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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henson Benderson (ranked 1810 p4p, 196 weight class) and Jargon Gin (ranked 2208 p4p, 224 weight class). Benderson comes into the arena with The Time is Now blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henson Benderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jargon Gin!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gin moves away from the strike by Benderson.
Nice body punch from Gin.
The fighters circling - Gin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gin misses with a straight right.
Benderson ducks under a wild hook from Gin.
Gin has Benderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Gin misses with some punches.
I was talking to Benderson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right from Gin on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gin misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Gin.
Gin tries to work over Benderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Come on Benderson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bendersons head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benderson scores a nice knee to the body.
Gin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benderson tries to clinch up.
Gin raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Gin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Benderson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gin misses with an uppercut
and Benderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gin is looking to land body kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benderson. Gin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Benderson misses with a looping right.
Gin gets tackled into the cage by Benderson. Benderson maintains the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Gin.
A hook to the body from Gin.
Gin lands a hook that snaps the head of Benderson backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benderson trying to land knees to the body.
Gin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gin lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Gin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gin.
Benderson tries to land a knee to the head but Gin blocks with his arms.
Benderson blocking some punches.
Benderson looking to throw knees to the head but Gin is blocking nicely.
Gin can't find room to land a body shot as Benderson controls the action.
Gin lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Gin.
Gin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Benderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Benderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gin lands a left hand.
Gin scores with a shoulder strike.
Gin is working Benderson over against the cage.
Gin can't find room to land a body shot as Benderson controls the action.
Gin lands a left hand.
Gin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Benderson.
Gin is looking for the big counter here.
Gin cracks Benderson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gin misses with a hook to the body
and Benderson counters with a left to the body.
Gin misses with a head kick.
Gin closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benderson prevents a body shot from Gin.
Benderson keeps control of Gin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Benderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A frustrated look appears on Gin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gin misses with a punch on the inside.
Gin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benderson backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benderson takes a shot to the head.
Gin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benderson stalling in the clinch.
Gin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A bit of stalling here from Benderson.
Benderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jargon Gin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Benderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gin.
Benderson throws a looping overhand right but Gin ducks down to avoid it.
Gin connects with a crisp jab.
Gin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benderson throws an off balance right hand
and Gin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benderson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Benderson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gin in his tracks.
Benderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gin on the side of the head.
Jargon Gin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benderson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Benderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Benderson ducks right into an uppercut from Gin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Benderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benderson.
Gin throws out a loose jab but Benderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gin ducks under a wild hook from Benderson.
Benderson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benderson counters with a left to the body.
Gin misses with a head kick.
Gin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gin throws out the jab.
Gin swings widly with a right hand
and Benderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benderson feints a jab promting Gin to slip. Benderson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Jargon Gin has been cut.
Gin connects with a crisp jab.
Benderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benderson misses with a double jab.
Benderson darts in trying to clinch
and Gin counters with a stiff right hand.
Benderson throws a leg kick but Gin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gin punishes Benderson's body with a nice straight punch.
Benderson cracks Gin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benderson throws out the jab.
Benderson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gin moves into the clinch.
Gin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bendersons head.
Gin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jargon Gin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gin lands a right hand.
Gin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gin dodges an elbow strike from Benderson.
Gin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gin lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Benderson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gin up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Gin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gin scores with a shoulder strike.
Gin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Benderson has Gin pressed against the cage.
Benderson pushes Gin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Benderson takes a shot to the head.
Gin can't find room to land a body shot as Benderson controls the action.
Benderson tries a body shot but Gin blocks it.
Gin pushes Benderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Benderson throws a head punch that misses.
Gin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jargon Gin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jargon Gin's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice jab there from Gin.
A big right from Benderson misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Gin misses.
Benderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benderson misses with a wild body shot.
Gin lands a glancing blow to the side of Benderson's head.
Benderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Gin.
Gin misses the jab.
Benderson throwing a counter right hand but Gin manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benderson closes the distance and pushes Gin back into the cage.
Benderson pushes Gin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Benderson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gin is keeping busy.
Benderson trying to stall but Gin improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benderson tries a knee to the head but Gin blocks it.
Benderson trying to control the position but instead, Gin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Benderson into the cage.
Gin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benderson backwards.
Gin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gin.
Gin tries to work over Benderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benderson blocking some punches.
Benderson tries to throw a body punch but Gin avoids it by throwing Benderson back against the cage.
Gin can't find room to land a body shot as Benderson controls the action.
Benderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Gin.
A shot in the inside from Gin.
Gin dodges an elbow strike from Benderson.
Benderson misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gin blocks it with crossed arms.
Benderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gin tries to work over Benderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gin throws a punch but it's blocked by Benderson.
Benderson just leaning against Gin, taking a breather.
Gin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gin misses with the head strike.
Benderson blocking some punches.
Gin misses with the head strike.
Benderson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gin misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benderson is struggling to control the position.
Gin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gin lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gin avoiding damage as Benderson throws knees to the body.
Gin struggles to land a body shot inside as Benderson controls his hands.
Benderson can't find room to land a body shot as Gin controls the action.
Gin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gin pushes Benderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benderson blocks a body shot from Gin.
Gin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Gin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Benderson misses the jab.
Gin throws a poor cross that misses
and Benderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benderson throws out the jab.
Some wild striking there from Gin.
Benderson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gin just misses with a punch to the body.
Gin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gin jabs at Benderson's body.
Gin throws a lazy right hand but Benderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henson Benderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gin slips a jab from Benderson.
Gin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Benderson.
Gin connects with a looping right hand.
Benderson lands with a nice combination. Gin backs away looking to recover.
Benderson misses with an uppercut
and Gin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jargon Gin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jargon Gin!
In defeat, Henson Benderson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Damn...'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aloysius Wiremu (ranked 2682 p4p, 322 weight class) and Kevin Huang (ranked 1954 p4p, 236 weight class). Wiremu comes into the arena with Billy Joel - The River of Dreams blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 lbs
16 - 13 - 2 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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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
33 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aloysius Wiremu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Huang!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiremu throws a body shot but no joy.
Wiremu scores with a head kick. Huang tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Kevin Huang has been cut.
Wiremu throws a sloppy head kick
and Huang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Huang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Huang just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromWiremu.
Wiremu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wiremu tries to clinch up
and Huang counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Huang is taking a breather. Wiremu says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huang is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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!
Wiremu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Huang scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wiremu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Huang stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huang is working for a submission of some sort.
