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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony O Rangers (ranked 2872 p4p, 289 weight class) and Johnny Drama (ranked 2352 p4p, 243 weight class). O Rangers comes to the cage accompanied by Helicopter- Bloc Party. Drama has chosen The Vicious White Kids No Lip as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony O Rangers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Drama!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Drama finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
O Rangers tries for a takedown but Drama circles away easily
letting Drama counter with a right hand.
Drama misses with a looping right.
Drama thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - O Rangers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
O Rangers shoots for a takedown but Drama saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
O Rangers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drama slaps away a takedown attempt from O Rangers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony O Rangers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Rangers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
O Rangers looks for a takedown but Drama sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Rangers tries to clinch up.
Drama avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drama lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drama lands a leg kick that knocks O Rangers off balance momentarily.
Drama fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
No luck for O Rangers with that takedown attempt.
O Rangers is breathing heavily.
Drama lands a lovely overhand right.
O Rangers shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Drama kicks O Rangers off and gets to his feet.
Drama dips to his left and cracks O Rangers with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Rangers dives in and grabs Drama's left leg, looking for a takedown. Drama pushes down on O Rangers's head and hops out.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Drama.
Drama looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drama keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Drama throws a sloppy head kick and O Rangers moves out of range easily.
O Rangers shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Drama as he avoids it easily.
Drama scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drama throws a front kick that sends O Rangers stumbling back into the cage.
Drama scores with a nice head shot.
Drama fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches O Rangers on the side of the head.
Drama lands the left hand.
Drama connects with a nice cross there... O Rangers is looking wobbly and Drama recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send O Rangers to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Drama jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Johnny Drama!
Johnny Drama really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Hageman (ranked 1328 p4p, 166 weight class) and Vladimir Tarlac (ranked 2581 p4p, 290 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Hageman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Tarlac!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hageman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tarlac throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hageman lands a head shot.
Hageman with a nice cross.
Tarlac scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Diego Hageman has been cut.
Hageman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tarlac.
Hageman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hageman connects with an inside leg kick.
Tarlac misses with a looping right.
Tarlac throws a looping overhand right but Hageman ducks down to avoid it.
Tarlac throws a body shot but no joy.
Tarlac lands a jab to Hageman's midsection.
Hageman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tarlac wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, jab by Hageman - just one landing.
Tarlac pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hageman back to the cage. Tarlac follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hageman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tarlac moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Hageman there.
Nice uppercut lands for Tarlac. That snapped Hageman's head back.
Good leg kick by Hageman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hageman looks to land a right hand but Tarlac moved out of range.
Hageman misses with a few strikes there.
Tarlac has closed the distance and engaged Hageman in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Tarlac fails to land.
Hageman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tarlac blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hageman manages to break the clinch.
Tarlac tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hageman lands a nice shot that snaps Tarlac's head back.
Tarlac moves in looking to clinch but Hageman pushes him off.
Tarlac staying out of range there.
Tarlac was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jab, jab by Hageman - just one landing.
We've been informed that Tarlac has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hageman throws a hook to the side of Tarlac's head but Tarlac sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tarlac steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hageman.
Hageman misses with an uppercut. Tarlac saw that one coming.
Hageman scoring well with a low kick there.
Hageman connects with an inside leg kick.
Hageman scores with a body shot.
Hageman throws a front kick that sends Tarlac stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tarlac feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hagemans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tarlac instigates a clinch.
Tarlac lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Tarlac.
Tarlac tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hageman misses with a body punch.
Tarlac lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Tarlac fails to land.
Tarlac misses with a knee strike.
Tarlac leaning against his opponent.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tarlac.
Tarlac receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Tarlac misses with a punch on the inside.
Tarlac using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hageman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tarlac goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tarlac tries to land knees in the clinch but Hageman avoids the damage to the body.
Hageman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hageman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tarlac tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hageman's elbow.
Tarlac blocking some punches.
A short left from Tarlac.
A right handed body shot lands from Hageman.
Hageman lands an uppercut.
Hageman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hageman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It appears Hageman was looking to counter with a kick there.
Hageman misses with a straight left.
Hageman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tarlac throws a leg kick that misses.
Hageman connects with a leg kick. Tarlac looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tarlac instigates a clinch.
Tarlac doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hageman blocking some punches.
Tarlac misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Hageman.
Tarlac can't break the clinch.
Hageman throws a punch but it's blocked by Tarlac.
Tarlac blocking some punches.
Tarlac misses with a body punch.
Tarlac misses with a knee strike.
Tarlac has a couple of punches blocked by Hageman.
Hageman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tarlacs head.
Tarlac lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tarlac's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarlac's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hageman digs a right hand into Tarlac's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tarlac's gas tank.
Hageman breaks the clinch.
Hageman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tarlac under the eye.
Hageman scores with a one two! Tarlac had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tarlac throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tarlac misses with a low kick.
Hageman scores with a three punch combo!
Hageman is looking to slow Tarlac down with leg kicks.
Hageman misses with a straight right.
Tarlac missing with a left hand there. Hageman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tarlac throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hageman throws a nice head kick!
Hageman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tarlac moves away.
Tarlac's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tarlac misses with a body kick.
Tarlac wants to clinch.
Tarlac staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Hageman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Hageman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tarlac tries to close the distance and clinch but Hageman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tarlac pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tarlac tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tarlac misses with a leg kick.
Hageman throws a wild body kick that Tarlac sees coming a mile off.
A jab from Hageman does it's job there.
Tarlac 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.
Tarlac steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hageman.
Tarlac drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hageman keeps the fight on the outside.
Tarlac takes a swing at Hageman's ribcage but misses.
Tarlac throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hageman. Tarlac does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarlac throws the left hand but Hageman avoids the punch easily.
Diego Hageman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tarlac staying out of range there.
Tarlac darts in and clinches Hageman up against the cage.
Hageman blocks a body shot from Tarlac.
Hageman working aggressively here.
Tarlac tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vladimir Tarlac seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hageman manages to break the clinch.
Tarlac fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tarlac misses with a looping left.
Tarlac drives through and clinches with Hageman against the cage.
Hageman misses with the head strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Tarlac.
Tarlac avoids the elbow strike from Hageman, against the cage.
A short right from Hageman on the inside.
Tarlac misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tarlac creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hageman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tarlac breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tarlac misses with a double jab.
