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EVO 42: Hunt vs Stevens PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Marko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Van Helsing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marko comes into the arena with Get Back - Ludacris blaring out of the sound system. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cain Marko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Van Helsing!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Marko finds it's way through Van Helsing's defenses.
It looks like Martin Van Helsing has been cut.
Marko avoids the body shot from Van Helsing.
Marko looks to land a right hand but Van Helsing moved out of range.
Van Helsing staying out of range there.
Marko cracks Van Helsing with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Van Helsing looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Marko finish him?
Van Helsing is rocked!
Marko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
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!
Marko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Cain Marko has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Marko.
Van Helsing looks to throw the jab but Marko is out of range.
Van Helsing throws a head kick that misses
and Marko counters with a huge left! Van Helsing is in big trouble! He's backing up but Marko isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Van Helsing from any more damage. A dominating finish by Marko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cain Marko!
During a confident post fight interview, Cain Marko thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abe Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
32 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abe Goldman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vincent Bird!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bird misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Goldman blocks the leg kick.
Bird has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Goldman is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bird tries to clinch up.
Bird throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Goldman counters with a stiff right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Goldman.
A cross from Goldman lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Goldman misses the target.
A punch combination from Bird misses.
Nice defenses there by Bird.
Goldman stalks Bird and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bird's face. Bird staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goldman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Goldman avoids the head kick by Bird.
Goldman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bird's head backwards.
Bird is rocked!
Bird thumps Goldman with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Goldman. Beautiful body shot.
Bird shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bird is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bird fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bird takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Goldman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bird throws a head kick that Goldman semi-blocks.
Bird slips under a jab from Goldman.
Bird staying out of range there.
Goldman throws a jab when Bird was well out of range.
Goldman is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Goldman with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman lands a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goldman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goldman lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Bird goes down and covers up as Goldman starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abe Goldman!
Abe Goldman took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hellraiser Fightgear ($10 and above) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Tritter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Bracha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Tritter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eli Bracha!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bracha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tritter lands with a shot to the body.
Bracha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tritter.
Bracha looks to land a body kick but Tritter moved away.
Eli Bracha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bracha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tritter.
Tritter misses with a kick to the body.
Bracha thuds his shin into the meat of Tritter's side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tritter. That's going to slow Bracha down.
Bracha misses with a kick to the body
and Tritter counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bracha is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tritter with a nice cross.
Bracha takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bracha throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tritter connects with a right hand. Bracha shakes it off.
Bracha looks to land a body kick but Tritter moved away.
Tritter misses with a leg kick
and Bracha counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bracha shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tritter has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bracha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bracha throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tritter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tritter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bracha's calf.
Tritter catches Bracha with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tritter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tritter misses with a double jab
and Bracha finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tritter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bracha.
Bracha misses with a kick to the body.
Tritter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bracha throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bracha.
Bracha tries to land a front kick but Tritter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bracha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Bracha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tritter throws out a powerful jab.
Good work by Bracha as he checks the leg kick.
Bracha clinches up with Tritter and pushes him back against the cage.
Bracha breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Tritter. Beautiful body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tritter.
Bracha throws a jab when Tritter was well out of range.
Bracha connects with an inside leg kick.
Bracha is looking to land body kicks.
Tritter looks to score with a jab to the body but Bracha is just out of range.
Bracha throws a big shot that misses.
Tritter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bracha looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tritter tries a low kick but Bracha avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bracha.
Tritter throws a body punch but Bracha moves out of range.
Tritter walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bracha.
Bracha thows a body kick. Tritter tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tritter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bracha can pounce on him.
Bracha throws a push kick but Tritter slaps the foot to one side.
Bracha wants to land a leg kick but Tritter is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Tritter there.
Tritter is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bracha lands with a straight right. Tritter didn't see that one coming.
Bracha checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bracha throws a wild body kick that Tritter sees coming a mile off.
Tritter connects with a nice looking jab.
Tritter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bracha doesn't seem bothered though.
A left lands for Tritter.
That's four 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!
Tritter moves out of range as Bracha throws a body kick.
Bracha delivers a nice body kick.
Bracha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bracha lands a front kick.
Tritter moves out of range of the body kick from Bracha.
Tritter will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bracha misses with a body kick.
Bracha throws a push kick but Tritter slaps the foot to one side.
Bracha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bracha lands with a nice body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Tritter. That snapped Bracha's head back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tritter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tritter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bracha throws the kick towards the body but Tritter avoids it.
Tritter throws a series of punches but Bracha moves out of range.
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 Michael Tritter will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bracha thows a leg kick but Tritter checks it
and Tritter counters with a straight right hand.
Bracha takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tritter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bracha can pounce on him.
Tritter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bracha on the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Bracha.
Jab, jab by Bracha - just one landing.
