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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matas Kestenis (ranked 4446 p4p, 382 weight class) and Carl Johson (ranked 4791 p4p, 392 weight class). Carl Johson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matas Kestenis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carl Johson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johson connects with a nice looking jab.
Johson lands a jab to the nose.
Johson jabs Kestenis right on the nose. Kestenis blinks but takes it well.
Kestenis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johson but Johson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kestenis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johson lands with a good body shot.
Kestenis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kestenis showed some decent athleticism there.
Johson scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Kestenis manages to mount him!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johson tries to hold on but Kestenis pushes him away.
Kestenis looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kestenis throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kestenis trying to control but Johson is having none of it.
Kestenis throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kestenis looking to ground and pound but Johson is blocking nicely.
Kestenis has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kestenis working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kestenis trying to control but Johson is having none of it.
Kestenis throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Johson because Kestenis loaded up on that one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kestenis looking to secure an arm triangle but Johson defends it well.
Kestenis avoids the attempt from Johson to control.
Kestenis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kestenis punching from mount but Johson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kestenis avoids the attempt from Johson to control.
Johson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kestenis.
Kestenis looking to ground and pound but Johson is blocking nicely.
Johson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kestenis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kestenis thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Johson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kestenis tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Johson tries to improve his position but Kestenis has taken his back! Kestenis has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Johson tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Kestenis pushes Johson away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Matas Kestenis!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mere Horne (ranked 4027 p4p, 359 weight class) and Don Coleman (ranked 4196 p4p, 369 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Don Coleman enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mere Horne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Horne shoots in but Coleman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Coleman darts in and clinches Horne up against the cage.
Coleman lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Mere Horne has been cut.
Horne really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Coleman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Horne up against the cage.
Coleman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horne is working for takedown but Coleman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Coleman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Horne tries for a takedown but Coleman manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mere Horne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coleman lands an elbow inside.
Coleman prevents a takedown attempt there.
Coleman is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman lands an elbow inside.
Coleman is working the Thai clinch up against the cage. He yanks Horne's head to one side and delivers a picture perfect knee, right on the button! Boom! Down goes Horne! He's out! He's out! The fight is over, just like that!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Don Coleman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tor Nordman (ranked 3013 p4p, 347 weight class) and Vin Sentiments (ranked 4413 p4p, 449 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tor Nordman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vin Sentiments!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sentiments scores with a jab to the body.
Jab from Sentiments.
Nordman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nordman misses with a hook to the body
letting Sentiments counter with a right hand.
Nordman misses with a leg kick
and Sentiments cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nordman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nordman throws a poor cross that misses
letting Sentiments counter with a right hand.
Sentiments takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nordman misses with a body punch
letting Sentiments counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sentiments scores with a shot to the body.
Nordman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sentiments tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nordman smiles and moves away.
Danga de danga de dang - Nordman scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sentiments counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nordman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sentiments counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sentiments keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A head kick misses from Nordman.
Tor Nordman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sentiments's corner calls for a 1-2. Sentiments obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sentiments with a jab.
Nordman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nordman gets a clinch.
Nordman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sentiments up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nordman manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Nordman is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sentiments controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sentiments working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sentiments must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sentiments is looking to work some ground and pound but Nordman has wrist control.
Sentiments throws a big elbow that misses.
Nordman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sentiments's guard.
Nordman wants to stand but Sentiments is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sentiments has momentary wrist control but Nordman slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sentiments wants to improve his position but instead Nordman has moved into half guard.
Sentiments wants to get back to full guard.
Sentiments keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sentiments wants to get back to full guard.
Nordman is keen to just control but Sentiments is a slippery customer.
Sentiments is trying to stand.
Nordman is trying to control the action in half guard but Sentiments is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nordman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sentiments really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nordman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nordman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nordman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nordman has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nordman won't let Sentiments get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Sentiments taking shots to the head.
Nordman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nordman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
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 Tor Nordman will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nordman blocks a jab.
Nordman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nordman lands in his opponent's guard.
Nordman content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nordman works over Sentiments with some ground and pound from guard.
Nordman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nordman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sentiments keeping moving, preventing Nordman from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sentiments working for a triangle but Nordman defends it easily.
Nordman stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nordman defending well as Sentiments loads up on a big left hand.
Good exchange - Sentiments coming out on top.
Sentiments throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nordman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nordman swings for the body but Sentiments moves out of range.
Nordman gets a clinch.
