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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Art Brock (ranked 1990 p4p, 266 weight class) and Gresham Law (ranked 6432 p4p, 679 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Art Brock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gresham Law!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brock misses with a body kick.
Brock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Law throws a lazy right hand but Brock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brock misses with a hook to the body
and Law cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Law steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Brock.
Brock scores with a nice head shot.
Brock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Law.
Brock throws out a powerful jab.
Brock throws a sloppy head kick and Law moves out of range easily.
Law with the counter takedown but Brock avoids it easily.
Brock scoring well with a low kick there.
Brock misses with a left hand
and Brock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Law bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brock's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Law jabs Brock to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Law misses with a shot to the body
and Brock counters with a stiff right hand.
Law throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brock counters by clinching up.
Law blocks an uppercut.
Law throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brock up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting on Law's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Brock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brock blocks an uppercut.
Brock leaning against his opponent.
Brock breaks the clinch.
Law on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brock takes one on the button.
Brock slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brock misses with a two punch combination.
Law feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brocks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock throws out a loose jab but Law uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brock misses with a straight right.
Law checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The fighters circle momentarily. Law darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brock tries to bum rush Law with a series of wild strikes but Law uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Law avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Law's calf.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Law.
Danga de danga de dang - Brock scores with a four punch combination!
A chopping leg kick lands by Brock.
Brock staying out of range there.
It appears Brock was looking to counter with a kick there.
Brock scores with a push kick.
Law checks the leg kick.
Law lands a nice hook to Brock's body. Brock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brock.
Nice uppercut there from Law.
Brock clinches.
Law is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Brock scores with a shoulder strike.
Law is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brock takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right from Brock on the inside.
Brock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brock breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Law clinches up against the cage.
Brock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Law jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brock connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Law.
Law lands with a right hand.
Law lands with a shot to the body.
Law on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Law ducks right into an uppercut from Brock.
Law on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Law connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Law misses with a hook. Brock ducked under it nicely.
Brock loads up on a big right hand but Law slips the punch.
Brock drops Law with a beautiful combination! Law stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Brock is looking for the KO!
Law is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Law. Brock does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Art Brock dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Law lands a right hook to the body.
Law throws a jab when Brock was well out of range.
Law fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brock, pushing him back against the cage.
Brock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Law or not.
Brock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Law lands an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Law takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The referee calls for Law to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Law swings wildly with an uppercut but Brock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brock tries a body shot but Law blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Law misses with the head strike.
Art Brock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Law moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Law tries to close the distance and clinch but Brock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Law misses the jab.
Brock staying out of range there.
Law misses with a hook.
Brock sizes up Law with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Law can do to turn this around?
Law throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brock.
Brock ducks under a wild hook from Law.
Art Brock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brock listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brock shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Law eats them both and turns towards Brock to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Brock's corner calls for a 1-2. Brock obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Law is still on wobbly legs! Can Brock finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BOOM! Brock lands a beautiful left hook that drops Law. Law tries to recover but Brock is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Law lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Art Brock!
A very excited looking Art Brock 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Merel (ranked 1910 p4p, 249 weight class) and Danny Tucker (ranked 3152 p4p, 379 weight class). Danny Tucker is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Merel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Tucker!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Merel scores with a sloppy right hand. Tucker should have avoided that one.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tucker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tucker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Merel.
Merel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tucker moves away from the strike by Merel.
Merel avoids the body shot from Tucker.
Tucker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Merel manages to avoid it.
No luck for Merel with that takedown attempt.
Merel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Merel connects with the punch.
Tucker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tucker misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looked like Merel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tucker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Merel. Merel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Merel moves out of range as Tucker strikes.
Merel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tucker defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tucker.
Merel is looking to counter punch.
Merel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tucker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Merel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Merel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tucker counters with a thumping low kick.
Merel throws a hook but Tucker avoids it easily.
And Tucker responds with a good body kick, but Merel manages to step out the way in time.
Merel clinches up against the cage.
Merel can't find room to land a body shot as Tucker controls the action.
Tucker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tucker blocks a body shot from Merel.
Tucker digs a right hand underneath Merel's ribcage. Merel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tucker lands a right hand.
Tucker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Merel cracks Tucker with a nice body shot.
Merel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tucker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Merel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Merel is rocked!
Danny Tucker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Merel misses with an uppercut. Tucker saw that one coming.
Oh Merel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tucker tries to land a front kick but Merel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Merel half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Merel seems to have got his legs back now.
Tucker throws a hook but Merel blocks it.
Merel misses with a wild body shot.
Merel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merel clinches up with Tucker and pushes him back against the cage.
Merel has a couple of punches blocked by Tucker.
Tucker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tucker cracks Merel with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Merel looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Tucker finish him?
Merel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Merel lands with a straight right. Tucker didn't see that one coming.
Tucker keeps the fight on the outside.
Merel moves into the clinch.
Merel lands a nice uppercut.
Tucker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Merel has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tucker is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tucker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tucker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tucker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Merel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tucker.
Merel shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Merel sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merel working over Tucker with some ground and pound. Tucker looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Merel works his foot free and advances to mount.
Merel throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Tucker is bucking up trying to escape but Merel cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Merel goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Tucker is on top in guard.
Tucker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merel looking for a sweep. Not yet Merel, not yet.
Merel has his foot on Tucker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tucker works his way back into a safe position though.
Tucker stopping the sweep attempt from Merel.
Tucker postures up.
Tucker preventing the sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tucker has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Merel is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Merel looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Tucker has picked Merel up and slammed him! Merel can't keep hold of the triangle and Tucker manages to pass to side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Tucker dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tucker throws an overhand right that lands on Merel's shoulder, as Merel tries to avoid the shot.
Merel rushes Tucker and presses him up against the cage.
Tucker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Merel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tucker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Merel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tucker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Merel or not.
Tucker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Tucker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Merel swings wildly with an uppercut but Tucker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tucker misses with a punch on the inside.
Merel is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tucker is defending well.
Merel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tucker walks away with a smile on his face. Merel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Danny Tucker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker is looking to score with low kicks.
Merel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
An inside leg kick from Tucker misses.
Tucker throws a leg kick but Merel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Merel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tucker as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Merel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker lands a big right hand that sends Merel crashing to the mat! Tucker stays standing though and waves Merel back to his feet!
It looks like Mark Merel has been cut.
Tucker misses the jab.
Tucker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Merel shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Merel showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are battling for position here. Tucker manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tucker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Merel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tucker is keeping the position for now.