Bracha scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tritter with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bracha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bracha staying out of range there.
Bracha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tritter with a nice cross.
Bracha throws a leg kick but Tritter checks it.
Bracha takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bracha looks to throw a body kick
and Tritter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tritter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tritter cracks Bracha with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bracha is looking to chop away at Tritter's legs.
Bracha blocks a head kick by Tritter.
Bracha tries a head kick but it misses.
Tritter tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Tritter misses.
Tritter avoids the head kick by Bracha.
Bracha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tritter takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tritter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tritter sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tritter lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bracha has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bracha and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tritter throws a lazy head kick
and Bracha counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Bracha thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tritter if he has to take too many more of those.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bracha in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Tritter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bracha throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bracha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tritter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tritter slips a jab and a cross from Bracha.
Bracha pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tritter blocks a head kick by Bracha.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bracha.
Bracha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bracha scores with a sloppy right hand. Tritter should have avoided that one.
Bracha tries to land a front kick but Tritter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tritter digs a good hook to Bracha's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bracha scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tritter is rocked!
Tritter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Oh Tritter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bracha feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Tritter collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Eli Bracha!
A victorious Eli Bracha thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Michael Tritter was interviewed post fight and said 'I want to thank everyone here at UPG for giving me a chance to compete here. I think its time for me to move. My minds wants to continue but my chin wont let it.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nalle Karhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Magneto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karhu comes to the cage accompanied by Yö - Parrasvalot. Magneto is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rise Against - Injection. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nalle Karhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 2, fighting out of London, Maximus Magneto!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magneto goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Nalle Karhu has been cut.
Magneto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Magneto lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Karhu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Karhu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A good leg kick by Magneto.
Magneto misses with a body kick.
Magneto thumps Karhu with a low kick.
Magneto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Magneto avoids a kick to the body.
Magneto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magneto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Magneto 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.
Karhu tries to land a leg kick but Magneto saw it coming and moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Magneto lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Karhu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Karhu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good exchange - Karhu coming out on top.
Magneto connects with a body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Karhu!
Karhu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Magneto. Magneto obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Magneto.
Karhu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Magneto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Magneto lands a high kick!
Magneto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Karhu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Magneto prevents a body shot from Karhu.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karhu.
Karhu misses with a punch to the body.
Karhu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magneto stops a takedown attempt from Karhu.
Magneto lands an uppercut.
We've been hearing reports that Karhu has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Magneto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karhu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magneto misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Magneto throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Magneto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Karhu tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nalle Karhu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karhu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magneto's elbow.
Karhu struggles to land a body shot inside as Magneto controls his hands.
Magneto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karhu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Magneto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Karhu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Karhu stalling in the clinch.
Magneto blocks a body shot from Karhu.
Karhu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karhu breaks the clinch.
Karhu blocks a head kick by Magneto.
Magneto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Magneto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Karhu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Karhu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Karhu scoring well with a low kick there.
Magneto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Karhu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magneto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Karhu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Magneto doesn't manage to clinch there - Karhu circles away.
Magneto is looking to chop away at Karhu's legs.
Karhu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Magneto throws a hook but Karhu blocks it.
A leg kick checked by Karhu.
The crowd cheers as Magneto lands an impressive looking overhand right. Karhu doesn't seem phased though.
Karhu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maximus Magneto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karhu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Magneto misses with the body kick
and Karhu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Karhu is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Karhu is trying to control. Magneto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magneto wants to control but Karhu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Magneto tries to get to full guard but Karhu has control of the leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magneto keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Karhu is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Magneto as he works his way to full guard.
Magneto has momentary wrist control but Karhu slips an elbow through the middle.
Magneto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magneto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karhu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Magneto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nalle Karhu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Karhu throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Magneto was covering up waiting for the punch and Karhu finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Karhu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Karhu 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.
Magneto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karhu.
Karhu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Magneto is trying to control the position but Karhu postures up.
Karhu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Karhu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Karhu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Magneto trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Magneto has his hands on Karhu's head, controlling the position.
Karhu connects with a couple of short punches.
Karhu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Magneto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magneto pulls Karhu in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magneto controls Karhu momentarily but Karhu frees himself.
Magneto keeping full guard, as Karhu tries to pass.
Karhu throwing strikes but missing.
Magneto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Karhu tries to free his leg and advance position but Magneto is retaining full guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Maximus Magneto hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Magneto scores with a shot to the body.
Karhu moves out of range of the leg kick from Magneto.
Karhu throws a lazy right hand but Magneto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Magneto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magneto blocks a head kick by Karhu.
Karhu misses the jab.
Karhu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Magneto gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Karhu to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Karhu postures up.
Karhu looking to pass the guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karhu passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Karhu working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Karhu is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Magneto knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Magneto struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Magneto!
