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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klaus Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Saunders might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fort Minor - Remember the Name. John Saunders could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Klaus Andersen's chin.
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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
16 - 4 - 2, fighting out of London, John Saunders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Klaus Andersen!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saunders turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saunders darts in and clinches Andersen up against the cage.
Saunders is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Saunders pushes off an throws an elbow but Andersen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Andersen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right from Saunders.
Saunders is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Andersen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Andersen pushes Saunders back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Andersen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saunders misses with some punches.
Saunders pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Andersen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Saunders is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short body shot lands from Andersen as the two fighters clinch.
Saunders tries to stall but Andersen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Andersen lands a hook that snaps the head of Saunders backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen misses with a punch to the body.
Andersen lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Andersen misses with a body punch.
Andersen trying to land knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Andersen.
Andersen stalling in the clinch but Saunders improves position.
Andersen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Saunders up against the cage.
Andersen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Andersen blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Saunders looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Saunders has a couple of punches blocked by Andersen.
Andersen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen can't find room to land a body shot as Saunders controls the action.
Saunders is trying to break the clinch but Andersen has him pressed against the cage.
Andersen throws a punch but it's blocked by Saunders.
Still in the clinch, Andersen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andersen.
Saunders trying to control the position but instead, Andersen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Saunders into the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Saunders.
Saunders missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saunders.
Andersen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Andersen missing with knees to the body.
Andersen lands a nice knee to the body.
Andersen cracks Saunders with a nice body shot.
Saunders misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Andersen.
Andersen leaning against his opponent.
A right hand to the body from Andersen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersen decides to pull guard.
Andersen has his feet on Saunders's thighs here. He's pushed Saunders off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Saunders screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Klaus Andersen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaka Pheu Pheu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingston Bartholemeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Kaka Pheu Pheu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Kingston Bartholemeaux!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pheu Pheu misses with a hook. Bartholemeaux ducked under it nicely.
Kaka Pheu Pheu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Bartholemeaux. No joy for Pheu Pheu on that attempt.
Pheu Pheu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bartholemeaux on the side of the head.
It looks like Kingston Bartholemeaux has been cut.
Bartholemeaux stuffs the takedown attempt from Pheu Pheu. Pheu Pheu gets slowly back to his feet.
Pheu Pheu throws the left hand but Bartholemeaux avoids the punch easily.
Bartholemeaux moves into the clinch.
Pheu Pheu scores with a shot to the side of Bartholemeaux's head.
Bartholemeaux is trying to push Pheu Pheu away but Pheu Pheu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pheu Pheu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pheu Pheu has a couple of punches blocked by Bartholemeaux.
Bartholemeaux stalling in the clinch.
Pheu Pheu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bartholemeaux wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bartholemeaux working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bartholemeaux.
Bartholemeaux has had enough of the clinch but Pheu Pheu keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bartholemeaux.
Pheu Pheu lands an uppercut.
Pheu Pheu misses with some punches.
Bartholemeaux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bartholemeaux throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Kaka Pheu Pheu has been cut.
Pheu Pheu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pheu Pheu lands a leg kick that knocks Bartholemeaux off balance momentarily.
Bartholemeaux tries to clinch there but Pheu Pheu circles away.
Pheu Pheu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bartholemeaux moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pheu Pheu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bartholemeaux has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pheu Pheu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartholemeaux takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bartholemeaux moves in looking to clinch but Pheu Pheu pushes him off.
Pheu Pheu misses with a low kick.
Bartholemeaux avoids the body shot from Pheu Pheu.
Pheu Pheu tries to clinch up but Bartholemeaux circles away and keeps his distance.
Pheu Pheu decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bartholemeaux wants to get back to his feet.
Bartholemeaux is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pheu Pheu throwing shots but Bartholemeaux is blocking nicely.
Bartholemeaux is looking to improve his position.
Pheu Pheu 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.
Pheu Pheu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pheu Pheu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bartholemeaux can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pheu Pheu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pheu Pheu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pheu Pheu controlling the action here.
Pheu Pheu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pheu Pheu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bartholemeaux is looking for a sweep. Pheu Pheu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pheu Pheu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bartholemeaux does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pheu Pheu slows the pace down in half guard.
Bartholemeaux really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pheu Pheu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bartholemeaux trying to control from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pheu Pheu avoids the body shot from Bartholemeaux.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pheu Pheu shoots in but Bartholemeaux avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaka Pheu Pheu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pheu Pheu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bartholemeaux was well out of range. Poor timing from Pheu Pheu.
Pheu Pheu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pheu Pheu throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pheu Pheu scoring well with a low kick there.
Bartholemeaux misses with a body shot.
Pheu Pheu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bartholemeaux manages to avoid it.