Merel's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Merel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merel wants to control from the top but Tucker keeps moving.
Merel throws a big elbow that misses.
Merel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tucker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Merel trying to control but Tucker is working from the bottom.
Merel landing with the ground and pound.
Mark Merel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tucker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Merel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merel throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Merel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tucker was well out of range. Poor timing from Merel.
Tucker lands with a right hand.
Tucker misses with a lunging right hand
and Merel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Merel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Merel tries to clinch up but Tucker circles away and keeps his distance.
Tucker walks into a left hand.
Merel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tucker throws an overhand right that lands on Merel's shoulder, as Merel tries to avoid the shot.
Merel tries to clinch there but Tucker circles away.
Tucker swats away the attempt to clinch by Merel.
Tucker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Merel avoids the body shot from Tucker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tucker.
Merel is looking to clinch but Tucker is avoiding it.
Tucker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Merel.
Merel connects with a body shot that sends Tucker's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tucker catches Merel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tucker throws a shot from downtown. Merel moves away and avoids it.
Merel tries to clinch up but Tucker circles away and keeps his distance.
Merel blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Merel misses the target.
Tucker throws a leg kick
and Merel counters with a single leg into guard. Tucker didn't expect that.
Tucker has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Merel off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Tucker throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Tucker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mark Merel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Tucker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Merel throws out the jab.
Merel is looking to clinch.
Merel staying out of range there.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Tucker! Merel is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Tucker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sic Vicious (ranked 2749 p4p, 352 weight class) and Jack Merel (ranked 2030 p4p, 275 weight class). Merel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Laura Tesoro - Higher kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Sic Vicious has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sic Vicious !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Merel!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vicious looks to land a left hand but Merel moved out of range nicely.
Sic Vicious seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vicious lands with a hook. Merel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vicious misses with a two punch combination.
A little jabbing left from Merel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Merel slips under a jab from Vicious .
Merel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Merel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Merel lands a glancing blow to the side of Vicious 's head.
Vicious throws a body kick that misses.
Merel tries to clinch but Vicious is having none of it.
Vicious stalks Merel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Merel's face. Merel staggers backwards, shaken.
Vicious throws a hook but Merel blocks it.
Vicious misses with a wild combination.
It seemed like Merel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Vicious . Merel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Merel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vicious is out of range.
No joy there for Vicious , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merel takes the fight into the clinch.
Vicious is trying to break the clinch but Merel has him pressed against the cage.
Merel tries to work over Vicious 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Merel working aggressively here.
Merel can't find room to land a body shot as Vicious controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Merel fails to land.
Merel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Merel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Merel throws a head punch that misses.
Merel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Merel misses with a punch to the body.
Merel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Merel misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vicious prevents a body shot from Merel.
Merel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Merel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Merel fails to land.
Merel lands a shoulder strike.
Merel has Vicious pressed against the cage, preventing Vicious from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vicious breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Merel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vicious connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Merel scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Merel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vicious throws a leg kick that misses.
Vicious goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vicious throws a right and a left that Merel avoids nicely.
Merel blocks the body kick.
Vicious swings for the body but Merel moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Merel misses the target.
Merel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merel throws a lazy right hand but Vicious sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Merel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vicious moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Merel scoring well with a low kick there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Merel, as that shot connected.
Merel is looking to clinch but Vicious is avoiding it.
Vicious ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Merel moves away.
Vicious misses with a hook.
Vicious pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vicious misses with an uppercut. Merel saw that one coming.
Vicious scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vicious lands a jab to the head.
Merel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice body punch from Vicious .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Merel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vicious takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vicious ducks right into an uppercut from Merel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merel slips under a jab from Vicious .
Vicious misses with a two punch combination.
Merel is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Merel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Merel on the inside.
Merel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vicious s head.
Merel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Merel has a couple of punches blocked by Vicious .
Vicious tries to break free but Merel pushes him back against the cage.
Vicious blocks an uppercut.
Vicious lands a right hand.
Merel throws a head punch that misses.
Merel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vicious breaks the clinch.
Vicious throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sic Vicious will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Merel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vicious moves away.
Merel throws a head kick that misses
and Vicious counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Merel connects with a leg kick. Vicious looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vicious throws a left and a right that both miss
and Merel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Merel connects with a right hand. Vicious shakes it off.
Vicious bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vicious tries to move into range but Merel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Merel 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.
Merel missing with a left hand there. Vicious was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Decent striking displayed by Vicious there.
Merel takes one to the chin there.
Vicious takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vicious throws a leg kick but Merel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vicious connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vicious 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Merel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vicious scrambles back to his feet.
Merel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vicious s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Merel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Merel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vicious gets tackled into the cage by Merel. Merel maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vicious .
Merel misses with some punches.
Merel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vicious backwards.
Vicious blocks an uppercut.
Merel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Merel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vicious cracks Merel with a nice body shot.
Merel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vicious is trying to break the clinch but Merel is controlling him.
Merel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Merel has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Vicious seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Merel can turn it around.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vicious blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Merel swings wildly with an uppercut but Vicious uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merel lands with a short shot to the head.
Merel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vicious tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vicious tries to break free but Merel pushes him back against the cage.
Merel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vicious 's efforts to push away.
Vicious wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vicious wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Merel has him pressed against the cage.
Merel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Merel throws a punch but it's blocked by Vicious .
Vicious breaks from the clinch.
Merel moves out of range as Vicious strikes.
Merel tries to counter by closing the distance.
Merel moves into range and clinches up with Vicious .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merel is leaning against Vicious and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Merel tries to throw a body punch but Vicious avoids it by throwing Merel back against the cage.
Merel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vicious backwards.
Vicious tries to circle away but Merel has him pinned against the cage.
Vicious is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jack Merel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Merel working aggressively here.
Vicious wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Merel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Merel misses with some punches.
Merel struggles to land a body shot inside as Vicious controls his hands.
Merel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vicious breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Merel throws a head kick that misses.
Merel dodges the punch combination from Vicious .
Sic Vicious is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vicious avoids the head kick by Merel.
Merel throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Merel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Merel cracks Vicious with an open hand slap.
Vicious misses with an attempted mid kick.
Merel with a jab.
Merel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Merel.
Merel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Merel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Merel lands with an overhand left.
Merel takes one to the chin there.
Vicious getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vicious .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Merel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Merel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vicious throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Vicious finds it's way through Merel's defenses.
Merel throws a leg kick that misses.
