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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Socket Extender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conan Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Extender's entrance music is BOOM!. A fine choice. Conan Shaw struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Socket Extender!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Conan Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw misses with a few strikes there.
Shaw looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Extender fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Extender lands with a good body shot.
Extender looks to land a combination. Shaw sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Shaw stuffs the takedown.
Shaw gets tackled into the cage by Extender. Extender maintains the clinch.
Extender lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shaw backwards.
Shaw takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shaw is rocked!
Extender pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Shaw! Extender unloads with more strikes and Shaw sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Socket Extender!
Post fight, Socket Extender took to the microphone: 'I enter, you surrender.'.
The defeated Conan Shaw had this to say: 'i will be back from this lose and will be the best at what i do '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gjermus Myrene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhammed Al Mustapha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gjermus Myrene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Muhammed Al Mustapha!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Mustapha tries to keep at a distance but Myrene has taken the fight into the clinch.
Myrene working Al Mustapha over with knees to the body.
Al Mustapha takes a knee to the side of the body.
Myrene lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Muhammed Al Mustapha has been cut.
Al Mustapha looks winded!
Myrene unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Myrene working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Myrene lands a nice elbow.
Myrene softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Myrene.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Mustapha gets dropped by a huge elbow on the inside by Myrene! He drops to his knees and Myrene takes his back! This one might not last much longer!
Al Mustapha is rocked!
Al Mustapha gets cracked with a huge elbow and he's out cold! Possibly KO of the night from the back? Unusual but possible!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gjermus Myrene!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stewart Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cortez comes to the cage accompanied by Wake Me Up. Hunter has chosen Hair of the Dog/ Nazareth as his entrance music. Rafael Cortez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Stewart Hunter's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Stewart Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter misses with a series of wild punches.
Donk. Cortez catches Hunter right on the button with a cross.
Hunter closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hunter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cortez defending well though.
Cortez is not content to let Hunter control the position.
Hunter thows a huge punch but Cortez dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez trying to control from the bottom.
Cortez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hunter.
Nice strikes from Hunter there.
It looks like Rafael Cortez has been cut.
Cortez is trying is best to control the position here.
Hunter looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hunter.
Cortez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hunter lands with a punch from half guard.
Rafael Cortez's cut is getting worse.
Cortez trying to control here.
Cortez regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hunter.
Hunter lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hunter throwing strikes but missing.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hunter.
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch but Cortez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Cortez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cortez gets caught napping as Hunter dives in and scores a takedown. Cortez manages to retain guard.
Hunter must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter won't allow Cortez to get back to his feet.
Hunter is looking to work some ground and pound but Cortez has wrist control.
Hunter scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hunter working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Cortez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hunter.
Hunter with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hunter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hunter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hunter trying to control but Cortez is working from the bottom.
Hunter throwing strikes from guard but Cortez blocks nicely.
Hunter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cortez wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez trying to control the position.
Hunter is looking to work some ground and pound but Cortez has wrist control.
Hunter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hunter postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hunter landing with the ground and pound.
Hunter advances to half guard.
Cortez wants to get back to full guard.
Cortez has hold of Hunter's hands but Hunter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hunter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cortez taking some punishment here, with Hunter in his half guard.
Rafael Cortez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cortez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cortez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hunter.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cortez manages to avoid it.
Cortez looks to land a body kick but Hunter moved away.
Cortez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Cortez misses.
Cortez misses with a looping right.
Sloppy strikes from Hunter. Those never looked like landing.
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cortez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cortez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hunter checks it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cortez misses with a hook
and Hunter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice shot lands for Cortez.
Hunter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stewart Hunter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rafael Cortez's cut.
That's time! Cortez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hunter avoids the head kick by Cortez.
Cortez misses with a body shot
and Hunter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cortez thumps Hunter with a low kick.
Hunter ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Cortez looks to throw the jab but Hunter is out of range.
Cortez moves into range and clinches up with Hunter.
Cortez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cortez is looking for a takedown.
Hunter is leaning against Cortez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Cortez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hunter will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cortez up against the cage.
Cortez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter stalling the fight.
Hunter leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hunter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cortez blocks an uppercut.
Hunter tries to score a body lock takedown but Cortez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A right hook to the body lands for Hunter.