Karhu with the ground and pound from mount.
Karhu is landing with some decent strikes but Magneto is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Karhu throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Karhu thowing shots but they're missing.
Nalle Karhu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Magneto is looking to get to half guard.
Karhu lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Magneto hang on?
Magneto in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magneto looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhu looking to control but Magneto is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Karhu with good strikes from the mount here!
Magneto is working to get back to half guard.
Karhu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Magneto is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karhu lands with some strikes.
Karhu landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nalle Karhu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nalle Karhu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Karhu - that will leave a mark!
Maximus Magneto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magneto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magneto throws out a leg kick but Karhu moves out of range and Magneto only half commits.
Karhu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Magneto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Magneto slips a jab from Karhu.
Magneto slips a straight right by Karhu.
Karhu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That kick from Magneto tenderised Karhu's leg. Karhu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Karhu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karhu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Magneto thuds his right hand into Karhu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Magneto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Karhu in his tracks.
Magneto tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Magneto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karhu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Magneto looks to land a right hand but Karhu moved out of range.
Magneto scores with a shot to the body.
Magneto slips under a jab from Karhu.
Crunch! Magneto slams his shin into Karhu's torso.
Karhu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Magneto thumps Karhu with a low kick.
Magneto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Magneto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Karhu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Karhu walks into a left hand.
Magneto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karhu pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Magneto back to the cage. Karhu follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magneto drops his hands momentarily and Karhu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Magneto connects with a solid leg kick.
Maximus Magneto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karhu misses with a few strikes there.
Magneto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Karhu's calf.
Magneto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Magneto slips under a jab from Karhu.
Karhu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Magneto backs up against the cage.
Karhu looks to land a right hand but Magneto moved out of range.
Magneto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Magneto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karhu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab from Magneto misses.
Magneto lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magneto lands with a shot to the body.
Magneto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Magneto is looking to slow Karhu down with leg kicks.
Karhu stalks Magneto and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Magneto's face. Magneto staggers backwards, shaken.
Karhu swings for the body but Magneto moves out of range.
Magneto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karhu.
Karhu misses the shot to the body.
Magneto is looking to clinch but Karhu is avoiding it.
Karhu throws a series of punches but Magneto moves out of range.
Karhu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Karhu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karhu misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magneto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magneto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karhu shoots in for a takedown but Magneto shows good takedown defense.
Magneto misses with a series of wild punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Magneto blocks the leg kick.
Magneto misses with a body kick.
Karhu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Karhu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Karhu blocks the leg kick.
Karhu looks to score with a jab to the body but Magneto is just out of range.
Magneto feints and then cracks Karhu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karhu down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maximus Magneto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Magneto 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximus Magneto!
A relieved looking Maximus Magneto 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 Moacyr Domingos De Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Krook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Matos comes into the arena with Kick Ass blaring out of the sound system. Krook has chosen Courage as his entrance music. Kalle Krook has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moacyr Domingos De Matos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Kalle Krook!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krook misses with a lunging right hand
and De Matos makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Krook really felt that one!
Krook lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Krook looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Krook on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Matos. De Matos obviously looking to wear him down.
A clash of legs there as De Matos blocks the low kick.
De Matos works Krook's body with a nice hook.
Krook fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Matos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Matos throws a leg kick which misses Krook's front leg but catches the back leg as Krook tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krook lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Krook chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Matos can pounce on him.
Krook chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Matos can pounce on him.
De Matos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krook was well out of range. Poor timing from De Matos.
De Matos looks to score with a jab to the body but Krook is just out of range.
De Matos scores with a one two! Krook had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Kalle Krook has been cut.
De Matos connects with a body shot.
De Matos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Krook doesn't seem bothered though.
Krook looks winded!
De Matos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Matos connects with a solid leg kick.
De Matos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Matos lands with a hook. Krook tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Matos throws a right hand that Krook ducks under and follows up with a left that Krook also avoids with ease.
De Matos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Krook at a distance.
De Matos throws a big shot that misses.
Krook looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krook chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Matos can pounce on him.
De Matos scores with a jab to the head.
De Matos throws a shot to the body.
De Matos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Krook's head backwards.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Matos, as that shot connected.
Krook throws a solid leg kick but De Matos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Krook.
De Matos keeps Krook at a distance using the push kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Matos. That's going to slow Krook down.
Krook looks up at the clock. Bad move! De Matos lands a right hand from hell, dropping Krook. De Matos pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moacyr Domingos De Matos!
A relieved looking Moacyr Domingos De Matos 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Sativa Sensei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sensei kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Stevie Ray - Pride and Joy. Patton has chosen Marilyn Manson - Born Villain as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Sativa Sensei could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael Patton's chin.
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162 lbs
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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
29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sativa Sensei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Patton!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sensei checks a leg kick nicely.
