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StrikeForce Union #44 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Boitsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaisa Koal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Boitsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shaisa Koal!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Koal scores with a spinning back kick!
Koal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boitsov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Koal's half guard.
Boitsov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Boitsov wants to take a breather but Koal is having none of it.
Boitsov in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Koal tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Boitsov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dmitry Boitsov!
Post fight, Dmitry Boitsov stared into the camera and said 'I'm back! Thank you!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chief Red Cloud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carey Mahoney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Red Cloud kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cherokee War Dance. Chief Red Cloud could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Carey Mahoney's chin.
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206 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Red Cloud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carey Mahoney!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahoney shoots in looking for a takedown. Red Cloud tries to sprawl out of it but Mahoney keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Red Cloud manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Red Cloud appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mahoney shoots and misses
and Red Cloud counters with a single leg into guard. Mahoney didn't expect that.
Red Cloud throwing strikes but missing.
Red Cloud lands a couple of elbows.
Red Cloud throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mahoney works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Red Cloud scoring with some ground and pound.
Red Cloud 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.
Red Cloud trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Red Cloud with a flurry of punches that miss.
Red Cloud loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mahoney is looking to stand up but Red Cloud isn't so interested in that idea.
Red Cloud works over Mahoney with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Red Cloud accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Red Cloud loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Red Cloud won't allow Mahoney to get back to his feet.
Red Cloud with a flurry of punches that miss.
Red Cloud with a flurry of punches that miss.
Red Cloud is looking to work some ground and pound but Mahoney has wrist control.
Red Cloud loads up on a big left hand. Mahoney felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Red Cloud looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Mahoney can't hide his disappointment, as Red Cloud celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chief Red Cloud!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Chief Red Cloud waved his t-shirt featuring Kalashnikov Nutrition & Supplements (160Q)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bartel Diakite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Kannemeyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diakite comes to the cage accompanied by Diamonds. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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161 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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161 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartel Diakite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Kannemeyer!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diakite shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kannemeyer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Diakite stops Kannemeyer from standing up.
Diakite definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Diakite slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Diakite pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kannemeyer is keeping the position for now.
Diakite pushes down on Kannemeyer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kannemeyer wants to improve his position but Diakite is controlling well.
Diakite is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diakite is looking to advance position but Kannemeyer won't allow it.
Diakite has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Diakite looking to control and managing it successfully.
Diakite is looking to work his way around to Kannemeyer's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Diakite goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Kannemeyer is on top in guard.
Diakite keeping moving, preventing Kannemeyer from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diakite looking for a sweep. Not yet Diakite, not yet.
Diakite looking for a guillotine here but Kannemeyer defends easily.
Kannemeyer postures up in Diakite's guard and throws a big left but Diakite blocks it.
Diakite looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kannemeyer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Diakite tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Diakite is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diakite has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Kannemeyer defend it? Diakite steps over the head and cranks it - Kannemeyer is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Diakite!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bartel Diakite!
After winning the bout, Bartel Diakite 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Tokarev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Cambridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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290 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Tokarev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Cambridge!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokarev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cambridge jabs at Tokarev's body.
Cambridge cracks Tokarev with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Igor Tokarev has been cut.
Nice body punch from Cambridge.
Cambridge cracks Tokarev with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Tokarev looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Cambridge finish him?
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!
Tokarev throws a head kick but Cambridge moves out of range.
Cambridge cracks Tokarev's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Tokarev slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Cambridge can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryan Cambridge!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Droppa Cleveland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Addy Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Addy Carver has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Droppa Cleveland's chin.
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296 lbs
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290 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Droppa Cleveland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Addy Carver!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cleveland swinging wildly here.
Cleveland misses with a double jab.
Cleveland throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cleveland throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carver.
Cleveland throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cleveland misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carver dodges the punch combination from Cleveland.
Carver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cleveland swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carver tries to bum rush Cleveland with a series of wild strikes but Cleveland uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carver misses with an uppercut
and Cleveland counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Carver misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cleveland. Carver does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cleveland moves out of range as Carver strikes.
Carver rushes Cleveland and presses him up against the cage.
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!
Carver misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Carver fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleveland breaks the clinch.
Cleveland lands with a nice combination. Carver backs away looking to recover.
Addy Carver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cleveland throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carver dodges the punch combination from Cleveland.
Horrible takedown attempt by Carver or perhaps it was just good defense by Cleveland, which made it look bad.
Carver doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cleveland counters with a nice uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cleveland, as that shot connected.
It looks like Addy Carver has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Cleveland.
Carver looks winded!
Carver misses with an uppercut
enabling Cleveland to counter with a crisp jab.
OH! Carver has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Cleveland smells blood and charges in for the finish! Cleveland unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Carver sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Droppa Cleveland!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doug Coltrane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chief Little Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Little Wolf has chosen Cherokee War Dance as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Doug Coltrane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Little Wolf!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coltrane clinches up with Little Wolf and pushes him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Little Wolf scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Little Wolf misses with some punches.
