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HMMA 72 Templar v Pheu Pheu PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kingston Bartholemeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richie McCaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McCaw's choice of entrance music: Kula Shaker - Hush. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Kingston Bartholemeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Richie McCaw!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartholemeaux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCaw.
Bartholemeaux wants to clinch up but McCaw keeps it at a distance.
Bartholemeaux throws a jab when McCaw was well out of range.
McCaw tries for a takedown but Bartholemeaux sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McCaw getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McCaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bartholemeaux.
Bartholemeaux tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice defenses there by Bartholemeaux.
No joy there for Bartholemeaux, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCaw. Bartholemeaux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bartholemeaux scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartholemeaux fails with an attempt to clinch.
McCaw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bartholemeaux pushes McCaw up against the cage in a clinch.
Bartholemeaux is trying to break the clinch but McCaw is controlling him.
McCaw drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McCaw drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bartholemeaux gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kingston Bartholemeaux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richie McCaw.
Bartholemeaux is trying to push McCaw away but McCaw has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCaw trying to stall but Bartholemeaux improves his position.
McCaw has Bartholemeaux pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. McCaw pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bartholemeaux tumbling to the mat - McCaw dives into Bartholemeaux's guard.
McCaw trying to control but Bartholemeaux is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bartholemeaux is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bartholemeaux lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bartholemeaux trying to control the action but McCaw is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bartholemeaux works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartholemeaux dominating with strikes here.
McCaw is working to get back to half guard.
McCaw tries to lock up and control but Bartholemeaux gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bartholemeaux punishing his opponent with strikes.
McCaw tries to reverse the position but Bartholemeaux maintains control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bartholemeaux looking to control but McCaw is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bartholemeaux in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bartholemeaux lands with some strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bartholemeaux tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bartholemeaux lands with some vicious ground and pound - can McCaw hang on?
McCaw is rocked!
Bartholemeaux controlling from mount.
McCaw is still in real trouble! Can Bartholemeaux finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartholemeaux lands a big shot to the head and McCaw winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kingston Bartholemeaux!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jurij Vitalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Hurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Jurij Vitalenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kurt Hurt!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Vitalenko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hurt throws a body punch but Vitalenko moves out of range.
Vitalenko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kurt Hurt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hurt missing with a left hand there. Vitalenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hurt throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A big right from Vitalenko misses.
A punch lands to the side of Vitalenko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hurt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Kurt Hurt has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vitalenko does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Vitalenko misses the jab.
Vitalenko misses with an uppercut.
Vitalenko cracks Hurt with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hurt looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Vitalenko finish him?
Hurt is rocked!
Hurt steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vitalenko. That one must have hurt.
Hurt is still on wobbly legs! Can Vitalenko finish him?
Hurt looks winded!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Vitalenko has cracked Hurt with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Vitalenko lands another huge swinging hook and Hurt tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Hurt, before Vitalenko can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jurij Vitalenko!
A victorious Jurij Vitalenko thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lasi Kukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin O Neill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Neill has chosen Sing for the moment - Eminem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Lasi Kukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Martin O Neill!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kukko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Neill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Neill swings for the body but Kukko moves out of range.
Kukko throws a series of punches but O Neill avoids them all with ease.
Kukko shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kukko stalling.
O Neill is refusing to be controlled, as Kukko sits in half guard.
Kukko is thwarting O Neill's attempts to control the position.
Kukko wants to pass to mount but O Neill is defending the position.
O Neill gets full guard.
O Neill escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kukko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
O Neill looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kukko is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukko trying to control the position from guard on top but O Neill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kukko with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
O Neill not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kukko engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kukko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. O Neill is keeping the position for now.
Kukko throws a big elbow that misses.
O Neill working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neill looking for a sweep. Not yet O Neill, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kukko wants to control from the top but O Neill keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Kukko as O Neill shoots in.
Kukko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
O Neill takes a kick to the side of the head.
O Neill digs a good hook to Kukko's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Neill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kukko manages to avoid it.
Kukko throws a wild body kick that O Neill sees coming a mile off.
O Neill fails with a takedown attempt.
O Neill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kukko.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kukko gets the takedown into side control.
O Neill can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neill gets back to half guard.
Kukko 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.
Kukko passes the guard and advances to mount!
O Neill is bucking up trying to escape but Kukko cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kukko controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kukko lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kukko cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
O Neill regains half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kukko performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kukko moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from O Neill.
Kukko lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Neill tries to buck Kukko off but Kukko is having none of it.
Kukko wants to take a breather but O Neill manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Kukko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lasi Kukko dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kukko drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
O Neill tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Kukko easily slips into full mount!
O Neill keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kukko looking to control but O Neill is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kukko avoids the attempt from O Neill to control.
Lasi Kukko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
O Neill can't escape the position.
O Neill is squirming around, avoiding Kukko's attempts to control the action.
Kukko scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neill wants to hold on but Kukko pushes him away.
O Neill regains half guard.
Kukko moves nicely into side control.
Kukko scores with a couple of short elbows.
