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DMMA 402: Huang v Battleby PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lars Kay (ranked 2609 p4p, 3212 weight class) and Stuart Burrows (ranked 168 p4p, 204 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Burrows's choice of entrance music: Baba O'Riley. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21 - 11 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lars Kay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stuart Burrows!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnem�ki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kay throws a big shot that misses.
Kay looks to land a right hand but Burrows moved out of range.
Burrows fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kay, pushing him back against the cage.
Burrows fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kay's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kay struggles to land a body shot inside as Burrows controls his hands.
Kay lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Kay on the inside.
Burrows has a couple of punches blocked by Kay.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kay.
Burrows throws a punch but it's blocked by Kay.
Kay takes a shot to the head.
Kay misses with a punch to the body.
Burrows lands a shoulder strike.
Burrows lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kay.
Kay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burrows prevents a body shot from Kay.
Burrows tries to throw a body punch but Kay avoids it by throwing Burrows back against the cage.
Kay turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kay manages to end up in side control.
Kay lands a few punches from side control.
Kay works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kay lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Burrows down.
Burrows manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kay's best efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kay seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Burrows gets full guard.
Burrows working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kay doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kay manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kay will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Burrows had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kay defends it easily.
Kay distracts Burrows with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Burrows escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kay gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Burrows working a defensive guard but Kay manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrows is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kay lands a few punches from side control.
Kay scores with punches from side control.
Kay is working Burrows over with some ground and pound from side control.
We've been hearing that Kay has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burrows is looking for a sweep.
Burrows takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Burrows manages to get back to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kay connects with a nice short shot to Burrows's temple.
Kay is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Burrows wants to control but Kay is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrows wants to get back to full guard.
Burrows has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Ground and pound from Kay.
Burrows looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kay landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kay wants to free his trapped foot but Burrows is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Burrows trying to control here.
Burrows is pressing down on Kay's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kay's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Burrows looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kay connects with a couple of short punches.
Kay stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burrows swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kay connects with a couple of short punches.
Kay works over Burrows with some ground and pound from guard.
Burrows is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Burrows looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Burrows is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kay is aware though and is defending well.
Burrows is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kay defends well.
Kay postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Kay 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.
Kay misses with a hook.
Burrows fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kay manages to avoid it.
Stuart Burrows seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kay throws a hook but Burrows avoids it easily.
Burrows throws the left hand but Kay avoids the punch easily.
Kay tries to counter with a takedown but Burrows is quick to defend against it.
Burrows bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kay keeps the fight on the outside.
Kay throws a series of punches but Burrows avoids them all with ease.
Burrows is looking to clinch but Kay is avoiding it.
It looked like Kay wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kay digs a good hook to Burrows's body.
Burrows tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kay is looking to counter punch.
Nice shot by Burrows.
Burrows swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kay.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burrows lands with an overhand left.
Kay looking to score a takedown here. Burrows is defending well but Kay drives through and ends up in Burrows's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kay connects with a couple of short punches.
Burrows working for a triangle but Kay defends it easily.
Kay distracts Burrows with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows trying to control the position.
Kay lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kay content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Burrows looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kay is one step ahead there.
Kay keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Burrows's head.
Kay landing some decent shots from guard.
Burrows is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kay defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kay scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kay forces his way into half guard.
Burrows is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kay scores with a couple of nice shots.
Burrows works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kay is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kay is working Burrows over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kay working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Burrows's head.
Kay lands a couple of digs.
 Burrows is rocked!
Burrows is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kay is aware though and is defending well.
Burrows is trying to control the position but Kay postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrows has his foot on Kay's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kay works his way back into a safe position though.
Kay stopping the sweep attempt from Burrows.
Kay makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kay scoring with punches to the head and body.
Burrows is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kay defends well.
Burrows is breathing heavily.
Kay with a nice head shot there.
Burrows working a defensive guard but Kay manages to pass into side control anyway.
Kay lands some shots froms side control.
Burrows is still in real trouble! Can Kay finish him?
Burrows is looking for a sweep.
Burrows seems to have recovered his senses.
Kay scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kay working the ground and pound.
Kay scoring with punches and elbows.
A big shot lands for Kay! That's hurt Burrows! Will he recover? Kay fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lars Kay!
Lars Kay decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Lesage (ranked 2464 p4p, 2044 weight class) and Uno Skibbo (ranked 291 p4p, 243 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robbie Lesage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uno Skibbo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa J�rvil�inen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skibbo throws a leg kick but Lesage checks it.
Lesage wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Skibbo throws a leg kick which misses Lesage's front leg but catches the back leg as Lesage tries to avoid it.
Skibbo throws a low kick, looking for Lesage's leg but Lesage calmly moves out of range.
Lesage chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Skibbo can pounce on him.
Skibbo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lesage counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Skibbo throws a right hand that misses
and Lesage counters with a nice body shot.
Lesage moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lesage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skibbo misses with a hook
and Lesage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lesage connects with a body shot that sends Skibbo's belly button to the back.
