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GDL 65: Donovan vs Hannson PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jim O Neil (ranked 3118 p4p, 3821 weight class) and Walter Wiener (ranked 326 p4p, 382 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim O Neil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Wiener!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by O Neil as he checks the leg kick.
O Neil moves in looking to clinch but Wiener pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - O Neil looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wiener ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Neil moves away.
Wiener tries to keep at a distance but O Neil has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by O Neil.
Wiener is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wiener can't break the clinch.
Wiener blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Neil lands a right hand.
O Neil lands with a right to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
O Neil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiener looking to throw knees to the head but O Neil is blocking nicely.
O Neil working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wiener stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wiener tries to break free but O Neil pushes him back against the cage.
Wiener wants to break free but O Neil has control.
Wiener blocks an uppercut.
O Neil lands a right hand.
Wiener escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Neil avoids the head kick by Wiener.
O Neil throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Neil rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wiener moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Neil gets in close and instigates a clinch.
O Neil lands a shoulder strike.
O Neil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from O Neil.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wiener breaks from the clinch.
O Neil avoids the head kick by Wiener.
O Neil went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
O Neil throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wiener.
We've been told by O Neil's head coaches at Dark Horse MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
O Neil is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jim O Neil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wiener throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
O Neil moves in looking to clinch but Wiener pushes him off.
Wiener keeps the fight on the outside.
Wiener avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Neil takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil is looking to clinch but Wiener is avoiding it.
Wiener is trying to counter with his kicks.
Wiener gets tackled into the cage by O Neil. O Neil maintains the clinch.
Wiener wants to get back to striking at distance but O Neil won't allow it.
O Neil looking to slow down the pace here.
O Neil struggles to land a body shot inside as Wiener controls his hands.
O Neil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Neil tries to work over Wiener's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wiener tries a knee to the head but O Neil blocks it.
The referee calls for Wiener to work.
Wiener is looking to break free of the clinch but O Neil has double underhooks.
O Neil scores with a nice hook to the head.
O Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Neil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Neil managing to block the knees to the body from Wiener.
Wiener looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from O Neil.
O Neil misses with some punches.
O Neil digs a right hand underneath Wiener's ribcage. Wiener let out a lung full of air as it connected.
O Neil misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wiener stalling the fight.
O Neil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wiener is trying to force a seperation but O Neil has the dominant position.
O Neil lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Neil taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
O Neil struggles to land a body shot inside as Wiener controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wiener.
O Neil stalling in the clinch but Wiener improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim O Neil dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! O Neil crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wiener - the referee stops the clock and O Neil gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wiener. O Neil manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wiener circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wiener feints a counter leg kick.
Wiener showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Neil.
Wiener is trying to counter with his kicks.
O Neil is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wiener can do to turn this around?
O Neil tries to close the distance and clinch but Wiener swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jim O Neil is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Neil walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wiener.
Wiener throws a body punch but O Neil moves out of range.
O Neil looks to clinch
and Wiener counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wiener misses with a kick to the body.
It looked like O Neil was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
O Neil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wiener wants to get back to striking at distance but O Neil won't allow it.
Wiener manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiener circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Neil takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Wiener 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.
Wiener swats away the attempt to clinch by O Neil.
Wiener swings for the body but O Neil moves out of range.
A punch combination from O Neil misses.
O Neil tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wiener swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wiener is looking to land body kicks.
O Neil swinging wildly here.
Wiener looking to land some kicks to the body here.
O Neil rushes Wiener and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wiener blocking some punches.
O Neil misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Neil lands a body punch.
O Neil lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wiener backwards.
O Neil taking a breather.
O Neil prevents Wiener from breaking the clinch.
O Neil presses Wiener against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
O Neil is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wiener prevents a body shot from O Neil.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as O Neil takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
O Neil lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wiener slows down the pace here.
Wiener taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
O Neil tries to throw a body punch but Wiener avoids it by throwing O Neil back against the cage.
O Neil lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from O Neil as the two fighters clinch.
Wiener working hard to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jim O Neil has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wiener missing with knees to the body.
Wiener stalling in the clinch but O Neil improves position.