Tarlac showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hageman.
Tarlac's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hageman under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hageman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tarlac throws a hook but Hageman blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hageman takes a swing at Tarlac's ribcage but misses.
Tarlac on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tarlac thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hageman if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tarlac. That's going to slow Hageman down.
Tarlac lunges at Hageman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hageman's hand.
Hageman blocks a head kick by Tarlac.
Tarlac throws a shot to the body.
Tarlac misses with a body shot.
Nice shot by Tarlac.
Diego Hageman's cut is getting worse.
Hageman walks into a jab.
Tarlac takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tarlac moves into range and clinches up with Hageman.
Tarlac blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tarlac misses with a punch on the inside.
Tarlac tries to work over Hageman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tarlac misses with a knee strike.
Tarlac lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hageman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tarlac is trying to force a seperation but Hageman has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hageman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tarlac using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hageman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hageman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hageman lands a leg kick that knocks Tarlac off balance momentarily.
Hageman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hageman fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tarlac just manages to avoid it.
Hageman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Tarlac. Those never looked like landing.
Tarlac tries to clinch there but Hageman circles away.
Hageman misses with a straight right.
Hageman scores with a leg kick.
Tarlac walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tarlac scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hageman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hageman throws a leg kick
and Tarlac counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hageman is looking to slow Tarlac down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hageman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tarlac.
Tarlac lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hageman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hageman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tarlac uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hageman.
Tarlac is looking to clinch but Hageman is avoiding it.
Hageman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hageman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tarlac.
Tarlac misses with a hook.
Hageman lands a body shot.
Hageman digs a good hook to Tarlac's body.
Hageman misses with a head kick.
Tarlac looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tarlac takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tarlac takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tarlac misses with a hook. Hageman ducked under it nicely.
Hageman throws a lazy right hand but Tarlac sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hageman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tarlac walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tarlac walks into a straight right hand from Hageman.
Tarlac tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hageman was well out of range. Poor timing from Tarlac.
Hageman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Diego Hageman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Diego Hageman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hageman ducks under a wild hook from Tarlac.
Tarlac gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tarlac using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hageman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tarlac looking to throw knees to the head but Hageman is blocking nicely.
Tarlac slows down the pace here.
Tarlac gets through Hageman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hageman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tarlac misses with the head strike.
Hageman takes a shot to the head.
Tarlac is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hageman is defending well for now.
A nice left hand lands by Hageman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarlac tries to throw a body punch but Hageman avoids it by throwing Tarlac back against the cage.
Tarlac working aggressively here.
Hageman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tarlac's elbow.
Tarlac with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tarlac has a couple of punches blocked by Hageman.
Tarlac scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlac throws a punch but it's blocked by Hageman.
Tarlac misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Hageman.
Tarlac takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hageman can't find room to land a body shot as Tarlac controls the action.
Tarlac tries to throw a body punch but Hageman avoids it by throwing Tarlac back against the cage.
Hageman throws an elbow that misses.
Tarlac misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Hageman.
Tarlac throws a punch but it's blocked by Hageman.
Hageman gets through Tarlac's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tarlac's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hageman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tarlac.
Hageman connects with the punch.
Hageman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hageman scores with a shot to the body.
Hageman clobbers Tarlac with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Diego Hageman is winning the standup battle so far.
Hageman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tarlac. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hageman lands a slapping body shot.
Diego Hageman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarlac takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tarlac is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hageman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hageman.
Tarlac moves in looking to clinch but Hageman pushes him off.
Tarlac has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hageman cracks Tarlac with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Tarlac finds it's way through Hageman's defenses.
Tarlac takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tarlac walks into a stiff left hand from Hageman.
Hageman works Tarlac's body with a nice hook.
Vladimir Tarlac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hageman jabs Tarlac right on the nose. Tarlac blinks but takes it well.
Hageman throws a head kick but Tarlac moves out of range.
Tarlac steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hageman. That one must have hurt.
Tarlac is looking to chop away at Hageman's legs.
Tarlac tries to clinch there but Hageman circles away.
Tarlac tries to move into range but Hageman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hageman scores with a head kick. Tarlac tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hageman cracks Tarlac with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tarlac moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hageman feints a jab promting Tarlac to slip. Hageman then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tarlac slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hageman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hageman cracks a nice hook into Tarlac's ribs.
Tarlac tries to clinch there but Hageman circles away.
Tarlac avoids the head kick by Hageman.
Hageman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hageman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hageman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tarlac on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tarlac scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hageman doesn't seem bothered though.
Tarlac has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarlac misses with some punches.
Tarlac swings wildly with an uppercut but Hageman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tarlac tries a knee to the head but Hageman blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarlac lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hageman backwards.
Tarlac misses with the head strike.
Hageman prevents a body shot from Tarlac.
Tarlac doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Hageman.
Tarlac working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tarlac pushes Hageman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tarlac tries to break free but Hageman pushes him back against the cage.
Tarlac misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tarlac with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tarlac swings wildly with an uppercut but Hageman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hageman blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Hageman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hageman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Hageman!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Alexandrov (ranked 2006 p4p, 252 weight class) and Nazz Lee (ranked 2233 p4p, 275 weight class). Alexey Alexandrov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
15 - 21 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Alexandrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nazz Lee!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee moves out of range as Alexandrov strikes.
Alexandrov wants to clinch but Lee slips to the side
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Alexandrov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lee tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Alexandrov is in Lee's guard.
Lee is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alexandrov defends well.
Alexandrov throwing strikes but missing.
Alexandrov postures up.
Alexandrov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Alexandrov works over Lee with some ground and pound from guard.
Lee is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alexandrov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Alexandrov cracks Lee with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is controlling Alexandrov's posture.
Lee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov throws a big elbow that misses.
Lee working a defensive guard but Alexandrov passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee tries to get to full guard but Alexandrov has control of the leg.
Alexandrov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lee with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lee is trying to maintain the position but Alexandrov is very close to passing his half guard.
Lee moves into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lee is on top in guard.
Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alexandrov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to control from the top but Alexandrov keeps moving.
Lee advances position into side control!
Alexandrov gets back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Alexandrov wants to improve his position but Lee is controlling well.
Alexandrov trying to control here.
Lee wants to take a breather but Alexandrov is having none of it.
