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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lom Test One (ranked 4094 p4p, 4096 weight class) and Lom Test Three (ranked 150 p4p, 151 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lom Test One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lom Test Three!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Three tries to close the distance and clinch up but One swats him away and circles back towards the center.
One is looking for a counter combo.
One changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Three looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
One trying to control the position but Three is working away.
Three prevents One from moving into mount.
One working away.
Three is looking to reverse the position.
Three throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Three trying to remain calm as One controls from the top position.
Three wants to control but One postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One wants to lay and pray for a moment but Three keeps working.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Three is looking to regain half guard here but One keeps moving and retains side control.
One controls the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Three instigates a clinch.
Three manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
One trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
One trying to control the position from guard on top but Three is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Three is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Three is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
One wants to control from the top but Three keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
One is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Three is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Three working for a triangle but One defends it easily.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lom Test One.
I think One has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Lom Test One!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Lom Test Three!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Lom Test One!
Lom Test One wins by split decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryouta Gaspar (ranked 3587 p4p, 4153 weight class) and Subject Two (ranked 390 p4p, 417 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryouta Gaspar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Subject Two!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Two takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Two takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Two looks winded!
Gaspar drops Two with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Two looks back up at him and smiles so Gaspar waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 It looks like Subject Two has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gaspar.
Gaspar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Two crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gaspar - the referee stops the clock and Two gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gaspar. Two manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gaspar lands a nice looking body shot.
Gaspar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Two doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gaspar connects with an inside leg kick.
Gaspar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Gaspar.
Gaspar misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gaspar.
Gaspar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gaspar with a nice calf kick.
Gaspar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ryouta Gaspar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaspar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Two has managed to clinch.
Gaspar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Two throws an elbow that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gaspar.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gaspar.
Gaspar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Twos head.
Gaspar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Two backwards.
Gaspar lands a hook that snaps the head of Two backwards.
Gaspar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Gaspar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Two backwards.
 Two is rocked!
Gaspar creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Two with a big uppercut! Two tries to clinch up but Gaspar pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Two to the mat! Two covers up and Gaspar unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ryouta Gaspar!
Ryouta Gaspar thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dragon Li Chai (ranked 3212 p4p, 3789 weight class) and Morello Hawthorne (ranked 175 p4p, 198 weight class). Dragon Li Chai has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dragon Li Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Morello Hawthorne!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai connects with an inside leg kick.
Hawthorne takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chai scores with a shot to the body.
Chai clobbers Hawthorne with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hawthorne throws an overhand right that lands on Chai's shoulder, as Chai tries to avoid the shot.
Hawthorne moves out of range as Chai strikes.
Hawthorne throws a shot from downtown. Chai moves away and avoids it.
Hawthorne stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A nice combination there by Chai.
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.
Chai throws a right and a left that Hawthorne avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawthorne throws a hook but Chai blocks it.
Chai takes a swing at Hawthorne's ribcage but misses.
Chai lands a two punch combo.
Hawthorne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hawthorne listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chai lands with a nice body punch.
Hawthorne misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne tries to score with a low kick but Chai moves his leg out of the way.
Hawthorne has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hawthorne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hawthorne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hawthorne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hawthorne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chai lands a nice shot that snaps Hawthorne's head back.
Chai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A shot to the body from Chai misses
and Hawthorne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab lands there for Chai.
Chai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hawthornes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chai slips a straight right by Hawthorne.
We've been told by Chai's head coaches at Master Chai's Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Donk. Chai catches Hawthorne right on the button with a cross.
Chai just misses with a punch to the body.
Hawthorne now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Chai slips a jab from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne slips a straight right by Chai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hawthorne jabs Chai right on the nose. Chai blinks but takes it well.
Dragon Li Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawthorne scores with a decent looking hook.
Chai is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice uppercut there from Chai.
A slow jab from Chai misses its intended target.
Chai backing away here, and Hawthorne unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hawthorne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chai.
Hawthorne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hawthorne misses with a looping right.
Chai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chai is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Chai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hawthorne counters with a left to the body.
Hawthorne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chai.
Hawthorne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chai scores with a jab.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Hawthorne.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chai.
