands a couple of elbows.
Rozhkov with a nice head shot there.
Darkins wants to sweep but no luck.
Darkins is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darkins is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rozhkov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Darkins has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Rozhkov doesn't defend quickly enough and Darkins has managed to lock this one up! Can Rozhkov escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Darkins on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Darrell Darkins!
During a confident post fight interview, Darrell Darkins 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Gord Ryan (ranked 70 p4p, 179 weight class) and Jones Anderson (ranked 9 p4p, 24 weight class). Ryan comes to the cage accompanied by Rusty Cage. Jones Anderson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gord Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jones Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryan.
We've been informed that Anderson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Anderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson pushes Ryan away with a front kick.
Anderson closes the distance and pushes Ryan back into the cage.
Anderson prevents Ryan from breaking the clinch.
Anderson lands an elbow inside.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Ryan avoids the damage to the body.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Ryan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ryan manages to break the clinch.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Ryan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Anderson misses with a hook. Ryan ducked under it nicely.
Anderson with a nice calf kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Anderson works the jab nicely.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Ryan slips the punch.
Jones Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anderson.
Anderson misses with a shot to the body
and Ryan counters with a nice right hand that sends Anderson toppling to the canvas! Anderson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ryan finish him?!
It looks like Jones Anderson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Ryan ducks down to avoid it.
Anderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ryan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Anderson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ryan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Anderson lands with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ryan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anderson.
Anderson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Ryan.
Anderson lands with a hook. Ryan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Anderson misses with a right hand
and Ryan counters with a crisp right hand that drops Anderson! Ryan lets Anderson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Anderson is rocked!
Anderson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anderson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Ryan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scoring well with a low kick there.
Anderson misses with a body punch
and Ryan counters with a nice right hand that sends Anderson toppling to the canvas! Anderson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ryan finish him?!
Anderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Ryan finish him?
That has opened up Jones Anderson's cut even more.
The fighters circle momentarily. Anderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Anderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ryan counters with a crisp right hand that drops Anderson! Ryan lets Anderson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Ryan misses its target.
Anderson with a nice calf kick.
Anderson seems to have recovered his senses.
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The cut above Jones Anderson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Anderson throws out a leg kick but Ryan moves out of range and Anderson only half commits.
Anderson connects with the punch.
Anderson connects with a body shot that sends Ryan's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ryan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ryan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anderson can pounce on him.
Anderson gets a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Anderson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ryan's brow.
Ryan is trying to push Anderson away but Anderson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ryan tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Ryan tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Ryan back against the cage.
Ryan avoids the elbow strike from Anderson, against the cage.
Ryan misses with some punches.
Ryan tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Ryan back against the cage.
Anderson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryan tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Gord Ryan has been cut.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ryan scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
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 Gord Ryan will probably get the nod.
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!
Anderson lands a jab to the head.
Ryan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson throws an off balance right hand
and Ryan counters with a straight right hand.
Gord Ryan is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson lands a jab to Ryan's midsection.
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Ryan counters with a left to the body.
Anderson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ryan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson throws a leg kick
and Ryan counters with a big left hand that crumples Anderson! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gord Ryan!
After winning the bout, Gord Ryan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 85 p4p, 251 weight class) and Sandor Klegane (ranked 16 p4p, 39 weight class). Drago comes to the cage accompanied by Drago Theme. Klegane comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hells bells kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sandor Klegane!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago throws a body punch but Klegane moves out of range.
Drago misses with a wild body shot.
Drago misses with an uppercut. Klegane saw that one coming.
Drago drops Klegane with a beautiful combination! Klegane stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Drago is looking for the KO!
It looks like Sandor Klegane has been cut.
Drago swings widly with a right hand
and Klegane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drago misses with the combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drago ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Klegane avoids the body shot from Drago.
Klegane rushes Drago and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to Drago's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Drago's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
BOOM! Drago lands a beautiful left hook that drops Klegane. Klegane tries to recover but Drago is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Klegane lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Drago!
Ivan Drago took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Furnace Performance 🔥 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Sandor Klegane spoke after the fight, saying 'Grrrr'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raven Harris (ranked 6 p4p, 126 weight class) and Kaarlo Susi (ranked 2 p4p, 18 weight class). Harris comes into the arena with The Assassin blaring out of the sound system. Kaarlo Susi acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raven Harris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Susi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
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.