Pheu Pheu shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bartholemeaux tries to kick Pheu Pheu off but Pheu Pheu keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pheu Pheu seems to be looking for submissions.
Pheu Pheu working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaka Pheu Pheu dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pheu Pheu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pheu Pheu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bartholemeaux pinned against the cage. Bartholemeaux gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bartholemeaux rushes Pheu Pheu and presses him up against the cage.
Pheu Pheu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bartholemeaux is looking to break free of the clinch but Pheu Pheu has double underhooks.
Bartholemeaux wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bartholemeaux wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bartholemeaux is looking to break free of the clinch but Pheu Pheu has double underhooks.
Pheu Pheu tries a body shot but Bartholemeaux blocks it.
Bartholemeaux wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartholemeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Bartholemeaux.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pheu Pheu throws an elbow but misses.
Pheu Pheu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bartholemeaux.
Bartholemeaux wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pheu Pheu has him pressed against the cage.
Bartholemeaux breaks from the clinch.
Pheu Pheu throws a lazy right hand but Bartholemeaux sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pheu Pheu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bartholemeaux's sensitive parts.
Bartholemeaux sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pheu Pheu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bartholemeaux throws a jab but it's blocked by Pheu Pheu.
Bartholemeaux fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bartholemeaux scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pheu Pheu doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pheu Pheu throws a lazy right hand but Bartholemeaux sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pheu Pheu.
Bartholemeaux looks to land a left hand but Pheu Pheu moved out of range nicely.
A left and a right from Bartholemeaux both land. Nice combination.
Pheu Pheu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pheu Pheu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kaka Pheu Pheu is winning the standup battle so far.
Pheu Pheu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bartholemeaux counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bartholemeaux scores with a shot to the body.
Pheu Pheu misses with a leg kick
and Bartholemeaux counters with a nice body shot.
Pheu Pheu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bartholemeaux with a jab.
Bartholemeaux tries to sprawl but Pheu Pheu drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Pheu Pheu tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bartholemeaux knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pheu Pheu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bartholemeaux wants to get back to full guard.
Pheu Pheu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bartholemeaux defending well though.
Bartholemeaux is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pheu Pheu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pheu Pheu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pheu Pheu trying to control from half guard but Bartholemeaux is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bartholemeaux looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bartholemeaux taking some punishment here, with Pheu Pheu in his half guard.
Pheu Pheu passes to full mount!
Pheu Pheu trying to control but Bartholemeaux is having none of it.
Pheu Pheu controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartholemeaux keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pheu Pheu scoring with strikes but Bartholemeaux is staying in there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pheu Pheu putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pheu Pheu lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That has opened up Kingston Bartholemeaux's cut even more.
Bartholemeaux is squirming around, avoiding Pheu Pheu's attempts to control the action.
Bartholemeaux really wants to buck Pheu Pheu off and get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pheu Pheu connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kingston Bartholemeaux's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kingston Bartholemeaux's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kaka Pheu Pheu!
Our winner, Kaka Pheu Pheu, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Samoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Hearst Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samoth comes to the cage accompanied by Judas Priest - Painkiller. Hogan has chosen The Game as his entrance music. Mikael Samoth has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
28 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Mikael Samoth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Hunter Hearst Hogan!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hogan throws an overhand right that lands on Samoth's shoulder, as Samoth tries to avoid the shot.
Hogan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hogan scores with a jab to the head.
Samoth takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hogan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Samoth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Samoth throws the left hand but Hogan avoids the punch easily.
Samoth stuffs the takedown attempt from Hogan. Hogan gets slowly back to his feet.
Hogan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hogan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Samoth has time to react.
Hogan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hogan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Samoth counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samoth scores with a shot to the body.
Hogan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan shoots in looking for a takedown but Samoth manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hogan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Samoth takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunter Hearst Hogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samoth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hogan. Hogan obviously looking to wear him down.
Samoth closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hogan's guard.
Hogan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've been hearing good reports from Samoth's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Samoth forces his way into half guard.
Hogan wants to get back to full guard.
Hogan is concentrating on defense, preventing Samoth from advancing position.
Hogan is looking to control Samoth's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hogan avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samoth is looking to advance position but Hogan won't allow it.
Hogan is looking for a sweep. Samoth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan 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!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Samoth is trying to stand back up.
Hogan somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Hogan misses with an elbow to the head.
Hogan misses with a punch to the head.
Hogan is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Samoth has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Hogan looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Samoth has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Hogan softening up his opponent with strikes here.
You can see the frustration on Samoth's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Samoth manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. Hogan is now in side control.