O Neill manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
O Neill missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
O Neill slips a nice elbow through Kukko's hands, connecting with Kukko's forehead.
O Neill controlling the action here.
Kukko is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neill works his way into full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kukko is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
O Neill prevents Kukko from getting the reversal.
O Neill postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kukko looks a forlorn figure.
Kukko is trying to escape the mount.
O Neill is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kukko can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
O Neill tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kukko is bucking up trying to escape but O Neill cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kukko wants to hold on but O Neill pushes him away.
O Neill is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neill looking to control but Kukko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kukko wants to control but O Neill is having none of it.
Kukko is squirming around, avoiding O Neill's attempts to control the action.
O Neill thowing shots but they're missing.
Kukko keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
O Neill controlling his opponent.
O Neill landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kukko tries to hold on but O Neill postures up.
Kukko sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
O Neill with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kukko wants to improve his position but O Neill is controlling well.
O Neill controlling the action here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kukko has hold of O Neill's hands but O Neill slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Neill looks to land a strike but Kukko avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
O Neill drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kukko dives on top into guard.
Kukko landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin O Neill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kukko pivots, looking for a leg kick but O Neill is out of range and Kukko settles back down.
Kukko lands a nice looking body shot.
O Neill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kukko.
O Neill shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kukko sprawls well. Kukko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. O Neill gets slowly back to his feet.
O Neill moves forwards but Kukko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
O Neill staying out of range there.
Kukko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kukko throws the kick towards the body but O Neill avoids it.
Kukko slips under a jab from O Neill.
Kukko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kukko misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Kukko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kukko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kukko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukko drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kukko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Neill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
O Neill trying to keep a closed guard but Kukko is proving a slippery customer.
Kukko scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kukko controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kukko pushing down on O Neill's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
O Neill is trying to maintain the position but Kukko is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neill is looking for a sweep. Kukko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
O Neill looking for submissions off his back.
O Neill trying to control but Kukko postures up.
O Neill wants to control but Kukko passes into side.
Kukko working away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kukko lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear O Neill down.
O Neill gets back to half guard.
Kukko moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neill can't do much from the bottom here.
Kukko connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused O Neill some visible discomfort.
O Neill wants to control but Kukko postures up.
Kukko working the ground and pound.
O Neill holding on.
O Neill tries to buck Kukko off but Kukko is having none of it.
Kukko is chipping away with strikes.
O Neill taking punishment in the form of punches.
O Neill manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
O Neill keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kukko working O Neill over with strikes.
Kukko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
O Neill looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nice strikes from Kukko there.
Kukko scoring with strikes to the body and head.
O Neill is looking to improve his position.
O Neill looking for submissions off his back.
O Neill takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kukko works his way into full mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Neill is in a horrible position here. Kukko smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lasi Kukko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kukko 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lasi Kukko!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mitsuyo Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Kendall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Kendall has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mitsuyo Maeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Kendall!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kendall scores with a nice head shot.
Maeda moves out of range as Kendall strikes.
Maeda shoots in for a takedown but Kendall shows good takedown defense.
Maeda connects with a solid leg kick.
Maeda shoots in looking for a takedown. Kendall tries to sprawl out of it but Maeda keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kendall manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kendall misses with a wild body shot.
Kendall looks to land a body kick but Maeda moved away.
Maeda shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
An inside leg kick lands from Maeda.
Kendall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kendall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maeda throws a leg kick
and Kendall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kendall punishes Maeda's body with a nice straight punch.
Maeda tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kendall avoids the head kick by Maeda.
A swing and a miss from Kendall.
Maeda throws a head kick that misses.
Maeda finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kendall on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kendall looks to score with a jab to the body but Maeda is just out of range.
Maeda scores with a nice right hand.
Maeda avoids the body shot from Kendall.
Chris Kendall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maeda misses the shot to the body.
Maeda takes a swing at Kendall's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kendall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kendall. That's going to slow Maeda down.
Maeda throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maeda throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kendall throws a leg kick
and Maeda counters with a low kick, right behind Kendall 's knee.
Kendall lands a jab to the nose.
Maeda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kendall.
Maeda fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kendall sprawls well initially but Maeda persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kendall is looking to improve his position.
Kendall is refusing to be controlled, as Maeda sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Kendall's thigh. Kendall counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Maeda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kendall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maeda slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kendall has his hands clasped together around Maeda's back. He's all about the action.
Maeda is looking for a kimura here.
Maeda is keen to just control but Kendall is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitsuyo Maeda dominated that round.
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.
Kendall looks to score with a jab to the body but Maeda is just out of range.
Kendall connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kendall thows a body shot but no joy.
Maeda will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Maeda turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maeda needs to keep his hands up - Kendall had a free shot at his head there.
Kendall connects with a body shot.
Kendall moves out of range as Maeda strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kendall. That's going to slow Maeda down.
Chris Kendall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kendall misses with a body shot.
Kendall throws a front kick aimed at Maeda's knee but Maeda avoids it well.