Huang missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Huang is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wiremu has managed to free his arm - good work.
Huang is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Huang keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two 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.
Huang is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Huang missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Huang is looking for a kimura but Wiremu is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Huang to get the leverage.
Huang slips a nice elbow through Wiremu's hands, connecting with Wiremu's forehead.
Huang lands with a punch from half guard.
Wiremu is looking to improve his position.
Huang seems to be looking for submissions.
Wiremu is staying active underneath Huang, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Huang throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huang is trying to control the action in half guard but Wiremu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wiremu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Huang sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wiremu defending well though.
Huang wants to work for an arm triangle but Wiremu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Huang is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wiremu doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Huang.
Wiremu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Huang on the ground.
Wiremu is looking to improve his position.
Huang passes to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huang cracks Wiremu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Huang has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wiremu's face.
Huang is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Wiremu can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Huang connects with a bit shot that sees Wiremu covering up! More strikes from Huang and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Huang is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Huang!
After the big win, Kevin Huang made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors UnderGround Supplements and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ueda Umanouke (ranked 1755 p4p, 174 weight class) and Anthony Griffith (ranked 1355 p4p, 143 weight class). Umanouke kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kenji Kawai's Making of a Cyborg. 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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265 lbs
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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
30 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Ueda Umanouke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Griffith!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umanouke misses with a takedown
and Griffith counters with a two punch combo.
Griffith gets caught flat footed, as Umanouke shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Umanouke wants to control from the top but Griffith keeps moving.
Griffith is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Umanouke is controlling him.
Griffith has his hands on Umanouke's head, controlling the position.
Griffith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Griffith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Umanouke. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umanouke wants to control from the top but Griffith keeps moving.
Umanouke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Griffith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Umanouke pushes down on Griffith's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umanouke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Griffith is trying to control but can't.
Umanouke drops an elbow to the side of Griffith's head.
Griffith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Umanouke is thwarting Griffith's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Umanouke is trying to control. Griffith wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Griffith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Umanouke winds up and cracks Griffith with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Umanouke seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Griffith does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffith on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Griffith wants to get back to full guard.
Umanouke seems to be working for a kimura but Griffith defends the submission attempt.
Umanouke 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.
Umanouke looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Umanouke wants to take a breather but Griffith is having none of it.
Umanouke content to control rather than advance.
Griffith has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at WildBoar's Private Pig Pen. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Griffith wants to control but Umanouke is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Umanouke moves into full mount! Griffith won't be happy about that!
Griffith wants to control but Umanouke is having none of it.
Umanouke landing shots from mount.
Griffith sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
We've been hearing good reports from Umanouke's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Umanouke prevents Griffith from improving his position.
Umanouke 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.
Umanouke wants to pass to mount but Griffith is defending the position.
Griffith preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Umanouke in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umanouke works his way into full mount!
Umanouke raining down hammerfists from mount.
Umanouke can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Griffith is looking to escape.
Griffith wants to control but Umanouke is having none of it.
Griffith is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Umanouke trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Umanouke content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ueda Umanouke dominated that 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.
Griffith throws a sloppy head kick and Umanouke moves out of range easily.
Umanouke drops down looking for a counter takedown but Griffith sprawls and moves away.
Griffith blocks a jab.
Umanouke slips a straight right by Griffith.
Umanouke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Griffith throws a big counter head kick but Umanouke avoids it with no problem.
Umanouke tries to score a power double leg takedown but Griffith sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Umanouke somewhat.
Griffith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Umanouke changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Umanouke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffith moves away.
Griffith appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Griffith throws a head kick that misses.
Umanouke tries for a takedown but Griffith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffith slips a jab from Umanouke.
Umanouke misses with a hook. Griffith ducked under it nicely.
Umanouke throws out a loose jab but Griffith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ueda Umanouke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffith misses the shot to the body.
Umanouke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umanouke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Umanouke. Griffith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Umanouke swings away with a body shot that misses
and Griffith counters with a two punch combo.
Umanouke lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Griffith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Umanouke throws out the jab.
Umanouke tries to clinch up but Griffith circles away and keeps his distance.
Umanouke misses with an uppercut. Griffith saw that one coming.
Umanouke fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ueda Umanouke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Umanouke throws a lazy uppercut
and Griffith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Umanouke lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Umanouke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffith.
Umanouke walks into a stiff left hand from Griffith.
It looks like Ueda Umanouke has been cut.
Griffith misses with a low kick as Umanouke jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umanouke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Griffith moves into the clinch successfully.
Umanouke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Griffith backwards.
Umanouke misses with a punch to the body.
Umanouke misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Griffith.
Griffith working aggressively here.
Umanouke tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Griffith just stands there and leans against the cage.
Umanouke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Griffith throws a head punch that misses.
Umanouke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Griffith misses with the head strike.
Griffith prevents a takedown attempt there.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griffith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umanouke is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Griffith to keep the fight standing.
Griffith misses with some punches.
Griffith manages to break the clinch.
Umanouke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Griffith can do to turn this around?
Umanouke bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Griffith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Umanouke looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffith is just out of range.
Umanouke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Griffith.
Anthony Griffith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griffith rushes Umanouke and presses him up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Umanouke as the two fighters clinch.
Umanouke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Umanouke lands a body shot in the clinch.
Umanouke tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Griffith just stands there and leans against the cage.
Umanouke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Griffith misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffith tries to work over Umanouke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Griffith lands a hook that snaps the head of Umanouke backwards.
Griffith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A body shot lands from Griffith.
Umanouke jumps guard but Griffith turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Umanouke fails to pull guard.
Umanouke misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Umanouke has a couple of punches blocked by Griffith.
Umanouke lands with a left to the head.
Umanouke tries to pull guard but Griffith forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Umanouke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Umanouke throws a punch but it's blocked by Griffith.
Griffith stalling in the clinch but Umanouke improves position.
Umanouke wants to take the fight to the mat but Griffith manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Griffith prevents a body shot from Umanouke.
Umanouke pulls guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Anthony Griffith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ueda Umanouke's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Umanouke tries to keep at a distance but Griffith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Umanouke struggles to land a body shot inside as Griffith controls his hands.
Griffith has a couple of punches blocked by Umanouke.
Griffith struggles to land a body shot inside as Umanouke controls his hands.
Umanouke is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Griffith to keep the fight standing.