Lee has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov working to try and regain half guard.
Alexandrov 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.
Alexandrov is working hard here to advance position.
Lee has control of Alexandrov's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Alexandrov regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Alexandrov manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lee wants to work for an arm triangle but Alexandrov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Alexandrov is not content to let Lee control the position.
Lee working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Alexandrov's thigh. Alexandrov counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Alexandrov is retaining full guard.
Lee trying to control but Alexandrov is working from the bottom.
Alexandrov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alexandrov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lee gets back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Alexandrov defends it easily.
Lee has his hands on Alexandrov's head, controlling the position.
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 Alexey Alexandrov will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Alexandrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Alexandrov.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov throws a big shot that misses.
Lee throws out a counter right but Alexandrov avoids it with no problem.
Lee has managed to clinch.
Alexandrov gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alexandrov tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Lee digs a right hand underneath Alexandrov's ribcage. Alexandrov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alexandrov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Alexandrov as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alexandrov lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alexandrov is trying to drag Lee to the mat but Lee just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alexandrov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alexandrov.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee lands a left hand.
Alexandrov has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee presses Alexandrov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to Alexandrov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
Nazz Lee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lee drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lee's coach down at Touch Of Death Combat Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lee's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Lee.
Lee pushes Alexandrov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Lee.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Lee advances nicely into full mount.
Lee is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Alexandrov to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Alexandrov shrugs it off.
Lee fails to advance to Alexandrov's back.
Lee controlling his opponent.
Alexandrov stops Lee from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Alexandrov manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lee has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lee wants to control the pace but Alexandrov is squirming around nicely.
Alexandrov manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to pass the guard but Alexandrov defending well.
Lee wants to work for an arm triangle but Alexandrov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lee trying to pass the guard but Alexandrov defending well.
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Alexandrov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alexandrov keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Lee trying to control from half guard but Alexandrov is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nazz Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Alexandrov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick from Lee lands but Alexandrov takes it in his stride.
Lee cracks Alexandrov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Alexandrov is rocked!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.
Alexandrov loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Alexandrov counters by moving into the clinch.
Alexandrov throws a head punch that misses.
Alexandrov gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Lee regains guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexandrov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lee's head.
Alexandrov throws a strike but Lee rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lee preventing the sweep.
Lee trying to control but Alexandrov is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee won't allow Alexandrov to sweep him here.
Alexandrov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Alexandrov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lee wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Alexandrov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexandrov throws a big elbow that misses.
Alexandrov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lee is on top in guard.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov can't keep his opponent in guard - Lee advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Alexandrov trying to control but Lee postures up.
Lee is pressing down on Alexandrov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Alexandrov is holding on for now.
Alexandrov gets back to full guard.
Nazz Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Alexandrov is retaining full guard.
Alexandrov is trying to keep Lee in close.
Alexandrov wants to control the position but Lee says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov wants to improve his position but Lee is controlling well.
Lee is trying to control. Alexandrov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lee looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lee trying to control from half guard but Alexandrov is working away.
Alexandrov is defending against the submission attempts here by Lee.
Alexandrov keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Alexandrov wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lee trying to mount his opponent but Alexandrov defends it.
Lee looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Alexandrov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alexandrov is trying to control but can't.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nazz Lee.
Well Lee 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nazz Lee!
After winning the bout, Nazz Lee 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Reilly (ranked 1811 p4p, 245 weight class) and Phil Mickelson (ranked 1062 p4p, 156 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Reilly might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Whispers - Rock Steady. Phil Mickelson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phil Mickelson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mickelson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mickelson feints a counter leg kick.
Reilly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Reilly misses.
Reilly throws a head kick that misses.
Reilly rushes Mickelson and presses him up against the cage.
Reilly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Mickelson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mickelson.
Mickelson throws a head punch that misses.
Mickelson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Mickelson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mickelson breaks from the clinch.
Reilly is looking to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Reilly scores with a four punch combination!
Reilly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mickelson misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly throws a body punch but Mickelson moves out of range.
Reilly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mickelson flicks out a counter leg kick but Reilly steps away.
Reilly throws a leg kick but Mickelson checks it.
Reilly goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Phil Mickelson has been cut.
Reilly darts in trying to clinch
and Mickelson counters with a nice kick to the body.
A slow jab from Mickelson misses its intended target.
Reilly throws a right hand that Mickelson ducks under and follows up with a left that Mickelson also avoids with ease.
Reilly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mickelson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Reilly lands a really nice looking cross but Mickelson seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mickelson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mickelson counters with a left to the body.
Reilly wants to clinch.
Mickelson swats away the attempt to clinch by Reilly.
Reilly misses with a double jab.
Mickelson lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mickelson pounces like a tiger and cracks Reilly with a vicious hook! Reilly is down but not out! Mickelson follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Phil Mickelson!
Phil Mickelson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buse Mann (ranked 954 p4p, 119 weight class) and Yuri Bedlaminov (ranked 1215 p4p, 151 weight class). Mann's entrance music is For Heavy Metal we will die!. A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buse Mann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yuri Bedlaminov!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bedlaminov misses with a leg kick
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Yuri Bedlaminov has been cut.
Bedlaminov throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Bedlaminov.
Bedlaminov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mann counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bedlaminov! Mann lets Bedlaminov back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Bedlaminov leaves his chin hanging out and Mann seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Bedlaminov crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Buse Mann!
Buse Mann decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Beznisko (ranked 757 p4p, 114 weight class) and Harold Nicolas (ranked 501 p4p, 78 weight class). 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 22 - 1, fighting out of London, Sergey Beznisko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Nicolas!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beznisko missing with a left hand there. Nicolas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nicolas appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nicolas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Harold Nicolas has been cut.
Nicolas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beznisko.
Nicolas is looking to slow Beznisko down with leg kicks.
Beznisko misses with a wild combination.
Beznisko misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Beznisko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beznisko misses with an uppercut. Nicolas saw that one coming.
Good work by Beznisko as he checks the leg kick.
Beznisko definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beznisko works Nicolas's body with a nice hook.
Beznisko misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nicolas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beznisko.
Beznisko thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Beznisko misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicolas throws an overhand right that lands on Beznisko's shoulder, as Beznisko tries to avoid the shot.
Nicolas cracks Beznisko with an open hand slap.
It looks like Sergey Beznisko has been cut.
