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OFK 146 - Foley Vs Harwath PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brazilian Gremlin (ranked 2705 p4p, 5759 weight class) and Whoo Boo (ranked 93 p4p, 111 weight class). Brazilian Gremlin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian Gremlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Whoo Boo!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boo lands a jab-cross combination.
Gremlin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boo misses with a double jab
and Gremlin counters with a single leg into guard. Boo didn't expect that.
Gremlin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Boo wants to stand and escape but Gremlin is having none of it.
Gremlin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Boo's guard.
Gremlin not doing much here.
Boo wants to get back to his feet.
Boo has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA Los Angeles. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Gremlin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gremlin prevents Boo from standing back up.
Gremlin content to control rather than advance.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gremlin passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Boo!
Gremlin wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Gremlin controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gremlin has control of Boo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Boo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Boo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Gremlin is working for a guillotine from mount but Boo frees his head quite easily.
Boo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Gremlin content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Boo is trying to stand up.
Gremlin controlling from mount.
Gremlin is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Boo is in real trouble.
Gremlin is persistently looking for the submission but Boo is defending it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Boo.
Gremlin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Boo for as long as he can get away with.
Gremlin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brazilian Gremlin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Boo misses with a wild combination.
Gremlin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gremlin.
Boo misses with a few strikes there.
Boo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gremlin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Boo leaves Gremlin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Boo misses with an uppercut. Gremlin saw that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boo misses with a series of wild punches.
Gremlin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gremlin looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gremlin darts in looking for a takedown but Boo gets double underhooks and turns Gremlin into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brazilian Gremlin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brazilian Gremlin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gremlin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boo gets caught napping as Gremlin dives in and scores a takedown. Boo manages to retain guard.
Boo manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Boo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gremlin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Boo sprawls well initially but Gremlin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
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!
Gremlin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gremlin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Boo is trying to stand up here but Gremlin is controlling him well.
Gremlin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gremlin moves into full mount! Boo won't be happy about that!
Boo wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gremlin controlling from mount.
Boo is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Gremlin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gremlin controlling from the full mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Boo can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gremlin is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Boo is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brazilian Gremlin!
Brazilian Gremlin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samson Komua (ranked 985 p4p, 23406 weight class) and George Fughead (ranked 143 p4p, 651 weight class). Komua kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fangai Lupe. Samson Komua has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samson Komua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Fughead!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Hemmingworth and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fughead lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
 It looks like Samson Komua has been cut.
Fughead swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Komua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Komua digs a good hook to Fughead's body.
Komua digs a good hook to Fughead's body.
Komua cracks Fughead with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Komua has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Fughead to stand back up!
 Fughead is rocked!
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!
Komua sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Fughead's defenses. It connects perfectly with Fughead's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Samson Komua!
Samson Komua 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Yoji Anjo Anjo (ranked 2521 p4p, 3738 weight class) and Tayaen Porfirigo (ranked 331 p4p, 439 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tayaen Porfirigo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yoji Anjo Anjo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tayaen Porfirigo!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, John Mangel and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porfirigo shoots for a takedown but Anjo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anjo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Porfirigo was covering up waiting for the punch and Anjo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Porfirigo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Anjo passes into half guard.
Porfirigo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Porfirigo is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porfirigo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Anjo.
Anjo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Anjo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Porfirigo trying to control but Anjo postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anjo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Porfirigo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Anjo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Porfirigo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Anjo stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Porfirigo tries for a takedown but Anjo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Anjo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Porfirigo missing with punches from the bottom.
Anjo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Porfirigo trying to control here.
Porfirigo tries to roll over but Anjo keeps him under control.
Anjo is trying to control. Porfirigo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anjo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Porfirigo is just riding it out for now. Anjo eventually gives up the hold.
Anjo wants to control but Porfirigo is keeping him busy.
Anjo is really struggling to control Porfirigo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Porfirigo tries to roll over but Anjo keeps him under control.
Anjo trying to control the action but Porfirigo is working from the bottom.
Anjo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Porfirigo is just riding it out for now. Anjo eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Porfirigo moves into full guard.
Anjo is looking to work some ground and pound but Porfirigo has wrist control.
Porfirigo is looking for a triangle but Anjo pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Porfirigo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anjo defends it easily.
