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DMMA 410: Karter v Hardin PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stephen McGarvey (ranked 2282 p4p, 3874 weight class) and Keiki Misahawa (ranked 247 p4p, 378 weight class). Stephen McGarvey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stephen McGarvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Keiki Misahawa!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGarvey misses with a few strikes there.
Misahawa throws out a counter right but McGarvey avoids it with no problem.
Misahawa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McGarvey lands a body shot.
McGarvey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McGarvey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Misahawa throws out a loose jab but McGarvey uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGarvey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - McGarvey finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice shot by McGarvey.
Stephen McGarvey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGarvey misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Misahawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Misahawa missing with a left hand there. McGarvey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGarvey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGarvey finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McGarvey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Misahawa struggles to land a body shot inside as McGarvey controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGarvey lands a body punch in the clinch.
McGarvey avoids the elbow strike from Misahawa, against the cage.
McGarvey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGarvey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Misahawa's elbow.
Nice body punch from Misahawa.
McGarvey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McGarvey lands a body shot.
Misahawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGarvey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Misahawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGarvey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Misahawa backwards.
McGarvey blocks an elbow strike.
Misahawa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Misahawa lands an elbow inside.
 It looks like Stephen McGarvey has been cut.
Misahawa can't find room to land a body shot as McGarvey controls the action.
McGarvey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Misahawa's elbow.
Misahawa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McGarvey misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misahawa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Misahawa throws an elbow but it misses.
Misahawa pushes off an throws an elbow but McGarvey leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Misahawa throws an elbow that misses.
McGarvey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Misahawa stalls.
Misahawa lands a damaging elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGarvey misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGarvey throws a punch but it's blocked by Misahawa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Misahawa.
Misahawa misses with a punch to the body.
Misahawa prevents a body shot from McGarvey.
McGarvey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Misahawa lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGarvey backwards.
Misahawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGarvey misses with the head strike.
Misahawa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Misahawa working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGarvey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Misahawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Misahawa blocks an uppercut.
McGarvey blocks an elbow strike from Misahawa.
Misahawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Misahawa throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McGarvey.
McGarvey working aggressively here.
Stalling in the clinch from Misahawa.
McGarvey misses with some punches.
Misahawa tries to throw a body punch but McGarvey avoids it by throwing Misahawa back against the cage.
Misahawa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McGarvey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGarvey looking to stall.
Nice elbow from Misahawa.
McGarvey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Misahawa misses with a body punch.
McGarvey blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misahawa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Misahawa tries to throw a body punch but McGarvey avoids it by throwing Misahawa back against the cage.
McGarvey swings wildly with an uppercut but Misahawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Misahawa tries a body shot but McGarvey blocks it.
McGarvey misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGarvey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Misahawa backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Misahawa.
McGarvey prevents a body shot from Misahawa.
McGarvey digs a right hand underneath Misahawa's ribcage. Misahawa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McGarvey avoids a wild elbow strike from Misahawa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Misahawa.
McGarvey misses with a punch on the inside.
McGarvey blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Misahawa.
McGarvey stalls.
McGarvey blocks an elbow strike from Misahawa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen McGarvey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stephen McGarvey's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McGarvey throws a jab when Misahawa was well out of range.
McGarvey avoids the body shot from Misahawa.
Misahawa needs to keep his hands up - McGarvey had a free shot at his head there.
Misahawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGarvey seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Misahawa throws a lazy right hand but McGarvey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Misahawa clinches up with McGarvey and pushes him back against the cage.
McGarvey scores with a shoulder strike.
Misahawa misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Misahawa fails to land.
McGarvey lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from McGarvey fails to land.
McGarvey misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGarvey misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McGarvey.
Misahawa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McGarvey gets through Misahawa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
 Misahawa is rocked!
McGarvey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Misahawa can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Misahawa blocks an uppercut.
Misahawa is still on wobbly legs! Can McGarvey finish him?