Nicolas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beznisko.
Beznisko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beznisko is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nicolas's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A slow jab from Beznisko misses its intended target.
Nicolas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Beznisko misses with a wild body shot.
Beznisko lands with an overhand left.
Nicolas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sergey Beznisko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beznisko throws a shot from downtown. Nicolas moves away and avoids it.
Beznisko takes a swing at Nicolas's ribcage but misses.
Beznisko tries a head kick but it misses.
Nicolas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Beznisko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Beznisko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nicolas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Nicolas.
Nicolas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beznisko misses with a jab to the body
enabling Nicolas to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nicolas cracks Beznisko with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Nicolas has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Beznisko to stand back up!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Nicolas! Beznisko is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harold Nicolas!
Harold Nicolas thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Kahn (ranked 101 p4p, 18 weight class) and Matt Cooke (ranked 175 p4p, 29 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Solomon Kahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 10 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Cooke!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Kahn is just out of range.
Cooke throws an overhand right that lands on Kahn's shoulder, as Kahn tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Kahn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kahn moves out of range of the body kick.
Kahn half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cooke sizes up Kahn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Kahn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kahn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cooke.
Kahn lands with an uppercut that bounces Cooke off the cage and back into range.
Cooke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kahn lands a nice shot that snaps Cooke's head back.
A head kick misses from Cooke.
Cooke looks to land a body kick but Kahn moved away.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Kahn misses with a looping left.
Kahn backing away here, and Cooke unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kahn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Cooke scores with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Kahn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kahn.
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Kahn is just out of range.
Kahn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cooke blocks a head kick by Kahn.
Cooke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cooke connects with a jab.
Kahn misses with a hook.
Cooke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kahn can pounce on him.
Kahn throws a leg kick but Cooke sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And Cooke responds with a good body kick, but Kahn manages to step out the way in time.
Cooke throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kahn thumps Cooke with a low kick.
Cooke throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cooke misses with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Kahn.
Kahn lands a slapping body shot.
Kahn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooke.
Kahn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kahn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kahn misses with a leg kick.
A big right from Cooke misses.
Cooke moves out of range as Kahn strikes.
Cooke throws a sloppy head kick
and Kahn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kahn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kahn throws a push kick but Cooke slaps the foot to one side.
Cooke looks to land a right hand but Kahn moved out of range.
Cooke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kahn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kahn misses with a looping right.
Cooke tries to score with a low kick but Kahn moves his leg out of the way.
Kahn blocks a leg kick.
Kahn moves out of range of the body kick from Cooke.
Kahn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Kahn.
Kahn takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
Cooke flicks out a counter leg kick but Kahn steps away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cooke cracks Kahn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Kahn blocks a leg kick.
Cooke digs a good body shot into Kahn's ribs.
Cooke lands a slapping body shot.
Cooke has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A lazy left from Cooke finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn misses with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Kahn.
Kahn throws a push kick but Cooke slaps the foot to one side.
Kahn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cooke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kahn circles away quickly and effectively.
Cooke misses with an attempted mid kick.
As Cooke backs away, Kahn returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cooke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kahn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cooke throws out the jab.
Cooke defending well as Kahn loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Cooke misses.
Kahn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kahn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kahn avoids the head kick by Cooke.
Kahn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kahn moves out of range as Cooke throws a body kick.
Kahn throws a shot from downtown. Cooke moves away and avoids it.
Kahn tries to work over Cooke's front leg with a kick but Cooke checks it.
Kahn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kahn!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooke takes a swing at Kahn's ribcage but misses.
Cooke throws a push kick but Kahn slaps the foot to one side.
A slow jab from Cooke misses its intended target.
Kahn moves out of range of the body kick from Cooke.
No joy there for Cooke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Kahn checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Kahn misses the target.
Cooke checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kahn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cooke.
Kahn lands the left hand.
Kahn tries to land a leg kick but Cooke saw it coming and moves away.
Kahn backing away here, and Cooke unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cooke takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A good leg kick by Cooke.
Kahn misses with a low kick as Cooke jumps back.
A countering left hand to the body from Cooke misses.
Cooke blocks a jab.
Cooke misses with a right hand
and Kahn counters with a good low kick that Cooke was not able to check.
Cooke misses with a hook. Kahn ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Cooke will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cooke connects with a leg kick. Kahn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kahn throws an overhand right that lands on Cooke's shoulder, as Cooke tries to avoid the shot.
Cooke lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cooke throws a lazy right hand but Kahn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Kahn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooke.
Kahn misses with a body kick.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Kahn moved away.
It looked like Kahn was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cooke.
Cooke tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cooke takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kahn lands a glancing blow to the side of Cooke's head.
Kahn cracks a nice hook into Cooke's ribs.
Kahn tries to land a leg kick but Cooke saw it coming and moves away.
Kahn with a nice cross.
Cooke looks to land a left hand but Kahn moved out of range nicely.
Kahn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Cooke misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left lands for Kahn.
Cooke's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kahn under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke punishes Kahn's body with a nice straight punch.
Kahn looks to land a left hand but Cooke moved out of range nicely.
Kahn thows a leg kick but Cooke checks it
and Cooke counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Kahn does no damage.
Kahn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kahn throwing a counter right hand but Cooke manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kahn.
Solomon Kahn is winning the standup battle so far.
Kahn checks a low kick from Cooke.
Cooke's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cooke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kahn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cooke scrambles back to his feet.
Kahn tests Cooke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kahn swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooke.
Kahn misses with a low kick.
Cooke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kahn.
Cooke throws a looping overhand right but Kahn ducks down to avoid it.
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke misses with a hook to the body
and Kahn counters with a series of strikes. Cooke will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kahn misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cooke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cooke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kahn tries to score with a low kick but Cooke moves his leg out of the way.
A jab from Cooke does it's job there.
Cooke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kahn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Donk. Kahn catches Cooke right on the button with a cross.
Cooke throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Kahn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kahn looks to land a combination but Cooke avoids it well.
Cooke connects with a body shot.
Kahn just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab lands there for Kahn.
A clash of legs there as Kahn blocks the low kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kahn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Kahn connects with a leg kick. Cooke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kahn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cooke counters with a straight right hand.
Kahn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kahn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kahn.
Cooke takes a swing at Kahn's ribcage but misses.
Kahn ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
Cooke throws the kick towards the body but Kahn avoids it.