Nordman pulls guard effortlessly.
Nordman keeping moving, preventing Sentiments from controlling successfully.
Sentiments is breathing heavily.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Nordman manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Nordman looking for a takedown.
Sentiments misses with a knee strike.
Sentiments is trying to break the clinch but Nordman has him pressed against the cage.
Sentiments jumps guard but Nordman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nordman jumps guard and drags Sentiments to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Nordman trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sentiments postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nordman will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Nordman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sentiments is aware though and is defending well.
Nordman looking to control.
Nordman is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sentiments is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sentiments wants to control from the top but Nordman keeps moving.
Sentiments won't allow Nordman to get back to his feet.
Sentiments throws a big elbow that misses.
Sentiments won't allow Nordman to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sentiments in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sentiments lands a jab to the nose.
Nordman throws a head kick but Sentiments moves out of range.
Sentiments looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sentiments connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nordman momentarily.
Nordman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sentiments counters with a nice body shot.
Sentiments lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nordman rushes Sentiments and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nordman manages to break the clinch.
Sentiments with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tor Nordman dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sentiments lands with a hook. Nordman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nordman walks into a left hand.
Nordman moves away from the strike by Sentiments.
Nordman seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nordman misses with a hook to the body
and Sentiments connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nordman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nordman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sentiments sizes up Nordman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sentiments bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nordman's head.
Nordman blocks a jab.
Nordman gets a clinch.
Nordman can't find room to land a body shot as Sentiments controls the action.
Sentiments has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordman jumps into guard, dragging Sentiments to the mat.
Nordman is pulling down on Sentiments's head. It's preventing any offense from Sentiments, at least for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nordman trying to keep a closed guard but Sentiments is proving a slippery customer.
Nordman keeping moving, preventing Sentiments from controlling successfully.
Nordman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Nordman wants to control from the top but Sentiments keeps moving.
Vin Sentiments has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sentiments has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nordman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sentiments is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sentiments working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nordman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nordman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sentiments can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nordman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sentiments throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Nordman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sentiments has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Nordman has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Sentiments is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nordman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nordman decides to pull guard.
Sentiments being controlled here momentarily.
Nordman strikes from his own guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sentiments throws an elbow that misses. Nordman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sentiments's guard. Nice move by Nordman!
Nordman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sentiments keeping moving, preventing Nordman from controlling successfully.
Nordman stays in close to Sentiments's body and controls the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nordman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vin Sentiments.
I think Nordman 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tor Nordman!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivar Lothbrook (ranked 3484 p4p, 397 weight class) and Edis Dervisevic (ranked 3404 p4p, 391 weight class). Ivar Lothbrook has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivar Lothbrook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edis Dervisevic!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lothbrook gets caught flat footed, as Dervisevic shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lothbrook looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dervisevic won't allow Lothbrook to sweep him here.
Dervisevic wants to pass the guard but Lothbrook is keeping the position.
Lothbrook is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lothbrook has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lothbrook is thwarting Dervisevic's attempts to control the position.
Dervisevic is refusing to be controlled, as Lothbrook sits in half guard.
Lothbrook landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dervisevic regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dervisevic is striking from the bottom but Lothbrook uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Dervisevic told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Lothbrook lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothbrook takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lothbrook winds up and cracks Dervisevic with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lothbrook lands strikes from half guard.
Lothbrook throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dervisevic looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dervisevic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lothbrook. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lothbrook missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dervisevic trying to control from the bottom.
Lothbrook has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lothbrook winds up and cracks Dervisevic with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dervisevic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lothbrook is working away from the top position though.
Lothbrook looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lothbrook seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dervisevic taking some punishment here, with Lothbrook in his half guard.
Lothbrook drops an elbow to the side of Dervisevic's head.
Lothbrook perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lothbrook throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lothbrook lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lothbrook lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lothbrook working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lothbrook scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dervisevic wants to get back to full guard.
Lothbrook trying to control from half guard but Dervisevic is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dervisevic is trying to stand.
Nice strikes from Lothbrook there.
Dervisevic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dervisevic wants to control but Lothbrook is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dervisevic has hold of Lothbrook's hands but Lothbrook slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dervisevic taking some punishment here, with Lothbrook in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Lothbrook there.
Dervisevic is rocked!
Lothbrook working the head and body with strikes.
Dervisevic is still in real trouble! Can Lothbrook finish him?
