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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Cage (ranked 763 p4p, 107 weight class) and Kaino Heikkinen (ranked 752 p4p, 105 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kaino Heikkinen!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Heikkinen misses.
Heikkinen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Heikkinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cage momentarily.
Cage shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cage was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Heikkinen bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Cage loads up on a big right hand but Heikkinen slips the punch.
Heikkinen throws a low kick, looking for Cage's leg but Cage calmly moves out of range.
Heikkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Heikkinen misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cage throws a head kick that misses.
Heikkinen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cage.
A big left from Heikkinen misses.
Cage misses the shot to the body.
Heikkinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Heikkinen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cage rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Heikkinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cage fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Heikkinen throws a low kick but Cage moves out of range easily.
Cage moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heikkinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heikkinen swings for the body but Cage moves out of range.
Cage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heikkinen.
Cage lands with a straight right. Heikkinen didn't see that one coming.
Cage shoots in and bounces Heikkinen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cage gets to his feet - Heikkinen follows without any prompting.
Kaino Heikkinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut lands for Cage. That snapped Heikkinen's head back.
Heikkinen misses with a looping right.
Cage lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good leg kick by Cage there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tyler Cage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heikkinen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Heikkinen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heikkinen takes a swing at Cage's ribcage but misses.
Heikkinen throws a hook but Cage avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Cage.
Cage misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen digs a good body shot into Cage's ribs.
Cage connects with the punch.
Heikkinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heikkinen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Heikkinen with a jab.
Heikkinen moves out of range of the body kick.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick but Cage moved away.
Cage lands with an overhand left.
Heikkinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cage.
Cage defending well as Heikkinen loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cage is defended easily by Heikkinen.
Nice body punch from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen misses with an uppercut. Cage saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cage. Heikkinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Heikkinen throws out a loose jab but Cage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heikkinen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cage drops his hands momentarily and Heikkinen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cage getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Heikkinen takes one to the chin there.
Heikkinen misses with an uppercut.
Cage takes a swing at Heikkinen's ribcage but misses.
Heikkinen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Heikkinen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cage lands with a right hand.
Heikkinen swings for the body but Cage moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heikkinen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good shot there by Cage.
Heikkinen takes one on the button.
Cage is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Heikkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen lands with a cross.
Cage throws a head kick that misses
and Heikkinen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cage's knee momentarily.
A slow jab from Heikkinen misses its intended target.
Cage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cage moves away.
Cage connects with a body shot that sends Heikkinen's belly button to the back.
Heikkinen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cage avoids the body shot from Heikkinen.
Cage is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Heikkinen looks to land a left hand but Cage moved out of range nicely.
Cage was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Heikkinen scores with a jab.
Cage checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heikkinen.
Cage jabs at Heikkinen's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heikkinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cage counters with a straight right hand.
Heikkinen misses with a low kick.
Heikkinen throws a looping overhand right but Cage ducks down to avoid it.
Heikkinen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cage counters with a stiff right hand.
Heikkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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 Tyler Cage will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice body punch from Cage.
Heikkinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cage.
Cage throws a shot from downtown. Heikkinen moves away and avoids it.
Heikkinen tries to keep at a distance but Cage has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heikkinen misses with a wild body shot.
Heikkinen loads up on a big right hand but Cage slips the punch.
Cage has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cage there as he acknowledges the shot.
Heikkinen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heikkinen.
Cage shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Heikkinen defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Heikkinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cage lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage breaks from the clinch.
Cage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cage moves into the clinch successfully.
Cage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heikkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Cage misses with a looping right.
Cage buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cage takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cage wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Heikkinen throws a big shot that misses.
Heikkinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cage pushes Heikkinen away with a front kick.
Heikkinen misses the shot to the body.
Heikkinen misses with a hook. Cage ducked under it nicely.
Heikkinen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heikkinen slips a jab from Cage.
Heikkinen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cage checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen misses with a hook. Cage ducked under it nicely.
Cage shoots in looking for a takedown. Heikkinen tries to sprawl out of it but Cage keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Heikkinen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Heikkinen throws a looping overhand right but Cage ducks down to avoid it.
Heikkinen avoids the body shot from Cage.
Cage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heikkinen.
It seemed like Heikkinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Heikkinen slips under a jab.
Heikkinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cage rushes Heikkinen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Decent striking displayed by Cage there.
Cage lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Heikkinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heikkinen misses the shot to the body.
Heikkinen misses with a hook.
Cage tries to clinch but Heikkinen is having none of it.
Heikkinen throws a shot from downtown. Cage moves away and avoids it.
Cage misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Heikkinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Heikkinen throws a body punch but Cage moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage throws a sloppy body shot
and Heikkinen counters with a straight right hand.
Heikkinen misses with a straight left.
Cage swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cage.
Cage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heikkinen throws a hook but Cage avoids it easily.
Heikkinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cage's corner calls for a 1-2. Cage obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cage throws a nice looking combination but Heikkinen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Heikkinen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cage throws a left and a right that both miss
and Heikkinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tyler Cage is winning the standup battle so far.
Heikkinen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Heikkinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Heikkinen misses with a straight left.
Cage tries to move into range but Heikkinen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Heikkinen looks to land a left hand but Cage moved out of range nicely.
Cage connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cage dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Heikkinen. That did some damage!
Cage throws a head kick but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Heikkinen throws a hook but Cage blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A leg kick checked by Cage.
Heikkinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heikkinen looks to land a left hand but Cage moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heikkinen. Cage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heikkinen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Heikkinen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Heikkinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cage shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Cage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cage throws a lazy right hand but Heikkinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heikkinen throws out a counter right but Cage avoids it with no problem.
Heikkinen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Heikkinen lands with a right hand.
Cage wants to clinch.
Cage throws a quick inside leg kick.
Heikkinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Cage dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Heikkinen lands a really nice looking cross but Cage seems unphased.
Heikkinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cage momentarily.
Heikkinen misses with a hook.
Cage throws a series of punches but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Heikkinen connects with a jab.
Heikkinen misses with a wild body shot.
Heikkinen ducks under a wild hook from Cage.
Heikkinen keeps the fight on the outside.
Cage throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Heikkinen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cage is in Heikkinen's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cage working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cage working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cage trying to control but Heikkinen is working from the bottom.
Cage throws a big elbow that misses.
Cage with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heikkinen is trying to control the position but Cage postures up.
We've been hearing that Cage has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Cage looking to pass the guard.
Cage stands up and waves to Heikkinen to follow him.
Heikkinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Heikkinen misses with a straight right.
A counter left hand to the body from Cage misses its target.
Heikkinen looks to land a right hand but Cage moved out of range.
Heikkinen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cage is out of range and Heikkinen settles back down.
Heikkinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cage.
Heikkinen misses with a straight right.
Heikkinen scores with a sloppy right hand. Cage should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cage scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice cross by Cage.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cage lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Heikkinen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Heikkinen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Heikkinen lands a jab to Cage's midsection.
Cage shoots in looking for a takedown. Heikkinen tries to sprawl out of it but Cage keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Heikkinen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Good work by Cage as he checks the leg kick.
Cage misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cage blocks a leg kick.
Cage gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short body shot lands from Cage as the two fighters clinch.
Heikkinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heikkinen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cage with a body shot.
Heikkinen misses with a straight right.
Cage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heikkinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cage throws a big shot that misses.
Heikkinen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cage blocks a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cage.
Heikkinen tries to land a leg kick but Cage saw it coming and moves away.
Cage went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heikkinen.
Cage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Heikkinen! But no joy.
Cage takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cage scores with a nice strike.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cage. Heikkinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cage lands with an uppercut that bounces Heikkinen off the cage and back into range.
Heikkinen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A punch combination from Cage misses.
Heikkinen steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Heikkinen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cage is out of range and Heikkinen settles back down.
Cage changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cage is defended easily by Heikkinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cage keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kaino Heikkinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cage lands a nice shot that snaps Heikkinen's head back.
Heikkinen scores with a jab to the head.
Tyler Cage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cage misses with a series of wild punches.
Cage tries to clinch but Heikkinen is having none of it.
Heikkinen throws a solid leg kick but Cage takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Heikkinen.
Heikkinen misses with a looping right.
Heikkinen ducks right into an uppercut from Cage.
Heikkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cage manages to avoid it.
Heikkinen lands with a straight right. Cage didn't see that one coming.
Cage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cage throws a body punch but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Heikkinen looks to land a right hand but Cage moved out of range.
Heikkinen lands a nice looking body shot.
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 Tyler Cage.
