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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Clint Cartwright (ranked 3506 p4p, 274 weight class) and Brady Burns (ranked 4503 p4p, 328 weight class). Cartwright comes to the cage accompanied by Total Domination. Burns is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pápai Joci - Origo. Clint Cartwright had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clint Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Brady Burns!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns lands with an uppercut that bounces Cartwright off the cage and back into range.
Cartwright tries to clinch but Burns moves out of range.
Cartwright shoots in and drives through. Burns sprawls well.
Cartwright clinches with his opponent.
Cartwright has Burns pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Cartwright pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Burns tumbling to the mat - Cartwright dives into Burns's guard.
Cartwright with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cartwright loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cartwright throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Burns pulls Cartwright in close to his closed guard and prevents Cartwright from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cartwright content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cartwright with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cartwright working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright connects with a couple of short punches.
Burns wants to sweep but no luck.
Cartwright is looking to work some ground and pound but Burns has wrist control.
Cartwright missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cartwright throws a big elbow that misses.
Burns seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burns working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cartwright.
Cartwright loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cartwright is looking to work some ground and pound but Burns has wrist control.
Burns pulls Cartwright in close to prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cartwright accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cartwright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cartwright drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Burns dives on top into guard.
Burns forces his way into half guard.
Burns wants to free his trapped foot but Cartwright is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Burns is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cartwright manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cartwright throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Burns escapes and throws Cartwright's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright wants to control but Burns postures up.
Burns stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Cartwright moves in looking to clinch but Burns pushes him off.
Cartwright gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cartwright throwing shots but Burns is blocking nicely.
Cartwright missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cartwright not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cartwright prevents Burns from standing back up.
Burns avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cartwright.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cartwright lands a nice short elbow.
Cartwright missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cartwright is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Burns has momentary wrist control but Cartwright slips an elbow through the middle.
Cartwright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cartwright working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cartwright drops back, looking for a kneebar! Burns looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Burns looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Burns!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cartwright manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Burns avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cartwright.
Burns trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Cartwright dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Burns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clint Cartwright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cartwright or perhaps it was just good defense by Burns, which made it look bad.
Burns connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Burns lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Burns keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cartwright is defended easily by Burns.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright goes for a double leg but Burns avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Burns continues to drive forward.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burns! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clint Cartwright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cartwright.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Burns tenderised Cartwright's leg. Cartwright is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cartwright fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cartwright shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burns as he avoids it easily.
Cartwright fails with the takedown
and Burns counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Burns as Cartwright shoots in.
A little jabbing left from Burns on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cartwright shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cartwright tries to clinch there but Burns circles away.
Burns feints and then cracks Cartwright's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cartwright down.
Cartwright drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Burns holds on and takes a little breather.
Cartwright throws a big elbow that misses.
Cartwright 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright trying to control but Burns is working from the bottom.
Cartwright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cartwright preventing the sweep.
Cartwright is looking to work some ground and pound but Burns has wrist control.
Cartwright with a nice head shot there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Burns is on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns looking to sit in guard and control but Cartwright gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cartwright missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Burns looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Burns dives on top into guard.
Clint Cartwright overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burns forces his way into half guard.
Burns has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Cartwright works to full guard.
Cartwright wants to sweep here but Burns controlling him for the moment.
Cartwright looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Burns looking to pass the guard.
Burns is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Burns frees his head nicely. Oh but Cartwright has switched to an armbar! Burns is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Clint Cartwright!
During a confident post fight interview, Clint Cartwright thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Judd (ranked 2564 p4p, 110 weight class) and Roko Tiili (ranked 2126 p4p, 94 weight class). Judd comes into the arena with I take it up the ass - by lil wayne blaring out of the sound system. Tiili has chosen Antti Railio - Halla ja etelätuuli as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
30 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eugene Judd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 2, fighting out of London, Roko Tiili!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiili connects with a high kick.
Tiili throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Judd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tiili throws out the jab.
Tiili fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tiili throws a low kick, looking for Judd's leg but Judd calmly moves out of range.
Judd moves out of range of the body kick.
Tiili looks to score with a jab to the body but Judd is just out of range.
Tiili swats away the attempt to clinch by Judd.
Judd tries to close the distance and clinch but Tiili swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tiili misses with a right hand
and Judd counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Judd tries to pass to full mount but Tiili defends it.