Coltrane tries to break the clinch but Little Wolf is controlling the position.
Little Wolf lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Coltrane tries to pull guard but Little Wolf won't allow it.
Little Wolf lands a body punch.
Coltrane manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Coltrane keeping full guard, as Little Wolf tries to pass.
Coltrane is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little Wolf has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Coltrane is proving hard to escape from.
Coltrane on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Coltrane tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coltrane striking off his back but it's not causing Little Wolf any problems.
Little Wolf trying to stand up but can't free himself from Coltrane's guard.
Little Wolf is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Coltrane tries to land a front kick but Little Wolf steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Little Wolf has Coltrane up against the cage in a clinch.
Little Wolf lands with a right to the head.
Little Wolf pushes Coltrane back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Coltrane drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Coltrane is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Little Wolf pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doug Coltrane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coltrane is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little Wolf gets through Coltrane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Little Wolf lands a nice shot to the body.
Little Wolf lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Coltrane takes a shot to the head.
Little Wolf digs a right hand underneath Coltrane's ribcage. Coltrane let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A shot in the inside from Little Wolf.
Little Wolf lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Little Wolf.
Little Wolf lands a shot to the body.
Little Wolf stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Little Wolf lands with a light punch inside.
Little Wolf lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Coltrane or not.
Little Wolf lands a body shot in the clinch.
Little Wolf lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Little Wolf working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Little Wolf.
Coltrane is rocked!
Little Wolf lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Coltrane backwards.
Oh Coltrane is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Little Wolf digs a right hand into Coltrane's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Coltrane's gas tank.
Little Wolf throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Coltranes head.
Little Wolf lands an uppercut.
Little Wolf scores with a hook to the body.
Little Wolf unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Coltrane! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Little Wolf is unloading with more strikes now! Coltrane drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chief Little Wolf!
Chief Little Wolf very nearly forgot to thank Kalashnikov Nutrition & Supplements (160Q) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Allahu Akbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvia Tatanka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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142 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Allahu Akbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvia Tatanka!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akbar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tatanka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tatanka tries to throw a body punch but Akbar avoids it by throwing Tatanka back against the cage.
Akbar working aggressively here.
Tatanka throws a head punch that misses.
Tatanka cracks Akbar with a nice body shot.
Tatanka scores with a shot to the side of Akbar's head.
Tatanka gets through Akbar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Akbar blocks a body shot from Tatanka.
Tatanka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tatanka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Akbar lands a jab to the head.
Akbar swings widly with a right hand
and Tatanka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tatanka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akbar moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Akbar. Those never looked like landing.
Akbar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tatanka moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Tatanka.
Akbar throws an overhand right that lands on Tatanka's shoulder, as Tatanka tries to avoid the shot.
Akbar just misses with a punch to the body.
Tatanka only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tatanka tries a head kick but it misses.
Tatanka tries to clinch there but Akbar circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatanka scores with a head kick. Akbar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tatanka wants to clinch up but Akbar keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Akbar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tatanka throws a head kick that misses.
Tatanka moves away from the strike by Akbar.
Tatanka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Akbar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Akbar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tatanka!
Tatanka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Akbar on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tatanka ducks right into an uppercut from Akbar.
Tatanka throws a front kick aimed at Akbar's knee but Akbar avoids it well.
Akbar cracks a nice hook into Tatanka's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akbar misses the shot to the body.
Tatanka is looking for the big counter here.
Tatanka looks to score with a jab to the body but Akbar is just out of range.
Akbar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tatanka takes a swing at Akbar's ribcage but misses.
Akbar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tatanka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tatanka throws a push kick but Akbar slaps the foot to one side.
Tatanka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatanka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tatanka closes the distance and pushes Akbar back into the cage.
Tatanka tries to throw a body punch but Akbar avoids it by throwing Tatanka back against the cage.
Tatanka blocking some punches.
Tatanka pushes Akbar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akbar blocks an uppercut.
Akbar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tatanka backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Akbar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tatanka backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tatanka tries to throw a body punch but Akbar avoids it by throwing Tatanka back against the cage.
Tatanka is working Akbar over against the cage.
Akbar blocks a body shot from Tatanka.
Tatanka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tatanka is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tatanka.
Akbar misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatanka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akbar blocking some punches.
Tatanka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akbar's elbow.
Akbar swings wildly with an uppercut but Tatanka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akbar misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Akbar misses with some punches.
Akbar tries to work over Tatanka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tatanka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tatanka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tatanka prevents a body shot from Akbar.
Nice body punch from Tatanka - that landed with a thud.
Akbar misses with some punches.
Akbar misses with some punches.
Akbar blocks a body shot from Tatanka.
Tatanka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akbar blocks a body shot from Tatanka.
Akbar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akbar misses with a punch on the inside.
Akbar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tatanka's elbow.
Akbar throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Tatanka.
Akbar working aggressively here.
Tatanka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Akbar lands a hook that snaps the head of Tatanka backwards.
Akbar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akbar misses with a punch on the inside.
Tatanka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tatanka misses with a punch to the body.