Merel closes the distance but Vicious moves to the side
and Vicious counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Merel lands a jab to the head.
Vicious looks to land a body kick but Merel moved away.
Vicious lands with a shot to the body.
Vicious connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Merel is rocked!
and Vicious counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Merel! He's just covering up as Vicious starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sic Vicious !
An out of breath Sic Vicious 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Kahn (ranked 1147 p4p, 162 weight class) and Chubby Noel (ranked 1304 p4p, 185 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Solomon Kahn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chubby Noel!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahn scores with a sloppy right hand. Noel should have avoided that one.
Kahn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kahn throws a hook but Noel blocks it.
Noel feints the counter takedown.
Noel closes the distance and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Noel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kahn tries to break the clinch but Noel is controlling the position.
Kahn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kahn is looking to break free of the clinch but Noel has double underhooks.
Kahn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Noel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Noel moves out of range of the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Noel blocks a jab.
Kahn slips a straight right by Noel.
Kahn scores with a jab to the body.
Noel throws a sloppy head kick and Kahn moves out of range easily.
Noel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kahn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Noel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kahn.
Kahn looks to score with a jab to the body but Noel is just out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Noel. That snapped Kahn's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kahn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn lands a nice hook to Noel's body. Noel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kahn takes one to the side of the head.
Chubby Noel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Noel misses.
Noel walks into a left hand.
Kahn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Noel throws a shot from downtown. Kahn moves away and avoids it.
Kahn takes a swing at Noel's ribcage but misses.
Noel tries to counter with a clinch but Kahn shakes him off and moves away.
Kahn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noel moves away.
A big left from Kahn misses.
Kahn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Noel darts in and clinches Kahn up against the cage.
Kahn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Noel has him pressed against the cage.
Noel with a knee to the head.
It looks like Solomon Kahn has been cut.
Kahn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Noel backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Noel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kahn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Noel shoots in for a double leg but Kahn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Noel blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noel moves away.
Noel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kahn misses the shot to the body.
And Noel tries to counter it with a takedown but Kahn pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The crowd cheers as Noel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kahn doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Noel does it's job there.
Kahn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kahn thows a body kick. Noel tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kahn throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Noel shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kahn manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kahn keeping moving, preventing Noel from controlling successfully.
Kahn is looking to stand up but Noel isn't so interested in that idea.
Kahn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Noel is one step ahead there.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Noel won't allow Kahn to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel is fighting to break Kahn's control of his arms but Kahn is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Noel won't allow Kahn to get back to his feet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kahn looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kahn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kahn sets himself, and Noel steps forward looking for the clinch! Kahn avoids it this time.
Noel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kahn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Noel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kahns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kahn misses with a straight left.
Noel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Noel just misses with a punch to the body.
Kahn misses with a wild body shot.
Noel lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Noel finds it's way through Kahn's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kahn as he avoids it easily.
Solomon Kahn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chubby Noel.
Noel throws a looping overhand right but Kahn ducks down to avoid it.
Noel moves into the clinch.
Noel changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kahn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kahn stuns Noel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kahn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Noel is defended easily by Kahn.
Kahn looks to score with a jab to the body but Noel is just out of range.
A slow jab from Kahn misses its intended target.
Noel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Noel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kahn.
Noel looks to land a right hand but Kahn moved out of range.
Kahn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Noel is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Noel misses with an uppercut.
Kahn lands a really nice looking cross but Noel seems unphased.
Noel might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Noel throws out a loose jab but Kahn uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chubby Noel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Solomon Kahn's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kahn misses with a body shot.
Kahn takes a swing at Noel's ribcage but misses.
Kahn throws a body shot but no joy.
Kahn has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Noel throws a shot from downtown. Kahn moves away and avoids it.
Noel tries to clinch up but Kahn circles away and keeps his distance.
Noel shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kahn's guard.
Kahn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kahn trying to control the pace.
Noel regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kahn stays in close to Noel's body and controls the position.
Kahn preventing the sweep.
Noel trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kahn's guard.
Kahn wants to stand and escape but Noel is having none of it.
Kahn keeping moving, preventing Noel from controlling successfully.
Noel is fighting to break Kahn's control of his arms but Kahn is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kahn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Noel stopping the sweep attempt from Kahn.
Kahn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Noel preventing the sweep.
Noel wants to control from the top but Kahn keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel stops Kahn from standing up.
Kahn looking for a sweep. Not yet Kahn, not yet.
Noel cracks Kahn with a solid left hand.
Kahn wants to stand up but Noel is controlling him.
Noel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kahn is pulling down on Noel's head. It's preventing any offense from Noel, at least for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kahn is trying to force a seperation but Noel has the dominant position.
A right handed body shot lands from Kahn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Noel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kahn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kahn manages to break the clinch.
Noel lunges at Kahn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kahn's hand.
Nice uppercut there from Noel.
Kahn jabs at Noel's body.
Noel misses with a hook to the body
and Kahn counters with a right hand to the body.
Kahn jabs at Noel's body.
Kahn misses with a body shot.
Noel connects with a right hand. Kahn shakes it off.
Kahn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Noel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kahn misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kahn. Noel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Noel misses with a low kick.
Kahn swings for the body but Noel moves out of range.
Solomon Kahn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kahn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kahn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kahn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A head kick misses from Noel.
Noel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kahn's head.
Kahn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Noel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Noel sizes up Kahn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kahn scores with a nice head shot.
Noel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Solomon Kahn is winning the standup battle so far.
Noel tries to clinch but Kahn moves out of range.
Kahn looks to score with a jab to the body but Noel is just out of range.
Kahn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Noel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kahn looks to score with a jab to the body but Noel is just out of range.
Kahn lands a nice looking body shot.
Noel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kahn staying out of range there.
Kahn defending well as Noel loads up on a big left hand.
Kahn lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chubby Noel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Solomon Kahn'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.
Noel misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Kahn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Kahn does it's job there.
Noel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Noel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noel misses with a straight right.
Noel slips under a jab.
Kahn lands a really nice looking cross but Noel seems unphased.
Noel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kahn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Noel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A clash of legs there as Kahn blocks the low kick.
Kahn throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noel motions for Kahn to come forward. Noel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice cross by Noel.
Kahn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kahn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kahn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noel moves away.
Kahn lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Kahn misses.
Kahn throws a body punch but Noel moves out of range.
It seemed like Noel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Noel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kahn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kahn is looking to wear down Noel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kahn takes one to the side of the head.
Kahn throws a one two combo.
Kahn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Noel.
Noel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Noel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kahn.
