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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Linus Akerman (ranked 176 p4p, 29 weight class) and Desmond Glass (ranked 230 p4p, 37 weight class). Glass comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Across 110th Street by Bobby Womack kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Linus Akerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Desmond Glass!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akerman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Akerman moves forwards but Glass connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Akerman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Glass.
Glass fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Akerman.
Akerman misses the shot to the body.
Glass scores with a jab to the head.
Akerman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akerman connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Desmond Glass has been cut.
Akerman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Glass moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Glass fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glass stuns Akerman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Akerman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Akerman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Glass misses with a wild body shot.
Desmond Glass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Akerman.
Akerman drops his hands momentarily and Glass takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Glass throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Akerman to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Akerman.
Akerman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akerman throws a looping overhand right but Glass ducks down to avoid it.
Akerman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Glass.
Glass doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Akerman slips a jab and a cross from Glass.
Akerman wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Glass misses with a body shot.
Akerman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Glass throws a hook but Akerman blocks it.
Glass ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Glass misses its intended target.
Akerman lands with a cross.
Akerman just misses with a punch to the body.
Glass waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Akerman.
Akerman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Glass.
Akerman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Glass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akerman manages to avoid it.
Akerman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Glass misses the target.
Akerman throwing a counter right hand but Glass manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glass takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glass lands with a hook. Akerman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Akerman moves out of range of the strikes.
Akerman takes one to the chin there.
Glass bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Akerman's head.
Glass scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Akerman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Glass.
Glass has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Glass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akerman manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Akerman. Glass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Glass flicks out a counter leg kick but Akerman steps away.
Glass on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Akerman. Akerman obviously looking to wear him down.
Akerman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Glass.
Glass flicks out a counter leg kick but Akerman steps away.
Akerman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Glass.
Glass connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Akerman's hands.
Glass just misses with a punch to the body.
Akerman looks to land a right hand but Glass moved out of range.
Jab from Akerman.
Glass connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akerman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Glass on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Glass misses with an uppercut.
Akerman is looking to counter the offense by Glass and move into the clinch.
Akerman misses with an uppercut.
Glass lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Glass sizes up Akerman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Glass checks a low kick from Akerman.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glass. Akerman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Glass uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Akerman has time to react.
Glass swings for the body but Akerman moves out of range.
That kick from Glass tenderised Akerman's leg. Akerman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Akerman tries a head kick but it misses.
Akerman scoring well with a low kick there.
Glass avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Glass ducks under a wild hook from Akerman.
Glass has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Glass blocks a leg kick.
Glass pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Glass misses with a low kick.
Akerman looks to land a body kick but Glass moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glass throws a hook but Akerman blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akerman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Glass.
Glass throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Akerman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Glass scores with a jab. Akerman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Akerman takes a swing at Glass's ribcage but misses.
Glass scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Glass tries to work over Akerman's front leg with a kick but Akerman checks it.
Akerman checks the leg kick.
Glass moves into range and connects with a jab.
Glass circles away from the clinch attempt.
Glass fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Akerman walks into a straight right hand from Glass.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akerman lands a high kick!
Glass wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Glass with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Akerman throws a chopping leg kick but Glass manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Glass dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Desmond Glass's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Glass listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Glass throws a body punch but Akerman moves out of range.
Akerman ducks under a wild hook from Glass.
Akerman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Glass can pounce on him.
Akerman tried to score with a low kick but Glass checks it.
Glass moves out of range as Akerman strikes.
Glass keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Glass moves away from the strike by Akerman.
Glass connects with the punch.
Glass misses with a low kick.
Akerman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Akerman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Glass is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Akerman slips a jab from Glass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glass connects with a right hand. Akerman shakes it off.
Glass connects with a good right hand that stumbles Akerman. Akerman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Glass cracks a nice hook into Akerman's ribs.
Glass ducks under a wild hook from Akerman.
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!
Akerman blocks a low kick nicely.
Akerman checks a low kick from Glass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass lands a head shot.
Akerman is looking to score with low kicks.
Glass just misses with a punch to the body.
Akerman throws a one two combo.
Glass has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Akerman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Glass.
Glass buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Glass throws a body shot but no joy.
Akerman throws out a loose jab but Glass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akerman with a jab.
That has opened up Desmond Glass's cut even more.
Glass connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Glass lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Akerman avoids the body shot from Glass.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glass misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akerman.
Glass misses with a body shot.
Akerman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Glass manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Glass lunges at Akerman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Akerman's hand.