A nice right hand lands inside from O Neil.
O Neil throws a head punch that misses.
O Neil misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neil prevents Wiener from breaking the clinch.
O Neil throws a punch but it's blocked by Wiener.
O Neil working aggressively here.
Wiener looking to throw knees to the head but O Neil is blocking nicely.
O Neil tries to work over Wiener's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O Neil misses with a punch on the inside.
Wiener blocking some punches.
Wiener tries to break the clinch but O Neil is controlling the position.
Wiener's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wiener misses with a body shot.
O Neil lands the left hand.
 Wiener is rocked!
O Neil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wiener is still on wobbly legs! Can O Neil finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Neil is looking to clinch but Wiener is avoiding it.
O Neil moves into range and clinches up with Wiener.
O Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Neil throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wiener.
Wiener is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
O Neil throws a head punch that misses.
O Neil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Neil misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim O Neil dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
O Neil doesn't manage to clinch there - Wiener circles away.
O Neil connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Wiener! He's out on his feet! O Neil rushes in and drops Wiener with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jim O Neil!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between PillowHands McGraw (ranked 2757 p4p, 2452 weight class) and Glenn Greenwald (ranked 370 p4p, 344 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, PillowHands McGraw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glenn Greenwald!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greenwald buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Greenwald lands an impressive looking overhand right. McGraw doesn't seem phased though.
McGraw tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Greenwald! But no joy.
McGraw tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Greenwald manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McGraw's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Greenwald connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McGraw scrambles back to his feet.
Greenwald connects with a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Greenwald.
Greenwald scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Greenwald keeps McGraw at a distance using the push kick.
Greenwald scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Greenwald - that will leave a mark!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGraw throws an off balance right hand
and Greenwald counters with a good, hard body kick but McGraw shrugs it off.
Greenwald scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Greenwald uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGraw.
Greenwald clobbers McGraw with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenwald connects with a solid leg kick.
Greenwald slips under a jab from McGraw.
Greenwald lands a lovely overhand right.
Glenn Greenwald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greenwald lands with a straight right. McGraw didn't see that one coming.
McGraw pivots, looking for a leg kick but Greenwald is out of range and McGraw settles back down.
Greenwald appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McGraw takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Greenwald lands with a good body shot.
Good work by Greenwald as he checks the leg kick.
McGraw thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGraw takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McGraw wants to clinch.
Greenwald thumps McGraw with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greenwald lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Greenwald, as that shot connected.
Greenwald has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as McGraw is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Greenwald lands a slapping body shot.
McGraw wants to clinch up but Greenwald keeps it at a distance.
McGraw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Greenwald connects with a high kick.
McGraw avoids the head kick by Greenwald.
McGraw clinches.
Greenwald blocking some punches.
McGraw with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Greenwald tries to throw a body punch but McGraw avoids it by throwing Greenwald back against the cage.
McGraw misses with some punches.
Greenwald lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenwald breaks from the clinch.
McGraw really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Greenwald throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McGraw tries to close the distance and clinch but Greenwald swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGraw tries to clinch
and Greenwald counters with a nice uppercut.
Greenwald looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McGraw has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Greenwald.
McGraw takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McGraw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Greenwald as he connects with a hook.
Greenwald comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Greenwald scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greenwald fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Greenwald pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greenwald lands a head kick!
Greenwald lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Greenwald scores with a nice right hand.
Greenwald bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McGraw's head.
McGraw is looking to score with low kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Greenwald! But no joy.
Greenwald lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fighters circle momentarily. Greenwald darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Greenwald throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McGraw stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McGraw tries to clinch up
and Greenwald counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from McGraw misses
and Greenwald counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Greenwald dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Greenwald lands a leg kick that knocks McGraw off balance momentarily.
McGraw tries to clinch there but Greenwald circles away.
Greenwald scores with a head kick. McGraw tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Greenwald lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGraw. Greenwald does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGraw takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good work by Greenwald as he checks the leg kick.
Greenwald lands with a cross.
McGraw on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Greenwald. Greenwald obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGraw has closed the distance and engaged Greenwald in a clinch.