Samoth is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hogan is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hogan cracks Samoth with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hogan looking to control but instead Samoth has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
My spies in London MMA Club inform me that Hogan has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hogan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Samoth's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hogan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Samoth defending well though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hogan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Samoth's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Hearst Hogan dominated that round.
That's time! Samoth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hogan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hogan throws a low kick but Samoth moves out of range easily.
Hogan tests Samoth's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A low kick from Samoth is predictable there
and Hogan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hogan throws a looping overhand right but Samoth ducks down to avoid it.
Samoth lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hogan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Samoth.
Samoth looks to land a left hand but Hogan moved out of range nicely.
Hogan shoots in and gets a takedown into Samoth's guard.
Hogan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hogan throws an elbow that misses. Samoth uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hogan's guard. Nice move by Samoth!
Samoth sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hogan's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samoth with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan is trying to get back to full guard.
Samoth is looking to take a break and control but Hogan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hogan is concentrating on defense, preventing Samoth from advancing position.
Hogan is looking for a sweep. Samoth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Samoth trying to control the action but Hogan is working from the bottom.
Mikael Samoth has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hogan misses with an uppercut. Samoth saw that one coming.
Hogan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samoth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hogan.
Samoth is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hogan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hogan throws a sloppy head kick and Samoth moves out of range easily.
Samoth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Hogan misses.
Hogan throws an off balance right hand
and Samoth counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samoth lands a head shot.
Hogan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Samoth. Beautiful body shot.
Hogan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Samoth sprawls well initially but Hogan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Samoth is trying to stand up here but Hogan is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samoth is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Samoth is working hard here to advance position.
Hogan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hogan trying to pass the guard but Samoth defending well.
Hunter Hearst Hogan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hogan is nestled in close to Samoth, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Samoth keeps working.
Hogan is working for a submission of some sort.
Samoth trying to control here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samoth blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hogan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mikael Samoth will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hogan looks for a takedown but Samoth sprawls well.
Hogan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hogan tries to clinch there but Samoth circles away.
Samoth doesn't manage to clinch there - Hogan circles away.
Samoth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hogan.
Hogan looks to land a left hand but Samoth moved out of range nicely.
Hogan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hogan is looking to score with low kicks.
Samoth wants to clinch.
Hogan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Samoth preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Samoth is looking to escape.
Hogan wants to take a breather but Samoth is having none of it.
Hogan stalling away here and it's allowed Samoth to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Samoth keeping moving, preventing Hogan from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan throwing strikes from guard but Samoth blocks nicely.
Samoth working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hogan.
Hogan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hogan trying to control but Samoth is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hunter Hearst Hogan wasn't active enough on the ground.
Samoth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hogan.
Samoth drives through and clinches with Hogan against the cage.
Hogan blocks an elbow strike from Samoth.
Samoth tries to throw a body punch but Hogan avoids it by throwing Samoth back against the cage.
Samoth prevents a takedown attempt there.
A hook to the body from Samoth.
Samoth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hogan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Samoth.
Hogan has hold of one of Samoth's legs. Samoth is fighting the takedown attempt but Hogan gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samoth has control of Hogan's left arm, preventing Hogan from doing any damage.
Hogan looking to sit in guard and control but Samoth gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Samoth trying to control the position from guard on top but Hogan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hogan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hogan 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 applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hogan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hogan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Samoth does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hunter Hearst Hogan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hogan 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hunter Hearst Hogan!
A relieved looking Hunter Hearst Hogan 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geralt Of Ravia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Of Ravia has chosen The Witcher as his entrance music. Aaron Edwards has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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209 lbs
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203 lbs
19 - 8 - 0 |
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Insanely flexible |
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Geralt Of Ravia!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards moves out of range of the strikes.
Edwards throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Edwards tries to land a front kick but Of Ravia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Edwards has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bricktop's House of Hard Knocks in the buildup to the fight.
Of Ravia throws a leg kick but Edwards moved away.
Edwards uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Of Ravia.
A swing and a miss from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia cracks the inside of Edwards's front leg.
Of Ravia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Of Ravia checks a leg kick nicely.
Of Ravia avoids the head kick by Edwards.
Of Ravia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Edwards.
Edwards with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Of Ravia misses with a straight left.
Of Ravia tries to land a front kick but Edwards steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Of Ravia lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edwards throws an overhand right that lands on Of Ravia's shoulder, as Of Ravia tries to avoid the shot.
Edwards misses with a wild body shot.
Of Ravia throws a solid leg kick but Edwards takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Of Ravia.
Of Ravia misses with a double jab
and Edwards counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Ravia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Of Ravia has Edwards pushed against the cage.
Of Ravia jumps guard but Edwards turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Edwards crunches a lovely knee into Of Ravia's ribcage.
Of Ravia misses with some punches.
Edwards crunches a lovely knee into Of Ravia's ribcage.
