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Syn' 311: Damocles PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Colbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Billington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billington has chosen The Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Cain Colbert has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Cain Colbert seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
34 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cain Colbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Billington!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Billington blocks a head kick by Colbert.
Colbert takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Colbert blocks the leg kick.
Billington is looking to slow Colbert down with leg kicks.
Colbert looks to land a combination but Billington avoids it well.
Billington jabs Colbert right on the nose. Colbert blinks but takes it well.
A cross from Billington lands.
Billington turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Colbert throws an off balance right hand
and Billington counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Billington postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Billington throwing strikes but missing.
Billington is looking to work some ground and pound but Colbert has wrist control.
Colbert uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Billington. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Billington.
Colbert scores with a head kick. Billington tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Billington just misses with a punch to the body.
Colbert swings for the body but Billington moves out of range.
Colbert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Colbert takes a swing at Billington's ribcage but misses.
Colbert scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Colbert with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Colbert has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Iron Palace in the buildup to the fight.
Billington lands with a good body shot.
A combination from Colbert does no damage.
Colbert walks into a jab.
Colbert just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Billington, right into the meat.
Nice cross by Billington.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Billington looking to land some kicks to the body here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Billington.
Colbert misses with a few strikes there.
Billington misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colbert throws a left and a right that both miss
and Billington counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Billington tries to pass to full mount but Colbert defends it.
Billington content to control rather than advance.
Billington missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Colbert pushes Billington off and gets back to his feet.
Colbert throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Billington sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Colbert misses.
Colbert avoids the body shot from Billington.
Billington works Colbert's body with a nice hook.
Colbert gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cain Colbert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Colbert does no damage.
Colbert scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Colbert stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Billington.
Billington throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Colbert stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Colbert takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Colbert misses with a lunging right hand
and Billington counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Billington pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Colbert is keeping the position for now.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Billington working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Billington throws a big right hand that misses.
Billington throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colbert wants to stand but Billington is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Billington in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Billington throws a big elbow that misses.
Billington throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Colbert works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Billington 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!
Billington passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Billington in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Billington dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Billington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Colbert.
Billington throws a left and a right that both miss
and Billington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Billington lands a glancing blow to the side of Colbert's head.
Colbert rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Billington moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Colbert fails to land with a series of punches.
Colbert on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Billington. Billington obviously looking to wear him down.
Billington connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Colbert momentarily.
Billington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Colbert paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Billington lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Billington's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Billington duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Colbert stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Colbert wants it to stay on the feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Billington.
Billington closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Billington lands in his opponent's guard.
Colbert wants to stand but Billington is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billington slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Thomas Billington has got the better of the ground game so far.
Billington wants to control but Colbert is keeping him busy.
Billington postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Colbert is not content to let Billington control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billington tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ground and pound from Billington seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Billington has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billington landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Billington wants to lay and pray for a moment but Colbert keeps working.
Billington scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Colbert to see if he's OK.
Billington is looking to take a break and control but Colbert is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Colbert tries to escape but Billington is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billington wants to take a breather but Colbert manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Billington.
Billington throws a strike but Colbert rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Billington is trying to control the position but Colbert postures up.
Billington pulls Colbert in close to prevent any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Billington is looking for a triangle here but Colbert uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The ground and pound from Colbert seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Billington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 is the final round!
Colbert swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Billington thumps Colbert with a low kick.
Billington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Colbert throws a right hand that misses
and Billington counters with a shoot takedown. Colbert fights it but they end up in guard.
Billington is looking to work some ground and pound but Colbert has wrist control.
Billington pushing down on Colbert's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Billington is trying to control. Colbert wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Billington throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Billington lands strikes from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Billington wants to take a breather but Colbert is having none of it.
Billington not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billington throws a strike but Colbert avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Billington throws a big elbow that misses.
Billington postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Colbert scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Billington with a nice cross.
Billington shoots in and gets a takedown into Colbert's guard.
Billington seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Billington stops Colbert from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billington 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.
Billington stops Colbert from standing up.
Billington trying to control but Colbert is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Thomas Billington hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Colbert moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Billington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Colbert.