Lesage misses with a hook. Skibbo ducked under it nicely.
Lesage takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lesage misses with a left hand
and Skibbo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lesage clinches.
Lesage misses with a punch to the body.
Skibbo misses with a body punch.
Skibbo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesage can't find room to land a body shot as Skibbo controls the action.
I was talking to Lesage's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Skibbo manages to break the clinch.
Lesage looks to land a left hand but Skibbo moved out of range nicely.
Skibbo digs a good hook to Lesage's body.
Skibbo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Skibbo throws a leg kick but Lesage moved away.
Skibbo catches Lesage with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Skibbo lands with a shot to the body.
Skibbo slips under a jab.
Skibbo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lesage.
Lesage doesn't manage to clinch there - Skibbo circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Skibbo misses the target.
Lesage rushes Skibbo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skibbo.
Lesage misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skibbo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Skibbo.
Skibbo manages to break the clinch.
Lesage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Skibbo.
Lesage is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Skibbo needs to keep his hands up - Lesage had a free shot at his head there.
Lesage wants to clinch up but Skibbo keeps it at a distance.
Skibbo throws the left hand but Lesage avoids the punch easily.
Lesage was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lesage checks a low kick from Skibbo.
Lesage takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lesage on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Skibbo misses with an uppercut
and Lesage counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Skibbo misses with a straight right.
Skibbo throws a jab when Lesage was well out of range.
Skibbo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lesage.
Skibbo works Lesage's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesage throws a jab when Skibbo was well out of range.
A jab from Lesage misses.
Lesage has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Skibbo.
Skibbo throws the left hand but Lesage avoids the punch easily.
Skibbo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Skibbo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lesage moves out of range of the strikes.
Lesage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Skibbo throws a body shot but no joy.
Lesage scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice jab there from Lesage.
Lesage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Skibbo misses with a body shot.
Uno Skibbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skibbo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lesage checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Skibbo takes a swing at Lesage's ribcage but misses.
Lesage blocks a jab.
A big right from Lesage misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Skibbo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy body kick from Skibbo
and Lesage counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Skibbo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Skibbo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lesage is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lesage throws the left hand but Skibbo avoids the punch easily.
Skibbo throws a hook but Lesage avoids it easily.
Skibbo throws a body shot but no joy.
Lesage drives through and clinches with Skibbo against the cage.
Lesage is trying to pull guard but Skibbo has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lesage fails to pull guard.
Skibbo prevents a body shot from Lesage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Uno Skibbo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lesage walks into a stiff left hand from Skibbo.
Lesage takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lesage scores with a body shot.
Skibbo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lesage checks a low kick from Skibbo.
Lesage paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lesage swings away with a body shot that misses
and Skibbo counters with a straight right hand.
Skibbo is looking to score with low kicks.
Skibbo throws a big shot that misses.
Lesage is looking to counter the offense by Skibbo and move into the clinch.
Skibbo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Skibbo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Skibbo throws a shot to the body.
Skibbo throws the left hand but Lesage avoids the punch easily.
Lesage thinks about countering with a body kick.
Lesage lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesage takes a jab right on the kisser.
Skibbo tries to score with a low kick but Lesage moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skibbo misses the body punch
and Lesage counters with a slapping leg kick.
Skibbo lands a slapping body shot.
Skibbo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Skibbo throws out a leg kick but Lesage moves out of range and Skibbo only half commits.
Lesage throws a looping overhand right but Skibbo ducks down to avoid it.
Lesage jabs at Skibbo's body.
Skibbo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lesage tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Skibbo manages to circle out of the way.
Skibbo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Skibbo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lesage.
Lesage darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Skibbo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lesage lands with a hook. Skibbo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Skibbo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lesage on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Skibbo. Skibbo obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesage takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Skibbo throws a leg kick
and Lesage counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Skibbo throws an off balance right hand
and Lesage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lesage closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lesage works the jab nicely.
Good shot there by Lesage.
Uno Skibbo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Skibbo looks to score with a jab to the body but Lesage is just out of range.
Lesage staying out of range there.
Lesage wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Skibbo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lesage checks a leg kick.
Skibbo scores with a head kick. Lesage tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A big right from Skibbo misses.
A nice leg kick from Skibbo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Skibbo walks into a stiff left hand from Lesage.
Lesage moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lesage.
Skibbo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Skibbo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Skibbo walks into a jab.
Lesage cracks Skibbo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lesage connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Skibbo momentarily.
Lesage moves out of range of the strikes.
Good work by Skibbo as he checks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Skibbo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Skibbo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lesage.
Lesage has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lesage there as he acknowledges the shot.
Skibbo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lesage checks it well.
Lesage slips a straight right by Skibbo.
Lesage checks a leg kick.
Skibbo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lesage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skibbo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lesage checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lesage tries to land a leg kick but Skibbo saw it coming and moves away.
It seemed like Skibbo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lesage slips a straight right by Skibbo.
As Skibbo tries to get set, Lesage tries to push him back and clinch up but Skibbo manages to avoid the attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Skibbo misses the target.