McGarvey dips a shoulder and cracks Misahawa with a mighty uppercut! Misahawa falls back against the cage and McGarvey unloads with a barrage of strikes! Misahawa is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - McGarvey screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stephen McGarvey!
Stephen McGarvey thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Umar Khattab (ranked 2493 p4p, 3625 weight class) and Wayne Dotson (ranked 273 p4p, 358 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dotson's choice of entrance music: White Girl - Shy Glizzy. Wayne Dotson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Umar Khattab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Dotson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dotson tries to bum rush Khattab with a series of wild strikes but Khattab uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dotson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Khattab back to the cage. Dotson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Khattab ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dotson moves away.
Dotson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khattab.
Khattab rushes Dotson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Khattab tries for a takedown but Dotson manages to get underhooks.
Khattab definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dotson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dotson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dotson is trying to break free.
Khattab has Dotson pressed against the cage, preventing Dotson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dotson manages to break the clinch.
Khattab has closed the distance and engaged Dotson in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dotson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dotson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Khattab lands a takedown into guard.
Dotson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Khattab off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dotson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dotson misses with a low kick.
Dotson tries to close the distance and clinch but Khattab swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dotson throws a right and a left that Khattab avoids nicely.
Dotson checks a leg kick.
A combination from Dotson does no damage.
Dotson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Umar Khattab has been cut.
Khattab avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dotson tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Dotson does it's job there.
Khattab misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dotson.
Khattab throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khattab shoots in and bounces Dotson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Our spies down at at Roosters Coop inform us that Dotson has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khattab scoring with some ground and pound.
Khattab throwing strikes from guard but Dotson blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khattab is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dotson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Khattab postures up in Dotson's guard and throws a big left but Dotson blocks it.
Khattab lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Khattab stops Dotson from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Khattab throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dotson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Khattab avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khattab closes the distance and clinches.
Dotson wants to break free but Khattab has control.
Dotson wants to break free but Khattab has control.
Dotson is trying to break free.
Khattab has Dotson pressed against the cage, preventing Dotson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dotson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Khattab scores a nice knee to the body.
Dotson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dotson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Khattab ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Khattab no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khattab manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dotson manages to get himself to full guard.
Khattab working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dotson's head.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Dotson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Khattab is controlling him.
Khattab has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Khattab distracts Dotson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khattab wants to control from the top but Dotson keeps moving.
Khattab working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dotson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wayne Dotson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Umar Khattab's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Khattab checks a leg kick.
Khattab darts in and clinches Dotson up against the cage.
Dotson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dotson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Decent striking displayed by Dotson there.
Dotson misses with a few strikes there.
Khattab throws a body shot but no joy.
Dotson connects with a body shot.
Khattab throws a right hand that Dotson ducks under and follows up with a left that Dotson also avoids with ease.
Dotson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dotson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dotson works over Khattab's head and body with a nice combination.
Dotson misses with the combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Khattab misses its target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khattab takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Khattab avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khattab throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dotson throws a right and a left that Khattab avoids nicely.
Khattab has Dotson up against the cage in a clinch.
Dotson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dotson tries to circle away but Khattab has him pinned against the cage.
Khattab stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Khattab lands a body shot.
Khattab creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dotson's defenses.
 It looks like Wayne Dotson has been cut.
A frustrated look appears on Dotson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dotson has had enough of the clinch but Khattab keeps him there for the moment.
Khattab turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Khattab manages to end up in side control.
Khattab landing strikes.
Khattab wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dotson keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dotson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Khattab prevents Dotson from escaping the position.
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!
Dotson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dotson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khattab lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dotson is rocked!
Dotson is not content to let Khattab control the position.
Dotson is still in real trouble! Can Khattab finish him?
Dotson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Khattab cracks Dotson with a big right hand but Dotson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Khattab lands a big left to the face of Dotson, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Khattab and another - Dotson is out! Khattab stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Umar Khattab!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Hardman (ranked 2625 p4p, 22063 weight class) and Gage Bennett (ranked 289 p4p, 467 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bennett's choice of entrance music: High Cotton by Alabama. Gage Bennett has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 27 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Hardman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gage Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardman clinches up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bennett tries to throw a body punch but Hardman avoids it by throwing Bennett back against the cage.