Hawthorne misses with a looping right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chai.
Hawthorne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chai can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai scores with a hook.
Hawthorne lands with a nice body punch.
Hawthorne misses with a hook.
Chai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hawthorne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chai scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hawthorne throws a lazy uppercut
and Chai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some bone on bone action there as Chai checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice jab there from Chai.
Chai misses with an uppercut
letting Hawthorne counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body kick there by Chai.
Chai defending well as Hawthorne loads up on a big left hand.
Chai is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hawthorne defending well as Chai loads up on a big left hand.
Chai staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Some wild striking there from Chai.
Hawthorne lands with an overhand left.
Chai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fighters circling - Chai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hawthorne lands a jab to the nose.
Hawthorne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chai counters with a stiff right hand.
Hawthorne just misses with a punch to the body.
Hawthorne takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hawthorne on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chai misses the jab.
Chai misses with a hook to the body
and Hawthorne counters with a nice uppercut.
Chai cracks Hawthorne with a good jab.
Chai throws a leg kick which misses Hawthorne's front leg but catches the back leg as Hawthorne tries to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dragon Li Chai dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Hawthorne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chai goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Chai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawthorne.
Chai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chai moves away from the strike by Hawthorne.
Chai walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hawthorne.
Chai moves out of range as Hawthorne strikes.
Chai tried to counter with a leg kick but Hawthorne avoided it.
Chai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hawthorne can do to turn this around?
Hawthorne on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chai misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Hawthorne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chai misses with a hook. Hawthorne ducked under it nicely.
Hawthorne checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hawthorne. That did some damage!
Dragon Li Chai is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Chai.
Hawthorne has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hawthorne there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawthorne throws a lazy right hand but Chai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hawthorne has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai lands a nice shot to the body.
Hawthorne sizes up Chai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chai swings for the body but Hawthorne moves out of range.
Chai slips under a jab.
Hawthorne missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hawthorne misses with a looping left.
Chai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chai lands a two punch combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Chai misses the target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hawthorne in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Chai moves into range and connects with a jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Hawthorne might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Chai has got the better of the exchanges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai jabs Hawthorne to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawthorne.
Chai throws a leg kick but Hawthorne sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hawthorne is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne takes one to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Chai.
Decent striking displayed by Hawthorne there.
Chai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hawthorne.
A jab from Hawthorne misses.
Chai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chai looks to land a right hand but Hawthorne moved out of range.
Chai misses with a straight right.
Chai bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hawthorne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chai misses with a hook
and Hawthorne counters with a series of strikes. Chai will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chai misses the jab.
Chai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai works the jab nicely.
Chai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chai tests Hawthorne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hawthorne looks to land a left hand but Chai moved out of range nicely.
Chai throws an off balance right hand
and Hawthorne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hawthorne throws a jab when Chai was well out of range.
Chai staying out of range there.
Chai lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hawthorne backs up against the ropes.
Chai misses with an uppercut.
Hawthorne slips a straight right by Chai.
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawthorne.
Chai slips a jab from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away.
Hawthorne walks into a stiff left hand from Chai.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai misses with a hook to the body
and Hawthorne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hawthorne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chai throws out the jab.
Hawthorne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chai.
Hawthorne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawthorne closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chai connects with a single shot there.
Hawthorne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A telegraphed right hand from Hawthorne misses the target.
Chai feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Chai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawthorne.
Decent striking displayed by Hawthorne there.
Hawthorne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Hawthorne appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawthorne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chai throws out the jab.
Hawthorne throws out a counter right but Chai avoids it with no problem.
Chai defending well as Hawthorne loads up on a big left hand.
Chai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hawthorne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hawthorne is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chai with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dragon Li Chai dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Hawthorne.
Chai throws a body shot but no joy.
Hawthorne blocks a jab.
Hawthorne throws a hook to the side of Chai's head but Chai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chai throws a right and a left that Hawthorne avoids nicely.
Hawthorne is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chai with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Hawthorne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawthorne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hawthorne misses with a looping right.
Chai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hawthorne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chai explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hawthorne jabs Chai right on the nose. Chai blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai ducks right into an uppercut from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne scores with a decent looking hook.