Well Cage 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Cage!
A relieved looking Tyler Cage 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Sokolov (ranked 781 p4p, 119 weight class) and Jab Brown (ranked 846 p4p, 129 weight class). Brown comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lützenkirchen - German Kiss kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Konstantin Sokolov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jab Brown!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sokolov defends it nicely.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Sokolov pushes him off.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sokolov.
Sokolov throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sokolov. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A big right from Sokolov misses.
Sokolov throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Brown takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sokolov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokolov scores with a hook.
Sokolov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sokolov trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokolov working Brown over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brown manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Brown is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brown working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sokolov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sokolov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sokolov preventing the sweep.
Brown is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sokolov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brown lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Brown looking to pass the guard.
Sokolov pulls Brown in close to his closed guard and prevents Brown from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sokolov is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sokolov has his hands on Brown's head, controlling the position.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sokolov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brown throwing strikes but missing.
Brown postures up.
Brown preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov has control of Brown's left arm, preventing Brown from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brown's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sokolov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Brown drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sokolov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Brown has Sokolov in his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brown is on top in guard.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Sokolov keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sokolov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sokolov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sokolov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov prevents Brown from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Sokolov there.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sokolov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Brown looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Brown taking some punishment here, with Sokolov in his half guard.
Brown taking some punishment here, with Sokolov in his half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown moves into full guard.
Sokolov landing with the ground and pound.
Sokolov scoring with some ground and pound.
Brown has momentary wrist control but Sokolov slips an elbow through the middle.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Our spies down at at London MMA Club inform us that Brown has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Sokolov works over Brown with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Sokolov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brown fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brown is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sokolov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sokolov throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sokolov.
Sokolov missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sokolov sets himself, and Brown steps forward looking for the clinch! Sokolov avoids it this time.
Sokolov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Sokolov throws a lazy uppercut
and Brown counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sokolov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brown postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sokolov is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Brown, into his guard.
Brown had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sokolov defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokolov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sokolov is stalling in the full guard.
Brown working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Sokolov has passed into half guard!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Sokolov.
Brown has hold of Sokolov's hands but Sokolov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Brown is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sokolov pulls his head out easily.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Sokolov has control of the leg.
Brown is pressing down on Sokolov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sokolov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brown's guard.
Brown is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sokolov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sokolov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sokolov is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brown actively working from the bottom here.
Brown looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov drops an elbow to the side of Brown's head.
Sokolov working over Brown with some ground and pound. Brown looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sokolov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Brown is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sokolov pulls his head out easily.
Brown wants to improve his position but Sokolov is controlling well.
Sokolov working over Brown with some ground and pound. Brown looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sokolov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sokolov controlling the action here.
Sokolov moves nicely into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sokolov working the head with strikes.
Brown is rocked!
Brown takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Brown is still in real trouble! Can Sokolov finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sokolov lands a strong strike to the head of Brown. That's dazed him! Sokolov looking to finish here. Brown is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Sokolov lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konstantin Sokolov!
After winning the bout, Konstantin Sokolov 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Meltroco Bimbotinque (ranked 465 p4p, 68 weight class) and Shayne Corson (ranked 439 p4p, 66 weight class). Shayne Corson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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28
172 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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39
178 lbs
25 - 10 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Meltroco Bimbotinque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Shayne Corson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bimbotinque fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It seemed like Corson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice body punch from Bimbotinque.
Bimbotinque takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Meltroco Bimbotinque has been cut.
Corson slips a straight right by Bimbotinque.
Bimbotinque rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Corson counters with a stiff right hand.
Corson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bimbotinque.
Bimbotinque misses with a body shot.
Corson feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Corson throws a big shot that misses.
Corson connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bimbotinque swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Corson to counter with a crisp jab.
Bimbotinque lands with an uppercut that bounces Corson off the cage and back into range.
Bimbotinque shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Corson but Corson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Corson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Corson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Corson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bimbotinque throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Corson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Corson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bimbotinque connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Corson scrambles back to his feet.
Bimbotinque misses with an uppercut.
Shayne Corson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bimbotinque shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Corson sprawls well. Corson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bimbotinque gets slowly back to his feet.
Corson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bimbotinque with a body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Meltroco Bimbotinque. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bimbotinque looks to land a left hand but Corson moved out of range nicely.
Corson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bimbotinque thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Meltroco Bimbotinque seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Bimbotinque there.
Corson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bimbotinque.
Bimbotinque fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Corson to the ground. Bimbotinque is now in Corson's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bimbotinque loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corson controlling Bimbotinque's posture.
Bimbotinque tries to free his leg and advance position but Corson is retaining full guard.
Bimbotinque trying to control the position from guard on top but Corson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bimbotinque tries to free his leg and advance position but Corson is retaining full guard.
Bimbotinque throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bimbotinque is looking to work some ground and pound but Corson has wrist control.
Corson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bimbotinque shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Corson's guard.
Corson looking to control.
Bimbotinque throws a big elbow that misses.
Bimbotinque has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Corson controls Bimbotinque momentarily but Bimbotinque frees himself.
Corson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Corson is on top in guard.
Corson wants to pass the guard but Bimbotinque is keeping the position.
Corson trying to control but Bimbotinque is working from the bottom.
Corson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bimbotinque swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Corson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Corson passes into half guard.
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 Meltroco Bimbotinque will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Meltroco Bimbotinque's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Corson slips a jab from Bimbotinque.
Bimbotinque misses with a takedown attempt - Corson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Meltroco Bimbotinque is winning the standup battle so far.
Bimbotinque misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Corson misses.
Bimbotinque scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bimbotinque fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Corson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bimbotinque with a body shot.
Corson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Corson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Corson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bimbotinque.
Corson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bimbotinque.
Corson stuffs the takedown.
Corson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Meltroco Bimbotinque. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, jab by Bimbotinque - just one landing.
Bimbotinque throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Corson.
Corson swings for the body but Bimbotinque moves out of range.
A jab from Bimbotinque misses.
Corson misses with a wild body shot.
Bimbotinque fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Corson avoids it really well and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Corson! But no joy.
Corson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bimbotinque drops his hands momentarily and Corson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Corson misses the target.
Corson misses with a leg kick
and Bimbotinque counters with a stiff right hand.
Bimbotinque throws a body punch but Corson moves out of range.
Corson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bimbotinque.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bimbotinque misses with an uppercut
and Corson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bimbotinque swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bimbotinque throws a hook but Corson blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Corson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bimbotinque just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corson. Bimbotinque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bimbotinque sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Corson connects with a single shot there.
Bimbotinque takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Corson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bimbotinque misses with a body shot
and Corson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bimbotinque is rocked!
Bimbotinque misses with a hook
and Corson counters with a crisp right that sends Bimbotinque to the canvas! Corson follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shayne Corson!
Our winner, Shayne Corson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Winston (ranked 705 p4p, 101 weight class) and Aleksandr Sinytsyn (ranked 374 p4p, 57 weight class). Winston's entrance music is The Lost Boy. A fine choice. 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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35
200 lbs
24 - 21 - 0 |
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35
195 lbs
18 - 12 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Winston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Sinytsyn!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winston takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Winston drives through and clinches with Sinytsyn against the cage.
Sinytsyn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sinytsyn is pressed up against the cage. Winston has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sinytsyn down to the mat. Sinytsyn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Aleksandr Sinytsyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sinytsyn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Winston in his tracks.
Sinytsyn staying out of range there.
Winston misses with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Winston misses
and Sinytsyn counters with a nice uppercut.
Sinytsyn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Winston counters with a left and a right that stings Sinytsyn.
Winston takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winston is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sinytsyn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sinytsyn unleashes a big counter combination but Winston bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Winston throws a body punch but Sinytsyn moves out of range.
Winston backing away here, and Sinytsyn unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Winston definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sinytsyn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Winston gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winston is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sinytsyn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sinytsyn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Winston throwing strikes but missing.
Winston with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Winston pushing down on Sinytsyn's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Winston connects with a nice short shot to Sinytsyn's temple.
Winston working the head and body with strikes.
Winston drops an elbow to the side of Sinytsyn's head.
Sinytsyn trying to control but Winston postures up.
Sinytsyn holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Winston prevents Sinytsyn from improving his position.
Winston drops an elbow to the side of Sinytsyn's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinytsyn is looking to escape.
Winston scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Winston lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Winston stops Sinytsyn from getting back to his feet.
Winston lands strikes from half guard.