Lothbrook lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Dervisevic quite badly. Dervisevic pulls Lothbrook in close trying to recover. Lothbrook postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Dervisevic on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Dervisevic doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivar Lothbrook!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keon Douglas (ranked 2879 p4p, 114 weight class) and Owen Bennett (ranked 3898 p4p, 143 weight class). Douglas's entrance music is Gangsters Paradise. A fine choice. Bennett has chosen Dont waste my time as his entrance music. Owen Bennett will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keon Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Owen Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Eliza Hachem and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas throws a big shot that misses.
Douglas lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Owen Bennett has been cut.
Douglas rushes Bennett and presses him up against the cage.
Douglas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Douglas misses with a punch on the inside.
Douglas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett goes for a takedown in the clinch but Douglas prevents it.
Douglas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas avoiding damage.
Bennett blocks an uppercut.
Bennett is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Douglas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Douglas pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Douglas for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Douglas lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bennett is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Keon Douglas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Owen Bennett.
Douglas lands a left hand.
Douglas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Douglas digs a right hand underneath Bennett's ribcage. Bennett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bennett is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Douglas pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A body shot lands from Douglas.
Bennett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bennett.
Douglas digs a right hand underneath Bennett's ribcage. Bennett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bennett looks winded!
Bennett being controlled against the cage.
Douglas struggles to land a body shot inside as Bennett controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bennett prevents a body shot from Douglas.
Douglas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bennett has Douglas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Douglas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Douglas gets underhooks to prevent Bennett's takedown attempt.
Douglas stalling the fight.
Douglas scores with a shot to the side of Bennett's head.
Bennett wants to take the fight to the mat but Douglas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bennett goes for a takedown attempt but Douglas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bennett is trying hard to land a takedown here. Douglas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Douglas misses its target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keon Douglas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Owen Bennett's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Douglas cracks Bennett with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Bennett falls to his knees and Douglas doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keon Douglas!
Owen Bennett spoke after the fight, saying 'i think i deserved to win judges cant be trusted '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Rico (ranked 2524 p4p, 292 weight class) and Rob Goblin (ranked 3285 p4p, 371 weight class). Rob Goblin struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. King Rico had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Rico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rob Goblin!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goblin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rico paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rob Goblin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rico moves into range and clinches up with Goblin.
Goblin trying to control the position but instead, Rico has worked for underhooks and has pushed Goblin into the cage.
Rico lands with a light punch inside.
Goblin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rico lands a shot to the body.
Goblin is trying to pull guard but Rico has him pressed against the cage.
Rico definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A right handed body shot lands from Rico.
Goblin looks winded!
Goblin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rico to keep the fight standing.
Rico lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rico.
Rico scores with a shoulder strike.
Rico scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rico lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Goblin takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rico lands a right hand that snaps the head of Goblin backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Goblin is rocked!
Rico lands a nice uppercut.
Goblin is still on wobbly legs! Can Rico finish him?
Rico digs a right hand into Goblin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Goblin's gas tank.
Rico scores with a shoulder strike.
Rico creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Goblin with a big uppercut! Goblin tries to clinch up but Rico pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Goblin to the mat! Goblin covers up and Rico unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). King Rico!
A very excited looking King Rico made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Slava Mne (ranked 2312 p4p, 142 weight class) and Mark Spencer (ranked 3438 p4p, 187 weight class). Slava Mne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Slava Mne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Winston Howard and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spencer scores with a nice strike.
Mne really is a fat lump.
Mne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spencer.
Mne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Spencer is out of range.
Mne walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mne slips a straight right by Spencer.
Spencer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mne.
Spencer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A left and a right from Mne both land. Nice combination.
Mne throws a head kick but Spencer moves out of range.
Mne walks into a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mne looking to score a takedown here. Spencer is defending well but Mne drives through and ends up in Spencer's guard.
Mne controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mne in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mne in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mne is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Spencer keeping moving, preventing Mne from controlling successfully.
Spencer has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Hands of Stone Gym (Low Capacity, Fast Results). Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Spencer lands a head shot.
Mne moves away from the strike by Spencer.
Mne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spencer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Spencer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spencer cracks a nice hook into Mne's ribs.
The crowd cheers as Spencer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mne doesn't seem phased though.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Spencer.
Spencer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mne tries to clinch but Spencer is having none of it.
A big right from Spencer misses.
Spencer cracks Mne with an open hand slap.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mne.
Spencer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mark Spencer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mne moves in looking to clinch but Spencer pushes him off.
Mne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spencer.