Skibbo lands with a cross.
Lesage defending well as Skibbo loads up on a big left hand.
Lesage throws a low kick but Skibbo moves out of range easily.
Skibbo throws the left hand but Lesage avoids the punch easily.
Lesage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skibbo.
Skibbo misses with a body shot
and Lesage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lesage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Skibbo.
Lesage instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skibbo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lesage jumps guard but Skibbo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Uno Skibbo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Skibbo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab from Lesage.
Lesage moves out of range of the leg kick from Skibbo.
Skibbo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lesage was well out of range. Poor timing from Skibbo.
Lesage swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Skibbo digs a good hook to Lesage's body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Skibbo.
Lesage lands a slapping body shot.
Skibbo throws a big shot that misses.
Lesage doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Skibbo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skibbo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lesage can pounce on him.
Lesage with a jab.
Skibbo thows a leg kick but Lesage checks it
and Lesage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skibbo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Skibbo is looking to chop away at Lesage's legs.
Lesage is looking to counter the offense by Skibbo and move into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Skibbo does it's job there.
Lesage tries to clinch up but Skibbo circles away and keeps his distance.
Lesage scores with a jab.
Lesage thows a leg kick but Skibbo checks it
and Skibbo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Skibbo misses with a looping left.
Lesage lands with a right hand.
Lesage keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Skibbo lands a glancing blow to the side of Lesage's head.
Skibbo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Skibbo is looking to chop away at Lesage's legs.
Skibbo throws a hook but Lesage blocks it.
It looked like Lesage wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Skibbo misses with a looping left.
Decent striking displayed by Lesage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesage gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Skibbo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skibbo looks to score with a jab to the body but Lesage is just out of range.
Lesage checks a low kick from Skibbo.
Skibbo swings for the body but Lesage moves out of range.
Skibbo looks to score with a jab to the body but Lesage is just out of range.
Skibbo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lesage checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Skibbo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lesage.
Lesage stuns Skibbo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Skibbo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lesage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Skibbo tries to get set, Lesage tries to push him back and clinch up but Skibbo manages to avoid the attempt.
Lesage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skibbo moves away.
Skibbo throws out a counter right but Lesage avoids it with no problem.
Skibbo throws a looping overhand right but Lesage ducks down to avoid it.
Skibbo slips under a jab from Lesage.
Skibbo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Skibbo tries to get set, Lesage tries to push him back and clinch up but Skibbo manages to avoid the attempt.
Lesage cracks a nice hook into Skibbo's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesage doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lesage is looking to clinch.
Uno Skibbo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice straight punches there by Skibbo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Skibbo.
Skibbo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skibbo. Lesage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lesage tries to counter by clinching up but Skibbo breaks away and moves out of range.
Skibbo throws a hook but Lesage blocks it.
Lesage has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Skibbo finds it's way round the side to connect with Lesage's head.
Lesage tries to clinch but Skibbo is having none of it.
Skibbo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lesage moves away.
Lesage was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lesage takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Skibbo throws a chopping leg kick but Lesage manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Skibbo defending well as Lesage loads up on a big left hand.
Skibbo tries a quick counter leg kick but Lesage is wise to it.
Skibbo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Skibbo misses with an uppercut. Lesage saw that one coming.
Skibbo misses with a left hand
and Skibbo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesage misses with a body kick.
Skibbo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Skibbo throws a hook to the side of Lesage's head but Lesage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lesage misses with a body shot.
Lesage needs to keep his hands up - Skibbo had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lesage lunges at Skibbo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Skibbo's hand.
Lesage gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Skibbo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Skibbo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lesage tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Skibbo manages to circle out of the way.
Lesage moves out of range as Skibbo strikes.
Skibbo thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Skibbo misses the target.
Lesage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Skibbo swings for the body but Lesage moves out of range.
Robbie Lesage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lesage throws a big shot that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uno Skibbo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Skibbo 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa J�rvil�inen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uno Skibbo!
Uno Skibbo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Dux (ranked 1448 p4p, 2763 weight class) and Nathan Rook (ranked 133 p4p, 240 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Dux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Rook!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnem�ki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rook misses with a hook to the body
and Dux counters with a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Nathan Rook has been cut.
Rook misses with a hook
and Dux counters with a big right hand! Oh Rook is in trouble here! Dux follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Dux!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diablo Oliveira (ranked 2050 p4p, 2323 weight class) and Jani Hurme (ranked 239 p4p, 271 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diablo Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jani Hurme!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnem�ki, Roosa J�rvil�inen and Marco Blurstr�m.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurme throws a lazy uppercut
and Oliveira counters with a shoot takedown. Hurme fights it but they end up in guard.
Oliveira postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Oliveira slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hurme is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Oliveira rolls with it to try and escape but Hurme cranks on the arm and Oliveira is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jani Hurme!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Hardman (ranked 2205 p4p, 1544 weight class) and Neesum Mo (ranked 277 p4p, 207 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 22 - 26 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Hardman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Neesum Mo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnem�ki and Marco Blurstr�m.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mo.