Tatanka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Tatanka on the inside.
Tatanka misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tatanka.
Akbar stalling the fight.
Akbar misses with the head strike.
Tatanka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tatanka can't find room to land a body shot as Akbar controls the action.
Tatanka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Akbar backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tatanka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Akbar backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvia Tatanka dominated that round.
That's time! Akbar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tatanka!
Tatanka misses with a body kick.
A big right from Akbar misses.
As Akbar backs off Tatanka throws a huge counter combo but Akbar manages to avoid it all.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Akbar throws a right and a left that Tatanka avoids nicely.
Akbar scores with a jab.
Akbar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Akbar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Akbar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tatanka.
Akbar misses with an uppercut. Tatanka saw that one coming.
Tatanka misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Akbar was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A head kick misses from Tatanka.
Tatanka swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tatanka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tatanka is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Akbar rather than just go for the knockout.
Tatanka misses with a head kick.
Akbar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akbar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tatanka moves away.
Tatanka throws a body shot but no joy.
Salvia Tatanka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatanka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akbar.
Akbar is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
An inside leg kick lands from Tatanka.
Allahu Akbar is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Tatanka.
Tatanka is looking to slow Akbar down with leg kicks.
Tatanka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Akbar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tatanka swings for the body but Akbar moves out of range.
Akbar looks to land a right hand but Tatanka moved out of range.
Akbar throws a series of punches but Tatanka moves out of range.
Tatanka misses with a body shot.
Akbar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Akbar. Tatanka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tatanka misses with a shot to the body
and Akbar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Akbar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tatanka.
Akbar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Akbar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Akbar misses with an uppercut.
Tatanka lands a right hook to the body.
Akbar throws a right hand that Tatanka ducks under and follows up with a left that Tatanka also avoids with ease.
Tatanka appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Akbar does no damage.
Tatanka lands with a good body shot.
Akbar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tatanka looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akbar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tatanka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tatanka connects with an inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Akbar as he connects with a hook.
Tatanka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Akbar misses the shot to the body.
Akbar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tatanka looks to score with a jab to the body but Akbar is just out of range.
That kick from Tatanka tenderised Akbar's leg. Akbar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tatanka wants to clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tatanka 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.
Tatanka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tatanka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akbar avoids the body shot from Tatanka.
Tatanka connects with a solid leg kick.
Akbar throws an off balance right hand
and Tatanka counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akbar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tatanka scores with a hook to the body. Akbar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tatanka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tatanka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Akbar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Akbar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tatanka.
Akbar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tatanka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tatanka stalks Akbar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Akbar's face. Akbar staggers backwards, shaken.
Tatanka throws a body shot but no joy.
Tatanka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Akbar misses with a double jab.
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!
Akbar swings for the body but Tatanka moves out of range.
Akbar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tatanka slips under a jab from Akbar.
Tatanka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tatanka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Akbar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tatanka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatanka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akbar.
Tatanka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akbar moves out of range of the body kick from Tatanka.
Akbar lands a nice looking body shot.
Tatanka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Akbar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Akbar throws a body shot but no joy.
Tatanka misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Akbar.
Tatanka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tatanka lands a nice looking body shot.
Tatanka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tatanka tries to clinch up.
Tatanka's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Akbar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tatanka scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tatanka.
Tatanka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tatanka looks to score with a jab to the body but Akbar is just out of range.
Tatanka rushes Akbar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvia Tatanka 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. And we move into the final round!
Tatanka looks to land a combination but Akbar avoids it well.
Tatanka lands a head kick!
A thudding body kick lands there by Tatanka!
Akbar connects with a jab.
Akbar swings for the body but Tatanka moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Tatanka.
Akbar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Akbar checks a leg kick.
Akbar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Akbar checks a leg kick.
Tatanka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Akbar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tatanka pushes Akbar away with a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tatanka throws a shot to the body.
Tatanka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Akbar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tatanka lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatanka walks into a stiff left hand from Akbar.
Akbar lands a nice hook to Tatanka's body. Tatanka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Akbar takes a swing at Tatanka's ribcage but misses.
Tatanka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akbar moves away.
Tatanka just misses with a punch to the body.
Tatanka lands with a good body shot.
Tatanka punishes Akbar's body with a nice straight punch.
Akbar misses with a looping right.
Tatanka replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Akbar blocks it well.
Akbar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tatanka throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Akbar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tatankas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Akbar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Akbar connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Akbar misses.
Tatanka is looking for the big counter here.
Akbar misses the shot to the body.
Tatanka follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Tatanka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akbar throws a jab when Tatanka was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatanka closes the distance and clinches.
Akbar throws a punch but it's blocked by Tatanka.
Akbar throws a punch but it's blocked by Tatanka.
Tatanka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tatanka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tatanka.
A body shot lands from Tatanka.
Tatanka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tatanka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tatanka blocking some punches.
Tatanka scores with a shoulder strike.
Tatanka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tatanka scores with a shot to the side of Akbar's head.
Tatanka taking a breather.
Akbar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tatanka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tatanka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Akbar backwards.