Billington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Billington moves out of range of the strikes.
Billington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colbert misses with a right hand
and Billington counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Colbert!
Colbert taking punishment in the form of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Billington throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Billington working the ground and pound but Colbert is defending the strikes.
Billington wants to lay and pray for a moment but Colbert keeps working.
Colbert is trying to escape the position but Billington is controlling the position.
Billington wants to control but Colbert is keeping him busy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Billington happy to just control the position for now.
Cain Colbert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Billington throws a strike aimed at the side of Colbert's head but Colbert avoids it well.
Colbert avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Billington.
Billington works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Billington happy to just control the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Billington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Billington has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Billington!
After winning the bout, Thomas Billington thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Tauno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tauno comes to the cage accompanied by Pelican - Dead Between The Walls. Kharitonov has chosen 2pac-Tupac EveryThing They Owe as his entrance music. Sergei Kharitonov has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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273 lbs
25 - 18 - 0 |
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216 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Tauno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergei Kharitonov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kharitonov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kharitonov's coach down at GreatWall MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kharitonov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kharitonov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tauno.
Tauno misses with a double jab.
Jab, jab by Kharitonov - just one landing.
Kharitonov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kharitonov, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kharitonov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sergei Kharitonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kharitonov throws a poor cross that misses
and Tauno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tauno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kharitonov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tauno gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Tauno tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Kharitonov is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Tauno buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Tauno!! Tauno is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Kharitonov throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergei Kharitonov!
During a confident post fight interview, Sergei Kharitonov 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between James Torello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itagaki Fukuzawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fukuzawa comes into a darkened arena with his song building. In Flames - Colony kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Torello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Itagaki Fukuzawa!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torello scores with a sloppy right hand. Fukuzawa should have avoided that one.
Torello gets the takedown into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fukuzawa wants to control but Torello postures up.
Fukuzawa tries to bench press Torello off him but Torello keeps the position.
Fukuzawa has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Torello is looking to take a break and control but Fukuzawa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fukuzawa is trying to get back to half guard.
Fukuzawa can't do much from the bottom here.
Torello throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Torello is chipping away with strikes.
Fukuzawa sneaks back into half guard.
Fukuzawa is looking for a sweep. Torello is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukuzawa manages to get to full guard.
Torello throws a big right hand that misses.
Torello working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fukuzawa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Torello stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fukuzawa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Torello trying to control the position from guard on top but Fukuzawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torello looking to pass the guard.
Torello is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torello trying to control the position from guard on top but Fukuzawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torello pushing down on Fukuzawa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Torello thows a huge punch but Fukuzawa dodges it nicely.
Torello 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.
Torello seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fukuzawa tries to get to full guard but Torello has control of the leg.
Ground and pound from Torello.
Fukuzawa gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Torello working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Torello throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fukuzawa pulls Torello in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torello throws a big elbow that misses.
Fukuzawa keeping full guard, as Torello tries to pass.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fukuzawa holds on and takes a little breather.
Torello wants to control from the top but Fukuzawa keeps moving.
Torello trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Torello trying to control but Fukuzawa is working from the bottom.
Fukuzawa lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Fukuzawa scoring with some ground and pound.
Torello utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Torello working a defensive guard but Fukuzawa passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fukuzawa is taking a breather. Torello says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Fukuzawa prevents Torello from improving his position.
Torello is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Beast II, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Torello is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fukuzawa pulls his head out easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fukuzawa lands a nice short elbow.
Fukuzawa trying to control from half guard but Torello is working away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torello is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fukuzawa pulls his head out easily.
Torello looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torello wants to improve his position but Fukuzawa is controlling well.
Fukuzawa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fukuzawa prevents Torello from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Torello dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fukuzawa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Torello.
Torello waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa checks a low kick from Torello.
Torello takes one to the side of the head.
Fukuzawa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fukuzawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torello.
Torello shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Torello was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Torello cracks Fukuzawa with a big elbow.
Torello fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Torello cracks Fukuzawa with a big right hand but Fukuzawa just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
What's Fukuzawa going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torello wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fukuzawa keeps working.