Porfirigo isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Anjo stacks Porfirigo on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Anjo!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yoji Anjo Anjo dominated that round.
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.
Porfirigo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anjo pinned against the cage. Anjo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Anjo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Porfirigo is trying to defend but Anjo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Porfirigo has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Anjo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Porfirigo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anjo 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.
Porfirigo is refusing to be controlled, as Anjo sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anjo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Yoji Anjo Anjo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anjo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Porfirigo is looking to control Anjo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Porfirigo avoid being mounted?
Anjo wants to work for an arm triangle but Porfirigo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Anjo trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Porfirigo makes his way to full guard, as Anjo worked for a kimura.
Anjo won't allow Porfirigo to get back to his feet.
Porfirigo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Anjo content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Anjo tries to free his leg and advance position but Porfirigo is retaining full guard.
Anjo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Porfirigo can do to turn this around?
Porfirigo is trying to control the position but Anjo postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Anjo.
Anjo trying to control the position but Porfirigo is working away.
Porfirigo is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anjo decides to stand back up. Anjo steps back and let's Porfirigo get back to his feet.
Porfirigo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Anjo.
Porfirigo gets caught flat footed, as Anjo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Anjo works over Porfirigo with some ground and pound from guard.
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!
Anjo content to stall in guard here.
Porfirigo wants to sweep but no luck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Porfirigo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Anjo is aware though and is defending well.
Anjo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anjo stands up over Porfirigo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yoji Anjo Anjo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Anjo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Porfirigo looking for submissions off his back.
Porfirigo is trying to get back to full guard.
Anjo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anjo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anjo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Anjo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anjo is trying to control. Porfirigo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Well, if Anjo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Porfirigo wants to control but Anjo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Anjo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Porfirigo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Anjo postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Porfirigo to stand up.
Yoji Anjo Anjo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anjo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Anjo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Anjo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Anjo stands up and beckons Porfirigo to join him on the feet.
Anjo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Porfirigo throws a counter combo.
Porfirigo misses with a takedown
and Anjo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Porfirigo thinking.
Anjo drives through with a takedown into Porfirigo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Porfirigo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Anjo defends well.
Porfirigo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anjo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Anjo moves into the clinch successfully.
Anjo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Porfirigo.
Anjo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Porfirigo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Anjo was covering up waiting for the punch and Porfirigo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Anjo controls Porfirigo momentarily but Porfirigo frees himself.
Anjo trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anjo wants to sweep here but Porfirigo controlling him for the moment.
Anjo keeping moving, preventing Porfirigo from controlling successfully.
Anjo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Porfirigo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anjo wants to sweep but no luck.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoji Anjo Anjo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anjo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoji Anjo Anjo!
During a confident post fight interview, Yoji Anjo Anjo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Tayaen Porfirigo spoke after the fight, saying 'I like the taste off my blod!!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Golles (ranked 4859 p4p, 5208 weight class) and Chief Claw (ranked 554 p4p, 575 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Golles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Claw!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claw looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Claw is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Golles is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chief Claw!
A relieved looking Chief Claw thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Jones (ranked 1666 p4p, 2042 weight class) and Chief Walker (ranked 228 p4p, 274 weight class). Alex Jones had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Walker!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ron Honeybunn and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big right from Walker misses.
Jones tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Walker manages to circle out of the way.
A good leg kick by Walker.
Walker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Walker's guard.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Walker is keeping the position.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Walker pushes Jones off and scrambles back to his feet.
Walker shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Walker showed some decent athleticism there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker decides to return to a standing position.
A jab from Walker misses.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Jones tries to counter with a takedown but Walker is quick to defend against it.
Chief Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Walker misses
and Jones counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Jones prevents Walker from getting back to his feet.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Walker is retaining full guard.
Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Walker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've been hearing that Jones has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Jones thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Walker wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
Walker is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Walker blocks nicely.
Walker wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
Jones lands a couple of elbows.
Walker manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Jones tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Walker manages to circle out of the way.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker connects with a crisp jab.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Walker.
It looked like Jones was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Walker.
Walker is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Walker plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Jones swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Jones face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chief Walker!
