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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spartacus Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauno Repomies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Repomies has chosen Andy Suonsilmä - Karrelle palanut enkeli as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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232 lbs
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260 lbs
20 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Spartacus Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rauno Repomies!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Repomies takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice jab there from Halo.
Halo misses the jab.
Halo throws the kick towards the body but Repomies avoids it.
Halo misses the jab.
Halo misses with a takedown
and Repomies counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Spartacus Halo has been cut.
Repomies takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Halo misses with a double jab
and Repomies counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Repomies sends Halo crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Repomies is motioning to the referee to let Halo up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Halo is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Repomies connects with a right that clearly hurt Halo. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Repomies proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Halo collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rauno Repomies!
After winning the bout, Rauno Repomies 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 Obi Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Ventura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
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266 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Obi Congo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Ventura!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Congo has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Congo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ventura.
Congo takes a shot to the head.
It looks like Obi Congo has been cut.
Ventura lands with a left to the head.
Ventura lands a right hand.
Ventura lands a hook that snaps the head of Congo backwards.
Ventura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ventura tightens his grip and picks Congo up, before dumping him to the ground. Congo manages to land in guard.
Ventura scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ventura lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Congo looking for a sweep. Not yet Congo, not yet.
Ventura has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ventura's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Congo trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Ventura loads up on a big left hand. Congo felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Ventura looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Congo can't hide his disappointment, as Ventura celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Ventura!
A very excited looking Anthony Ventura made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jason Lee Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perseen Suti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott's entrance music is Go, Go Power Rangers. A fine choice. Perseen Suti has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jason Lee Scott's chin.
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157 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Lee Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 23 - 2, fighting out of London, Perseen Suti!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suti drops Scott with a right and a left! Suti comes rushing in but Scott regains his composure and manages to keep Suti in guard.
Scott is rocked!
Scott looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Suti lands a couple of elbows.
Oh Scott is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Suti content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Suti has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Suti gets to his feet and stands over Scott, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Scott felt that one! Suti unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Scott from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Perseen Suti!
A victorious Perseen Suti thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Redfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davor Langerholc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Redfield comes to the cage accompanied by Believers . Langerholc comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hypocrisy - Fractured Millennium kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Chris Redfield is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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275 lbs
27 - 16 - 0 |
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239 lbs
28 - 19 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Redfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Davor Langerholc!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Langerholc forces Redfield back against the cage and clinches.
Redfield has picked Langerholc up - he's going for a ride! Redfield dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Langerholc keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Redfield looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Langerholc trying to control here.
Redfield is looking to take a break and control but Langerholc is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Redfield is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Langerholc is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Redfield connects with a nice short shot to Langerholc's temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Langerholc holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Langerholc moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Langerholc is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Langerholc thows a huge punch but Redfield dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redfield tries to roll over but Langerholc keeps him under control.
Langerholc is looking to take a break and control but Redfield is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Redfield gets full guard.
Langerholc trying to control the position from guard on top but Redfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Redfield wants to stand and escape but Langerholc is having none of it.
Langerholc won't allow Redfield to sweep him here.
Langerholc trying to control the position from guard on top but Redfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Langerholc prevents Redfield from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Langerholc trying to control but Redfield is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Redfield wants to stand and escape but Langerholc is having none of it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice shot by Langerholc.
Langerholc has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Redfield uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Redfield lands a big right hand that sends Langerholc crashing to the mat! Redfield stays standing though and waves Langerholc back to his feet!
Langerholc is rocked!
Redfield lands a brutal uppercut that launches Langerholc off his feet! Langerholc tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chris Redfield!
A less than humble Chris Redfield misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
In defeat, Davor Langerholc stepped up to the mic, saying 'My vengeance will be torture and murder.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Austin Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernard Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
34 - 15 - 0 |
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240 lbs
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World class boxer
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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 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Austin Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bernard Bear!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear digs a good hook to Powers's body.