Tatanka has a couple of punches blocked by Akbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akbar taking a breather.
Akbar letting Tatanka take a breather here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Akbar.
Tatanka working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akbar.
Tatanka just leaning against Akbar, taking a breather.
Akbar swings wildly with an uppercut but Tatanka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akbar has a couple of punches blocked by Tatanka.
Tatanka misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tatanka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akbar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tatanka is pushing Akbar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tatanka throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatanka digs a right hand underneath Akbar's ribcage. Akbar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tatanka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tatanka tries to throw a body punch but Akbar avoids it by throwing Tatanka back against the cage.
Allahu Akbar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tatanka as Akbar tries to tie him up.
Tatanka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tatanka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tatanka misses with a body punch.
Tatanka tries to throw a body punch but Akbar avoids it by throwing Tatanka back against the cage.
Tatanka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tatanka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tatanka blocks an uppercut.
Akbar blocks an uppercut.
Akbar tries to stall but Tatanka uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tatanka lands with a left to the head.
Salvia Tatanka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tatanka struggles to land a body shot inside as Akbar controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Salvia Tatanka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tatanka 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salvia Tatanka!
The defeated Allahu Akbar had this to say: 'Death to America!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kane Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Suf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arona kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is wait... he's burning a peace pipe. That smells like weed if you ask me. This should be fireworks!
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188 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kane Arona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Suf!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suf throws a predictable looking body shot
and Arona counters with a straight right hand.
Suf buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from Arona finds it's target.
Arona scores with a crisp jab that stopped Suf in his tracks.
Suf attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Arona swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Suf counters with a low kick, right behind Arona 's knee.
Arona lands with a cross.
Arona misses with a hook.
Arona definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Arona takes one to the side of the head.
Arona on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Suf. Suf obviously looking to wear him down.
Arona throws a looping overhand right but Suf ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Arona there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Suf looks to land a body kick but Arona moved away.
Suf fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Arona, pushing him back against the cage.
Arona takes a shot to the head.
Suf misses with a punch to the body.
Arona breaks from the clinch.
Arona uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Suf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arona.
Arona takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A left lands for Arona.
Suf misses with a looping right.
Suf cracks the inside of Arona's front leg.
Suf throws the left hand but Arona avoids the punch easily.
Suf throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Suf takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arona throws a poor cross that misses
and Suf counters with a straight right hand.
Arona 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.
Arona scores with a nice right hand.
Suf scores with a nice strike.
Arona is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arona connects with a right hand. Suf shakes it off.
Suf misses with a left hand
and Arona counters with a straight right hand.
Arona bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Arona finds it's way through Suf's defenses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Arona.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suf misses with a low kick.
Arona throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arona lands with a good body shot.
Arona sizes up Suf with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Suf throws a leg kick that is checked
and Arona counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arona swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arona fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Suf checks it well.
Arona lands with a cross.
Suf misses the body punch
and Suf takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arona throws a body punch but Suf moves out of range.
Arona 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.
Arona throws an overhand right that lands on Suf's shoulder, as Suf tries to avoid the shot.
Arona scores with a punch to the head.
Arona throws out a loose jab but Suf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arona throws the kick towards the body but Suf avoids it.
Arona uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Suf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arona shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Suf eats them both and turns towards Arona to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Arona is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Arona wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Suf misses with an uppercut. Arona saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Arona misses the target.
Suf avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Arona.
Suf throws a counter combo.
A big right from Suf misses.
Arona was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Suf throws an overhand right that lands on Arona's shoulder, as Arona tries to avoid the shot.
Suf throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arona scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Arona ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Suf throws a poor cross that misses
and Suf takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Suf tries to close the distance and clinch but Arona swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suf uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arona.
Nice jab there from Arona.
Nice shot lands for Suf.
Arona lands with a straight right. Suf didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arona lands a really nice looking cross but Suf seems unphased.
Suf tries to bum rush Arona with a series of wild strikes but Arona uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arona uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suf.
Suf fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Suf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arona digs a good hook to Suf's body.
Arona staying out of range there.
Arona throwing a counter right hand but Suf manages to avoid it.
Suf throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Arona appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Suf walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Arona scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Suf misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arona throws a hook but Suf avoids it easily.
Suf throws out a counter right but Arona avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Arona misses.
Arona scores with a hook.
Arona fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Suf is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Arona dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Arona throws a big shot that misses.
Suf has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A combination from Arona does no damage.
Arona uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Arona scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Suf scores with a kick to the body.
Suf tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arona on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Suf. Suf obviously looking to wear him down.
Arona is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A combination from Suf does no damage.
Arona lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Arona, right into the meat.
Arona throws the kick towards the body but Suf avoids it.
Suf throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Arona connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suf moves out of range of the strikes.
Arona connects with the punch.
Arona cracks Suf with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Arona there.
A jab from Arona misses.
Suf takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Arona takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Arona is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suf can do to turn this around?
Arona throws an overhand right that lands on Suf's shoulder, as Suf tries to avoid the shot.
