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The 408 - (205) R4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lamar Louis (ranked 25682 p4p, 4588 weight class) and Sid Pommier (ranked 547 p4p, 469 weight class). Louis comes to the ring accompanied by Bleach OST - BL_86. The crowd seem to be enjoying Pommier's choice of entrance music: Ayla. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lamar Louis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sid Pommier!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louis pushes Pommier up against the ropes in a clinch.
Pommier throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Louis blocks it with crossed arms.
Louis jumps guard but Pommier turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Pommier tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Louis fails to pull guard.
Pommier manages to break the clinch.
Louis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Louis dodges the punch combination from Pommier.
Pommier plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Good leg kick by Pommier.
Pommier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Louis.
Pommier swinging wildly here.
Lamar Louis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pommier takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pommier looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pommier fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pommier moves forwards but Louis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pommier misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pommier tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Louis is looking to counter punch.
Louis could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Pommier ducks under a wild hook from Louis.
Louis backing away here, and Pommier unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Louis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pommier checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pommier throws out a leg kick but Louis moves out of range and Pommier only half commits.
Pommier does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Louis throws a push kick but Pommier slaps the foot to one side.
Pommier throws a head kick that misses.
Louis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Louis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pommier.
Louis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pommier ducks under a wild hook from Louis.
Louis misses with a head kick.
Louis scores with a hook to the body. Pommier takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A swing and a miss from Louis.
Pommier checks a leg kick.
Louis misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pommier moves away.
Pommier throws a low kick but Louis moves out of range easily.
Pommier moves out of range as Louis strikes.
Louis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Pommier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Louis throws a leg kick but Pommier sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pommier cracks Louis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Louis throws a sloppy head kick and Pommier moves out of range easily.
Pommier now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Louis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pommier is able to avoid easily.
Louis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pommier.
Pommier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pommier was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Pommier takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Louis swings for the body but Pommier moves out of range.
Pommier lands a really nice looking cross but Louis seems unphased.
Pommier scores with a nice head shot.
 It looks like Lamar Louis has been cut.
Pommier throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Louis.
Louis looks to score with a jab to the body but Pommier is just out of range.
Pommier throws a fast counter high kick but Louis manages to duck under it in time.
Louis moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Louis throws a head kick but Pommier moves out of range.
Pommier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Louis throws a quick counter head kick but Pommier was just out of range.
Pommier misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pommier lands with a slapping head kick.
Pommier throws a nice inside leg kick.
Louis tests Pommier's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Louis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pommier wants the takedown. Louis is fighting it off but Pommier persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Louis's guard against the ropes.
Pommier is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Louis has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Pommier is looking to defend but Louis has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Pommier! Louis pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Pommier taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lamar Louis!
Lamar Louis decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Tierney (ranked 25661 p4p, 3012 weight class) and Akira Sato (ranked 573 p4p, 356 weight class). Akira Sato told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Tierney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akira Sato!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Sato.
Tierney misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sato connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Tyler Tierney has been cut.
Sato throws a right and a left that Tierney avoids nicely.
Tierney throws a hook but Sato avoids it easily.
Sato throws a big counter head kick but Tierney avoids it with no problem.
Sato throws a right hand that misses
and Tierney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tierney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sato.
Good standup being displayed there by Sato as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato throws a right hand that misses
and Tierney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sato lands with a right hand.
Sato misses with a wild combination.
Tierney swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sato looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tierney throws out the jab.
Tierney slips under a jab.
Tierney is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sato.
Sato lands a right hook to the body.
Tierney scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws a lazy right hand but Tierney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tierney was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tierney was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tierney feints a jab promting Sato to slip. Tierney then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sato slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've been told by Tierney's head coaches at Ironbound MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tierney ducks under a wild hook from Sato.
Sato feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tierneys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sato lands a nice looking body shot.
Sato moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sato throws a body shot but no joy.
Tierney is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws a shot from downtown. Tierney moves away and avoids it.
A punch combination from Tierney misses.
Tierney ducks under a wild hook from Sato.
Tierney is looking to counter punch.
Sato ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tierney swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice body punch from Sato.
Tierney takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato just misses with a punch to the body.
A quick step to the side and Tierney tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tierney on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tyler Tierney's cut is getting worse.
Sato throws a low kick but Tierney avoids it.
Tierney was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tierney misses with a hook. Sato ducked under it nicely.
Sato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tierney.
Sato throws a counter combo.
Sato throws a right hand that misses
and Tierney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Akira Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tierney blocks a head kick by Sato.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Tierney was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sato.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Sato dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Tierney'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.
Tierney scores with a punch to the head.
Sato slips under a jab from Tierney.
Sato swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tierney takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato misses with a hook.
Tierney on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato throws a hook to the side of Tierney's head but Tierney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tierney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sato.
Sato throws a jab but it's blocked by Tierney.
Tierney was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sato has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sato with a nice cross.
A head kick from Sato lands but Tierney takes it in his stride.
Tierney lands a glancing blow to the side of Sato's head.
Tierney takes one to the chin there.
Sato throws a lazy uppercut
and Tierney counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws a body shot but no joy.
Tierney takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tierney closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato misses with a looping left.
Sato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tierney.
Sato throws out a counter right but Tierney avoids it with no problem.
Tierney looks to land a left hand but Sato moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Sato misses.
Tierney is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tierney ducks under a wild hook from Sato.
Sato throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Tierney counter with a right hand.
Tierney slips a jab from Sato.
Tierney is looking to counter punch.
Tierney slips under a jab.
Tierney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sato sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tierney.
A counter left hand to the body from Tierney misses its target.
Sato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tierney.
Tierney swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato lands a nice shot to the body.
Sato throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tierney counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sato thinking.