Of Ravia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Of Ravia.
Edwards tries a knee to the head but Of Ravia blocks it.
Of Ravia blocking some punches.
Edwards misses with a punch to the body.
Edwards controlling the action here for a moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Edwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edwards landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Edwards connects with a nasty looking knee right to Of Ravia's face.
Edwards landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Edwards lands a good knee to the midsection. Of Ravia won't want to take too many of those.
Of Ravia looks winded!
Of Ravia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Edwards is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Of Ravia misses with some punches.
Of Ravia takes a knee to the side of the body.
Of Ravia fails to pull guard.
Of Ravia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Edwards misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia managing to block the knees to the body from Edwards.
Edwards connects with a knee to the head.
Edwards connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Edwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards missing with knees to the body.
Edwards lands a nice knee to the body.
Edwards throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Of Ravia.
Edwards with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Edwards is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Of Ravia is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Of Ravia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Edwards misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia lands with a short shot to the head.
Edwards misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Of Ravia.
Edwards is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Of Ravia is defending well for now.
Of Ravia is trying to pull guard but Edwards turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Aaron Edwards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geralt Of Ravia.
The referee calls for Of Ravia to work.
Edwards tries to land a knee to the head but Of Ravia blocks with his arms.
Of Ravia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Edwards has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Of Ravia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Of Ravia successfully pulls guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Of Ravia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Edwards defends well.
Edwards has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Edwards passes Of Ravia's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Of Ravia tries to get to full guard but Edwards has control of the leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Of Ravia looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Edwards dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Edwards gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Of Ravia.
Edwards keeps Of Ravia at a distance using the push kick.
Edwards thumps Of Ravia with a low kick.
Edwards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Of Ravia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Edwards.
Edwards pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Of Ravia throws a looping overhand right but Edwards ducks down to avoid it.
Edwards is looking to clinch but Of Ravia is avoiding it.
Edwards blocks a leg kick.
Of Ravia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Of Ravia throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edwards scores with a kick to the midsection.
Of Ravia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Of Ravia avoids the head kick by Edwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Ravia throws a low kick, looking for Edwards's leg but Edwards calmly moves out of range.
Of Ravia misses with a looping right.
Edwards lands a nice leg kick that just misses Of Ravia's sensitive parts.
Edwards throws a body kick that misses.
Edwards tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Of Ravia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A left and a right from Edwards both land. Nice combination.
A big right from Of Ravia misses.
Edwards throws the left hand but Of Ravia avoids the punch easily.
Of Ravia checks the leg kick.
Geralt Of Ravia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edwards throws a push kick but Of Ravia slaps the foot to one side.
Edwards lands a nice looking kick to the body. Of Ravia takes a step back to recover.
Edwards takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edwards lands with a cross.
Edwards moves in looking to clinch but Of Ravia pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia moves out of range of the body kick.
Edwards takes one on the button.
Edwards throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Edwards drives through and clinches with Of Ravia against the cage.
Of Ravia tries to circle away but Edwards has him pinned against the cage.
Of Ravia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Edwards tries to land knees in the clinch but Of Ravia avoids the damage to the body.
Of Ravia managing to block the knees to the body from Edwards.
Of Ravia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Edwards blocking some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Edwards.
Edwards misses with a knee strike.
Edwards lands a knee to the head.
Edwards cracks Of Ravia with a nice body shot.
Of Ravia drags the fight down to the ground.
Of Ravia isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Edwards stacks Of Ravia on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Edwards!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards wants to lay and pray for a moment but Of Ravia keeps working.
Of Ravia is trying to control Edwards's posture but Edwards avoids it.
Edwards trying to control the action but Of Ravia is working from the bottom.
Of Ravia tries to buck Edwards off but Edwards is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards wants to lay and pray for a moment but Of Ravia keeps working.
Of Ravia tries to improve position but can't.
Of Ravia is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Edwards off and has taken his back!
Of Ravia is looking for a choke. Edwards gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Edwards manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Edwards not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Edwards dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Of Ravia misses with a straight left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Edwards looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Edwards avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Edwards tries to clinch but Of Ravia moves out of range.
Of Ravia throws the left hand but Edwards avoids the punch easily.
Edwards takes a jab right on the kisser.
Edwards throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Of Ravia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A head kick misses from Edwards.
Edwards defending well as Of Ravia loads up on a big left hand.
Edwards looks to land a body kick but Of Ravia moved away.
Edwards uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia lands with a right hand.
Of Ravia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Edwards. Edwards obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards slips a straight right by Of Ravia.
Edwards uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Of Ravia.
Aaron Edwards is winning the standup battle so far.