Suf scores with a one two! Arona had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Suf throws a nice head kick!
Arona moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suf takes one on the button.
Arona loads up on a big right hand but Suf slips the punch.
Arona throws a hook but Suf avoids it easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Arona finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Suf cracks Arona with a right hand to the side of the head.
Suf swings for the body but Arona moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Arona tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arona lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arona throws a lazy uppercut
letting Suf counter with a right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Arona blocks the leg kick.
Arona tries to land a leg kick but Suf saw it coming and moves away.
Suf swings away with a body shot that misses
and Arona connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Suf throws a hook but Arona avoids it easily.
Suf takes a swing at Arona's ribcage but misses.
Arona takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Arona lunges at Suf with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Suf's hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suf. Arona does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arona cracks the inside of Suf's front leg.
Nice defenses there by Suf.
Arona misses with a two punch combination.
Suf misses with a right hand
and Arona counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Suf takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arona misses with an uppercut. Suf saw that one coming.
Suf misses with a hook to the body
and Arona counters with a right hand to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Arona misses the target.
That kick from Suf tenderised Arona's leg. Arona is trying to keep his angry face on.
Arona is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheers as Arona lands an impressive looking overhand right. Suf doesn't seem phased though.
Suf lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice uppercut there from Arona.
Suf uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arona.
Suf slips a jab and a cross from Arona.
Suf misses with a wild body shot.
As Suf looks to move away, Arona throws a big counter combo but Suf just gets out of the way.
Suf throws a shot to the body.
Arona scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Arona throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suf avoids the body shot from Arona.
Arona slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arona misses with a right hand
and Suf counters with a straight right hand.
Arona thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arona backing away here, and Suf unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Suf throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Arona uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suf.
Suf misses with a combination
and Arona counters with an inside leg kick.
Arona throws a series of punches but Suf moves out of range.
Arona looks to throw a body kick
and Suf counters with a stiff right hand.
Arona missing with a left hand there. Suf was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Suf was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Suf tries to bum rush Arona with a series of wild strikes but Arona uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Suf misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suf slips under a jab.
Suf connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Arona's hands.
Arona throws a hook but Suf blocks it.
Suf takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Arona dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Arona misses with a looping left.
Arona lands with a straight right. Suf didn't see that one coming.
Suf throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Arona stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Arona sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Suf takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Suf swings for the body but Arona moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Suf. That's going to slow Arona down.
Arona ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suf moves away.
Arona keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arona throws the kick towards the body but Suf avoids it.
Kane Arona is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suf misses the body punch
and Arona counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arona tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suf. Arona does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Arona misses.
Suf connects with a body shot that sends Arona's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suf throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Suf misses the jab.
Suf keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arona.
Arona lands a body shot.
Suf pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Arona throws a nice looking combination but Suf bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arona misses with a double jab.
Arona throws a solid leg kick but Suf takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Arona.
Arona scores with a hook to the body. Suf takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Suf throws a leg kick but Arona checks it.
Arona misses the jab.
Arona misses with an uppercut
and Suf counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arona moves out of range of the strikes.
Suf takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Suf tries to score with a low kick but Arona moves his leg out of the way.
Bob Suf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arona avoids the body shot from Suf.
Suf lands a really nice looking cross but Arona seems unphased.
Suf just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Arona misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arona listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Suf misses with an uppercut.
Arona avoids the body shot from Suf.
Arona stuns Suf with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Suf throws a low kick but Arona avoids it.
Arona is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Arona scores with a nice head shot.
Arona lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Arona misses with a hook. Suf ducked under it nicely.
Nice cross by Suf.
Arona misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Arona throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arona scores with a leg kick.
Suf checks the leg kick.
Arona gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Suf.
Suf misses with a double jab
and Arona counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice body punch from Arona.
Arona keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suf.
Arona scores with a jab to the head.
Suf looks to land a body kick but Arona moved away.
Suf bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Suf tries to land a leg kick but Arona saw it coming and moves away.
Arona appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Arona misses with a low kick.
Suf avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Suf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arona moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Suf uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arona.
Arona takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arona lunges at Suf with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Suf's hand.
Suf scores with a head kick. Arona tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Arona misses with a left hand
and Suf counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Arona has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bob Suf!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akoni Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentin Skovgaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akoni Gray!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valentin Skovgaard!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skovgaard tries a low kick but Gray avoids it.
Gray staying out of range there.
Skovgaard lands a glancing blow to the side of Gray's head.
Skovgaard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gray was well out of range. Poor timing from Skovgaard.
Gray lands a body shot.
Skovgaard throws a head kick that misses.
Skovgaard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gray swats away the attempt to clinch by Skovgaard.
Gray swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gray works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skovgaard digs a good body shot into Gray's ribs.
Skovgaard tries to clinch but Gray moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Gray misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gray, right into the meat.
Gray wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Skovgaard throws a head kick that Gray semi-blocks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skovgaard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gray.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray throws a body shot but no joy.