Maeda lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maeda throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kendall is fending him off so far but Maeda persists. Nope, Kendall circles away and we're back to standing.
Maeda has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kendall.
Good work by Kendall as he checks the leg kick.
Kendall throws a right hand that misses
and Maeda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kendall fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maeda has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Maeda getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kendall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maeda.
Kendall avoids the body shot from Maeda.
Kendall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kendall stuns Maeda with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maeda, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maeda takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maeda tests Kendall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kendall. Maeda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maeda paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Maeda's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kendall connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maeda scrambles back to his feet.
Kendall scores with a leg kick.
Kendall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maeda at a distance.
Kendall thuds a left hand into Maeda's body.
Maeda throws a leg kick
and Maeda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maeda doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kendall counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kendall scores with a shot to the body.
Kendall walks into a straight right hand from Maeda.
Maeda shoots and misses
and Kendall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitsuyo Maeda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maeda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kendall lands the left hand.
A slow jab from Maeda misses its intended target.
That kick from Kendall tenderised Maeda's leg. Maeda is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kendall is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Maeda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kendall.
Maeda on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A good leg kick by Maeda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kendall lands with an overhand left.
Maeda has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maeda there as he acknowledges the shot.
Maeda fails with a takedown attempt.
Maeda avoids the body shot from Kendall.
Maeda throws a big shot that misses.
Kendall's corner calls for a 1-2. Kendall obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kendall misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kendall swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maeda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kendall looks to score with a jab to the body but Maeda is just out of range.
Maeda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Kendall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Maeda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Maeda tries to bum rush Kendall with a series of wild strikes but Kendall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maeda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kendall.
Maeda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kendall throws a poor cross that misses
and Maeda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maeda throws a leg kick but Kendall sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kendall defending well as Maeda loads up on a big left hand.
Kendall moves away from the strike by Maeda.
Maeda throws a leg kick
and Kendall counters with a solid body kick.
Maeda with a poor takedown
and Kendall counters with a thumping low kick.
Maeda takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kendall lands with a right hand.
Kendall lunges at Maeda with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maeda's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda throws a lazy right hand but Kendall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kendall lands a nice looking body shot.
Maeda throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maeda with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kendall to score with a decent uppercut.
Kendall scores with a hook to the body. Maeda takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maeda fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kendall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maeda circles away quickly and effectively.
Kendall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maeda moves away.
Maeda on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kendall scores with a decent looking hook.
Maeda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
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!
Maeda throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kendall's waist but Kendall gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maeda off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitsuyo Maeda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kendall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kendall lands with a good body shot.
Kendall looks to land a combination. Maeda sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Maeda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maeda throws a leg kick that is checked
and Maeda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kendall misses with a jab to the body
and Maeda cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kendall looks to land a combination. Maeda sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Maeda misses with a hook. Kendall ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kendall lands a nice shot to the body.
Kendall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kendall, as that shot connected.
Kendall checks a leg kick.
Kendall changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maeda fails with a takedown attempt.
Kendall thuds his shin into the meat of Maeda's side.
Maeda on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kendall misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kendall punishes Maeda's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kendall looks to land a combination. Maeda sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Maeda looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kendall throws a front kick that sends Maeda stumbling back into the cage.
Maeda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kendall.
Maeda throws a leg kick but Kendall moved away.
A nice combination there by Kendall.
Maeda is rocked!
Maeda has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kendall finds it's way round the side to connect with Maeda's head.
Oh Maeda is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maeda will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kendall scores with a sloppy right hand. Maeda should have avoided that one.
Maeda misses with a hook.
Kendall thuds a left hand into Maeda's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Kendall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kendall 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Kendall!
Chris Kendall managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $150, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Hearst Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brick Top (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Game. Top is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Killing in the name . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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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
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Hunter Hearst Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brick Top!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Top throws the left hand but Hogan avoids the punch easily.
Top bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hogan is trying to improve his position.
Top looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Top trying to control the action but Hogan is working from the bottom.
Hogan stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Hogan tries to bench press Top off him but Top keeps the position.
Top is chipping away with strikes.
Top working away.
Top scoring with punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hogan tries to bench press Top off him but Top keeps the position.
Hogan prevents Top from moving into mount.
Hogan is not content to let Top control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Top wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Top grinds an elbow into Hogan's temple.
Hogan manages to get back to half guard.
Hogan wants to control but Top is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hogan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Top throws an elbow that misses. Hogan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Top's guard. Nice move by Hogan!
Hogan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hogan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hogan throwing strikes from guard but Top blocks nicely.
Top has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hogan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Top escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hogan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hogan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Top is trying to keep Hogan in close.
Hogan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Top looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hogan is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Top looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Top working for a triangle but Hogan defends it easily.
Hogan trying to control but Top is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Top has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hogan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Top is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hogan postures up and lands a big shot to Top's brow.
Hogan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Top has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hogan has managed to get both his arms back between Top's legs - danger averted.
Hogan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hogan is looking to work some ground and pound but Top has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Top keeping moving, preventing Hogan from controlling successfully.