A telegraphed right hand from Spencer misses the target.
Spencer throws an overhand right that lands on Mne's shoulder, as Mne tries to avoid the shot.
Spencer might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mne shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Spencer defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slava Mne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mne has his takedown stuffed
and Spencer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spencer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mne had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Spencer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mne tries for a takedown but Spencer circles away easily
and Spencer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer lands a right hook to the body.
Spencer connects with a looping right hand.
Spencer missing with a left hand there. Mne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mne with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Spencer to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Spencer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mne slips under a jab from Spencer.
Mne fails with the takedown
and Spencer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mne is rocked!
Spencer drops Mne with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Mne looks back up at him and smiles so Spencer waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Mne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spencer fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Mne to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Mne looks to clinch but Spencer throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Mne taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mark Spencer!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Sparrow (ranked 2335 p4p, 233 weight class) and Jake Demuss (ranked 2086 p4p, 213 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Sparrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Demuss!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demuss scores with a shot to the body.
Sparrow wants to clinch up but Demuss keeps it at a distance.
Demuss throws a series of punches but Sparrow moves out of range.
Sparrow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sparrow is looking to counter the offense by Demuss and move into the clinch.
Demuss on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Jake Demuss has been cut.
Demuss throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sparrow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Demuss lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Demuss throws the kick towards the body but Sparrow avoids it.
Sparrow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Demuss fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've been told by Sparrow's head coaches at UnderGround Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sparrow rushes Demuss and presses him up against the cage.
Sparrow lands a body punch.
Demuss is trying to break the clinch but Sparrow is controlling him.
Sparrow lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've been informed that Demuss has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Demuss looks winded!
Sparrow digs a right hand underneath Demuss's ribcage. Demuss let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sparrow lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sparrow lands an elbow inside.
Sparrow lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sparrow lands a vicious elbow to the side of Demuss's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Sparrow tries to finish him with strikes but Demuss still seems able to defend himself so Sparrow steps back and lets Demuss get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Demuss is rocked!
The cut above Jake Demuss's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jake Demuss's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jack Sparrow!
During a confident post fight interview, Jack Sparrow thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miles O Brien (ranked 921 p4p, 112 weight class) and Brooklyn Brawler (ranked 3615 p4p, 360 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miles O Brien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brooklyn Brawler!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Donatello Bradman and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Brien scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
O Brien punishes Brawler's body with a nice straight punch.
Brawler drives through and clinches with O Brien against the cage.
Brawler misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Brien lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brawler.
O Brien throws a head punch that misses.
Brawler misses with a punch to the body.
O Brien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Brien throws a head punch that misses.
Brawler swings wildly with an uppercut but O Brien uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Brien throws a head punch that misses.
O Brien blocks an uppercut.
O Brien blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brawler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Brien throws a punch but it's blocked by Brawler.
O Brien misses with the head strike.
O Brien swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brawler lands with a left to the head.
O Brien tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brawler's elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brawler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. O Brien is defending well for now.
Brawler putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has O Brien in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brawler backwards.
O Brien can't find room to land a body shot as Brawler controls the action.
O Brien lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Brawler.
Brawler blocks an uppercut.
O Brien misses with a punch on the inside.
Brawler works on O Brien's body with a couple of short punches.
O Brien misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brawler.
Brawler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Brien misses with some punches.
O Brien misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Brien misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from O Brien.
Brawler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
O Brien blocking some punches.
O Brien swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Brien swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Brien misses with a punch on the inside.
Brawler throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but O Brien blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien content to slow the pace in the clinch.
O Brien looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brawler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brawler misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Brawler.
O Brien lands with a short head shot on the inside.
O Brien misses with the head strike.
Brawler blocks an uppercut.
O Brien stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
O Brien blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from O Brien on the inside.
Brawler misses with a punch on the inside.
O Brien scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brawler misses with a knee to the head.
O Brien lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from O Brien.
Brawler misses with a knee strike.
Brawler looks winded!
O Brien is leaning against Brawler and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
O Brien lands with a short head shot on the inside.
O Brien lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brawler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien blocks an uppercut.
O Brien blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Brien lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from O Brien.
Brawler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from O Brien on the inside.
O Brien misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from O Brien.
O Brien scores with a nice hook to the head.
O Brien scores with a shoulder strike.
Brawler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
O Brien controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice body punch from O Brien.
Brawler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Brien blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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!
Brawler misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Brien lands with a short head shot on the inside.