Chief Walker 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lusmu Kutvonen (ranked 1481 p4p, 1834 weight class) and Vasilios Megalos (ranked 79 p4p, 108 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Lusmu Kutvonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vasilios Megalos!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kutvonen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Megalos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kutvonen throws a nice looking combination but Megalos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kutvonen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Megalos jabs Kutvonen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kutvonen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Megalos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Megalos tries to clinch but Kutvonen is having none of it.
Kutvonen throws a good cross that connects.
Megalos swings for the body but Kutvonen moves out of range.
Kutvonen moves into range and clinches up with Megalos.
Megalos swings wildly with an uppercut but Kutvonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kutvonen wants to stall.
Megalos has Kutvonen pressed against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Megalos misses with a body punch.
Kutvonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kutvonen can't find room to land a body shot as Megalos controls the action.
Megalos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Megalos or perhaps it was just good defense by Kutvonen, which made it look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megalos leaves Kutvonen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Megalos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kutvonen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kutvonen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kutvonen works Megalos's body with a nice hook.
Megalos misses with a right hand
enabling Kutvonen to counter with a crisp jab.
Kutvonen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Megalos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good shot there by Kutvonen.
Megalos is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Kutvonen. Beautiful body shot.
Megalos is still on wobbly legs! Can Kutvonen finish him?
We've been hearing reports that Kutvonen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Megalos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kutvonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Megalos.
Kutvonen throws a monster overhand right that drops Megalos! Kutvonen follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lusmu Kutvonen!
A relieved looking Lusmu Kutvonen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Barnes (ranked 1470 p4p, 1070 weight class) and Conor OShea (ranked 205 p4p, 148 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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176
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Conor OShea!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Hugh Johnson and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OShea digs a good hook to Barnes's body.
OShea connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
OShea throws a nice head kick!
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but OShea manages to avoid it.
OShea tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
OShea shoots in for a takedown but Barnes shows good takedown defense.
OShea tries to bum rush Barnes with a series of wild strikes but Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Barnes!
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
OShea throws a sloppy head kick
and Barnes counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Barnes scores with a one two! OShea had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Conor OShea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
Good leg kick by Barnes.
Barnes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Barnes backs off OShea throws a huge counter combo but Barnes manages to avoid it all.
Barnes moves forwards but OShea connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OShea is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barnes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
OShea tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barnes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten OShea somewhat.
Don Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor OShea.
OShea fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab lands there for OShea.
Barnes misses with a double jab.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
OShea is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Barnes tries to move into range but OShea moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
OShea bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barnes's head.
Barnes with a nice calf kick.
OShea tries a head kick but it misses.
OShea shoots in looking for a takedown. Barnes tries to sprawl out of it but OShea keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barnes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OShea lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes misses with a straight left.
OShea moves away from the strike by Barnes.
That kick from Barnes tenderised OShea's leg. OShea is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barnes blocks a head kick by OShea.
Barnes with a nice calf kick.
OShea is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Barnes lands with a shot to the body.
OShea takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
OShea slips under a jab from Barnes.
OShea fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As OShea looks to move away, Barnes throws a big counter combo but OShea just gets out of the way.
A punch combination from OShea misses.
Barnes blocks a head kick by OShea.
OShea rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barnes counters with a two punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - OShea looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
OShea misses with a two punch combination.
OShea takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barnes throws a shot from downtown. OShea moves away and avoids it.
OShea instigates a clinch.
OShea lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, OShea scores with a nice short uppercut.
OShea can't break the clinch.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but OShea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes keeps control of OShea as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barnes throws a head punch that misses.
Barnes leaning against his opponent.
OShea blocks an uppercut.
OShea has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
OShea's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a leg kick which misses OShea's front leg but catches the back leg as OShea tries to avoid it.
OShea clinches with 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!
A frustrated look appears on OShea's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but OShea avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Barnes lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by OShea.
A short right from Barnes on the inside.
Barnes tries to work over OShea's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
OShea manages to pull guard.
Barnes distracts OShea with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but OShea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnes throwing strikes from guard but OShea blocks nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OShea is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Don Barnes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Barnes throws the left hand but OShea avoids the punch easily.
OShea shoots in and drives through. Barnes sprawls well.
OShea throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
OShea stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barnes.