Tiili trying to control here.
Judd is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tiili wants to control but Judd is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiili is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tiili manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tiili is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Tiili wants to sweep here but Judd controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Judd pushing down on Tiili's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Judd is keen to just control but Tiili is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Judd connects with a nice short shot to Tiili's temple.
Tiili is trying to maintain the position but Judd is very close to passing his half guard.
Judd wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tiili keeps working.
Judd landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tiili desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Judd wants to get back to his feet.
Judd is looking to stall here but Tiili recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Judd being controlled here momentarily.
Tiili looking for a sweep. Not yet Tiili, not yet.
Tiili wants to improve his position but instead Judd has moved into half guard.
Judd is looking for a kimura but Tiili is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Judd to get the leverage.
Judd is nestled in close to Tiili, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Judd looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judd trying to control from half guard but Tiili is working away.
Tiili is controlling Judd's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Tiili is looking to improve his position.
Judd is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Tiili manages to get to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Judd stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tiili swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugene Judd dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Judd sizes up Tiili with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tiili scores with a jab. Judd acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Judd blocks a jab.
Judd takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tiili tests Judd's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Judd shoots in looking for a takedown. Tiili tries to sprawl out of it but Judd keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tiili manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Good shot there by Tiili.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judd shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tiili as he avoids it easily.
Roko Tiili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Tiili does it's job there.
Judd wants to clinch
and Tiili counters with a stiff right hand.
Judd gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tiili.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiili tries to land a front kick but Judd steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Judd fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugene Judd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Judd fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tiili scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slow jab from Tiili misses its intended target.
Judd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tiili paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tiili has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tiili blocks a head kick by Judd.
Judd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tiili paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Judd shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tiili sprawls well. Tiili wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Judd gets slowly back to his feet.
Tiili misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judd.
Judd doesn't manage to clinch there - Tiili circles away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Judd.
Tiili sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiili manages to get to full guard.
Tiili looking for a sweep. Not yet Tiili, not yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Judd throwing strikes from guard but Tiili blocks nicely.
Judd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judd looking to pass the guard.
Judd trying to control the position from guard on top but Tiili is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tiili is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tiili avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Judd won't allow Tiili to sweep him here.
Tiili seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tiili fails to land with a series of punches.
Tiili has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head kick misses from Tiili.
Tiili jabs Judd right on the nose. Judd blinks but takes it well.
Roko Tiili seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiili dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Judd changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tiili tries to avoid it but Judd manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tiili to the ground. Tiili escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jab from Tiili.
Tiili swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Judd.
Tiili throws a jab when Judd was well out of range.
Judd tries to clinch up
and Tiili counters with a right hand to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Judd or perhaps it was just good defense by Tiili, which made it look bad.
Eugene Judd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tiili scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiili scores with a jab to the body.
Judd fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roko Tiili showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tiili tries a head kick but it misses.
Judd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tiili circles away from the clinch attempt.
Judd on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tiili connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tiili circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tiili lands a jab to the nose.
Judd drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tiili avoids a kick to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Judd is defended easily by Tiili.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiili fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Judd.
Tiili lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judd misses with a takedown attempt
and Tiili counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tiili ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tiili scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Judd doesn't seem bothered though.
Tiili darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tiili lands a jab.
A lazy left from Tiili finds it's target.
Judd takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tiili throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judd takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice body punch from Tiili.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiili cracks Judd with a good jab.
Tiili lands a right hook to the body.
Judd shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugene Judd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Judd moves away from the strike by Tiili.
Judd throwing a counter right hand but Tiili manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judd takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A cross from Tiili lands.
Tiili throws a sloppy head kick and Judd moves out of range easily.
Tiili avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Judd takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tiili drives through with a takedown into Judd's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tiili passes Judd's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Eugene Judd overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tiili works his foot free and advances to mount.
Tiili putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tiili with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee warns Judd that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tiili lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judd is in all sorts of trouble here.
Judd tries to hold on but Tiili pushes him away.
Tiili looking to control but Judd is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tiili cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tiili scoring with strikes but Judd is staying in there.
Tiili lands a nice shot to the head.
Judd taking shots to the head.
Tiili with good strikes from the mount here!
Tiili trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tiili fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiili trying to control but Judd is having none of it.
Tiili is trying to control here but Judd has managed to regain half guard.