Cortez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hunter blocks an uppercut.
Hunter tries to throw a body punch but Cortez avoids it by throwing Hunter back against the cage.
Cortez misses with the head strike.
Hunter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hunter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter gets through Cortez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hunter wants a takedown but no success here.
Hunter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cortez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rafael Cortez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stewart Hunter.
Cortez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hunter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cortez.
A swing and a miss from Cortez.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hunter! But no joy.
A slow jab from Cortez misses its intended target.
Hunter throws a jab but it's blocked by Cortez.
Hunter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hunter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hunter shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cortez is trying to defend but Hunter finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hunter 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.
Hunter throwing shots but Cortez is blocking nicely.
Hunter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cortez defending well though.
Cortez pushes Hunter off looking to stand but Hunter dives back in and keeps control.
Hunter throwing shots but Cortez is blocking nicely.
Hunter lands with a punch from half guard.
Hunter trying to control the action but Cortez is working from the bottom.
Hunter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hunter trying to control the pace.
Hunter misses with a head shot. Cortez uses the momentum to regain guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hunter with a poor takedown
and Cortez counters with a nice uppercut.
Hunter scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hunter throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hunter working the head and body with strikes.
The ground and pound from Hunter seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Cortez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hunter wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stewart Hunter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rafael Cortez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cortez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunter misses with an uppercut
and Cortez counters with a series of strikes. Hunter will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hunter with a jab.
Cortez throws a looping overhand right but Hunter ducks down to avoid it.
Cortez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hunter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hunter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cortez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hunter fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter works on Cortez's body with a couple of short punches.
Hunter wants a takedown but no success here.
Hunter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunter scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez throws a head punch that misses.
Hunter pushes Cortez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunter is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cortez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cortez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cortez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunter lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunter.
Hunter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cortez working aggressively here.
Hunter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stewart Hunter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hunter has Cortez pushed against the cage.
Hunter lands a hook that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
Jeez, Rafael Cortez's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hunter misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Hunter on the inside.
Hunter has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cortez after a bit of a struggle.
Cortez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cortez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cortez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short uppercut from Cortez.
Cortez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cortez tries to work over Hunter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter slows down the pace here.
Hunter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunter pushes Cortez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rafael Cortez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Stewart Hunter!
Stewart Hunter really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that AnonymouS logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patches Meech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bugs Bani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meech kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is shear it maybe. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
Determined |
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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
17 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patches Meech!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bugs Bani!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meech moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Bugs Bani has been cut.
Bani looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Bani staying out of range there.
Bani is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Meech tries to bum rush Bani with a series of wild strikes but Bani uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Meech misses with a few strikes there.
Meech throws a combination. Bani tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Meech looks to land a combination but Bani avoids it well.
A big left from Meech misses.
Bani needs to keep his hands up - Meech had a free shot at his head there.
Meech throws a combination. Bani tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bani is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meech connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Bani! He's out on his feet! Meech rushes in and drops Bani with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Patches Meech!
A very excited looking Patches Meech rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Christenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piolet Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christenson comes into the arena with Godsmack - Cryin' Like A B**ch blaring out of the sound system. Wilson has chosen Jaded as his entrance music. Piolet Wilson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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260 lbs
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276 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Devon Christenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Piolet Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Christenson at a distance.
Wilson is looking to clinch but Christenson is avoiding it.
Wilson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Piolet Wilson has been cut.
Good leg kick by Christenson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Christenson throws out a powerful jab.
Christenson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Christenson misses with a straight right.
Wilson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Devon Christenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christenson misses with a series of wild punches.
Christenson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wilson.
Christenson keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christenson was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilson.
Christenson looks to land a combination but Wilson avoids it well.
Christenson throws a right hand that Wilson ducks under and follows up with a left that Wilson also avoids with ease.
Christenson throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson avoids the body shot from Christenson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson dodges the punch combination from Christenson.
Wilson tries to counter with a clinch but Christenson shakes him off and moves away.
Christenson misses with a left hand
and Wilson counters with a two punch combo.
That kick from Christenson tenderised Wilson's leg. Wilson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wilson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Christenson.
Christenson swinging wildly here.