Of Ravia swings widly with a right hand
and Edwards connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Of Ravia takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Of Ravia keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Of Ravia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Edwards misses with a head kick.
Edwards bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Of Ravia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edwards manages to avoid it.
Edwards gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Of Ravia.
Of Ravia cracks the inside of Edwards's front leg.
Of Ravia avoids the head kick by Edwards.
A solid leg kick lands there for Of Ravia.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Of Ravia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Of Ravia avoids the head kick by Edwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Of Ravia.
Of Ravia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Of Ravia misses its intended target.
Of Ravia connects with a leg kick. Edwards looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Edwards looks to score with a jab to the body but Of Ravia is just out of range.
Of Ravia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Of Ravia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Edwards has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Of Ravia finds it's way round the side to connect with Edwards's head.
Of Ravia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Edwards is out of range and Of Ravia settles back down.
Edwards is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Edwards takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Edwards avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Of Ravia swats away the attempt to clinch by Edwards.
Of Ravia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Edwards's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throws a push kick but Of Ravia slaps the foot to one side.
Of Ravia throws a jab when Edwards was well out of range.
Edwards throws the kick towards the body but Of Ravia avoids it.
Of Ravia misses with an uppercut.
Edwards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Of Ravia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Of Ravia throws a sloppy head kick and Edwards moves out of range easily.
Aaron Edwards is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Edwards swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edwards lands with a slapping head kick.
Of Ravia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Edwards sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Edwards tries to clinch up but Of Ravia circles away and keeps his distance.
Edwards uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Of Ravia.
A good leg kick by Of Ravia.
Of Ravia throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Edwards's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards avoids the body shot from Of Ravia.
Edwards tries a head kick but it misses.
Edwards stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Of Ravia.
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!
Edwards ducks under a wild hook from Of Ravia.
Edwards with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Edwards lands with a shot to the body.
Edwards tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid body kick from Edwards.
Of Ravia takes one to the chin there.
Edwards ducks under a wild hook from Of Ravia.
Edwards blocks a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Of Ravia takes a swing at Edwards's ribcage but misses.
Edwards moves out of range of the body kick.
Geralt Of Ravia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Of Ravia throws a body punch but Edwards moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geralt Of Ravia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Edwards has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Edwards!
A victorious Aaron Edwards 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Alexandrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilfredo Cacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexandrov's entrance music is Pelageya & Darya Moroz-Oy, da ne vecher (russian folk music). A fine choice. Cacho is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Fink U Freeky. 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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21 - 9 - 0 |
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205 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Alexandrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilfredo Cacho!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexandrov throws the left hand but Cacho avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Cacho.
Cacho throws the kick towards the body but Alexandrov avoids it.
Alexandrov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cacho wants to clinch up but Alexandrov keeps it at a distance.
Alexandrov moves out of range as Cacho throws a body kick.
Cacho finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alexandrov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cacho. Cacho obviously looking to wear him down.
Cacho bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cacho throws a leg kick but Alexandrov checks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cacho looks to land a left hand but Alexandrov moved out of range nicely.
Cacho throws a head kick that misses.
Cacho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alexandrov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cacho sprawls well initially but Alexandrov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Alexandrov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cacho wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cacho defends it well.
Cacho pushes Alexandrov off looking to stand but Alexandrov dives back in and keeps control.
Alexandrov wants to take a breather but Cacho is having none of it.
Alexandrov throwing shots but Cacho is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cacho's head.
Alexandrov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Still in half guard, Alexandrov seems content to control.
Cacho is not content to let Alexandrov control the position.
Cacho is trying to stand.
Alexandrov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cacho wants to improve his position but Alexandrov is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Alexandrov seems content to control.
Alexandrov wants to take a breather but Cacho is having none of it.
Fedor Alexandrov has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cacho throws a low kick but Alexandrov avoids it.
Cacho has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Alexandrov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cacho as he jumps to the side.
Alexandrov shoots in looking for a takedown. Cacho tries to sprawl out of it but Alexandrov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cacho manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cacho scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Alexandrov misses with a kick to the body.
Alexandrov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cacho.
Alexandrov misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cacho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alexandrov defending well as Cacho loads up on a big left hand.
We've been told by Alexandrov's head coaches at Royal Guard | London that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cacho 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.
Alexandrov fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Alexandrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cacho displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alexandrov.
A jab lands there for Alexandrov.
Alexandrov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alexandrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cacho.
Alexandrov slips under a jab from Cacho.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cacho swings for the body but Alexandrov moves out of range.
Cacho lands with a kick to the temple. Alexandrov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cacho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cacho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilfredo Cacho dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cacho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alexandrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cacho.
A big left from Alexandrov misses.