Bear avoids the body shot from Powers.
Powers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bear to score with a decent uppercut.
Bear scores with a jab.
Powers misses with a head kick.
Powers misses with a body kick.
Bear lands a left and a right that send Powers crashing to the mat, dazed. Bear thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Powers is rocked!
It looks like Austin Powers has been cut.
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!
Bear misses with an uppercut.
Powers looks for the body kick but Bear saw that one coming.
Bear takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bear throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Powers on the side of the head.
Oh Powers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Powers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Powers seems to have got his legs back now.
Bear moves out of range as Powers throws a body kick.
Bear ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Powers moves away.
Bear throws a hook to the side of Powers's head but Powers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Powers misses with a kick to the body.
Bear lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bear connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bear lands a body shot.
Powers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Powers is breathing heavily.
Bear takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Powers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Powers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bear clobbers Powers with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Powers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bear with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bear cracks Powers with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Powers looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bear finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bear fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Powers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Powers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bear misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear connects with a right that clearly hurt Powers. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Bear proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Powers collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bernard Bear!
A relieved looking Bernard Bear 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Parantainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parantainen's entrance music is Cryin' Like A Bitch - Godsmack. A fine choice. Li is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 2pac - hit em up. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Lethal high kicks
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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
33 - 23 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaakko Parantainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Li!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parantainen misses with a head kick.
Li tries to counter with a clinch but Parantainen shakes him off and moves away.
Li fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Li has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Parantainen.
Parantainen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Li on his heels. He'll look to pass Li's guard now, I'm sure.
Li throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Li striking off his back but it's not causing Parantainen any problems.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Li will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Parantainen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Li throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parantainen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Parantainen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Parantainen won't allow Li to sweep him here.
Li trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li striking off his back but it's not causing Parantainen any problems.
Parantainen trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
Li trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Li throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Parantainen 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.
Parantainen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parantainen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Parantainen chips away with some ground and pound.
Parantainen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Li trying to strike off his back.
Li 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.
Li tries to strike from the bottom.
Li doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Li thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Parantainen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Parantainen is working Li over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Li throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Parantainen connects with a couple of short punches.
Parantainen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Li's head.
Parantainen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Parantainen trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Li throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Parantainen cracks Li with a solid left hand.
Parantainen wants to pass the guard but Li is keeping the position.
Li striking off his back but it's not causing Parantainen any problems.
Li wants to improve his position but instead Parantainen has moved into half guard.
Parantainen lands strikes from half guard.
Li missing with punches from the bottom.
Parantainen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Li is rocked!
Parantainen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Li is still in real trouble! Can Parantainen finish him?
Li flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Li is not content to let Parantainen control the position.
Parantainen lands a big elbow - Li is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Parantainen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaakko Parantainen!
In his post fight interview, Jaakko Parantainen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aigars Senko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter McBain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Senko kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hall of Fame by The Script. The crowd seem to be enjoying McBain's choice of entrance music: Harder Than You Think by Public Enemy. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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36
152 lbs
26 - 17 - 0 |
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137 lbs
25 - 17 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aigars Senko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Peter McBain!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBain lands a jab to Senko's midsection.
Senko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McBain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Senko.
Senko lands the left hand.
Senko 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.
McBain 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.
McBain swats away the attempt to clinch by Senko.
A head kick misses from Senko.
McBain throws a right hand that Senko ducks under and follows up with a left that Senko also avoids with ease.
McBain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Senko.
Senko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McBain swinging wildly here.
Senko throws a leg kick that misses.
McBain is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Senko connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Senko needs to keep his hands up - McBain had a free shot at his head there.
McBain takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Senko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McBain avoids the head kick by Senko.
Aigars Senko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Senko looks to throw a body kick
and McBain counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Senko misses with a wild combination.
A solid body kick from Senko.
McBain moves into the clinch successfully.
Senko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Senko 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.