Patton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Patton.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sensei.
Patton throws a leg kick but Sensei moved away.
Sensei tries to clinch but Patton is having none of it.
Patton lands with an overhand left.
Patton throws a shot to the body.
Sensei throws an overhand right that lands on Patton's shoulder, as Patton tries to avoid the shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Patton blocks the leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Sensei.
Sensei lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Patton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body kick from Patton.
Patton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sensei digs a good hook to Patton's body.
Sensei paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sensei tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, jab by Sensei - just one landing.
Patton is looking to slow Sensei down with leg kicks.
Patton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sensei misses with a jab to the body
and Patton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sensei's knee momentarily.
Sensei tried to score with a low kick but Patton checks it.
Sensei smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sensei misses with a shot to the body
and Patton counters with an inside leg kick.
Sensei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Patton misses with a leg kick
and Sensei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sensei cracks Patton with an uppercut from hell and Patton crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Sensei's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Patton is rocked!
Patton throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sensei uses it to pass to side control.
Patton is still in real trouble! Can Sensei finish him?
Patton struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sensei lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Patton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Patton seems to have recovered his senses.
Sensei in side control, throwing shots but Patton defends.
Patton is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sensei's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sensei passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Patton!
Sensei throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
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.
Patton is squirming around, avoiding Sensei's attempts to control the action.
Sensei throwing strikes here but Patton is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sensei trying to control but Patton is having none of it.
Sensei with the ground and pound from mount.
Sensei takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sensei lands a heavy elbow.
Sensei looking to land elbow strikes but Patton uses the position to regain half guard.
Patton is pressing down on Sensei's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sensei tries to free his leg and advance position but Patton is retaining full guard.
Sensei in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sensei trying to control but Patton is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sativa Sensei dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Patton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Patton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Patton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sensei is looking to slow Patton down with leg kicks.
Sensei gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sensei throws a sloppy head kick and Patton moves out of range easily.
Sensei connects with a solid leg kick.
Good exchange - Patton coming out on top.
Sensei with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sensei.
Patton lands a nice looking body shot.
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!
Sensei gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Some wild striking there from Sensei.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton is looking to chop away at Sensei's legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sensei.
Patton looks to score with a jab to the body but Sensei is just out of range.
Sensei throws a sloppy head kick and Patton moves out of range easily.
Sativa Sensei is winning the standup battle so far.
Sensei throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Patton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sensei misses with a looping left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Patton.
Sensei throws a left and a right that both miss
and Patton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sensei fails in his attempt to clinch.
Patton throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sensei.
It looks like Sativa Sensei has been cut.
Patton misses with a series of wild punches.
Patton tries a low kick but Sensei avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sensei checks the leg kick nicely there.
Patton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sensei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Patton jabs at Sensei's body.
Sloppy strikes from Sensei. Those never looked like landing.
Sensei throws a front kick aimed at Patton's knee but Patton avoids it well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Patton.
Sensei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patton moves away.
Patton moves forwards but Sensei connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sensei throws a predictable looking body shot
and Patton counters with an inside leg kick.
Patton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Patton lands with a nice body punch.
Patton misses with an uppercut.
Patton connects with a body shot.
Sensei avoids the body shot from Patton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton misses with a wild body shot.
Sensei avoids the head kick by Patton.
Sensei drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sensei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patton walks into a straight right hand from Sensei.
Sensei moves away from the strike by Patton.
Patton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sensei lands with a nice combination. Patton backs away looking to recover.
Patton scores with a decent looking hook.
Patton scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Patton.
Patton misses with a head kick.
Patton tries a low kick but Sensei avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Patton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sensei checks a low kick from Patton.
Patton wants to slow Sensei down by chopping away at his legs.
Sensei throws a big shot that misses.
Patton misses with a hook.
Sensei loads up on a big right hand but Patton slips the punch.
Sensei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Patton throws a leg kick
and Sensei counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Sensei misses
letting Patton counter with a right hand.
Patton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Patton throws a one two combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Patton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sensei.
Sensei takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Patton jabs Sensei to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Patton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sativa Sensei's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Sensei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patton.
Patton misses with a low kick as Sensei jumps back.
Patton moves out of range of the strikes.
A combination from Patton does no damage.
Sensei moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A good leg kick by Sensei.
Patton connects with a body shot.
Sensei misses with a series of wild punches.
Sensei misses with an uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Patton.
Patton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Patton looks to land a body kick but Sensei moved away.
Patton throws an overhand right that lands on Sensei's shoulder, as Sensei tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton ducks under a wild hook from Sensei.
Sensei throws a shot from downtown. Patton moves away and avoids it.
Sensei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patton.
Patton scores with a leg kick.
Patton is looking to chop away at Sensei's legs.
A jab from Sensei misses.