Griffith pushes Umanouke back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Umanouke tries to work over Griffith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Griffith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Umanouke misses with a hook to the body
letting Griffith counter with a right hand.
Griffith throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffith is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A left lands for Umanouke.
Griffith swings for the body but Umanouke moves out of range.
Umanouke closes the distance and clinches up with Griffith, looking for a takedown. Umanouke pushes Griffith against the cage but Griffith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Umanouke throws a looping overhand right but Griffith ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umanouke throws a lazy right hand but Griffith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Griffith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A swing and a miss from Griffith.
Griffith walks into a straight right hand from Umanouke.
Griffith misses with a series of wild punches.
Griffith moves into the clinch.
Umanouke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anthony Griffith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Umanouke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Griffith lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Umanouke.
Griffith tries to break free but Umanouke pushes him back against the cage.
Griffith blocks an uppercut.
Umanouke jumps into guard, dragging Griffith to the mat.
Umanouke throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Griffith escapes and throws Umanouke's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Griffith gets to mount! Umanouke was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffith controlling from mount.
Umanouke is looking to improve his position but Griffith isn't that keen on the idea.
Griffith controlling from the full mount.
Umanouke is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umanouke regains half guard.
Umanouke is looking to improve his position.
Griffith working the head and body with strikes.
Umanouke is staying active underneath Griffith, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Umanouke regains full guard. Nicely done.
Griffith got a little sloppy there for a moment and Umanouke has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Griffith has managed to get both his arms back between Umanouke's legs - danger averted.
Umanouke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Griffith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Griffith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffith sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Umanouke has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Griffith is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Umanouke.
Umanouke might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Umanouke is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Umanouke is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Umanouke is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Griffith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Griffith has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Griffith!
An out of breath Anthony Griffith thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Ueda Umanouke had this to say: 'Nothing ventured, nothing gained. You can't do anything without risking something. I will be back to avenge my honor.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Gruzdev (ranked 1072 p4p, 147 weight class) and Dominic Gotti (ranked 1178 p4p, 126 weight class). Gotti has chosen King Of Kings as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Gruzdev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Dominic Gotti !
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Gruzdev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gotti doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Gotti misses.
Gotti looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gruzdev avoids a kick to the body.
Gruzdev misses with an uppercut
and Gotti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gotti takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gruzdev looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Alexander Gruzdev has been cut.
Gruzdev moves away from the strike by Gotti .
A little feinted left hand from Gruzdev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gotti takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gruzdev throws a sloppy head kick and Gotti moves out of range easily.
Gruzdev missing with a left hand there. Gotti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gotti is looking for the big counter here.
Gotti throws a head kick that misses
and Gruzdev counters by moving into the clinch.
Gruzdev breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gotti throws a poor cross that misses
and Gruzdev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gotti connects with a solid leg kick.
Gruzdev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gruzdev throws a series of punches but Gotti avoids them all with ease.
Gruzdev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gotti 's head backwards.
Gruzdev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gotti throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Gruzdev misses.
Nice shot lands for Gruzdev.
The fighters circling - Gotti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gruzdev looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Gruzdev misses with a lunging right hand
and Gotti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gruzdev moves forwards but Gotti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gotti scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gruzdev defending well as Gotti loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Gruzdev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gotti looks to land a left hand but Gruzdev moved out of range nicely.
Gruzdev lands a high kick!
Gotti is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gruzdev slips a jab from Gotti .
Gotti checks the leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gruzdev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gotti thinks about the counter body kick.
Gruzdev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gotti was well out of range. Poor timing from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gotti counters with a head kick that drops Gruzdev to the mat! Gruzdev scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gotti throws a jab when Gruzdev was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Gruzdev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gotti blocks a head kick by Gruzdev.
Gotti throws a hook to the side of Gruzdev's head but Gruzdev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gotti just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGruzdev.
Gruzdev throws a shot from downtown. Gotti moves away and avoids it.
A cross from Gruzdev lands.
Alexander Gruzdev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gruzdev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gotti on the side of the head.
Gruzdev thumps Gotti with a low kick.
Gotti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gotti throws a sloppy head kick and Gruzdev moves out of range easily.
Gruzdev throws a big shot that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gotti .
Gruzdev looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gotti 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.
Gotti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gruzdev.
Gotti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gruzdev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gotti .
Gruzdev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gruzdev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gruzdev ducks under a wild hook from Gotti .
Gotti defending well as Gruzdev loads up on a big left hand.
Gruzdev throws a sloppy head kick and Gotti moves out of range easily.
Gotti takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gotti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gruzdev.
Gotti unleashes a big counter combination but Gruzdev bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gruzdev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gruzdev with a hook.
Gruzdev is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gotti blocks a jab.
Gotti lands a big head kick that sends Gruzdev tumbling to the mat! Gotti takes a step backwards and waves Gruzdev back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gruzdev is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gruzdev throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Oh Gruzdev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gruzdev looks to land a combination but Gotti avoids it well.
Gotti cracks Gruzdev with a left hook right on the temple and Gruzdev goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Gotti lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Gruzdev is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dominic Gotti !
During a confident post fight interview, Dominic Gotti thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Alexander Gruzdev stepped up to the mic, saying 'Damn! My face feels like it has been molded by bricks!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norman Pearson (ranked 846 p4p, 96 weight class) and Kristian Johansson (ranked 693 p4p, 79 weight class). Norman Pearson 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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Norman Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kristian Johansson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Pearson.
Sloppy strikes from Johansson. Those never looked like landing.
Pearson misses with a body punch
enabling Johansson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johansson swings for the body but Pearson moves out of range.
Johansson throws an overhand right that lands on Pearson's shoulder, as Pearson tries to avoid the shot.
Pearson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pearson duly obliges.
Johansson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norman Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johansson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pearson misses with an uppercut. Johansson saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johansson! But no joy.
Danga de danga de dang - Pearson scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Kristian Johansson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johansson throws a hook but Pearson blocks it.
Johansson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pearson has time to react.
Pearson pushes Johansson up against the cage in a clinch.
Pearson breaks the clinch.
Pearson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson tries to clinch up but Johansson circles away and keeps his distance.
Pearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johansson moves away.
Pearson fails with an attempt to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Johansson misses.
Pearson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Pearson - that landed with a thud.
Pearson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pearson drops Johansson with a right and a left! Pearson comes rushing in but Johansson regains his composure and manages to keep Pearson in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johansson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johansson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Let's hope that Johansson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is continuing to stall.