Sato looks to land a left hand but Tierney moved out of range nicely.
Sato lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tierney at a distance.
Sato throws a nice looking combination but Tierney bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sato throws a lazy right hand but Tierney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab from Tierney.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tierney wants to clinch
enabling Sato to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Sato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tyler Tierney'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sato drops Tierney with a beautiful combination! Tierney stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sato is looking for the KO!
Tyler Tierney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sato misses with a body shot
and Tierney counters with a series of strikes. Sato will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tierney defending well as Sato loads up on a big left hand.
Tierney swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sato scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tierney doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tierney tries to clinch up but Sato circles away and keeps his distance.
Sato misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Tierney.
Sato ducks under a wild hook from Tierney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Sato there.
Sato throws an overhand right that lands on Tierney's shoulder, as Tierney tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Tierney misses the target.
Sato lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tierney at a distance.
Sato dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sato lands a left and a right that send Tierney crashing to the mat, dazed. Sato thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Tierney is rocked!
Tyler Tierney's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sato knocks out Tierney with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Sato before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Sato picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Akira Sato!
A very excited looking Akira Sato made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cal Ripken (ranked 4505 p4p, 4604 weight class) and Aggressive Merman (ranked 466 p4p, 470 weight class). Merman has chosen Under the Sea as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cal Ripken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aggressive Merman!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Watson and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripken clinches up with Merman and pushes him back against the ropes.
Ripken lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Merman blocks an uppercut.
Merman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Merman throws a head punch that misses.
Ripken misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ripken blocks an uppercut.
Ripken lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Merman tries to stall but Ripken uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ripken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Merman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Merman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Merman struggles to land a body shot inside as Ripken controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ripken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ripken blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ripken's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ripken gets through Merman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ripken lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripken doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ripken misses with a knee strike.
Merman tries to stall but Ripken uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Merman misses with a body punch.
Merman blocks an uppercut.
Ripken prevents a body shot from Merman.
Ripken scores with a shot to the side of Merman's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Merman.
Ripken definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ripken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Merman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Merman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Merman has a couple of punches blocked by Ripken.
Ripken lands a right hand that snaps the head of Merman backwards.
Ripken prevents a body shot from Merman.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripken blocks an uppercut.
Ripken has a couple of punches blocked by Merman.
A shot in the inside from Merman.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ripken working aggressively here.
Ripken lands a left hand.
Merman tries to work over Ripken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ripken scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ripken prevents a body shot from Merman.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ripken.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ripken creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ripken scores with a shot to the side of Merman's head.
Merman struggles to land a body shot inside as Ripken controls his hands.
Ripken lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Merman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Ripken as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripken tries to throw a body punch but Merman avoids it by throwing Ripken back against the ropes.
Ripken misses with a punch on the inside.
Merman struggles to land a body shot inside as Ripken controls his hands.
Ripken lands with a short shot to the head.
Ripken lands with a left to the head.
Ripken lands with a left to the head.
Ripken lands with a left to the head.
Merman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ripken lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ripken lands with a left to the head.
The referee calls for Merman to work.
Ripken throws a punch but it's blocked by Merman.
Merman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ripken doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripken prevents a body shot from Merman.
Ripken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Ripken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ripken lands with a right to the head.
Ripken lands a shoulder strike.
Merman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ripken has a couple of punches blocked by Merman.
A right handed body shot lands from Ripken.
Merman looks winded!
Ripken scores with a shot to the side of Merman's head.
Ripken lands a left hand that snaps the head of Merman backwards.
Merman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ripken has him pressed against the ropes.
Merman misses with a body punch.
Merman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Merman blocks an uppercut.
Merman misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cal Ripken dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Merman wants to get back to striking at distance but Ripken won't allow it.
Ripken misses with a punch to the body.
Ripken makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Ripken.
Merman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Merman has had enough of the clinch but Ripken keeps him there for the moment.
Ripken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Merman is working Ripken over against the ropes.
Ripken lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ripken is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Merman can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ripken lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
 Merman is rocked!
Ripken makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Merman is still on wobbly legs! Can Ripken finish him?
Ripken lands a big right hand that drops Merman! The killer instinct kicks in and Ripken finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Ripken!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cal Ripken!
The defeated Aggressive Merman had this to say: 'If only I had legs and not this damn flipper.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sandro Monteiro Da Costa (ranked 4423 p4p, 2264 weight class) and Turok Nanook (ranked 459 p4p, 287 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Sandro Monteiro Da Costa has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Sandro Monteiro Da Costa 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sandro Monteiro Da Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Turok Nanook!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Monteiro Da Costa. That's going to slow Nanook down.
Monteiro Da Costa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nanook is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Monteiro Da Costa with a body shot.
Monteiro Da Costa misses with a kick to the body
and Nanook cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Monteiro Da Costa throws a leg kick which misses Nanook's front leg but catches the back leg as Nanook tries to avoid it.
Monteiro Da Costa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nanook if he has to take too many more of those.
Monteiro Da Costa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nanook drops his hands momentarily and Monteiro Da Costa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Monteiro Da Costa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monteiro Da Costa throws a leg kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Nanook misses.
Monteiro Da Costa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Monteiro Da Costa delivers a nice body kick.
Monteiro Da Costa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteiro Da Costa misses with a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Nanook misses.
Monteiro Da Costa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nanook looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nanook takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Monteiro Da Costa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nanook tries to move into range but Monteiro Da Costa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Monteiro Da Costa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Monteiro Da Costa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Monteiro Da Costa scores with a leg kick.
Monteiro Da Costa gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Nanook cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nanook swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monteiro Da Costa is looking to counter with a body kick.
Monteiro Da Costa throws a leg kick but Nanook sees it coming and moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Nanook misses.