Barnes throws a series of punches but OShea moves out of range.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
OShea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - OShea throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
OShea misses with a body shot.
Barnes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
OShea has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
OShea throws a nice looking combination but Barnes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barnes stuffs the takedown attempt from OShea. OShea gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Barnes misses with a leg kick.
OShea shoots in looking for a takedown but Barnes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing OShea's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Don Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor OShea.
Barnes's jab looks to have found its range, popping OShea under the eye.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OShea misses with a wild combination.
OShea throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnes attempts a counter takedown but OShea avoids it well and moves away.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barnes slaps away a takedown attempt from OShea, before circling back to the center of the mat.
OShea rushes Barnes and presses him up against the cage.
Barnes cracks OShea with a nice body shot.
Barnes gets through OShea's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that OShea can do to turn this around?
Barnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barnes trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Barnes fails to land.
OShea wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barnes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OShea blocking some punches.
OShea tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnes has OShea pressed against the cage, preventing OShea from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barnes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but OShea pulls him back up using the underhooks.
OShea scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
OShea working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes prevents OShea from breaking the clinch.
OShea lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
OShea working some nice short punches in the clinch.
OShea pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
OShea scores with a one two! Barnes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Barnes scores with a nice right hand.
OShea pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from OShea.
Don Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Barnes misses.
Barnes connects with a single shot there.
OShea throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Barnes's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. OShea eats them both and turns towards Barnes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Barnes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from OShea.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Barnes.
OShea lands a nice hook to Barnes's body. Barnes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from OShea.
OShea jabbing away but nothing is landing.
OShea lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnes circles away quickly and effectively.
OShea is breathing heavily.
OShea thows a left - swing and a miss!
OShea takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches OShea napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes tries to score with some ground and pound. OShea controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Barnes connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused OShea some visible discomfort.
Barnes misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Barnes trying to control the position but OShea is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes fails to land a wild elbow strike.
OShea wants to control but Barnes postures up.
OShea taking a bit of punishment here - Barnes scoring with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes misses with the ground and pound.
OShea tries to buck Barnes off but Barnes is having none of it.
OShea is trying to buck Barnes off.
Barnes in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OShea tries to bench press Barnes off him but Barnes keeps the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Don Barnes will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Barnes's corner calls for a 1-2. Barnes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
OShea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. OShea looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That kick from Barnes tenderised OShea's leg. OShea is trying to keep his angry face on.
OShea gets caught flat footed, as Barnes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
OShea uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Barnes blocks a head kick by OShea.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but OShea moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Don Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Barnes was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
OShea sneaks out the side door and pushes Barnes away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Barnes throws a leg kick which misses OShea's front leg but catches the back leg as OShea tries to avoid it.
Barnes gets tackled into the cage by OShea. OShea maintains the clinch.
Barnes has OShea pressed against the cage, preventing OShea from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barnes blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Barnes lands a right hand that snaps the head of OShea backwards.
OShea escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
OShea throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes looks to land a body kick but OShea moved away.
OShea throws a right and a left that Barnes avoids nicely.
OShea 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.
An inside leg kick lands from Barnes.
A nice combination there by Barnes.
Barnes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barnes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barnes lands with a nice body punch.
Barnes lands a really nice looking cross but OShea seems unphased.
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!
OShea throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Barnes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
OShea's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
OShea pulls out of a head kick attempt.
OShea takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barnes throws a combination. OShea tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OShea throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Barnes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barnes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnes gets a double leg takedown into OShea's guard.
Barnes throwing strikes but missing.
OShea keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
OShea tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OShea working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnes.
Barnes connects with a couple of short punches.
OShea utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barnes trying to move into half guard but instead OShea has managed to sweep!
OShea throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barnes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
My spies in JAG Battle Gym inform me that OShea has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
OShea preventing the sweep.
Barnes keeping moving, preventing OShea from controlling successfully.
Barnes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OShea is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Barnes is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Barnes has escaped and now he's on top!
Barnes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barnes distracts OShea with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Conor OShea has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes with a nice head shot there.
Don Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barnes prevents OShea from getting back to his feet.
OShea working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Barnes has passed into half guard!
Barnes thows a huge punch but OShea dodges it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barnes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Barnes!