Johansson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johansson, not yet.
Johansson is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Johansson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johansson slips under a jab.
Pearson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johansson counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Norman Pearson has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johansson lands with a shot to the body.
Pearson tries to bum rush Johansson with a series of wild strikes but Johansson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little jabbing left from Johansson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johansson checks a low kick from Pearson.
Pearson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pearson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pearson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johansson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johansson throws a body punch but Pearson moves out of range.
Johansson scores with a jab to the body.
Pearson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johansson throws out the jab.
Johansson scores with a jab.
Pearson tries to clinch up.
Johansson misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson swats away the attempt to clinch by Pearson.
A swing and a miss from Johansson.
Johansson lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearson wants to clinch up but Johansson keeps it at a distance.
A jab lands there for Johansson.
Pearson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johansson, pushing him back against the cage.
Johansson breaks the clinch.
Pearson tries to clinch up but Johansson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johansson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pearson misses with a two punch combination.
Johansson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Pearson.
Pearson is looking to clinch but Johansson is avoiding it.
Johansson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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 Norman Pearson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Johansson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pearson throws a right hand that Johansson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johansson also avoids with ease.
Johansson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pearson wants to clinch.
Pearson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johansson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pearson has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Pearson.
Pearson breaks from the clinch.
Pearson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice defenses there by Pearson.
Pearson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Pearson clinches up with Johansson and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson breaks the clinch.
Johansson throws a head kick but Pearson moves out of range.
Johansson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pearson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johansson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johansson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johansson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pearson tries to bum rush Johansson with a series of wild strikes but Johansson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johansson lands a head kick. Pearson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Johansson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johansson misses with a straight right.
Pearson defending well as Johansson loads up on a big left hand.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johansson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Norman Pearson is winning the standup battle so far.
Pearson lunges at Johansson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johansson's hand.
Pearson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johansson momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson misses with a head kick.
Pearson throws a right and a left that Johansson avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearson misses with a low kick.
Pearson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Johansson lands a left and a right that send Pearson crashing to the mat, dazed. Johansson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch but Johansson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Pearson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pearson misses with an uppercut.
Johansson throws a big shot that misses.
Pearson is looking to clinch.
Johansson misses with an uppercut. Pearson saw that one coming.
Johansson walks into a stiff left hand from Pearson.
A punch combination from Pearson misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson rushes Johansson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johansson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pearson manages to break the clinch.
Johansson 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.
A big right from Pearson misses.
Norman Pearson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut there from Johansson.
Pearson wants to clinch.
Pearson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johansson counters with a straight right hand.
Pearson misses with a lunging right hand
and Johansson counters with a crisp right that sends Pearson to the canvas! Johansson follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kristian Johansson!
An out of breath Kristian Johansson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Norman Pearson stepped up to the mic, saying 'I knew I was better in the clinch so I did my best to get in that area and smash him. Obviously that gameplan didn't work. I will get back to camp and re-evaluate where we went wrong. Thank you all for coming out! '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carl Kingston (ranked 294 p4p, 36 weight class) and Thomas Power (ranked 556 p4p, 67 weight class). Kingston comes to the cage accompanied by Creep - Radiohead . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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World class MT
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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
25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Power!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power throws a leg kick
and Kingston counters with a nice low kick that buckles Power's knee momentarily.
Kingston throws a half hearted mid kick.
Power moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Kingston does it's job there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Power.
Power takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kingston finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kingston looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kingston throws a right and a left that Power avoids nicely.
Kingston throws a leg kick
and Power counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Power.
Power working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kingston breaks from the clinch.
Power throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kingston counters with a body kick that stops Power in his tracks momentarily.
Power tries to clinch up but Kingston circles away and keeps his distance.
Power lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kingston misses with the combination.
Kingston will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Power avoids the body shot from Kingston.
Kingston bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kingston tried to score with a low kick but Power checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston gets tackled into the cage by Power. Power maintains the clinch.
Power lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kingston.
A head punch on the inside from Power fails to land.
Power misses with a punch to the body.
Power blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kingston misses with a punch on the inside.
Power lands with a right to the head.
Kingston struggles to land a body shot inside as Power controls his hands.
Kingston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Power tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Power lands with a right to the head.
Kingston gets through Power's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kingston lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Power fails to land.
Kingston blocks an elbow strike.
Kingston lands with a short shot to the head.
Kingston's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kingston throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Powers head.
Kingston manages to break the clinch.
Power lands a nice looking body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Power blocks the leg kick.
Power ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kingston moves away.
A low kick from Power is predictable there
enabling Kingston to counter with a crisp jab.
Power forces Kingston back against the cage and clinches.
Kingston lands a hook that snaps the head of Power backwards.
Power tries a body shot but Kingston blocks it.
Power blocks an uppercut.
Power has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kingston seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Power can turn it around.
Kingston wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Power lands with a short shot to the head.
Kingston works on Power's body with a couple of short punches.
Power misses with a punch to the body.
Power scores with a shot to the side of Kingston's head.
Kingston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Power struggles to land a body shot inside as Kingston controls his hands.
Power lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kingston backwards.
Power misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Power obliges.
Power misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kingston.
Power swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kingston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Power.
Kingston takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Power blocks a low kick nicely.
Power throws out a counter right but Kingston avoids it with no problem.
Kingston moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Power throws a leg kick but Kingston moved away.
Power tries a head kick but it misses.
Power fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kingston, pushing him back against the cage.
Power scores with a shot to the side of Kingston's head.
Power misses with the head strike.
Power doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Power tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kingston blocks the elbow strike.
Kingston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Kingston.
Kingston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kingston prevents a body shot from Power.
Kingston throws a head punch that misses.
Power digs a right hand into Kingston's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kingston's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power looking to throw knees to the head but Kingston is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kingston creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Power working aggressively here.
Power tries to work over Kingston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kingston wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kingston lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kingston blocks an uppercut.
Power misses with a hook from the clinch.
Power throws a punch but it's blocked by Kingston.
Kingston working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Power prevents Kingston from breaking the clinch.
Kingston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Power misses with the head strike.
Power struggles to land a body shot inside as Kingston controls his hands.
Power throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kingston.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Power softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Power.
Power misses with a knee to the head.
Power tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Power lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Power dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kingston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kingston.
Power moves out of range as Kingston throws a body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kingston.