Skovgaard is looking to slow Gray down with leg kicks.
Skovgaard lands the left hand.
Gray scores with a nice head shot.
Gray blocks a head kick by Skovgaard.
Skovgaard misses with a straight left.
Gray scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Skovgaard moves out of range as Gray strikes.
Skovgaard steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gray.
Skovgaard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gray swings for the body but Skovgaard moves out of range.
Gray throws a sloppy head kick
and Skovgaard counters with a stiff right hand.
Gray thuds a left hand into Skovgaard's body.
Gray moves out of range of the body kick.
Skovgaard fails to land with a series of punches.
Gray digs a good hook to Skovgaard's body.
Gray looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Skovgaard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gray swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Skovgaard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Skovgaard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gray has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice shot lands for Gray.
Skovgaard looks for the body kick but Gray saw that one coming.
Skovgaard swings for the body but Gray moves out of range.
Gray cracks Skovgaard with a right hand to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Gray.
Skovgaard wants to slow Gray down by chopping away at his legs.
Skovgaard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
A low kick from Gray misses
and Skovgaard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Skovgaard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice body kick there by Skovgaard.
Skovgaard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Skovgaard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skovgaard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Skovgaard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skovgaard.
Skovgaard misses the shot to the body.
Gray scores with a body shot.
Gray throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gray throws a shot to the body.
Gray tests Skovgaard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gray connects with a nice looking jab.
Gray thows a body kick. Skovgaard tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gray looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Skovgaard just misses with a punch to the body.
Skovgaard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
Gray backing away here, and Skovgaard unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Skovgaard misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray looks to score with a jab to the body but Skovgaard is just out of range.
Gray blocks a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gray connects with an inside leg kick.
Skovgaard lands with a shot to the body.
Skovgaard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gray takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gray looks to land a right hand but Skovgaard moved out of range.
Skovgaard feints and then cracks Gray's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gray down.
Gray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Skovgaard.
Skovgaard is looking to clinch but Gray is avoiding it.
Skovgaard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gray with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gray uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Skovgaard.
It looked like Gray was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gray takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Valentin Skovgaard will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gray clobbers Skovgaard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gray misses with a hook
and Skovgaard counters with a series of strikes. Gray will be more careful next time no doubt.
A big left from Gray misses.
Gray tests Skovgaard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Skovgaard throws a lazy body kick
and Gray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A leg kick checked by Gray.
Skovgaard throws a hook but Gray avoids it easily.
Skovgaard throws a body punch but Gray moves out of range.
It looked like Gray wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gray misses with a hook. Skovgaard ducked under it nicely.
Skovgaard throws out a leg kick but Gray moves out of range and Skovgaard only half commits.
Gray lands a jab to the nose.
Nice shot by Gray.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skovgaard fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gray checks it well.
Skovgaard clobbers Gray with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Skovgaard tried to score with a low kick but Gray checks it.
Skovgaard lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skovgaard takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gray throws a body shot but no joy.
Gray on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gray is looking to land body kicks.
Skovgaard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Skovgaard slips under a jab from Gray.
Gray scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gray on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Skovgaard. Skovgaard obviously looking to wear him down.
Gray swings for the body but Skovgaard moves out of range.
Valentin Skovgaard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gray lets loose with a powerful body kick. Skovgaard will feel that in the morning.
Gray cracks a nice hook into Skovgaard's ribs.
That kick from Gray tenderised Skovgaard's leg. Skovgaard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gray throws a front kick that sends Skovgaard stumbling back into the cage.
Skovgaard is breathing heavily.
Skovgaard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gray lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Skovgaard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Skovgaard throws a body shot but no joy.
Gray connects with a jab.
Skovgaard 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.
Gray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Skovgaard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Skovgaard moves out of range of the body kick from Gray.
Gray connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Skovgaard misses the jab.
Gray scores with a hook to the body. Skovgaard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Skovgaard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Skovgaard just misses with a punch to the body.
Gray throws a hook to the side of Skovgaard's head but Skovgaard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gray staying out of range there.
Skovgaard scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skovgaard avoids a kick to the body.
Gray lands a lovely overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gray. Skovgaard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skovgaard misses with a kick to the body.
That kick from Gray tenderised Skovgaard's leg. Skovgaard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Skovgaard takes a swing at Gray's ribcage but misses.
Gray throws a big counter combination but Skovgaard scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gray thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Skovgaard if he has to take too many more of those.
Gray jabs at Skovgaard's body.
Skovgaard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Gray. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gray.
Skovgaard swings widly with a right hand
and Gray counters with a nice uppercut.
Skovgaard is rocked!
Skovgaard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Skovgaard is still on wobbly legs! Can Gray finish him?
Skovgaard wants to land a leg kick but Gray is out of range.
Skovgaard seems to have recovered his senses.
Gray connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Gray misses its intended target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skovgaard feints and then cracks Gray's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gray down.
Gray lands with a cross.
Skovgaard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Skovgaard misses with the body kick
and Gray counters with a two punch combo.