Sensei scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sensei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patton was well out of range. Poor timing from Sensei.
Sensei throws a head kick but Patton moves out of range.
Sensei moves out of range of the leg kick from Patton.
Patton throws a right hand that Sensei ducks under and follows up with a left that Sensei also avoids with ease.
Sensei takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Patton feints and then cracks Sensei's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sensei down.
Patton stuns Sensei with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patton misses the shot to the body.
Patton takes a swing at Sensei's ribcage but misses.
Sensei throws the left hand but Patton avoids the punch easily.
Patton misses with a low kick.
Sensei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patton.
Sensei fails in his attempt to clinch.
Patton scores with a sloppy right hand. Sensei should have avoided that one.
Patton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sensei.
Patton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sensei misses with a body kick.
Patton scoring well with a low kick there.
Patton lands with a slapping head kick.
Sensei darts in and clinches Patton up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton tries to throw a body punch but Sensei avoids it by throwing Patton back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Patton - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Patton.
Sensei lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Patton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sensei gets through Patton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sensei lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Patton.
Sensei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sensei tries a body shot but Patton blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Patton.
Patton misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Patton.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sensei scores with a shot to the side of Patton's head.
Sensei tries a body shot but Patton blocks it.
Sensei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sensei lands a nice leg kick that just misses Patton's sensitive parts.
Sensei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Patton misses with a low kick.
Sensei misses the jab.
Sensei throws an overhand right that lands on Patton's shoulder, as Patton tries to avoid the shot.
Patton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Patton cracks Sensei with an open hand slap.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sensei changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That kick from Patton tenderised Sensei's leg. Sensei is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sensei just misses with a punch to the body.
Patton misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michael Patton.
I think Patton 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Patton!
An out of breath Michael Patton 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renzo Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida comes to the cage accompanied by No more Shadows for the Past- NARNIA. Speed comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Amon Tobin / El Cargo kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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243 lbs
28 - 10 - 0 |
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231 lbs
28 - 8 - 0 |
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renzo Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Speed!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Speed connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Machida momentarily.
Speed scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Speed keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Machida throws an off balance right hand
and Speed counters with a left to the body.
Machida lands a jab.
It looks like Daniel Speed has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machida moves out of range of the body kick from Speed.
Machida throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Speed lands with a nice body kick.
Machida tries a low kick but Speed avoids it.
Machida throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Speed's head.
Speed is looking to slow Machida down with leg kicks.
Machida looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Speed throws the kick towards the body but Machida avoids it.
Machida looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Speed.
Machida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Speed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed avoids a kick to the body.
Speed lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Machida chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Speed can pounce on him.
Speed is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Machida's half guard.
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.
Speed is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Daniel Speed.
Speed fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Speed scores with a jab to the head.
Machida blocks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Speed.
Speed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Speed as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida throws a push kick but Speed slaps the foot to one side.
Speed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A leg kick checked by Speed.
Speed misses with a hook. Machida ducked under it nicely.
Machida walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Speed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machida on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Machida throws a leg kick but Speed sees it coming and moves out of range.
Renzo Machida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Machida throws out a loose jab but Speed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Speed lands a glancing blow to the side of Machida's head.
Speed lands a jab to the nose.
Speed has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A slow jab from Machida misses its intended target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Speed connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Speed lands a jab to the nose.
Machida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Speed.
Horrible takedown by Speed or perhaps it was just good defense by Machida which made him look bad.
A bone on bone clash there as Machida blocks the leg kick.
Speed checks a leg kick.
Speed ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Speed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Speed thows a body shot but no joy.
Speed throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Speed connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Machida avoids the body shot from Speed.
Speed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Speed misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Renzo Machida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Speed.
Machida throws a sloppy head kick and Speed moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Speed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Speed's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Speed misses with a double jab.
Machida blocks a leg kick.
Machida on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Speed checks a low kick from Machida.
Speed tried to score with a low kick but Machida checks it.
Machida misses with a leg kick
and Speed counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Speed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Speed shoots for a double leg takedown but Machida sprawls well. He's pushed Speed's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Speed checks a low kick from Machida.
Speed takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Machida throws a shot from downtown. Speed moves away and avoids it.
Machida lands a head kick. Speed smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machida throws a leg kick
and Speed counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Machida throws a leg kick that is checked
and Speed counters with a nice uppercut.
Machida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Speed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice uppercut there from Speed.
Machida swings for the body but Speed moves out of range.
Daniel Speed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Speed works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Speed walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Speed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Machida's corner calls for a 1-2. Machida obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That has opened up Daniel Speed's cut even more.
Machida lands a jab to the head.
Machida scores with the left hand. Speed knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Speed misses with a body kick.
A leg kick checked by Speed.
Machida swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Machida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Speed.