Kingston scores with a nice right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Power. Those never looked like landing.
Kingston looks to land a body kick but Power moved away.
Power tries to clinch but Kingston is having none of it.
Kingston jabs Power to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kingston lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kingston!
Kingston looks to score with a jab to the body but Power is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston walks into a left hand.
Power loads up on a big right hand but Kingston slips the punch.
Power misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kingston cracks Power with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thomas Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kingston fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Power has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kingston connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston digs a good hook to Power's body.
Power stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kingston.
Kingston misses with a low kick.
Donk. Kingston catches Power right on the button with a cross.
Power moves into range and clinches up with Kingston.
Power lands with a left to the head.
Power misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kingston.
Thomas Power seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Kingston fails to land.
Kingston lands a body punch.
Power misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kingston blocks an uppercut.
Power's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Kingston.
Kingston misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Kingston.
A short uppercut from Power.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kingston misses with a punch to the body.
Kingston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power clinches up against the cage.
Power blocking some punches.
Power throws a punch but it's blocked by Kingston.
Power has a couple of punches blocked by Kingston.
Power misses with a short punch on the inside.
Power lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Power with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Power doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kingston misses with the head strike.
Kingston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kingston tries to break free but Power pushes him back against the cage.
Kingston is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Power struggles to land a body shot inside as Kingston controls his hands.
Power lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kingston backwards.
Kingston gets through Power's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Kingston.
Power swings wildly with an uppercut but Kingston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Power lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kingston or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Power.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston misses with the head strike.
Power blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kingston fails to land.
Power throws a punch but it's blocked by Kingston.
Power with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kingston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Power pushes Kingston back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kingston blocking some punches.
Kingston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Power chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kingston can pounce on him.
Power pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carl Kingston is winning the standup battle so far.
Power fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kingston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Power fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kingston lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Power backs up against the cage.
Kingston swings for the body but Power moves out of range.
Power lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power moves out of range of the body kick from Kingston.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power misses with an attempted mid kick.
Power slips under a jab from Kingston.
Power checks the leg kick.
Power misses with a wild body shot.
Kingston takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Power wants to clinch up but Kingston keeps it at a distance.
Power uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kingston.
Kingston misses with a body shot.
Kingston throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Power raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch but Kingston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Power moves in looking to clinch but Kingston pushes him off.
Kingston throws a low kick, looking for Power's leg but Power calmly moves out of range.
Power now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Power scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot by Kingston.
Power misses with a combination
and Kingston counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Power throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
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 Carl Kingston will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kingston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Power takes a swing at Kingston's ribcage but misses.
Kingston checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Power moves out of range of the body kick from Kingston.
Power has managed to clinch.
Kingston lands a body punch.
Power swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kingston can't find room to land a body shot as Power controls the action.
Kingston blocks an uppercut.
Kingston prevents a body shot from Power.
Kingston has had enough of the clinch but Power keeps him there for the moment.
Kingston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kingston works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Power tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kingston tries to land a front kick but Power steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Power.
Power darts in and clinches Kingston up against the cage.
Kingston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kingston fails to land.
Kingston breaks the clinch.
Kingston misses with an uppercut. Power saw that one coming.
Kingston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kingston throws a head kick that misses.
Kingston jabs Power to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kingston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Power moves away.
Power checks the leg kick.
Power is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kingston slips a straight right by Power.
Kingston swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Power misses with a head kick.
Kingston misses with a shot to the body
and Power counters with a straight right hand.
Kingston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Power lands with a hook. Kingston tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kingston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Power looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Power checks a leg kick.
Power rushes Kingston and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Power's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Kingston.
A head punch on the inside from Power fails to land.
Kingston blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kingston.
Kingston prevents a body shot from Power.
Power blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Power lands with a short shot to the head.
Kingston misses with some punches.
Kingston presses Power against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Power.
Kingston misses with some punches.
Power goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Power lands a body shot in the clinch.
Power presses Kingston against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Power lands a shoulder strike.
Kingston blocking some punches.
Power throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power throws a punch but it's blocked by Kingston.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kingston.
Power throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Power fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kingston is trying to force a seperation but Power has the dominant position.
Power lands an uppercut.
Kingston is trying to force a seperation but Power has the dominant position.
Power misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Power creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kingston scores with a nice hook to the head.
Power misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kingston can't find room to land a body shot as Power controls the action.
Kingston throws a punch but it's blocked by Power.
Power tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kingston avoids it.
Power can't find room to land a body shot as Kingston controls the action.
Kingston pushes Power back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Power unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kingston lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Power fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kingston tries to work over Power's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kingston misses with a body punch.
Kingston lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kingston.
Power fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kingston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kingston lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kingston working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kingston misses with a punch on the inside.
Kingston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Power misses with a short punch on the inside.
Power goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Power blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Power throws a punch but it's blocked by Kingston.
Power throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kingston blocks it with crossed arms.
Power working aggressively here.
Kingston working hard to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thomas Power.
I think Power has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Power!
Thomas Power was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Carl Kingston stepped up to the mic, saying 'You're so very special... I wish I was special. But I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo. What the hell am I doing here? I don't belong here'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Brakeley (ranked 1266 p4p, 131 weight class) and Albert Van Rooy (ranked 652 p4p, 73 weight class). Albert Van Rooy has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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256 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Brakeley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Van Rooy!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brakeley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brakeley staying out of range there.
Brakeley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brakeley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Rooy moves away.
Van Rooy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good work by Van Rooy as he checks the leg kick.
Van Rooy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brakeley.
Brakeley swinging wildly here.
Van Rooy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Brakeley misses the target.
Brakeley backing away here, and Van Rooy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brakeley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Rooy. That did some damage!
Van Rooy misses with a looping left.
Van Rooy 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.
Brakeley throws a right hand that misses
and Van Rooy counters with a straight right hand.
Brakeley throws a chopping leg kick but Van Rooy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Michael Brakeley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brakeley lands with an uppercut that bounces Van Rooy off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rooy moves out of range as Brakeley throws a body kick.
Van Rooy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Brakeley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy throws a body punch but Brakeley moves out of range.
Van Rooy lands with a nice body punch.
Van Rooy misses with a straight left.
Brakeley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brakeley checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brakeley moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Brakeley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Van Rooy counters with a thumping low kick.
Van Rooy swings for the body but Brakeley moves out of range.