Hardman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hardman digs a right hand underneath Bennett's ribcage. Bennett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hardman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've been informed that Bennett has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A head punch on the inside from Bennett fails to land.
Hardman lands a nice shot to the body.
Hardman blocks a body shot from Bennett.
Bennett misses with a punch on the inside.
Bennett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardman.
Hardman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hardman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bennett's elbow.
Hardman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bennett is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardman misses with a punch to the body.
Bennett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee calls for Hardman to work.
Hardman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hardman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hardman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bennett up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Bennett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bennett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bennett avoiding damage as Hardman throws knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Bennett.
Bennett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardman's elbow.
Come on Hardman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hardman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bennett avoids it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hardman.
Hardman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hardman blocking some punches.
Bennett swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennett misses with some punches.
Bennett cracks Hardman with a nice body shot.
Hardman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bennett avoids it.
Bennett throws a head punch that misses.
Hardman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hardman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bennett or not.
Hardman tries a body shot but Bennett blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Bennett fails to land.
Hardman missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennett misses with a punch to the body.
Bennett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hardman trying to land knees to the body.
Bennett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardman slows down the pace here.
Hardman working Bennett over with knees to the body.
Bennett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hardman stalling.
Hardman wants to take the fight to the mat but Bennett manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bennett struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardman controls his hands.
Bennett being controlled against the cage.
Bennett throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hardman digs a right hand into Bennett's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bennett's gas tank.
Hardman lands a good knee to the midsection. Bennett won't want to take too many of those.
Bennett looks winded!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardman.
A hook to the body from Hardman.
Bennett has a couple of punches blocked by Hardman.
Hardman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bennett.
Bennett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bennett avoiding damage as Hardman throws knees to the body.
Hardman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hardman.
Hardman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bennett avoids it.
Hardman tightens his grip and picks Bennett up, before dumping him to the ground. Bennett manages to land in guard.
Hardman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hardman advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennett is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hardman connects with a decent elbow.
Hardman misses with the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Hardman seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardman misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ground and pound from Hardman seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hardman throws an elbow but Bennett slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hardman tries to score with some ground and pound. Bennett controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hardman looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bennett is avoiding damage well.
Hardman misses with the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Hardman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hardman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bennett at a distance.
Bennett throws a shot from downtown. Hardman moves away and avoids it.
Bennett fails to land with a series of punches.
Bennett gets caught flat footed, as Hardman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hardman slips nicely into half guard.
Hardman is trying to control. Bennett wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hardman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hardman wants to work for an arm triangle but Bennett is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hardman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardman controlling the action here.
Bennett is breathing heavily.
Hardman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bennett's head.
Hardman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bennett keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hardman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hardman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bennett really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hardman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hardman thows a huge punch but Bennett dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Hardman.
Bennett keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hardman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardman not doing much here.
Hardman throwing shots but Bennett is blocking nicely.
Hardman looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hardman is taking a breather. Bennett says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardman thows a huge punch but Bennett dodges it nicely.
Hardman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bennett blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hardman.
Hardman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bennett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hardman.
Hardman thows a huge punch but Bennett dodges it nicely.
Bennett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hardman.
Hardman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hardman thows a huge punch but Bennett dodges it nicely.
Bennett blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hardman.
Bennett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hardman.
Hardman slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hardman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hardman winds up and cracks Bennett with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hardman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bennett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hardman.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hardman throwing shots but Bennett is blocking nicely.
Hardman working Bennett over with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Hardman dominated that second round.
That's time! Hardman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hardman clinches with his opponent.
Brock Hardman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bennett lands with a short shot to the head.
Bennett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bennett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett misses with the head strike.
Hardman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hardman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bennett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bennett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hardman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bennett throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardman.
Hardman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bennett throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardman.