Fukuzawa is looking to reverse the position.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Torello here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Torello wants to control but Fukuzawa is keeping him busy.
Torello throws a strike aimed at the side of Fukuzawa's head but Fukuzawa avoids it well.
Torello looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Fukuzawa is avoiding damage well.
Torello lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fukuzawa down.
Fukuzawa wants to control but Torello postures up.
Torello lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukuzawa managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Torello.
Torello with the ground and pound but Fukuzawa regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Torello tries to pass to full mount but Fukuzawa defends it.
Fukuzawa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Torello.
Fukuzawa taking some punishment here, with Torello in his half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torello is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Fukuzawa is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). James Torello!
After winning the bout, James Torello thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Martel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alphons Draclau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Charles Martel has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Charles Martel seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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145 lbs
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
48 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Martel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alphons Draclau!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draclau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Draclau checks a leg kick.
Draclau connects with a looping right hand.
Martel thows a body shot but no joy.
Draclau bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Martel's head.
Draclau lands with a nice body punch.
Draclau comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Draclau throws a head kick that misses
and Martel counters with an outside leg kick.
Draclau takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Martel misses with an uppercut. Draclau saw that one coming.
Draclau jabs Martel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Martel looks to throw a body kick
and Draclau counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Martel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martel is trying to force a seperation but Draclau has the dominant position.
Martel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martel blocking some punches.
Martel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draclau's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Martel can't break the clinch.
Draclau presses Martel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Draclau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Martel backwards.
Draclau prevents a body shot from Martel.
Draclau misses with some punches.
Martel can't find room to land a body shot as Draclau controls the action.
Martel tries to work over Draclau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Draclau lands a shot to the body.
Martel lands a shoulder strike.
Draclau blocks an uppercut.
Martel stalling against the cage.
Martel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Draclau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martel can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draclau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Martel backwards.
Martel lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martel misses with a body punch.
Martel is leaning against Draclau and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Martel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Draclau up against the cage.
Draclau is looking to control Martel's arms but Martel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Draclau has his back to the cage.
Draclau prevents a body shot from Martel.
Martel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Draclaus head.
Draclau blocks a body shot from Martel.
Draclau lands an uppercut.
Martel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martel struggles to land a body shot inside as Draclau controls his hands.
Draclau has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Martel after a bit of a struggle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martel.
Draclau pushes Martel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Martel breaks the clinch.
Martel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Draclau throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Draclau.
Draclau closes this distance looking for a takedown but Martel circles away.
Draclau misses with a leg kick
and Martel counters with an outside leg kick.
Draclau throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Draclau.
Martel thows a leg kick but Draclau checks it
and Draclau counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martel trying to control from the bottom.
Draclau wants to pass to mount but Martel is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martel is looking for a sweep. Draclau is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Martel regains full guard. Nicely done.
Draclau wants to control from the top but Martel keeps moving.
Martel wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Martel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martel trying to control the position here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Draclau moves out of range of the leg kick from Martel.
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 Charles Martel will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Martel doesn't manage to clinch there - Draclau circles away.
Martel takes a swing at Draclau's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Draclau.
Draclau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martel.
Martel tests Draclau's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Martel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Draclau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martel tries to clinch but Draclau is having none of it.
Draclau shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Martel pinned against the cage. Martel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Draclau throws a low kick, looking for Martel's leg but Martel calmly moves out of range.
Draclau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Draclau was well out of range. Poor timing from Martel.
Draclau doesn't manage to clinch there - Martel circles away.
Draclau on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draclau throws a head kick that misses.
Martel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Draclau shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Martel defends it nicely.
Martel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draclau.
Martel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Draclau.
Martel lands a head shot.
Draclau throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martel.
Draclau throws a hook but Martel blocks it.
Draclau's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Martel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Draclau scrambles back to his feet.
Martel thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice cross by Draclau.
Martel throws a series of punches but Draclau avoids them all with ease.
Draclau shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Martel napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draclau is trying to get an arm triangle but Martel is defending well.
Martel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Martel holding on.