Winston lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winston is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Winston working over Sinytsyn with some ground and pound. Sinytsyn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Winston stops Sinytsyn from getting back to his feet.
Winston is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sinytsyn doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Winston.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston lands strikes from half guard.
Sinytsyn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Winston scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sinytsyn tries to kick Winston off but Winston keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Winston lands a nice short elbow.
Sinytsyn is rocked!
Sinytsyn pushes Winston off looking to stand but Winston dives back in and keeps control.
Winston 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.
Sinytsyn is still in real trouble! Can Winston finish him?
Winston lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Sinytsyn! More strikes land and this one is all over! Winston jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Winston!
After the big win, Harry Winston made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Aspire Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert MacArthur Jnr (ranked 620 p4p, 91 weight class) and Lolipo Slider (ranked 412 p4p, 59 weight class). MacArthur Jnr comes to the cage accompanied by A sweaty one for you. x. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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31
216 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
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36
220 lbs
26 - 15 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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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
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert MacArthur Jnr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lolipo Slider!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacArthur Jnr lands a right hook to the body.
MacArthur Jnr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Slider walks into a jab.
Slider misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Slider.
MacArthur Jnr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Slider doesn't seem bothered though.
Slider scores with a body shot.
MacArthur Jnr throws a leg kick but Slider checks it.
Slider appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Slider ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacArthur Jnr moves away.
We've been told by MacArthur Jnr's head coaches at Chakuriki LA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A leg kick checked by MacArthur Jnr.
Slider tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Slider rushes MacArthur Jnr and presses him up against the cage.
Slider told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Slider lands a right hand.
Slider's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacArthur Jnr struggles to land a body shot inside as Slider controls his hands.
Slider lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr lands with a short shot to the head.
Slider pushes MacArthur Jnr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Slider on the inside.
A body shot lands from MacArthur Jnr.
Slider struggles to land a body shot inside as MacArthur Jnr controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacArthur Jnr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slider's elbow.
Slider's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Slider tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slider tries a body shot but MacArthur Jnr blocks it.
MacArthur Jnr lands a hook that snaps the head of Slider backwards.
Slider misses with a punch to the body.
Slider lands a right hand that snaps the head of MacArthur Jnr backwards.
Slider trying to land knees to the body.
MacArthur Jnr working hard to break the clinch.
Slider doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slider tries to land a knee to the head but MacArthur Jnr blocks with his arms.
MacArthur Jnr blocks an uppercut.
MacArthur Jnr lands a hook that snaps the head of Slider backwards.
Slider lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
MacArthur Jnr manages to break the clinch.
Slider has taken the fight to the clinch.
MacArthur Jnr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Slider has him pressed against the cage.
Slider works on MacArthur Jnr's body with a couple of short punches.
Slider keeps the fight in the clinch, despite MacArthur Jnr's efforts to push away.
Slider struggles to land a body shot inside as MacArthur Jnr controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from MacArthur Jnr fails to land.
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!
Slider with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
MacArthur Jnr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
MacArthur Jnr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
MacArthur Jnr tries to break free but Slider pushes him back against the cage.
Slider managing to block the knees to the body from MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr tries to throw a body punch but Slider avoids it by throwing MacArthur Jnr back against the cage.
Slider swings wildly with an uppercut but MacArthur Jnr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slider blocks an uppercut.
MacArthur Jnr scores with a hook to the body.
Slider working aggressively here.
Slider lands a left hand.
Slider misses with some punches.
Slider misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Slider fails to land.
MacArthur Jnr tries to throw a body punch but Slider avoids it by throwing MacArthur Jnr back against the cage.
Slider scores with a hook to the body.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Jnr misses with the head strike.
MacArthur Jnr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
MacArthur Jnr is trying to force a seperation but Slider has the dominant position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Slider obliges.
MacArthur Jnr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slider tries to clinch up but MacArthur Jnr circles away and keeps his distance.
MacArthur Jnr feinted there with a counter leg kick.
MacArthur Jnr dips to his left and cracks Slider with an uppercut!
A big left from MacArthur Jnr misses.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a low kick.
MacArthur Jnr avoids the body shot from Slider.
MacArthur Jnr feinted there with a counter leg kick.
An inside leg kick from MacArthur Jnr misses.
MacArthur Jnr checks the leg kick nicely there.
MacArthur Jnr lands with a kick to the ribs.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a straight left.
Slider needs to keep his hands up - MacArthur Jnr had a free shot at his head there.
Slider throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
MacArthur Jnr throws a head kick that misses.
MacArthur Jnr is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
MacArthur Jnr thuds his shin into the meat of Slider's side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slider throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacArthur Jnr. Slider does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacArthur Jnr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacArthur Jnr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Slider.
A shot to the liver by Slider. Beautiful body shot.
Slider walks into a left hand.
MacArthur Jnr falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Slider to counter with a crisp jab.
Slider rushes MacArthur Jnr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
MacArthur Jnr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Slider.
Slider misses with a punch to the body.
Slider looking to throw knees to the head but MacArthur Jnr is blocking nicely.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Slider fails to land.
MacArthur Jnr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sliders head.
MacArthur Jnr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
MacArthur Jnr tries to throw a body punch but Slider avoids it by throwing MacArthur Jnr back against the cage.
MacArthur Jnr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MacArthur Jnr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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 Robert MacArthur Jnr will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Slider misses with a wild body shot.
MacArthur Jnr jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
MacArthur Jnr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
MacArthur Jnr sizes up Slider with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
MacArthur Jnr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab by MacArthur Jnr.
Slider tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. MacArthur Jnr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
MacArthur Jnr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Slider throws a body shot but no joy.
Slider throws an overhand right that lands on MacArthur Jnr's shoulder, as MacArthur Jnr tries to avoid the shot.
MacArthur Jnr scores with a jab to the head.
Slider throws a leg kick but MacArthur Jnr moved away.
Slider is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by MacArthur Jnr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slider tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacArthur Jnr was well out of range. Poor timing from Slider.
MacArthur Jnr looks to land a body kick but Slider moved away.
Slider tries to keep at a distance but MacArthur Jnr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Slider misses with a punch on the inside.
MacArthur Jnr blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slider tries to land knees in the clinch but MacArthur Jnr avoids the damage to the body.
MacArthur Jnr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slider has MacArthur Jnr pressed against the cage, preventing MacArthur Jnr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Slider swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slider can't find room to land a body shot as MacArthur Jnr controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from MacArthur Jnr.
Slider swings wildly with an uppercut but MacArthur Jnr uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacArthur Jnr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
MacArthur Jnr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Slider.
MacArthur Jnr lands with a left to the head.
Slider pushes MacArthur Jnr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
MacArthur Jnr tries to throw a body punch but Slider avoids it by throwing MacArthur Jnr back against the cage.
MacArthur Jnr scores with a shoulder strike.
Slider lands a nice shot to the body.
Slider misses with some punches.
MacArthur Jnr tries to throw a body punch but Slider avoids it by throwing MacArthur Jnr back against the cage.
Slider lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Slider lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
MacArthur Jnr breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slider tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacArthur Jnr was well out of range. Poor timing from Slider.
Slider throws a body shot but no joy.
As Slider backs away, MacArthur Jnr returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Slider pivots, looking for a leg kick but MacArthur Jnr is out of range and Slider settles back down.
Slider takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Slider swings for the body but MacArthur Jnr moves out of range.
Slider misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacArthur Jnr.
Slider scores with a shot to the body.
MacArthur Jnr checks a low kick from Slider.
Slider fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacArthur Jnr manages to avoid it.
Slider throws a jab when MacArthur Jnr was well out of range.
MacArthur Jnr throws an overhand right that lands on Slider's shoulder, as Slider tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick from Slider misses
and MacArthur Jnr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
MacArthur Jnr throws a hook but Slider blocks it.
Slider throws a low kick but it's checked well by MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a low kick.
Slider throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Jnr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MacArthur Jnr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
MacArthur Jnr scores with a body shot.
MacArthur Jnr swings for the body but Slider moves out of range.
Slider misses with a low kick.
MacArthur Jnr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Slider swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slider throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Slider lands a jab to MacArthur Jnr's midsection.
MacArthur Jnr pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Slider back to the cage. MacArthur Jnr follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Slider is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
MacArthur Jnr throws a shot to the body.
MacArthur Jnr jabs Slider right on the nose. Slider blinks but takes it well.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a wild body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from MacArthur Jnr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Slider has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Slider and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
MacArthur Jnr moves out of range as Slider strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Jnr scores with a push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacArthur Jnr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Slider on the side of the head.
Slider uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slider.