Hardman tightens his grip and picks Bennett up, before dumping him to the ground. Bennett manages to land in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bennett can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hardman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bennett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hardman seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bennett for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hardman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Hardman jabs at Bennett's body.
Brock Hardman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardman throws a wild body kick that Bennett sees coming a mile off.
Hardman wants to land a leg kick but Bennett is out of range.
Hardman scores with a body shot.
Bennett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hardman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bennett. That did some damage!
Hardman pushes Bennett up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hardman tries to land knees in the clinch but Bennett avoids the damage to the body.
Bennett tries a body shot but Hardman blocks it.
Bennett has a couple of punches blocked by Hardman.
Gage Bennett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right from Bennett on the inside.
Bennett tries to throw a body punch but Hardman avoids it by throwing Bennett back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bennett fails to land.
Hardman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hardman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bennett misses with a punch to the body.
Hardman blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hardman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bennett.
A head punch on the inside from Bennett fails to land.
Bennett misses with a body punch.
Hardman scores with a hook to the body.
Hardman tries to land knees in the clinch but Bennett avoids the damage to the body.
Bennett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bennett lands a nice uppercut.
Bennett can't find room to land a body shot as Hardman controls the action.
Brock Hardman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardman.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bennett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardman's elbow.
Bennett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Hardman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hardman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Hardman!
Brock Hardman decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Enver Karacan (ranked 416 p4p, 524 weight class) and Holden Easterly (ranked 56 p4p, 70 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Enver Karacan has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Enver Karacan seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enver Karacan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Holden Easterly !
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karacan throws a low kick, looking for Easterly 's leg but Easterly calmly moves out of range.
Karacan throws a hook to the side of Easterly 's head but Easterly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Easterly swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Karacan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Easterly .
A leg kick checked by Easterly .
Easterly throws a quick inside leg kick.
Karacan moves away from the strike by Easterly .
Karacan clinches up with Easterly and pushes him back against the cage.
Easterly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Easterly .
Easterly misses with some punches.
Karacan blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Karacan.
Easterly prevents a body shot from Karacan.
Easterly misses with the head strike.
Karacan pushes Easterly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karacan misses with some punches.
Karacan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Easterly 's elbow.
Karacan lands with a short shot to the head.
Easterly misses with some punches.
Karacan blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karacan misses with a punch on the inside.
Karacan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Easterly backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karacan digs a right hand into Easterly 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Easterly 's gas tank.
Easterly lands a right hand.
Easterly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Karacan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karacan lands a nice shot to the body.
Karacan pushes Easterly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Easterly lands a shoulder strike.
Karacan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Karacan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Easterly s head.
I was talking to Karacan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Easterly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Karacan.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Karacan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Karacan misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Easterly prevents a body shot from Karacan.
Karacan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Easterly swings wildly with an uppercut but Karacan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karacan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Easterly s head.
Easterly takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Easterly .
Easterly lands with a left to the head.
Easterly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karacan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Easterly throws a punch but it's blocked by Karacan.
Karacan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karacan with the inside leg kick.
Easterly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karacan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Karacan lands with a short shot to the head.
Karacan lands with a left to the head.
Karacan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Karacan takes a shot to the head.
Karacan misses with the head strike.
Karacan working aggressively here.
Karacan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karacan lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Karacan.
Karacan pushes Easterly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Easterly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karacan tries to work over Easterly 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karacan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Karacan lands a hook that snaps the head of Easterly backwards.
Easterly throws a head punch that misses.
Karacan lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easterly working aggressively here.
Karacan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Easterly 's elbow.
Karacan lands a hook that snaps the head of Easterly backwards.
Karacan blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Easterly fails to land.
Karacan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karacan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Easterly 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Karacan tries to work over Easterly 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karacan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Easterly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karacan lands an uppercut.
Easterly has a couple of punches blocked by Karacan.
Karacan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Easterly misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Easterly .
Easterly 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karacan blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Easterly .
Karacan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karacan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Easterly 's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Easterly fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Easterly lands a nice uppercut.