Mo connects with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Hardman misses.
Mo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hardman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hardman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mo. Hardman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mo wants to clinch up but Hardman keeps it at a distance.
Hardman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mo is looking for the big counter here.
We've been hearing reports that Hardman has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mo tries to clinch but Hardman moves out of range.
Mo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hardman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Neesum Mo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardman misses with an uppercut. Mo saw that one coming.
Hardman scores with a sloppy right hand. Mo should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Mo does it's job there.
Mo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hardman.
Mo digs a good body shot into Hardman's ribs.
Hardman checks a low kick from Mo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mo. That's going to slow Hardman down.
Mo misses with an uppercut. Hardman saw that one coming.
Mo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hardman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hardman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hardman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hardman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hardman is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mo tries to clinch but Hardman moves out of range.
It looked like Hardman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hardman attempts a counter takedown but Mo avoids it well and moves away.
Mo swings for the body but Hardman moves out of range.
Hardman tries to counter with a takedown but Mo is quick to defend against it.
Neesum Mo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mo misses with a low kick.
Hardman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hardman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mo.
Mo throws a front kick that sends Hardman stumbling back into the cage.
Hardman loads up on a big right hand but Mo slips the punch.
Hardman backing away here, and Mo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hardman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mo counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mo thumps Hardman with a low kick.
Mo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardman.
Mo scores with a decent looking hook.
Hardman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mo. Mo obviously looking to wear him down.
Hardman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hardman clinches with his opponent.
Come on Hardman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hardman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mo has a couple of punches blocked by Hardman.
Hardman can't find room to land a body shot as Mo controls the action.
Mo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mo misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hardman pushes Mo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mo lands a nice knee to the body.
Mo breaks from the clinch.
Hardman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hardman is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mo throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Mo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Neesum Mo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mo scores with a leg kick.
Mo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hardman.
Mo lands a right hook to the body.
Mo throws a leg kick which misses Hardman's front leg but catches the back leg as Hardman tries to avoid it.
Mo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hardman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardman moves in looking to clinch but Mo pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hardman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hardman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mo.
Mo throws a sloppy head kick and Hardman moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Hardman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mo lands with a shot to the body.
Mo throws a shot from downtown. Hardman moves away and avoids it.
Hardman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardman.
Mo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hardman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hardman steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mo. That one must have hurt.
Neesum Mo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hardman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mo moves away from the strike by Hardman.
Mo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hardman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Mo misses
letting Hardman counter with a right hand.
Mo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mo lands a big right hand that sends Hardman crashing to the mat! Mo stays standing though and waves Hardman back to his feet!
 Hardman is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mo lands with a shot to the body.
Mo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hardman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oh Hardman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hardman 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.
Hardman throws a hook but Mo blocks it.
Hardman seems to have got his legs back now.
Hardman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hardman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mo.
Mo throws the left hand but Hardman avoids the punch easily.
Hardman's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Hardman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mo misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardman avoids the body shot from Mo.
Hardman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hardman walks into a jab.
Hardman wants to clinch up but Mo keeps it at a distance.
Hardman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mo can pounce on him.
A good leg kick by Mo.
Mo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mo gets tackled into the cage by Hardman. Hardman maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mo fails to land.
Hardman leaning against his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardman misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mo fails to land.
Hardman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mo backwards.
Mo blocking some punches.
Hardman misses with some punches.
Hardman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mo manages to break the clinch.
Mo throws a jab when Hardman was well out of range.
Hardman clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hardman.
Mo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Neesum Mo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hardman moves into the clinch.
Brock Hardman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice left hand lands by Mo.
Mo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hardman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mos head.
Mo blocking some punches.
Mo working aggressively here.
Hardman misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mo trying to control the position but instead, Hardman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mo into the cage.
Mo misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mo misses with some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mo obliges.
Mo is trying to force a seperation but Hardman has the dominant position.
Hardman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mo up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Hardman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mo closes the distance and pushes Hardman back into the cage.
Mo tries to break the clinch but Hardman is controlling the position.
Mo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mo misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mo stalling against the cage.
Hardman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Come on Hardman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mo tries to land a knee to the head but Hardman blocks with his arms.
Mo tries a knee to the head but Hardman blocks it.
Hardman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mo lands a right hand.
Hardman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardman misses with some punches.
Mo throws a head punch that misses.
Mo tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardman avoids the damage to the body.
Hardman avoiding damage as Mo throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Mo fails to land.
Mo just leaning against Hardman, taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Mo fails to land.
Mo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Mo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mo.
Hardman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mo backwards.
Hardman throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mo throws a head punch that misses.
Mo being controlled against the cage.
Mo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hardman blocks it with crossed arms.
Hardman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hardman backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hardman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hardman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardman swings wildly with an uppercut but Mo uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neesum Mo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnem�ki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurstr�m scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neesum Mo!