MacArthur Jnr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Slider under the eye.
Slider walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. MacArthur Jnr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Slider moves out of range as MacArthur Jnr strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MacArthur Jnr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slider.
MacArthur Jnr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Slider has time to react.
Slider throws a low kick, looking for MacArthur Jnr's leg but MacArthur Jnr calmly moves out of range.
A jab from Slider finds it's way through MacArthur Jnr's defenses.
MacArthur Jnr tries a head kick but it misses.
Slider moves out of range of the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slider. MacArthur Jnr does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert MacArthur Jnr dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Slider looks to score with a jab to the body but MacArthur Jnr is just out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Slider lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and MacArthur Jnr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from MacArthur Jnr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Slider is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down MacArthur Jnr rather than just go for the knockout.
A kick lands to the mid section there for MacArthur Jnr.
Nice straight punches there by MacArthur Jnr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr throws a body kick that misses.
Slider moves forwards but MacArthur Jnr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
MacArthur Jnr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
MacArthur Jnr swings for the body but Slider moves out of range.
Slider gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Slider can't find room to land a body shot as MacArthur Jnr controls the action.
A short right from MacArthur Jnr.
Slider misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slider lands a right hand that snaps the head of MacArthur Jnr backwards.
Slider tries a body shot but MacArthur Jnr blocks it.
Slider works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Slider blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slider tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slider lands a hook that snaps the head of MacArthur Jnr backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slider tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MacArthur Jnr throws a head punch that misses.
Slider has a couple of punches blocked by MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr breaks from the clinch.
MacArthur Jnr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Slider will feel that in the morning.
MacArthur Jnr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Slider fails in his attempt to clinch.
Robert MacArthur Jnr is winning the standup battle so far.
MacArthur Jnr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slider misses with a wild body shot.
MacArthur Jnr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
MacArthur Jnr connects with a body shot.
Slider tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Slider missing with a left hand there. MacArthur Jnr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
MacArthur Jnr fires out a quick counter leg kick but Slider just manages to avoid it.
MacArthur Jnr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
MacArthur Jnr swings for the body but Slider moves out of range.
Slider throws a body shot but no joy.
MacArthur Jnr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slider just misses with a punch to the body.
Slider misses the body punch
and MacArthur Jnr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slider keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacArthur Jnr misses with an uppercut.
MacArthur Jnr thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Slider if he has to take too many more of those.
Slider fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and MacArthur Jnr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Slider misses with a straight right.
MacArthur Jnr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slider manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Slider throws a leg kick but MacArthur Jnr checks it.
MacArthur Jnr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
MacArthur Jnr lands a leg kick that knocks Slider off balance momentarily.
MacArthur Jnr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Slider connects with a jab.
Slider throws a hook but MacArthur Jnr avoids it easily.
It looked like MacArthur Jnr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Slider.
MacArthur Jnr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slider moves out of range as MacArthur Jnr strikes.
MacArthur Jnr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Slider has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
MacArthur Jnr throws a sloppy head kick and Slider moves out of range easily.
Slider misses with a right hand
and MacArthur Jnr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Slider jabs MacArthur Jnr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Slider lands with a right hand.
Slider throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Slider on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Slider tries to score with a low kick but MacArthur Jnr moves his leg out of the way.
MacArthur Jnr ducks under a wild hook from Slider.
MacArthur Jnr tried to counter with a leg kick but Slider avoided it.
Slider throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacArthur Jnr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slider throws a lazy right hand but MacArthur Jnr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slider doesn't manage to clinch there - MacArthur Jnr circles away.
Slider has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from MacArthur Jnr.
Slider lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
MacArthur Jnr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Jnr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slider was well out of range. Poor timing from MacArthur Jnr.
Slider lands a nice leg kick that just misses MacArthur Jnr's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Slider throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from MacArthur Jnr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
MacArthur Jnr scores with a kick to the body.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Slider looks to score with a jab to the body but MacArthur Jnr is just out of range.
Slider misses with a right hand
and MacArthur Jnr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
MacArthur Jnr throws a looping overhand right but Slider ducks down to avoid it.
MacArthur Jnr takes a swing at Slider's ribcage but misses.
MacArthur Jnr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Slider.
Slider lands a nice leg kick that just misses MacArthur Jnr's sensitive parts.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
MacArthur Jnr manages to break the clinch.
A jab from MacArthur Jnr does it's job there.
Lolipo Slider has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slider throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert MacArthur Jnr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for MacArthur Jnr, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert MacArthur Jnr!
Robert MacArthur Jnr thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Sepulveda (ranked 430 p4p, 57 weight class) and Felix Legions (ranked 584 p4p, 73 weight class). Sepulveda's entrance music is Lady Gaga - Alejandro. A fine choice. Legions has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Alejandro Sepulveda could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Felix Legions's chin.
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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
33 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alejandro Sepulveda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Legions!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sepulveda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sepulveda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Legions.
Sepulveda throws a shot from downtown. Legions moves away and avoids it.
Sepulveda throws a combination that misses
and Legions counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sepulveda with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Legions takes one to the side of the head.
Legions tries to sprawl but Sepulveda drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Legions is trying to control but can't.
Legions is not content to let Sepulveda control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Legions manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Legions looking for subs off his back but Sepulveda has passed one foot through into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sepulveda in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepulveda is trying to control the action in half guard but Legions is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Legions is looking to control Sepulveda's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Legions avoid being mounted?
Sepulveda is trying to control. Legions wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Legions moves into full guard.
Sepulveda wants to control from the top but Legions keeps moving.
Sepulveda wants to pass the guard but Legions is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Legions looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Legions looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sepulveda trying to control but Legions is working from the bottom.
Legions is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sepulveda looking to pass the guard.
Sepulveda trying to control the position from guard on top but Legions is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Legions is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sepulveda wants to pass the guard but Legions is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legions looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sepulveda passes into side control.
You can see the frustration on Legions's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sepulveda advances nicely into full mount.
Legions really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sepulveda sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sepulveda tries to control but Legions wriggling away.
Sepulveda avoids the attempt from Legions to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legions has given up his back here. Will Sepulveda look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Legions is trying to break free.
Legions trying to control the action but Sepulveda just sinks the hooks in.
Legions is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Sepulveda controlling well, preventing Legions from escaping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sepulveda is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Legions tries to escape but Sepulveda has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Sepulveda has got one arm under Legions's chin. This could be trouble... Legions trying to control the other hand but Sepulveda gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Legions has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alejandro Sepulveda!
A victorious Alejandro Sepulveda thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cheik Imbula (ranked 325 p4p, 50 weight class) and Pablo Maraçon (ranked 201 p4p, 30 weight class). Imbula comes to the cage accompanied by The Bongo Massive. Maraçon has chosen Pistolero as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cheik Imbula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Pablo Maraçon!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maraçon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Imbula lands a lovely overhand right.
Maraçon scores with a nice right hand.
Maraçon swings widly with a right hand
and Imbula counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maraçon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Imbula.
Maraçon just misses with a punch to the body.
Imbula wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maraçon just misses with a punch to the body.
Imbula avoids a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Imbula.
Maraçon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Imbula will feel that in the morning.
Maraçon takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maraçon digs a good body shot into Imbula's ribs.
Maraçon blocks a head kick by Imbula.
Maraçon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maraçon throws a lazy right hand but Imbula sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Imbula is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imbula misses with a leg kick.
Imbula throws a hook to the side of Maraçon's head but Maraçon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maraçon misses with an uppercut
and Imbula counters with an outside leg kick.
Imbula lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maraçon at a distance.
Maraçon has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Imbula throws a chopping leg kick but Maraçon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Maraçon looks to land a body kick but Imbula moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maraçon. Imbula does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maraçon slips a straight right by Imbula.
A nice side step and Maraçon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Imbula jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Imbula takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Imbula scores with a sloppy right hand. Maraçon should have avoided that one.
Maraçon thows a leg kick but Imbula checks it
and Imbula counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Imbula performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon trying to control but Imbula postures up.
Maraçon wants to improve his position but Imbula is controlling well.
Maraçon is doing well to control the position and prevent Imbula from advancing to side control.
Imbula is keen to just control but Maraçon is a slippery customer.
Imbula is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Imbula prevents Maraçon from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon keeping hold of Imbula's head, controlling as best he can.
Imbula wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maraçon keeps working.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Imbula avoids the body shot from Maraçon.
Maraçon looks to throw a body kick
and Imbula counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maraçon swings widly with a right hand
and Imbula counters with a right hand to the body.