Senko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Senko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Senko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Senko swings for the body but McBain moves out of range.
McBain steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Senko.
Senko moves away from the strike by McBain.
McBain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Senko drops down looking for a counter takedown but McBain sprawls and moves away.
Senko lands a two punch combo.
McBain moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McBain throws a chopping leg kick but Senko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Senko dodges the punch combination from McBain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Senko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McBain sprawls well. McBain wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Senko gets slowly back to his feet.
McBain misses with a jab, cross combination.
Senko lands a nice hook to McBain's body. McBain takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Senko throws a lazy head kick
and McBain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McBain keeps Senko at a distance using the push kick.
McBain is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Senko throws a leg kick but McBain moved away.
Nice defenses there by Senko.
Senko closes the distance and clinches.
Senko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McBain's elbow.
McBain tries a body shot but Senko blocks it.
McBain landing knees to the head.
McBain lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Senko backwards.
Senko has McBain pushed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McBain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Senko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Senko tries to land knees in the clinch but McBain avoids the damage to the body.
McBain dodges an elbow strike from Senko.
Senko has been working on his balance at UHK, Inc., so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by McBain.
McBain takes a shot to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McBain.
McBain takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Peter McBain has been cut.
Senko lands a hook to the side of the head.
McBain working hard to break the clinch.
McBain prevents a body shot from Senko.
Senko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Senko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McBain trying to stall but Senko improves his position.
Senko misses with a punch to the body.
McBain scores with a knee to the head.
McBain wants to break free but Senko has control.
McBain leaning his opponent against the cage.
Senko tries to throw a body punch but McBain avoids it by throwing Senko back against the cage.
McBain is looking to control Senko's arms but Senko gets an underhook and turns him. Now McBain has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBain tries a knee to the head but Senko blocks it.
McBain trying to control the position but instead, Senko has worked for underhooks and has pushed McBain into the cage.
Senko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McBain looking to throw knees to the head but Senko is blocking nicely.
McBain managing to block the knees to the body from Senko.
Senko missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from McBain.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Senko - that landed with a thud.
Senko tries to throw a body punch but McBain avoids it by throwing Senko back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Senko.
Senko throws a head punch that misses.
Senko prevents a body shot from McBain.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from McBain - that landed with a thud.
Senko letting McBain take a breather here.
McBain unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peter McBain will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peter McBain's cut.
That's time! Senko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Senko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McBain can pounce on him.
McBain blocks a head kick by Senko.
McBain finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Senko throws a quick counter head kick but McBain was just out of range.
Peter McBain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McBain shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Senko changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
McBain paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from McBain. Senko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Senko throws a sloppy head kick and McBain moves out of range easily.
Senko throws a sloppy body shot
and McBain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick from McBain lands but Senko takes it in his stride.
Senko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McBain swings for the body but Senko moves out of range.
McBain throws a leg kick but Senko checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Senko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McBain.
Senko tries to close the distance and clinch up but McBain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McBain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Senko throws a hook but McBain avoids it easily.
Senko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McBain just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBain throws a sloppy head kick
and Senko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Senko.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Senko crunches a lovely knee into McBain's ribcage.
Senko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Senko.
McBain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Senko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Senko misses with a punch to the body.
Senko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Senko can't find room to land a body shot as McBain controls the action.
Senko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Senko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McBain.
McBain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Senko blocking some punches.
McBain struggles to land a body shot inside as Senko controls his hands.
McBain trying to control the position but instead, Senko has worked for underhooks and has pushed McBain into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from McBain fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Senko.
McBain throws a punch but it's blocked by Senko.
Senko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McBain is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McBain.
Senko lands a body punch.
Senko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Senko landing knees to the body.
McBain looking to throw knees to the head but Senko is blocking nicely.
Senko lands a nice elbow.
Senko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Senko trying to land knees to the body.
Senko struggles to land a body shot inside as McBain controls his hands.
Senko lands a damaging elbow.