Brakeley throwing a counter right hand but Van Rooy manages to avoid it.
Brakeley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Van Rooy throws a low kick, looking for Brakeley's leg but Brakeley calmly moves out of range.
Van Rooy doesn't manage to clinch there - Brakeley circles away.
Brakeley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Rooy. Van Rooy obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brakeley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
Van Rooy throws a low kick but Brakeley moves out of range easily.
Van Rooy moves out of range of the body kick.
Van Rooy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Brakeley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Rooy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Van Rooy takes one on the button.
A good leg kick by Brakeley.
Brakeley scores with a jab. Van Rooy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Van Rooy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brakeley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Rooy moves away.
Brakeley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brakeley looks to land a combination but Van Rooy avoids it well.
Van Rooy lands a front kick.
Brakeley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Rooy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brakeley looks to land a left hand but Van Rooy moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brakeley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Van Rooy's head backwards.
Brakeley throws a right hand that Van Rooy ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Rooy also avoids with ease.
That kick from Brakeley tenderised Van Rooy's leg. Van Rooy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brakeley throws a leg kick but Van Rooy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brakeley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brakeley scores with the left hand. Van Rooy knows he should have avoided that one.
Van Rooy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brakeley throws out a loose jab but Van Rooy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brakeley looks to throw the jab but Van Rooy is out of range.
Brakeley misses with the body kick
and Van Rooy counters with a left to the body.
Van Rooy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Van Rooy there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Brakeley misses.
Van Rooy scores with a leg kick.
Van Rooy closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brakeley blocks an uppercut.
Brakeley prevents a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy is leaning against Brakeley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brakeley is breathing heavily.
Van Rooy lands a body shot.
Van Rooy tries to throw a body punch but Brakeley avoids it by throwing Van Rooy back against the cage.
Van Rooy lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Rooy lands a body punch.
Van Rooy lands with a right to the head.
Van Rooy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Van Rooy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Van Rooy digs a right hand underneath Brakeley's ribcage. Brakeley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Van Rooy lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Van Rooy.
Brakeley prevents a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Rooy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Van Rooy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brakeley backwards.
Van Rooy works on Brakeley's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Rooy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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 Michael Brakeley will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Van Rooy throws a body shot but no joy.
Brakeley with a hook.
Van Rooy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Brakeley keeps the fight on the outside.
Brakeley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brakeley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Rooy.
Brakeley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brakeley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Van Rooy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Van Rooy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brakeley rather than just go for the knockout.
Van Rooy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brakeley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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!
Van Rooy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Rooy forces Brakeley back against the cage and clinches.
Van Rooy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rooy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Rooy is looking to slow Brakeley down with leg kicks.
Brakeley throws a leg kick that is checked
and Van Rooy counters with a nice right hand that sends Brakeley toppling to the canvas! Brakeley scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Van Rooy finish him?!
Brakeley is rocked!
Van Rooy scores with a body shot.
Oh Brakeley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brakeley misses with a looping left.
Van Rooy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Rooy cracks Brakeley with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Brakeley looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Van Rooy finish him?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brakeley switches off momentarily and Van Rooy cracks him with a monster right hand! Brakeley topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Van Rooy dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Van Rooy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Albert Van Rooy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Martinyuk (ranked 355 p4p, 48 weight class) and Samson Fortier (ranked 709 p4p, 80 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Martinyuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Samson Fortier!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinyuk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fortier sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Samson Fortier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinyuk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fortier.
Fortier throws a low kick but it's checked well by Martinyuk.
Martinyuk 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.
Martinyuk lands with a hook. Fortier tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fortier lands with an overhand left.
A jab from Fortier misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinyuk takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fortier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinyuk manages to avoid it.
Martinyuk appears to be looking for a big counter.
Martinyuk throws a series of punches but Fortier moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinyuk looks to land a right hand but Fortier moved out of range.
Fortier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martinyuk misses with a looping left.
Fortier tries to land a front kick but Martinyuk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Martinyuk is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A low kick from Fortier is predictable there
and Fortier takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fortier misses with a body kick.
Martinyuk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fortier lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fortier pivots, looking for a leg kick but Martinyuk is out of range and Fortier settles back down.
Fortier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martinyuk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortier throws a wild body kick that Martinyuk sees coming a mile off.
Martinyuk throwing a counter right hand but Fortier manages to avoid it.
Martinyuk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fortier.
Fortier scores with a jab to the head.
A jab lands there for Fortier.
Martinyuk misses with a hook to the body
and Fortier counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fortier ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Martinyuk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martinyuk takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinyuk throws a big shot that misses.
Fortier pounces like a tiger and cracks Martinyuk with a vicious hook! Martinyuk is down but not out! Fortier follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Samson Fortier!
Samson Fortier decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Salvador (ranked 46 p4p, 6 weight class) and PutinYa OnYerKiester (ranked 108 p4p, 18 weight class). OnYerKiester has chosen The Last Battle: Sabaton as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, George Salvador!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, PutinYa OnYerKiester!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salvador takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
OnYerKiester tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salvador lands with a kick to the temple. OnYerKiester shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Salvador moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from OnYerKiester.
OnYerKiester blocks the elbow strike.
OnYerKiester misses with a punch on the inside.
Salvador swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salvador doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salvador landing knees to the body.
Salvador blocks a body shot from OnYerKiester.
Salvador goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
OnYerKiester struggles to land a body shot inside as Salvador controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Salvador.
OnYerKiester looks winded!
Salvador scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Salvador tries to work over OnYerKiester's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Salvador - that landed with a thud.
Salvador misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from OnYerKiester.
Salvador lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt OnYerKiester or not.
Salvador breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Salvador throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by OnYerKiester.
OnYerKiester misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvador ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salvador looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Salvador fails with an attempt to clinch.
Salvador throws a low kick but OnYerKiester moves out of range easily.
Good exchange - OnYerKiester coming out on top.
OnYerKiester throws a hook to the side of Salvador's head but Salvador sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Salvador looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Salvador pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Salvador sets himself, and OnYerKiester steps forward looking for the clinch! Salvador avoids it this time.
Salvador keeps OnYerKiester at a distance using the push kick.
Salvador goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Salvador.
OnYerKiester lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
PutinYa OnYerKiester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OnYerKiester on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Salvador throws a head kick but OnYerKiester moves out of range.
Salvador has closed the distance and engaged OnYerKiester 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!