Imbula throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Maraçon tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Imbula is in Maraçon's guard.
Maraçon has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Imbula is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon tries to work over Imbula's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Imbula swings wildly with an uppercut but Maraçon uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Imbula throws a punch but it's blocked by Maraçon.
Maraçon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maraçon misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Imbula's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Imbula prevents a body shot from Maraçon.
Maraçon lands a hook that snaps the head of Imbula backwards.
Maraçon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Maraçon on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Imbula.
Maraçon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maraçon tries to work over Imbula's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Maraçon as the two fighters clinch.
Maraçon scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maraçon.
Imbula can't find room to land a body shot as Maraçon controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Maraçon.
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 Cheik Imbula will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A leg kick checked by Maraçon.
Imbula throws a leg kick but Maraçon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pablo Maraçon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Imbula scores with a kick to the body.
Imbula looks to throw the jab but Maraçon is out of range.
Maraçon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Imbula swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Maraçon misses with a left hand
and Imbula makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Imbula fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Maraçon on the side of the head.
Imbula fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Maraçon looks to land a left hand but Imbula moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maraçon looks to land a left hand but Imbula moved out of range nicely.
Maraçon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Maraçon does it's job there.
Maraçon sizes up Imbula with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maraçon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maraçon, right into the meat.
Imbula throws a body punch but Maraçon moves out of range.
A slow jab from Imbula misses its intended target.
Imbula looks to land a left hand but Maraçon moved out of range nicely.
Maraçon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Imbula misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Maraçon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maraçon blocks a head kick by Imbula.
Some bone on bone action there as Maraçon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Imbula looks to throw the jab but Maraçon is out of range.
Maraçon slips a straight right by Imbula.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Maraçon.
Nice body kick there by Maraçon.
Maraçon throws a front kick aimed at Imbula's knee but Imbula avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon looks to score with a jab to the body but Imbula is just out of range.
Maraçon lunges at Imbula with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Imbula's hand.
Imbula avoids a kick to the body.
Maraçon throws a lazy uppercut
and Imbula counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Imbula.
Maraçon has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Imbula is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Imbula scores with a shot to the side of Maraçon's head.
Maraçon tries to land knees in the clinch but Imbula avoids the damage to the body.
Maraçon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Imbula.
Imbula can't find room to land a body shot as Maraçon controls the action.
Maraçon tries to throw a body punch but Imbula avoids it by throwing Maraçon back against the cage.
Maraçon tries a body shot but Imbula blocks it.
Maraçon tries to work over Imbula's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Imbula doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maraçon pushes Imbula back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Maraçon.
A nice left hand lands by Imbula.
Imbula takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon scores with a shot to the side of Imbula's head.
Maraçon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Imbulas head.
Maraçon blocking some punches.
Maraçon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maraçon misses with the head strike.
Imbula tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Maraçon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Imbula softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Imbula scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Imbula scores with a nice hook to the head.
Imbula pushes Maraçon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Maraçon on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Imbula.
Imbula lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maraçon lands with a right to the head.
Imbula lands a hook that snaps the head of Maraçon backwards.
Maraçon pushes Imbula back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Imbula swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maraçon.
Maraçon misses with a punch on the inside.
Imbula tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maraçon's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imbula lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maraçon backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maraçon.
Maraçon throws a punch but it's blocked by Imbula.
Imbula prevents a body shot from Maraçon.
Maraçon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maraçon takes a shot to the head.
Imbula gets through Maraçon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Imbula blocks an elbow strike from Maraçon.
Maraçon blocks a body shot from Imbula.
Maraçon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Imbula lands a hook that snaps the head of Maraçon backwards.
Pablo Maraçon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maraçon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Imbula tries to work over Maraçon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Imbula tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Imbula.
A left hand lands to the body for Maraçon.
A right hook to the body lands for Maraçon.
Maraçon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maraçon pushes Imbula back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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 Cheik Imbula will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Maraçon scores with a nice body kick.
Maraçon moves out of range of the body kick from Imbula.
Maraçon lands an overhand right.
Nice jab there from Maraçon.
Imbula lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Maraçon misses the target.
As Maraçon looks to move away, Imbula throws a big counter combo but Maraçon just gets out of the way.
Imbula on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Imbula looks to throw a body kick
and Maraçon counters with a body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maraçon.
Maraçon tests Imbula's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maraçon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Imbula stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Maraçon misses with a lunging right hand
and Imbula counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maraçon. Imbula does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maraçon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A bone on bone clash there as Maraçon blocks the leg kick.
Imbula keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maraçon.
Imbula checks the leg kick nicely there.
Maraçon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maraçon misses with a low kick.
Maraçon feints and then cracks Imbula's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Imbula down.
Maraçon throws a half hearted mid kick.
It looked like Imbula wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Imbula jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Imbula on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Imbula takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Maraçon.
Pablo Maraçon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Imbula shoots in but Maraçon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pablo Maraçon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maraçon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Imbula misses with a straight right.
Maraçon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Imbula is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maraçon.
Maraçon is trying to counter with his kicks.
Maraçon just misses with a punch to the body.
Maraçon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Imbula goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Imbula on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon jabs Imbula right on the nose. Imbula blinks but takes it well.
Maraçon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Imbula moves away from the strike by Maraçon.
Maraçon with a hook.
Maraçon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Imbula sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maraçon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pablo Maraçon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Imbula blocks a leg kick.
Maraçon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Imbula if he has to take too many more of those.
Imbula slips a jab from Maraçon.
Maraçon throws a big shot that misses.
Imbula is looking to counter punch.
Imbula ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Imbula.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cheik Imbula. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon has closed the distance and engaged Imbula in a clinch.
Maraçon misses with a body punch.
Imbula drags the fight down to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Imbula looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Imbula working a defensive guard here.
Maraçon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cheik Imbula is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maraçon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Maraçon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Imbula 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Cheik Imbula!
After winning the bout, Cheik Imbula 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Dag Daghammar (ranked 230 p4p, 27 weight class) and Bonerz McGee (ranked 256 p4p, 32 weight class). Daghammar's entrance music is Just like that - Dregen. A fine choice. The key to victory for Dag Daghammar has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dag Daghammar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bonerz McGee!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daghammar swings for the body but McGee moves out of range.
Daghammar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Daghammar thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGee needs to keep his hands up - Daghammar had a free shot at his head there.
We've been told by Daghammar's head coaches at The Basement that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McGee fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Daghammar was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McGee.
McGee scores with a nice body kick.
Daghammar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Daghammar throws a body shot but no joy.
Daghammar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McGee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Daghammar connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daghammar moves out of range as McGee throws a body kick.
Daghammar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Good standup being displayed there by McGee as he connects with a hook.
McGee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGee lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
McGee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McGee not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McGee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Daghammar is trying to stand up here but McGee is controlling him well.
Daghammar has hold of McGee's hands but McGee slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
McGee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Daghammar is defending against the submission attempts here by McGee.
McGee not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee seems to be looking for submissions.
McGee looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Daghammar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McGee.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daghammar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McGee wants to pass to mount but Daghammar is defending the position.
McGee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McGee working the head and body with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGee 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.
McGee looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar gets full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw McGee working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
McGee cracks Daghammar with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McGee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McGee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McGee stops Daghammar from standing up.
McGee stands up over Daghammar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McGee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGee postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Daghammar is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of McGee, into his guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McGee wants to sweep but no luck.
Daghammar trying to control the position from guard on top but McGee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Daghammar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Daghammar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Daghammar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Daghammar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Daghammar stopping the sweep attempt from McGee.
McGee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Daghammar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McGee has his foot on Daghammar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Daghammar works his way back into a safe position though.
Daghammar cracks McGee with a solid left hand.
McGee keeping moving, preventing Daghammar from controlling successfully.
Daghammar throws a big elbow that misses.
Daghammar landing some decent shots from guard.
Daghammar is looking to work some ground and pound but McGee has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bonerz McGee will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McGee staying out of range there.
Daghammar backing away here, and McGee unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Daghammar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGee slips under a jab from Daghammar.
McGee misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Daghammar misses the target.
McGee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daghammar.
Daghammar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGee manages to avoid it.
Daghammar misses with a lunging right hand
and McGee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Daghammar misses the target.
And McGee responds with a good body kick, but Daghammar manages to step out the way in time.
Daghammar throws a shot to the body.
Dag Daghammar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daghammar scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McGee.
Daghammar is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Daghammar finds it's way through McGee's defenses.
Daghammar misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daghammar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Daghammar 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.