Cacho throws a leg kick but Alexandrov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cacho swings widly with a right hand
and Alexandrov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cacho keeping moving, preventing Alexandrov from controlling successfully.
Alexandrov throwing strikes but missing.
Alexandrov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cacho looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alexandrov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alexandrov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cacho tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alexandrov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alexandrov is looking to work some ground and pound but Cacho has wrist control.
Alexandrov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cacho keeping moving, preventing Alexandrov from controlling successfully.
Alexandrov lands a couple of elbows.
Cacho keeping moving, preventing Alexandrov from controlling successfully.
Alexandrov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cacho's head.
Cacho seems keen to control Alexandrov's posture.
Alexandrov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cacho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cacho avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alexandrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Cacho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cacho throws a head kick that misses.
Alexandrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cacho.
Alexandrov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cacho.
Cacho has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cacho there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alexandrov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cacho is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cacho is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alexandrov is controlling him.
Alexandrov drops back looking for a leg! Cacho is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cacho manages to kick Alexandrov off! Alexandrov jumps back into Cacho's guard.
Alexandrov wants to control from the top but Cacho keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Alexandrov dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jab from Cacho.
Alexandrov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cacho 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.
Cacho ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexandrov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cacho looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alexandrov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cacho thumps Alexandrov with a low kick.
Alexandrov checks a leg kick nicely.
Alexandrov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cacho.
Cacho misses with a body kick.
Cacho lands a leg kick that knocks Alexandrov off balance momentarily.
Cacho misses with a lunging right hand
and Alexandrov counters with a takedown into side control.
Cacho defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov lands a nice forearm strike.
Alexandrov trying to control the action but Cacho is working from the bottom.
Alexandrov throws a strike aimed at the side of Cacho's head but Cacho avoids it well.
Cacho is trying to buck Alexandrov off.
Cacho is being controlled here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Cacho rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Alexandrov's guard! Nice work there by Cacho!
Cacho looking to sit in guard and control but Alexandrov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Alexandrov throws a big right hand that misses.
Cacho wants to stand but Alexandrov is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov throws a big right hand that misses.
Alexandrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Cacho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alexandrov looking to pass the guard.
Alexandrov trying to control but Cacho is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Fedor Alexandrov just wasn't active enough.
Cacho throws a body kick that misses.
Cacho buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cacho tries to work over Alexandrov's front leg with a kick but Alexandrov checks it.
Cacho chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cacho tries a low kick but Alexandrov avoids it.
Wilfredo Cacho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cacho.
Alexandrov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cacho.
Cacho swinging wildly here.
Alexandrov shoots in for a double leg but Cacho sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alexandrov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cacho did well to prevent Alexandrov getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cacho is trying to stand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wilfredo Cacho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cacho 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilfredo Cacho!
Wilfredo Cacho bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Doc Holliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
19 - 6 - 3 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Doc Holliday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Holliday.
Reynolds on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Holliday looks to throw the jab but Reynolds is out of range.
Holliday has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Holliday there as he acknowledges the shot.
Reynolds tries to sprawl but Holliday drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Reynolds is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Holliday not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Reynolds moves into full guard.
Holliday working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Holliday throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reynolds works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Holliday stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reynolds swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Reynolds tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reynolds is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reynolds manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Holliday manages to get himself to full guard.
Reynolds throws an elbow that misses. Holliday uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Reynolds's guard. Nice move by Holliday!
Reynolds tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reynolds looking for a sweep. Not yet Reynolds, not yet.
Holliday 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.
Reynolds controlling the position.
Holliday trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Holliday trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Reynolds utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reynolds is trying to control the position but Holliday postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holliday throws a big elbow that misses.
Holliday trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reynolds keeping moving, preventing Holliday from controlling successfully.
Reynolds looking to hit a scissor sweep but Holliday is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holliday wants to control from the top but Reynolds keeps moving.
Reynolds wants to control but Holliday passes easily into half guard.
Reynolds has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Reynolds blocking the ground and pound attempt from Holliday.
Holliday definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Reynolds moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Holliday throws a strike but Reynolds rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Holliday is trying to keep Reynolds in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reynolds looking to pass the guard.
Holliday looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holliday is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Reynolds defends well.
Reynolds throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reynolds accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holliday is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reynolds lands a couple of digs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holliday is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Reynolds is aware though and is defending well.
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 Doc Holliday will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Reynolds wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reynolds takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Holliday takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Reynolds enables Holliday to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Reynolds manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Holliday trying to control but Reynolds is working from the bottom.
Holliday looking to pass the guard.
Reynolds wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reynolds seems keen to control Holliday's posture.
Reynolds lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Holliday!
Reynolds avoids the attempt from Holliday to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Holliday is working to get back to half guard.