McGraw is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Greenwald misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGraw tries to work over Greenwald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGraw blocking some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Greenwald.
McGraw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Greenwald is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGraw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Greenwald displaying some good clinch control by pressing McGraw up against the cage.
A short left from Greenwald.
McGraw has a couple of punches blocked by Greenwald.
A short right from Greenwald on the inside.
Greenwald wants to stall.
Good body shot from Greenwald.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McGraw swings wildly with an uppercut but Greenwald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greenwald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Greenwald has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Greenwald lands with a short shot to the head.
McGraw tries to land knees in the clinch but Greenwald avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Greenwald.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greenwald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGraw throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Greenwald tries to throw a body punch but McGraw avoids it by throwing Greenwald back against the cage.
Greenwald cracks McGraw with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Greenwald creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Greenwald lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGraw creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greenwald lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Greenwald scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McGraw throws an elbow that misses.
Greenwald tries to throw a body punch but McGraw avoids it by throwing Greenwald back against the cage.
McGraw is leaning against Greenwald and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McGraw throws a punch but it's blocked by Greenwald.
Glenn Greenwald seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Greenwald on the inside.
Greenwald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Greenwald.
McGraw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Greenwald gets through McGraw's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Greenwald blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenwald throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McGraw.
A short right from Greenwald.
Good body shot from Greenwald.
Greenwald is pushing McGraw up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Greenwald lands a shoulder strike.
Greenwald has McGraw pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Greenwald.
Greenwald lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McGraw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Greenwald.
A short right from Greenwald.
Greenwald lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGraw backwards.
Greenwald lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGraw backwards.
Greenwald misses with a punch on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Greenwald.
McGraw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Greenwald avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greenwald lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGraw backwards.
A shot in the inside from Greenwald.
McGraw throws an elbow but it misses.
McGraw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McGraw misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Greenwald on the inside.
Greenwald cracks McGraw with a nice body shot.
Greenwald cracks McGraw with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Greenwald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Greenwald lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Greenwald lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Greenwald lands with a light punch inside.
Greenwald lands a shot to the body.
McGraw misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGraw working aggressively here.
McGraw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Greenwald working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Greenwald pushes McGraw back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Greenwald lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Greenwald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
McGraw closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McGraw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Greenwald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McGraw stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Greenwald.
Greenwald scores with a kick to the body.
Greenwald thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McGraw if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice inside leg kick there by Greenwald. That's going to slow McGraw down.
Greenwald thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McGraw if he has to take too many more of those.
Glenn Greenwald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Greenwald bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McGraw's head.
Greenwald comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Greenwald connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McGraw's hands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Greenwald checks a low kick from McGraw.
A slapping body kick lands there for Greenwald.
McGraw will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGraw needs to keep his hands up - Greenwald had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenwald with the inside leg kick.
Greenwald with a jab.
McGraw looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McGraw looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
 McGraw is rocked!
Greenwald lands a really nice looking cross but McGraw seems unphased.
Oh McGraw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McGraw moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McGraw drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McGraw takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Greenwald.
McGraw takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Greenwald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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!
McGraw tries to close the distance and clinch but Greenwald swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Greenwald cracks McGraw with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGraw misses with a body shot.
Greenwald jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Greenwald.
A good leg kick by McGraw.
PillowHands McGraw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Greenwald cracks a nice hook into McGraw's ribs.
Greenwald is looking to slow McGraw down with leg kicks.
McGraw misses with a lunging right hand
and Greenwald counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Greenwald listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Greenwald scores with a crisp jab that stopped McGraw in his tracks.
Greenwald feints and then cracks McGraw's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGraw down.
Greenwald lands a nice hook to McGraw's body. McGraw takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenwald takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McGraw takes a jab right on the kisser.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Greenwald, as that shot connected.
Greenwald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGraw walks into a jab.
McGraw misses with a right hand
and Greenwald counters with a crisp right that sends McGraw to the canvas! Greenwald follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glenn Greenwald!
Glenn Greenwald seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Drax (ranked 1839 p4p, 1987 weight class) and Fernando Martinez (ranked 75 p4p, 82 weight class). Fernando Martinez has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Drax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fernando Martinez!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drax throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Drax misses with a kick to the body
and Martinez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martinez swings for the body but Drax moves out of range.