Cooke tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kahn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Some wild striking there from Cooke.
Cooke scores with a spinning back kick!
Kahn moves out of range of the body kick from Cooke.
Cooke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kahn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kahn tries to land a front kick but Cooke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cooke thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kahn if he has to take too many more of those.
Cooke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kahn.
Cooke scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice jab there from Cooke.
Kahn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kahn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cooke.
Cooke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kahn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kahn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cooke feints a counter leg kick.
Cooke scores with a jab.
Cooke misses the jab.
Cooke slips under a jab from Kahn.
Cooke throws a leg kick
and Kahn counters with a straight right hand.
Cooke lands with a shot to the body.
Cooke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cooke throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kahn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kahn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
Kahn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kahn moves away.
Cooke tries to bum rush Kahn with a series of wild strikes but Kahn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kahn throws a hook but Cooke blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Solomon Kahn will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Kahn.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Kahn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cooke misses with a head kick.
Cooke dodges the punch combination from Kahn.
Cooke scores with a shot to the body.
Cooke misses with an uppercut.
Kahn throws a hook but Cooke blocks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Cooke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cooke throws a lazy uppercut
and Kahn counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke loads up on a big right hand but Kahn slips the punch.
Cooke lands with a kick to the temple. Kahn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cooke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kahn swings widly with a right hand
and Cooke counters with a solid body kick.
Kahn misses with a straight left.
Cooke pushes Kahn away with a front kick.
Cooke has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke throws a low kick, looking for Kahn's leg but Kahn calmly moves out of range.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses
letting Kahn counter with a right hand.
Kahn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cooke explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kahn. That's going to slow Cooke down.
Cooke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cooke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kahn.
A swing and a miss from Kahn.
A clash of legs there as Cooke blocks the low kick.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Kahn.
Kahn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Cooke misses with an uppercut
and Kahn counters with a nice uppercut.
Cooke shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kahn sprawls well. Kahn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cooke gets slowly back to his feet.
Kahn lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke thumps Kahn with a low kick.
Kahn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kahn cracks the inside of Cooke's front leg.
Kahn will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kahn misses with a hook. Cooke ducked under it nicely.
Kahn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kahn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooke.
Kahn looks for the body kick but Cooke saw that one coming.
Cooke was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kahn.
Kahn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kahn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cooke's sensitive parts.
Kahn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kahn connects with a high kick.
Kahn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooke.
Cooke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kahn looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.
Kahn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooke appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke throws a body kick that misses.
Cooke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cooke thows a leg kick but Kahn checks it
and Kahn counters with a body kick that stops Cooke in his tracks momentarily.
Kahn lands a leg kick that knocks Cooke off balance momentarily.
Kahn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cooke's head backwards.
Cooke tries to work over Kahn's front leg with a kick but Kahn checks it.
Cooke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kahn. Kahn obviously looking to wear him down.
Kahn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kahn looks to land a right hand but Cooke moved out of range.
Kahn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cooke is out of range and Kahn settles back down.
A nice side step and Cooke releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kahn misses with a double jab
and Cooke counters with a nice body shot.
Kahn jabs at Cooke's body.
Kahn avoids the body shot from Cooke.
Kahn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cooke.
Kahn connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Cooke lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kahn doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kahn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big right from Kahn misses.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Kahn checks it.
Cooke keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kahn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cooke.
Kahn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke takes a swing at Kahn's ribcage but misses.
Kahn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cooke on the side of the head.
Kahn scores with a nice right hand.
Cooke blocks a leg kick.
Cooke throws a hook to the side of Kahn's head but Kahn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cooke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kahn.
Cooke digs a good body shot into Kahn's ribs.
Cooke misses with a body kick.
Cooke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kahn.
And that's the end of the fight!
Solomon Kahn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kahn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Liquid Gold (ranked 123 p4p, 18 weight class) and Tommy Shelby (ranked 193 p4p, 23 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liquid Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Shelby!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold lands a two punch combo.
Shelby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gold moves away.
Shelby tries to bum rush Gold with a series of wild strikes but Gold uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shelby throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gold displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shelby throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Gold misses the target.
Shelby moves in looking to clinch but Gold pushes him off.
Shelby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gold lands with an overhand left.
Shelby just misses with a punch to the body.
Shelby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Gold does no damage.
Shelby scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shelby cracks Gold with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tommy Shelby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold defending well as Shelby loads up on a big left hand.
Gold is looking to counter punch.
Shelby closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gold lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shelby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
Gold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
Shelby lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
Shelby can't find room to land a body shot as Gold controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shelby.
Shelby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shelby tries to throw a body punch but Gold avoids it by throwing Shelby back against the cage.
Gold working aggressively here.
Shelby lands with a light punch inside.
Gold throws an elbow that misses.
Shelby lands a shoulder strike.
Shelby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Gold.
Shelby blocks an uppercut.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Shelby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shelby lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gold.
Shelby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shelby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Gold on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Shelby.
We've been informed that Shelby has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gold softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gold working aggressively here.
Gold misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shelby.
Shelby blocks an uppercut.
Gold lands a nice uppercut.
Gold takes a shot to the head.
Gold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shelby lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shelby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gold blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
Gold lands with a light punch inside.
Shelby lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gold.
Shelby lands with a short shot to the head.
Gold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shelby swings wildly with an uppercut but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Gold.
Shelby throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gold is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gold.
Shelby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shelby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice elbow from Gold.
Shelby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Shelby.
Gold is rocked!
A short left from Shelby.
Oh Gold is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shelby lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gold blocks an uppercut.
Gold prevents a body shot from Shelby.
Gold seems to have got his legs back now.
Shelby pushes Gold back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shelby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shelby tries to throw a body punch but Gold avoids it by throwing Shelby back against the cage.
Shelby cracks Gold with a nice body shot.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shelby lands a shoulder strike.
Gold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Shelby.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shelby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shelby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shelby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Shelby - that landed with a thud.
Shelby lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shelby cracks Gold with a nice body shot.
Shelby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shelby lands with a light punch inside.
Shelby scores with a hook to the body.