Neesum Mo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Jones (ranked 942 p4p, 1316 weight class) and Banchamek Buakaw (ranked 115 p4p, 163 weight class). 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Banchamek Buakaw!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnem�ki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Buakaw now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Buakaw circles away.
Jones gets a clinch.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Buakaw gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.
Buakaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones dives in for a single leg takedown but Buakaw sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Buakaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Buakaw.
Buakaw tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Jones can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones is looking for a takedown.
Jones prevents Buakaw from breaking the clinch.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Buakaw is trying to break free.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
Buakaw is trying to break free.
Buakaw's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from Buakaw.
Buakaw tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Buakaw is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Buakaw wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones tries to work over Buakaw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Buakaw's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Jones lands a right hand.
Buakaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Buakaw, pushing him back against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right hand to the body from Jones.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Buakaw controls his hands.
Buakaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Buakaw just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Buakaw.
Buakaw throws a big shot that misses.
Buakaw swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Buakaw tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones pushes Buakaw up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones wants to take the fight to the mat but Buakaw manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Buakaw is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Buakaw controls his hands.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Buakaw looks winded!
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buakaw throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Banchamek Buakaw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buakaw.
Buakaw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Jones misses the target.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Buakaw saw that one coming.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buakaw.
Buakaw throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Buakaw moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Buakaw on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Buakaw should have avoided that one.
It looks like Banchamek Buakaw has been cut.
Jones wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Banchamek Buakaw's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jones thuds his right hand into Buakaw's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Buakaw counter with a right hand.
Buakaw lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buakaw misses with a straight left.
Buakaw throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Buakaw can do to turn this around?
A telegraphed right hand from Buakaw misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a left and a right that send Buakaw crashing to the mat, dazed. Jones thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Buakaw is rocked!
Buakaw misses with a left hand
and Jones counters with a huge right that knocks Buakaw out cold! Jones is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dan Jones!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Holmes (ranked 570 p4p, 839 weight class) and Rock Jay (ranked 71 p4p, 108 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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10 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Rock Jay!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnem�ki, Marco Blurstr�m and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Jay.
Nice shot lands for Jay.
Jay looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmes is just out of range.
Jay takes a swing at Holmes's ribcage but misses.
Holmes gets tackled into the cage by Jay. Jay maintains the clinch.
Holmes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Holmes fails to land.
Holmes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holmes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holmes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holmes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jay throws a punch but it's blocked by Holmes.
Holmes looking to throw knees to the head but Jay is blocking nicely.
Holmes jumps guard but Jay turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Holmes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jay's face.
It looks like Rock Jay has been cut.
Holmes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holmes manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Holmes seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jay content to stall in guard here.
Jay really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Holmes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Holmes has his foot on Jay's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jay works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jay doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jay manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Holmes has his foot on Jay's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jay works his way back into a safe position though.
Jay avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Holmes being controlled here, momentarily.
Jay tries to stand but Holmes is controlling from the bottom.
Holmes has his foot on Jay's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jay works his way back into a safe position though.
Holmes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jay is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Holmes wants to sweep here but Jay controlling him for the moment.
Holmes being controlled here, momentarily.
Jay wants to stand but Holmes is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jay stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holmes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Holmes has a closed guard, preventing Jay from standing up.
Holmes is looking for a triangle but Jay pushes his legs off easily.
Holmes is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Jay has his hands clasped together but Holmes extends and breaks Jay's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Holmes.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michael Holmes!
A relieved looking Michael Holmes thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lance Thorn (ranked 590 p4p, 885 weight class) and Amadi Yousuf (ranked 73 p4p, 113 weight class). Amadi Yousuf acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance Thorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amadi Yousuf!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnem�ki and Marco Blurstr�m.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yousuf moves out of range as Thorn strikes.
Yousuf steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Thorn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yousuf pushes Thorn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Lance Thorn has been cut.
A short left from Thorn.
Thorn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yousuf backwards.
Thorn lands with a short shot to the head.
Thorn throws an elbow but it misses.
Thorn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thorn throws a punch but it's blocked by Yousuf.
Yousuf swings wildly with an uppercut but Thorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yousuf misses with a punch on the inside.
Thorn can't find room to land a body shot as Yousuf controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Yousuf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Thorn.
A left hand lands to the body for Yousuf.
Yousuf misses with a punch on the inside.
Yousuf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thorn tries to throw a body punch but Yousuf avoids it by throwing Thorn back against the cage.
Thorn misses with some punches.
Thorn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yousuf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorn's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yousuf can't find room to land a body shot as Thorn controls the action.
Yousuf misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thorn cracks Yousuf with a nice body shot.
Thorn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yousuf throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Yousuf on the inside.
Yousuf takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Amadi Yousuf has been cut.
Yousuf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thorn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thorn lands with a right to the head.
Thorn misses with a body punch.
Yousuf blocks an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yousuf.
Yousuf working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yousuf lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorn prevents a body shot from Yousuf.
Thorn blocking some punches.
Yousuf has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Thorn seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Yousuf can turn it around.
Yousuf misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Thorn fails to land.