Kahn throws a right and a left that Noel avoids nicely.
Noel is looking to clinch.
Noel is looking to clinch but Kahn is avoiding it.
Noel shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Noel was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kahn regains half guard there - taking advantage of Noel's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Noel prevents Kahn from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kahn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kahn holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Kahn pushes Noel off looking to stand but Noel dives back in and keeps control.
Kahn desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Kahn tries to get to full guard but Noel has control of the leg.
Noel looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kahn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kahn trying to control here.
Noel trying to control the action but Kahn is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kahn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Noel.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kahn pushes Noel off looking to stand but Noel dives back in and keeps control.
Noel landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kahn is looking to control Noel's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kahn avoid being mounted?
Kahn tries to kick Noel off but Noel keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kahn lands with a right hand.
Kahn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kahn misses with a shot to the body
and Noel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Left hook, right uppercut from Noel.
Kahn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kahn misses with a wild body shot.
Noel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kahn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Noel.
Noel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kahn misses with a body shot.
Kahn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Noel fails with the takedown.
Noel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kahn just misses with a punch to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Noel.
Noel working the ground and pound.
Noel in side control, throwing shots but Kahn defends.
Noel trying to control the action but Kahn is working from the bottom.
Kahn tries to escape but Noel is in control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Solomon Kahn did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Solomon Kahn's cut.
That's time! Kahn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Noel misses with a body shot.
Noel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Noel prevents Kahn from breaking the clinch.
Noel misses with a knee to the head.
Kahn tries to break the clinch but Noel is controlling the position.
Kahn breaks from the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Noel.
Kahn scores with a jab to the head.
Noel shoots in but Kahn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kahn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Noel throws a jab but it's blocked by Kahn.
Kahn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kahn avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel slips a jab from Kahn.
Noel scores with a nice strike.
Kahn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Noel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Noel drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kahn defends it well.
Kahn lands a nice shot to the body.
Kahn moves out of range as Noel throws a body kick.
Noel lands an overhand right.
Noel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kahn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Noel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kahn swings for the body but Noel moves out of range.
Noel goes for a double leg but Kahn avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kahn continues to drive forward.
Kahn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Solomon Kahn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chubby Noel.
Noel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kahn's waist but Kahn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Noel off to one side.
Noel moves out of range as Kahn strikes.
Kahn throws a shot to the body.
Kahn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Noel is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kahn. Noel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kahn connects with a right hand. Noel shakes it off.
Kahn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noel throws a nice looking combination but Kahn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kahn misses with a straight right.
Kahn throws a big shot that misses.
Noel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Noel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Noel pushes Kahn up against the cage in a clinch.
Kahn lands a body shot.
Kahn breaks the clinch.
No luck for Noel with that takedown attempt.
Kahn lands a leg kick that knocks Noel off balance momentarily.
Kahn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kahn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kahn lands a slapping body shot.
Kahn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Noel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Kahn misses.
Kahn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kahn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kahn misses the body punch
and Noel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Noel.
Kahn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kahn throwing a counter right hand but Noel manages to avoid it.
Kahn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Noel.
Noel tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kahn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kahn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Noel throws out the jab.
Kahn just misses with a punch to the body.
Kahn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kahn digs a good hook to Noel's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Noel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kahn throws out the jab.
Kahn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Noel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Noel avoids the body shot from Kahn.
Noel throws a head kick but Kahn moves out of range.
Noel avoids the body shot from Kahn.
Kahn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Noel.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noel misses with a body kick.
Noel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Noel looks for a takedown but Kahn sprawls well.
It looked like Kahn was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Noel.
Kahn lands a lovely overhand right.
Kahn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noel was well out of range. Poor timing from Kahn.
Noel wants to counter with a clinch but Kahn pushes him away.
Noel ducks under a wild hook from Kahn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Kahn had his way with Chubby Noel in that round.
The cut man is working on Solomon Kahn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Noel throws a big shot that misses.
Kahn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kahn just misses with a punch to the body.
Noel throws a lazy right hand but Kahn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kahn. Noel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kahn throws a shot to the body.
Noel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Noel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Noel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kahn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Noel back to the cage. Kahn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Noel throws a shot from downtown. Kahn moves away and avoids it.
Kahn keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noel throws a sloppy head kick and Kahn moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kahn. Noel does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Noel misses.
Noel rushes Kahn and presses him up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Kahn.
Kahn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn breaks from the clinch.
Noel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kahn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kahn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kahn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kahn. Noel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Noel shoots for a double leg takedown but Kahn sprawls well. He's pushed Noel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kahn misses with a body shot.
Noel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kahn's calf.
Noel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kahn. Kahn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kahn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noel manages to avoid it.
Kahn throws a leg kick which misses Noel's front leg but catches the back leg as Noel tries to avoid it.
Kahn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Noel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Noel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kahn is fending him off so far but Noel persists. Nope, Kahn circles away and we're back to standing.
Noel throws a big shot that misses.
Kahn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noel moves away.
Noel let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Noel counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kahn is trying to stand.
Noel trying to pass the guard but Kahn defending well.
Kahn pushes Noel off looking to stand but Noel dives back in and keeps control.
Noel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kahn tries to get to full guard but Noel has control of the leg.
Noel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kahn defending well though.
Kahn taking some punishment here, with Noel in his half guard.
Noel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Noel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kahn's head.
Noel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Noel is keen to just control but Kahn is a slippery customer.
Noel wants to free his trapped foot but Kahn is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kahn gets full guard.
Kahn pulls Noel in close to prevent any damage.
Noel working some strikes from top position.
Noel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kahn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kahn wants to stand up but Noel is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Noel scoring with some ground and pound.
Kahn looking for a sweep. Not yet Kahn, not yet.
Noel looking to pass the guard.
Noel keeps trying to improve his position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Noel slips under a jab from Kahn.
Noel thuds a left hand into Kahn's body.
Noel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Kahn misses its target.
Noel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kahn lands with a shot to the body.
Kahn looks to score with a jab to the body but Noel is just out of range.
Noel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chubby Noel.
I think Noel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Solomon Kahn!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Solomon Kahn!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Solomon Kahn!
Solomon Kahn wins by unanimous decision!
Solomon Kahn retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Solomon Kahn 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 Alejandro Sepulveda (ranked 992 p4p, 135 weight class) and Danny White (ranked 1393 p4p, 189 weight class). Sepulveda's entrance music is Llorando se Fue. A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
21 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alejandro Sepulveda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Danny White!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sepulveda throws a series of strikes that have White backpedaling.
White closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sepulveda struggling a bit here.
White tries to move to mount but Sepulveda blocks the move with his legs.
Sepulveda sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sepulveda is looking to control White's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sepulveda avoid being mounted?
Sepulveda has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Sepulveda looking for submissions off his back.
Sepulveda looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sepulveda defending well though.
Sepulveda slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sepulveda trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sepulveda is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. White is aware though and is defending well.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sepulveda is on top in guard.
Sepulveda has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing White to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Sepulveda is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - White pulls down on the head and he's put Sepulveda to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Danny White!
Danny White decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Israel Hand (ranked 1144 p4p, 161 weight class) and Rodney Garcia (ranked 1787 p4p, 244 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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217 lbs
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Israel Hand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hand lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Garcia takes one on the button.
Garcia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hand 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.
Hand jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcia let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hand lands with a cross.
Hand does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A big right from Hand misses.
Garcia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hand.
Hand drops his hands momentarily and Garcia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Hand uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia takes a swing at Hand's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Hand wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rodney Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hand swivels and escapes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia tries to land a front kick but Hand steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Garcia scores with a shot to the body.
Hand punishes Garcia's body with a nice straight punch.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Hand.
Hand scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Garcia misses with a head kick.
Garcia sizes up Hand with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hand scores with a jab to the head.
Hand throws a right and a left that Garcia avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hand uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
Hand is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Garcia lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
No joy there for Garcia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch lands to the side of Hand 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hand staying out of range there.
Israel Hand is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hand tries a low kick but Garcia avoids it.
Hand takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab from Garcia misses.
Hand uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Hand connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hand rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garcia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Hand. Beautiful body shot.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia slips under a jab from Hand.
Garcia follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Garcia gets a double leg takedown into Hand's guard.
Hand pulls Garcia in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia trying to control but Hand is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia throws an elbow that misses. Hand uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Garcia's guard. Nice move by Hand!
Hand is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hand has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Garcia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hand stays in close to Garcia's body and controls the position.
Garcia looking for subs off his back but Hand has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hand seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Garcia wants to get back to full guard.
Hand content to control rather than advance.
Garcia trying to control here.
Hand trying to control the pace.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Israel Hand dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Garcia dives in and scores a takedown into Hand's guard.
Garcia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hand swivels though and keeps the full guard.
My spies in Got Your 6 inform me that Garcia has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Garcia is still trying to improve position.
Garcia postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Garcia trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hand manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Hand from controlling successfully.
Hand wanted to stand there but Garcia had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia striking off his back but it's not causing Hand any problems.
Hand controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Garcia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hand is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hand pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.
Garcia is looking to cinch up a triangle. Hand throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Garcia's body to avoid the submission. Garcia has instead reached around Hand's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Garcia arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rodney Garcia!
During a confident post fight interview, Rodney Garcia thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sami Vatanen (ranked 2690 p4p, 295 weight class) and Johnny Cage (ranked 962 p4p, 112 weight class). Vatanen comes to the cage accompanied by Kalmah - Heros to Us. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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282 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
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sami Vatanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Cage!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Vatanen - just one landing.
Cage moves forwards but Vatanen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cage lands with a nice body kick.
Vatanen cracks Cage with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vatanen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Johnny Cage has been cut.
Vatanen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cage only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cage throws the left hand but Vatanen avoids the punch easily.
Cage lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Sami Vatanen has been cut.
No joy there for Vatanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vatanen throws a right and a left that Cage avoids nicely.
Vatanen checks a low kick from Cage.
Vatanen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sami Vatanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vatanen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cage looks to score with a jab to the body but Vatanen is just out of range.
Vatanen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vatanen looks to land a combination. Cage sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vatanen lands with an overhand left.
Vatanen looks to land a combination but Cage avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Cage does no damage.
A lazy left from Vatanen finds it's target.
Cage connects with a body shot that sends Vatanen's belly button to the back.
Vatanen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vatanen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cage is looking for the big counter here.
Vatanen misses with a looping left.
Cage flicks out a counter leg kick but Vatanen steps away.
Cage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vatanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cage throws a big shot that misses.
Vatanen digs a good hook to Cage's body.
Vatanen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cage keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vatanen blocks a jab.
A big left from Vatanen misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vatanen loads up on a big right hand but Cage slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vatanen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cage scrambles back to his feet.
Vatanen misses with a two punch combination.
Vatanen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cage counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vatanen's knee momentarily.
Cage throws a big shot that misses.
Cage is looking to slow Vatanen down with leg kicks.
Vatanen throws an off balance right hand
and Cage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vatanen throws a body shot but no joy.
Vatanen defending well as Cage loads up on a big left hand.
Vatanen throws an off balance right hand
and Cage counters with an inside leg kick.
Vatanen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cage misses the shot to the body.
Vatanen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cage counters with a nice body shot.
Vatanen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Vatanen is breathing heavily.
Vatanen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sami Vatanen's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage clobbers Vatanen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cage throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cage looks to land a body kick but Vatanen moved away.
Cage feints and then cracks Vatanen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vatanen down.
Cage cracks Vatanen with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Cage has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Vatanen to stand back up!
Vatanen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cage throws out the jab.
Vatanen misses with a jab to the body
and Cage counters with a big right hand! Oh Vatanen is in trouble here! Cage follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Cage!
Johnny Cage decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Sami Vatanen spoke after the fight, saying 'Did u fart? or is that ur breath?'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rauta Kansleri (ranked 334 p4p, 46 weight class) and Arthur Schopenhauer (ranked 4404 p4p, 487 weight class). Kansleri kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is U.D.O. - Heart of Gold. Schopenhauer has chosen London Calling as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
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194 lbs
26 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rauta Kansleri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arthur Schopenhauer!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kansleri fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kansleri stuffs the takedown.
Kansleri takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kansleri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schopenhauer throws out the jab.
Schopenhauer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Arthur Schopenhauer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kansleri throws a hook but Schopenhauer blocks it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kansleri darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Schopenhauer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've been told by Kansleri's head coaches at Gangsterdamage that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Schopenhauer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kansleri's guard.
Schopenhauer won't allow Kansleri to get back to his feet.
Kansleri pushes Schopenhauer off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schopenhauer decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kansleri is looking to escape.
Kansleri trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Kansleri pushes Schopenhauer off and gets back to his feet.
Schopenhauer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kansleri.
Schopenhauer looks for a takedown but Kansleri sprawls well.
Kansleri bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Schopenhauer's head backwards.
