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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heribert Bosch (ranked 213 p4p, 36 weight class) and Russell Northrop (ranked 493 p4p, 69 weight class). Bosch's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Oktoberfest. Northrop has chosen Alive And Kicking as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Heribert Bosch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russell Northrop!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Northrop looks to land a left hand but Bosch moved out of range nicely.
Bosch keeps the fight on the outside.
Bosch cracks Northrop with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bosch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Northrop moves away.
Northrop throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bosch counters with a slapping leg kick.
Northrop lands a jab to Bosch's midsection.
Northrop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Northrop throws a leg kick but Bosch checks it.
Bosch swings for the body but Northrop moves out of range.
Northrop misses with a hook. Bosch ducked under it nicely.
Northrop throws a sloppy head kick and Bosch moves out of range easily.
Northrop takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bosch thuds a left hand into Northrop's body.
Bosch lands a slapping body shot.
Northrop lands a nice hook to Bosch's body. Bosch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Northrop moves out of range of the body kick.
Bosch slips a jab from Northrop.
Bosch connects with a body shot.
Bosch misses with a body kick.
Bosch takes one to the chin there.
Bosch lands a nice looking kick to the body. Northrop takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosch looks to land a body kick but Northrop moved away.
Bosch is looking to wear down Northrop with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Northrop avoids the body shot from Bosch.
Bosch ducks right into an uppercut from Northrop.
Northrop misses with a double jab.
Bosch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Northrop.
Northrop thuds his right hand into Bosch's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bosch. Northrop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Northrop swings for the body but Bosch moves out of range.
Northrop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Russell Northrop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bosch.
Northrop throws a poor cross that misses
and Northrop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bosch 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.
Northrop checks a low kick from Bosch.
Northrop has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bosch.
Northrop misses with a body kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Northrop has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A left lands for Bosch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Northrop shoots in for a takedown but Bosch shows good takedown defense.
Heribert Bosch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Northrop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bosch looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Northrop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bosch.
Northrop pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bosch back to the cage. Northrop follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Northrop fails to land with a series of punches.
Northrop stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bosch.
Bosch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bosch connects with a single shot there.
Northrop misses with a lunging right hand
and Bosch counters with a nice body kick.
Northrop throws a poor cross that misses
and Bosch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Northrop scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bosch moves into full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bosch holds on and takes a little breather.
Bosch working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Northrop.
Northrop trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Northrop in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Northrop throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Northrop scoring with some ground and pound.
Northrop throws a big elbow that misses.
Northrop trying to control the position from guard on top but Bosch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Northrop has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Northrop landing some decent shots from guard.
Northrop loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Northrop scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Northrop controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bosch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosch pulls Northrop in close to prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Northrop accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Northrop throwing strikes but missing.
Northrop working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Northrop with a nice head shot there.
Northrop trying to control but Bosch is working from the bottom.
Bosch preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Northrop working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Russell Northrop will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Northrop stuns Bosch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bosch has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bosch there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bosch takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An attempted straight right counter from Bosch misses the target.
Bosch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bosch keeps the fight on the outside.
Northrop drives through and clinches with Bosch against the cage.
Bosch tries to throw a body punch but Northrop avoids it by throwing Bosch back against the cage.
Bosch tries to work over Northrop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bosch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Northrop is trying to pull guard but Bosch has him pressed against the cage.
Bosch stops a takedown attempt from Northrop.
Bosch tries to throw a body punch but Northrop avoids it by throwing Bosch back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Northrop's elbow.
Northrop misses with a punch on the inside.
Bosch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bosch misses with the head strike.
Bosch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bosch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Northrop.
It looked like Bosch was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Northrop.
Bosch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Northrop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bosch misses with a low kick.
Bosch looks to throw the jab but Northrop is out of range.
Northrop scores with a hook to the body. Bosch takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Northrop looks to score with a jab to the body but Bosch is just out of range.
Bosch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Northrop manages to avoid it.
Bosch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Northrop. That did some damage!
Bosch cracks a nice hook into Northrop's ribs.
Bosch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Northrop manages to avoid it.
Bosch moves out of range of the body kick from Northrop.
Northrop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Northrop tries to close the distance and clinch but Bosch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bosch takes a swing at Northrop's ribcage but misses.
Bosch buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bosch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Northrop connects with a single shot there.
Northrop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bosch.
Northrop fails with a takedown attempt.
Heribert Bosch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russell Northrop.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bosch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Northrop swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Northrop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bosch. Northrop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bosch scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Heribert Bosch is winning the standup battle so far.
