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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reese Ngannou (ranked 2984 p4p, 4913 weight class) and Harry Chapman (ranked 63 p4p, 96 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Reese Ngannou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harry Chapman!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ngannou misses with a body shot
letting Chapman counter with a right hand.
Ngannou takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ngannou lands with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chapman. Ngannou does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Ngannou. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ngannou.
Chapman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ngannou's head.
It looks like Reese Ngannou has been cut.
Ngannou throws a body shot but no joy.
Chapman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ngannou to score with a decent uppercut.
Ngannou loads up on a big right hand but Chapman slips the punch.
Ngannou listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ngannou misses with a wild body shot.
Ngannou misses with a hook
and Chapman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ngannou cracks Chapman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Chapman. Those never looked like landing.
Ngannou misses with a straight left.
Ngannou closes the distance but Chapman moves to the side
and Chapman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngannou throws a hook to the side of Chapman's head but Chapman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ngannou misses with a shot to the body
and Chapman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ngannou scores with a punch to the head.
Chapman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ngannou throws a hook but Chapman blocks it.
Ngannou is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chapman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ngannou misses the jab.
Ngannou throws the left hand but Chapman avoids the punch easily.
Chapman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ngannou.
Chapman drops his hands momentarily and Ngannou takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ngannou tries to clinch but Chapman moves away
and Chapman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chapman stuns Ngannou with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Ngannou.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ngannou throws out a loose jab but Chapman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chapman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from Ngannou misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chapman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Reese Ngannou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ngannou is looking to clinch.
Chapman throws out a counter right but Ngannou avoids it with no problem.
Ngannou gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ngannou.
Ngannou controlling the action here for a moment.
Ngannou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ngannou misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chapman blocking some punches.
Ngannou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ngannou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ngannou tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ngannou throws a punch but it's blocked by Chapman.
Chapman breaks the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Ngannou. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ngannou.
Ngannou lands a nice shot that snaps Chapman's head back.
Ngannou is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chapman tries to move into range but Ngannou moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ngannou swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ngannou throws an off balance right hand
letting Chapman counter with a right hand.
Chapman has managed to clinch.
Ngannou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chapman lands with a right to the head.
Ngannou misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Chapman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ngannou stalling.
Ngannou misses with a punch on the inside.
Chapman works on Ngannou's body with a couple of short punches.
Ngannou tries a body shot but Chapman blocks it.
Chapman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chapman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ngannou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chapman lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chapman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou throws a hook but Chapman blocks it.
Chapman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ngannou.
Ngannou tries to clinch
and Chapman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ngannou on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ngannou thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ngannou looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chapman slips under a jab from Ngannou.
Ngannou throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chapman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chapman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ngannou takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chapman throws a hook but Ngannou avoids it easily.
Ngannou tries to counter by clinching up but Chapman breaks away and moves out of range.
Ngannou throws an off balance right hand
and Chapman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ngannou is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ngannou throws a lazy uppercut
and Chapman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ngannou thinking.
Chapman scores with a one two! Ngannou had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Chapman.
Chapman lands with a nice body punch.
Chapman staying out of range there.
Ngannou misses with a hook
and Chapman counters with a stiff right hand.
Reese Ngannou's cut is getting worse.
Ngannou throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chapman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chapman wants to counter with a clinch but Ngannou pushes him away.
Chapman scores with a hook to the body. Ngannou takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ngannou avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chapman closes the distance and pushes Ngannou back into the cage.
Ngannou lands with a light punch inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ngannou content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ngannou gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou has a couple of punches blocked by Chapman.
Chapman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chapman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ngannou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chapman looking to stall.
Ngannou misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Ngannou.
Ngannou working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ngannou.
Ngannou tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chapman manages to break the clinch.
Ngannou misses with a straight left.
Ngannou cracks Chapman with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou throws a lazy uppercut
and Chapman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Ngannou misses.
Ngannou digs a good hook to Chapman's body.
The fighters circling - Chapman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chapman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chapman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Donk. Ngannou catches Chapman right on the button with a cross.
Ngannou throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chapman throws a counter combo.
Chapman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ngannou dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Ngannou. Beautiful body shot.
Jab by Chapman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chapman throws a series of punches but Ngannou avoids them all with ease.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chapman.
Chapman moves into the clinch successfully.
Ngannou digs a right hand into Chapman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chapman's gas tank.
Chapman looks winded!
Ngannou misses with a punch on the inside.
Chapman blocks an uppercut.
Ngannou misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ngannou.
A nice left hand lands by Chapman.
Ngannou lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chapman.
Ngannou is working Chapman over against the cage.
Ngannou gets through Chapman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chapman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ngannou misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ngannou throws a punch but it's blocked by Chapman.
Chapman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Chapman being controlled against the cage.
Chapman blocks an uppercut.
Ngannou swings wildly with an uppercut but Chapman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chapman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ngannou misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ngannou.
Ngannou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chapman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ngannou lands a hook that snaps the head of Chapman backwards.
Chapman is trying to break the clinch but Ngannou is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chapman.
Chapman misses with a body punch.