O Brien lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Brawler.
O Brien lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brawler is rocked!
O Brien misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brawler is still on wobbly legs! Can O Brien finish him?
O Brien has a couple of punches blocked by Brawler.
O Brien pushes Brawler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Brien swings wildly with an uppercut but Brawler uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Brien working aggressively here.
O Brien swings wildly with an uppercut but Brawler uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from O Brien on the inside.
O Brien misses with some punches.
Brawler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Brien lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by O Brien.
O Brien pushes Brawler against the cage. O Brien is working some dirty boxing. O Brien pushes off with a quick right hook! Brawler goes down! Brawler tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! O Brien moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miles O Brien!
Miles O Brien thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Archer (ranked 965 p4p, 134 weight class) and Manolito Tai Kung (ranked 1399 p4p, 181 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Archer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manolito Tai Kung!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tai Kung gets tackled into the cage by Archer. Archer maintains the clinch.
Tai Kung misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tai Kung manages to break the clinch.
Archer darts in and clinches Tai Kung up against the cage.
Archer has Tai Kung pressed against the cage, preventing Tai Kung from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tai Kung doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Archer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tai Kung misses with a punch on the inside.
Tai Kung misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tai Kung is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Archer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Archer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Archer.
Tai Kung misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tai Kung misses with a punch to the body.
Archer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tai Kung backwards.
Archer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Tai Kung.
A short right from Archer on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Archer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer has a couple of punches blocked by Tai Kung.
Tai Kung scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Archer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tai Kung pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Archer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Archer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tai Kung lands a slapping body shot.
A head kick misses from Tai Kung.
Manolito Tai Kung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tai Kung throws out a powerful jab.
Archer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Archer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tai Kung scores with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tai Kung with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tai Kung throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Archer clinches.
Archer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Archer working aggressively here.
Tai Kung throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Archers head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer tries a body shot but Tai Kung blocks it.
Tai Kung blocking some punches.
Archer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Tai Kung.
Tai Kung lands a hook that snaps the head of Archer backwards.
Tai Kung doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Archer throws a head punch that misses.
Archer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Archer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Archer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Archer throws a head punch that misses.
Tai Kung prevents a body shot from Archer.
Archer misses with the head strike.
Tai Kung blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tai Kung tries to work over Archer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Archer misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Archer backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Archer lands with a left to the head.
Tai Kung breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Tai Kung.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tai Kung. Archer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tai Kung ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tai Kung throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tai Kung scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tai Kung is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Archer rather than just go for the knockout.
Archer loads up on a big right hand but Tai Kung slips the punch.
Tai Kung takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Archer. Tai Kung does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tai Kung throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Archer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tai Kung.
Archer throws a body shot but no joy.
Tai Kung throws out a counter right but Archer avoids it with no problem.
Tai Kung changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Tai Kung. That's going to slow Archer down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung connects with a crisp jab.
Tai Kung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Archer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung misses with a body kick.
Tai Kung ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Archer misses with an uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Archer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Archer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tai Kung swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tai Kung pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Archer checks a leg kick.
Archer tries to counter by clinching up but Tai Kung breaks away and moves out of range.
Archer avoids the head kick by Tai Kung.
Tai Kung swats away the attempt to clinch by Archer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Archer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Archer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Archer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Manolito Tai Kung will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tai Kung keeps the fight on the outside.
Archer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tai Kung bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tai Kung takes one to the chin there.
Tai Kung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Archer manages to avoid it.
Archer closes the distance and clinches.
Archer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Archer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tai Kung scores with a nice hook to the head.
Archer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tai Kung tries to break free but Archer pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer swings wildly with an uppercut but Tai Kung uses good head movement to avoid it.
Archer has Tai Kung pressed against the cage, preventing Tai Kung from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tai Kung looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Archer blocks an uppercut.
Archer blocks a body shot from Tai Kung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tai Kung breaks the clinch.
Tai Kung lands a lovely overhand right.
Tai Kung scores with a nice head shot.
Tai Kung jabs at Archer's body.
Archer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tai Kung cracks Archer with a good jab.
Archer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Archer wants to clinch.
Tai Kung throws a low kick, looking for Archer's leg but Archer calmly moves out of range.
Archer throws a big shot that misses.
A cross from Tai Kung lands.
Tai Kung avoids the body shot from Archer.
Archer looks to throw the jab but Tai Kung is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung throws a wild body kick that Archer sees coming a mile off.