Gray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skovgaard can do to turn this around?
Skovgaard scoring well with a low kick there.
Skovgaard delivers a nice body kick.
Skovgaard misses the jab.
Skovgaard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gray is out of range and Skovgaard settles back down.
Skovgaard steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gray. That one must have hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gray works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Skovgaard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Skovgaard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Skovgaard throws a body punch but Gray moves out of range.
Gray lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akoni Gray dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Skovgaard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gray.
A jab from Gray does it's job there.
Gray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skovgaard.
Gray misses with a body shot.
Skovgaard attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Skovgaard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gray throws a lazy right hand but Skovgaard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gray throws a good cross that connects.
Gray throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skovgaard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Skovgaard misses with a hook. Gray ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skovgaard misses with a low kick.
A lazy body kick from Skovgaard
and Gray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Skovgaard moves out of range of the body kick.
Gray throws out a powerful jab.
Skovgaard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Skovgaard.
Gray on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Skovgaard throws a sloppy head kick and Gray moves out of range easily.
Gray walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Skovgaard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Skovgaard throws a right hand that misses
and Gray makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Skovgaard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Skovgaard sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gray lands the left hand.
Gray jabs Skovgaard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gray connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Skovgaard takes a swing at Gray's ribcage but misses.
Gray closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Skovgaard out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Akoni Gray!
Akoni Gray retains his light heavyweight title!
Akoni Gray 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bjarni Agnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Winston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winston is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Lost Boy. Bjarni Agnarsson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Harry Winston's chin.
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Lethal high kicks
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bjarni Agnarsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Winston!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agnarsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winston. Agnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winston scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Agnarsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Winston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Agnarsson manages to avoid it.
Agnarsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Winston shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Agnarsson but Agnarsson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Winston closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Winston missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Winston missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Winston is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Winston wants to pass the guard but Agnarsson is defending well.
Agnarsson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Winston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Winston trying to control the position from guard on top but Agnarsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Winston has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Dutch Training Company. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winston works over Agnarsson with some ground and pound from guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Agnarsson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Agnarsson keeping full guard, as Winston tries to pass.
Winston trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Agnarsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Agnarsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Winston scoring with punches to the head and body.
Winston loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winston throws a big elbow that misses.
Agnarsson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Agnarsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Winston.
Winston wants to control from the top but Agnarsson keeps moving.
Winston pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Agnarsson is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Winston accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Agnarsson keeping full guard, as Winston tries to pass.
Agnarsson keeping moving, preventing Winston from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Agnarsson misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Agnarsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Winston.
Agnarsson wants to slow Winston down by chopping away at his legs.
Winston lands a slapping body shot.
Agnarsson throws the kick towards the body but Winston avoids it.
Agnarsson throws out a loose jab but Winston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winston works Agnarsson's body with a nice hook.
Agnarsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winston.
Winston is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Agnarsson rather than just go for the knockout.
Winston closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Agnarsson quickly recovers to half guard.
Winston throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Agnarsson to regain full guard.
Winston postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Winston loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Agnarsson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Winston's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winston has his foot on Agnarsson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Agnarsson works his way back into a safe position though.
Agnarsson preventing the sweep.
Winston keeps trying to improve his position.
Agnarsson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Agnarsson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Winston throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Agnarsson escapes and throws Winston's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Winston has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Winston is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Winston dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Winston throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Agnarsson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Winston is in Agnarsson's guard.
Winston trying to control the position from guard on top but Agnarsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Winston trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Agnarsson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Winston had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Agnarsson defends it easily.
Winston is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Agnarsson defends well.
Agnarsson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Winston throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Agnarsson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Winston trying to control the position.
Agnarsson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Winston looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Agnarsson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Winston has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Agnarsson has managed to get both his arms back between Winston's legs - danger averted.
Winston looking for a guillotine here but Agnarsson defends easily.
Winston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Agnarsson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Winston had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Agnarsson defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson slips nicely into half guard.
Winston tries to get to full guard but Agnarsson has control of the leg.
Agnarsson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Winston is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Winston trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Agnarsson manages to pass to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Agnarsson is keen to just control but Winston is a slippery customer.
Winston is pressing down on Agnarsson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Agnarsson 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.
Winston working for a triangle but Agnarsson defends it easily.
Agnarsson postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Winston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Winston blocks a jab.
Winston scores with a hook to the body. Agnarsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Winston with a jab.
Winston on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Winston shoots in and drives through. Agnarsson sprawls well.
Winston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Winston misses with a body shot.
Winston throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston looks to score with a jab to the body but Agnarsson is just out of range.
Agnarsson is looking to counter punch.
Nice sprawl there from Agnarsson as Winston shoots in.
Winston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Agnarsson manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bjarni Agnarsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Winston.
Agnarsson throws a head kick but Winston moves out of range.
Winston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Agnarsson moves away.
Winston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Agnarsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Winston.
Agnarsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Agnarsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Agnarsson walks into a jab.
Agnarsson throws a hook but Winston blocks it.
Agnarsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Winston connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Agnarsson scrambles back to his feet.