Nice shot lands for Monteiro Da Costa.
Monteiro Da Costa misses with a low kick.
Nanook takes a swing at Monteiro Da Costa's ribcage but misses.
That kick from Monteiro Da Costa tenderised Nanook's leg. Nanook is trying to keep his angry face on.
Monteiro Da Costa misses the jab.
Nanook throws out a counter right but Monteiro Da Costa avoids it with no problem.
Monteiro Da Costa scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick lands for Monteiro Da Costa.
Monteiro Da Costa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nanook's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monteiro Da Costa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Monteiro Da Costa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Monteiro Da Costa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nanook is out of range.
Nanook appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Monteiro Da Costa throws a leg kick which misses Nanook's front leg but catches the back leg as Nanook tries to avoid it.
Monteiro Da Costa is looking to land body kicks.
Nanook swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Monteiro Da Costa throws a leg kick which misses Nanook's front leg but catches the back leg as Nanook tries to avoid it.
Monteiro Da Costa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nanook looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nanook moves out of range of the body kick from Monteiro Da Costa.
Nanook is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Monteiro Da Costa with a body shot.
Monteiro Da Costa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Monteiro Da Costa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nanook swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nanook avoids a kick to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nanook! But no joy.
Nanook has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Monteiro Da Costa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nanook moves out of range of the body kick from Monteiro Da Costa.
Nanook appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Good leg kick by Monteiro Da Costa.
Monteiro Da Costa throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nanook counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Sandro Monteiro Da Costa has been cut.
A nice leg kick from Monteiro Da Costa, right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Monteiro Da Costa.
Monteiro Da Costa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sandro Monteiro Da Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monteiro Da Costa throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monteiro Da Costa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nanook counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Monteiro Da Costa tries to land a body kick
and Nanook counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Monteiro Da Costa thinking.
Nanook steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Monteiro Da Costa. That one must have hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sandro Monteiro Da Costa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sandro Monteiro Da Costa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Monteiro Da Costa misses with a kick to the body
and Nanook counters with a big uppercut that knocks Monteiro Da Costa off his feet! Nanook dives into side control looking to finish!
Monteiro Da Costa is rocked!
Nanook tries to stand but Monteiro Da Costa is controlling his head.
Monteiro Da Costa can't do much from the bottom here.
Nanook has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at League of Shadows MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Nanook wants to stand but Monteiro Da Costa is controlling his arm.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Monteiro Da Costa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Monteiro Da Costa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Monteiro Da Costa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Monteiro Da Costa looks for the body kick but Nanook saw that one coming.
Nanook throws a counter combo.
Nanook's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nanook on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Monteiro Da Costa. Monteiro Da Costa obviously looking to wear him down.
Monteiro Da Costa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nanook doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nanook on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slapping leg kick lands for Monteiro Da Costa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monteiro Da Costa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nanook throws out a counter right but Monteiro Da Costa avoids it with no problem.
Monteiro Da Costa tries to clinch but Nanook is having none of it.
Nanook on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Good work by Nanook as he checks the leg kick.
Monteiro Da Costa with the inside leg kick.
Nanook walks forward, straight into a front kick from Monteiro Da Costa.
Nanook moves out of range as Monteiro Da Costa throws a body kick.
Nanook appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Monteiro Da Costa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nanook steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Monteiro Da Costa. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nanook keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monteiro Da Costa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nanook moves out of range as Monteiro Da Costa throws a body kick.
Nanook swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Monteiro Da Costa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nanook scores with a body shot.
That kick from Monteiro Da Costa tenderised Nanook's leg. Nanook is trying to keep his angry face on.
Monteiro Da Costa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Nanook to counter with a crisp jab.
Nanook throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Monteiro Da Costa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Monteiro Da Costa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good leg kick by Monteiro Da Costa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nanook on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
An inside leg kick from Monteiro Da Costa misses.
Nanook appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A low kick from Monteiro Da Costa is predictable there
and Nanook cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nanook avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nanook throws a counter combo.
Monteiro Da Costa throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Monteiro Da Costa.
Monteiro Da Costa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nanook counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nanook takes a jab right on the kisser.
Monteiro Da Costa throws a leg kick but Nanook checks it.
It seemed like Nanook was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Monteiro Da Costa connects with a right hand. Nanook shakes it off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sandro Monteiro Da Costa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sandro Monteiro Da Costa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Monteiro Da Costa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nanook is able to avoid easily.
Nanook now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Monteiro Da Costa looks to throw the jab but Nanook is out of range.
It seemed like Nanook was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Monteiro Da Costa throws a low kick but Nanook avoids it.
Nanook looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Monteiro Da Costa thuds his shin into the meat of Nanook's side.
Monteiro Da Costa throws a lazy body kick
and Nanook counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Monteiro Da Costa throws a leg kick which misses Nanook's front leg but catches the back leg as Nanook tries to avoid it.
Monteiro Da Costa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Monteiro Da Costa.
Nanook on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Monteiro Da Costa. Monteiro Da Costa obviously looking to wear him down.
Monteiro Da Costa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteiro Da Costa thuds his shin into the meat of Nanook's side.
Monteiro Da Costa motions for Nanook to come forward. Monteiro Da Costa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nanook is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Monteiro Da Costa with a body shot.
Monteiro Da Costa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Monteiro Da Costa tries to work over Nanook's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Monteiro Da Costa has a couple of punches blocked by Nanook.
Nanook misses with a body punch.
Nanook jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Monteiro Da Costa walks away with a smile on his face. Nanook gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nanook sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Monteiro Da Costa throws a leg kick but Nanook sees it coming and moves out of range.
Monteiro Da Costa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nanook checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Monteiro Da Costa wants to slow Nanook down by chopping away at his legs.
Turok Nanook has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monteiro Da Costa with the inside leg kick.