Don Barnes was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Barnes (ranked 608 p4p, 2694 weight class) and Michael Dunn (ranked 91 p4p, 346 weight class). Michael Dunn told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Dunn!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunn misses the shot to the body.
Dunn misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dunn throws a poor cross that misses
letting Barnes counter with a right hand.
Barnes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dunn misses with an uppercut.
Barnes throws a right hand that misses
and Dunn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dunn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Barnes misses the target.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dunn! But no joy.
Barnes throws out a loose jab but Dunn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes takes one to the side of the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dunn 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.
Dunn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dunn misses with a jab to the body
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dunn moves forwards but Barnes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dunn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Dunn backs away, Barnes returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dunn wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Barnes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
Dunn clinches up with Barnes and pushes him back against the cage.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dunn throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes 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.
Dunn throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice uppercut there from Dunn.
Dunn throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dunn throws out the jab.
Barnes feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Dunn sizes up Barnes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dunn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dunn misses the jab.
Dunn misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunn clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Barnes fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dunn's elbow.
Barnes breaks the clinch.
Barnes lands a high kick!
Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dunn lunges at Barnes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barnes's hand.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dunn tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes is looking to counter with head kicks.
Dunn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Barnes was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dunn misses with a looping right.
Dunn lands a jab to the nose.
A telegraphed right hand from Dunn misses the target.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Dunn misses with a straight left.
Barnes misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn misses with an uppercut
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dunn throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Dunn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice cross by Dunn.
Dunn lands a nice shot to the body.
Barnes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dunn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dunn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dunn lands an overhand right.
Dunn tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
Dunn throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes counters with an outside leg kick.
Dunn throws a body shot but no joy.
Dunn takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes leaning his opponent against the cage.
Barnes is looking to break free of the clinch but Dunn has double underhooks.
Dunn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barnes's efforts to push away.
Barnes breaks the clinch.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Dunn.
Barnes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dunn is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
Dunn tries to clinch up
and Barnes counters with a one-two to the body.
Barnes lunges at Dunn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dunn's hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dunn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Dunn will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dunn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Dunn.
Barnes misses with a low kick as Dunn jumps back.
Dunn scores with a shot to the body.
Barnes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dunn throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dunn throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dunn blocks a low kick nicely.
Dunn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunn takes a head kick and keeps coming.
 It looks like Michael Dunn has been cut.
Barnes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barnes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunn misses with a left hand
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dunn backs up against the cage.
Michael Dunn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Dunn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes tries to keep at a distance but Dunn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dunn misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dunn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dunn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dunn misses with an uppercut.
Dunn blocks a leg kick.
Barnes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dunn.
Dunn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dunn misses with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dunn was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Dunn takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Barnes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dunn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dunn.
Barnes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Barnes throws a jab but it's blocked by Dunn.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunn closes the distance and clinches.
Barnes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dunn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dunn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dunn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Danga de danga de dang - Barnes scores with a four punch combination!
Dunn connects with a body shot.
Dunn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barnes doesn't seem bothered though.
Dunn looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dunn.
The fighters circling - Dunn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A quick step to the side and Barnes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dunn throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnes fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dunn just manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dunn.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barnes, as that shot connected.
Barnes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barnes.
Dunn tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
Dunn wants to clinch but Barnes slips to the side
and Barnes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dunn tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice body punch from Barnes.
A swing and a miss from Dunn.
Dunn misses with a hook
and Barnes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes stands up from Dunn's guard - Barnes perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dunn prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Dunn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dunn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barnes.
Barnes lands with a cross.
Dunn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dunn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dunn throws an off balance right hand
and Dunn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dunn tries to clinch up.
As Dunn looks to move away, Barnes throws a big counter combo but Dunn just gets out of the way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andrew Barnes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Dunn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dunn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dunn jabs Barnes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dunn thuds his right hand into Barnes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dunn misses with an uppercut
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
Andrew Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dunn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dunn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dunn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barnes counters with an outside leg kick.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Dunn.
Dunn throws a right hand that misses
letting Barnes counter with a right hand.
Dunn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dunn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barnes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dunn scrambles back to his feet.
Dunn is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Barnes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dunn's knee momentarily.