Karacan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Easterly prevents a body shot from Karacan.
A head punch on the inside from Easterly fails to land.
Karacan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Karacan.
Karacan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Easterly or not.
Karacan blocks an uppercut.
Karacan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Easterly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Karacan works on Easterly 's body with a couple of short punches.
Easterly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karacan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Easterly looks winded!
Karacan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Karacan works on Easterly 's body with a couple of short punches.
Karacan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Easterly backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Karacan.
Easterly is rocked!
Karacan digs a right hand into Easterly 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Easterly 's gas tank.
Easterly is still on wobbly legs! Can Karacan finish him?
Karacan pushes Easterly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Easterly seems to have recovered his senses.
Karacan lands a nice uppercut.
Easterly 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Karacan lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Enver Karacan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Easterly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Karacan.
Karacan fails to land with a series of punches.
Easterly flicks out a counter leg kick but Karacan steps away.
Karacan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Karacan digs a good hook to Easterly 's body.
Karacan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Karacan misses with an uppercut. Easterly saw that one coming.
Karacan throws a leg kick
letting Easterly counter with a right hand.
Easterly throws the left hand but Karacan avoids the punch easily.
Karacan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Easterly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Karacan thows a leg kick but Easterly checks it
and Easterly counters with a straight right hand.
Easterly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karacan.
Easterly lands a nice hook to Karacan's body. Karacan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Karacan has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karacan.
Easterly swings wildly with an uppercut but Karacan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karacan cracks Easterly with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karacan lands a shot to the body.
Easterly is breathing heavily.
Easterly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karacan pushes Easterly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karacan cracks Easterly with a nice body shot.
Karacan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Easterly can do to turn this around?
Karacan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Easterly backwards.
Karacan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Enver Karacan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Karacan lands a shot to the body.
Karacan pushes Easterly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Karacan lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Karacan.
Easterly prevents a body shot from Karacan.
Karacan lands a right hand.
Karacan lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karacan.
Karacan lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Karacan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karacan pushes Easterly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Easterly has a couple of punches blocked by Karacan.
Easterly blocks a body shot from Karacan.
Karacan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Easterly backwards.
Karacan unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Easterly ! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Karacan is unloading with more strikes now! Easterly drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Enver Karacan!
After winning the bout, Enver Karacan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Holden Easterly had this to say: 'I had COVID'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paavo Talvela (ranked 477 p4p, 699 weight class) and Master Leader (ranked 69 p4p, 89 weight class). Leader is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Champions - Kanye West (ft Travis Scott, Quavo, etc…). 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Paavo Talvela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Master Leader!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leader throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Talvela counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leader misses with a body kick.
Talvela checks a leg kick.
Talvela throws a quick counter kick to the body but Leader avoids it.
Leader tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Talvela swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Leader misses with a leg kick.
Leader misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Talvela was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A head kick misses from Leader.
A little feinted left hand from Talvela on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Leader lands a nice looking body kick.
Leader tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Talvela was well out of range. Poor timing from Leader.
Talvela has a takedown stuffed.
Master Leader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Leader misses the target.
Talvela is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Talvela shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Leader is trying to defend but Talvela finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leader looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talvela lands with a punch from half guard.
Leader trying to hold on to Talvela's head to control him but Talvela postures up.
Leader tries to roll over but Talvela keeps him under control.
Leader moves into full guard.
Leader not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Talvela trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Talvela is looking to work some ground and pound but Leader has wrist control.
Leader seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Talvela accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Leader working a defensive guard here.
Talvela lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Leader is pulling down on Talvela's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talvela throws a big elbow that misses.
Leader tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Talvela has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Talvela tries to free his leg and advance position but Leader is retaining full guard.
Leader is trying to control the position but Talvela postures up.
Talvela lands a couple of digs.
Talvela throws a big elbow that misses.
Leader wants to sweep here but Talvela controlling him for the moment.
Talvela in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Leader looking to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Talvela sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Leader's guard.
Leader wants to control but Talvela is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Talvela landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Talvela prevents Leader from improving his position.