Kansleri lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kansleri throws a head kick that half lands.
Schopenhauer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kansleri is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kansleri manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Kansleri manages to break the clinch.
Kansleri is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Schopenhauer shoots for a takedown but Kansleri saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rauta Kansleri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Schopenhauer.
Kansleri displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Schopenhauer.
Kansleri misses with a straight left.
Schopenhauer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Schopenhauer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kansleri's waist but Kansleri gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Schopenhauer off to one side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schopenhauer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kansleri.
Kansleri throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Schopenhauer's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kansleri misses with a hook.
Kansleri feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Schopenhauers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Schopenhauer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Schopenhauer misses with a takedown
letting Kansleri counter with a right hand.
Kansleri misses with an uppercut. Schopenhauer saw that one coming.
Schopenhauer shoots in but no luck this time.
Schopenhauer scores with a takedown into Kansleri's guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Kansleri is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Schopenhauer is controlling him.
Kansleri wriggles free and stands up.
Schopenhauer misses with a takedown attempt - Kansleri sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A big left from Kansleri misses.
Schopenhauer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kansleri moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Kansleri misses its intended target.
Schopenhauer darts in looking for a takedown but Kansleri gets double underhooks and turns Schopenhauer into the cage.
Kansleri connects with a high kick.
Schopenhauer shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kansleri is trying to stand up here but Schopenhauer is controlling him well.
Schopenhauer seems to be looking for submissions.
Schopenhauer is trying to control the action in half guard but Kansleri is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kansleri looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schopenhauer is trying to work for a kimura but Kansleri is defending well.
Schopenhauer prevents Kansleri from standing back up.
Schopenhauer is trying to work for a kimura but Kansleri is defending well.
Kansleri is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Schopenhauer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kansleri keeps working.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kansleri pushes Schopenhauer off and gets back to his feet.
Kansleri is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Schopenhauer connects with a crisp jab.
Kansleri misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schopenhauer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kansleri sprawls well. Kansleri wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Schopenhauer gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Schopenhauer or perhaps it was just good defense by Kansleri, which made it look bad.
Schopenhauer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kansleri catches Schopenhauer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kansleri throws a hook but Schopenhauer avoids it easily.
Kansleri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Schopenhauer fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rauta Kansleri dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kansleri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schopenhauer was well out of range. Poor timing from Kansleri.
Kansleri jabs Schopenhauer right on the nose. Schopenhauer blinks but takes it well.
Schopenhauer dodges the punch combination from Kansleri.
Kansleri looks to throw the jab but Schopenhauer is out of range.
Kansleri getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good leg kick by Kansleri there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Schopenhauer blocks a jab.
Schopenhauer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Schopenhauer dives in and grabs Kansleri's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kansleri pushes down on Schopenhauer's head and hops out.
Schopenhauer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kansleri throws a leg kick but Schopenhauer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kansleri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schopenhauer can do to turn this around?
Kansleri thuds his right hand into Schopenhauer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Schopenhauer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kansleri's waist but Kansleri gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Schopenhauer off to one side.
Kansleri tries to score with a low kick but Schopenhauer moves his leg out of the way.
Schopenhauer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kansleri has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Schopenhauer is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kansleri.
Kansleri has a couple of punches blocked by Schopenhauer.
Schopenhauer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kansleri has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kansleri breaks from the clinch.
Kansleri slips under a jab from Schopenhauer.
Kansleri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice takedown defense from Kansleri. No joy for Schopenhauer on that attempt.
Rauta Kansleri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Schopenhauer.
Schopenhauer tries for a takedown but Kansleri sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kansleri throws a leg kick which misses Schopenhauer's front leg but catches the back leg as Schopenhauer tries to avoid it.
Schopenhauer shoots in for a takedown but Kansleri shows good takedown defense.
A big left from Kansleri misses.
Kansleri scores with a nice strike.
Kansleri scoring well with a low kick there.
Kansleri throws a shot from downtown. Schopenhauer moves away and avoids it.
Schopenhauer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kansleri tries to avoid it but Schopenhauer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kansleri to the ground. Kansleri escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Kansleri on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kansleri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kansleri backing away here, and Schopenhauer unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kansleri tries to sprawl but Schopenhauer drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kansleri kicks Schopenhauer off and gets back to his feet.
Kansleri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schopenhauer tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kansleri defends well and Schopenhauer ends up having to push Kansleri into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schopenhauer tries for a takedown but Kansleri sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Schopenhauer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kansleri sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Schopenhauer somewhat.
Schopenhauer is breathing heavily.
Schopenhauer throws a poor cross that misses
and Kansleri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Schopenhauer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Schopenhauer shoots in but no luck this time.
Kansleri lands with a straight right. Schopenhauer didn't see that one coming.
Schopenhauer shoots in for a takedown but Kansleri shows good takedown defense.
Rauta Kansleri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schopenhauer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kansleri sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Schopenhauer somewhat.
Schopenhauer moves forwards but Kansleri connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Schopenhauer.
Schopenhauer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kansleri.
Schopenhauer tries for a takedown but Kansleri sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kansleri is looking to counter punch.
Kansleri fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Schopenhauer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schopenhauer shoots for a double leg takedown but Kansleri sprawls well. He's pushed Schopenhauer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Schopenhauer moves out of range of the strikes.
Kansleri connects with a body shot that sends Schopenhauer's belly button to the back.
Schopenhauer moves out of range as Kansleri strikes.
Rauta Kansleri is winning the standup battle so far.
Schopenhauer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kansleri wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kansleri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kansleri throws an overhand right that lands on Schopenhauer's shoulder, as Schopenhauer tries to avoid the shot.
Schopenhauer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kansleri checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kansleri fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Schopenhauer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kansleri clobbers Schopenhauer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Schopenhauer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Schopenhauer checks a leg kick.
Kansleri connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schopenhauer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kansleri sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Schopenhauer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kansleri circles away.
Schopenhauer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kansleri lands a lovely overhand right.
Schopenhauer is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kansleri throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kansleri lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Schopenhauer is still on wobbly legs! Can Kansleri finish him?
No luck with that takedown attempt from Schopenhauer.
Schopenhauer shoots and misses
and Kansleri counters with a crisp right that sends Schopenhauer to the canvas! Kansleri follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rauta Kansleri!
After the fight, Rauta Kansleri was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Azumah Nelson (ranked 1714 p4p, 203 weight class) and Joe Gatsby (ranked 1059 p4p, 128 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Joe Gatsby enters the cage!