Martel looking for a sweep but Draclau has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Martel tries to hold on but Draclau postures up.
Draclau wants to control the pace but Martel is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Martel just holding on.
Draclau pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Draclau lands a couple of good shots and Martel has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Martel is trapped and Draclau is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Alphons Draclau has got the better of the ground game so far.
Martel breaks Draclau's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Draclau trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martel sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draclau keeping full guard, as Martel tries to pass.
Draclau being controlled here, momentarily.
Martel works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Draclau is looking to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Draclau is refusing to be controlled, as Martel sits in half guard.
Draclau tries to get to full guard but Martel has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Martel dominated that second round.
That's time! Martel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Draclau shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Martel as he avoids it easily.
Martel lands a jab to Draclau's midsection.
Draclau scoring well with a low kick there.
Draclau throws a lazy body kick
and Martel counters with an outside leg kick.
Draclau just misses with a punch to the body.
Draclau takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Martel is looking to clinch.
Martel moves in looking to clinch but Draclau pushes him off.
Draclau lands with a thumping leg kick.
Draclau scores with a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Martel. Beautiful body shot.
Draclau shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Draclau showed some decent athleticism there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martel pushes Draclau off looking to stand but Draclau dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel trying to control here.
Draclau missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Martel trying to hold on to Draclau's head to control him but Draclau postures up.
Martel regains full guard. Nicely done.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Draclau accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Draclau stopping the sweep attempt from Martel.
Draclau is pushing down on Martel's leg trying to pass to half guard. Martel is fighting to maintain full guard but Draclau has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel is doing well to control the position and prevent Draclau from advancing to side control.
Martel is refusing to be controlled, as Draclau sits in half guard.
Martel wants to control but Draclau is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Draclau is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Martel is just riding it out for now. Draclau eventually gives up the hold.
Martel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Draclau is working away from the top position though.
Alphons Draclau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martel tries to get to full guard but Draclau has control of the leg.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Draclau working his ground and pound in the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel is doing well to control the position and prevent Draclau from advancing to side control.
Martel is looking for a sweep. Draclau is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Martel keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Martel trying to control from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Charles Martel just wasn't active enough.
Martel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draclau.
Charles Martel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Draclau throws a head kick but Martel moves out of range.
Martel jabs Draclau to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Charles Martel is winning the standup battle so far.
Draclau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draclau throws out a leg kick but Martel moves out of range and Draclau only half commits.
Martel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Martel tries a head kick but it misses.
Martel swings for the body but Draclau moves out of range.
Draclau throws a jab but it's blocked by Martel.
Draclau tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martel scores with a spinning back kick!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Martel.
Martel digs a good body shot into Draclau's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draclau doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Draclau connects with a good right hand that stumbles Martel. Martel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Charles Martel has been cut.
Draclau misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Martel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martel, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Martel!
Charles Martel took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Harkimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guy comes to the cage accompanied by Buddy Guy - Five Years . 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buddy Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keijo Harkimo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Harkimo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A clash of legs there as Guy blocks the low kick.
Harkimo misses with a low kick.
Keijo Harkimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Harkimo misses its intended target.
Harkimo throws a leg kick
and Guy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Harkimo throws a low kick but Guy moves out of range easily.
Harkimo scores with a decent looking hook.
Harkimo's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Harkimo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Guy thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guy. Harkimo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harkimo throws a leg kick but Guy checks it.
Harkimo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harkimo thows a leg kick but Guy checks it
and Guy counters with a left to the body.
Guy misses with a wild body shot.
Guy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harkimo tries to land a leg kick but Guy saw it coming and moves away.
Guy misses with a body shot.
Harkimo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harkimo throws a solid leg kick but Guy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harkimo.
Guy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkimo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guy manages to avoid it.
Guy thows a body shot but no joy.
Guy thows a body shot but no joy.
Harkimo avoids the body shot from Guy.
Harkimo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Harkimo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Guy on the side of the head.
Harkimo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Harkimo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Guy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guy just misses with a punch to the body.
Harkimo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harkimo. That's going to slow Guy down.
Harkimo punishes Guy's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Guy.
Guy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harkimo counters with a low kick, right behind Guy 's knee.