Reynolds looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Reynolds tries to control but Holliday wriggling away.
Reynolds looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Holliday tries to lock up and control but Reynolds gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Holliday has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Reynolds's lack of action.
Reynolds slips a nice elbow through Holliday's hands, connecting with Holliday's forehead.
Holliday looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holliday on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Holliday moves into full guard.
Reynolds working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Holliday is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Reynolds defends well.
Reynolds is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Reynolds distracts Holliday with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Holliday looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Holliday utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Holliday is on top in guard.
Holliday makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Reynolds wants to sweep but no luck.
Holliday wants to control from the top but Reynolds keeps moving.
Reynolds tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Holliday throwing strikes but missing.
Reynolds looking for a sweep. Not yet Reynolds, not yet.
Holliday in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Frank Reynolds has got the better of the ground game so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Reynolds is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holliday is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Reynolds defends well.
Reynolds throwing strikes but missing.
Holliday escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Reynolds gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reynolds stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holliday swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Reynolds with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reynolds is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Holliday lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Reynolds!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frank Reynolds will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Reynolds throws a nice inside leg kick.
Holliday stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reynolds.
Reynolds lands a head shot.
Holliday is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reynolds.
Holliday swats away the attempt to clinch by Reynolds.
Reynolds misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reynolds tries to close the distance and clinch but Holliday swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frank Reynolds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holliday avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reynolds tries to clinch up.
Reynolds thows a body shot but no joy.
Holliday fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reynolds is fending him off so far but Holliday persists. Nope, Reynolds circles away and we're back to standing.
Holliday chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reynolds can pounce on him.
Holliday takes a swing at Reynolds's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Reynolds misses
and Holliday counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Holliday slips a nice elbow through Reynolds's hands, connecting with Reynolds's forehead.
Reynolds is looking to control Holliday's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Reynolds avoid being mounted?
Reynolds wants to improve his position but Holliday is controlling well.
Holliday wants to pass the guard but Reynolds is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reynolds is looking for a sweep. Holliday is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Holliday with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Reynolds keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Holliday landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Holliday not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Reynolds is trying is best to control the position here.
Holliday is thwarting Reynolds's attempts to control the position.
Holliday thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reynolds's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds tries to get to full guard but Holliday has control of the leg.
Holliday trying to mount his opponent but Reynolds defends it.
Reynolds works his way to full guard. Good work.
Reynolds working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Holliday accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Holliday is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Holliday throws a big right hand that misses.
Holliday landing some decent shots from guard.
Holliday content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holliday trying to control the position from guard on top but Reynolds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reynolds is looking to sweep but instead, Holliday has passed into half guard.
Holliday wants to pass to mount but Reynolds is defending the position.
Reynolds trying to hold on to Holliday's head to control him but Holliday postures up.
Holliday wants to pass the guard but Reynolds is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reynolds is not content to let Holliday control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doc Holliday showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Holliday has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Doc Holliday!
Doc Holliday really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that The Big Kabosh logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zoran Miloshevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noel Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miloshevich comes to the cage accompanied by Kosovskiy front. Smith has chosen Duality - Slipknot as his entrance music. Zoran Miloshevich could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Noel Smith's chin.
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32
217 lbs
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224 lbs
26 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zoran Miloshevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Noel Smith!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Miloshevich drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Zoran Miloshevich has been cut.
Nice jab there from Smith.
Miloshevich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miloshevich lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miloshevich lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Miloshevich connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith. Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Miloshevich closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Miloshevich throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith avoids the elbow strike from Miloshevich, against the cage.
Smith avoids the elbow strike from Miloshevich, against the cage.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
Smith avoids the elbow strike from Miloshevich, against the cage.
Miloshevich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Miloshevich stalls.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Miloshevich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smith's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith can't break the clinch.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Miloshevich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Miloshevich wants to clinch
and Miloshevich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Miloshevich throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Zoran Miloshevich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miloshevich throws a predictable looking body shot
and Smith counters with a left to the body.
Miloshevich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miloshevich works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Miloshevich gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Miloshevich tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Miloshevich tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Miloshevich looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miloshevich throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Miloshevich misses with a hook.
Miloshevich throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Miloshevich tries to avoid it but Smith manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Miloshevich to the ground. Miloshevich escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Miloshevich tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Miloshevich stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Miloshevich slips a straight right by Smith.
Smith blocks a jab.
Miloshevich walks into a jab.
Miloshevich misses the shot to the body.
Good work by Miloshevich as he checks the leg kick.
Miloshevich looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Miloshevich lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Miloshevich uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miloshevich throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miloshevich lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith looks winded!
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miloshevich moves away.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith wants to land a leg kick but Miloshevich is out of range.