Ngannou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Reese Ngannou will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Reese Ngannou's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ngannou tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chapman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Ngannou.
Chapman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ngannou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ngannou looks to land a left hand but Chapman moved out of range nicely.
Ngannou gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reese Ngannou has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ngannou misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Chapman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ngannou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ngannou swings wildly with an uppercut but Chapman uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Ngannou fails to land.
Ngannou lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chapman.
Chapman struggles to land a body shot inside as Ngannou controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngannou throws a head punch that misses.
Ngannou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ngannou lands a nice uppercut.
Ngannou looking to stall.
Ngannou misses with a punch on the inside.
Ngannou scores with a shot to the side of Chapman's head.
A head punch on the inside from Ngannou fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Ngannou fails to land.
Ngannou misses with the head strike.
Chapman prevents a body shot from Ngannou.
Ngannou blocking some punches.
Ngannou throws a punch but it's blocked by Chapman.
Chapman takes a shot to the head.
Chapman breaks from the clinch.
Chapman clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou struggles to land a body shot inside as Chapman controls his hands.
Ngannou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Ngannou fails to land.
Stalling in the clinch from Ngannou.
Chapman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chapman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chapman trying to stall but Ngannou improves his position.
Ngannou blocks a body shot from Chapman.
Chapman blocks an uppercut.
Ngannou scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chapman.
A nice left hand lands by Ngannou.
Ngannou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ngannou working aggressively here.
A short left from Chapman.
Chapman lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chapman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ngannou swings wildly with an uppercut but Chapman uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Chapman.
Ngannou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ngannou misses with a punch on the inside.
Chapman blocking some punches.
Ngannou effectively controlling the action here.
Chapman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ngannous head.
Chapman manages to break the clinch.
Ngannou misses with a wild body shot.
Chapman moves away from the strike by Ngannou.
Chapman throws a counter combo.
Ngannou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chapman throws out the jab.
Ngannou takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou misses with a hook. Chapman ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Chapman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ngannou connects with a crisp jab.
Harry Chapman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chapman moves out of range of the strikes.
Chapman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ngannou throws a lazy uppercut
and Chapman counters with a one-two to the body.
Ngannou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chapman lands with a nice body punch.
A combination from Chapman does no damage.
Ngannou misses with a hook
and Chapman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Harry Chapman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ngannou misses with a hook to the body
letting Chapman counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ngannou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ngannou scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ngannou misses the jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Chapman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ngannou at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Ngannou.
Chapman misses with a double jab.
Ngannou swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chapman.
Ngannou takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chapman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ngannou's head.
Ngannou misses with a looping right.
A nice side step and Chapman releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ngannou lands a lovely overhand right.
Chapman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ngannou.
Ngannou looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ngannou uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chapman has time to react.
Chapman loads up on a big right hand but Ngannou slips the punch.
Ngannou lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chapman tries to move into range but Ngannou moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chapman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ngannou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chapman throws out a counter right but Ngannou avoids it with no problem.
Ngannou throws a shot from downtown. Chapman moves away and avoids it.
Ngannou lands a jab to the nose.
Ngannou throws an off balance right hand
and Ngannou takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ngannou misses the jab.
Ngannou scores with a jab.
Ngannou swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chapman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ngannou throws a looping overhand right but Chapman ducks down to avoid it.
Ngannou scores with a nice right hand.
Chapman is rocked!
Chapman blocks a jab.
Chapman throws a looping overhand right but Ngannou ducks down to avoid it.
Ngannou is looking to counter the offense by Chapman and move into the clinch.
Ngannou connects with a looping right hand.
Chapman is still on wobbly legs! Can Ngannou finish him?
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Chapman ducks under a wild hook from Ngannou.
Chapman seems to have recovered his senses.
Chapman clinches.
Ngannou lands with a right to the head.
Chapman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ngannou misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ngannou can't find room to land a body shot as Chapman controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Ngannou - that landed with a thud.
Ngannou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chapman manages to break the clinch.
Chapman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ngannou misses with a hook
and Chapman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ngannou gets a clinch.
Chapman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Chapman does no damage.
Chapman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chapman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chapman.
Reese Ngannou's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ngannou throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chapman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chapman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ngannou lands with an overhand left.
Chapman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chapman closes the distance and clinches.
Ngannou avoiding damage.
Chapman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ngannou backwards.
Chapman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chapman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chapman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Ngannou.
Ngannou swings wildly with an uppercut but Chapman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chapman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chapman blocking some punches.
Ngannou digs a right hand into Chapman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chapman's gas tank.
Chapman is trying to push Ngannou away but Ngannou has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chapman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chapman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chapman misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ngannou.
Chapman is trying to break the clinch but Ngannou is controlling him.
Ngannou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ngannou throws a punch but it's blocked by Chapman.
Ngannou misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Reese Ngannou will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Reese Ngannou's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chapman scores with a sloppy right hand. Ngannou should have avoided that one.
Ngannou misses with a hook. Chapman ducked under it nicely.
Ngannou doesn't manage to clinch there - Chapman circles away.