Chai lands a body shot.
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!
Chai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chai clobbers Hawthorne with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hawthorne misses with a right hand
and Chai counters with a low kick, right behind Hawthorne 's knee.
Chai throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Hawthorne to counter with a crisp jab.
Chai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hawthorne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hawthorne! But no joy.
Hawthorne moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hawthorne scores with a jab. Chai acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hawthorne scores with a shot to the body.
Chai missing with a left hand there. Hawthorne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sloppy strikes from Hawthorne. Those never looked like landing.
A little feinted left hand from Chai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chai thuds a left hand into Hawthorne's body.
Chai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hawthorne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chai staying out of range there.
Hawthorne misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hawthorne fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chai on the side of the head.
Hawthorne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hawthorne is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Hawthorne throws an overhand right that lands on Chai's shoulder, as Chai tries to avoid the shot.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
Hawthorne misses with a lunging right hand
and Chai counters with a straight right hand.
Chai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hawthorne's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chai under the eye.
Hawthorne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hawthorne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chai misses with an uppercut
and Hawthorne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chai tries a head kick but it misses.
Hawthorne throws an off balance right hand
and Chai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Chai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chai connects with a looping right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chai, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws a series of punches but Hawthorne moves out of range.
Hawthorne tries to bum rush Chai with a series of wild strikes but Chai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice uppercut there from Chai.
Chai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hawthorne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Chai misses with a lunging right hand
and Chai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters circling a little - Chai finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hawthorne misses with a right hand
and Chai counters with a nice uppercut.
Chai misses with an uppercut.
Chai throws a jab but it's blocked by Hawthorne.
Chai misses with a series of wild punches.
Hawthorne is looking for the big counter here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hawthorne misses with a hook. Chai ducked under it nicely.
A lazy left from Chai finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick from Chai, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hawthorne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chai finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Hawthorne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hawthorne throws out the jab.
Chai is looking to slow Hawthorne down with leg kicks.
Dragon Li Chai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Hawthorne does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Chai backs off Hawthorne throws a huge counter combo but Chai manages to avoid it all.
Chai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hawthorne looks to throw the jab but Chai is out of range.
Chai is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hawthorne takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai misses with an uppercut. Hawthorne saw that one coming.
Chai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morello Hawthorne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chai misses with a straight right.
Hawthorne misses with a straight left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dragon Li Chai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chai 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight for Dragon Li Chai!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Dragon Li Chai!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Dragon Li Chai!
Dragon Li Chai wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Dragon Li Chai made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Tham (ranked 3513 p4p, 3130 weight class) and Shahriyar Chai (ranked 400 p4p, 370 weight class). The key to victory for Peter Tham has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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162
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Tham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Shahriyar Chai!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Tham. Beautiful body shot.
Tham tries to clinch but Chai moves out of range.
Tham tests Chai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tham moves out of range as Chai strikes.
Chai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tham with a hook.
Nice body punch from Chai.
Chai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tham counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chai misses with a body punch
letting Tham counter with a right hand.
Tham misses with a wild combination.
Chai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chai lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tham tries to clinch up but Chai circles away and keeps his distance.
Chai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tham circles away quickly and effectively.
Chai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tham.
It seemed like Chai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai throws the left hand but Tham avoids the punch easily.
Chai slips under a jab.
We've been told by Tham's head coaches at Next Level MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tham tries to clinch up but Chai circles away and keeps his distance.
Tham darts in and clinches Chai up against the ropes.
Chai lands a shot to the body.
Tham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chai.
Chai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tham blocks a body shot from Chai.
Tham taking a breather.
Chai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Chai on the inside.
Tham is breathing heavily.
Chai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tham backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tham's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tham looks to land a combination but Chai avoids it well.
Chai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chai loads up on a big right hand but Tham slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tham in his tracks.
 It looks like Peter Tham has been cut.
A big left from Chai misses.
Tham moves forwards but Chai connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chai looks to land a right hand but Tham moved out of range.
Tham walks into a straight right hand from Chai.
Tham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chai.
Tham slips a jab and a cross from Chai.