Hogan cracks Top with a solid left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Top has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hogan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hogan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hogan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hogan 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.
Hogan scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hogan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hogan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hogan postures up in Top's guard and throws a big left but Top blocks it.
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 Hunter Hearst Hogan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hogan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Top throws a poor cross that misses
and Hogan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Top lands a jab to Hogan's midsection.
Hogan walks into a straight right hand from Top.
Hogan fails to land the takedown.
Top clinches up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Top.
Hogan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Top has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hogan being controlled against the cage.
Hogan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Top gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A body shot lands from Top.
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!
Top tries to work over Hogan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hogan wants to stall.
Hogan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Top lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hogan backwards.
Top misses with the head strike.
Hogan is working for takedown but Top is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hunter Hearst Hogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Top lands a right hand.
Hogan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Top clinches with his opponent.
Top lands a left hand.
Hogan jumps into guard, dragging Top to the mat.
Hogan keeping full guard, as Top tries to pass.
Top cracks Hogan with a solid left hand.
Top stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hogan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Top throws a strike but Hogan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Top has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hogan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hogan is in close to Top's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Top is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hogan is aware though and is defending well.
Top trying to control the position.
Top tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Top trying to control the position.
Top utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hogan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan trying to control the position from guard on top but Top is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hogan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hogan cracks Top with a solid left hand.
Top preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hogan throws a big elbow that misses.
Top wants to sweep here but Hogan controlling him for the moment.
Hogan throws a big elbow that misses.
Top has his foot on Hogan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hogan works his way back into a safe position though.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hogan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Top working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hogan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hogan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Top throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Top is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Top works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hogan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hogan is in close to Top's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Top working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hogan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hogan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hogan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hogan trying to control but Top is working from the bottom.
Top preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hogan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Top's head.
Hogan connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brick Top showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hogan tries for a takedown but Top circles away easily
and Top counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brick Top seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Top keeps the fight on the outside.
Top blocks a head kick by Hogan.
Hogan throws a big shot that misses.
Top tries to sprawl but Hogan drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Top wants to control but Hogan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Top looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hogan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hogan throwing shots but Top is blocking nicely.
Top wants to control but Hogan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hogan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Top looking for submissions off his back.
Top is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hogan scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Top is pressing down on Hogan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Top working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hogan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hogan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hogan trying to control but Top is working from the bottom.
Hogan is working Top over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hogan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Top keeping moving, preventing Hogan from controlling successfully.
Top seems keen to control Hogan's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan lands a couple of digs.
Top preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Top is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Top is looking for a kimura but Hogan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Top to get the leverage.
Hogan is concentrating on defense, preventing Top from advancing position.
Hunter Hearst Hogan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hogan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ground and pound from Top.
Hogan wants to improve his position but Top is controlling well.
Top lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Top trying to mount his opponent but Hogan defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Top is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Top landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hogan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Top winds up and cracks Hogan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hogan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Top working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hogan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hogan is trying to keep Top in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Top postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hogan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Top is working Hogan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Top got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hogan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Top has managed to get both his arms back between Hogan's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Top trying to control but Hogan is working from the bottom.
Top is looking to work some ground and pound but Hogan has wrist control.
Top drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hogan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hogan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hogan!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hogan wants to control but Top is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brick Top.
I think Top 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Brick Top!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Pott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pott comes into the arena with Meat Loaf - Bat out of Hell blaring out of the sound system. Benton has chosen Shed Seven - Bully Boy 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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World class boxer
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Pott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Glenn Benton!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pott misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Benton misses.
The fighters circling - Pott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pott tries to bum rush Benton with a series of wild strikes but Benton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jack Pott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pott stuns Benton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pott tries to clinch there but Benton circles away.
Pott defending well as Benton loads up on a big left hand.
Pott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benton.
Benton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pott. That did some damage!
Benton throws a push kick but Pott slaps the foot to one side.
Pott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benton throws a jab when Pott was well out of range.
Benton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pott comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Benton swinging wildly here.
Benton throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pott counters with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pott. Benton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pott throws the left hand but Benton avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pott lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benton at a distance.
Pott takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pott lands a jab-cross combination.
Pott is looking to wear down Benton with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Benton lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pott will feel that in the morning.
Benton goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Benton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pott lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Benton fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benton misses with a body shot.
Benton avoids the body shot from Pott.
Benton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benton throws a leg kick but Pott moved away.
Pott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benton manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton loads up on a big right hand but Pott slips the punch.
Benton looks to score with a jab to the body but Pott is just out of range.
Pott misses with a hook. Benton ducked under it nicely.
Benton throws a poor cross that misses
and Pott counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benton swings for the body but Pott moves out of range.
Benton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pott fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pott tests Benton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benton throws a sloppy head kick and Pott moves out of range easily.
Pott clobbers Benton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pott ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pott wants to clinch.
Pott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pott on the side of the head.
Pott tries to close the distance and clinch but Benton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pott scores with a nice strike.
Pott throws a big shot that misses.