Daghammar moves forwards but McGee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McGee does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Daghammar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGee was well out of range. Poor timing from Daghammar.
Daghammar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McGee counters with a low kick, right behind Daghammar 's knee.
McGee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daghammar.
A telegraphed right hand from McGee misses the target.
McGee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Daghammar to score with a decent uppercut.
McGee wants to clinch up but Daghammar keeps it at a distance.
McGee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Daghammar gets the takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
McGee manages to get back to half guard.
McGee is looking to improve his position.
Daghammar lands strikes from half guard.
McGee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Daghammar.
McGee is looking to improve his position.
McGee is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Daghammar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
McGee actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are battling for position here. McGee manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Daghammar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Daghammar cracks McGee with a solid left hand.
Daghammar wants to pass the guard but McGee is keeping the position.
McGee looking for a sweep. Not yet McGee, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar stands up out of McGee's guard for a moment - McGee manages to land a nice upkick.
Bonerz McGee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Daghammar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McGee's head.
McGee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McGee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Daghammar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McGee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Daghammar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Daghammar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Daghammar lands a couple of digs.
McGee wants to improve his position but instead Daghammar has moved into half guard.
McGee wants to get back to full guard.
Daghammar trying to control from half guard but McGee is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Daghammar working McGee over with strikes.
McGee moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Daghammar trying to control the position from guard on top but McGee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daghammar is really struggling to control McGee but he's trying to hold on to the position.
McGee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Daghammar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Daghammar trying to control the position from guard on top but McGee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Daghammar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Daghammar is in close to McGee's body, working some short punches and elbows.
McGee has momentary wrist control but Daghammar slips an elbow through the middle.
McGee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dag Daghammar dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
McGee blocks a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Daghammar. No joy for McGee on that attempt.
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daghammar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daghammar tries to counter with a takedown but McGee is quick to defend against it.
McGee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daghammar swings away with a body shot that misses
and McGee counters with a straight right hand.
McGee ducks right into an uppercut from Daghammar.
McGee scores with a spinning back kick!
McGee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Daghammar counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
McGee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daghammar is in close to McGee's body, working some short punches and elbows.
McGee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Daghammar's guard.
McGee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McGee trying to move into half guard but instead Daghammar has managed to sweep!
McGee keeping moving, preventing Daghammar from controlling successfully.
Daghammar stopping the sweep attempt from McGee.
Daghammar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McGee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Daghammar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Daghammar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Daghammar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McGee throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Daghammar escapes and throws McGee's legs to the side, diving into side control!
McGee is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused McGee some visible discomfort.
McGee tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Daghammar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Daghammar working the head and body with strikes.
Check out the look on Daghammar's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
McGee takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
McGee tries to bench press Daghammar off him but Daghammar keeps the position.
Daghammar landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Daghammar is working McGee over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGee tries to improve position but can't.
McGee is still trying to improve position.
Daghammar is putting a hurting on McGee here, landing some big shots from side control.
McGee is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Daghammar lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar trying to control the position but McGee is working away.
Daghammar scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at McGee to see if he's OK.
McGee taking a bit of punishment here - Daghammar scoring with strikes.
Daghammar wants to control but McGee is keeping him busy.
McGee sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Daghammar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
McGee is looking for a sweep. Daghammar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Daghammar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Daghammar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Daghammar is trying to control. McGee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Daghammar lands strikes from half guard.
McGee wants to get back to full guard.
McGee looking for a kimura from the bottom but Daghammar passes into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Daghammar is working McGee over with some ground and pound from side control.
McGee is rocked!
McGee on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
McGee is still in real trouble! Can Daghammar finish him?
Daghammar in side control, just content to control the action for now.
McGee gets back to half guard.
Daghammar sitting and controlling from the half guard.
McGee seems to have recovered his senses.
McGee regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dag Daghammar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Daghammar 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dag Daghammar!
A victorious Dag Daghammar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Bolleke (ranked 89 p4p, 16 weight class) and Vertti Ekstrovertti (ranked 203 p4p, 31 weight class). Vertti Ekstrovertti has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Thomas Bolleke's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Bolleke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Vertti Ekstrovertti!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekstrovertti slips under a jab.
Bolleke misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ekstrovertti! But no joy.
Ekstrovertti connects with a leg kick. Bolleke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ekstrovertti moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bolleke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ekstrovertti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bolleke scrambles back to his feet.
Ekstrovertti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Bolleke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ekstrovertti lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ekstrovertti ducks under a wild hook from Bolleke.
Bolleke has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brotherhood MMA (16 ELITE COACHES) in the buildup to the fight.
Ekstrovertti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bolleke.
It looked like Bolleke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ekstrovertti throws a leg kick but Bolleke checks it.
Ekstrovertti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bolleke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ekstrovertti.
Bolleke is looking to counter the offense by Ekstrovertti and move into the clinch.
Bolleke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bolleke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A slow jab from Ekstrovertti misses its intended target.
Ekstrovertti staying out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ekstrovertti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Ekstrovertti does no damage.
Ekstrovertti tried to score with a low kick but Bolleke checks it.
Bolleke closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ekstrovertti avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bolleke.
Ekstrovertti is refusing to be controlled, as Bolleke sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bolleke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ekstrovertti has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Bolleke wants to control but Ekstrovertti is keeping him busy.
Ekstrovertti controlling the position well.
Bolleke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti wants to control but Bolleke is keeping busy.
Ekstrovertti slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ekstrovertti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ekstrovertti is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bolleke is aware though and is defending well.
Bolleke is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bolleke trying to control but Ekstrovertti is working from the bottom.
Bolleke lands a couple of digs.
Bolleke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke trying to control but Ekstrovertti is working from the bottom.
Bolleke's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bolleke throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ekstrovertti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ekstrovertti throws a fast counter high kick but Bolleke manages to duck under it in time.
Ekstrovertti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bolleke on the side of the head.
Bolleke lands with an overhand left.
Ekstrovertti swats away the attempt to clinch by Bolleke.
Bolleke misses with a hook. Ekstrovertti ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheers as Bolleke lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ekstrovertti doesn't seem phased though.
Ekstrovertti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bolleke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ekstrovertti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bolleke was well out of range. Poor timing from Ekstrovertti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ekstrovertti missing with a left hand there. Bolleke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bolleke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti misses with an uppercut.
Ekstrovertti tests Bolleke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bolleke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab by Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti takes one on the button.
Ekstrovertti scores with a body shot.
Ekstrovertti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bolleke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bolleke rushes Ekstrovertti and presses him up against the cage.
Ekstrovertti pushes Bolleke back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ekstrovertti is struggling to control the position.
Bolleke lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vertti Ekstrovertti will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bolleke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ekstrovertti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bolleke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ekstrovertti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ekstrovertti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vertti Ekstrovertti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bolleke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ekstrovertti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ekstrovertti throws a head kick that misses.
Bolleke throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ekstrovertti on the side of the head.
Bolleke wants to clinch up but Ekstrovertti keeps it at a distance.
Bolleke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ekstrovertti, pushing him back against the cage.
Bolleke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ekstrovertti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bolleke.
Bolleke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ekstrovertti blocking some punches.
Ekstrovertti has Bolleke pushed against the cage.
Bolleke throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekstrovertti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke lands an uppercut.
Bolleke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ekstroverttis head.
Ekstrovertti content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bolleke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ekstrovertti holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ekstrovertti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ekstrovertti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bolleke throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti controlling the action here for a moment.
Bolleke has a couple of punches blocked by Ekstrovertti.
Bolleke has a couple of punches blocked by Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti wants to get back to striking at distance but Bolleke won't allow it.
Bolleke throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekstrovertti.
Bolleke tries to work over Ekstrovertti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ekstrovertti tries to work over Bolleke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bolleke.
Bolleke working aggressively here.
Ekstrovertti tries a body shot but Bolleke blocks it.
Bolleke digs a right hand underneath Ekstrovertti's ribcage. Ekstrovertti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bolleke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bolleke tries to work over Ekstrovertti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bolleke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ekstrovertti breaks from the clinch.
Ekstrovertti misses with an uppercut. Bolleke saw that one coming.
As Ekstrovertti tries to get set, Bolleke tries to push him back and clinch up but Ekstrovertti manages to avoid the attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ekstrovertti lands with a nice body punch.
Ekstrovertti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bolleke counters with a nice uppercut.
Bolleke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ekstrovertti can pounce on him.
Some wild striking there from Bolleke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ekstrovertti fails to land with a series of punches.
Bolleke tries to clinch but Ekstrovertti is having none of it.