Talvela seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Talvela lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leader on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Leader tries to roll over but Talvela keeps him under control.
Talvela is thwarting Leader's attempts to control the position.
Talvela is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Leader is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Talvela lands with a punch from half guard.
Leader won't allow Talvela to pass to mount.
Talvela working the head and body with strikes.
Talvela lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Talvela wants to pass the guard but Leader is defending well.
Leader tries to roll over but Talvela keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Talvela lands a nice short elbow.
Talvela scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leader is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Talvela scores with a couple of nice shots.
Talvela scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Leader is rocked!
Talvela scores with a big shot! Leader's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Leader! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paavo Talvela!
Paavo Talvela decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lance Thorn (ranked 881 p4p, 709 weight class) and Del Salar (ranked 111 p4p, 93 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 - 10 - 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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Del Salar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorn fails to land with a series of punches.
Thorn throws a jab but it's blocked by Salar.
Thorn fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from Thorn does no damage.
A combination from Thorn does no damage.
Salar scores with a kick to the body.
Thorn throws an overhand right that lands on Salar's shoulder, as Salar tries to avoid the shot.
Salar batters Thorn with a massive right followed by a huge left! Thorn is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Salar lands a final crushing right hand to drop Thorn to the mat with a gruesome thud! Salar is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Del Salar!
An out of breath Del Salar thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Axton Burgess (ranked 350 p4p, 433 weight class) and Michael Holmes (ranked 47 p4p, 57 weight class). Burgess comes into the arena with I Can Only Count to Four blaring out of the sound system. 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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Axton Burgess!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes throws a body shot but no joy.
Burgess throwing a counter right hand but Holmes manages to avoid it.
Holmes scores with a head kick. Burgess tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Holmes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burgess jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Holmes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Burgess counters with a nice uppercut.
Holmes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Burgess on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Burgess misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes takes the fight into the clinch.
Holmes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Axton Burgess has been cut.
Burgess misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holmes scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgess blocks a body shot from Holmes.
Burgess lands a shot to the body.
Burgess working aggressively here.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but Burgess blocks with his arms.
Burgess lands a right hand that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Burgess wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Holmes missing with knees to the body.
Holmes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Burgess just stands there and leans against the cage.
Burgess has a couple of punches blocked by Holmes.
Burgess scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burgess breaks from the clinch.
Holmes lands a head shot.
Burgess bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Holmes's head.
Holmes misses with a right hand
letting Burgess counter with a right hand.
Holmes is rocked!
Holmes is looking to clinch but Burgess is avoiding it.
And Burgess counters with a quick kick to the body but Holmes blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holmes misses with a straight left.
Burgess is looking to counter with a body kick.
Holmes throws a lazy head kick
and Burgess counters with a slapping leg kick.
Holmes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice shot by Holmes.
Holmes closes the distance and pushes Burgess back into the cage.
Holmes trying to land knees to the body.
Burgess struggles to land a body shot inside as Holmes controls his hands.
Burgess lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Holmes.
Holmes blocks a body shot from Burgess.
Holmes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgess breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burgess bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Holmes ducks under a wild hook from Burgess.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burgess paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holmes misses with a double jab
letting Burgess counter with a right hand.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses.
Holmes misses with a wild body shot.
Michael Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes misses with an uppercut.
A quick step to the side and Burgess tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses.
Burgess scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good work by Burgess as he checks the leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burgess.
Holmes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burgess breaks from the clinch.
Burgess takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch but Burgess swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Burgess wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Holmes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Axton Burgess's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Holmes connects with a solid leg kick.
A big right from Holmes misses.
Holmes tries to clinch there but Burgess circles away.
Michael Holmes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holmes tries to clinch up
letting Burgess counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes tries to clinch up
and Burgess counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgess avoids a kick to the body.
Burgess defending well as Holmes loads up on a big left hand.
Burgess appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Burgess moves out of range of the strikes.
Burgess thumps Holmes with a low kick.
Burgess moves out of range of the body kick.