Senko lands a good knee to the midsection. McBain won't want to take too many of those.
Senko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McBain or not.
McBain is breathing heavily.
Senko tries to work over McBain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McBain swings wildly with an uppercut but Senko uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Senko lands an uppercut.
Senko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Senko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McBain.
Senko missing with knees to the body.
McBain pushes off an throws an elbow but Senko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Senko landing knees to the body.
McBain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McBain managing to block the knees to the body from Senko.
McBain swings wildly with an uppercut but Senko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Senko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Senko misses with a punch to the body.
Aigars Senko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McBain throws a punch but it's blocked by Senko.
McBain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McBain gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McBain presses Senko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McBain managing to block the knees to the body from Senko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Senko just misses with a elbow thrown towards McBain's brow.
McBain misses with a body punch.
McBain stalling against the cage.
McBain lands a nice uppercut.
McBain creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Senko's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McBain managing to block the knees to the body from Senko.
A nice left hand lands by McBain.
Senko is pushing McBain up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Senko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McBain scores with a shoulder strike.
McBain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Senko tries to land knees in the clinch but McBain avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from McBain.
Senko looking to stall.
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 Aigars Senko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peter McBain's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
McBain tries to land a leg kick but Senko saw it coming and moves away.
McBain wants to slow Senko down by chopping away at his legs.
McBain blocks the body kick.
McBain avoids the head kick by Senko.
McBain throws a right hand that Senko ducks under and follows up with a left that Senko also avoids with ease.
The fighters circling - McBain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Senko is looking to wear down McBain with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Senko tries to clinch there but McBain circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McBain! But no joy.
Senko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Senko drives through and clinches with McBain against the cage.
McBain pushes Senko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McBain trying to land knees to the body.
Senko takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McBain wants to get back to striking at distance but Senko won't allow it.
McBain tries a knee to the head but Senko blocks it.
Senko blocking some punches.
McBain struggles to land a body shot inside as Senko controls his hands.
McBain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Senko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McBain is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Senko is keeping busy.
McBain is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McBain lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McBain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Senko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McBain's defenses.
Senko prevents McBain from breaking the clinch.
McBain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McBain can't find room to land a body shot as Senko controls the action.
McBain misses with some punches.
McBain struggles to land a body shot inside as Senko controls his hands.
Senko misses with a hook to the ribs.
McBain is trying to break the clinch but Senko is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from McBain fails to land.
Senko trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Senko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBain throws a knee to the head but misses.
McBain working aggressively here.
Senko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Senko has McBain pressed against the cage.
Senko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McBain avoiding damage as Senko throws knees to the body.
Senko missing with knees to the body.
Senko misses with a punch on the inside.
McBain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A body shot lands from Senko.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Senko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Senko throws an elbow that misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for McBain. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
McBain digs a right hand underneath Senko's ribcage. Senko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A hook to the body from Senko.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Senko as McBain tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Senko misses with a knee strike.
McBain blocks a body shot from Senko.
A nice right hand lands inside from McBain.
McBain is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McBain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Senko lands with a light punch inside.
McBain is trying to push Senko away but Senko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Senko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McBain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McBain avoiding damage as Senko throws knees to the body.
Senko tries to land knees in the clinch but McBain avoids the damage to the body.
McBain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McBain tries to work over Senko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McBain is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Senko lands an elbow that stopped McBain in his tracks for a moment.
Nice body punch from Senko - that landed with a thud.
Senko missing with knees to the body.
McBain struggles to land a body shot inside as Senko controls his hands.
McBain managing to block the knees to the body from Senko.
McBain is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Senko tries to land knees in the clinch but McBain avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McBain misses with a punch to the body.
McBain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McBain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McBain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Senko.
Senko closes the distance and clinches.
McBain throws an elbow that misses.
McBain tries to throw a body punch but Senko avoids it by throwing McBain back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter McBain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McBain 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter McBain!