Some bone on bone action there as Guy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Guy connects with a body shot that sends Harkimo's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo misses with a low kick.
Nice shot by Guy.
Harkimo moves into the clinch.
Guy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harkimo blocks a body shot from Guy.
Harkimo is trying to maintain a safe position but Guy gets an underhook and turns Harkimo into the cage.
Guy lands a left hand.
Guy throws a punch but it's blocked by Harkimo.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Guy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harkimo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harkimo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Harkimo.
Guy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Guy - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Harkimo throws an elbow but misses.
Guy misses with the head strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Harkimo.
A shot in the inside from Harkimo.
Harkimo tries to land knees in the clinch but Guy avoids the damage to the body.
Harkimo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Guy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harkimo leaning against his opponent.
Guy misses with a body punch.
Harkimo looking to slow down the pace here.
Harkimo wants to get back to striking at distance but Guy won't allow it.
Harkimo struggles to land a body shot inside as Guy controls his hands.
Harkimo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Guy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy can't find room to land a body shot as Harkimo controls the action.
Guy scores with a shot to the side of Harkimo's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harkimo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Guy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harkimo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Harkimo prevents a body shot from Guy.
Harkimo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harkimo scores with a kick to the body.
Harkimo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guy.
Some bone on bone action there as Guy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Harkimo misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Keijo Harkimo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Guy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guy. Harkimo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guy throws a body punch but Harkimo moves out of range.
Harkimo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Guy is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harkimo. That's going to slow Guy down.
Guy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harkimo was well out of range. Poor timing from Guy.
Harkimo tries to land a leg kick but Guy saw it coming and moves away.
Guy misses with a wild body shot.
Jab from Guy.
Guy misses with a body shot.
Harkimo scores with a head kick. Guy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Harkimo tried to score with a low kick but Guy checks it.
Guy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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!
Guy avoids the head kick by Harkimo.
Guy lands a glancing blow to the side of Harkimo's head.
Harkimo lands with a cross.
Guy looks to score with a jab to the body but Harkimo is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harkimo throws a low kick but Guy avoids it.
Harkimo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Guy is out of range.
Guy swings for the body but Harkimo moves out of range.
Harkimo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Guy just misses with a punch to the body.
Guy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harkimo moves into range and clinches up with Guy.
Guy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guy is leaning against Harkimo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harkimo tries to throw a body punch but Guy avoids it by throwing Harkimo back against the cage.
Harkimo just leaning against Guy, taking a breather.
Harkimo lands a left hand.
Guy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guy blocks a body shot from Harkimo.
Harkimo is working Guy over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guy lands a body punch.
Guy misses with a punch to the body.
Guy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guy thows a body shot but no joy.
Guy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harkimo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harkimo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guy.
Harkimo looks to land a left hand but Guy moved out of range nicely.
Harkimo connects with a crisp jab.
Harkimo lands a jab to Guy's midsection.
Guy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A cross from Guy lands.
Harkimo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Guy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Harkimo throws an off balance right hand
and Guy counters with a right hand to the body.
Keijo Harkimo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy thows a body shot but no joy.
Harkimo throws a right and a left that Guy avoids nicely.
Guy throws out a loose jab but Harkimo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harkimo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Guy looks to score with a jab to the body but Harkimo is just out of range.
Harkimo slips a straight right by Guy.
Guy works Harkimo's body with a nice hook.
Harkimo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harkimo misses with a low kick as Guy jumps back.
Guy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harkimo was well out of range. Poor timing from Guy.
Guy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Guy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harkimo jabs at Guy's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harkimo was well out of range. Poor timing from Guy.
Harkimo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Guy is out of range and Harkimo settles back down.
Harkimo missing with a left hand there. Guy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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!
Guy checks a leg kick.
Harkimo has Guy up against the cage in a clinch.
Guy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Guy tries to work over Harkimo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harkimo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Harkimo is keeping busy.
Harkimo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guy misses with a body punch.
Harkimo blocks a body shot from Guy.
Harkimo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harkimo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Keijo Harkimo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Guy lands a body shot.
Harkimo lands a jab to the head.
Harkimo misses with a wild body shot.