Christenson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Christenson throws out a loose jab but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christenson misses with a hook.
Christenson throws a right and a left that Wilson avoids nicely.
Wilson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Christenson can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson slips under a jab from Christenson.
Wilson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christenson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wilson circles away quickly and effectively.
Christenson misses with a wild combination.
Christenson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Christenson.
As Christenson backs off Wilson throws a huge counter combo but Christenson manages to avoid it all.
Christenson throws a one two combo.
That has opened up Piolet Wilson's cut even more.
Christenson throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
Christenson misses with a few strikes there.
Christenson missing with a left hand there. Wilson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wilson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Christenson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wilson throws out the jab.
Christenson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson moves out of range as Christenson strikes.
Wilson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Christenson.
Wilson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Christenson.
Wilson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Christenson.
Wilson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Christenson dodges the punch combination from Wilson.
A jab from Christenson misses.
Wilson is looking for the big counter here.
Wilson tries to bum rush Christenson with a series of wild strikes but Christenson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Christenson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wilson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wilson moves out of range as Christenson strikes.
Wilson misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christenson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Christenson misses with a few strikes there.
Christenson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wilson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christenson misses with a combination
and Wilson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Christenson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Wilson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
An inside leg kick from Christenson misses.
Wilson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Christenson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wilson.
Christenson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A low kick from Christenson misses
and Wilson counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Christenson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piolet Wilson's cut.
That's time! Christenson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Christenson.
Christenson tries to bum rush Wilson with a series of wild strikes but Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Christenson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wilson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Christenson throws a nice head kick!
Christenson misses with a hook.
It seemed like Wilson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - Christenson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Christenson looks to land a left hand but Wilson moved out of range nicely.
Jab from Christenson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson slips a jab and a cross from Christenson.
Christenson takes a swing at Wilson's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Wilson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wilson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wilson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christenson swings for the body but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson clobbers Christenson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Christenson tries a low kick but Wilson avoids it.
A low kick from Christenson is predictable there
and Wilson counters with a crisp one two that drops Christenson! Wilson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Christenson to his feet! Christenson is in big trouble!
Christenson is rocked!
Wilson connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Christenson to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Wilson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Piolet Wilson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Bogart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Welsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bogart's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "Dutch National Anthem" by Het Wilhelmus. Welsh has chosen Lets Have A War as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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185 lbs
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199 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjorn Bogart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, TJ Welsh!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welsh clinches up with Bogart and pushes him back against the cage.
Welsh told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Bogart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Welsh stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Welsh is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Welsh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bogart has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Welsh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Welsh taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bogart gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Welsh regains guard.
Welsh kicks Bogart off and gets to his feet.
Welsh gets a double leg takedown into Bogart's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Welsh decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bogart on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogart defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Welsh.
Welsh gets a double leg takedown into Bogart's guard.
Welsh gets to his feet. Bogart looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
TJ Welsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Welsh gets a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Welsh.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Welsh.
Bogart is breathing heavily.
Welsh connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bogart's face.
It looks like Bjorn Bogart has been cut.
Bogart takes a knee right on the jaw!
Welsh has picked Bogart up - he's going for a ride! Welsh dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Welsh wants to free his trapped foot but Bogart is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Welsh with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welsh works his foot free and advances to mount.
Welsh gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Welsh shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Welsh looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Welsh tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bogart knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Welsh is looking for a kimura but Bogart is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Welsh to get the leverage.
Bogart knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Welsh on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welsh sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Welsh tries to pass to full mount but Bogart defends it.
Welsh performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Welsh is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bogart sees it coming and defends easily.
Welsh is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Welsh decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's four 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.
Welsh has closed the distance and engaged Bogart in a clinch.
Bogart takes a knee to the side of the body.
Welsh misses with a knee strike.
Welsh is trying to trip Bogart. He has hold of a leg but Bogart is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Welsh persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Bogart keeping moving, preventing Welsh from controlling successfully.
Welsh gets to his feet. Bogart looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Welsh clinches with his opponent.
Welsh with a knee to the head.
Welsh using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Welsh landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ Welsh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Bogart's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bogart tries to sprawl but Welsh drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Welsh is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Welsh seems to be looking for submissions.