Judd is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tiili scores with a couple of nice shots.
Judd wants to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roko Tiili comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tiili 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roko Tiili!
Roko Tiili 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.
Eugene Judd was interviewed post fight and said 'I guess I fucked up huh. Much respect to vesa! Go make us proud and kill someone from ams fc. Ill be waiting for you.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johny Chambers (ranked 3014 p4p, 249 weight class) and Billy Bolek (ranked 1784 p4p, 174 weight class). Bolek is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Iron Maiden - Run To The Hills. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johny Chambers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Bolek!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Bolek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chambers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bolek.
Good exchange - Bolek coming out on top.
Bolek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bolek lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chambers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chambers moves out of range of the strikes.
Bolek scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chambers dives in for a single leg takedown but Bolek sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bolek tries to keep at a distance but Chambers has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chambers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bolek's efforts to push away.
Chambers lands with a left to the head.
Bolek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chambers's elbow.
Chambers blocks a body shot from Bolek.
Bolek is trying to break the clinch but Chambers has him pressed against the cage.
Bolek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chambers keeps control of Bolek as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bolek gets underhooks to prevent Chambers's takedown attempt.
Bolek tries to throw a body punch but Chambers avoids it by throwing Bolek back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers is leaning against Bolek and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chambers is trying to trip Bolek. He has hold of a leg but Bolek is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Chambers persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Chambers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bolek is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bolek has Chambers pulled in close to control his posture.
Bolek is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolek wants to sweep but no luck.
Bolek is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Chambers stands up over Bolek, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bolek preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bolek keeping full guard, as Chambers tries to pass.
Chambers trying to control but Bolek is working from the bottom.
Chambers slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers with a nice head shot there.
Chambers throwing strikes from guard but Bolek blocks nicely.
Chambers wants to control from the top but Bolek keeps moving.
Bolek seems keen to control Chambers's posture.
Chambers stopping the sweep attempt from Bolek.
Chambers scoring with some ground and pound.
Chambers working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chambers lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bolek avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chambers is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chambers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chambers showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolek keeping moving, preventing Chambers from controlling successfully.
Bolek is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chambers is controlling him.
Bolek wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Chambers makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chambers distracts Bolek with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chambers is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bolek looking for a sweep. Not yet Bolek, not yet.
Bolek is still trying to improve position.
Bolek preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bolek wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Chambers is now in half guard.
Chambers lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chambers lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chambers in particular looking to stall.
Bolek felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Bolek has hold of Chambers's hands but Chambers slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bolek avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chambers.
Chambers trying to control from half guard but Bolek is working away.
Bolek is looking to control Chambers's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bolek avoid being mounted?
Chambers looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bolek with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chambers slips a nice elbow through Bolek's hands, connecting with Bolek's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chambers lands a nice short elbow.
Bolek is rocked!
Chambers lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Bolek quite badly. Bolek pulls Chambers in close trying to recover. Chambers postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Bolek on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Bolek doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johny Chambers!
Johny Chambers bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Milne (ranked 3060 p4p, 264 weight class) and Corey Parker (ranked 2026 p4p, 57 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Milne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey Parker!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker slips under a jab from Milne.
Parker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Milne tries to bum rush Parker with a series of wild strikes but Parker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Parker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Milne momentarily.
Parker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Parker scores with a punch to the head.
A slow jab from Parker misses its intended target.
Milne changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Parker connects with the punch.
Parker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Milne moves out of range of the strikes.
Milne tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Parker manages to circle out of the way.
Milne will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jab from Parker.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Milne.
It seemed like Parker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Parker slips a jab from Milne.
Parker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Milnes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Parker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Parker drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Parker throws a big elbow that misses.
Milne is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Parker working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Milne avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Parker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Parker postures up in Milne's guard and throws a big left but Milne blocks it.
Parker postures up in Milne's guard and throws a big left but Milne blocks it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Milne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Parker.
Milne looking to hit a scissor sweep but Parker is one step ahead there.
Milne controlling Parker's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parker.
It seemed like Parker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Milne throws a hook but Parker blocks it.
Parker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Milne looks to land a left hand but Parker moved out of range nicely.
Parker feints a counter leg kick.
Parker lands a lovely overhand right.
Parker throws the left hand but Milne avoids the punch easily.
Milne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker misses with a series of wild punches.