It looked like Drax wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Martinez staying out of range there.
Martinez's coach down at Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Martinez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A lazy left from Martinez finds it's target.
Martinez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drax moves away.
Drax throws a half hearted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Martinez! But no joy.
Nice shot by Martinez.
Drax moves out of range of the strikes.
Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Drax misses.
Martinez moves away from the strike by Drax.
Martinez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drax.
Drax looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Martinez throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drax pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drax pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martinez moves out of range of the strikes.
Drax walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Martinez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Drax blocks a body shot from Martinez.
Martinez lands a body punch.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as Drax controls his hands.
Martinez lands a hook that snaps the head of Drax backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martinez.
Martinez scores with a hook to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Martinez keeps control of Drax as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Drax takes an elbow to the forehead.
 It looks like Max Drax has been cut.
Drax has a couple of punches blocked by Martinez.
Martinez lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drax or not.
Drax is breathing heavily.
Drax is trying to push Martinez away but Martinez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Martinez managing to block the knees to the body from Drax.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez breaks the clinch.
Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drax manages to avoid it.
Drax went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Drax throws a lazy right hand but Martinez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martinez feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Drax sprawling to the canvas! Drax rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Martinez finish him?!
Drax is rocked!
Martinez darts in and clinches Drax up against the cage.
Oh Drax is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drax tries a body shot but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez lands a big right hand that drops Drax! The killer instinct kicks in and Martinez finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Martinez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fernando Martinez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Andersson (ranked 2720 p4p, 2598 weight class) and Ezekiel Marley (ranked 363 p4p, 350 weight class). Marley has chosen EMOTIONALLY SCARRED as his entrance music. Ezekiel Marley acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ezekiel Marley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Marley throws a nice inside leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Andersson is defended easily by Marley.
Frank Andersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Andersson.
Marley stuffs the takedown.
Marley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Andersson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andersson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Andersson shoots and misses
and Marley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Frank Andersson has been cut.
Marley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Andersson's head backwards.
Andersson shoots and misses
enabling Marley to counter with a crisp jab.
Andersson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Marley has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andersson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Andersson is breathing heavily.
Marley lands a leg kick that knocks Andersson off balance momentarily.
Andersson gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Marley gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Andersson is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ezekiel Marley!
Ezekiel Marley decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baby Boy (ranked 22797 p4p, 3663 weight class) and John Tromble (ranked 143 p4p, 49 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baby Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Tromble !
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tromble closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Boy wants a takedown.
Tromble lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tromble lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boy backwards.
Boy wants to take the fight to the mat but Tromble manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Boy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baby Boy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tromble is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Boy is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short right from Tromble .
Tromble is pressed up against the cage. Boy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tromble down to the mat. Tromble avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Boy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Boy could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Boy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tromble defends it nicely.
It seemed like Tromble was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tromble with a jab.
Tromble lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tromble throws a shot to the body.
Tromble scores with a punch to the head.
Boy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Tromble finds it's way through Boy's defenses.
Tromble throws a series of punches but Boy moves out of range.
Boy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Boy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tromble has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tromble moves into the clinch.
Boy wants a takedown but no success here.
Tromble lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tromble is defending well.
Tromble is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tromble lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Tromble .
Boy is breathing heavily.
Tromble scores with a shot to the side of Boy's head.
Tromble lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tromble unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Boy! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Tromble is unloading with more strikes now! Boy drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Tromble !
John Tromble decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Baby Boy spoke after the fight, saying 'Hello guys I hope you enjoy the fight even tho I didn't win the fight but still I'm happy to give my all in this performance and I promise every fight I'll jump into I'll be prepared win or lose just to give you all the best show . Tonight I came up short my opponent is tough he's very smart he know'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pure Striker (ranked 2673 p4p, 23152 weight class) and Rimtas Kentas (ranked 296 p4p, 489 weight class). Rimtas Kentas 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Pure Striker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rimtas Kentas!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kentas shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Striker napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kentas trying to control the action but Striker is working from the bottom.