Peter McBain was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin Kaepernick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and How Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Long is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Anthem by Onra. How Long acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colin Kaepernick!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, How Long!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaepernick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
How Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Long coming out on top.
Long keeps Kaepernick at a distance using the push kick.
Long moves out of range as Kaepernick strikes.
Kaepernick scores with a shot to the body.
Long throws a body punch but Kaepernick moves out of range.
Kaepernick misses the shot to the body.
Long lands a jab to Kaepernick's midsection.
Long misses with a wild body shot.
Long looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Long fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaepernick manages to avoid it.
Long 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.
Long scores with a leg kick.
Long goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kaepernick appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Long throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kaepernick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaepernick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaepernick throws a body punch but Long moves out of range.
Long wants to counter the offense by Kaepernick and move into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Long thows a body kick. Kaepernick tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Crunch! Long slams his shin into Kaepernick's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long cracks Kaepernick with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Long lands with a thumping leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Kaepernick.
The fighters circling - Long throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kaepernick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kaepernick 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.
Kaepernick misses with a wild body shot.
Long uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaepernick.
Long throws a poor cross that misses
and Kaepernick counters with a nice uppercut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Long!
Long throws a lazy uppercut
and Kaepernick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kaepernick misses with a wild body shot.
Kaepernick stuffs the takedown attempt from Long. Long gets slowly back to his feet.
Long is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Long lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaepernick misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kaepernick comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Long, right into the meat.
Kaepernick misses with a few strikes there.
Long steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kaepernick.
Long fails in his attempt to clinch.
Long misses with a looping left.
Kaepernick throws a shot from downtown. Long moves away and avoids it.
Long scores with a jab to the body.
Long misses with an uppercut
and Kaepernick counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Long is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Long takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Long moves into the clinch successfully.
Kaepernick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Long tries to clinch but Kaepernick is having none of it.
Kaepernick swings for the body but Long moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Long.
Kaepernick shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kaepernick scores with a crisp jab that stopped Long in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long connects with a solid leg kick.
Kaepernick is looking to wear down Long with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kaepernick throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Long tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kaepernick looks to land a right hand but Long moved out of range.
Kaepernick throws a body punch but Long moves out of range.
Long thumps Kaepernick with a low kick.
Colin Kaepernick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaepernick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Long moves away.
Kaepernick swats away the attempt to clinch by Long.
Long fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kaepernick has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kaepernick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Long manages to avoid it.
Kaepernick swings for the body but Long moves out of range.
Long misses with a looping right.
Long buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kaepernick misses with a double jab.
Long takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Decent striking displayed by Kaepernick there.
Kaepernick checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long throws a right hand that misses
and Long takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Long pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Long on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Long lands the left hand.
A jab from Long finds it's way through Kaepernick's defenses.
Long misses with a wild body shot.
Kaepernick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Long chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kaepernick throws a chopping leg kick but Long manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Long tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Long waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kaepernick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Long.
Long fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaepernick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kaepernick misses with a double jab
and Long holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Long letting Kaepernick take a breather here.
Kaepernick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but How Long will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Long throws a jab when Kaepernick was well out of range.
Good leg kick by Long there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Long blocks a head kick by Kaepernick.
Kaepernick takes a swing at Long's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Kaepernick. Those never looked like landing.
Long ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kaepernick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Long throws out the jab.
Long keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaepernick.
Kaepernick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Long.
Long lands with a thumping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kaepernick misses the target.
Long misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Long connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kaepernick lands with a straight right. Long didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Long misses with an attempted mid kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kaepernick misses the target.
Kaepernick throws a hook to the side of Long's head but Long sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long misses with an attempted mid kick.
Long tries to clinch up
and Kaepernick counters with a left and a right that stings Long.
Long throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Long throws a shot from downtown. Kaepernick moves away and avoids it.
Long misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kaepernick counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Long thinking.