Agnarsson misses with a body shot.
Winston scores with a crisp jab that stopped Agnarsson in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Agnarsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Winston jabs at Agnarsson's body.
Winston is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Winston.
Winston lands a nice looking body shot.
Winston misses with a takedown attempt - Agnarsson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Agnarsson throws a counter high kick but Winston was just alert enough to avoid it.
Agnarsson throws a lazy right hand but Winston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Winston looks to score with a jab to the body but Agnarsson is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Agnarsson throws a head kick but Winston moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Agnarsson - that will leave a mark!
Winston takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A swing and a miss from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Agnarsson wants it to stay on the feet.
Agnarsson throwing a counter right hand but Winston manages to avoid it.
Winston moves out of range of the body kick from Agnarsson.
Winston shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Agnarsson as he avoids it easily.
Winston has his takedown stuffed
and Agnarsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harry Winston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winston swings for the body but Agnarsson moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jab by Agnarsson.
Winston is rocked!
Winston jabs Agnarsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Winston is still on wobbly legs! Can Agnarsson finish him?
No luck with that takedown attempt from Winston.
Winston seems to have recovered his senses.
Agnarsson lands a big uppercut and Winston crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Winston looks OK. Agnarsson waves Winston back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Agnarsson leaves Winston with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It looked like Agnarsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Winston.
Agnarsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winston.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Bjarni Agnarsson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Winston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Winston changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Agnarsson misses with a looping right.
Nice takedown defense from Agnarsson. No joy for Winston on that attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Agnarsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Agnarsson loads up on a big right hand but Winston slips the punch.
Agnarsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winston.
Winston changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Agnarsson tries to avoid it but Winston manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Agnarsson to the ground. Agnarsson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Agnarsson sprawls well. Agnarsson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Winston gets slowly back to his feet.
Bjarni Agnarsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Winston.
Winston tests Agnarsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston misses with an uppercut.
Bjarni Agnarsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Winston lands with a good body shot.
Winston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Agnarsson.
Winston keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Winston throws a looping overhand right but Agnarsson ducks down to avoid it.
Agnarsson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Agnarsson. Beautiful body shot.
Winston lands a nice hook to Agnarsson's body. Agnarsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Agnarsson lands a nice hook to Winston's body. Winston takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Winston is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Winston sprawling to the canvas! Winston rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Agnarsson finish him?!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Winston is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Winston blocks a jab.
Agnarsson lands a really nice looking cross but Winston seems unphased.
A jab lands there for Winston.
Winston scores with a body shot.
Agnarsson scores with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Agnarsson, right into the meat.
The fighters circling - Agnarsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Winston feints the counter takedown.
Bjarni Agnarsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Winston has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Winston there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson looks to land a right hand but Winston moved out of range.
Agnarsson missing with a left hand there. Winston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Agnarsson throws a sloppy head kick and Winston moves out of range easily.
Winston shoots in but Agnarsson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Winston misses with a takedown attempt
and Agnarsson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Agnarsson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Winston.
Agnarsson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Agnarsson scores with a hook to the body. Winston takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston checks a low kick from Agnarsson.
Winston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winston misses with an uppercut. Agnarsson saw that one coming.
A quick step to the side and Agnarsson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Winston looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Agnarsson wants to sweep but no luck.
Winston throwing strikes from guard but Agnarsson blocks nicely.
Winston throws a big right hand that misses.
Winston works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Winston not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjarni Agnarsson had his way with Harry Winston in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Agnarsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Winston catches Agnarsson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Winston misses with a shot to the body
letting Agnarsson counter with a right hand.
Winston moves out of range of the body kick from Agnarsson.
Winston is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Agnarsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Agnarsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Agnarsson cracks a nice hook into Winston's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A little feinted left hand from Agnarsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Winston's jab looks to have found its range, popping Agnarsson under the eye.
Winston blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Agnarsson has one foot on Winston's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Winston tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Agnarsson defends well and Winston ends up having to push Agnarsson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Winston uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Agnarsson has time to react.
Agnarsson staying out of range there.
Agnarsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab from Winston misses.
Winston lands a jab to Agnarsson's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winston connects with a jab.
Winston misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Agnarsson 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.
Nice takedown defense from Agnarsson. No joy for Winston on that attempt.
Bjarni Agnarsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Winston.
Agnarsson misses the jab.
Winston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Agnarsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Agnarsson leaves Winston with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Agnarsson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Winston sprawling to the canvas! Winston rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Agnarsson finish him?!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Winston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Agnarsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Winston ducks under a wild hook from Agnarsson.
Winston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Agnarsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Agnarsson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Winston.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Winston is defended easily by Agnarsson.
Agnarsson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston misses with a takedown
and Agnarsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Agnarsson stuffs the takedown.
Agnarsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Winston has his takedown stuffed
and Agnarsson counters with a nice body shot.
Winston is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Winston throws a body shot but no joy.
Agnarsson misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bjarni Agnarsson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Agnarsson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Glass scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjarni Agnarsson!
Bjarni Agnarsson is the new middleweight champion!
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