Thorn gets through Yousuf's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yousuf lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yousuf or not.
Yousuf misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Yousuf - that landed with a thud.
Yousuf misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yousuf takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thorn misses with a body punch.
Thorn lands a right hand.
Thorn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yousuf lands a body punch.
Yousuf blocks a body shot from Thorn.
Thorn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Thorn fails to land.
Yousuf working aggressively here.
Yousuf blocking some punches.
Yousuf lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Yousuf as the two fighters clinch.
Yousuf gets through Thorn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yousuf lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thorn misses with the head strike.
Thorn tries a body shot but Yousuf blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thorn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thorn backwards.
Yousuf prevents a body shot from Thorn.
Thorn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yousuf misses with a body punch.
Thorn lands a nice uppercut.
Yousuf lands a hook that snaps the head of Thorn backwards.
A right hand to the body from Yousuf.
Yousuf misses with some punches.
Yousuf softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thorn blocking some punches.
I was talking to Thorn's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yousuf.
Thorn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yousuf tries to work over Thorn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thorn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yousuf lands a right hand.
Yousuf tries to throw a body punch but Thorn avoids it by throwing Yousuf back against the cage.
Yousuf blocks an elbow strike from Thorn.
A head punch on the inside from Yousuf fails to land.
Thorn is working Yousuf over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yousuf throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thorns head.
Yousuf is working Thorn over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Thorn.
Thorn lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thorn throws an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Thorn.
Yousuf swings wildly with an uppercut but Thorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yousuf is working Thorn over against the cage.
Yousuf lands a right hand.
Thorn lands a hook that snaps the head of Yousuf backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yousuf.
Yousuf can't find room to land a body shot as Thorn controls the action.
Thorn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thorn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yousuf's brow.
A short right from Yousuf.
Yousuf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yousuf misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thorn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yousuf swings wildly with an uppercut but Thorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorn throws an elbow that misses.
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 Lance Thorn will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Thorn is looking to clinch.
Yousuf changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thorn throws a poor cross that misses
and Yousuf counters with a stiff right hand.
Yousuf slips a straight right by Thorn.
Thorn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yousuf.
Thorn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thorn misses the shot to the body.
Thorn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yousuf counters with a left to the body.
Thorn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yousuf.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thorn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yousuf! But no joy.
Thorn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorn gets tackled into the cage by Yousuf. Yousuf maintains the clinch.
Yousuf misses with the head strike.
Thorn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Thorn can't find room to land a body shot as Yousuf controls the action.
Yousuf lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Yousuf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn prevents a body shot from Yousuf.
Thorn misses with an elbow strike.
Yousuf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yousuf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yousuf misses with a punch on the inside.
Thorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Yousuf.
Yousuf lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Thorn.
Thorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yousuf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yousuf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yousuf blocking some punches.
Yousuf lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yousuf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yousuf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Amadi Yousuf seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yousuf pushes Thorn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thorn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yousuf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yousuf digs a right hand underneath Thorn's ribcage. Thorn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thorn tries a body shot but Yousuf blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thorn misses with a punch on the inside.
Yousuf avoids the elbow strike from Thorn, against the cage.
Yousuf has a couple of punches blocked by Thorn.
Thorn misses with a punch to the body.
Yousuf lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thorn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yousuf swats away the attempt to clinch by Thorn.
Yousuf swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thorn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lance Thorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorn throws a lazy right hand but Yousuf sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lance Thorn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thorn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thorn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thorn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yousuf gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yousuf misses with a punch to the body.
Yousuf avoids the elbow strike from Thorn, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Yousuf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Yousuf scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Yousuf fails to land.
Yousuf struggles to land a body shot inside as Thorn controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Thorn fails to land.
Thorn lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Amadi Yousuf's cut even more.
Yousuf scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yousuf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thorn throws an elbow but misses.
Yousuf lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thorn.
Yousuf swings wildly with an uppercut but Thorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yousuf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thorn throws an elbow but misses.
Yousuf blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thorn throws an elbow but misses.
Yousuf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thorn misses with a punch on the inside.
Thorn throws a punch but it's blocked by Yousuf.
Yousuf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thorn blocks a body shot from Yousuf.
Thorn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yousufs head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thorn.
Thorn is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Yousuf's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Yousuf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorn's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thorn.
Yousuf avoiding damage.
Yousuf blocking some punches.
Yousuf lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yousuf makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yousuf lands a shoulder strike.
Thorn lands a nice elbow.
Thorn prevents a body shot from Yousuf.
Yousuf swings wildly with an uppercut but Thorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yousuf misses with the head strike.
Yousuf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thorn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yousuf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Yousuf.
Yousuf lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thorn backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yousuf misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Amadi Yousuf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Thorn throws a hook but Yousuf blocks it.
Yousuf tests Thorn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yousuf clinches up against the cage.
Yousuf lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thorn backwards.
Yousuf lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yousuf throws a head punch that misses.
Thorn takes a shot to the head.
Yousuf misses with a body punch.
Thorn lands an elbow that stopped Yousuf in his tracks for a moment.