Akerman has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Glass throws a leg kick
and Akerman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Glass finds it's target.
Glass misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Akerman was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Glass.
Akerman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Glass misses with a body shot.
Glass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akerman.
Akerman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Glass doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Akerman might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Glass fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Akerman is out of range.
Glass staying out of range there.
Akerman scoring well with a low kick there.
Akerman throws a big shot that misses.
Akerman tries to clinch up but Glass circles away and keeps his distance.
Glass misses with a hook to the body
and Akerman counters with a nice kick to the body.
Akerman avoids the body shot from Glass.
Akerman walks into a jab.
Akerman moves out of range as Glass strikes.
Glass uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akerman.
Glass swings widly with a right hand
and Akerman counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Akerman.
Glass throws a hook but Akerman avoids it easily.
Akerman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Glass pivots, looking for a leg kick but Akerman is out of range and Glass settles back down.
Glass is looking to score with low kicks.
Akerman appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Akerman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akerman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Glass.
Akerman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Glass.
Akerman misses the jab.
Glass looks to score with a jab to the body but Akerman is just out of range.
Akerman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Glass's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Glass throws a nice outside leg kick.
Glass works the jab nicely.
Glass blocks a jab.
Glass looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Akerman connects with a jab.
Glass listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Glass there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glass looks to score with a jab to the body but Akerman is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Glass.
Glass misses the shot to the body.
Glass closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Glass tried to score with a low kick but Akerman checks it.
A big right from Glass misses.
Akerman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Akerman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheers as Glass lands an impressive looking overhand right. Akerman doesn't seem phased though.
Glass throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Glass throws a shot to the body.
Akerman instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glass's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akerman throws a hook but Glass blocks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Glass lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Akerman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Akerman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Glass just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Glass showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Desmond Glass's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Glass misses with a hook to the body
and Akerman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Glass on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Glass ducks under a wild hook from Akerman.
Glass misses the body punch
and Akerman counters with a straight right hand.
Akerman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Glass.
Akerman lands a nice shot to the body.
Akerman ducks under a wild hook from Glass.
Akerman checks the leg kick.
Glass fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Akerman.
Glass connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Akerman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glass.
Glass connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Glass lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Akerman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akerman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Akerman checks a leg kick.
Glass takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akerman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Glass scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Akerman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Glass attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Akerman wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Akerman is looking to chop away at Glass's legs.
Glass catches Akerman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from Glass. Akerman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Glass.
Glass thuds a left hand into Akerman's body.
Akerman connects with a solid leg kick.
Akerman tries to land a front kick but Glass steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A telegraphed right hand from Akerman misses the target.
Glass dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Glass misses the jab.
Akerman dips to his left and cracks Glass with an uppercut!
The cut above Desmond Glass's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Glass throws a lazy right hand but Akerman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Linus Akerman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glass scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Glass just misses with a punch to the body.
Glass misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akerman.
Donk. Glass catches Akerman right on the button with a cross.
A slow jab from Akerman misses its intended target.
Glass keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A good leg kick by Glass.
Glass throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Akerman is looking to counter the offense by Glass and move into the clinch.
Akerman throws a big shot that misses.
Akerman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Akerman tries a head kick but it misses.
Akerman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Glass counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Glass clobbers Akerman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Akerman throws a sloppy head kick and Glass moves out of range easily.
Akerman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Glass connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akerman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Glass throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Glass throws a one two combo.
A leg kick checked by Akerman.
Akerman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Glass was well out of range. Poor timing from Akerman.
Glass swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Glass keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Glass.
Akerman walks into a straight right hand from Glass.
Decent striking displayed by Glass there.
Glass connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Akerman momentarily.
Desmond Glass seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Glass lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Akerman throws a sloppy head kick and Glass moves out of range easily.
Glass keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akerman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice straight punches there by Glass. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Glass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glass lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Akerman circles away quickly and effectively.
Akerman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Akerman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Akerman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Glass.
Glass throws the left hand but Akerman avoids the punch easily.
Glass chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice jab there from Glass.
Glass moves out of range of the body kick from Akerman.
Glass uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Akerman has time to react.
Glass throws a jab when Akerman was well out of range.
Akerman drops his hands momentarily and Glass takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Akerman throws the left hand but Glass avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glass lands with a shot to the body.
Glass connects with an inside leg kick.
Glass just misses with a punch to the body.
Glass throws a leg kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Desmond Glass comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Glass winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Desmond Glass!
A victorious Desmond Glass thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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RATING
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