Welsh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Welsh works his way into side control.
Welsh tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Welsh has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
TJ Welsh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Welsh decides to take the fight back to the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Welsh shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bogart napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Welsh stands up.
Welsh moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welsh leaning against his opponent.
Welsh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Welsh crunches a lovely knee into Bogart's ribcage.
Bogart has hold of one of Welsh's legs. Welsh is fighting the takedown attempt but Bogart gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Welsh is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Bogart presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Welsh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Welsh closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Welsh lands in his opponent's guard.
Welsh stands up from Bogart's guard - Welsh perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welsh closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bogart to the mat! Bogart manages to get full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Welsh is stalling in the full guard.
Welsh gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Welsh has taken the fight to the clinch.
Welsh scores with a knee to the head.
Welsh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Welsh rushes Bogart and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for Welsh to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogart gets control of Welsh's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bogart will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Welsh gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Welsh has closed the distance and engaged Bogart in a clinch.
Welsh with a knee to the head.
Welsh putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bogart in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Welsh content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Welsh lands a knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Welsh.
Welsh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Welsh drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welsh has an Americana. Bogart didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Welsh is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Welsh hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). TJ Welsh!
TJ Welsh bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aristos Ioannidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viggo Heitannan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ioannidis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is If I Can't - 50 Cent. This should be fireworks!
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185 lbs
12 - 18 - 0 |
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24
175 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aristos Ioannidis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Viggo Heitannan!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ioannidis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Heitannan to the mat! Heitannan manages to get full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Heitannan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ioannidis content to stall in guard here.
Heitannan trying to keep a closed guard but Ioannidis is proving a slippery customer.
Ioannidis sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ioannidis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Heitannan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ioannidis controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heitannan working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heitannan throws a head kick but Ioannidis moves out of range.
Ioannidis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Aristos Ioannidis has been cut.
Ioannidis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heitannan.
Heitannan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ioannidis moves away.
Heitannan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ioannidis gets the takedown into side control.
Ioannidis tries to advance to mount but can't.
You can see the frustration on Heitannan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ioannidis stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ioannidis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ioannidis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Heitannan throws a big shot that misses.
Ioannidis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ioannidis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ioannidis showed some decent athleticism there.
Ioannidis prevents Heitannan from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ioannidis not doing much here.
Heitannan tries to roll over but Ioannidis keeps him under control.
Ioannidis trying to pass the guard but Heitannan defending well.
Heitannan trying to control here.
Ioannidis trying to pass the guard but Heitannan defending well.
Ioannidis controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heitannan is looking for a sweep. Ioannidis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ioannidis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ioannidis gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ioannidis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ioannidis in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Heitannan is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aristos Ioannidis!
A very excited looking Aristos Ioannidis 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Johan Axelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Rackham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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32
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32
193 lbs
29 - 14 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johan Axelsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Rackham!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axelsson looks to throw the jab but Rackham is out of range.
Rackham scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rackham throws a head kick but Axelsson moves out of range.
Axelsson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rackham sprawls and moves away.
Rackham moves into the clinch.
Axelsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rackham's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Axelsson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Axelsson looks to throw the jab but Rackham is out of range.
Axelsson lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Axelsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rackham let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Axelsson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jab, jab by Rackham - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rackham with a jab.
Axelsson moves into the clinch.
Rackham comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Johan Axelsson has been cut.
Axelsson tries for a takedown but Rackham manages to get underhooks.
Rackham has had enough of the clinch but Axelsson keeps him there for the moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rackham digs a right hand underneath Axelsson's ribcage. Axelsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rackham lands a body shot.
Axelsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rackham's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Axelsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rackham.
Rackham was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Axelsson throws a good cross that connects.
Axelsson tried to score with a low kick but Rackham checks it.
Jack Rackham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Axelsson stuns Rackham with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Axelsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rackham.
Axelsson avoids a kick to the body.
Rackham slips a straight right by Axelsson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rackham lands with a nice combination. Axelsson backs away looking to recover.
Axelsson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rackham lands a jab to the head.
Axelsson misses the shot to the body.
Rackham blocks a jab.
Rackham throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Axelsson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rackham tries to roll over but Axelsson keeps him under control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rackham can do anything to dispel that myth.