Dunn is still on wobbly legs! Can Barnes finish him?
Dunn misses with a left hand
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dunn throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Dunn! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Barnes!
A less than humble Andrew Barnes misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Barnes (ranked 1142 p4p, 770 weight class) and Charlie Chan (ranked 164 p4p, 111 weight class). Barnes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is We Want The Funk. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derrick Barnes !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Chan!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Steve Erwin and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Chan misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Chan misses the target.
Barnes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chan.
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A combination from Chan does no damage.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Barnes .
Barnes 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.
Barnes throws a right hand that Chan ducks under and follows up with a left that Chan also avoids with ease.
Barnes defending well as Chan loads up on a big left hand.
Barnes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chan to score with a decent uppercut.
Chan sizes up Barnes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chan has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Barnes is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Chan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barnes .
Barnes defending well as Chan loads up on a big left hand.
Chan swinging wildly here.
Barnes gets a double leg takedown into Chan's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes trying to control but Chan is working from the bottom.
Chan wants to sweep here but Barnes controlling him for the moment.
Barnes working some strikes from top position.
Chan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Barnes passes into side control.
Chan tries to escape but Barnes is in control.
Barnes working the body and head with strikes.
Chan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Barnes working the ground and pound.
Barnes connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Chan some visible discomfort.
Chan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes scores with a couple of short elbows.
Chan is pushing Barnes 's head away, looking to escape. Barnes manages to hold on to the position though.
Chan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Barnes 's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is nestled in close to Chan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Barnes lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice strikes from Barnes there.
Barnes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chan flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Barnes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Chan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barnes scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barnes lands strikes from half guard.
Chan misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Chan has hold of Barnes 's hands but Barnes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes working the head and body with strikes.
Barnes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Barnes works his foot free and advances to mount.
Barnes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Chan?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes raining down shots from the mount!
Chan gets back to half guard.
Chan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barnes pulls his head out easily.
Barnes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Chan looking for submissions off his back.
Barnes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Barnes passes to full mount!
Chan trying desperately to get to his feet.
Chan regains half guard.
Chan regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes won't allow Chan to get back to his feet.
Barnes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Barnes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chan working for submissions but it's allowed Barnes to get to half guard.
Barnes frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes landing shots from mount.
Chan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Barnes lands a couple of good shots and Chan has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Barnes punishes Chan with strikes from the back mount.
Chan turns into Barnes and is now in his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chan landing with the ground and pound.
Barnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chan is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Barnes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Barnes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chan.
Chan missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chan misses with a straight right.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Chan.
Chan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chan.
A jab lands there for Chan.
Chan throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chan connects with a body shot that sends Barnes 's belly button to the back.
Chan throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Derrick Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chan looks to land a combination but Barnes avoids it well.
Barnes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Chan misses.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes throws a low kick, looking for Chan's leg but Chan calmly moves out of range.
Chan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barnes .
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chan throws an off balance right hand
letting Barnes counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan cracks Barnes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Barnes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Barnes landing with the ground and pound.
Barnes chips away with some ground and pound.
Barnes distracts Chan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Barnes working some strikes from top position.
Barnes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Barnes working some strikes from top position.
Barnes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barnes is in close to Chan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chan working for a triangle but Barnes defends it easily.
Chan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Barnes defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barnes defends it easily.
Barnes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Derrick Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barnes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barnes lands a couple of digs.
Barnes tries to free his leg and advance position but Chan is retaining full guard.
Barnes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chan's head.
Chan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barnes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Barnes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Chan's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes slips a nice elbow through Chan's hands, connecting with Chan's forehead.
Chan has hold of Barnes 's hands but Barnes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chan wants to control the action here but instead Barnes manages to pass to full mount!
Barnes working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Barnes lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
A nice elbow there by Barnes .
Chan is rocked!
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chan can do to turn this around?
Chan is working to get back to half guard.
Chan is still in real trouble! Can Barnes finish him?
Oooooh, big shot lands for Barnes ! Chan is hurt baaadly! Barnes is firing away with more strikes - Chan is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derrick Barnes !