Pott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pott thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pott connects with a looping right hand.
Pott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benton.
Pott lands a right hook to the body.
Pott throws a shot to the body.
Pott connects with a body shot.
Pott tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Benton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benton.
Benton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pott.
Pott lands a right hook to the body.
Pott defending well as Benton loads up on a big left hand.
Benton just misses with a punch to the body.
Pott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benton lands a body shot.
Benton throws a poor cross that misses
letting Pott counter with a right hand.
Pott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Pott. Beautiful body shot.
Benton looks to score with a jab to the body but Pott is just out of range.
Pott throws a hook but Benton blocks it.
Pott throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benton lands a nice shot to the body.
Benton pushes Pott away with a front kick.
Pott misses the jab.
Benton scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Pott dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pott drops his hands momentarily and Benton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pott misses with a hook.
Benton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the body from Pott misses
and Benton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pott with a hook.
Pott misses the shot to the body.
Benton throws a chopping leg kick but Pott manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pott misses the jab.
Pott scores with a shot to the body.
Pott moves out of range of the body kick from Benton.
Benton misses with an uppercut. Pott saw that one coming.
Pott throws a series of punches but Benton avoids them all with ease.
Benton tries to land a leg kick but Pott saw it coming and moves away.
Benton takes one on the button.
Pott is looking to clinch.
Pott clinches up with Benton and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pott misses with some punches.
Pott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pott is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benton is defending well for now.
Pott tries a body shot but Benton blocks it.
Pott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pott lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benton backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benton.
Pott throws a head punch that misses.
Pott throws a head punch that misses.
Pott struggles to land a body shot inside as Benton controls his hands.
Pott can't find room to land a body shot as Benton controls the action.
Pott with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pott throws a head punch that misses.
Benton is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pott to keep the fight standing.
Pott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benton's elbow.
Pott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pott lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pott swings wildly with an uppercut but Benton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pott struggles to land a body shot inside as Benton controls his hands.
Pott has a couple of punches blocked by Benton.
Pott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benton keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab by Benton.
Pott lands a nice shot to the body.
Pott loads up on a big right hand but Benton slips the punch.
A big right from Pott misses.
Pott throws a poor cross that misses
and Benton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Benton misses with a looping right.
A jab from Benton finds it's way through Pott's defenses.
Pott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pott connects with a crisp jab.
Pott throws a predictable looking body shot
and Benton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benton misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pott scores with a hook to the body. Benton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pott scores with a decent looking hook.
Benton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pott.
Benton needs to keep his hands up - Pott had a free shot at his head there.
Benton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pott.
Jack Pott is winning the standup battle so far.
Pott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pott scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Benton doesn't seem bothered though.
Benton thows a body shot but no joy.
Pott keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Benton avoids the body shot from Pott.
Pott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pott lands with a nice body punch.
Pott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pott closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pott tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benton avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Pott dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for Pott. That snapped Benton's head back.
Pott lands a nice shot to the body.
Pott misses with a wild body shot.
Pott tries to close the distance and clinch but Benton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Benton throws out a loose jab but Pott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pott stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Benton.
Benton takes a swing at Pott's ribcage but misses.
Benton ducks under a wild hook from Pott.
Benton throws a hook to the side of Pott's head but Pott sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pott misses with a hook
and Benton counters with a nice body shot.
Pott throws a combination. Benton tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Benton thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Benton misses.
Benton connects with a nice looking jab.
Pott throws a lazy right hand but Benton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benton throws a leg kick but Pott sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pott lands with a nice body punch.
Benton avoids the body shot from Pott.
Pott takes a swing at Benton's ribcage but misses.
A punch lands to the side of Benton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Benton throws a sloppy head kick and Pott moves out of range easily.
Pott connects with a body shot that sends Benton's belly button to the back.
A swing and a miss from Pott.
Pott misses the shot to the body.
Benton takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pott takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pott throws a nice looking combination but Benton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benton throws the kick towards the body but Pott avoids it.
Benton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Benton.
Benton lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton misses with a body kick.
Pott throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pott forces Benton back against the cage and clinches.
Pott misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pott throws a head punch that misses.
Pott gets through Benton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pott scores with a shoulder strike.
Benton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pott lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benton backwards.
Pott misses with a punch to the body.
Pott missing with knees to the body.
Pott lands with a light punch inside.
Pott tries a body shot but Benton blocks it.
Benton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pott throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pott with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Benton blocks a body shot from Pott.
Benton prevents a body shot from Pott.
Pott scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Pott.
Pott throws a head punch that misses.
Pott has a couple of punches blocked by Benton.
Pott misses with a punch to the body.
Benton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pott fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jack Pott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pott lands a jab to Benton's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pott forces Benton back against the cage and clinches.
Pott throws a head punch that misses.
Pott pushes Benton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pott misses with the head strike.
Benton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pott misses with some punches.
Benton tries for a takedown. No joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benton is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pott to keep the fight standing.