OnYerKiester swings wildly with an uppercut but Salvador uses good head movement to avoid it.
OnYerKiester working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvador works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
OnYerKiester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
OnYerKiester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from OnYerKiester.
A nice right hand lands inside from OnYerKiester.
OnYerKiester working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Salvador lands a good knee to the midsection. OnYerKiester won't want to take too many of those.
A head punch on the inside from OnYerKiester fails to land.
Salvador blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Salvador blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Salvador lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
OnYerKiester misses with a short punch on the inside.
OnYerKiester lands a left hand that snaps the head of Salvador backwards.
Salvador can't find room to land a body shot as OnYerKiester controls the action.
Salvador gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like PutinYa OnYerKiester has been cut.
OnYerKiester blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Salvador lands a left hand that snaps the head of OnYerKiester backwards.
Salvador is working OnYerKiester over against the cage.
Salvador blocking some punches.
OnYerKiester has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Salvador seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if OnYerKiester can turn it around.
Salvador breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvador uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by OnYerKiester.
Salvador scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big right from OnYerKiester misses.
Salvador walks into a jab.
OnYerKiester throws a leg kick but Salvador checks it.
Salvador misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from OnYerKiester.
OnYerKiester steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Salvador.
Salvador throws a head kick that misses.
Salvador tries to close the distance and clinch up but OnYerKiester swats him away and circles back towards the center.
OnYerKiester looks to score with a jab to the body but Salvador is just out of range.
OnYerKiester showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salvador.
OnYerKiester throws a leg kick
and Salvador cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
OnYerKiester jabs at Salvador's body.
OnYerKiester scores with a spinning back kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OnYerKiester lands a nice shot to the body.
Salvador takes a swing at OnYerKiester's ribcage but misses.
OnYerKiester paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salvador avoids the body shot from OnYerKiester.
Salvador misses with a series of wild punches.
Salvador lands a leg kick that knocks OnYerKiester off balance momentarily.
Salvador avoids a kick to the body.
OnYerKiester throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
OnYerKiester will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salvador pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Salvador walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. OnYerKiester checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Salvador swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by OnYerKiester.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Salvador dominated that round.
The cut man is working on PutinYa OnYerKiester's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
OnYerKiester throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Salvador tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but OnYerKiester was well out of range. Poor timing from Salvador.
An inside leg kick lands from Salvador.
OnYerKiester throws an overhand right that lands on Salvador's shoulder, as Salvador tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Salvador was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
OnYerKiester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salvador.
OnYerKiester misses with a wild body shot.
OnYerKiester misses with a hook
and Salvador counters with a slapping leg kick.
That kick from OnYerKiester tenderised Salvador's leg. Salvador is trying to keep his angry face on.
OnYerKiester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salvador was well out of range. Poor timing from OnYerKiester.
Salvador with a nice cross.
Salvador is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that OnYerKiester can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvador tries to close the distance and clinch but OnYerKiester swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
OnYerKiester jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salvador tried to counter with a leg kick but OnYerKiester avoided it.
OnYerKiester misses with a lunging right hand
and Salvador counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
OnYerKiester throws a lazy uppercut
and Salvador counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salvador connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Salvador.
Salvador scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
OnYerKiester throws a nice inside leg kick.
Salvador misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from OnYerKiester.
OnYerKiester tries to land a leg kick but Salvador saw it coming and moves away.
Salvador scores with a leg kick.
Salvador rushes OnYerKiester and presses him up against the cage.
OnYerKiester working aggressively here.
Salvador is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
OnYerKiester's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Salvador pushes OnYerKiester back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
OnYerKiester throws a punch but it's blocked by Salvador.
Salvador lands a left hand that snaps the head of OnYerKiester backwards.
OnYerKiester is breathing heavily.
Salvador unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Salvador throws a blind hook that connects with the side of OnYerKiesters head.
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!
Salvador misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Salvador.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvador pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salvador scores with a jab.
Salvador gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Salvador lands a knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Salvador as the two fighters clinch.
Salvador lands an elbow inside that OnYerKiester shrugs off.
Salvador's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salvador throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
OnYerKiester is rocked!
Salvador fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
OnYerKiester takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Salvador ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
George Salvador is winning the standup battle so far.
Decent striking displayed by Salvador there.
OnYerKiester is still on wobbly legs! Can Salvador finish him?
OnYerKiester throws a predictable looking body shot
and Salvador makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
OnYerKiester seems to have recovered his senses.
Salvador misses with a few strikes there.
Nice cross by Salvador.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvador lands a big head kick that sends OnYerKiester tumbling to the mat! Salvador takes a step backwards and waves OnYerKiester back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Salvador swings away with a leg kick that misses.
OnYerKiester takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Salvador throws a body kick that misses.
Salvador throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Salvador wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Salvador! OnYerKiester is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Salvador!
George Salvador retains his middleweight title!
George Salvador spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ibrahim Camara (ranked 196 p4p, 30 weight class) and Sheikh Amun Ghosh (ranked 112 p4p, 19 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ghosh's choice of entrance music: Allah Gets Funky. Sheikh Amun Ghosh has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ibrahim Camara's chin.
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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
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Ibrahim Camara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sheikh Amun Ghosh!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ghosh throws a hook but Camara blocks it.
Camara throwing a counter right hand but Ghosh manages to avoid it.
Camara lands with a kick to the temple. Ghosh shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Camara scores with a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Camara.
Camara forces Ghosh back against the cage and clinches.
Camara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ghosh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ghosh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ghosh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ghosh gets through Camara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ghosh swings wildly with an uppercut but Camara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ghosh tries a body shot but Camara blocks it.
Ghosh blocking some punches.
Ghosh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Ghosh fails to land.
Camara blocking some punches.
Ghosh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ghosh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghosh lands a left hand.
Ghosh gets through Camara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Camara blocking some punches.
Ghosh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ghosh.
Ghosh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camara's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Camara.
Ghosh working aggressively here.
Camara scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Camara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Camara tries to throw a body punch but Ghosh avoids it by throwing Camara back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Ghosh.
Ghosh throws a head punch that misses.
Ghosh scores with a shot to the side of Camara's head.
Camara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ghosh cracks Camara with a nice body shot.
Camara swings wildly with an uppercut but Ghosh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ghosh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Camara as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghosh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ghosh scores with a hook to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ghosh has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Camara tries a body shot but Ghosh blocks it.