Speed throws an off balance right hand
and Machida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed misses with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Speed, right into the meat.
Speed looks to score with a jab to the body but Machida is just out of range.
Speed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Speed throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Speed throws a shot from downtown. Machida moves away and avoids it.
Machida throws a head kick but Speed moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice body kick there by Machida.
Machida misses with a head kick.
Machida tries to land a body kick
and Speed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Machida moves out of range of the leg kick from Speed.
Machida throws a leg kick but Speed moved away.
Speed uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Machida has time to react.
Speed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida takes a swing at Speed's ribcage but misses.
Speed lands with a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Machida.
A bone on bone clash there as Speed blocks the leg kick.
A low kick from Machida is predictable there
and Speed holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Machida lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Machida taking a breather.
Machida has a couple of punches blocked by Speed.
Speed misses with a punch on the inside.
Machida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Speed's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Speed as Machida tries to tie him up.
Machida blocks a body shot from Speed.
Machida slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Speed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machida.
The fighters circle momentarily. Speed darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machida moves out of range of the body kick from Speed.
Speed swings for the body but Machida moves out of range.
Speed is looking to land body kicks.
Speed avoids the head kick by Machida.
Speed lands with a straight right. Machida didn't see that one coming.
Machida throws a nice outside leg kick.
Speed lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A leg kick checked by Speed.
Machida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Machida keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Machida throws a hook to the side of Speed's head but Speed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renzo Machida dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Speed's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Machida throws a leg kick but Speed checks it.
Speed swings for the body but Machida moves out of range.
Machida misses with a low kick.
Speed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machida was well out of range. Poor timing from Speed.
A swing and a miss from Machida.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Speed.
Machida connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Machida misses.
Machida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Machida throws a head kick that misses.
Speed fails with a takedown attempt.
Speed throws out a loose jab but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Some bone on bone action there as Machida checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Speed swings for the body but Machida moves out of range.
Machida misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from Machida.
Machida cracks Speed with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Machida slips under a jab from Speed.
Speed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Machida.
Speed jabs Machida to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Speed pivots, looking for a leg kick but Machida is out of range and Speed settles back down.
Speed checks the leg kick nicely there.
Speed moves out of range of the body kick.
Speed lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Speed moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Speed. That's going to slow Machida down.
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!
A leg kick checked by Speed.
Speed digs a good hook to Machida's body.
Machida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Speed changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Machida throws a body punch but Speed moves out of range.
Machida stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Speed.
Speed tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Machida is able to avoid easily.
Machida wants to slow Speed down by chopping away at his legs.
Machida fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Speed is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Speed.
Machida tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Speed is able to avoid easily.
Machida throws a low kick but Speed moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida throws a hook but Speed blocks it.
Speed stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Speed chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Machida can pounce on him.
Speed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Machida 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.
Machida throws a body punch but Speed moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Speed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Machida takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Speed misses the body punch
and Machida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Machida is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Speed connects with a right hand. Machida shakes it off.
Machida looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good work by Machida as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Speed has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Speed misses with an uppercut
and Machida counters with an inside leg kick.
Machida rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Speed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Speed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick from Machida misses.
Speed connects with a body shot that sends Machida's belly button to the back.
Speed will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Renzo Machida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Speed.
Machida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Speed.
Speed throws a solid leg kick but Machida takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Speed.
A clash of legs there as Speed blocks the low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Speed misses with an uppercut. Machida saw that one coming.
Machida looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Speed with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Speed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Speed 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Speed!
Daniel Speed decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Renzo Machida was interviewed post fight and said 'So bad'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theo AtlaSon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernandez comes to the cage accompanied by The Eagles - Hotel Calafornia. 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
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miguel Fernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theo AtlaSon!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Fernandez.
It looks like Theo AtlaSon has been cut.
Fernandez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fernandez throws a nice outside leg kick.
AtlaSon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fernandez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
AtlaSon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fernandez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A telegraphed right hand from Fernandez misses the target.
Fernandez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fernandez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fernandez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fernandez misses with a lunging right hand
and AtlaSon counters by clinching up.
AtlaSon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
AtlaSon misses with a body shot.
Fernandez connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fernandez.
Fernandez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fernandez connects with a nice looking jab.
AtlaSon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fernandez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fernandez slips a jab from AtlaSon.
Fernandez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to AtlaSon's calf.
AtlaSon misses with a looping right.
Fernandez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Theo AtlaSon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters circling a little - AtlaSon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fernandez throws a leg kick which misses AtlaSon's front leg but catches the back leg as AtlaSon tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
AtlaSon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fernandez's sensitive parts.
AtlaSon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fernandez's hands.
Fernandez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fernandez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but AtlaSon manages to avoid it.