Glenn Benton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Pott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glenn Benton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pott misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Pott showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pott 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Pott!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jack Pott waved his t-shirt featuring Hilo Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Samoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samoth has chosen Judas Priest - Painkiller as his entrance music. Frank Lin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Lin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikael Samoth!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samoth looks to land a right hand but Lin moved out of range.
Samoth drives through and clinches with Lin against the cage.
Lin breaks from the clinch.
Samoth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Samoth darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Samoth pulls his head out easily.
Lin tries to get to full guard but Samoth has control of the leg.
Lin is refusing to be controlled, as Samoth sits in half guard.
Samoth winds up and cracks Lin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lin looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lin tries to get to full guard but Samoth has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lin trying to hold on to Samoth's head to control him but Samoth postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Samoth lands a nice short elbow.
Samoth tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Samoth is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Lin reverses the position - he's now on top in Samoth's guard.
Lin advances to half guard.
Lin tries to pass to full mount but Samoth defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin is stalling here. Samoth is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Lin seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Samoth has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Lin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lin is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samoth works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Samoth lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Samoth scores with punches from side control.
Lin is trying to get back to half guard.
Lin is being controlled here.
Samoth connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lin some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samoth wants to control but Lin is keeping him busy.
Samoth 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.
Lin is looking for a sweep.
Lin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lin manages to get back to half guard.
Lin wants to control but Samoth is keeping busy.
Samoth slows the pace down in half guard.
Samoth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lin keeps working.
Samoth seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Samoth's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Samoth's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samoth tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Lin fails to move to back control.
Lin swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Samoth is now in Lin's guard. A big mistake from Lin there, giving up the dominant position!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samoth throwing strikes but missing.
Lin looking for a guillotine here but Samoth defends easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samoth trying to control the position from guard on top but Lin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Samoth dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lin lands a glancing blow to the side of Samoth's head.
Frank Lin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lin misses with a leg kick.
Samoth fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Lin does no damage.
Lin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Samoth tests Lin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lin swats away the attempt to clinch by Samoth.
Samoth checks a leg kick nicely.
Samoth lands with a nice combination. Lin backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Frank Lin has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lin throws a wild body kick that Samoth sees coming a mile off.
Lin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lin swings for the body but Samoth moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samoth on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lin misses with a straight left.
Lin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Samoth wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lin misses with a head kick.
Lin just misses with a punch to the body.
Lin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Frank Lin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Samoth cracks the inside of Lin's front leg.
Samoth cracks Lin with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samoth avoids the head kick by Lin.
Lin scores with a punch to the head.
Samoth lands a head shot.
Samoth walks into a stiff left hand from Lin.
Lin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Samoth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samoth thuds his right hand into Lin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Samoth is looking to clinch.
Lin avoids the body shot from Samoth.
Samoth avoids a kick to the body.
Samoth lands a right hook to the body.
Lin scores with a sloppy right hand. Samoth should have avoided that one.
Samoth shoots in but Lin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Samoth digs a good hook to Lin's body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Samoth.
Lin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Samoth has time to react.
Lin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Samoth counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Samoth has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lin stalling.
Samoth with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Samoth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Samoth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Samoth is defending well for now.
Samoth swings wildly with an uppercut but Lin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lin tries to break the clinch but Samoth is controlling the position.
Lin scores with a shot to the side of Samoth's head.
Lin drags the fight down to the ground.
Lin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Samoth lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samoth in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mikael Samoth has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lin has momentary wrist control but Samoth slips an elbow through the middle.
Lin working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Samoth has passed into half guard!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samoth slows the pace down in half guard.
Samoth scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Samoth wants to control but Lin is keeping him busy.
Samoth slips a nice elbow through Lin's hands, connecting with Lin's forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lin looking for submissions off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Samoth connects with a nice short shot to Lin's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Samoth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Lin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lin dodges the punch combination from Samoth.
Samoth on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Samoth pushes Lin up against the cage in a clinch.
Lin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Samoth smiles and moves away.
Lin tries to clinch but Samoth moves out of range.
Lin throws a leg kick but Samoth checks it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Samoth.
Samoth checks a leg kick.
Lin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Samoth is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samoth moves into the clinch.
Lin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lin taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samoth pushes Lin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Samoth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Samoth struggles to land a body shot inside as Lin controls his hands.
A short right from Samoth on the inside.
Lin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Samoth lands with a right to the head.
Samoth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Samoth works on Lin's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Samoth tries a body shot but Lin blocks it.
Lin tries to pull guard but Samoth won't allow it.
Samoth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Samoth scores with a nice hook to the head.
Samoth throws a knee to the head but misses.
Samoth with a knee to the head.
Lin misses with some punches.
Frank Lin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mikael Samoth 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.
Lin struggles to land a body shot inside as Samoth controls his hands.
Samoth lands with a right to the head.
Lin is rocked!
Lin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lin misses with a body punch.
Lin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lin.
Lin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Samoth blocks a body shot from Lin.
Lin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Lin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin stops a takedown attempt from Samoth.
Lin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Samoth walks away with a smile on his face. Lin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Samoth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Samoth digs a good hook to Lin's body.