Long throws a leg kick which misses Kaepernick's front leg but catches the back leg as Kaepernick tries to avoid it.
Kaepernick is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kaepernick avoids the body shot from Long.
Long wants to clinch but Kaepernick slips to the side
and Kaepernick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kaepernick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaepernick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kaepernick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Long.
Kaepernick tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
How Long seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kaepernick misses with a two punch combination.
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!
Kaepernick lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Long at a distance.
Kaepernick throws a low kick but it's checked well by Long.
Kaepernick throws a series of punches but Long avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick throws a body shot but no joy.
Long lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kaepernick lands a jab.
Long avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A low kick from Long is predictable there
and Kaepernick counters with a two punch combo.
Kaepernick takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kaepernick misses with a looping right.
Long is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Long scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Colin Kaepernick has been cut.
Kaepernick thuds a left hand into Long's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Long. That's going to slow Kaepernick down.
Long bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kaepernick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Long.
Long fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Long on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Long misses with an uppercut.
Kaepernick misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Long lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kaepernick's sensitive parts.
Long throws a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Long.
Kaepernick ducks under a wild hook from Long.
Long uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaepernick.
Kaepernick 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.
Kaepernick scores with a jab to the body.
Long connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kaepernick momentarily.
Kaepernick misses with a combination
so Long counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kaepernick looking for a sweep. Not yet Kaepernick, not yet.
Kaepernick is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Long is controlling him.
Long distracts Kaepernick with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Long is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kaepernick wants to stand up but Long is controlling him.
Kaepernick being controlled here, momentarily.
Long lands a couple of digs.
Long slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Long wants to control but Kaepernick is keeping him busy.
Kaepernick tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Long manages to move to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but How Long will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Colin Kaepernick's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Long throws a nice outside leg kick.
Long throws out a powerful jab.
Long takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Long punishes Kaepernick's body with a nice straight punch.
Long is looking to land body kicks.
Long defending well as Kaepernick loads up on a big left hand.
Long with the counter takedown but Kaepernick avoids it easily.
Long throws a good cross that connects.
Long throws a series of punches but Kaepernick moves out of range.
Kaepernick misses with a double jab.
Long motions for Kaepernick to come forward. Long throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Long works Kaepernick's body with a nice hook.
Long avoids the body shot from Kaepernick.
Good shot there by Kaepernick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Long closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kaepernick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Long lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kaepernick.
Kaepernick makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaepernick misses with a punch on the inside.
Long tries for a takedown but Kaepernick manages to get underhooks.
Long goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Long throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kaepernick has a couple of punches blocked by Long.
Kaepernick takes a shot to the head.
Kaepernick trying to stall but Long improves his position.
Kaepernick blocks a body shot from Long.
A frustrated look appears on Kaepernick's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Long is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kaepernick blocks a body shot from Long.
Long swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaepernick uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kaepernick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Long slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kaepernick takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kaepernick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Long manages to avoid it.
Kaepernick feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Longs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kaepernick throws a head kick that misses.
Long lands with a hook. Kaepernick tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
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!
Long misses with a low kick.
Kaepernick misses with a straight left.
Kaepernick walks into a straight right hand from Long.
Long keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Long bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Long tries to work over Kaepernick's front leg with a kick but Kaepernick checks it.
Long throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kaepernick.
Kaepernick throws a jab but it's blocked by Long.
Kaepernick connects with a crisp jab.
Long missing with a left hand there. Kaepernick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaepernick.
Long throws a hook but Kaepernick blocks it.
Long scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Long lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kaepernick on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Long tries to clinch up.
Long keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Kaepernick.
Kaepernick takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Long scores with a shot to the body.
Kaepernick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Long keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Long fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kaepernick.
Kaepernick 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.
Long has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaepernick ducks right into an uppercut from Long.
Long misses with an uppercut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Long.
Long misses with a series of wild punches.
Long scores with a nice strike.
Kaepernick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaepernick takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kaepernick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Kaepernick.