During a confident post fight interview, Derrick Barnes thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zak Foley (ranked 676 p4p, 687 weight class) and Scot Harwath (ranked 99 p4p, 102 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zak Foley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scot Harwath!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Foley.
Foley throws a big shot that misses.
Nice shot lands for Foley.
Harwath misses with a looping left.
Foley has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Greedy Fight School in the buildup to the fight.
Foley takes a swing at Harwath's ribcage but misses.
Harwath tries to counter with a clinch but Foley shakes him off and moves away.
Harwath drives through and clinches with Foley against the cage.
Harwath scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harwath softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harwath creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Harwath.
Harwath lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Foley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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!
Foley throws a punch but it's blocked by Harwath.
Foley misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Foley.
Harwath lands a left hand.
Foley controlling the action here for a moment.
Foley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harwath has Foley pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Harwath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harwath misses with a body punch.
Foley tries to work over Harwath's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harwath blocks a body shot from Foley.
A short body shot lands from Harwath as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Harwath.
Good body shot from Harwath.
Harwath blocks a body shot from Foley.
Foley prevents a body shot from Harwath.
Foley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harwath backwards.
Harwath blocks a body shot from Foley.
A frustrated look appears on Foley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harwath lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harwath stalling in the clinch.
Harwath goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harwath lands a right hand that snaps the head of Foley backwards.
Harwath lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harwath blocks an uppercut.
Foley struggles to land a body shot inside as Harwath controls his hands.
Harwath lands a right hand.
Harwath gets through Foley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of 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!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harwath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harwath blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harwath doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harwath tries to throw a body punch but Foley avoids it by throwing Harwath back against the cage.
Harwath scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Harwath.
Harwath keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Foley's efforts to push away.
Foley tries to throw a body punch but Harwath avoids it by throwing Foley back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foley.
Nice body punch from Harwath - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Harwath.
Foley is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harwath.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Harwath works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Harwath.
Harwath working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Foley misses with the head strike.
Foley tries to throw a body punch but Harwath avoids it by throwing Foley back against the cage.
Harwath lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Harwath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harwath lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Foley backwards.
Harwath throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Harwath.
Harwath stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Harwath.
Harwath lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harwath.
Harwath lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Harwath scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harwath lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harwath presses Foley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harwath scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harwath stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Harwath stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harwath works on Foley's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harwath scores with a shot to the side of Foley's head.
Harwath lands a shoulder strike.
Harwath scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harwath lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harwath tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Foley's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Harwath.
Harwath digs a right hand underneath Foley's ribcage. Foley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harwath lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harwath lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harwath lands with a left to the head.
Harwath makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harwath lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Harwath.
Harwath lands a right hand that snaps the head of Foley backwards.
Foley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harwath lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harwath.
A left hand lands to the body for Harwath.
Harwath lands a hook that snaps the head of Foley backwards.
Harwath is leaning against Foley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harwath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harwath lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Harwath.
A hook to the body from Harwath.
Harwath lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harwath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scot Harwath dominated that round.
That's time! Foley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Harwath tests Foley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harwath rushes Foley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Harwath.
Harwath working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harwath working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harwath scores with a hook to the body.
Harwath lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Harwath.
A hook to the body from Harwath.
Harwath lands with a short shot to the head.
Harwath lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Foley backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Harwath - that landed with a thud.
Harwath lands a shot to the body.
Harwath has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harwath lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harwath is working Foley over against the cage.
Harwath presses Foley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Harwath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harwath stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harwath lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Foley backwards.
Harwath lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harwath pushes Foley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harwath digs a right hand into Foley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Foley's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Harwath scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harwath pushes Foley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harwath lands a hook that snaps the head of Foley backwards.
Harwath lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harwath lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Foley backwards.
Harwath's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Foley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Harwath.
Harwath lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harwath lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Harwath.
Harwath works on Foley's body with a couple of short punches.
Foley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harwath is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Harwath lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harwath lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harwath lands a body punch.
Harwath works on Foley's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hand to the body from Harwath.
Harwath lands a body punch.
A short left from Harwath.
Harwath softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harwath lands with a short shot to the head.
Harwath lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Foley.
Harwath lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Scot Harwath seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harwath.
Harwath working some nice short punches in the clinch.
 Foley is rocked!