Some bone on bone action there as Bolleke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ekstrovertti misses with a wild combination.
Bolleke dips to his left and cracks Ekstrovertti with an uppercut!
Ekstrovertti is looking to slow Bolleke down with leg kicks.
Thomas Bolleke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bolleke closes the distance and clinches.
Ekstrovertti is trying to force a seperation but Bolleke has the dominant position.
Bolleke lands a body shot.
Bolleke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Bolleke.
Ekstrovertti is breathing heavily.
Bolleke being controlled against the cage.
Bolleke lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke swings wildly with an uppercut but Ekstrovertti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ekstrovertti throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Bolleke fails to land.
Bolleke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bolleke has a couple of punches blocked by Ekstrovertti.
Bolleke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bolleke throws a head punch that misses.
Bolleke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ekstrovertti tries a body shot but Bolleke blocks it.
Bolleke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ekstrovertti can do to turn this around?
Ekstrovertti is trying to maintain a safe position but Bolleke gets an underhook and turns Ekstrovertti into the cage.
Ekstrovertti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Bolleke.
Ekstrovertti is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch on the inside from Ekstrovertti fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Bolleke dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ekstrovertti takes one to the side of the head.
Ekstrovertti looks to land a left hand but Bolleke moved out of range nicely.
Bolleke looks to score with a jab to the body but Ekstrovertti is just out of range.
Bolleke lands a jab to Ekstrovertti's midsection.
Ekstrovertti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ekstrovertti defending well as Bolleke loads up on a big left hand.
Ekstrovertti feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bollekes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bolleke tries to clinch up but Ekstrovertti circles away and keeps his distance.
Bolleke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ekstrovertti manages to avoid it.
Bolleke throws a right hand that Ekstrovertti ducks under and follows up with a left that Ekstrovertti also avoids with ease.
Ekstrovertti throws an overhand right that lands on Bolleke's shoulder, as Bolleke tries to avoid the shot.
Bolleke is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ekstrovertti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekstrovertti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bolleke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Ekstrovertti misses its intended target.
Bolleke misses with a straight left.
Bolleke bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ekstrovertti's head backwards.
Bolleke looks to score with a jab to the body but Ekstrovertti is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bolleke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ekstrovertti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ekstrovertti keeps Bolleke at a distance using the push kick.
Bolleke bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ekstrovertti's head backwards.
Bolleke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bolleke there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Ekstrovertti finds it's way through Bolleke's defenses.
Bolleke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A punch combination from Ekstrovertti misses.
Bolleke scores with a jab to the head.
Bolleke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ekstrovertti.
Bolleke seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ekstrovertti throws a series of punches but Bolleke moves out of range.
Bolleke dodges the punch combination from Ekstrovertti.
Bolleke seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bolleke moves out of range as Ekstrovertti strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ekstrovertti takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab from Ekstrovertti does it's job there.
Ekstrovertti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ekstrovertti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bolleke tries to clinch up but Ekstrovertti circles away and keeps his distance.
Bolleke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ekstrovertti.
A big left from Bolleke misses.
Ekstrovertti misses the shot to the body.
Bolleke tries to clinch there but Ekstrovertti circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bolleke is defended easily by Ekstrovertti.
A big left from Bolleke misses.
A low kick from Ekstrovertti misses
enabling Bolleke to counter with a crisp jab.
Bolleke throws a poor cross that misses
and Ekstrovertti counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ekstrovertti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bolleke checks a low kick from Ekstrovertti.
Bolleke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ekstrovertti moves away.
Ekstrovertti swats away the attempt to clinch by Bolleke.
Ekstrovertti changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nice shot by Bolleke.
Ekstrovertti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bolleke.
Bolleke has managed to clinch.
Bolleke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bolleke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bolleke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ekstrovertti blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Bolleke.
Bolleke misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bolleke fails to land.
Bolleke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ekstrovertti is working Bolleke over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ekstrovertti takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Thomas Bolleke has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ekstrovertti lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ekstrovertti taking a breather.
The crowd are getting on Ekstrovertti's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Ekstrovertti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolleke misses with some punches.
Ekstrovertti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ekstrovertti misses with the head strike.
Ekstrovertti is pushing Bolleke up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Thomas Bolleke did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bolleke tries to clinch
letting Ekstrovertti counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Ekstrovertti misses the target.
Ekstrovertti moves forwards but Bolleke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ekstrovertti looks to land a left hand but Bolleke moved out of range nicely.
As Ekstrovertti tries to get set, Bolleke tries to push him back and clinch up but Ekstrovertti manages to avoid the attempt.
Ekstrovertti throws a head kick that half lands.
Bolleke throws an off balance right hand
and Ekstrovertti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ekstrovertti motions for Bolleke to come forward. Ekstrovertti throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bolleke fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ekstrovertti avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolleke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ekstrovertti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ekstrovertti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bolleke.
Ekstrovertti looks for the body kick but Bolleke saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bolleke clinches with his opponent.
Ekstrovertti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short left from Bolleke.
A short left from Ekstrovertti.
Bolleke throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bolleke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ekstrovertti manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bolleke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bolleke working aggressively here.
Ekstrovertti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bolleke prevents a body shot from Ekstrovertti.
Bolleke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bolleke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bolleke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolleke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bolleke swings wildly with an uppercut but Ekstrovertti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bolleke misses with some punches.
Bolleke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bolleke working aggressively here.
Bolleke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ekstrovertti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bolleke's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Ekstrovertti.
Bolleke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bolleke misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti has Bolleke pressed against the cage.
Ekstrovertti has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bolleke misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Ekstrovertti.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ekstrovertti prevents a body shot from Bolleke.
Ekstrovertti taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ekstrovertti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ekstrovertti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ekstrovertti taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bolleke.
Bolleke tries to throw a body punch but Ekstrovertti avoids it by throwing Bolleke back against the cage.
Ekstrovertti blocks an uppercut.
Ekstrovertti swings wildly with an uppercut but Bolleke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ekstrovertti prevents a body shot from Bolleke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti tries a body shot but Bolleke blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ekstrovertti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Bolleke.
Bolleke struggles to land a body shot inside as Ekstrovertti controls his hands.
Bolleke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ekstrovertti is leaning against Bolleke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ekstrovertti tries to work over Bolleke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ekstrovertti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bolleke misses with the head strike.
Bolleke throws a head punch that misses.
Bolleke misses with a punch on the inside.
Bolleke lands a left hand.
Ekstrovertti is trying to maintain a safe position but Bolleke gets an underhook and turns Ekstrovertti into the cage.
Bolleke lands a hook that snaps the head of Ekstrovertti backwards.
Ekstrovertti has had enough of the clinch but Bolleke keeps him there for the moment.
Bolleke 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 fourth round but I would say that Thomas Bolleke 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!
Bolleke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ekstrovertti looks to land a right hand but Bolleke moved out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti scores with a punch to the head.
Bolleke throws a good cross that connects.
Ekstrovertti misses with an uppercut
and Bolleke counters with a left to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ekstrovertti.
Bolleke moves out of range of the strikes.
Bolleke goes for a double leg but Ekstrovertti avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ekstrovertti continues to drive forward.
Bolleke instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolleke prevents a body shot from Ekstrovertti.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bolleke.
Bolleke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bolleke blocks an uppercut.
Ekstrovertti trying to stall but Bolleke improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bolleke.
Bolleke throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekstrovertti.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bolleke.
Ekstrovertti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ekstrovertti scores with a hook to the body.
Bolleke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bolleke blocks a body shot from Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti tries a body shot but Bolleke blocks it.
Ekstrovertti lands a body shot.
Ekstrovertti lands a nice uppercut.
Ekstrovertti scores with a hook to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ekstrovertti lands with a right to the head.
Ekstrovertti trying to control the position but instead, Bolleke has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ekstrovertti into the cage.
Ekstrovertti blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ekstrovertti digs a right hand underneath Bolleke's ribcage. Bolleke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ekstrovertti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ekstrovertti tries to throw a body punch but Bolleke avoids it by throwing Ekstrovertti back against the cage.
Ekstrovertti breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Bolleke does no damage.
Bolleke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ekstrovertti manages to avoid it.
Bolleke drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ekstrovertti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bolleke checks it well.
Bolleke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ekstrovertti lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Ekstrovertti throws a lazy uppercut
and Bolleke counters with a stiff right hand.
Bolleke manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ekstrovertti on his heels. He'll look to pass Ekstrovertti's guard now, I'm sure.
Bolleke throws an elbow that misses. Ekstrovertti uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bolleke's guard. Nice move by Ekstrovertti!