Kaepernick misses with a looping left.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Long.
Long thuds his right hand into Kaepernick's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Long throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
How Long really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colin Kaepernick's cut.
That's time! Kaepernick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Long fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kaepernick checks it well.
A jab lands there for Long.
A solid leg kick lands there for Long.
Kaepernick's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Kaepernick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kaepernick thuds a left hand into Long's body.
Long misses with a hook.
Kaepernick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kaepernick throws a series of punches but Long avoids them all with ease.
Long lands with a hook. Kaepernick tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Long misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaepernick.
Kaepernick tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Long throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Long lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Long misses with a body kick.
Kaepernick throwing a counter right hand but Long manages to avoid it.
Kaepernick checks a leg kick nicely.
It looked like Kaepernick was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kaepernick takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaepernick checks a leg kick nicely.
Long with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Long lands with an uppercut that bounces Kaepernick off the cage and back into range.
Kaepernick misses with a head kick.
Kaepernick throws a body punch but Long moves out of range.
Long tries to counter by closing the distance.
Long looks to land a body kick but Kaepernick moved away.
Kaepernick looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kaepernick has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Long finds it's way round the side to connect with Kaepernick's head.
Long avoids the head kick by Kaepernick.
Kaepernick cracks Long with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Long punishes Kaepernick's body with a nice straight punch.
Long slips a straight right by Kaepernick.
Kaepernick throws a sloppy head kick
and Long counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Long.
A head punch on the inside from Long fails to land.
Long controlling the action here for a moment.
Long taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick is looking to break free of the clinch but Long has double underhooks.
Long tries to work over Kaepernick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kaepernick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slow jab from Kaepernick misses its intended target.
Long misses with a double jab.
A quick step to the side and Kaepernick tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Long lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kaepernick swings for the body but Long moves out of range.
Long fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaepernick manages to avoid it.
Kaepernick punishes Long's body with a nice straight punch.
Kaepernick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaepernick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Long manages to avoid it.
Kaepernick checks a leg kick.
Kaepernick was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kaepernick tests Long's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kaepernick has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kaepernick there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick 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.
Long scores with a kick to the body.
Kaepernick connects with a good right hand that stumbles Long. Long circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kaepernick has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kaepernick avoids a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Kaepernick misses the target.
Long throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Long.
Kaepernick throws a body shot but no joy.
Kaepernick with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kaepernick throws a good cross that connects.
Kaepernick throws a sloppy head kick and Long moves out of range easily.
Kaepernick lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Long uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaepernick.
Kaepernick swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaepernick.
Long wants to counter the offense by Kaepernick and move into the clinch position.
Long moves into range and connects with a jab.
Long fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kaepernick on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kaepernick with a hook.
Long blocks a head kick by Kaepernick.
Kaepernick will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kaepernick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Long lands a two punch combo.
Kaepernick throws a low kick but Long moves out of range easily.
Long wants to counter with a clinch but Kaepernick pushes him away.
Long throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kaepernick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Long.
Long bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Long connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kaepernick moves out of range as Long throws a body kick.
Long ducks right into an uppercut from Kaepernick.
Kaepernick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
How Long dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Colin Kaepernick's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Kaepernick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Long changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Good leg kick by Kaepernick there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Long avoids the head kick by Kaepernick.
Long scores with a jab to the head.
Kaepernick misses with a looping right.
Kaepernick sets himself, and Long steps forward looking for the clinch! Kaepernick avoids it this time.
Long looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaepernick is just out of range.
Kaepernick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Long moves away.
Long throws a wild body kick that Kaepernick sees coming a mile off.
A jab from Kaepernick misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Long.
Long misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaepernick misses with a wild body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Long!
Long looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaepernick is just out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Kaepernick as he connects with a hook.
Kaepernick walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaepernick lands a nice shot to the body.
Kaepernick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Long.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaepernick. Long does a little dance to reset his feet.