Thorn tries to work over Yousuf's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yousuf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorn's elbow.
Yousuf blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yousuf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yousuf blocks a body shot from Thorn.
Yousuf avoids a wild elbow strike from Thorn.
Yousuf blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yousuf takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yousuf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thorn takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yousuf scores with a shot to the side of Thorn's head.
A short left from Yousuf.
Yousuf lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thorn is rocked!
Yousuf struggles to land a body shot inside as Thorn controls his hands.
Oh Thorn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yousuf.
Yousuf cracks Thorn with a nice body shot.
Thorn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thorn seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right from Thorn.
Yousuf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yousuf misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thorn throws an elbow but misses.
Yousuf lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thorn backwards.
Thorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thorn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yousuf's defenses.
Yousuf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thorn.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorn.
Yousuf misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yousuf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thorn backwards.
Thorn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right hand to the body from Yousuf.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thorn misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Yousuf fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yousuf.
Yousuf gets through Thorn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yousuf misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thorn works on Yousuf's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Yousuf fails to land.
Thorn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yousuf struggles to land a body shot inside as Thorn controls his hands.
Thorn blocks a body shot from Yousuf.
Yousuf tries to throw a body punch but Thorn avoids it by throwing Yousuf back against the cage.
Thorn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The cut above Amadi Yousuf's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Yousuf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thorn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thorn prevents a body shot from Yousuf.
A head punch on the inside from Yousuf fails to land.
Yousuf tries to throw a body punch but Thorn avoids it by throwing Yousuf back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf misses with the head strike.
Thorn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thorn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thorn breaks from the clinch.
Thorn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thorn fails to land with a series of punches.
Yousuf slips a jab and a cross from Thorn.
Yousuf appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Thorn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yousuf doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yousuf closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yousuf lands a body shot.
Yousuf tries to throw a body punch but Thorn avoids it by throwing Yousuf back against the cage.
Good body shot from Yousuf.
Yousuf dodges an elbow strike from Thorn.
A head punch on the inside from Yousuf fails to land.
Yousuf scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorn.
Yousuf gets through Thorn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thorn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Amadi Yousuf's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yousuf lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yousuf blocking some punches.
Yousuf misses with the head strike.
Thorn has a couple of punches blocked by Yousuf.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yousuf.
Thorn misses with the head strike.
Thorn misses with an elbow strike.
Yousuf blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yousuf.
Thorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yousuf dodges an elbow strike from Thorn.
Yousuf is leaning against Thorn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yousuf lands with a short shot to the head.
Yousuf lands a body shot.
Yousuf lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yousuf lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thorn backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yousuf lands with a short shot to the head.
Yousuf is trying to stall.
Yousuf working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amadi Yousuf comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yousuf has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Anni Minnem�ki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurstr�m scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amadi Yousuf!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gerrad Skolz (ranked 349 p4p, 625 weight class) and Bastien Harris (ranked 46 p4p, 84 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerrad Skolz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bastien Harris!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnem�ki and Marco Blurstr�m.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skolz throws a leg kick
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Skolz moves in looking to clinch but Harris pushes him off.
Harris with the inside leg kick.
Skolz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
Skolz moves into the clinch.
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some bone on bone action there as Harris checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Skolz thows a leg kick but Harris checks it
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Skolz throws a sloppy head kick
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Skolz - that will leave a mark!
Harris avoids the head kick by Skolz.
Skolz tries to clinch up but Harris circles away and keeps his distance.
Gerrad Skolz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skolz keeps Harris at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Skolz.
Nice body punch from Harris.
Skolz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Skolz forces Harris back against the cage and clinches.
Harris prevents a body shot from Skolz.
Skolz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harris takes a shot to the head.
Skolz misses with a punch to the body.
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harris connects with the punch.
Harris is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Harris avoids the head kick by Skolz.
A nice side step and Harris releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Harris misses with a body punch
and Skolz counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skolz scoring well with a low kick there.
Skolz drops his hands momentarily and Harris takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Harris has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skolz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Skolz has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Skolz.
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Skolz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harris looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Skolz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harris misses the jab.
Harris throws out a leg kick but Skolz moves out of range and Harris only half commits.
Skolz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harris, pushing him back against the cage.
Skolz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skolz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Skolz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harris's efforts to push away.
Skolz working aggressively here.
Harris is trying to break free.
Nice body punch from Skolz - that landed with a thud.
Skolz throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Skolz working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris breaks the clinch.
Skolz misses with a kick to the body.
Skolz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Harris counters with a good, hard body kick but Skolz shrugs it off.
Harris gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Skolz closes the distance and pushes Harris back into the cage.
Skolz swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skolz jumps guard but Harris stands there with Skolz around his waist. Skolz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris is trying to force a seperation but Skolz has the dominant position.
Harris tries to break free but Skolz pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skolz.
Skolz gets through Harris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harris blocking some punches.
Skolz misses with a body punch.
Harris wants to get back to striking at distance but Skolz won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skolz misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Skolz.