Parker lands with a slapping head kick.
Corey Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Parker.
Parker thuds his right hand into Milne's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Milne gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Parker.
Parker misses with an uppercut
and Milne counters with a takedown into side control.
Milne is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Parker will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Parker parries the strikes from Milne easily there. Milne is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Parker to escape.
Parker is not content to let Milne control the position.
Milne throws an elbow but Parker slips to the side and avoids it well.
Parker is trying to escape the position but Milne is controlling the position.
Milne is trying to ground and pound but Parker uses the momentary lack of control by Milne to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milne with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Parker wants to control but Milne is keeping busy.
Parker moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Milne wants to control from the top but Parker keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Milne pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Parker is keeping the position for now.
Milne stopping the sweep attempt from Parker.
Milne content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Parker dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Parker lands a jab to Milne's midsection.
Parker scores with a jab.
Parker looking to score a takedown here. Milne is defending well but Parker drives through and ends up in Milne's guard.
Milne tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Parker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Milne looking for a sweep. Not yet Milne, not yet.
Parker's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker trying to control the position from guard on top but Milne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Parker is looking to work some ground and pound but Milne has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milne keeping moving, preventing Parker from controlling successfully.
Milne bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Parker's guard.
Milne is stalling in the full guard.
Milne in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Parker keeping full guard, as Milne tries to pass.
Parker has control of Milne's left arm, preventing Milne from doing any damage.
Parker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Parker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Milne's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milne wants to control from the top but Parker keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Parker misses with a lunging right hand
and Milne counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Milne takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Milne missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parker is in trouble now - Milne has advanced to mount!
Milne tries to control but Parker wriggling away.
Harry Milne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker is working to get back to half guard.
Milne can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Parker is looking to escape.
Parker is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Milne is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Parker can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Milne wants to control the pace but Parker is squirming around nicely.
Milne working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Milne content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker is desperately trying to improve his position but Milne has a good base and remains in mount.
Milne landing strikes from the mount and Parker is in trouble!
Milne can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Parker is looking to escape.
Milne working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Milne with shots to the head and body - Parker looks very uncomfortable down there.
Milne landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Milne dominated that second round.
That's time! Milne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A jab from Parker finds it's way through Milne's defenses.
Parker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Milne shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Parker as he avoids it easily.
Milne slips a straight right by Parker.
Milne takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Parker scores with a one two! Milne had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Milne moves away from the strike by Parker.
Parker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Parker moves out of range of the body kick.
Milne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker throws a hook but Milne blocks it.
Milne looks to throw the jab but Parker is out of range.
Milne misses with a takedown attempt - Parker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Milne counters with a nice double leg into side control. Parker won't be happy with that.
Parker is not content to let Milne control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker manages to get back to half guard.
Milne is trying to control the action in half guard but Parker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Milne frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Parker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker is still trying to improve position.
Milne looking to control and managing it successfully.
Milne thowing shots but they're missing.
Milne tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Milne can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Parker is looking to escape.
Milne thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milne thowing shots but they're missing.
Parker gets back to half guard.
Milne content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Milne is keen to just control but Parker is a slippery customer.
Parker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Milne not doing much here.
Parker gets full guard.
Parker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Milne missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Milne stands and throws Parker's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Milne is looking to take a break and control but Parker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Parker holding on.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Harry Milne.
I think Milne has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Milne!
A very excited looking Harry Milne made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sisu Okunaba (ranked 2375 p4p, 347 weight class) and Antonio Lobo (ranked 2576 p4p, 366 weight class). Lobo has chosen Hayden James - Embrace as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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195 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sisu Okunaba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 22 - 1, fighting out of London, Antonio Lobo!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okunaba throws a hook but Lobo avoids it easily.
Lobo tried to score with a low kick but Okunaba checks it.
Okunaba has Lobo up against the cage in a clinch.
Lobo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lobo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Okunaba backwards.
Okunaba lands a nice uppercut.
Okunaba working aggressively here.
Okunaba misses with a punch on the inside.
Okunaba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lobo is trying to pull guard but Okunaba turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Okunaba fails to land.
Lobo working aggressively here.
Okunaba has a couple of punches blocked by Lobo.
Lobo tries to pull guard but Okunaba forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lobo drags the fight down to the ground.
Okunaba is looking to work some ground and pound but Lobo has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lobo has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Okunaba should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Lobo has tightened it up now! Okunaba should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Antonio Lobo!