Monteiro Da Costa throws a low kick but Nanook avoids it.
Monteiro Da Costa cracks Nanook with a right hand to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick from Monteiro Da Costa, right into the meat of the thigh.
Monteiro Da Costa throws a lazy body kick
letting Nanook counter with a right hand.
Monteiro Da Costa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nanook can do to turn this around?
A slapping leg kick lands for Monteiro Da Costa.
Monteiro Da Costa is looking to slow Nanook down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monteiro Da Costa is looking to clinch but Nanook is avoiding it.
Monteiro Da Costa tries a low kick but Nanook avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Nanook on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Monteiro Da Costa thows a body kick. Nanook tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monteiro Da Costa looks to throw a body kick
and Nanook counters with a left to the body.
Monteiro Da Costa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nanook tries to keep at a distance but Monteiro Da Costa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nanook escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Monteiro Da Costa throws a body kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Nanook misses.
Monteiro Da Costa connects with a solid leg kick.
Nanook misses with a looping right.
As Nanook backs away, Monteiro Da Costa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sandro Monteiro Da Costa is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Monteiro Da Costa. That's going to slow Nanook down.
Nanook keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nanook lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nanook steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Monteiro Da Costa. That one must have hurt.
Monteiro Da Costa tries to clinch
and Nanook cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Monteiro Da Costa misses with a hook
and Monteiro Da Costa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Monteiro Da Costa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Monteiro Da Costa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monteiro Da Costa closes the distance but Nanook moves to the side
and Nanook counters with a straight that turns Monteiro Da Costa's legs to rubber! Nanook pushes forward with more strikes and Monteiro Da Costa goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Turok Nanook!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jetstream Sam (ranked 2857 p4p, 4130 weight class) and Hawk Williamson (ranked 340 p4p, 446 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jetstream Sam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hawk Williamson!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Chris Dean and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sam takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Williamson lands with a good body shot.
Williamson throws the left hand but Sam avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Sam. That snapped Williamson's head back.
Williamson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sam has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sam there as he acknowledges the shot.
Williamson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Williamson throws a hook to the side of Sam's head but Sam sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williamson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williamson throws a right hand that misses
and Sam counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Williamson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson is trying to keep Sam in close.
Williamson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sam throws a big right hand that misses.
Sam postures up in Williamson's guard and throws a big left but Williamson blocks it.
Williamson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sam. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sam trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williamson is trying to control the position but Sam postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sam slips a straight right by Williamson.
Sam tries to counter by clinching up but Williamson breaks away and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williamson.
It looked like Sam wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Williamson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sam misses with an uppercut
letting Williamson counter with a right hand.
Williamson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sam needs to keep his hands up - Williamson had a free shot at his head there.
Sam moves out of range of the strikes.
Sam keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williamson.
Williamson with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Williamson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson misses with an uppercut
and Sam counters with a shoot takedown. Williamson fights it but they end up in guard.
Sam postures up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Williamson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sam.
Williamson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sam with a nice head shot there.
Williamson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sam.
Williamson pulls Sam in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson has momentary wrist control but Sam slips an elbow through the middle.
Sam throwing strikes but missing.
Sam with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sam in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Williamson is trying to control the position but Sam postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sam 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.
Williamson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sam.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Williamson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hawk Williamson dominated that round.
That's time! Sam's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sam swings widly with a right hand
and Williamson counters with a left and a right that stings Sam.
Williamson digs a good body shot into Sam's ribs.
Some wild striking there from Williamson.
Sam uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williamson.
A big left from Williamson misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williamson looks to land a right hand but Sam moved out of range.
Sam attempts a counter takedown but Williamson avoids it well and moves away.
Nice shot by Williamson.
Sam keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williamson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Williamson.
Williamson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sam looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Williamson takes a swing at Sam's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Sam on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Williamson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sam takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Williamson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sam throws out the jab.
Williamson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Williamson misses with a looping right.
Williamson cracks Sam with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson misses the shot to the body.
Sam takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sam uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williamson.
Williamson cracks Sam with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sam rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sam takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hawk Williamson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williamson throws a shot from downtown. Sam moves away and avoids it.
Sam tries to counter by clinching up but Williamson breaks away and moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sam.
Williamson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sam takes one on the button.
Williamson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson jabs at Sam's body.
Sam on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Williamson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williamson misses the jab.
Sam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williamson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sam has time to react.
Williamson lands an overhand right.
Sam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Williamson. That snapped Sam's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson jabs Sam right on the nose. Sam blinks but takes it well.
Williamson punishes Sam's body with a nice straight punch.
Williamson lands a nice hook to Sam's body. Sam takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williamson just misses with a punch to the body.
Sam swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sam walks into a jab.
Williamson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Williamson lands a jab to the nose.
Williamson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sam ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sam tries to counter by clinching up but Williamson breaks away and moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hawk Williamson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sam closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jetstream Sam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williamson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sam at a distance.
Williamson lands a nice shot to the body.
Sam bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sam tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Williamson manages to circle out of the way.
Williamson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sam swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Williamson misses.
Sam was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williamson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williamson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Williamson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Williamson stuns Sam with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson throws a lazy right hand but Sam sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sam seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sam takes one to the side of the head.
Williamson throws a hook but Sam blocks it.
Sam tries to counter by clinching up but Williamson breaks away and moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Williamson!
Williamson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sam is just out of range.
Sam appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Williamson misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Sam to counter with a crisp jab.
Williamson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sam sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sam feinted with a counter takedown.
The crowd cheers as Williamson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sam doesn't seem phased though.
Williamson misses with an uppercut. Sam saw that one coming.
Sam drops down looking for a counter takedown but Williamson sprawls and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Williamson.