Shelby unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Gold! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Shelby is unloading with more strikes now! Gold drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Shelby!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arjan Bhullar (ranked 24 p4p, 3 weight class) and John Ruth (ranked 81 p4p, 13 weight class). Bhullar kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lords of the Underground - Chief Rocka. John Ruth acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Arjan Bhullar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, John Ruth!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bhullar misses with a body punch
and Ruth counters with a nice uppercut.
Bhullar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ruth connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bhullar scrambles back to his feet.
Bhullar clinches up with Ruth and pushes him back against the cage.
Bhullar blocks an uppercut.
Ruth gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ruth is thwarting Bhullar's attempts to control the position.
Ruth wants to pass the guard but Bhullar is defending well.
Ruth looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bhullar gets full guard.
Bhullar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ruth is aware though and is defending well.
Bhullar pulls Ruth in close to prevent any damage.
Ruth controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhullar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ruth defends well.
Ruth is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ruth looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ruth trying to control but Bhullar is working from the bottom.
Bhullar trying to control the position.
Ruth preventing the sweep.
Bhullar is working hard here to advance position.
Ruth got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bhullar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ruth has managed to get both his arms back between Bhullar's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bhullar looking for a sweep. Not yet Bhullar, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bhullar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ruth is aware though and is defending well.
Ruth works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bhullar is looking for a sweep. Ruth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ruth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bhullar keeps working.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ruth prevents Bhullar from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruth wants to pass the guard but Bhullar is defending well.
Ruth working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ruth seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bhullar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ruth wants to pass to mount but Bhullar is defending the position.
Ruth is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth is stalling here but it's allowed Bhullar to get half guard.
Ruth tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bhullar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bhullar trying to get back to full guard but Ruth takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Bhullar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ruth lands a couple of good shots and Bhullar has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Bhullar tries to escape but Ruth has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Ruth biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth is controlling the position but Bhullar somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Ruth is looking to advance position but Bhullar won't allow it.
Bhullar is trying to control but can't.
Ruth is keen to just control but Bhullar is a slippery customer.
Ruth passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bhullar!
Ruth trying to control but Bhullar is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bhullar tries to hold on but Ruth pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Ruth dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bhullar drives through and clinches with Ruth against the cage.
Bhullar throws a punch but it's blocked by Ruth.
Ruth has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bhullar can't find room to land a body shot as Ruth controls the action.
Ruth fails to pull guard.
Ruth misses with the head strike.
Ruth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bhullar misses with a punch to the body.
Bhullar works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ruth is pulling down on Bhullar's head to control his posture.
Bhullar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bhullar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bhullar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ruth is controlling Bhullar's posture.
Ruth keeping moving, preventing Bhullar from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth working a defensive guard here.
Bhullar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ruth pulls Bhullar in close to prevent any damage.
Ruth is trying to control the position but Bhullar postures up.
Ruth wants to control the position but Bhullar says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Ruth trying to control but Bhullar postures up.
Ruth blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bhullar.
Ruth trying to control here.
Ruth tries to get to full guard but Bhullar has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bhullar is trying to control the action in half guard but Ruth is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ruth trying to control from the bottom.
Ruth is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bhullar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bhullar's back!
Bhullar trying to control the action but Ruth just sinks the hooks in.
Bhullar is really stuck here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar trying to control but not successfully.
Ruth biding his time, controlling Bhullar.
Ruth trying to control momentarily.
Bhullar wants to escape the position.
Bhullar is keeping busy.
I would not like to be Bhullar right now.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Ruth's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar is really stuck here.
Ruth is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Ruth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bhullar trying to control the position but Ruth manages to sink in the hooks.
Bhullar is in bad spot here.
Ruth trying to control.
Ruth doesn't have the hooks in and Bhullar manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bhullar is one step ahead there.
Ruth bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bhullar's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arjan Bhullar dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bhullar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ruth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bhullar.
Ruth lands a head shot.
Ruth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bhullar shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ruth manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bhullar controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bhullar working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth keeping moving, preventing Bhullar from controlling successfully.
Bhullar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bhullar is working Ruth over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth wants to sweep here but Bhullar controlling him for the moment.
Ruth looking to control.
Bhullar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bhullar distracts Ruth with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've been hearing that Bhullar has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Bhullar trying to control but Ruth is working from the bottom.
Bhullar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bhullar cracks Ruth with a solid left hand.
Ruth keeping moving, preventing Bhullar from controlling successfully.
Ruth is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bhullar is one step ahead there.
Bhullar scoring with some ground and pound.
Bhullar postures up in Ruth's guard and throws a big left but Ruth blocks it.
Bhullar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ruth has Bhullar pulled in close to control his posture.
Bhullar throws a big elbow that misses.
Bhullar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bhullar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ruth tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bhullar looking to sit in guard and control but Ruth gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth preventing the sweep.
Bhullar has his foot on Ruth's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ruth works his way back into a safe position though.
Bhullar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ruth is one step ahead there.
Bhullar can't keep his opponent in guard - Ruth advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ruth seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bhullar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ruth throwing shots but Bhullar is blocking nicely.
Ruth scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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.
Ruth tries to pass to full mount but Bhullar defends it.
Ruth is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Bhullar reverses the position - he's now on top in Ruth's guard.
Bhullar is fighting to break Ruth's control of his arms but Ruth is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bhullar is in close to Ruth's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ruth looking to control but Bhullar passes into half guard.
Bhullar throwing shots but Ruth is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bhullar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bhullar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ruth defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arjan Bhullar clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ruth misses with a straight right.
Ruth slips a straight right by Bhullar.
Ruth looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A shot to the liver by Ruth. Beautiful body shot.
John Ruth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bhullar.
Ruth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ruth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruth flicks out a counter leg kick but Bhullar steps away.
Ruth misses with a right hand
and Bhullar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bhullar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ruth has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bhullar misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Bhullar.
Bhullar has a couple of punches blocked by Ruth.
Ruth scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bhullar to keep the fight standing.
Bhullar trying to control the position but instead, Ruth has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bhullar into the cage.
Ruth tries to pull guard but Bhullar forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Arjan Bhullar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Ruth.
Bhullar throws a head punch that misses.
Bhullar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bhullar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ruth or not.
Ruth is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bhullar tries a body shot but Ruth blocks it.
Bhullar lands an uppercut.
Bhullar lands with a short shot to the head.
Bhullar misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Bhullar.
Ruth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Bhullar.
Bhullar struggles to land a body shot inside as Ruth controls his hands.
Bhullar lands a body punch.