Archer moves in looking to clinch but Tai Kung pushes him off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tai Kung throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Archer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tai Kung swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Archer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Archer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Archer tries to clinch there but Tai Kung circles away.
Tai Kung changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Archer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tai Kung moves away.
Tai Kung attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tai Kung looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tai Kung cracks Archer with an open hand slap.
Archer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tai Kung throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tai Kung, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer misses with a straight left.
Tai Kung lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Archer tries to clinch but Tai Kung is having none of it.
Archer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tai Kung.
Archer moves into the clinch.
Tai Kung misses with the head strike.
Tai Kung escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Archer tries to close the distance and clinch but Tai Kung swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Archer tries to clinch there but Tai Kung circles away.
Tai Kung cracks Archer with an open hand slap.
Manolito Tai Kung seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tai Kung motions for Archer to come forward. Tai Kung throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tai Kung bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Archer's head backwards.
Tai Kung fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Archer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Archer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Archer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Archer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung throws a sloppy head kick and Archer moves out of range easily.
Archer is looking to counter the offense by Tai Kung and move into the clinch.
Tai Kung throws a leg kick but Archer checks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tai Kung looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tai Kung keeps the fight on the outside.
Tai Kung throws the kick towards the body but Archer avoids it.
Archer throws a lazy uppercut
and Tai Kung counters with a nice kick to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tai Kung.
Archer has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Archer fails to land.
Tai Kung working hard to break the clinch.
Tai Kung tries to work over Archer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tai Kung blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tai Kung lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolito Tai Kung showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tai Kung punishes Archer's body with a nice straight punch.
Tai Kung connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tai Kung scores with a sloppy right hand. Archer should have avoided that one.
Archer misses the jab.
Archer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Archer staying out of range there.
Tai Kung swats away the attempt to clinch by Archer.
Archer tries to clinch up but Tai Kung circles away and keeps his distance.
Tai Kung throws a quick inside leg kick.
Archer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tai Kung pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung throws a wild body kick that Archer sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tai Kung looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tai Kung throws a push kick but Archer slaps the foot to one side.
Tai Kung throws a jab but it's blocked by Archer.
Tai Kung staying out of range there.
Tai Kung throws a solid leg kick but Archer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tai Kung.
Archer is looking to counter the offense by Tai Kung and move into the clinch.
Archer throws out a loose jab but Tai Kung uses good head movement to avoid it.
Archer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Tai Kung misses the target.
Archer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Tai Kung counter with a right hand.
Archer just misses with a punch to the body.
Archer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Archer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tai Kung works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jonathan Archer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Archer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Archer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tai Kung circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tai Kung uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Archer has time to react.
Tai Kung scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Archer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tai Kung scores with a nice strike.
Tai Kung connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice uppercut there from Tai Kung.
Archer is rocked!
Archer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tai Kung. Tai Kung obviously looking to wear him down.
Tai Kung fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oh Archer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Archer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tai Kung blocks a jab.
Archer seems to have got his legs back now.
Donk. Tai Kung catches Archer right on the button with a cross.
Archer moves in looking to clinch but Tai Kung pushes him off.
Archer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Tai Kung. Beautiful body shot.
Tai Kung fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Archer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Archer avoids the head kick by Tai Kung.
Tai Kung has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tai Kung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Archer.
Nice shot lands for Archer.
Archer doesn't manage to clinch there - Tai Kung circles away.
Archer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tai Kung moves away.
Archer is looking to clinch but Tai Kung is avoiding it.
Archer jabs at Tai Kung's body.
Archer has closed the distance and engaged Tai Kung in a clinch.
Tai Kung blocking some punches.
Tai Kung goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tai Kung swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Archer lands with a left to the head.
Archer working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer tries a body shot but Tai Kung blocks it.
Jonathan Archer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Archer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Archer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tai Kung lands a shoulder strike.
Tai Kung lands a shot to the body.
Archer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tai Kung blocks an uppercut.
Tai Kung prevents a body shot from Archer.
Archer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tai Kung's elbow.
Archer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Archer.
Archer misses with some punches.
Tai Kung wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tai Kung.
Tai Kung blocks an uppercut.
Manolito Tai Kung is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tai Kung digs a right hand underneath Archer's ribcage. Archer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Archer tries to work over Tai Kung's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manolito Tai Kung comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tai Kung winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manolito Tai Kung!
Manolito Tai Kung 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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