Guy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harkimo manages to avoid it.
Guy connects with a nice looking jab.
Guy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harkimo moves away.
Harkimo throws a jab but it's blocked by Guy.
Guy checks a low kick from Harkimo.
Guy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guy is looking to wear down Harkimo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harkimo.
Harkimo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slow jab from Harkimo misses its intended target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guy swings for the body but Harkimo moves out of range.
Harkimo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harkimo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Harkimo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Guy is out of range and Harkimo settles back down.
Guy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Guy blocks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Guy misses its intended target.
Harkimo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Guy swings for the body but Harkimo moves out of range.
Guy just misses with a punch to the body.
Guy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guy jabs at Harkimo's body.
A clash of legs there as Guy blocks the low kick.
Guy checks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Harkimo.
Guy looks to score with a jab to the body but Harkimo is just out of range.
Harkimo throws a right hand that misses
and Guy counters with a right hand to the body.
Guy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harkimo.
Guy moves out of range as Harkimo throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo tries a low kick but Guy avoids it.
Harkimo tries a low kick but Guy avoids it.
Guy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harkimo moves away.
Guy lands a jab to Harkimo's midsection.
A shot to the body from Harkimo misses
and Guy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harkimo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harkimo defending well as Guy loads up on a big left hand.
Donk. Harkimo catches Guy right on the button with a cross.
That kick from Harkimo tenderised Guy's leg. Guy is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guy. Harkimo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guy looks to score with a jab to the body but Harkimo is just out of range.
Guy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harkimo misses with a low kick.
Guy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Guy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harkimo was well out of range. Poor timing from Guy.
Harkimo misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo tries to close the distance and clinch but Guy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Buddy Guy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harkimo was well out of range. Poor timing from Guy.
Harkimo misses with a looping right.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Harkimo 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.
Guy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Guy takes a swing at Harkimo's ribcage but misses.
Harkimo misses with a leg kick
and Guy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guy misses with a body shot.
Harkimo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guy moves out of range of the strikes.
Guy looks to score with a jab to the body but Harkimo is just out of range.
Guy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harkimo wants to clinch.
Guy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harkimo can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Harkimo cracks the inside of Guy's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Harkimo counters with a straight right hand.
Guy thows a body shot but no joy.
Harkimo lands a leg kick that knocks Guy off balance momentarily.
Harkimo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Guy's calf.
Guy throws an overhand right that lands on Harkimo's shoulder, as Harkimo tries to avoid the shot.
Guy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harkimo.
Guy misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harkimo throws a leg kick which misses Guy's front leg but catches the back leg as Guy tries to avoid it.
Harkimo connects with the punch.
Guy takes a swing at Harkimo's ribcage but misses.
Harkimo just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keijo Harkimo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Harkimo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keijo Harkimo!
An out of breath Keijo Harkimo 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey McFinnigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jobe Nkemakolam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McFinnigan comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac – Cause I had to. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey McFinnigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jobe Nkemakolam!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nkemakolam looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McFinnigan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McFinnigan slips under a jab.
McFinnigan throws the kick towards the body but Nkemakolam avoids it.
McFinnigan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nkemakolam throws a poor cross that misses
and McFinnigan counters with a crisp one two that drops Nkemakolam! McFinnigan thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Nkemakolam to his feet! Nkemakolam is in big trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nkemakolam keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A combination from McFinnigan does no damage.
McFinnigan cracks Nkemakolam with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. McFinnigan has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Nkemakolam to stand back up!
Nkemakolam is rocked!
It looks like Jobe Nkemakolam has been cut.
McFinnigan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nkemakolam is still on wobbly legs! Can McFinnigan finish him?
McFinnigan connects with a solid leg kick.
Nkemakolam looks winded!
Crunch! McFinnigan slams his shin into Nkemakolam's torso.
Nkemakolam seems to have recovered his senses.
Nkemakolam is aggressively charging in as McFinnigan backs up avoiding any damage. McFinnigan tosses out a jab and Nkemakolam runs right into it face first! Nkemakolam is out cold! McFinnigan dropped down on all fours and is barking in Nkemakolam's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mickey McFinnigan!