Susi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harris.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Susi moves away and avoids it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Susi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harris checks it well.
Harris throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Susi misses with a right hand
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Susi misses its intended target.
Harris lands a leg kick that knocks Susi off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi avoids the body shot from Harris.
Harris takes a swing at Susi's ribcage but misses.
Harris sizes up Susi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Harris slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Susi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Susi throws a sloppy body shot
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Harris is predictable there
and Susi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Raven Harris has been cut.
Susi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Harris works Susi's body with a nice hook.
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Susi feints a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Harris misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Susi! But no joy.
Harris dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Susi. That did some damage!
Susi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Harris throws a sloppy body shot
and Susi counters with a right hand to the body.
Harris comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a head kick.
Harris scores with a hook to the body. Susi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A low kick from Harris misses
and Susi counters with a stiff right hand.
Harris throws a push kick but Susi slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris lands a slapping body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raven Harris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raven Harris's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Harris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Susi counters with a stiff right hand.
Susi cracks Harris with an open hand slap.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Susi can do to turn this around?
A head kick misses from Harris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Susi.
Harris swings widly with a right hand
and Harris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Susi misses
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Susi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris misses with a straight left.
Susi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Susi misses with a shot to the body
and Harris counters with a slapping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Susi does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Susi! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.
Susi throws an off balance right hand
and Harris counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Susi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Susi defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Susi throws a hook but Harris blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Harris misses the target.
Harris throws a leg kick but Susi moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris thows a leg kick but Susi checks it
and Susi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Harris's knee momentarily.
Susi moves out of range of the strikes.
Harris misses the jab.
Susi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Harris misses with a straight left.
Good shot there by Harris.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harris has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harris swings for the body but Susi moves out of range.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Susi tries a quick counter leg kick but Harris is wise to it.
Harris tries to land a front kick but Susi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harris lands with an uppercut that bounces Susi off the cage and back into range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raven Harris dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raven Harris's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Susi moves out of range easily.
Susi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Susi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Susi throws an off balance right hand
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Susi misses with a wild body shot.
Harris throws the left hand but Susi avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Susi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Susi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Harris misses.
Susi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Susi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi takes a jab right on the kisser.
A low kick from Susi is predictable there
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Susi misses
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
Harris catches Susi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Susi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi lands a big head kick that sends Harris tumbling to the mat! Susi takes a step backwards and waves Harris back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheers as Harris lands an impressive looking overhand right. Susi doesn't seem phased though.
Harris takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Susi! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi misses with a hook to the body
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
A leg kick checked by Susi.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Susi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Harris has got the better of the exchanges.
Susi misses with a body shot.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Susi is out of range.
It seemed like Susi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raven Harris clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Raven Harris's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Susi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Susi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harris. That did some damage!
Susi defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Susi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Susi throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Harris looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris throws a low kick but it's checked well by Susi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harris throws an off balance right hand
letting Susi counter with a right hand.
Raven Harris's cut is getting worse.
Susi looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
Harris tests Susi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harris misses with a left hand
and Susi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a head kick but Susi moves out of range.
Susi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Susi.
A slow jab from Susi misses its intended target.
Susi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Susi tries a quick counter leg kick but Harris is wise to it.
Harris lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good standup being displayed there by Susi as he connects with a hook.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Susi blocks a leg kick.
Susi misses with a right hand
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Harris catches Susi right on the button with a cross.
Susi moves out of range as Harris strikes.
Raven Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Harris loads up on a big right hand but Susi slips the punch.
Susi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Susi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harris darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raven Harris had his way with Kaarlo Susi in that round.
The cut man is working on Raven Harris's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Susi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harris.
Harris lands with an uppercut that bounces Susi off the cage and back into range.
Harris lands with a cross.
Susi slips a straight right by Harris.
Susi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Susi misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harris jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Harris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harris checks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Harris on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Susi throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kaarlo Susi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Susi.
Harris was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Susi.
Susi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Harris lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris looks to land a left hand but Susi moved out of range nicely.
Harris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Susi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harris throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab from Harris.
Harris throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harris misses with an attempted mid kick.
Raven Harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Susi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Harris. Susi shrugs it off though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raven Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harris has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 50:45
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:45
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raven Harris!
Raven Harris retains his light heavyweight title!
Raven Harris seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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