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148 lbs
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167 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Azumah Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Gatsby!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatsby takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gatsby scores with a takedown into Nelson's guard.
Gatsby thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gatsby wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Gatsby keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nelson's head.
Gatsby tries to free his leg and advance position but Nelson is retaining full guard.
Gatsby is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gatsby throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatsby throws an elbow that misses. Nelson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gatsby's guard. Nice move by Nelson!
Nelson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gatsby, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatsby misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gatsby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nelson sizes up Gatsby with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gatsby scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nelson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Nelson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gatsby throws a leg kick which misses Nelson's front leg but catches the back leg as Nelson tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gatsby closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gatsby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nelson circles away quickly and effectively.
Nelson misses with a wild combination.
A big right from Gatsby misses.
Gatsby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
Gatsby slips under a jab from Nelson.
Gatsby looks to land a left hand but Nelson moved out of range nicely.
Gatsby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gatsby throws a jab when Nelson was well out of range.
Nelson throws a body punch but Gatsby moves out of range.
Nelson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gatsby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Nelson backs off Gatsby throws a huge counter combo but Nelson manages to avoid it all.
Azumah Nelson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby throws a right and a left that Nelson avoids nicely.
Nelson lands a nice hook to Gatsby's body. Gatsby takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A low kick from Nelson is predictable there
and Gatsby counters with a stiff right hand.
Gatsby walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nelson.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nelson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gatsby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nelson scores with a nice strike.
Nelson throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Gatsby counter with a right hand.
Nelson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gatsby misses with a straight left.
Nelson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nelson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nelson!
Nelson misses with a few strikes there.
Gatsby walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nelson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nelson throws a good cross that connects.
Gatsby closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Nelson quickly recovers to half guard.
Gatsby is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nelson defends it well.
Gatsby is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby prevents Nelson from improving his position.
Gatsby is pressing down on Nelson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nelson is holding on for now.
Gatsby wants to work for an arm triangle but Nelson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nelson tries to kick Gatsby off but Gatsby keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gatsby is working for a kimura but Nelson is defending it quite comfortably.
Gatsby seems to be working for a kimura but Nelson defends the submission attempt.
Gatsby is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nelson sees it coming and defends easily.
Gatsby wants to work for an arm triangle but Nelson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gatsby wants to pass to mount but Nelson is defending the position.
Gatsby wants to control but Nelson is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Azumah Nelson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gatsby checks a low kick from Nelson.
Gatsby misses with a wild combination.
Nelson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gatsby manages to avoid it.
Donk. Gatsby catches Nelson right on the button with a cross.
Nelson scores with a nice right hand.
Gatsby moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gatsby. That's going to slow Nelson down.
Gatsby dodges the punch combination from Nelson.
It looks like Nelson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nelson throws a leg kick but Gatsby sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gatsby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
Nelson tries to sprawl but Gatsby drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gatsby drops an elbow to the side of Nelson'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!
Gatsby sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nelson defending well though.
Gatsby sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nelson defending well though.
Gatsby wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nelson keeps working.
Gatsby is working for a kimura but Nelson is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatsby throwing shots but Nelson is blocking nicely.
Gatsby trying to control the action but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Gatsby tries to pass to full mount but Nelson defends it.
Gatsby is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nelson looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gatsby moves nicely into side control.
Nelson is trying to get back to half guard.
Nelson manages to get back to half guard.
Gatsby stops Nelson from getting back to his feet.
Gatsby throwing shots but Nelson is blocking nicely.
Gatsby sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nelson defending well though.
Gatsby with the ground and pound but Nelson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby landing with the ground and pound.
Gatsby wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Nelson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gatsby.
Gatsby showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gatsby trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Gatsby throws a big right hand that misses.
Gatsby loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gatsby wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nelson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gatsby throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Nelson misses the target.
Nelson catches Gatsby with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gatsby.
Nelson throws a jab but it's blocked by Gatsby.
Gatsby dips to his left and cracks Nelson with an uppercut!
Gatsby jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nelson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gatsby in his tracks.
Nelson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gatsby dives in and scores a takedown into Nelson's guard.
Nelson seems keen to control Gatsby's posture.
Nelson keeping full guard, as Gatsby tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Gatsby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nelson tries to sprawl but Gatsby drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gatsby thows a huge punch but Nelson dodges it nicely.
Gatsby thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nelson is trying to stand.
Gatsby is looking for submissions but instead, Nelson has regained full guard.
Gatsby trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatsby drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gatsby jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gatsby trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson wants to get back to his feet but Gatsby is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gatsby missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gatsby trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nelson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nelson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gatsby throws a nice looking combination but Nelson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice shot lands for Nelson.
Gatsby tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nelson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson throws a combination. Gatsby tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nelson scores with a jab.
Gatsby checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Gatsby.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gatsby eats them both and turns towards Nelson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nelson lands with a nice body punch.
Gatsby bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nelson is trying to buck Gatsby off.
Gatsby tries for a kimura but Nelson is defending well.
Gatsby trying to control the position but Nelson is working away.
Gatsby throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gatsby is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Nelson looks calm but he's in trouble here. Gatsby gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Nelson is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Gatsby lets go of the hold and Nelson can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joe Gatsby!
Joe Gatsby took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Revenge Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
The defeated Azumah Nelson had this to say: 'the slowest learner I have ever had. lol had no chance'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jay Gatsby (ranked 124 p4p, 18 weight class) and Johny Clattenburg (ranked 190 p4p, 28 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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193 lbs
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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
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Gatsby!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Johny Clattenburg!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Clattenburg.
Gatsby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clattenburg.
Gatsby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gatsby takes a swing at Clattenburg's ribcage but misses.
Gatsby avoids the body shot from Clattenburg.
Gatsby lands with a nice body punch.
Clattenburg closes the distance and pushes Gatsby back into the cage.
Gatsby avoids a wild elbow strike from Clattenburg.
Gatsby throws a punch but it's blocked by Clattenburg.
Gatsby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gatsby dodges an elbow strike from Clattenburg.
Nice body punch from Clattenburg.
Gatsby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gatsby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clattenburg blocking some punches.
Clattenburg blocking some punches.
Gatsby tries to throw a body punch but Clattenburg avoids it by throwing Gatsby back against the cage.
Clattenburg blocks an uppercut.
Clattenburg 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.
Clattenburg prevents a body shot from Gatsby.
Gatsby is looking to take this one to the mat.
Clattenburg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatsby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clattenburg backwards.