Mickey McFinnigan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Nolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Autumn Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nolan comes to the cage accompanied by Down - Stone the Crow. Hunter has chosen Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Christian Nolan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Autumn Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hunter.
Nolan avoids the body shot from Hunter.
Hunter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hunter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hunter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hunter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nolan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nolan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Original Nemesis Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Hunter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nolan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hunter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nolan lands a nice looking body shot.
Nolan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunter misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunter misses the target.
Hunter throws a sloppy head kick and Nolan moves out of range easily.
Nolan slips under a jab from Hunter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nolan throws a hook but Hunter blocks it.
Hunter lands with a nice body punch.
Nolan scores with a hook.
Hunter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hunter ducks under a wild hook from Nolan.
Hunter punishes Nolan's body with a nice straight punch.
Hunter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hunter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunter throws a sloppy body shot
and Nolan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hunter blocks a head kick by Nolan.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hunter.
Hunter tries to work over Nolan's front leg with a kick but Nolan checks it.
Hunter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nolan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nolan misses with a leg kick
and Hunter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter misses with the head strike.
Hunter cracks Nolan with a nice body shot.
Hunter pushes Nolan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Hunter.
Nolan is breathing heavily.
Nolan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nolan tries to pull guard but Hunter holds him up against the cage and eventually Nolan drops back down to his feet.
Hunter lands a good knee to the midsection. Nolan won't want to take too many of those.
Hunter lands a body shot.
Hunter scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Hunter - that landed with a thud.
Hunter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Christian Nolan has been cut.
Nolan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunter is defending well for now.
Hunter can't find room to land a body shot as Nolan controls the action.
Hunter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Hunter.
Hunter scores a nice knee to the body.
Hunter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hunter lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nolan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Hunter.
Hunter gets through Nolan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hunter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hunter taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hunter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nolan throws a head punch that misses.
Nolan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hunter walks away with a smile on his face. Nolan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hunter is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nolan rather than just go for the knockout.
Hunter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nolan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunter lands a leg kick that knocks Nolan off balance momentarily.
Decent striking displayed by Hunter there.
Hunter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hunter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nolan's calf.
Hunter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hunter moves into range and clinches up with Nolan.
Nolan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hunter blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hunter breaks from the clinch.
Nice cross by Hunter.
Hunter lands with a shot to the body.
Hunter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nolan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunter. Hunter obviously looking to wear him down.
Hunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunter scores with a shot to the body.
Hunter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hunter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nolan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hunter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Christian Nolan's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunter takes the fight into the clinch.
Hunter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nolan is rocked!
Hunter lands an elbow that stopped Nolan in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Autumn Hunter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christian Nolan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hunter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nolan's calf.
Oh Nolan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nolan is aggressively charging in as Hunter backs up avoiding any damage. Hunter tosses out a jab and Nolan runs right into it face first! Nolan is out cold! Hunter dropped down on all fours and is barking in Nolan's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Autumn Hunter!
Autumn Hunter gave a mention to //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Christian Nolan was interviewed post fight and said 'I don't have anything to say. Congrats Joe.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Codi Gale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gale comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gravity kills - Guilty kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Codi Gale acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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268 lbs
32 - 14 - 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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Dobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Codi Gale!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dobson throws a body punch but Gale moves out of range.
Dobson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dobson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gale throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gale gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dobson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dobson looks to throw the jab but Gale is out of range.
Gale takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dobson lands with a straight right. Gale didn't see that one coming.
Gale checks a leg kick nicely.
Dobson cracks Gale on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Gale falls backwards against the cage. Dobson follows up with more strikes that drop Gale to his knees. Dobson keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Gale! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Dobson!
An out of breath Ben Dobson 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matt Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bad Idea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Johnny Cash - Hurt. Idea has chosen Boss of All Bosses as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
36 - 11 - 1 |
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139 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Miller!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bad Idea!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Idea avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Idea, right into the meat.
Good leg kick by Idea there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Idea 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.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller moves out of range of the body kick.
Idea swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller takes a swing at Idea's ribcage but misses.
Miller scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Idea doesn't seem bothered though.