Antonio Lobo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tearrius George (ranked 1858 p4p, 167 weight class) and Colin Turnbull (ranked 1456 p4p, 69 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tearrius George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Colin Turnbull!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Tearrius George has been cut.
George misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turnbull.
Turnbull looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good leg kick by George there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice defenses there by Turnbull.
George takes a swing at Turnbull's ribcage but misses.
Turnbull has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
George ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turnbull moves away.
Turnbull tries to clinch but George moves out of range.
Turnbull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by George.
George throws a body shot but no joy.
Turnbull lands an overhand right.
George lands a nice looking body shot.
George scores with a nice strike.
George darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Turnbull throws a low kick but it's checked well by George.
Turnbull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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!
George tries a head kick but it misses.
George throws an overhand right that lands on Turnbull's shoulder, as Turnbull tries to avoid the shot.
George throws a jab when Turnbull was well out of range.
Turnbull now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
George seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Turnbull misses with a looping right.
Turnbull thuds a left hand into George's body.
Turnbull just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy body kick from George
and Turnbull counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull lands a nice looking body shot.
George gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Turnbull counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
George is breathing heavily.
Turnbull bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of George's head.
Turnbull connects with a nice looking jab.
Turnbull lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
George misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from George misses its intended target.
Turnbull throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
George connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
George throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
George looks to score with a jab to the body but Turnbull is just out of range.
George moves out of range as Turnbull throws a body kick.
George tries to move into range but Turnbull moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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!
Turnbull checks the leg kick.
No joy there for Turnbull, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A counter left hand to the body from George misses its target.
George lands a leg kick that knocks Turnbull off balance momentarily.
Turnbull connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed George momentarily.
Tearrius George's cut is getting worse.
George takes one to the side of the head.
George fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turnbull manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turnbull.
Turnbull is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! George had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
George bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
George throws a hook but Turnbull blocks it.
George throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Turnbull on the side of the head.
Turnbull is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Turnbull just misses with a punch to the body.
Turnbull scores with a nice strike.
An inside leg kick from George misses.
George throws a hook but Turnbull blocks it.
Turnbull displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as George throws out the jab.
Turnbull swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Turnbull misses with a hook. George ducked under it nicely.
Turnbull with a nice cross.
Tearrius George's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Turnbull throws a lazy right hand but George sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
George staying out of range there.
And George counters with a quick kick to the body but Turnbull blocks it.
George swings and misses with a hook to the body.
George throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Turnbull on the side of the head.
Turnbull sizes up George with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
George ducks under a wild hook from Turnbull.
Turnbull bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of George's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
George misses with a kick to the body.
Turnbull lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jeez, Tearrius George's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Turnbull has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Turnbull darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
George digs a good body shot into Turnbull's ribs.
George takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
George is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tearrius George's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Colin Turnbull!
A relieved looking Colin Turnbull thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Houston (ranked 710 p4p, 84 weight class) and Starling Silva (ranked 1186 p4p, 144 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
199 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
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31
192 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Houston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Starling Silva!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houston stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silva's coach down at The Takeover was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Silva's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Houston lands a left and a right that send Silva crashing to the mat, dazed. Houston thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Silva is rocked!
Houston changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Houston finish him?
Max Houston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Houston knocks out Silva with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Houston before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Houston picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Max Houston!
An out of breath Max Houston thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Holger The Dane (ranked 693 p4p, 94 weight class) and Ryu Musashi (ranked 1193 p4p, 151 weight class). Ryu Musashi has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Holger The Dane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryu Musashi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musashi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Dane at a distance.
Musashi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Dane misses with a low kick.
Musashi avoids the head kick by The Dane.
The Dane throws a hook to the side of Musashi's head but Musashi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Dane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Musashi was well out of range. Poor timing from The Dane.
The Dane stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Musashi.
Musashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Dane moves away.
Musashi lands a nice looking kick to the body. The Dane takes a step back to recover.
Musashi moves out of range of the leg kick from The Dane.
Musashi is looking to land body kicks.
Musashi misses the shot to the body.
The Dane rushes Musashi and presses him up against the cage.
Musashi tries a body shot but The Dane blocks it.
Musashi lands a body punch in the clinch.
The Dane misses with the head strike.