Miloshevich with a nice cross.
Miloshevich cracks Smith with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Miloshevich has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Smith to stand back up!
Smith is rocked!
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!
Smith leaves his chin hanging out and Miloshevich seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Smith crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zoran Miloshevich!
Zoran Miloshevich decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tolo Seia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt comes to the cage accompanied by Smells Like Teen Spirit. Seia is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Limp Bizkit - Thieves. 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 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Hunt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tolo Seia!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt misses with the combination.
Seia has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tolo Seia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Seia.
Seia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hunt throws a body kick that misses
and Seia counters with a head kick.
Hunt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Seia with a nice cross.
Hunt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Seia slips a jab from Hunt.
Hunt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hunt counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Seia's guard now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hunt stands and throws Seia's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Seia tries to improve position but can't.
Seia tries to escape but Hunt is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hunt is putting a hurting on Seia here, landing some big shots from side control.
Seia prevents Hunt from moving into mount.
Hunt misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Seia is looking to regain half guard here but Hunt keeps moving and retains side control.
Hunt looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Seia is avoiding damage well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Seia holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Hunt throws an elbow but Seia slips to the side and avoids it well.
Seia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hunt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Seia is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seia tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hunt wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Seia is trying to get back to his feet.
Hunt 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.
Seia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seia is trying to control Hunt's posture but Hunt avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt in side control lands a decent elbow.
Seia is trying to get back to half guard.
Hunt fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hunt working the head with strikes.
Seia is trying to get back to half guard.
Hunt working the ground and pound.
Hunt is working Seia over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seia tries to buck Hunt off but Hunt is having none of it.
Hunt working away.
Seia defending against the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seia wants to get back to his feet but Hunt drags him back down.
The ground and pound from Hunt seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Seia is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hunt asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunt tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Seia is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
An elbow from Hunt crashes against the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seia struggling a bit here.
Hunt working the ground and pound but Seia is defending the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hunt dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hunt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Seia lands with a kick to the ribs.
Seia moves out of range of the leg kick from Hunt.
Hunt motions for Seia to come forward. Hunt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Hunt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Seia on the side of the head.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seia.
Hunt feints and as Seia raises his hands in defense, Hunt changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Seia wants to get back to his feet but Hunt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hunt trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Seia manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Seia trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tolo Seia.
Seia goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A jab from Seia misses.
Hunt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Seia is able to avoid easily.
Seia misses with a low kick as Hunt jumps back.
Seia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Seia misses with a looping left.
Seia lands a jab to the nose.
Some bone on bone action there as Hunt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt walks into a stiff left hand from Seia.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hunt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hunt lands a head kick!
Seia connects with an inside leg kick.
Seia throws a nice head kick!
Hunt tries to bum rush Seia with a series of wild strikes but Seia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Seia. That did some damage!
Hunt blocks a low kick nicely.
Seia gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hunt counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Seia's guard now.
Hunt works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hunt 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.
Hunt is pressing down on Seia's thigh, looking to free his foot. Seia is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hunt stops Seia from getting back to his feet.
Hunt trying to mount his opponent but Seia defends it.
Hunt works his foot free and advances to mount.
Seia is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hunt misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Hunt scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Seia?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seia wants to control but Hunt is having none of it.
Hunt punishing his opponent with strikes.
Seia is trying to escape the mount.
Hunt lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seia sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hunt is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Seia!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunt throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Seia because Hunt loaded up on that one.
Seia is trying to escape the mount.
Hunt looking to finish Seia with some ground and pound. This is bad for Seia!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mike Hunt will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A big left from Seia misses.
Seia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hunt, right into the meat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Seia.
Hunt misses with a lunging right hand
and Seia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Seia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hunt has time to react.
Seia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Seia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hunt.
Tolo Seia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick from Seia.
Seia scores with a hook to the body. Hunt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seia thows a body shot but no joy.
Hunt throws a chopping leg kick but Seia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Seia throws a body kick that misses.
Seia misses with a right hand
and Hunt counters with a nice double leg into side control. Seia won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seia controls the position for a moment.
Hunt working the ground and pound but Seia is defending the strikes.
Hunt 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.
Hunt creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
A control attempt from Seia but he's now mounted!
Seia is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hunt misses with a head shot.
Hunt lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throwing strikes here but Seia is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
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!
Hunt working the ground and pound effectively.
Hunt misses with a head shot.
Hunt prevents Seia from getting the reversal.
Hunt lands a big elbow.
Seia tries to hold on but Hunt postures up.
Hunt in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Seia is rocked!
Hunt loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Seia scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Hunt land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Hunt stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Hunt!
Mike Hunt retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Mike Hunt thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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