A shot to the liver by Williamson. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williamson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Williamson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sam.
A little feinted left hand from Sam on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Williamson throws a good cross that connects.
Sam looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Williamson throws an overhand right that lands on Sam's shoulder, as Sam tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Sam misses the target.
Sam walks into a straight right hand from Williamson.
Hawk Williamson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Williamson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sam manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson dips to his left and cracks Sam with an uppercut!
Williamson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sam steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williamson.
Sam was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Williamson swings for the body but Sam moves out of range.
Sam drops down looking for a counter takedown but Williamson sprawls and moves away.
Williamson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williamson cracks Sam with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Williamson misses with a looping left.
Sam is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Williamson.
Sam looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Williamson.
Williamson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sam dips to his left and cracks Williamson with an uppercut!
Williamson with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williamson misses with a looping left.
Sam rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Williamson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sam looks to clinch
letting Williamson counter with a right hand.
Sam slips a straight right by Williamson.
Sam is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sam missing with a left hand there. Williamson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hawk Williamson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Williamson 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 26:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hawk Williamson!
Our winner, Hawk Williamson, 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 Masato Nakamura (ranked 3002 p4p, 2668 weight class) and Bruno Eriksson (ranked 355 p4p, 328 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Masato Nakamura has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Masato Nakamura 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Masato Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruno Eriksson!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eriksson throws a nice looking combination but Nakamura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Eriksson misses with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nakamura.
Eriksson scores with a shot to the body.
Eriksson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Eriksson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nakamura misses with a straight left.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nakamura.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakamura. Eriksson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Eriksson misses.
Nakamura thumps Eriksson with a low kick.
Nakamura lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakamura throws a lazy right hand but Eriksson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nakamura defending well as Eriksson loads up on a big left hand.
Eriksson throws a series of punches but Nakamura avoids them all with ease.
Nakamura lands a leg kick that knocks Eriksson off balance momentarily.
Nakamura takes a swing at Eriksson's ribcage but misses.
Nakamura connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Eriksson throws a lazy uppercut
and Nakamura counters with an inside leg kick.
Eriksson tries to bum rush Nakamura with a series of wild strikes but Nakamura uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nakamura avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura misses with a hook. Eriksson ducked under it nicely.
Nakamura throws a head kick that half lands.
Eriksson throws a hook to the side of Nakamura's head but Nakamura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nakamura throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nice straight punches there by Eriksson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Eriksson.
Nakamura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eriksson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nakamura's hands.
Eriksson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Eriksson is rocked!
Eriksson ducks into an uppercut from Nakamura and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Masato Nakamura!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matias Fialkowska (ranked 3093 p4p, 3448 weight class) and Delroy Nova (ranked 368 p4p, 397 weight class). Fialkowska comes into the arena with The Dragonborn Cometh blaring out of the sound system. Delroy Nova 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Matias Fialkowska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Delroy Nova!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Donatello Bradman and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fialkowska swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fialkowska misses with a wild combination.
Nova tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fialkowska paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nova moves into the clinch successfully.
Nova misses with some punches.
Fialkowska blocks an uppercut.
Nova tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nova lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fialkowska or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fialkowska wants to stall.
Fialkowska controlling the action here for a moment.
Fialkowska blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nova makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Nova.
Fialkowska is breathing heavily.
Nova misses with a body punch.
Nova misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nova misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Nova on the inside.
Fialkowska blocks an uppercut.
Fialkowska blocks a body shot from Nova.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fialkowska.
Fialkowska blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nova.
Nova looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nova throws a punch but it's blocked by Fialkowska.
Nova scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nova digs a right hand underneath Fialkowska's ribcage. Fialkowska let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fialkowska wants to break free but Nova has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Nova - that landed with a thud.
Fialkowska blocks a body shot from Nova.
Nova's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fialkowska prevents a body shot from Nova.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nova swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fialkowska takes a shot to the head.
Nova fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nova misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fialkowska can't break the clinch.
Nova fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nova is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Nova pushes Fialkowska back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nova misses with some punches.
Fialkowska lands an elbow that stopped Nova in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nova.
Nova lands a shoulder strike.
Nova lands a left hand.
Nova lands a nice shot to the body.
Nova is working Fialkowska over against the ropes.
Nova struggles to land a body shot inside as Fialkowska controls his hands.
Nova lands with a left to the head.
Nova lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nova tries to throw a body punch but Fialkowska avoids it by throwing Nova back against the ropes.
A short left from Nova.
Fialkowska fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Nova.
Fialkowska is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nova prevents Fialkowska from breaking the clinch.
Nova tries to throw a body punch but Fialkowska avoids it by throwing Nova back against the ropes.
Nova misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fialkowska blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nova is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fialkowska is keeping busy.
Nova can't find room to land a body shot as Fialkowska controls the action.
Nova lands a right hand.
Nova avoids a wild elbow strike from Fialkowska.
Fialkowska blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nova misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Nova fails to land.
Nova pushes Fialkowska back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nova can't find room to land a body shot as Fialkowska controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Delroy Nova dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Nova measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Fialkowska! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Delroy Nova!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heera Ghuruwa (ranked 2527 p4p, 2280 weight class) and Phillip Phillips (ranked 316 p4p, 288 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Heera Ghuruwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phillip Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghuruwa throws a looping overhand right but Phillips ducks down to avoid it.
Ghuruwa lands a jab to the nose.
Phillips throws a leg kick which misses Ghuruwa's front leg but catches the back leg as Ghuruwa tries to avoid it.
Ghuruwa throws a jab but it's blocked by Phillips.
Some bone on bone action there as Phillips checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Phillips. That's going to slow Ghuruwa down.
Ghuruwa tries a head kick but it misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ghuruwa moves out of range of the body kick from Phillips.
A jab from Ghuruwa misses.