Musashi lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Musashi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Musashi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The Dane is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The Dane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi throws a jab but it's blocked by The Dane.
A low kick from The Dane misses
and Musashi counters with a nice uppercut.
Musashi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Holger The Dane has been cut.
The Dane throws a half hearted mid kick.
The Dane lands with a right hand.
The Dane with a jab.
The Dane misses with a lunging right hand
and Musashi counters with a nice kick to the body.
The Dane misses with a body shot
and Musashi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Dane throws a lazy right hand but Musashi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Dane takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The Dane is breathing heavily.
Musashi connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Dane attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Musashi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Musashi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and The Dane connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Musashi scrambles back to his feet.
Musashi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Musashi throws a looping overhand right but The Dane ducks down to avoid it.
The Dane gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Musashi misses the shot to the body.
Musashi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Dane throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Dane throws the left hand but Musashi avoids the punch easily.
The Dane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Musashi.
A quick step to the side and The Dane tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Musashi throws a body kick that misses.
Musashi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Dane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Dane looks to score with a jab to the body but Musashi is just out of range.
The Dane throws an overhand right that lands on Musashi's shoulder, as Musashi tries to avoid the shot.
Musashi lands a head shot.
A big left from The Dane misses.
Musashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Dane manages to avoid it.
Musashi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A shot to the liver by Musashi. Beautiful body shot.
Musashi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Musashi wants to slow The Dane down by chopping away at his legs.
Musashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Dane was well out of range. Poor timing from Musashi.
Musashi's jab looks to have found its range, popping The Dane under the eye.
The Dane moves out of range as Musashi throws a body kick.
Holger The Dane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dane throws a left and a right that both miss
and Musashi counters with a left to the body.
Musashi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps The Dane's head backwards.
Musashi looks to land a left hand but The Dane moved out of range nicely.
The Dane ducks under a wild hook from Musashi.
The Dane pushes Musashi away with a front kick.
The Dane throws a hook but Musashi blocks it.
Musashi throws a low kick but The Dane moves out of range easily.
The Dane goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Musashi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The Dane lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Dane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Musashi.
Musashi throws a body punch but The Dane moves out of range.
The Dane is looking to chop away at Musashi's legs.
The Dane throws a leg kick
and The Dane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Musashi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Musashi staying out of range there.
The Dane moves to clinch but Musashi breaks away
and The Dane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Dane.
Musashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Dane was well out of range. Poor timing from Musashi.
The Dane misses with a low kick as Musashi jumps back.
The Dane misses with an uppercut. Musashi saw that one coming.
Musashi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And Musashi responds with a good body kick, but The Dane manages to step out the way in time.
An inside leg kick lands from The Dane.
Musashi takes a jab right on the kisser.
The Dane moves in looking to clinch but Musashi pushes him off.
Musashi scores with a jab.
The Dane moves out of range of the strikes.
The Dane misses the shot to the body.
Musashi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Musashi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! The Dane had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The Dane chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Musashi can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Musashi misses the jab.
The Dane is looking to counter punch.
Musashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Dane manages to avoid it.
The Dane throws a front kick aimed at Musashi's knee but Musashi avoids it well.
Musashi feints a counter leg kick.
Musashi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Musashi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Holger The Dane's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Musashi misses with a body shot
and The Dane counters with a left to the body.
Musashi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Musashi misses with an uppercut.
The Dane throws a body kick that misses
and Musashi counters with a nice uppercut.
Musashi moves away from the strike by The Dane.
Musashi looks to throw the jab but The Dane is out of range.
The Dane misses with a hook to the body
and Musashi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Musashi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and The Dane counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by The Dane.
An inside leg kick lands from Musashi.
Musashi blocks the body kick.
The Dane misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musashi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A head kick by The Dane misses
and Musashi counters with a nice kick to the body.
Musashi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from The Dane is predictable there
and Musashi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ryu Musashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Dane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Dane was well out of range. Poor timing from Musashi.
Musashi throws a hook but The Dane avoids it easily.
Musashi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from The Dane misses.
The Dane throws a jab but it's blocked by Musashi.
The Dane misses with a body shot.
The Dane chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Musashi can pounce on him.
The Dane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Musashi.
Musashi throws a low kick but The Dane avoids it.
Musashi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Musashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Dane manages to avoid it.
The Dane throws a nice looking combination but Musashi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Dane digs a good body shot into Musashi's ribs.