Chai throws a body punch but Tham moves out of range.
Tham seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tham misses with a looping right.
Chai is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Chai throws a series of punches but Tham avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Chai misses the target.
Chai dips to his left and cracks Tham with an uppercut!
Tham doesn't manage to clinch there - Chai circles away.
Tham needs to keep his hands up - Chai had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tham.
Chai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tham was well out of range. Poor timing from Chai.
Tham tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tham has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chai finds it's way round the side to connect with Tham's head.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Chai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tham takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tham tries to clinch there but Chai circles away.
Chai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tham.
Chai misses with a right hand
and Tham counters with a left and a right that stings Chai.
Chai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tham to score with a decent uppercut.
Tham misses with a hook. Chai ducked under it nicely.
Tham throws a jab but it's blocked by Chai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tham tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Chai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tham pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chai back to the ropes. Tham follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Chai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chai throws a body punch but Tham moves out of range.
Chai throws a nice looking combination but Tham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tham staying out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from Tham misses its target.
A combination from Tham does no damage.
Tham slips a straight right by Chai.
Tham staying out of range there.
Chai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Peter Tham's cut is getting worse.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tham tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chai scores with a hook.
Chai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chai throws a series of punches but Tham avoids them all with ease.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shahriyar Chai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Tham's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tham throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tham uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Chai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tham just misses with a punch to the body.
Tham blocks a jab.
Chai throws a right hand that misses
and Tham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tham tries to clinch but Chai moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Chai. Beautiful body shot.
Tham tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Chai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chai throws a looping overhand right but Tham ducks down to avoid it.
Tham is looking to counter punch.
Tham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tham looks to score with a jab to the body but Chai is just out of range.
Tham moves in looking to clinch but Chai pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from Tham. Those never looked like landing.
Chai appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chai takes a swing at Tham's ribcage but misses.
Chai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Chai misses the target.
Peter Tham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tham is looking to clinch.
Tham scores with a decent looking hook.
Tham tries to close the distance and clinch but Chai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Chai. That snapped Tham's head back.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tham throws a lazy right hand but Chai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Tham is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Chai misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tham walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chai misses with a double jab
and Tham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chai looks to land a right hand but Tham moved out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good standup being displayed there by Chai as he connects with a hook.
Tham throws a sloppy body shot
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chai throws a hook but Tham blocks it.
Chai missing with a left hand there. Tham was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Tham on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tham wants to clinch up but Chai keeps it at a distance.
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tham.
Tham looks to clinch
and Chai counters with a stiff right hand.
Chai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
Tham tries to clinch up.
Chai lands a jab to Tham's midsection.
Chai lands a nice hook to Tham's body. Tham takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tham shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Chai eats them both and turns towards Tham to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Chai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chai misses the jab.
A big left from Chai misses.
Chai swings for the body but Tham moves out of range.
Chai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Peter Tham's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tham takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chai throws out the jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tham staying out of range there.
Tham throws a right hand that Chai ducks under and follows up with a left that Chai also avoids with ease.
Tham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tham on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jab from Tham.
A jab from Chai misses.
Tham is looking for a counter combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Chai misses the target.
Tham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tham tries to close the distance and clinch but Chai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shahriyar Chai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Peter Tham's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Chai lands a body shot.
Chai works Tham's body with a nice hook.
Chai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tham defending well as Chai loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Tham was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tham on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice shot lands for Chai.
Sloppy strikes from Chai. Those never looked like landing.
Tham moves out of range as Chai strikes.
Tham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chai moves away from the strike by Tham.
A little jabbing left from Chai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tham takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tham takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chai misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chai misses the shot to the body.
Tham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chai throws out the jab.
Chai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tham appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tham.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tham, as that shot connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Chai misses the target.
Tham moves away from the strike by Chai.
Chai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chai's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tham connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chai scrambles back to his feet.
Tham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tham tries to clinch up but Chai circles away and keeps his distance.
Tham takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shahriyar Chai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tham.
Jeez, Peter Tham's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Tham looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chai takes one to the chin there.
Nice straight punches there by Chai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chai.
Chai throws a nice looking combination but Tham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chai swats away the attempt to clinch by Tham.