Fernandez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fernandez showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fernandez moves into full mount! AtlaSon won't be happy about that!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
AtlaSon 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fernandez is trying to control. AtlaSon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
AtlaSon trying to control but Fernandez postures up.
Fernandez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fernandez winds up and cracks AtlaSon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and AtlaSon reverses the position - he's now on top in Fernandez's guard.
Fernandez looking to hit a scissor sweep but AtlaSon is one step ahead there.
Fernandez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
AtlaSon throws a big elbow that misses.
Fernandez managing to control the position.
AtlaSon trying to control the position from guard on top but Fernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fernandez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from AtlaSon.
Fernandez avoids a kick to the body.
AtlaSon throws a right hand that Fernandez ducks under and follows up with a left that Fernandez also avoids with ease.
Fernandez misses with a low kick as AtlaSon jumps back.
Fernandez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
AtlaSon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fernandez.
AtlaSon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for AtlaSon.
AtlaSon misses with a wild body shot.
AtlaSon thows a body shot but no joy.
AtlaSon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
AtlaSon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fernandez throws a lazy body kick
and AtlaSon moves into the clinch.
AtlaSon is trying to force a seperation but Fernandez has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Fernandez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Theo AtlaSon's cut.
That's time! Fernandez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Good exchange - Fernandez coming out on top.
AtlaSon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Miguel Fernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fernandez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on AtlaSon. That did some damage!
AtlaSon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fernandez thows a body shot but no joy.
AtlaSon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fernandez counters with a crisp right hand that drops AtlaSon! Fernandez lets AtlaSon back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
AtlaSon walks straight into a right hand from Fernandez - that's dropped him! Fernandez jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save AtlaSon from any more punishment! AtlaSon complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Miguel Fernandez!
After the fight, Miguel Fernandez was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Merik Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt comes to the cage accompanied by Comfortably Numb. Merik Hunt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dean Stevens's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Merik Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Dean Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hunt scores with a leg kick.
Stevens just misses with a punch to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Stevens has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Stevens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Stevens looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Hunt closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hunt.
Stevens fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hunt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Hunt stuffs the takedown attempt from Stevens. Stevens gets slowly back to his feet.
A leg kick checked by Stevens.
Hunt misses with a few strikes there.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stevens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevens.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevens takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stevens to the mat! Stevens manages to get full guard.
Stevens preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stevens wants to sweep but no luck.
Hunt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hunt scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stevens 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stevens is on top in guard.
Stevens trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hunt manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Stevens is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is stalling in the full guard.
Stevens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevens is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hunt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hunt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt won't allow Stevens to sweep him here.
Stevens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hunt.
Hunt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hunt trying to control but Stevens is working from the bottom.
Stevens keeping full guard, as Hunt tries to pass.
Hunt throws a big elbow that misses.
Stevens preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hunt trying to control but Stevens is working from the bottom.
Stevens manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens unloads with some shots from mount but Hunt bucks and avoids them well.
Stevens tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hunt is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt is squirming around, avoiding Stevens's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merik Hunt dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stevens thows a body shot but no joy.
Stevens is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hunt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stevens.
Stevens digs a good body shot into Hunt's ribs.
Jab, jab by Stevens - just one landing.
Hunt throws a right hand that misses
and Stevens counters with a single leg into guard. Hunt didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stevens's guard.
Stevens escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hunt gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hunt makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens has his hands on Hunt's head, controlling the position.
Stevens keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.
Stevens preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stevens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hunt.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stevens is on top in guard.
Stevens 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.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hunt thows a body shot but no joy.
Merik Hunt is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens blocks a jab.
Stevens throws a hook but Hunt avoids it easily.
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stevens. That did some damage!
Hunt moves out of range of the leg kick from Stevens.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stevens checks a leg kick.
Hunt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hunt misses with a wild combination.
Stevens circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stevens takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt digs a good hook to Stevens's body.
Stevens is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hunt rather than just go for the knockout.
Stevens misses with a head kick.
Stevens looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hunt is fending him off so far but Stevens persists. Nope, Hunt circles away and we're back to standing.
A leg kick checked by Stevens.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevens moves away.
Hunt scores with a hook.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Stevens.
Stevens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Hunt throws a sloppy head kick and Stevens moves out of range easily.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stevens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hunt cracks the inside of Stevens's front leg.
Stevens misses the shot to the body.
Stevens throws a hook but Hunt avoids it easily.
Stevens stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hunt.
Hunt throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hunt cracks Stevens with an open hand slap.
Stevens swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunt.
Stevens lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevens is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunt.
Hunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stevens just misses with a punch to the body.
Stevens blocks a leg kick.
Hunt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A leg kick checked by Stevens.
Stevens takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hunt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big left from Hunt misses.
Stevens lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stevens.
Stevens throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No luck for Stevens with that takedown attempt.