Axelsson passes to side control.
You can see the frustration on Rackham's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Axelsson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sloppy strikes there by Axelsson.
Axelsson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Rackham sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four 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.
Rackham is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rackham is trying to control Axelsson's posture but Axelsson avoids it.
Axelsson looks up at the clock and then as Rackham takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Axelsson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Axelsson controls the position.
Axelsson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Axelsson grinds an elbow into Rackham's temple.
Axelsson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Axelsson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Axelsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johan Axelsson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Axelsson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rackham in his tracks.
Good leg kick by Rackham there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rackham scores with a three punch combo!
Rackham lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rackham lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Axelsson misses with an uppercut
and Rackham counters with a right hand to the body.
Rackham tries a head kick but it misses.
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!
Axelsson misses with a wild body shot.
Rackham throws a fast counter high kick but Axelsson manages to duck under it in time.
Rackham scores with a jab. Axelsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rackham pushes Axelsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Axelsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Axelsson lands a shot to the body.
Axelsson working aggressively here.
Rackham prevents the takedown attempt.
Axelsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rackham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rackham pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Axelsson back to the cage. Rackham follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Johan Axelsson's cut is getting worse.
Rackham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Axelsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rackham has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rackham fails to land with a series of punches.
Axelsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rackham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rackham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rackham darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rackham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Axelsson.
Rackham throws a counter combo.
Axelsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rackham sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rackham takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rackham has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rackham closes the distance and pushes Axelsson back into the cage.
Axelsson working aggressively here.
Rackham breaks the clinch.
Axelsson throws a hook but Rackham avoids it easily.
Axelsson throws an overhand right that lands on Rackham's shoulder, as Rackham tries to avoid the shot.
Axelsson moves away from the strike by Rackham.
An attempted straight right counter from Axelsson misses the target.
Rackham moves out of range as Axelsson strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Axelsson. Beautiful body shot.
Rackham stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rackham wants it to stay on the feet.
Rackham throws the kick towards the body but Axelsson avoids it.
Rackham pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Axelsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Axelsson slips under a jab from Rackham.
Axelsson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rackham closes the distance and clinches.
Axelsson taking a breather.
Rackham has a couple of punches blocked by Axelsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rackham.
Johan Axelsson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Axelsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Rackham controls his hands.
Rackham tries a knee to the head but Axelsson blocks it.
Rackham scores with a shot to the side of Axelsson's head.
Rackham lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rackham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rackham staying out of range there.
Rackham fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Axelsson, pushing him back against the cage.
Axelsson avoiding damage as Rackham throws knees to the body.
Axelsson gets through Rackham's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Axelsson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rackham smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Axelsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Axelsson moves out of range as Rackham strikes.
Rackham takes one to the side of the head.
Axelsson fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Rackham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johan Axelsson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rackham throws the kick towards the body but Axelsson avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Rackham.
Rackham connects with a body shot that sends Axelsson's belly button to the back.
Rackham lands a jab to Axelsson's midsection.
Axelsson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rackham tries to bum rush Axelsson with a series of wild strikes but Axelsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rackham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Axelsson tries to keep at a distance but Rackham has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rackham looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Axelsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Rackham.
Rackham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rackham connects with a high kick.
Rackham misses with a double jab.
Axelsson is looking to counter punch.
Rackham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Axelsson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Rackham wants to clinch
and Axelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Rackham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Axelsson dips to his left and cracks Rackham with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rackham throws a front kick aimed at Axelsson's knee but Axelsson avoids it well.
Rackham fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rackham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rackham slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Axelsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Rackham was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Axelsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson lands a nice shot that snaps Rackham's head back.
Axelsson moves out of range of the body kick.
Axelsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rackham tries to close the distance and clinch up but Axelsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rackham throws a sloppy head kick
and Axelsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jack Rackham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rackham lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jeez, Johan Axelsson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Axelsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rackham misses with a head kick.
Rackham moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rackham tries to clinch but Axelsson moves away
and Axelsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson wants to clinch up but Rackham keeps it at a distance.
Rackham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rackham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Axelsson with a poor takedown
and Rackham counters with a series of strikes. Axelsson will be more careful next time no doubt.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Johan Axelsson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jack Rackham!
Jack Rackham is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Jack Rackham, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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