Chai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Chai in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Chai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tham slips a jab from Chai.
Tham works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tham cracks Chai with a good jab.
Chai throws a shot from downtown. Tham moves away and avoids it.
Tham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tham.
Tham moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tham misses with a series of wild punches.
Tham moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Tham wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chai misses with a body shot.
Tham walks into a straight right hand from Chai.
Chai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Tham.
A jab from Tham misses.
Peter Tham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tham lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shahriyar Chai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tham tries to clinch but Chai is having none of it.
Chai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chai throws a jab but it's blocked by Tham.
Tham tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from Tham.
Chai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Chai.
It looked like Tham was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tham walks into a straight right hand from Chai.
Tham looks to land a combination but Chai avoids it well.
Tham walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tham fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shahriyar Chai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chai 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Shahriyar Chai!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Shahriyar Chai!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Shahriyar Chai!
Shahriyar Chai wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Shahriyar Chai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dontavious Thadboy (ranked 2370 p4p, 6026 weight class) and Mark Rapheal (ranked 307 p4p, 531 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 Mark Rapheal was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dontavious Thadboy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Rapheal!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Rapheal as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Dontavious Thadboy has been cut.
Rapheal looks to throw the jab but Thadboy is out of range.
Thadboy throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Rapheal to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thadboy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rapheal throws an overhand right that lands on Thadboy's shoulder, as Thadboy tries to avoid the shot.
Rapheal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thadboy tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Rapheal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thadboy needs to keep his hands up - Rapheal had a free shot at his head there.
Thadboy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rapheal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thadboy moves in looking to clinch but Rapheal pushes him off.
Rapheal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thadboy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thadboy tries to close the distance and clinch but Rapheal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rapheal is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Thadboy with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thadboy moves into range and clinches up with Rapheal.
Rapheal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thadboys head.
Thadboy can't find room to land a body shot as Rapheal controls the action.
Rapheal stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rapheal prevents a body shot from Thadboy.
Rapheal lands a body punch.
Thadboy tries a body shot but Rapheal blocks it.
Rapheal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thadboy backwards.
Thadboy digs a right hand into Rapheal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rapheal's gas tank.
Rapheal lands a nice shot to the body.
Thadboy is breathing heavily.
Rapheal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Rapheal blocks a body shot from Thadboy.
Rapheal digs a right hand underneath Thadboy's ribcage. Thadboy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rapheal lands a body punch.
Thadboy takes a shot to the head.
Rapheal stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rapheal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rapheal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rapheal scores with a shoulder strike.
Rapheal digs a right hand into Thadboy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thadboy's gas tank.
Rapheal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rapheal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thadboy can't find room to land a body shot as Rapheal controls the action.
Thadboy misses with a body punch.
Thadboy can't find room to land a body shot as Rapheal controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rapheal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thadboy looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Rapheal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rapheal.
A short right from Rapheal on the inside.
Rapheal lands a nice uppercut.
 Thadboy is rocked!
A body shot lands from Rapheal.
Thadboy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rapheal prevents a body shot from Thadboy.
Thadboy can't find room to land a body shot as Rapheal controls the action.
Rapheal blocks a body shot from Thadboy.
Thadboy misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rapheal.
Rapheal digs a right hand underneath Thadboy's ribcage. Thadboy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thadboy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thadboy tries to throw a body punch but Rapheal avoids it by throwing Thadboy back against the ropes.
A short left from Rapheal.
Thadboy takes a shot to the head.
Rapheal lands a right hand.
Oh Thadboy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dontavious Thadboy's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thadboy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thadboy tries to work over Rapheal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rapheal lands a right hand.
Rapheal lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rapheal gets through Thadboy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rapheal lands a shot to the body.
Rapheal lands a body punch.
Rapheal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thadboys head.
Rapheal works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rapheal lands a hook that snaps the head of Thadboy backwards.
Rapheal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rapheal lands a big right hand that drops Thadboy! The killer instinct kicks in and Rapheal finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Rapheal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Rapheal!