Harwath lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Foley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Harwath.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harwath creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harwath lands a shoulder strike.
Harwath lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Foley.
Harwath lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Harwath - that landed with a thud.
Foley seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harwath lands a hook to the side of the head.
Foley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harwath lands a right hand that snaps the head of Foley backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Harwath.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harwath.
Harwath lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harwath displaying some good clinch control by pressing Foley up against the cage.
Harwath lands a right hand that snaps the head of Foley backwards.
Harwath lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harwath.
A right handed body shot lands from Harwath.
Harwath stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harwath is working Foley over against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harwath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harwath lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harwath lands with a light punch inside.
Harwath scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harwath scores with a shot to the side of Foley's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harwath stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harwath scores with a shoulder strike.
Harwath stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harwath lands a right hand.
Harwath lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harwath lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harwath lands with a light punch inside.
Harwath scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harwath pressing his opponent against the cage.
Harwath lands with a short shot to the head.
Harwath lands with a short shot to the head.
Foley misses with the head strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right hook to the body lands for Harwath.
Nice body punch from Harwath - that landed with a thud.
Harwath lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harwath is working Foley over against the cage.
Harwath stalling the fight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scot Harwath showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Foley misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body punch from Harwath.
Harwath is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Harwath throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Foley on the side of the head.
Foley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harwath scores with a crisp jab that stopped Foley in his tracks.
Foley looks to land a body kick but Harwath moved away.
Foley sets himself, and Harwath steps forward looking for the clinch! Foley avoids it this time.
Harwath throws a jab but it's blocked by Foley.
Foley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harwath to score with a decent uppercut.
Harwath lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harwath steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Foley.
Harwath throws a body punch but Foley moves out of range.
Foley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Harwath tries to counter by closing the distance.
Foley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harwath connects with a body shot that sends Foley's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harwath catches Foley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Foley lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Harwath has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Harwath and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Foley tries to bum rush Harwath with a series of wild strikes but Harwath uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Foley lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice combination there by Harwath.
Harwath on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Harwath misses with a straight left.
Foley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harwath lands with an overhand left.
Foley misses with a kick to the body.
Foley misses with a body kick.
Foley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harwath was well out of range. Poor timing from Foley.
Foley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Foley sets himself, and Harwath steps forward looking for the clinch! Foley avoids it this time.
Harwath cracks Foley with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harwath moves out of range of the body kick from Foley.
Foley misses the shot to the body.
Harwath throws a hook but Foley avoids it easily.
Foley missing with a left hand there. Harwath was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harwath wants to counter with a clinch but Foley pushes him away.
Harwath lands a nice hook to Foley's body. Foley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Harwath there.
Foley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harwath checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Foley misses with a looping left.
Foley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harwath sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That kick from Foley tenderised Harwath's leg. Harwath is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zak Foley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Foley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harwath lands a jab to Foley's midsection.
Harwath thuds a left hand into Foley's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harwath misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Foley throws the kick towards the body but Harwath avoids it.
Harwath keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scot Harwath seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harwath looks to land a left hand but Foley moved out of range nicely.
Foley misses with a low kick.
Harwath keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Foley throws a body kick that misses.
Foley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harwath blocks the body kick.
Harwath has managed to clinch.
Harwath is leaning against Foley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harwath pushes Foley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Foley misses with a punch to the body.
Harwath tries to throw a body punch but Foley avoids it by throwing Harwath back against the cage.
A short right from Harwath on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Foley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Harwath.
Harwath pushes Foley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foley tries to break the clinch but Harwath is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Harwath - that landed with a thud.
Harwath throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Foleys head.
Harwath is leaning against Foley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Harwath.
Harwath is pushing Foley up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right handed body shot lands from Harwath.
Zak Foley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harwath working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harwath lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harwath creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harwath digs a right hand into Foley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Foley's gas tank.
Harwath is leaning against Foley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harwath lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Harwath - that landed with a thud.
Scot Harwath is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harwath lands with a light punch inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scot Harwath comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harwath 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scot Harwath!
Scot Harwath seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Zak Foley had this to say: 'First loss doesn't feel great, I want to thank Chief Walker for taking the fight. All the respect in the world to this guy and his camp. We'll be back stronger than ever. '.
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