Bhullar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ruth backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bhullar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ruth backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bhullar digs a right hand underneath Ruth's ribcage. Ruth let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bhullar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bhullar lands an uppercut.
Arjan Bhullar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Bhullar - that landed with a thud.
Bhullar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Bhullar.
Bhullar pushes Ruth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bhullar pushes Ruth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bhullar pushes Ruth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bhullar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bhullar has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ruth uses from the top position.
Bhullar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ruth defends well.
Ruth trying to control but Bhullar is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar is adopting a defensive guard.
Bhullar 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.
Bhullar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ruth wants to control from the top but Bhullar keeps moving.
Ruth slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bhullar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bhullar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ruth looking to pass the guard.
Bhullar 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 referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ruth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruth works the jab nicely.
Ruth dips to his left and cracks Bhullar with an uppercut!
Bhullar connects with a jab.
Bhullar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ruth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arjan Bhullar had his way with John Ruth in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ruth throws a hook but Bhullar blocks it.
Ruth throws a jab but it's blocked by Bhullar.
Ruth loads up on a big right hand but Bhullar slips the punch.
Bhullar tests Ruth's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like John Ruth has been cut.
Ruth looks to throw the jab but Bhullar is out of range.
Bhullar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruth lands an overhand right.
Ruth fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bhullar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruth misses with a body punch
and Bhullar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ruth throws an off balance right hand
and Bhullar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ruth takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ruth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bhullar.
Bhullar ducks under a wild hook from Ruth.
Ruth lands with a straight right. Bhullar didn't see that one coming.
Ruth throws a poor cross that misses
and Bhullar counters with a nice body shot.
Bhullar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ruth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruth stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
John Ruth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar slips under a jab from Ruth.
A quick step to the side and Bhullar tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bhullar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bhullar. Ruth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ruth scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bhullar in his tracks.
Bhullar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bhullar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruth.
Ruth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bhullar.
Ruth ducks under a wild hook from Bhullar.
Ruth swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bhullar.
Ruth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arjan Bhullar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ruth wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ruth misses the body punch
and Bhullar counters with a series of strikes. Ruth will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ruth takes one to the side of the head.
Bhullar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bhullar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bhullar misses with a body shot.
Ruth takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ruth throws a right hand that misses
and Bhullar counters with a left and a right that stings Ruth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bhullar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ruth swings widly with a right hand
and Bhullar counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruth throws a series of punches but Bhullar moves out of range.
Ruth throws a right hand that misses
and Bhullar counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Bhullar.
Ruth drives through with a takedown into Bhullar's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ruth is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Bhullar has his hands on Ruth's head, controlling the position.
Ruth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bhullar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ruth manages to get himself to full guard.
Bhullar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
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 Arjan Bhullar.
I think Bhullar 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arjan Bhullar!
Arjan Bhullar retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Arjan Bhullar 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Chico Grande (ranked 29 p4p, 5 weight class) and Sarfraz Ali (ranked 41 p4p, 7 weight class). Grande comes to the cage accompanied by Dead By Dawn by Deicide . This should be a great matchup!
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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
34 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Jesus Chico Grande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sarfraz Ali!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grande connects with a single shot there.
Ali misses with a looping right.
Grande feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Grande ducks under a wild hook from Ali.
Grande thumps Ali with a low kick.
Ali doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ali with a hook.
Ali blocks a jab.
Grande paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ali works the jab nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Grande misses with a low kick.
Grande attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Grande throws a shot to the body.
Grande ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ali moves away.
Ali tries to work over Grande's front leg with a kick but Grande checks it.
Grande is looking for a counter combo.
Jesus Chico Grande seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grande scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali lands a really nice looking cross but Grande seems unphased.
Grande throws a leg kick but Ali moved away.
Ali looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ali chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grande can pounce on him.
Grande lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ali's sensitive parts.
Grande fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ali throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Grande scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ali doesn't seem bothered though.
Grande lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Ali.
Ali tries to close the distance and clinch but Grande swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ali scoring well with a low kick there.
A bone on bone clash there as Grande blocks the leg kick.
Ali pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grande has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Ali blocks a jab.
Grande has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ali.
Ali takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grande fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ali looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grande ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grande throws a hook to the side of Ali's head but Ali sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Despite the aggression on Ali's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ali blocks a low kick nicely.
Ali moves into the clinch.
Grande misses with a punch to the body.
Grande tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ali's elbow.
Grande prevents a body shot from Ali.
Grande lands with a light punch inside.
Ali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ali swings wildly with an uppercut but Grande uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grande scores with a shot to the side of Ali's head.
Grande misses with a punch to the body.
Grande blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grande.
Ali tries to throw a body punch but Grande avoids it by throwing Ali back against the cage.
A short right from Ali on the inside.
Grande lands an uppercut.
Ali misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Grande scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ali prevents a body shot from Grande.
Ali misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Ali as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Grande.
Ali struggles to land a body shot inside as Grande controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grande.
Ali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ali lands with a short shot to the head.
Grande swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grande goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grande working aggressively here.
Ali scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grandes head.
Ali throws a punch but it's blocked by Grande.
Grande is leaning against Ali and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ali.
Ali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ali misses with a body punch.
Ali misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grande doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Grande fails to land.
Ali has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Grande seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ali can turn it around.
Grande misses with a body punch.
Ali swings wildly with an uppercut but Grande uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Ali.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ali.
Grande struggles to land a body shot inside as Ali controls his hands.
Grande tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ali's elbow.
Grande lands a nice uppercut.
Grande misses with the head strike.
Ali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grande misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grande lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Grande tries to throw a body punch but Ali avoids it by throwing Grande back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grande misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ali lands with a right to the head.
Grande lands a shoulder strike.
Ali lands an uppercut.
Ali tries a body shot but Grande blocks it.
Ali swings wildly with an uppercut but Grande uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grande blocking some punches.
A short right from Grande on the inside.
Grande goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grande has a couple of punches blocked by Ali.
Ali tries to throw a body punch but Grande avoids it by throwing Ali back against the cage.
Ali lands with a short shot to the head.
Ali misses with a punch on the inside.
Grande misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grande fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ali lands an uppercut.
Grande blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Grande on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Grande.