An out of breath Mark Rapheal thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cody Lake (ranked 2761 p4p, 3256 weight class) and Luca Meuneix (ranked 358 p4p, 410 weight class). Meuneix comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Paul Hertzog - Kumite kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Cody Lake is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cody Lake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luca Meuneix!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meuneix throws out a loose jab but Lake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meuneix throws a hook but Lake avoids it easily.
Lake walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lake moves into the clinch.
Lake lands a shoulder strike.
Lake misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meuneix.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lake.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lake.
Lake throws a punch but it's blocked by Meuneix.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meuneix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lake tries to close the distance and clinch but Meuneix swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meuneix tests Lake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Meuneix darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Meuneix darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lake tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Meuneix manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Luca Meuneix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lake has closed the distance and engaged Meuneix in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meuneix.
Lake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meuneix's elbow.
Meuneix wants to break free but Lake has control.
Meuneix has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Lake.
Lake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meuneix's elbow.
Meuneix is trying to break the clinch but Lake is controlling him.
Meuneix blocks an uppercut.
Meuneix blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meuneix wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lake has a couple of punches blocked by Meuneix.
Meuneix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lake lands an uppercut.
Lake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lake swings wildly with an uppercut but Meuneix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meuneix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meuneix lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lake takes a step back to recover.
Lake gets a clinch.
Meuneix has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lake seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Meuneix can turn it around.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lake keeps control of Meuneix as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meuneix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meuneix.
Lake swings wildly with an uppercut but Meuneix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meuneix looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short uppercut from Lake.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Lake throws an elbow but misses.
Meuneix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slapping body kick lands there for Meuneix.
Nice shot lands for Meuneix.
Lake fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lake wants to clinch.
Lake steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Meuneix. That one must have hurt.
Meuneix misses with an uppercut
and Meuneix takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meuneix is rocked!
Lake looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lake has managed to clinch.
Meuneix is still on wobbly legs! Can Lake finish him?
Lake pushes Meuneix against the ropes. Lake is working some dirty boxing. Lake pushes off with a quick right hook! Meuneix goes down! Meuneix tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Lake moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cody Lake!
Cody Lake looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'See! That was to easy! Give me the title shot for the winner of Chimaev vs Ilmarinen because neither of them deserve it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Morrison (ranked 2314 p4p, 2384 weight class) and Saurabh Pandeya (ranked 293 p4p, 302 weight class). Pandeya is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Clan In Da Front. Alexander Morrison is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saurabh Pandeya!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison moves away from the strike by Pandeya.
Pandeya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morrison blocks a jab.
As Pandeya looks to move away, Morrison throws a big counter combo but Pandeya just gets out of the way.
Morrison misses the shot to the body.
Pandeya swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Morrison 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.
Pandeya misses with a right hand
and Morrison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pandeya throws a right hand that misses
enabling Morrison to counter with a crisp jab.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pandeya moves away.
Pandeya looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandeya keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrison.
Pandeya throws a lazy right hand but Morrison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morrison throws a hook to the side of Pandeya's head but Pandeya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pandeya throws a predictable looking body shot
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandeya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Pandeya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Pandeya.
Morrison swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pandeya misses with a body shot.
Pandeya throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morrison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Morrison walks into a left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Pandeya misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Morrison misses the target.
Pandeya misses with an uppercut. Morrison saw that one coming.
Pandeya jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morrison missing with a left hand there. Pandeya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Pandeya.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya throws a body punch but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pandeya.
Morrison swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Morrison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pandeya.
Morrison throwing a counter right hand but Pandeya manages to avoid it.
Pandeya takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Morrison throws a nice looking combination but Pandeya bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morrison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morrison went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Morrison is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Morrison misses with an uppercut.
Pandeya misses with a body shot.
It looked like Morrison was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Morrison takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Morrison.
A quick step to the side and Morrison tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws a hook to the side of Pandeya's head but Pandeya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morrison connects with a single shot there.
Pandeya slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pandeya looks to throw the jab but Morrison is out of range.
Pandeya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pandeya misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Morrison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morrison defending well as Pandeya loads up on a big left hand.
Pandeya throws a body shot but no joy.
Morrison went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Pandeya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Morrison was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pandeya.
Pandeya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrison.