Miller's corner calls for a 1-2. Miller obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Idea does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller misses with a hook
so Idea counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller looking to hit a scissor sweep but Idea is one step ahead there.
Idea throws a big right hand that misses.
Miller is adopting a defensive guard.
Miller is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Idea is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller wants to sweep here but Idea controlling him for the moment.
Miller is trying to control the position but Idea postures up.
Idea wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Miller trying to control the position here.
Matt Miller has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Idea throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Idea throws a combination that misses
and Miller counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Miller has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Miller punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller dominating with strikes here.
Idea is working to get back to half guard.
Idea taking shots to the head.
Idea is in all sorts of trouble here.
Miller is landing with some decent strikes but Idea is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Idea holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Miller tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Idea can't escape the position.
Miller tries to push Idea's head away but Idea is holding on tight.
Miller looking to finish Idea with some ground and pound. This is bad for Idea!
Idea is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Idea is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Miller sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Miller working the ground and pound effectively.
Idea tries to hold on but Miller postures up.
Miller scoring with strikes but Idea is staying in there.
Miller postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Idea looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by Miller.
Idea is still in real trouble! Can Miller finish him?
Miller with good strikes from the mount here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Idea is looking to escape.
Idea seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Idea tries to hold on but Miller pushes him away.
Miller tries to control but Idea wriggling away.
The referee warns Idea that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Miller misses with a head shot.
Miller with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Miller cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller raining down hammerfists from mount.
Miller connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Idea is trying desperately to improve position.
Miller connects with a bit shot that sees Idea covering up! More strikes from Miller and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Miller is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Miller!
Matt Miller retains his featherweight title!
Matt Miller thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Bad Idea was interviewed post fight and said 'My time will come.. I just got unlucky today..'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Genghis Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leighton Matias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matias has chosen Killing In The Name as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Genghis Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leighton Matias!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matias throws a head kick that misses.
Leighton Matias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matias tries a head kick but it misses.
Matias tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matias moves in looking to clinch but Khan pushes him off.
Khan lands with a hook. Matias tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Matias doesn't manage to clinch there - Khan circles away.
Khan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Matias throws a head kick but Khan moves out of range.
Khan cracks Matias with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Leighton Matias has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan blocks a jab.
Khan keeps the fight on the outside.
Matias moves to clinch but Khan breaks away
and Khan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jab from Khan.
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Matias ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Matias tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Khan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matias tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matias forces Khan back against the cage and clinches.
Matias missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matias throws an elbow that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Matias.
Matias blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khan blocks an elbow strike from Matias.
Matias pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Khan avoids a wild elbow strike from Matias.
A short right from Khan.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khan is trying to force a seperation but Matias has the dominant position.
Matias unloads a knee to the mid-section.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.
With the fighters up against the cage, Matias throws an elbow but misses.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Matias pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Matias gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Genghis Khan has been cut.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
Matias tries to land knees in the clinch but Khan avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matias unloads a knee to the mid-section. Khan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Matias working Khan over with knees to the body.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Matias tries a knee to the head but Khan blocks it.
Matias taking a breather.
Khan digs a right hand into Matias's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Matias's gas tank.
Matias tries to land a knee to the head but Khan blocks with his arms.
Matias putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Khan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Matias pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Matias manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Matias throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Matias lands a damaging elbow.
Khan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matias missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Matias uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan breaks from the clinch.
Matias tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khan throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Khan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khan misses with a left hand
and Matias cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matias misses the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Khan.
Matias tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
Matias tries to clinch but Khan is having none of it.
Matias is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matias moves in looking to clinch but Khan pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matias clinches up with Khan and pushes him back against the cage.
Matias utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Matias effectively controlling the action here.
Matias lands an elbow inside.
Genghis Khan's cut is getting worse.
Matias trying to land knees to the body.
Matias pushes off an throws an elbow but Khan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Khan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matias moves in looking to clinch but Khan pushes him off.
Whack! Matias lands a heavy head kick that drops Khan. The ref tackles Matias to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Khan was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Leighton Matias!
Leighton Matias thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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pop
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