Grande misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 Jesus Chico Grande will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ali throws a hook to the side of Grande's head but Grande sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A bone on bone clash there as Ali blocks the leg kick.
Ali throws a sloppy head kick and Grande moves out of range easily.
Grande was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grande.
Nice cross by Grande.
Grande connects with a body shot.
Ali takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Grande avoids the head kick by Ali.
Ali tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grande is able to avoid easily.
Ali throws a leg kick but Grande moved away.
A left and a right from Grande both land. Nice combination.
Grande uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Grande digs a good body shot into Ali's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali throws a body punch but Grande moves out of range.
Grande is looking to counter punch.
A big left from Grande misses.
Ali throws a looping overhand right but Grande ducks down to avoid it.
Grande tests Ali's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grande blocks a head kick by Ali.
Ali misses with a body kick.
Grande is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ali can do to turn this around?
Grande looks for the body kick but Ali saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali throws a hook but Grande blocks it.
Grande misses with an uppercut. Ali saw that one coming.
Grande explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Grande connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ali. Ali circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Grande is looking to slow Ali down with leg kicks.
Grande on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ali. Ali obviously looking to wear him down.
Ali dodges the punch combination from Grande.
Ali thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Ali misses.
Grande uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ali.
Ali throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ali throws a body punch but Grande moves out of range.
Jesus Chico Grande is winning the standup battle so far.
Grande throws a body kick that misses.
Ali missing with a left hand there. Grande was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ali lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ali tries to land a leg kick but Grande saw it coming and moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grande.
Grande changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grande.
Ali feints a counter leg kick.
Grande blocks the body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grande.
The crowd cheers as Grande lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ali doesn't seem phased though.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ali 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.
Grande throws the left hand but Ali avoids the punch easily.
Ali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grande throws a body shot but no joy.
Ali throws a lazy right hand but Grande sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grande misses the shot to the body.
Grande works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ali attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Grande lands a glancing blow to the side of Ali's head.
Grande throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ali throws out a loose jab but Grande uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ali 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.
Ali rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Grande counter with a right hand.
Ali avoids the body shot from Grande.
Grande drops his hands momentarily and Ali takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Grande moves out of range of the body kick from Ali.
Nice body punch from Grande.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ali just misses with a punch to the body.
Ali chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grande can pounce on him.
Grande lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big left from Grande misses.
Ali avoids the head kick by Grande.
Ali displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grande throws out the jab.
Grande slips under a jab.
Ali throws a hook but Grande blocks it.
Ali throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Grande.
An inside leg kick lands from Grande.
Ali throws a solid leg kick but Grande takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ali.
Ali throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grande moves into the clinch.
Grande's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ali lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ali lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Ali misses with a punch on the inside.
Ali working aggressively here.
Ali makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali misses with a punch on the inside.
Ali misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Ali.
Still in the clinch, Ali scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ali misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Grande.
Ali's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Grande.
Ali takes a shot to the head.
Ali works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ali lands an uppercut.
Ali tries a body shot but Grande blocks it.
Grande tries to work over Ali's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ali tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ali blocks a body shot from Grande.
Ali presses Grande against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grande fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ali lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Grande tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ali's elbow.
Ali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jesus Chico Grande will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ali moves out of range as Grande strikes.
Ali missing with a left hand there. Grande was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ali throws a body shot but no joy.
Grande finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grande backing away here, and Ali unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ali lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Grande misses with an uppercut
and Ali counters with a leg kick.
A big right from Grande misses.
Ali bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ali misses with a hook. Grande ducked under it nicely.
Ali looks to throw the jab but Grande is out of range.
Grande lands with a shot to the body.
Ali is looking to clinch.
Ali lands with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali throws a body punch but Grande moves out of range.
Ali tries a low kick but Grande avoids it.
Grande pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ali is out of range and Grande settles back down.
It seemed like Ali was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jab by Grande.
Grande slips under a jab.
Grande throws a body punch but Ali moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ali fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grande checks it well.
Ali throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A leg kick checked by Grande.
Ali takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ali slips a straight right by Grande.
A jab from Ali misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ali.
Ali throws a jab when Grande was well out of range.
Grande throws a series of strikes that have Ali backpedaling.
Ali swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grande connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grande throws out a leg kick but Ali moves out of range and Grande only half commits.
Ali looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ali throws the left hand but Grande avoids the punch easily.
A lazy left from Grande finds it's target.
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!
Ali misses with a straight left.
Grande misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ali.
Ali misses with a straight right.
Ali slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande checks a low kick from Ali.
A telegraphed right hand from Grande misses the target.
Ali connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ali misses with a straight right.
A big left from Ali misses.
Grande was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grande connects with a solid leg kick.
Grande misses with a low kick.
Ali misses with a body kick.
Ali bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grande's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grande.
Grande lands a jab to Ali's midsection.
Grande avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Grande throws a sloppy body shot
and Ali counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ali has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grande.
Ali shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ali throws a right and a left that Grande avoids nicely.
Grande throws a front kick aimed at Ali's knee but Ali avoids it well.
Ali steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Ali connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ali's calf.
Grande fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ali is out of range.
Ali throws a looping overhand right but Grande ducks down to avoid it.
Ali misses with a low kick.
Grande ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ali moves away.
Ali throws a nice looking combination but Grande bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grande is looking to counter punch.
Grande checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ali ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ali pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grande is out of range and Ali settles back down.
Ali throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grande on the side of the head.
Grande walks into a stiff left hand from Ali.
Grande swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ali is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Ali moves into the clinch successfully.
Sarfraz Ali seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ali misses with a punch on the inside.
Grande lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grande.
Grande working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grande lands with a short shot to the head.
Grande misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande can't find room to land a body shot as Ali controls the action.
Grande misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Ali.
Ali tries a body shot but Grande blocks it.
Ali lands a right hand.
Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grande doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sarfraz Ali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ali pushes Grande back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ali makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ali tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ali lands with a light punch inside.
Ali blocks a body shot from Grande.
Grande goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grande blocking some punches.
Grande lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grande lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ali tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grande misses with the head strike.
Grande misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sarfraz Ali.
I think Grande 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Chico Grande!
Post fight, Jesus Chico Grande took to the microphone: 'Stop saying that I look like Goofy! In Colombia, I am known as La Bestia! Stop saying that I look like the Disney character! '.
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