Morrison was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya throws out a loose jab but Morrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pandeya scores with a crisp jab that stopped Morrison in his tracks.
Saurabh Pandeya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrison lands with a hook. Pandeya tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from Morrison misses.
Morrison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morrison avoids the body shot from Pandeya.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pandeya throws a looping overhand right but Morrison ducks down to avoid it.
Morrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pandeya was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrison.
Morrison throws a lazy uppercut
and Pandeya counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Saurabh Pandeya will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pandeya. Morrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrison appears to be looking for a big counter.
Pandeya misses with a right hand
and Morrison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pandeya throws a right hand that misses
letting Morrison counter with a right hand.
Alexander Morrison is winning the standup battle so far.
Morrison misses with a hook.
Morrison misses with a jab to the body
and Pandeya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pandeya tests Morrison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morrison throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison digs a good hook to Pandeya's body.
Pandeya throws a poor cross that misses
and Morrison counters with a straight right hand.
Morrison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pandeya throws out the jab.
Morrison was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison throws a lazy right hand but Pandeya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pandeya connects with a good right hand that stumbles Morrison. Morrison circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pandeya scores with a crisp jab that stopped Morrison in his tracks.
Pandeya misses with a looping left.
Morrison fails to land with a series of punches.
Pandeya defending well as Morrison loads up on a big left hand.
Pandeya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrison.
Pandeya throws a hook but Morrison blocks it.
Morrison is looking for a counter combo.
Morrison misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison staying out of range there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pandeya darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pandeya misses with a body shot.
Morrison cracks Pandeya with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Morrison swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Pandeya to counter with a crisp jab.
Pandeya looks to land a right hand but Morrison moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrison throws a hook but Pandeya avoids it easily.
Pandeya jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pandeya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrison moves away.
Morrison feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pandeyas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya misses with an uppercut
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pandeya throws the left hand but Morrison avoids the punch easily.
A quick step to the side and Morrison tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Pandeya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morrison scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Morrison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pandeya throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morrison counters with a three punch combo that has Pandeya backing up. Pandeya nods at Morrison to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Morrison.
Morrison lands a jab to the nose.
Morrison misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Pandeya.
Morrison misses with a right hand
and Pandeya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pandeya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Morrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pandeya misses with an uppercut.
Morrison misses with an uppercut.
Morrison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Morrison looks to land a combination but Pandeya avoids it well.
Morrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pandeya connects with a body shot that sends Morrison's belly button to the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Morrison dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pandeya throws a hook to the side of Morrison's head but Morrison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pandeya misses with a shot to the body
and Morrison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morrison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Donk. Morrison catches Pandeya right on the button with a cross.
Pandeya misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandeya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morrison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pandeya counters with a right hand to the body.
A big left from Pandeya misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandeya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pandeya scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Morrison misses with an uppercut. Pandeya saw that one coming.
Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pandeya.
Pandeya swings widly with a right hand
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pandeya misses with a body shot.
Pandeya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Alexander Morrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pandeya misses with an uppercut. Morrison saw that one coming.
Pandeya throws a body punch but Morrison moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya lands an overhand right.
Morrison throws a jab but it's blocked by Pandeya.
Morrison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pandeya makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters circling - Pandeya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morrison throws an overhand right that lands on Pandeya's shoulder, as Pandeya tries to avoid the shot.
Morrison's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pandeya connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morrison scrambles back to his feet.
Pandeya scores with a shot to the body.
Morrison takes a swing at Pandeya's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pandeya with a hook.
Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Pandeya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pandeya throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morrison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morrison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pandeya.
Morrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pandeya.
Morrison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pandeya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morrison takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pandeya loads up on a big right hand but Morrison slips the punch.
Pandeya misses the body punch
and Morrison counters with a right hand to the body.
Morrison misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Pandeya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body punch from Pandeya.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pandeya.
Morrison misses the jab.
It seemed like Pandeya was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pandeya misses with a lunging right hand
and Morrison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pandeya avoids a punch combination nicely.
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!
Pandeya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morrison throws out the jab.
Pandeya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saurabh Pandeya comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pandeya 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 Steve Smith scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Alexander Morrison!