Samoth fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lin to the ground. Samoth is now in Lin's guard.
Samoth slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Samoth can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Samoth tries to free his leg and advance position but Lin is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lin has his foot on Samoth's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Samoth works his way back into a safe position though.
Samoth slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lin controls Samoth momentarily but Samoth frees himself.
Lin is really struggling to control Samoth but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Lin working for a triangle but Samoth defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samoth is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikael Samoth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Samoth has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikael Samoth!
A relieved looking Mikael Samoth thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Machin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naru Jarkko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarkko has chosen Hawaii 78 & E ala E as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Machin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Naru Jarkko!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Machin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jarkko digs a good hook to Machin's body.
Machin fails to land the takedown.
Machin tries to close the distance and clinch but Jarkko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jarkko throws a solid leg kick but Machin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jarkko.
Jarkko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jarkko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Machin is able to avoid easily.
Jarkko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Machin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Machin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Machin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jarkko regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jarkko is trying to control the position but Machin postures up.
Jarkko looking for a triangle here. Machin is fighting it but it looks tight! Jarkko pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Machin is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Naru Jarkko!
An out of breath Naru Jarkko 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Templar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaka Pheu Pheu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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209 lbs
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200 lbs
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World class boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Wesley Templar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kaka Pheu Pheu!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Templar checks a leg kick nicely.
Templar slips under a jab from Pheu Pheu.
Pheu Pheu walks into a jab.
It looks like Kaka Pheu Pheu has been cut.
Pheu Pheu walks into a jab.
Pheu Pheu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Templar lands a glancing blow to the side of Pheu Pheu's head.
Pheu Pheu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some bone on bone action there as Templar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pheu Pheu misses with a low kick.
Pheu Pheu misses with a hook.
Templar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Templar moves out of range of the strikes.
Pheu Pheu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pheu Pheu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Templar.
Pheu Pheu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Templar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pheu Pheu on the side of the head.
Pheu Pheu avoids the body shot from Templar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Templar just misses with a punch to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Templar crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pheu Pheu - the referee stops the clock and Templar gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pheu Pheu. Templar manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Templar. Pheu Pheu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pheu Pheu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Templar momentarily.
Templar checks a low kick from Pheu Pheu.
Pheu Pheu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Templar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kaka Pheu Pheu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Templar throws a jab but it's blocked by Pheu Pheu.
Pheu Pheu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pheu Pheu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pheu Pheu connects with a leg kick. Templar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pheu Pheu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Templar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pheu Pheu wants to clinch.
Pheu Pheu slips under a jab from Templar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pheu Pheu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Templar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pheu Pheu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pheu Pheu throws out a loose jab but Templar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Templar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kaka Pheu Pheu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pheu Pheu punishes Templar's body with a nice straight punch.
Templar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pheu Pheu counters with a nice uppercut.
Templar cracks Pheu Pheu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pheu Pheu tried to score with a low kick but Templar checks it.
Templar lands a slapping body shot.
Templar takes a swing at Pheu Pheu's ribcage but misses.
Pheu Pheu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Templar misses with a body shot.
Templar moves out of range as Pheu Pheu strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Templar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pheu Pheu.
Templar throws a body punch but Pheu Pheu moves out of range.
Templar misses with a wild body shot.
Pheu Pheu tries to clinch but Templar is having none of it.
Templar takes a swing at Pheu Pheu's ribcage but misses.
Templar misses with a hook. Pheu Pheu ducked under it nicely.
Templar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Templar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pheu Pheu manages to avoid it.
Templar lands with a hook. Pheu Pheu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pheu Pheu tries to clinch but Templar is having none of it.
Pheu Pheu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Templar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pheu Pheu tries to work over Templar's front leg with a kick but Templar checks it.
Templar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pheu Pheu. Pheu Pheu obviously looking to wear him down.
Templar looks to score with a jab to the body but Pheu Pheu is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pheu Pheu clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Templar digs a right hand into Pheu Pheu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pheu Pheu's gas tank.
Templar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pheu Pheu has a couple of punches blocked by Templar.
A right handed body shot lands from Pheu Pheu.
Pheu Pheu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Templar's elbow.
Pheu Pheu tries to throw a body punch but Templar avoids it by throwing Pheu Pheu back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pheu Pheu is leaning against Templar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Templar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Templar swings wildly with an uppercut but Pheu Pheu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Templar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pheu Pheus head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kaka Pheu Pheu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kaka Pheu Pheu's cut.
That's time! Templar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Templar throws a lazy right hand but Pheu Pheu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pheu Pheu throws a leg kick but Templar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pheu Pheu looks to land a left hand but Templar moved out of range nicely.
Pheu Pheu misses with a low kick.
Pheu Pheu throws a jab when Templar was well out of range.
A slow jab from Pheu Pheu misses its intended target.
Pheu Pheu thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Templar misses.
Templar thows a body shot but no joy.
Templar jabs Pheu Pheu right on the nose. Pheu Pheu blinks but takes it well.