Camara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ghosh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Camara.
A right hand to the body from Camara.
Ghosh looks winded!
A short right from Camara.
Ghosh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Camara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ghosh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ghosh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camara lands a nice shot to the body.
Ghosh works on Camara's body with a couple of short punches.
Camara throws a head punch that misses.
Camara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ghosh backwards.
A short right from Ghosh on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Camara fails to land.
Camara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ghosh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camara's elbow.
Ghosh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Camara misses with a punch to the body.
Camara blocks a body shot from Ghosh.
Camara blocks an uppercut.
Camara misses with a punch on the inside.
Camara lands an uppercut.
Camara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ghosh's elbow.
Camara misses with the head strike.
Ghosh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Camara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camara.
Camara blocks an uppercut.
Camara misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Ghosh.
Camara pushes Ghosh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ghosh decides to pull guard.
Camara gets to his feet. Ghosh looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ghosh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghosh keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ghosh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Camara.
Camara swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ghosh makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Camara really felt that one!
Nice uppercut lands for Camara. That snapped Ghosh's head back.
Camara rushes Ghosh and presses him up against the cage.
Ghosh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ghosh is working Camara over against the cage.
Camara lands a left hand.
Ghosh lands an uppercut.
Camara throws a head punch that misses.
Ghosh lands a nice uppercut.
Camara 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.
Ghosh taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Camara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ghosh working aggressively here.
Ghosh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Camara lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ghosh or not.
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 Ibrahim Camara will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ghosh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Camara.
Camara pushes Ghosh up against the cage in a clinch.
Ghosh lands with a left to the head.
Ghosh misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ghosh.
Ghosh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ibrahim Camara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ghosh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ghosh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Camara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ghosh struggles to land a body shot inside as Camara controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Camara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghosh pulls Camara into guard.
Ghosh working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Camara doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Camara manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Camara would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghosh is working an open guard so Camara takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A good leg kick by Camara.
Camara throws a hook but Ghosh avoids it easily.
Camara throws a poor cross that misses
and Ghosh makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Camara forces Ghosh back against the cage and clinches.
Camara lands a nice shot to the body.
Camara blocks a body shot from Ghosh.
Ghosh misses with a punch to the body.
Camara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ghosh's elbow.
Camara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ghosh tries a body shot but Camara blocks it.
Camara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ghosh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ghosh.
Ghosh tries a body shot but Camara blocks it.
Camara misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghosh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ghosh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ghosh has a couple of punches blocked by Camara.
Ghosh misses with a punch on the inside.
Camara lands an uppercut.
Ghosh swings wildly with an uppercut but Camara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ghosh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ghosh working aggressively here.
Ghosh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ghosh is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ghosh misses with a punch to the body.
Ghosh tries to work over Camara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Camara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Camara pushes Ghosh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camara swings wildly with an uppercut but Ghosh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ghosh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ghosh manages to break the clinch.
Sheikh Amun Ghosh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara instigates a clinch.
Ghosh blocks a body shot from Camara.
Camara tries to work over Ghosh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Camara throws a punch but it's blocked by Ghosh.
A head punch on the inside from Camara fails to land.
Camara can't find room to land a body shot as Ghosh controls the action.
Camara misses with some punches.
Camara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ghosh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ghosh digs a right hand into Camara's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Camara's gas tank.
Ghosh presses Camara against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ghosh successfully pulls guard.
Camara wants to stand but Ghosh is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ghosh is controlling Camara's posture.
Camara tries to stand but Ghosh is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghosh trying to control the position.
Ghosh is looking for a triangle but Camara pushes his legs off easily.
Camara wants to stand but Ghosh has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ghosh looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Camara stands and steps away. Ghosh gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ibrahim Camara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Camara rushes Ghosh and presses him up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ghosh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Camara blocks a body shot from Ghosh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sheikh Amun Ghosh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Camara lands a glancing blow to the side of Ghosh's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Camara.
Camara lands a jab to Ghosh's midsection.
Ghosh misses with a straight left.
Camara lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Some wild striking there from Camara.
Camara avoids a kick to the body.
Ghosh lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Camara. That's going to slow Ghosh down.
Camara scores with the left hand. Ghosh knows he should have avoided that one.
Ghosh takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Camara throws the left hand but Ghosh avoids the punch easily.
Ghosh follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara drives through and clinches with Ghosh against the cage.
Ghosh takes a shot to the head.
Camara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ghosh tries to work over Camara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ghosh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camara's elbow.
Camara can't find room to land a body shot as Ghosh controls the action.
Ghosh digs a right hand into Camara's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Camara's gas tank.
Camara has a couple of punches blocked by Ghosh.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ghosh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Camara has a couple of punches blocked by Ghosh.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camara.
Nice body punch from Ghosh - that landed with a thud.
Ghosh lands with a right to the head.
Camara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ghosh trying to control the position but instead, Camara has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ghosh into the cage.
A short right from Ghosh.
Camara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghosh prevents a body shot from Camara.
Camara scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ghosh has Camara pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Camara manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ghosh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Camara.
Ghosh throws a punch but it's blocked by Camara.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Camara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Camara misses with some punches.
Ghosh scores with a shot to the side of Camara's head.
Ghosh tries to work over Camara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ghosh lands with a left to the head.
Camara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Ghosh fails to land.
Ghosh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camara.
Camara swings wildly with an uppercut but Ghosh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara pushes Ghosh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Camara lands a right hand.
Ghosh blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Camara.
Ghosh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Camara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Camara tries a body shot but Ghosh blocks it.
Ghosh wants a takedown but no success here.
A shot in the inside from Camara.
Camara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Camara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Camara.
Camara lands with a light punch inside.
Camara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Camara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Camara tries a body shot but Ghosh blocks it.
Ghosh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ghosh can't find room to land a body shot as Camara controls the action.
Camara lands a body shot in the clinch.
Camara lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ghosh tries to pull guard but Camara won't allow it.
Ibrahim Camara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sheikh Amun Ghosh.
Good body shot from Camara.
Camara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Camara scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Camara as the two fighters clinch.
Camara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Camara.
Camara lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Camara on the inside.
Camara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ghosh tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Camara smiles and moves away.
Ghosh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camara.
Camara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Camara throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Camara delivers a nice body kick.
Camara stuns Ghosh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ibrahim Camara showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Camara 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ibrahim Camara!
A very excited looking Ibrahim Camara rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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