Ghuruwa lunges at Phillips with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Phillips's hand.
Ghuruwa scores with a nice strike.
Ghuruwa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Phillips tries to land a front kick but Ghuruwa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Phillips wants to slow Ghuruwa down by chopping away at his legs.
Phillips has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Phillips lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phillips looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Phillips walks into a straight right hand from Ghuruwa.
Ghuruwa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phillips throws a push kick but Ghuruwa slaps the foot to one side.
Phillips throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Phillips lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ghuruwa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Phillips struggles to land a body shot inside as Ghuruwa controls his hands.
Ghuruwa tries to land knees in the clinch but Phillips avoids the damage to the body.
Phillips has a couple of punches blocked by Ghuruwa.
Phillips is looking to control Ghuruwa's arms but Ghuruwa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Phillips has his back to the ropes.
Phillips has had enough of the clinch but Ghuruwa keeps him there for the moment.
Phillips misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ghuruwa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ghuruwa blocks an uppercut.
Phillips misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phillips.
Ghuruwa prevents a body shot from Phillips.
Phillips misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ghuruwa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Phillips!
Ghuruwa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Phillips has time to react.
A nice leg kick lands there from Phillips.
Ghuruwa moves out of range of the body kick from Phillips.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghuruwa throws a head kick but Phillips moves out of range.
Phillips is looking to chop away at Ghuruwa's legs.
Phillips lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phillips misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ghuruwa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Phillips checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick misses from Ghuruwa.
An inside leg kick lands from Phillips.
Ghuruwa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ghuruwa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Heera Ghuruwa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ghuruwa throws a big shot that misses.
Phillips throws a wild body kick that Ghuruwa sees coming a mile off.
Phillips misses with an attempted mid kick.
Phillips misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Ghuruwa.
Phillips with a poor takedown
and Ghuruwa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Phillips takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ghuruwa blocks the body kick.
Ghuruwa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
I was talking to Ghuruwa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ghuruwa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phillips misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ghuruwa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Phillips misses with a punch to the body.
Phillips blocking some punches.
Phillips misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ghuruwa lands a body shot.
Phillips misses with the head strike.
A short left from Ghuruwa.
Phillips tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phillips lands with a right to the head.
Ghuruwa working aggressively here.
Ghuruwa scores with a hook to the body.
Ghuruwa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phillips's elbow.
Phillips tries a body shot but Ghuruwa blocks it.
Ghuruwa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phillips misses with a punch on the inside.
Phillips misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ghuruwa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Phillips.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips can't find room to land a body shot as Ghuruwa controls the action.
Ghuruwa breaks the clinch.
Ghuruwa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Phillips if he has to take too many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phillips slips under a jab from Ghuruwa.
Ghuruwa clinches.
Ghuruwa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ghuruwa blocking some punches.
Ghuruwa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ghuruwa prevents a body shot from Phillips.
Ghuruwa lands with a left to the head.
Ghuruwa prevents a body shot from Phillips.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ghuruwa.
Phillips misses with a body punch.
Phillips tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ghuruwa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phillips fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phillips tries to work over Ghuruwa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ghuruwa lands a right hand.
Phillips misses with a punch on the inside.
Ghuruwa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Phillips backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Heera Ghuruwa dominated that round.
That's time! Ghuruwa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ghuruwa clinches up against the ropes.
Ghuruwa blocking some punches.
Phillips misses with a punch on the inside.
Phillips lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ghuruwa manages to break the clinch.
Phillips moves away from the strike by Ghuruwa.
Phillips throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Phillips moves out of range of the body kick from Ghuruwa.
Phillips takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A low kick from Ghuruwa misses
and Phillips counters with a body kick that stops Ghuruwa in his tracks momentarily.
Phillips misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ghuruwa tests Phillips's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Phillips lands a front kick.
Ghuruwa blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phillips takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Phillips walks into a jab.
Phillips throws a nice head kick!
Ghuruwa will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Phillips avoids the head kick by Ghuruwa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghuruwa throws a hook but Phillips blocks it.
Ghuruwa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Phillips can do to turn this around?
Phillips throws a head kick but Ghuruwa moves out of range.
Ghuruwa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Phillips uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ghuruwa.
Ghuruwa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Phillips thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ghuruwa if he has to take too many more of those.
Phillips lands with a nice body kick.
Ghuruwa connects with a right hand. Phillips shakes it off.
Phillip Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phillips thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ghuruwa if he has to take too many more of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ghuruwa throws a right hand that misses
and Phillips counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ghuruwa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Phillips won't allow Ghuruwa to sweep him here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phillips connects with a couple of short punches.
Ghuruwa lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ghuruwa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ghuruwa throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Phillips thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Phillips wants to sweep here but Ghuruwa controlling him for the moment.
Phillips keeping moving, preventing Ghuruwa from controlling successfully.
Ghuruwa scoring with some ground and pound.
Ghuruwa stands up over Phillips, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Phillips throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ghuruwa preventing the sweep.
Ghuruwa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghuruwa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ghuruwa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Phillips utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ghuruwa 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.
Phillips will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Ghuruwa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Phillips trying to control the position.
Ghuruwa trying to control but Phillips is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Phillips takes a jab right on the kisser.
A swing and a miss from Ghuruwa.
Phillips scores with a kick to the body.
Ghuruwa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ghuruwa takes a swing at Phillips's ribcage but misses.
And Phillips responds with a good body kick, but Ghuruwa manages to step out the way in time.
Phillips goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ghuruwa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid body kick from Phillips.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghuruwa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phillips.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Phillips - that will leave a mark!
Ghuruwa scores with a nice right hand.
Ghuruwa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phillips keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ghuruwa.
Phillips closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Phillips lands in his opponent's guard.