Gatsby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clattenburg working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clattenburg creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gatsby prevents a body shot from Clattenburg.
Gatsby misses with some punches.
Gatsby tries a body shot but Clattenburg blocks it.
Clattenburg lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gatsby misses with some punches.
Clattenburg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gatsby lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Clattenburg lands an elbow inside.
Gatsby has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Clattenburg after a bit of a struggle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gatsby.
Clattenburg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gatsby lands with a left to the head.
It looks like Johny Clattenburg has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gatsby misses with a punch to the body.
Gatsby lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby has a couple of punches blocked by Clattenburg.
Nice body punch from Gatsby.
Gatsby scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gatsby avoids the elbow strike from Clattenburg, against the cage.
Gatsby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gatsby misses with a body punch.
Clattenburg throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A right hook to the body lands for Gatsby.
Gatsby misses with a body punch.
Gatsby lands an uppercut.
Gatsby scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gatsby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Clattenburg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gatsby's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clattenburg.
Gatsby blocks the elbow strike.
Clattenburg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clattenburg misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Gatsby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gatsby working aggressively here.
Gatsby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clattenburg backwards.
Clattenburg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clattenburg blocks a body shot from Gatsby.
Clattenburg lands an elbow that stopped Gatsby in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Gatsby fails to land.
Clattenburg blocking some punches.
Clattenburg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clattenburg blocks an uppercut.
Gatsby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clattenburg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clattenburg blocks an uppercut.
Clattenburg tries to work over Gatsby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gatsby working aggressively here.
Clattenburg misses with a punch to the body.
Clattenburg scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Clattenburg.
Clattenburg throws a punch but it's blocked by Gatsby.
Clattenburg blocking some punches.
Clattenburg struggles to land a body shot inside as Gatsby controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clattenburg blocks a body shot from Gatsby.
Gatsby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gatsby misses with a punch to the body.
Clattenburg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gatsby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gatsby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gatsby lands an uppercut.
Clattenburg struggles to land a body shot inside as Gatsby controls his hands.
Clattenburg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gatsby gets through Clattenburg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Clattenburg fails to land.
Clattenburg tries a body shot but Gatsby blocks it.
Clattenburg lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Gatsby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johny Clattenburg's cut.
That's time! Gatsby's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big left from Clattenburg misses.
No joy there for Clattenburg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gatsby moves into range and connects with a jab.
Clattenburg is rocked!
Clattenburg clinches up with Gatsby and pushes him back against the cage.
Clattenburg is still on wobbly legs! Can Gatsby finish him?
Gatsby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clattenburg seems to have recovered his senses.
Gatsby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gatsby lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Clattenburg.
Clattenburg swings wildly with an uppercut but Gatsby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gatsby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gatsby lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatsby lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Clattenburg.
Clattenburg tries a body shot but Gatsby blocks it.
A short right from Gatsby.
Clattenburg misses with a body punch.
Clattenburg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gatsby pushes Clattenburg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clattenburg pushes Gatsby back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Clattenburg throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gatsby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clattenburg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clattenburg scores with a hook to the body.
Clattenburg takes a shot to the head.
Gatsby is working Clattenburg over against the cage.
Gatsby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clattenburg can do to turn this around?
Gatsby tries a body shot but Clattenburg blocks it.
Clattenburg pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gatsby.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Clattenburg.
Gatsby takes an elbow to the temple.
Gatsby lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Clattenburg.
Clattenburg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jay Gatsby has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Clattenburg misses with an elbow strike.
Gatsby lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Clattenburg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby tries to work over Clattenburg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gatsby misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clattenburg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Gatsby.
Clattenburg blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gatsby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gatsby swings wildly with an uppercut but Clattenburg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clattenburg is pressed up against the cage. Gatsby has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Clattenburg down to the mat. Clattenburg avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gatsby tries to clinch but Clattenburg moves out of range.
Gatsby lands an overhand right.
Clattenburg tries to keep at a distance but Gatsby has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Clattenburg fails to land.
Gatsby blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Gatsby fails to land.
Gatsby stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clattenburg blocks a body shot from Gatsby.
Gatsby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clattenburg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gatsby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clattenburg has a couple of punches blocked by Gatsby.
Clattenburg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clattenburg blocks a body shot from Gatsby.
Gatsby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clattenburg tries a body shot but Gatsby blocks it.
Clattenburg misses with a punch to the body.
Clattenburg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clattenburg lands a right hand.
Clattenburg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gatsby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clattenburg lands an uppercut.
Gatsby connects with a big uppercut there that sends Clattenburg tumbling to the ground! Gatsby follows him down into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gatsby trying to control but Clattenburg is working from the bottom.
Gatsby loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gatsby landing some decent shots from guard.
Gatsby might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Clattenburg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Clattenburg keeping full guard, as Gatsby tries to pass.
Clattenburg keeping moving, preventing Gatsby from controlling successfully.
Gatsby passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Gatsby dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johny Clattenburg's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Clattenburg throws a sloppy head kick and Gatsby moves out of range easily.
Gatsby rushes Clattenburg and presses him up against the cage.
Clattenburg struggles to land a body shot inside as Gatsby controls his hands.
Clattenburg misses with an elbow strike.
Clattenburg lands a hook that snaps the head of Gatsby backwards.
Gatsby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gatsby blocks a body shot from Clattenburg.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gatsby.
Gatsby throws a punch but it's blocked by Clattenburg.
Gatsby misses with a punch on the inside.
Gatsby prevents a body shot from Clattenburg.
A short right from Gatsby.
That has opened up Johny Clattenburg's cut even more.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clattenburg can't find room to land a body shot as Gatsby controls the action.
Clattenburg throws a punch but it's blocked by Gatsby.
Clattenburg blocking some punches.
Gatsby gets through Clattenburg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clattenburg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatsby presses Clattenburg against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Clattenburg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clattenburg can't find room to land a body shot as Gatsby controls the action.
Gatsby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gatsby tries to work over Clattenburg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gatsby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Clattenburgs head.
Gatsby throws a head punch that misses.
Gatsby lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clattenburg throws an elbow but misses.
Gatsby can't find room to land a body shot as Clattenburg controls the action.
Gatsby digs a right hand into Clattenburg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Clattenburg's gas tank.
Clattenburg misses with the head strike.
Gatsby lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Clattenburg to his knees! Gatsby keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Gatsby!
Jay Gatsby retains his middleweight title!
Post fight, Jay Gatsby took to the microphone: 'My life, old sport, my life... my life has got to be like this... It's got to keep going on.'.
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