Musashi misses with a hook. The Dane ducked under it nicely.
The Dane chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Musashi can pounce on him.
The Dane lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jab by The Dane.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Dane lands a nice shot that snaps Musashi's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Dane works over Musashi's head and body with a nice combination.
Musashi misses with a low kick.
The Dane misses with a jab to the body
and Musashi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Dane takes one to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from The Dane misses the target.
Musashi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The Dane checks the leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by The Dane!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! The Dane crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Musashi - the referee stops the clock and The Dane gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Musashi. The Dane manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A punch lands to the side of The Dane 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Musashi connects with a body shot.
Musashi keeps The Dane at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Musashi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Dane has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The Dane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Musashi.
The Dane seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The Dane stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Musashi.
Musashi looks to land a right hand but The Dane moved out of range.
Musashi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and The Dane connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Musashi scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dane throws a push kick but Musashi slaps the foot to one side.
A telegraphed right hand from Musashi misses the target.
Musashi misses with a low kick.
Musashi just misses with a punch to the body.
The Dane half committed to a counter leg kick.
Musashi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Dane takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Musashi. The Dane does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Dane ducks under a wild hook from Musashi.
An attempted straight right counter from The Dane misses the target.
Musashi throws a lazy right hand but The Dane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Dane will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Musashi wants to land a leg kick but The Dane is out of range.
The Dane moves in looking to clinch but Musashi pushes him off.
Musashi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Dane fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Musashi checks it well.
The Dane throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Musashi counters with a nice uppercut.
The Dane misses with a right hand
and Musashi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The Dane throws out a loose jab but Musashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Dane walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Musashi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Musashi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from The Dane with a body shot.
The Dane on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The Dane moves forwards but Musashi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Musashi misses its intended target.
Musashi misses with a low kick.
Musashi pushes The Dane away with a front kick.
The Dane takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The Dane throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice body kick from Musashi.
The Dane steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Musashi. That one must have hurt.
The Dane swings for the body but Musashi moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Musashi. That's going to slow The Dane down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Dane throws a leg kick
and Musashi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Dane ducks under a wild hook from Musashi.
The Dane checks a leg kick.
The Dane throws a jab but it's blocked by Musashi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Musashi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Holger The Dane's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
The Dane drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The Dane throws a jab but it's blocked by Musashi.
Musashi scores with a kick to the midsection.
The Dane takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The Dane throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Musashi slips under a jab from The Dane.
Musashi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Dane looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The Dane throws a head kick but Musashi moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Musashi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Musashi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Dane is able to avoid easily.
Musashi throws a good cross that connects.
The Dane is rocked!
Musashi throws a lazy right hand but The Dane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oh The Dane is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Musashi lands a big right hand that sends The Dane crashing to the mat! Musashi stays standing though and waves The Dane back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Dane is aggressively charging in as Musashi backs up avoiding any damage. Musashi tosses out a jab and The Dane runs right into it face first! The Dane is out cold! Musashi dropped down on all fours and is barking in The Dane's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryu Musashi!
A relieved looking Ryu Musashi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yamato Take (ranked 148 p4p, 28 weight class) and Randy Poffo (ranked 497 p4p, 71 weight class). Randy Poffo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yamato Take!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Poffo!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Take goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Take darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Poffo misses with a right hand
and Take counters with a nice low kick that buckles Poffo's knee momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Poffo. That's going to slow Take down.
Poffo misses with a two punch combination.
Take attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Take takes one to the side of the head.
Poffo throws a front kick aimed at Take's knee but Take avoids it well.
Poffo's corner calls for a 1-2. Poffo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Take slips a jab from Poffo.
Poffo tries to clinch there but Take circles away.
Poffo thuds his right hand into Take's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Poffo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poffo tries to land a leg kick but Take saw it coming and moves away.
Take buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Poffo moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poffo avoids a kick to the body.
Poffo misses with a low kick.
Take scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Poffo throws an overhand right that lands on Take's shoulder, as Take tries to avoid the shot.
Poffo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Take makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A big right from Take misses.
Poffo misses with a leg kick
and Take makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Poffo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Poffo misses with a kick to the body
and Take makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Poffo really felt that one!
Poffo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Take looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Take keeps Poffo at a distance using the push kick.
Poffo looks winded!