Phillips postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Phillips landing with the ground and pound.
Ghuruwa working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Phillips has passed into half guard!
Phillips lands with a punch from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phillip Phillips showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ghuruwa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ghuruwa throws a hook to the side of Phillips's head but Phillips sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phillips chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ghuruwa can pounce on him.
Ghuruwa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Ghuruwa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Phillips takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Phillips fails to land.
Phillips tries a body shot but Ghuruwa blocks it.
Phillips goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ghuruwa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phillips blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ghuruwa can't find room to land a body shot as Phillips controls the action.
A short right from Phillips on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Ghuruwa.
Ghuruwa is pressed up against the ropes. Phillips has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ghuruwa down to the mat. Ghuruwa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghuruwa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ghuruwa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Phillips can pounce on him.
Phillips misses with a body kick.
A solid body kick from Phillips.
Phillips with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ghuruwa throws an off balance right hand
and Phillips counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Phillips thuds his shin into the meat of Ghuruwa's side.
A big right from Ghuruwa misses.
Phillips plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Phillips misses with a body kick.
Phillips turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Ghuruwa.
Phillips takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ghuruwa misses the jab.
Phillips only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Phillips buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ghuruwa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Phillips fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ghuruwa checks it well.
Phillips walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ghuruwa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Phillips misses with a body kick.
Phillips on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ghuruwa throws a looping overhand right but Phillips ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips slips under a jab from Ghuruwa.
Ghuruwa scores with a one two! Phillips had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ghuruwa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Phillips throws a wild body kick that Ghuruwa sees coming a mile off.
A little feinted left hand from Ghuruwa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ghuruwa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Phillips. Phillips obviously looking to wear him down.
Phillips misses with a kick to the body.
Phillips tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ghuruwa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Ghuruwa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Phillips doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ghuruwa lands with a short shot to the head.
Ghuruwa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ghuruwa blocking some punches.
Ghuruwa tries to work over Phillips's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phillips lands a nice uppercut.
Phillips misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phillips goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ghuruwa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phillips goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ghuruwa breaks from the clinch.
Phillips throws a front kick aimed at Ghuruwa's knee but Ghuruwa avoids it well.
Heera Ghuruwa is winning the standup battle so far.
Ghuruwa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Phillips takes a body punch but keeps moving.
An inside leg kick lands from Ghuruwa.
Ghuruwa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ghuruwa checks a leg kick.
Phillips checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Phillips darts in looking for a takedown but Ghuruwa gets double underhooks and turns Phillips into the ropes.
Ghuruwa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Heera Ghuruwa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phillip Phillips.
Phillips fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ghuruwa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Phillips looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ghuruwa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ghuruwa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ghuruwa moves out of range of the body kick.
It looked like Ghuruwa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Ghuruwa as he checks the leg kick.
Phillips connects with a solid leg kick.
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!
Ghuruwa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Phillips. Phillips obviously looking to wear him down.
Ghuruwa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phillips.
Ghuruwa digs a good hook to Phillips's body.
Phillips ducks under a wild hook from Ghuruwa.
A swing and a miss from Ghuruwa.
Phillips throws an overhand right that lands on Ghuruwa's shoulder, as Ghuruwa tries to avoid the shot.
Phillips throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Ghuruwa - just one landing.
Phillips pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ghuruwa checks a low kick from Phillips.
Ghuruwa moves out of range of the body kick.
Ghuruwa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ghuruwa misses with a looping right.
Ghuruwa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Phillips throws a front kick that sends Ghuruwa stumbling back into the ropes.
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 Heera Ghuruwa.
I think Ghuruwa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Heera Ghuruwa!
Heera Ghuruwa 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lamar Riggs (ranked 1903 p4p, 2385 weight class) and Alejandro Porro (ranked 247 p4p, 300 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lamar Riggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alejandro Porro!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Hugh Johnson and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riggs swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Porro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Riggs cracks a nice hook into Porro's ribs.
Riggs fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Porro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Porro takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Porro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Riggs holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Riggs tries to work over Porro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Porro on the inside.
Porro lands a shoulder strike.
Riggs tries to throw a body punch but Porro avoids it by throwing Riggs back against the ropes.
Porro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Porro misses with a body punch.
Riggs definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Porro lands with a light punch inside.
Riggs lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riggs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Riggs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Porro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Riggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Porro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Porro throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Porro lands a body punch.
Riggs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Riggs lands with a left to the head.
Riggs has a couple of punches blocked by Porro.
Porro misses with a punch to the body.
Riggs blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Riggs.
Porro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Riggs struggles to land a body shot inside as Porro controls his hands.
Porro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Riggs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Porro is looking to control Riggs's arms but Riggs gets an underhook and turns him. Now Porro has his back to the ropes.
Riggs working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Riggs fails to land.
Riggs can't find room to land a body shot as Porro controls the action.
Riggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Porro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Porro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Porro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Porro.
Riggs lands a nice uppercut.
Porro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Riggs can't find room to land a body shot as Porro controls the action.
Porro looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Porro lands a right hand.
Riggs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Riggs throws a head punch that misses.
Riggs misses with a punch to the body.
Riggs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Porro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Porro working aggressively here.
Riggs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Riggs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Riggs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Porro backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Porro.
Porro taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riggs.
Porro looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porro blocking some punches.
Riggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Riggs scores with a nice short uppercut.
Porro is working Riggs over against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Porro fails to land.
Riggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Porro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Riggs prevents a body shot from Porro.
Porro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Riggs scores with a hook to the body.
Porro gets through Riggs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Riggs misses with some punches.
Riggs throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Riggs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Riggs throws a head punch that misses.
Riggs struggles to land a body shot inside as Porro controls his hands.