Long digs a good body shot into Kaepernick's ribs.
Long is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good leg kick by Long there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Long jabs Kaepernick to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Long forces Kaepernick back against the cage and clinches.
Kaepernick trying to stall but Long improves his position.
Kaepernick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Long lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaepernick.
Kaepernick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaepernick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Long has Kaepernick pushed against the cage.
Colin Kaepernick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
How Long is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long keeps control of Kaepernick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kaepernick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kaepernick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kaepernick pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kaepernick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaepernick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaepernick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Long lands a nice shot that snaps Kaepernick's head back.
Kaepernick throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Long. That snapped Kaepernick's head back.
Nice uppercut there from Long.
Kaepernick drops his hands momentarily and Long takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Long connects with an inside leg kick.
Kaepernick shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kaepernick looks to score with a jab to the body but Long is just out of range.
Long tries to clinch but Kaepernick is having none of it.
Long doesn't manage to clinch there - Kaepernick circles away.
Kaepernick scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Long scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kaepernick takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice shot by Long.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaepernick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Long misses with a body kick.
Kaepernick throws a series of punches but Long moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long lands with a nice body punch.
Long lands with a straight right. Kaepernick didn't see that one coming.
Long's corner calls for a 1-2. Long obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kaepernick cracks a nice hook into Long's ribs.
The fighters circling - Kaepernick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Long jabs at Kaepernick's body.
Long bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kaepernick's head backwards.
Long lands a head shot.
Long lands with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Long.
Kaepernick connects with a body shot that sends Long's belly button to the back.
Long scores with a jab. Kaepernick acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kaepernick tries a head kick but it misses.
Long lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Long throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Long throws a body kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
How Long comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Long 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... How Long!
How Long is the new light heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, How Long started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Colin Kaepernick stepped up to the mic, saying 'shit balls'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Begbie Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Octavio Saades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franco comes to the cage accompanied by Born Slippy. Saades is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Ho Train. Begbie Franco could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Octavio Saades's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 22 - 1, fighting out of London, Begbie Franco!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Octavio Saades!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saades throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've been informed that Saades has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Saades delivers a nice body kick.
Saades throws a low kick, looking for Franco's leg but Franco calmly moves out of range.
Saades throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Saades swinging wildly here.
Nice uppercut there from Franco.
Franco throws a body kick that misses.
Saades jabs Franco to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saades's calf.
Franco takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Saades plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Saades. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Franco misses with a lunging right hand
and Saades counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Begbie Franco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Franco takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Franco takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Franco shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Saades lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Saades uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Franco.
Saades throws a wild body kick that Franco sees coming a mile off.
Franco throws a low kick, looking for Saades's leg but Saades calmly moves out of range.
Franco's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Saades connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Franco scrambles back to his feet.
Franco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Saades pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Franco.
Franco takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Saades connects with a body shot.
Franco is looking to score with low kicks.
Saades looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Franco throws a nice outside leg kick.
Saades lands a lovely overhand right.
Saades throws a jab when Franco was well out of range.
Franco thinks about countering with a head kick.
Saades uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Franco.
Saades stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Franco 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.
Saades lands a slapping body shot.
Saades misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Saades.
Sloppy strikes from Franco. Those never looked like landing.
Octavio Saades seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franco misses with a double jab.
Saades misses with an attempted mid kick.
Saades scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Franco doesn't seem bothered though.
Saades scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Saades prevents Franco from improving his position.
Saades is controlling the pace.
Saades lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco controlling the position well.
Saades is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Franco defends it well.
Saades seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Octavio Saades dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Saades ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Saades lands a glancing blow to the side of Franco's head.
Franco takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Saades getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Saades has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Saades scores with a nice right hand.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Saades! Franco is out on his feet! Saades rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Franco is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Franco is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Octavio Saades!
Octavio Saades is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Octavio Saades thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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