Skolz misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris breaks the clinch.
Skolz lunges at Harris with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harris's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skolz tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.
Skolz cracks Harris with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Skolz with the inside leg kick.
Skolz wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
A head kick by Skolz misses
and Skolz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Skolz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Skolz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Skolz scores with a sloppy right hand. Harris should have avoided that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gerrad Skolz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Skolz tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
Skolz wants to clinch but Harris slips to the side
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Harris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harris looks to land a right hand but Skolz moved out of range.
Skolz looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.
Harris throws out a counter right but Skolz avoids it with no problem.
A slapping leg kick lands for Skolz.
Skolz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Skolz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice side step and Harris releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skolz walks into a left hand.
Skolz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Skolz throws a leg kick which misses Harris's front leg but catches the back leg as Harris tries to avoid it.
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Skolz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Skolz misses
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Skolz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Skolz feints and then cracks Harris's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harris down.
Harris moves out of range of the body kick from Skolz.
Skolz wants to clinch.
Harris swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Skolz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Skolz's shoulder, as Skolz tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Harris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice leg kick from Skolz, right into the meat of the thigh.
Skolz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skolz throws a leg kick that misses.
Skolz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Harris will feel that in the morning.
Skolz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Skolz thows a leg kick but Harris checks it
and Harris counters with a nice body kick.
Harris blocks a leg kick.
Harris has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Skolz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Harris.
Skolz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Harris's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Skolz misses with a left hand
and Harris counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Skolz scores with a leg kick.
Harris steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Skolz. That one must have hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Skolz does a little dance to reset his feet.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Harris in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Harris chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Skolz can pounce on him.
Skolz misses with a low kick.
Skolz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Skolz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Skolz wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
Skolz swinging wildly here.
Harris is trying to counter with his kicks.
Skolz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Skolz throws a sloppy head kick
and Harris counters with a leg kick.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Skolz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harris has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skolz misses with the body kick
and Harris counters with a leg kick.
Skolz lands a head shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Harris checks a leg kick.
Harris shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Harris has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Skolz.
Skolz throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harris now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Good work by Harris as he checks the leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skolz closes the distance and clinches.
Skolz swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris breaks the clinch.
Skolz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Harris bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Skolz's head backwards.
Skolz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harris circles away quickly and effectively.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bastien Harris will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Harris checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bastien Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harris misses with a body kick.
Nice body kick from Skolz.
Skolz is looking to land body kicks.
Skolz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harris throws an off balance right hand
and Skolz counters with a big head kick but Harris shrugs it off.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Harris checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Skolz is looking to slow Harris down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Skolz.
Skolz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Skolz.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skolz throws a leg kick
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harris. That's going to slow Skolz down.
Skolz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Skolz throws a shot to the body.
Skolz wants to clinch but Harris slips to the side
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Harris scores with a hook to the body. Skolz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Skolz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harris avoids a kick to the body.
Skolz throws a leg kick
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Skolz wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
Skolz throws a lazy head kick
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris blocks a jab.
Harris swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skolz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harris counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Skolz tries to land a body kick
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Skolz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Skolz with a nice calf kick.
Skolz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harris is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Skolz with a body shot.
Skolz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harris doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Skolz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Skolz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick from Skolz, right into the meat of the thigh.
Skolz throws a head kick that misses
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skolz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Harris scores with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Skolz.
Harris throws a hook but Skolz avoids it easily.
Skolz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Skolz throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Harris was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Skolz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Harris on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Skolz misses with a low kick.
Skolz misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skolz misses with a hook to the body
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Skolz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
An inside leg kick from Skolz misses.
Skolz throws a head kick that misses
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Skolz throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skolz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harris's hands.
An inside leg kick lands from Skolz.
Skolz feints and then cracks Harris's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harris down.
Skolz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Skolz thows a leg kick but Harris checks it
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Harris missing with a left hand there. Skolz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Harris misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bastien Harris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Harris has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnem�ki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurstr�m scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gerrad Skolz!
Gerrad Skolz 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Lee Huang (ranked 140 p4p, 257 weight class) and Ulysses Battleby (ranked 18 p4p, 28 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lee Huang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ulysses Battleby!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnem�ki, Marco Blurstr�m and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huang throws a right hand that Battleby ducks under and follows up with a left that Battleby also avoids with ease.
Battleby cracks Huang with a right hand to the side of the head.
Huang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Huang moves into the clinch successfully.
Battleby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Battleby takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Battleby.
Battleby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Huang connects with a good right hand that stumbles Battleby. Battleby circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Huang lands a head shot.
Huang misses with a right hand
and Battleby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huang tries to close the distance and clinch but Battleby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huang will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It seemed like Battleby was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Huang smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Battleby moves out of range of the body kick.
Battleby misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Huang counters with a straight right hand.
Battleby blocks a leg kick.
Battleby looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Huang steps in with a hook that catches Battleby right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Huang follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Battleby looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Huang!
A very excited looking Lee Huang 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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