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Amakusa Saneuji (ranked 1008 p4p, 1671 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 58 p4p, 97 weight class). Saneuji comes to the ring accompanied by Zen Spirit. The key to victory for Amakusa Saneuji has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Amakusa Saneuji!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saneuji goes for a double leg but Smith avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Smith continues to drive forward.
Smith changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Smith wants the takedown. Saneuji is fighting it off but Smith persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Saneuji's guard against the ropes.
Saneuji is looking for a triangle but Smith pushes his legs off easily.
Smith cracks Saneuji with a solid left hand.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Saneuji is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saneuji really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smith is in close to Saneuji's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Saneuji has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Smith landing some decent shots from guard.
Smith scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Saneuji. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smith makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Saneuji has his foot on Smith's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smith works his way back into a safe position though.
Smith scoring with some ground and pound.
Smith is working Saneuji over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Smith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Saneuji's 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!
Smith got a little sloppy there for a moment and Saneuji has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Smith has managed to get both his arms back between Saneuji's legs - danger averted.
Smith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Saneuji's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saneuji is keeping the position for now.
Smith postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Saneuji's head.
Smith is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Saneuji working a defensive guard but Smith passes into half guard.
Smith seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Saneuji looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Smith lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Smith.
Smith wants to pass to mount but Saneuji is defending the position.
Saneuji looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smith lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Saneuji with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Saneuji looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Smith lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Saneuji is rocked!
Saneuji has hold of Smith's hands but Smith slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Smith landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Smith working the head and body with strikes.
Oh Saneuji is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saneuji trying to control here.
Saneuji seems to have got his legs back now.
Smith looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Saneuji with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Smith.
Saneuji looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Smith is trying to control. Saneuji wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Saneuji gets back to full guard.
Smith stands up over Saneuji, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saneuji looking for a guillotine here but Smith defends easily.
Smith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Saneuji's head.
Smith got a little sloppy there for a moment and Saneuji has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Smith has managed to get both his arms back between Saneuji's legs - danger averted.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saneuji is keeping the position for now.
Smith stands up over Saneuji, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Smith engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Smith scoring with punches to the head and body.
Saneuji working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Saneuji is tightening it up a little... Smith has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Smith reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Smith taps out! Nice BJJ there by Saneuji!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Amakusa Saneuji!
Amakusa Saneuji retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enrico Fermi (ranked 906 p4p, 1626 weight class) and Amadeo Thevenet (ranked 122 p4p, 209 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Enrico Fermi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Amadeo Thevenet!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fermi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thevenet moves away.
Fermi misses with a hook. Thevenet ducked under it nicely.
Fermi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fermi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thevenet blocks a jab.
Thevenet throws a hook but Fermi blocks it.
Fermi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fermi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thevenet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fermi connects with the punch.
Fermi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thevenet cracks Fermi with a good jab.
A punch combination from Thevenet misses.
Enrico Fermi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fermi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fermi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thevenet throws a right hand that misses
and Fermi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thevenet swings for the body but Fermi moves out of range.
Thevenet getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fermi throws a hook to the side of Thevenet's head but Thevenet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thevenet is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fermi with a body shot.
Thevenet fails with a takedown attempt.
Fermi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thevenet stuns Fermi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fermi misses with a series of wild punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fermi connects with the punch.
Thevenet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thevenet looks to land a right hand but Fermi moved out of range.
Fermi misses the shot to the body.
Thevenet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fermi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thevenet. Fermi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thevenet lands with a shot to the body.
Thevenet ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thevenet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fermi moves away.
Donk. Fermi catches Thevenet right on the button with a cross.
Thevenet misses the shot to the body.
Fermi just misses with a punch to the body.
Thevenet tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thevenet scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fermi doesn't seem bothered though.
Fermi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thevenet throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fermi counters with a nice uppercut.
Fermi lands a big right hook! Thevenet looks hurt but is still standing! Fermi lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Thevenet falls down and Fermi dives in with a huge hammer fist! Thevenet's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Fermi runs up the ropes to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Enrico Fermi!
During a confident post fight interview, Enrico Fermi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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