Pheu Pheu is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Templar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pheu Pheu sizes up Templar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Templar misses with a body shot.
Nice body kick from Pheu Pheu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pheu Pheu tries to score with a low kick but Templar moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Templar misses.
Templar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pheu Pheu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Templar.
Templar misses with a wild body shot.
Templar misses with a body punch
and Pheu Pheu counters with a stiff right hand.
Pheu Pheu looks to land a left hand but Templar moved out of range nicely.
Kaka Pheu Pheu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Templar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pheu Pheu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pheu Pheu blocks a jab.
Pheu Pheu fakes the leg kick and cracks Templar in the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Templar scores with a sloppy right hand. Pheu Pheu should have avoided that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pheu Pheu.
Templar misses with a straight right.
Templar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pheu Pheu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Templar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pheu Pheu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Templar. Templar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pheu Pheu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Templar missing with a left hand there. Pheu Pheu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Templar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Templar misses with a hook. Pheu Pheu ducked under it nicely.
Templar slips under a jab.
Templar misses with a straight left.
Templar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pheu Pheu connects with a leg kick. Templar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Templar. Pheu Pheu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Templar swings for the body but Pheu Pheu moves out of range.
A big right from Templar misses.
Pheu Pheu scores with a nice body kick.
Pheu Pheu lands a nice looking body shot.
Pheu Pheu lands a nice hook to Templar's body. Templar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Templar checks a leg kick.
Pheu Pheu connects with a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Templar checks a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Pheu Pheu there.
Pheu Pheu connects with a crisp jab.
A left lands for Pheu Pheu.
Templar checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pheu Pheu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pheu Pheu lands with an overhand left.
Pheu Pheu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pheu Pheu delivers a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pheu Pheu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Templar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pheu Pheu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big right from Pheu Pheu misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pheu Pheu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Templar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pheu Pheu dips to his left and cracks Templar with an uppercut!
Pheu Pheu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Templar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Templar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pheu Pheu momentarily.
Pheu Pheu lands a body shot.
Pheu Pheu missing with a left hand there. Templar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Templar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pheu Pheu's waist but Pheu Pheu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Templar off to one side.
Pheu Pheu tries to clinch up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pheu Pheu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pheu Pheu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Templar. That did some damage!
Templar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pheu Pheu manages to avoid it.
That kick from Pheu Pheu tenderised Templar's leg. Templar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pheu Pheu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaka Pheu Pheu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kaka Pheu Pheu'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. This is the final round!
Pheu Pheu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pheu Pheu slips under a jab from Templar.
Pheu Pheu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Templar misses the shot to the body.
Pheu Pheu misses with an uppercut. Templar saw that one coming.
Pheu Pheu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Templar.
Templar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pheu Pheu.
Pheu Pheu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Templar has time to react.
Templar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pheu Pheu.
Pheu Pheu lands a slapping body shot.
Templar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pheu Pheu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Templar throws a wild body kick that Pheu Pheu sees coming a mile off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pheu Pheu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pheu Pheu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Pheu Pheu misses.
Templar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Templar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Templar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pheu Pheu connects with a single shot there.
Templar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pheu Pheu.
Templar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pheu Pheu.
Pheu Pheu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Templar's calf.
Pheu Pheu lands a nice hook to Templar's body. Templar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pheu Pheu lands with a straight right. Templar didn't see that one coming.
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!
Pheu Pheu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pheu Pheu is looking to score with low kicks.
Wesley Templar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kaka Pheu Pheu 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.
Pheu Pheu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Templar is able to avoid easily.
Pheu Pheu connects with a leg kick. Templar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pheu Pheu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Templar doesn't seem bothered though.
Pheu Pheu takes a swing at Templar's ribcage but misses.
Pheu Pheu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice shot by Pheu Pheu.
Pheu Pheu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pheu Pheu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pheu Pheu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Templar finds it's way round the side to connect with Pheu Pheu's head.
Pheu Pheu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Templar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Templar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pheu Pheu.
Templar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pheu Pheu lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Templar takes a swing at Pheu Pheu's ribcage but misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pheu Pheu, right into the meat.
Pheu Pheu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pheu Pheu works the jab nicely.
Pheu Pheu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Templar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Templar will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A good leg kick by Pheu Pheu.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pheu Pheu.
Jab by Pheu Pheu.
Pheu Pheu scores with a jab. Templar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Templar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pheu Pheu.
A jab from Templar misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Templar jabs at Pheu Pheu's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Templar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pheu Pheu throws out the jab.
Templar thows a body shot but no joy.
Templar walks into a stiff left hand from Pheu Pheu.
Pheu Pheu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pheu Pheu, right into the meat.
Pheu Pheu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pheu Pheu lands a nice shot to the body.
Pheu Pheu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pheu Pheu cracks the inside of Templar's front leg.
Pheu Pheu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Templar's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Pheu Pheu.
Pheu Pheu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pheu Pheu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Templar.
Templar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaka Pheu Pheu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pheu Pheu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaka Pheu Pheu!
A relieved looking Kaka Pheu Pheu thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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