Northrop 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.
Northrop misses with a jab, cross combination.
A shot to the liver by Northrop. Beautiful body shot.
Northrop takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Northrop looks to score with a jab to the body but Bosch is just out of range.
It looked like Bosch wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bosch slips a jab and a cross from Northrop.
Bosch scores with a jab to the jaw.
Northrop misses with a combination
and Bosch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Northrop avoids the body shot from Bosch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bosch misses the shot to the body.
Northrop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Northrop fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bosch sprawls well initially but Northrop persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bosch trying to hold on to Northrop's head to control him but Northrop postures up.
Northrop is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bosch has managed to free his arm - good work.
Northrop thows a huge punch but Bosch dodges it nicely.
Bosch is refusing to be controlled, as Northrop sits in half guard.
Bosch manages to get to full guard.
Northrop throws an elbow that misses. Bosch uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Northrop's guard. Nice move by Bosch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Northrop has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bosch has passed into side control.
Northrop is trying to work for a sweep but Bosch has mounted him!
Northrop is looking to improve his position but Bosch isn't that keen on the idea.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
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 Heribert Bosch will probably get the nod.
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. And we move into the final round!
Northrop looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bosch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Northrop throws out a counter right but Bosch avoids it with no problem.
Northrop throws an off balance right hand
and Bosch counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bosch lands a right hook to the body.
Northrop uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bosch has time to react.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bosch.
Northrop throws a leg kick
and Bosch counters with a stiff right hand.
Russell Northrop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Northrop throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bosch throws an overhand right that lands on Northrop's shoulder, as Northrop tries to avoid the shot.
Bosch looks for the body kick but Northrop saw that one coming.
Bosch misses with a kick to the body.
Bosch walks into a straight right hand from Northrop.
Bosch works the jab nicely.
Bosch misses with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bosch 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.
Bosch takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bosch throws a jab when Northrop was well out of range.
Northrop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Northrop blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Northrop scores with a shot to the body.
Northrop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bosch.
Northrop feints the counter takedown.
Bosch swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Northrop misses with a looping right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bosch.
Northrop tries to clinch but Bosch is having none of it.
Bosch avoids the body shot from Northrop.
Bosch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bosch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Bosch misses the target.
Northrop looks to score with a jab to the body but Bosch is just out of range.
Northrop connects with the punch.
Northrop takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Northrop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Bosch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bosch scores with the left hand. Northrop knows he should have avoided that one.
Northrop tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bosch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Northrop. That did some damage!
Bosch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Northrop.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Northrop.
Bosch thinks about countering with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Northrop displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bosch throws out the jab.
Northrop fails to land with a series of punches.
Northrop moves away from the strike by Bosch.
Northrop will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Northrop misses with a two punch combination.
Bosch throws a push kick but Northrop slaps the foot to one side.
Bosch scores with a punch to the head.
Northrop tries to close the distance and clinch but Bosch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Northrop looks to land a left hand but Bosch moved out of range nicely.
Northrop loads up on a big right hand but Bosch slips the punch.
Bosch throwing a counter right hand but Northrop manages to avoid it.
Bosch just misses with a punch to the body.
Northrop has Bosch up against the cage in a clinch.
Northrop tries to score a body lock takedown but Bosch shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosch tries to work over Northrop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bosch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Northrop is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bosch scores with a hook to the body.
Bosch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Northrop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bosch misses with a punch on the inside.
Bosch lands a left hand.
Bosch tries to work over Northrop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bosch misses with a punch on the inside.
Bosch pushes Northrop back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Bosch.
Bosch gets underhooks to prevent Northrop's takedown attempt.
Heribert Bosch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russell Northrop.
Northrop blocking some punches.
Bosch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Northrop's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosch lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Northrop backwards.
A hook to the body from Northrop.
Bosch tries a body shot but Northrop blocks it.
Bosch struggles to land a body shot inside as Northrop controls his hands.
Bosch throws a head punch that misses.
Bosch misses with a punch to the body.
Northrop working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Northrop drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bosch pulls his leg out and moves away.
Northrop looks to score with a jab to the body but Bosch is just out of range.
Northrop shoots in for a double leg but Bosch sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bosch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bosch connects with a body shot.
Bosch misses with a wild body shot.
Northrop takes one to the side of the head.
Bosch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heribert Bosch showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bosch has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heribert Bosch!
Heribert Bosch made sure to mention his sponsor, Reaper Combatwear in his post fight interview.
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