Porro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riggs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Porro can't find room to land a body shot as Riggs controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Riggs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Porro.
Porro can't find room to land a body shot as Riggs controls the action.
Porro blocking some punches.
Porro blocks a body shot from Riggs.
Porro is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch on the inside from Porro fails to land.
Riggs can't find room to land a body shot as Porro controls the action.
Riggs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Riggs misses with some punches.
Riggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Riggs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Porro blocking some punches.
Riggs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Porro backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Porro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Porro.
Porro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Riggs is keeping busy.
Riggs digs a right hand into Porro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Porro's gas tank.
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 Lamar Riggs will probably get the nod.
That's time! Riggs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Riggs scores with a decent looking hook.
Riggs rushes Porro and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Riggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Porro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riggs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Riggs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Porro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Riggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lamar Riggs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hand to the body from Riggs.
Riggs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Riggs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Porro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riggs.
Riggs tries to throw a body punch but Porro avoids it by throwing Riggs back against the ropes.
Porro lands with a left to the head.
Porro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riggs misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Porro.
Riggs misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Riggs throws a punch but it's blocked by Porro.
Riggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Riggs.
Porro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Riggs or not.
Porro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Riggs pushes Porro back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riggs lands a body punch.
Porro is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Riggs blocks a body shot from Porro.
Riggs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Riggs scores with a nice hook to the head.
Riggs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Riggs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Porro can do to turn this around?
Riggs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Porros head.
Porro looking to slow down the pace here.
Porro prevents a body shot from Riggs.
Riggs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Riggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs digs a right hand into Porro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Porro's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Riggs scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riggs lands with a right to the head.
Riggs pushes Porro back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Riggs lands a body shot in the clinch.
Porro is breathing heavily.
Riggs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Riggs pushes Porro back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riggs.
Porro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Riggs.
Porro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Riggs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Porro misses with some punches.
Porro takes a shot to the head.
Porro is rocked!
Porro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Riggs is keeping busy.
Porro is still on wobbly legs! Can Riggs finish him?
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Porro seems to have recovered his senses.
Porro tries a body shot but Riggs blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porro throws a head punch that misses.
Porro can't find room to land a body shot as Riggs controls the action.
Good body shot from Riggs.
Riggs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short left from Riggs.
Porro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Riggs stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Riggs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Riggs lands with a short shot to the head.
Riggs lands an uppercut.
Riggs drops Porro onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Porro is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Porro.
Riggs lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Porro to his knees! Riggs keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lamar Riggs!
A very excited looking Lamar Riggs made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Herzog (ranked 2099 p4p, 1964 weight class) and Arwell Jones (ranked 267 p4p, 252 weight class). Jones has chosen Don't you forget about me - Simple Minds as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damien Herzog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Arwell Jones!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Topper Green and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herzog throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Herzog misses the target.
Jones drives through and clinches with Herzog against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Herzog prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Herzog.
Herzog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Herzog avoids it by throwing Jones back against the ropes.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Herzog backwards.
Herzog lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Herzog tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Herzog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Herzog tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Herzog tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones lands a right hand.
Herzog throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones digs a right hand into Herzog's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Herzog's gas tank.
Jones prevents a body shot from Herzog.
Herzog throws a head punch that misses.
Herzog breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Herzog seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herzog connects with a nice looking jab.
Herzog keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones tries to clinch but Herzog moves out of range.
Jones lands a jab.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Herzog misses the target.
Jones misses with a low kick as Herzog jumps back.
Herzog is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good shot there by Herzog.
Herzog misses with a wild body shot.
Herzog takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Herzog changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Arwell Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Herzog tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jones manages to circle out of the way.
Jones instigates a clinch.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Herzog misses with a hook from the clinch.
Herzog blocks an uppercut.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Herzog or not.
Jones misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones tries to work over Herzog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Herzog.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Herzog presses Jones against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herzog tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
Herzog blocks an uppercut.
Herzog misses with some punches.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Herzog blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Herzog blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Herzog controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arwell Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Herzog's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Herzog swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones rushes Herzog and presses him up against the ropes.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones is leaning against Herzog and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones presses Herzog against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Herzog throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Herzog avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Herzog throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Jones.
Herzog tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones tries to work over Herzog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Herzog misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Herzog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Herzog's elbow.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Herzog lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Herzog.
Herzog lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Herzog controls his hands.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Herzog controls his hands.
Herzog blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Herzog doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Herzog can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Herzog goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones pushes Herzog back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Herzog avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Good body shot from Jones.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Herzog avoids it.
Herzog on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herzog lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Herzog.
Jones presses Herzog against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones tries to work over Herzog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones tries a body shot but Herzog blocks it.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Herzog misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Herzog misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jones misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herzog misses with a punch on the inside.
Herzog lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Herzog throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones blocks a body shot from Herzog.
Herzog lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Herzog can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Jones works on Herzog's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arwell Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Herzog's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A jab from Jones misses.
It looked like Herzog wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Herzog just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Jones misses.
As Jones looks to move away, Herzog throws a big counter combo but Jones just gets out of the way.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Herzog counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Herzog takes one to the chin there.
Jones tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Herzog manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Herzog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Herzog counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Jones.
Jones thuds a left hand into Herzog's body.
Jones swings for the body but Herzog moves out of range.
Herzog was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Herzog darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jones misses with a hook to the body
and Herzog counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herzog moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Herzog misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Herzog is rocked!
Herzog is holding his hands too far apart here. Jones throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Herzog is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arwell Jones!
Arwell Jones seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Damien Herzog was interviewed post fight and said 'I am truly humbled by this experience, we fought like hell out there and the better fighter came out on top. Just know I’ll keep striving to be as great as my counterparts, peace and love'.
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