Poffo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Take was well out of range. Poor timing from Poffo.
Take connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Poffo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Take's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Take thuds his shin into the meat of Poffo's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poffo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Take.
Poffo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yamato Take is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Take throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Take connects with a leg kick. Poffo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Poffo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Take avoids the body shot from Poffo.
Poffo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Take pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Take lands a nice shot to the body.
Poffo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Take.
Poffo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poffo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Poffo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Take manages to avoid it.
Poffo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Poffo throws a looping overhand right but Take ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Take looks to score with a jab to the body but Poffo is just out of range.
Poffo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Take sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Poffo finds it's target.
Poffo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Poffo throws a jab when Take was well out of range.
Poffo misses with an uppercut. Take saw that one coming.
Poffo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
As Poffo looks to move away, Take throws a big counter combo but Poffo just gets out of the way.
Take throws an overhand right that lands on Poffo's shoulder, as Poffo tries to avoid the shot.
Take throws a leg kick which misses Poffo's front leg but catches the back leg as Poffo tries to avoid it.
Poffo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Poffo throws a low kick, looking for Take's leg but Take calmly moves out of range.
Take looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Poffo lands a head kick!
Poffo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poffo tries to move into range but Take moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Randy Poffo has been cut.
Take scores with a body shot.
Poffo throws a right and a left that Take avoids nicely.
Poffo throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Take.
Poffo darts in trying to clinch
and Take counters with an inside leg kick.
Take throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Take needs to keep his hands up - Poffo had a free shot at his head there.
Poffo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Poffo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poffo takes one to the chin there.
Nice body kick there by Take.
Randy Poffo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Take's jab looks to have found its range, popping Poffo under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Yamato Take will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Randy Poffo's cut.
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.
Take feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Poffo sprawling to the canvas! Poffo rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Take finish him?!
Poffo is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Take is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poffo can do to turn this around?
Take scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Poffo is still on wobbly legs! Can Take finish him?
Poffo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Take.
Take cracks Poffo with a left hook right on the temple and Poffo goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Take lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Poffo is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yamato Take!
Yamato Take retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ozzy McKane (ranked 134 p4p, 20 weight class) and Cholo Van Gaal (ranked 228 p4p, 32 weight class). McKane comes to the cage accompanied by SAIL - AWOLNATION. Ozzy McKane could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cholo Van Gaal's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
44 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ozzy McKane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cholo Van Gaal!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKane looks to throw the jab but Van Gaal is out of range.
Van Gaal moves into range and connects with a jab.
Van Gaal misses with a double jab
and McKane counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Van Gaal blocks a jab.
McKane throws a jab when Van Gaal was well out of range.
A slow jab from Van Gaal misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from McKane on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Van Gaal scores with a nice strike.
Cholo Van Gaal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Gaal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McKane looks to land a left hand but Van Gaal moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKane 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.
Donk. Van Gaal catches McKane right on the button with a cross.
Van Gaal buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Gaal works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gaal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Gaal throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and McKane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Van Gaal misses.
Van Gaal thuds his right hand into McKane's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big left from Van Gaal misses.
Van Gaal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McKane.
McKane ducks under a wild hook from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal throws a right hand that misses
and McKane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Gaal misses with a wild body shot.
Van Gaal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McKane's calf.
Van Gaal swings widly with a right hand
and McKane counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Van Gaal wants to clinch.
McKane half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKane fails with the takedown.
Van Gaal misses with an uppercut.
Van Gaal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McKane takes a swing at Van Gaal's ribcage but misses.
Van Gaal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good standup being displayed there by McKane as he connects with a hook.
Van Gaal misses with a hook
and McKane counters with a nice body shot.
Van Gaal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McKane loads up on a big right hand but Van Gaal slips the punch.
McKane jabs Van Gaal to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Van Gaal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McKane counters with a stiff right hand.
McKane connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Van Gaal misses with a hook
and McKane counters with a nice right hand that sends Van Gaal toppling to the canvas! Van Gaal scrambles and gets back to his feet - can McKane finish him?!
Van Gaal is rocked!
Van Gaal throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McKane counters with a huge right that knocks Van Gaal out cold! McKane is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ozzy McKane!
Ozzy McKane retains his lightweight title!
Ozzy McKane bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Cholo Van Gaal stepped up to the mic, saying 'I ain't no terminator but... ILL BE BACK!'.
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