Ekstrovertti throwing strikes from guard but Bolleke blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti preventing the sweep.
Bolleke is trying to control the position but Ekstrovertti postures up.
Ekstrovertti trying to control but Bolleke is working from the bottom.
Ekstrovertti lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ekstrovertti won't allow Bolleke to sweep him here.
Bolleke keeping full guard, as Ekstrovertti tries to pass.
Ekstrovertti looking to sit in guard and control but Bolleke gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolleke is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ekstrovertti has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bolleke is thwarting Ekstrovertti's attempts to control the position.
Vertti Ekstrovertti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ekstrovertti is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vertti Ekstrovertti.
I think Bolleke 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Glass scores the fight 49:47
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 50:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Bolleke!
Thomas Bolleke retains his middleweight title!
Thomas Bolleke seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Closet Case Conservative (ranked 67 p4p, 2 weight class) and Jason Steele (ranked 40 p4p, 1 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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36 - 12 - 0 |
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234 lbs
28 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Closet Case Conservative!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Jason Steele!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conservative avoids the body shot from Steele.
Steele misses with a wild body shot.
Steele looks to score with a jab to the body but Conservative is just out of range.
Conservative was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sloppy strikes from Steele. Those never looked like landing.
Steele misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Conservative cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Conservative 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Steele lands a nice hook to Conservative's body. Conservative takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Steele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steele swings for the body but Conservative moves out of range.
Conservative lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Steele just misses with a punch to the body.
Steele connects with the punch.
Steele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Conservative.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steele. Conservative does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steele swings for the body but Conservative moves out of range.
Steele lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd cheers as Steele lands an impressive looking overhand right. Conservative doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele connects with a body shot that sends Conservative's belly button to the back.
Steele throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Conservative counters with a left to the body.
Conservative tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steele is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Conservative rather than just go for the knockout.
Steele moves out of range as Conservative strikes.
Steele lands a slapping body shot.
Steele misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Steele misses the target.
Conservative is looking to counter punch.
Conservative takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Conservative doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steele feints a jab promting Conservative to slip. Steele then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Conservative slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Steele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steele misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele takes a swing at Conservative's ribcage but misses.
Steele dodges the punch combination from Conservative.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele takes a swing at Conservative's ribcage but misses.
Steele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Conservative.
Conservative takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Steele throws a body shot but no joy.
Conservative was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Conservative lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steele circles away quickly and effectively.
Conservative takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Steele misses with a straight left.
Steele connects with the punch.
Steele scores with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Steele. Beautiful body shot.
Steele lands a right hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Conservative.
Steele rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Conservative moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steele tries to bum rush Conservative with a series of wild strikes but Conservative uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steele throws a jab when Conservative was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Conservative misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a hook but Conservative blocks it.
Steele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conservative was well out of range. Poor timing from Steele.
Steele throws a hook to the side of Conservative's head but Conservative sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Conservative was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Steele swings for the body but Conservative moves out of range.
Conservative throws a quick counter kick to the body but Steele avoids it.
Conservative lands a nice shot that snaps Steele's head back.
Conservative takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Steele.
Conservative scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steele doesn't seem bothered though.
Steele misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Conservative on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Steele throws a body punch but Conservative moves out of range.
Conservative jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Steele throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Conservative makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A left lands for Steele.
Steele throws a sloppy body shot
and Conservative counters with a straight right hand.
Steele has closed the distance and engaged Conservative in a clinch.
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!
Steele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Conservative avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele can't find room to land a body shot as Conservative controls the action.
Steele putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Conservative in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Steele fails to land.
Conservative blocking some punches.
Conservative blocking some punches.
Conservative breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Conservative.
Steele swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Conservative to counter with a crisp jab.
A lazy left from Steele finds it's target.
Steele throws a sloppy body shot
and Conservative counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good standup being displayed there by Steele as he connects with a hook.
Conservative walks into a stiff left hand from Steele.
Steele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Conservative.
Steele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Conservative.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body kick from Conservative.
Steele is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Conservative had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Steele slips a jab from Conservative.
Steele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Steele dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Steele moves into the clinch.
Conservative lands a hook to the side of the head.
Conservative misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conservative tries to work over Steele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Conservative lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Conservative takes a knee right on the jaw!
Conservative blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Conservative avoids it.
Conservative lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Conservative lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steele.
Steele trying to land knees to the body.
Steele misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conservative lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Conservative is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
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!
A short left from Conservative.
Conservative misses with the head strike.
Conservative blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Conservative avoids it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Steele 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.
Conservative lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Conservative blocks the elbow strike.
Conservative throws a head punch that misses.
Steele throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jason Steele seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele blocking some punches.
Conservative misses with the head strike.
Conservative avoiding damage as Steele throws knees to the body.
Steele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Conservative's elbow.
Steele unloads a knee to the mid-section. Conservative lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Steele lands an elbow inside.
Conservative managing to block the knees to the body from Steele.
Conservative goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Steele.
Conservative lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Conservative misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Conservative lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Steele has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Conservative seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Steele can turn it around.
Conservative swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steele.
Conservative tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steele has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steele creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Conservative's defenses.
Conservative misses with a body punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Steele blocking some punches.
Conservative lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conservative working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Steele utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Conservative.
Conservative misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steele prevents a body shot from Conservative.
Conservative wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Steele lands an elbow inside that Conservative shrugs off.
Conservative lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Conservative manages to break the clinch.
Steele swings for the body but Conservative moves out of range.
Steele misses with a wild combination.
Steele closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Steele lands a nice looking body shot.
Conservative blocks a jab.
Conservative seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Steele throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Conservative counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steele fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Conservative, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conservative working aggressively here.
Conservative breaks the clinch.
Conservative throws a right and a left that Steele avoids nicely.
Steele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Conservative needs to keep his hands up - Steele had a free shot at his head there.
Steele lands with a good body shot.
Steele just misses with a punch to the body.
Steele looks to score with a jab to the body but Conservative is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Steele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch but Conservative swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Conservative misses the target.
Jason Steele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steele closes the distance and clinches.
Conservative escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Conservative keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Conservative gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Steele throws a body punch but Conservative moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steele. Conservative does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steele moves to clinch but Conservative breaks away
and Steele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conservative misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steele.
Conservative scores with a jab to the head.
Steele scores with a jab to the head.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch up but Conservative swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Conservative uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
Steele lands a nice shot to the body.
Conservative closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steele throws a jab but it's blocked by Conservative.
An attempted straight right counter from Conservative misses the target.
Steele connects with a crisp jab.
Conservative throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Steele lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jason Steele will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Some wild striking there from Steele.
Conservative lands a jab-cross combination.
Conservative on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steele tries to clinch up.
It looked like Conservative was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Steele lands a jab to Conservative's midsection.
Steele wants to clinch up but Conservative keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Conservative was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A punch combination from Steele misses.
Steele comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele rushes Conservative and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Steele misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Conservative.
Conservative working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Conservative.
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!
A short right from Conservative on the inside.
Conservative prevents a body shot from Steele.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conservative misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steele missing with knees to the body.
Steele takes a shot to the head.
Steele throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Conservative scores with a nice short uppercut.
Steele takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Conservative on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Conservative tries to work over Steele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Conservative lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Conservative's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steele fails in his attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Conservative misses the target.
Conservative swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Steele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Conservative staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Conservative misses the target.
Conservative missing with a left hand there. Steele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steele dips to his left and cracks Conservative with an uppercut!
Steele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Conservative fails to land with a series of punches.
Steele cracks Conservative with an open hand slap.
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!
Steele misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Conservative keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Conservative.
Conservative works over Steele's head and body with a nice combination.
Conservative throws a wild body kick that Steele sees coming a mile off.
Steele jabs at Conservative's body.
Steele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Conservative.
Conservative takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Steele looks to score with a jab to the body but Conservative is just out of range.
Conservative takes one to the chin there.
Steele sizes up Conservative with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Steele connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Steele moves out of range as Conservative throws a body kick.
Steele throws out a loose jab but Conservative uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele misses with a lunging right hand
and Conservative counters with a crisp one two that drops Steele! Conservative thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Steele to his feet! Steele is in big trouble!
Steele is rocked!
Steele misses with a body shot
and Conservative counters with a huge right that knocks Steele out cold! Conservative is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Closet Case Conservative!
Closet Case Conservative retains his super heavyweight title!
A victorious Closet Case Conservative thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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