The fighters circling - Ngannou throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ngannou avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chapman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ngannou.
Ngannou waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chapman.
Ngannou throws a hook to the side of Chapman's head but Chapman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chapman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ngannou.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ngannou misses with a right hand
and Ngannou takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ngannou keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chapman.
Chapman defending well as Ngannou loads up on a big left hand.
Chapman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ngannou.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngannou loads up on a big right hand but Chapman slips the punch.
Ngannou throws the left hand but Chapman avoids the punch easily.
Chapman throws out a counter right but Ngannou avoids it with no problem.
Chapman throws a series of punches but Ngannou avoids them all with ease.
Ngannou seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ngannou misses with a body punch
and Chapman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chapman slips under a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot to the body from Ngannou misses
and Chapman counters with a left and a right that stings Ngannou.
Chapman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ngannou.
Chapman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ngannou moves into the clinch successfully.
Ngannou throws a punch but it's blocked by Chapman.
Chapman breaks from the clinch.
Chapman takes one to the side of the head.
Chapman slips under a jab from Ngannou.
Chapman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ngannou.
Ngannou cracks Chapman with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Ngannou misses.
Ngannou looks to land a left hand but Chapman moved out of range nicely.
A lazy left from Ngannou finds it's target.
Chapman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ngannou on the side of the head.
Ngannou scores with a jab.
Ngannou has Chapman up against the cage in a clinch.
Ngannou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chapman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chapman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chapman.
Chapman is working Ngannou over against the cage.
Ngannou throws a head punch that misses.
Ngannou lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chapman backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou working aggressively here.
Chapman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ngannou backwards.
Ngannou swings wildly with an uppercut but Chapman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ngannou misses with a body punch.
Chapman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chapman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chapman lands a shoulder strike.
Ngannou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chapman.
Chapman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ngannou has a couple of punches blocked by Chapman.
Ngannou tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Chapman.
Chapman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chapman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ngannou on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chapman misses with a straight right.
Ngannou tries to counter by clinching up but Chapman breaks away and moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Ngannou.
Chapman dips to his left and cracks Ngannou with an uppercut!
Chapman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chapman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ngannou paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A right-left combo lands from Chapman.
Ngannou throws a poor cross that misses
and Chapman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chapman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ngannou connects with a looping right hand.
Ngannou doesn't manage to clinch there - Chapman circles away.
Ngannou lands a jab to the nose.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chapman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ngannou swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Despite the aggression on Chapman's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ngannou throws a hook but Chapman avoids it easily.
A big right from Ngannou misses.
Chapman unleashes a big counter combination but Ngannou bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Chapman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Chapman clobbers Ngannou with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chapman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ngannou finds it's way round the side to connect with Chapman's head.
Chapman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ngannou is rocked!
Chapman lands a jab to the head.
Oh Ngannou is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ngannou misses with a straight right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chapman throws a nice looking combination but Ngannou bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ngannou seems to have got his legs back now.
Chapman throws the left hand but Ngannou avoids the punch easily.
Ngannou throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chapman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab from Chapman.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Chapman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chapman slips a straight right by Ngannou.
Chapman lands a jab to the nose.
Ngannou listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chapman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chapman takes one to the side of the head.
Ngannou bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chapman defending well as Ngannou loads up on a big left hand.
Chapman let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ngannou throws a lazy uppercut
and Chapman counters with a right hand to the body.
Ngannou throws a shot from downtown. Chapman moves away and avoids it.
Chapman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ngannou throws an off balance right hand
enabling Chapman to counter with a crisp jab.
Ngannou throws a hook to the side of Chapman's head but Chapman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Chapman connects with a jab.
Chapman ducks right into an uppercut from Ngannou.
Chapman defending well as Ngannou loads up on a big left hand.
Chapman is looking for the big counter here.
Chapman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chapman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ngannou with a body shot.
Chapman misses with a series of wild punches.
Chapman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chapman slips under a jab from Ngannou.
Chapman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ngannou finds it's way round the side to connect with Chapman's head.
Chapman slips under a jab from Ngannou.
Ngannou has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ngannou is trying to maintain a safe position but Chapman gets an underhook and turns Ngannou into the cage.
Chapman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ngannou swings wildly with an uppercut but Chapman uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chapman.
Ngannou misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ngannou has a couple of punches blocked by Chapman.
Chapman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chapman.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Ngannou on the inside.
Ngannou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chapman has a couple of punches blocked by Ngannou.
Chapman swings wildly with an uppercut but Ngannou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ngannou tries a body shot but Chapman blocks it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou blocks an uppercut.
Chapman has Ngannou pressed against the cage.
Ngannou digs a right hand underneath Chapman's ribcage. Chapman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ngannou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ngannou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chapman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ngannou struggles to land a body shot inside as Chapman controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Ngannou as the two fighters clinch.
Ngannou lands with a short shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ngannou lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ngannou misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Harry Chapman just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Reese Ngannou's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Chapman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ngannou circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Chapman to the canvas! Chapman doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Ngannou keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reese Ngannou!
A very excited looking Reese Ngannou 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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