Holmes tries to work over Burgess's front leg with a kick but Burgess checks it.
Burgess throws a quick counter kick to the body but Holmes avoids it.
We've been told by Burgess's head coaches at FIGHT FOUNDERS (CA) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Burgess's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Holmes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Burgess scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Burgess wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Holmes darts in trying to clinch
and Holmes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holmes throws a head kick but Burgess moves out of range.
Burgess dodges the punch combination from Holmes.
Burgess appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Burgess cracks Holmes with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Burgess has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Holmes to stand back up!
Holmes is still on wobbly legs! Can Burgess finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holmes seems to have recovered his senses.
Burgess takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Holmes tries to clinch but Burgess moves away
and Burgess makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Holmes really felt that one!
Burgess rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Holmes counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Burgess moves out of range of the strikes.
Burgess ducks under a wild hook from Holmes.
It looked like Burgess wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Burgess 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A quick step to the side and Burgess tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holmes throws a sloppy head kick and Burgess moves out of range easily.
Burgess keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick lands for Holmes.
Holmes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burgess jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Burgess thows a leg kick but Holmes checks it
and Holmes counters with a straight right hand.
Holmes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael Holmes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Axton Burgess's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Holmes takes a swing at Burgess's ribcage but misses.
Holmes with a nice calf kick.
Holmes misses with an uppercut. Burgess saw that one coming.
Burgess was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Holmes connects with a jab.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses.
Burgess blocks a head kick by Holmes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Burgess on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Holmes scores with a sloppy right hand. Burgess should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes throws a lazy head kick
and Burgess counters with a straight right hand.
Holmes scores with a leg kick.
Holmes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burgess.
Holmes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Holmes swings widly with a right hand
and Burgess counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Holmes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Burgess ducks under a wild hook from Holmes.
A little feinted left hand from Burgess on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Burgess takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Michael Holmes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgess stuns Holmes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Holmes throws a right hand that misses
and Burgess counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Holmes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burgess cracks Holmes with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Holmes looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away� can Burgess finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holmes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holmes misses with a head kick.
Good shot there by Holmes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes wants to clinch
and Burgess counters with a body kick that stops Holmes in his tracks momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Holmes.
Holmes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Holmes misses with a kick to the body.
Holmes throws a leg kick
and Burgess counters with a body kick.
Burgess throws a looping overhand right but Holmes ducks down to avoid it.
Burgess misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgess takes a swing at Holmes's ribcage but misses.
Holmes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And Burgess counters with a quick kick to the body but Holmes blocks it.
Holmes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Burgess swats away the attempt to clinch by Holmes.
An attempted straight right counter from Burgess misses the target.
Holmes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burgess appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Axton Burgess has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holmes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burgess connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Axton Burgess showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Holmes 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Axton Burgess!
Axton Burgess 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lamar Karter (ranked 327 p4p, 499 weight class) and John Wesley Hardin (ranked 24 p4p, 31 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 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lamar Karter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Wesley Hardin!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Karter misses with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Karter.
Hardin closes the distance but Karter moves to the side
and Karter counters with a nice uppercut.
Karter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Hardin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Lamar Karter has been cut.
Karter throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hardin counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter misses with a straight right.
And Hardin responds with a good body kick, but Karter manages to step out the way in time.
Karter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hardin doesn't seem bothered though.
Hardin moves away from the strike by Karter.
Hardin thinks about the counter body kick.
Karter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardin was well out of range. Poor timing from Karter.
Hardin throws a big counter head kick but Karter avoids it with no problem.
Good shot there by Karter.
It looks like John Wesley Hardin has been cut.
Hardin lands a big head kick that sends Karter tumbling to the mat! Hardin takes a step backwards and waves Karter back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Karter is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karter misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karter. Hardin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karter drops his hands momentarily and Hardin needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Karter just on the top of the head. Karter drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Karter - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). John Wesley Hardin!
John Wesley Hardin is the new super heavyweight champion!
Our winner, John Wesley Hardin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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