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 Merik Hunt will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stevens.
Hunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hunt blocks a low kick nicely.
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stevens throws out the jab.
Stevens bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hunt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stevens is able to avoid easily.
Hunt defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stevens.
Stevens lands an overhand right.
Stevens throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stevens cracks Hunt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stevens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stevens's calf.
Stevens lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice shot lands for Hunt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
A left lands for Stevens.
Hunt throws a chopping leg kick but Stevens manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hunt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hunt swings for the body but Stevens moves out of range.
Stevens throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Stevens moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stevens throws a push kick but Hunt slaps the foot to one side.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hunt as he jumps to the side.
Stevens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hunt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Stevens.
Stevens takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stevens just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt fails in his attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Hunt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hunt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stevens takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Stevens takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Stevens throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
Hunt dives in and scores a takedown into Stevens's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stevens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hunt trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunt stands and throws Stevens's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is trying to control Hunt's posture but Hunt avoids it.
Hunt working the ground and pound from side control.
Stevens taking a bit of punishment here - Hunt scoring with strikes.
Stevens on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Stevens parries the strikes from Hunt easily there. Hunt is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Stevens to escape.
Stevens tries to bench press Hunt off him but Hunt keeps the position.
Hunt cracks Stevens with a big right hand but Stevens just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hunt postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hunt avoids the strikes from the bottom by Stevens.
Hunt lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Stevens is rocked!
Stevens is looking to reverse the position.
Hunt in side control lands a decent elbow.
Stevens is still in real trouble! Can Hunt finish him?
Hunt working the head and body with strikes.
Hunt lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hunt trying to control the action but Stevens is working from the bottom.
Stevens regains half guard, as Hunt was trying to land strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stevens is staying active underneath Hunt, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merik Hunt clearly takes 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.
Stevens throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stevens seems to have recovered his senses.
Stevens misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hunt lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Stevens takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stevens takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Stevens takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Stevens tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hunt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stevens somewhat.
Hunt darts in looking for a takedown but Stevens gets double underhooks and turns Hunt into the cage.
Stevens is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunt is defending well for now.
Hunt prevents the takedown attempt.
Hunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Stevens backwards.
Stevens has Hunt pressed against the cage, preventing Hunt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stevens works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stevens takes a shot to the head.
Stevens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stevens takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hunt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stevens's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hunt throws a nice looking combination but Stevens bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Stevens moves away and avoids it.
Stevens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Hunt is looking to clinch but Stevens is avoiding it.
Stevens changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stevens ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Hunt throws a leg kick which misses Stevens's front leg but catches the back leg as Stevens tries to avoid it.
Hunt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hunt, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stevens moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hunt misses with the combination.
Hunt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hunt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevens lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Stevens sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hunt blocks the body kick.
Hunt jabs Stevens to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stevens blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hunt.
Stevens on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands an overhand right.
Hunt throws a solid leg kick but Stevens takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hunt.
Hunt tests Stevens's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stevens blocks a head kick by Hunt.
Hunt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stevens scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Stevens controlling the position from side mount.
Stevens misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hunt sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Stevens working the strikes but Hunt uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Stevens is keen to just control but Hunt is a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dean Stevens wasn't active enough on the ground.
Stevens lands the left hand.
Stevens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Hunt.
Stevens on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Merik Hunt will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hunt slips a jab from Stevens.
Stevens lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunt circles away quickly and effectively.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Stevens checks it.
Hunt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stevens at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stevens. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hunt.
Stevens on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunt. Hunt obviously looking to wear him down.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Stevens moves away and avoids it.
Hunt misses with a few strikes there.
Stevens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Stevens loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
Hunt is looking to score with low kicks.
Stevens misses with a straight right.
Stevens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stevens cracks Hunt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stevens throws the kick towards the body but Hunt avoids it.
Stevens throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hunt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hunt digs a good hook to Stevens's body.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stevens thows a body shot but no joy.
Stevens swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stevens lands a really nice looking cross but Hunt seems unphased.
Hunt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Hunt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dean Stevens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hunt.
Stevens throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
Stevens works Hunt's body with a nice hook.
Hunt is looking to slow Stevens down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Stevens. Beautiful body shot.
Stevens swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Stevens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevens.
Hunt closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Stevens's guard.
Stevens wants to sweep but no luck.
Hunt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hunt with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stevens is still trying to improve position.
Hunt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hunt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stevens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hunt.
Stevens keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.
Hunt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stevens is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hunt defends well.
Stevens seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stevens working for a triangle but Hunt defends it easily.
Stevens keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.
Stevens has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hunt can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stevens's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Merik Hunt.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hunt, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 50:45
Judge William Gold scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Merik Hunt!
A relieved looking Merik Hunt 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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