Kentas tries to move to full mount but Striker actually manages to regain half guard.
Striker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Striker is concentrating on defense, preventing Kentas from advancing position.
Kentas wants to free his trapped foot but Striker is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Striker is trying to stand.
Striker is not content to let Kentas control the position.
Kentas is looking for a kimura here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kentas not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker is trying to stand.
Kentas looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kentas trying to control the action but Striker is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Striker's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kentas moves nicely into side control.
Striker is trying to improve his position.
Kentas is trying to get an arm triangle but Striker is defending well.
Kentas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Striker knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kentas tries for a kimura but Striker is defending well.
Kentas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Striker knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Striker is trying to get back to half guard.
Kentas looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kentas is looking to take a break and control but Striker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kentas tries for a kimura but Striker is defending well.
Striker tries to escape but Kentas is in control.
Kentas tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kentas trying to control the action but Striker is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kentas is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Striker is looking for a sweep.
Kentas is trying to get an arm triangle but Striker is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Striker controls the position for a moment.
Striker is not content to let Kentas control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rimtas Kentas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Striker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rimtas Kentas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Striker gets tackled into the cage by Kentas. Kentas maintains the clinch.
Striker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kentas backwards.
Striker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kentas closes the distance and clinches up with Striker, looking for a takedown. Kentas pushes Striker against the cage but Striker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kentas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Striker.
Kentas tries to clinch up but Striker circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Striker was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Striker tries to sprawl but Kentas drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Striker holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Kentas in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Striker tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Kentas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rimtas Kentas!
A very excited looking Rimtas Kentas rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trage Tragedy (ranked 2468 p4p, 2877 weight class) and Grey Ape (ranked 323 p4p, 367 weight class). Trage Tragedy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count 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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trage Tragedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grey Ape!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tragedy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tragedy moves out of range as Ape throws a body kick.
Ape misses with a kick to the body.
Tragedy is looking to score with low kicks.
It seemed like Ape was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tragedy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ape defends well and Tragedy ends up having to push Ape into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tragedy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tragedy misses with the combination.
Ape keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Trage Tragedy has been cut.
Tragedy connects with a right hand. Ape shakes it off.
Tragedy ducks under a wild hook from Ape.
Trage Tragedy 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.
A low kick lands for Ape.
Tragedy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tragedy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tragedy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ape thumps Tragedy with a low kick.
Tragedy misses with a double jab
and Ape counters with a thumping low kick.
Grey Ape is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tragedy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ape moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tragedy throws a nice looking combination but Ape bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ape let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tragedy tries to bum rush Ape with a series of wild strikes but Ape uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ape lands a really nice looking cross but Tragedy seems unphased.
Ape misses with a low kick.
A jab from Ape misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Ape finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tragedy swings widly with a right hand
and Ape counters with a straight right hand.
Tragedy swats away the attempt to clinch by Ape.
Tragedy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A little jabbing left from Ape on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trage Tragedy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ape drops Tragedy with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Tragedy looks back up at him and smiles so Ape waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tragedy misses with a wild combination.
Ape lands a big right hand that sends Tragedy crashing to the mat! Ape stays standing though and waves Tragedy back to his feet!
Tragedy is rocked!
Trage Tragedy's cut is getting worse.
Ape scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tragedy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ape has managed to clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Ape.
Ape lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tragedy.
Tragedy letting Ape take a breather here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ape.
Ape dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tragedy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ape blocks the elbow strike.
Ape takes an elbow to the temple.
 It looks like Grey Ape has been cut.
Ape tries to work over Tragedy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ape tries to throw a body punch but Tragedy avoids it by throwing Ape back against the cage.
Ape misses with some punches.
Tragedy lands a nice elbow.
Ape misses with the head strike.
Ape throws a punch but it's blocked by Tragedy.
Ape stalling in the clinch.
Ape avoiding damage.
Ape works on Tragedy's body with a couple of short punches.
Tragedy taking a breather.
Ape lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tragedy backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ape trying to stall but Tragedy improves his position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ape misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ape dodges an elbow strike from Tragedy.
Ape scores with a shoulder strike.
Tragedy successfully pulls guard.
Tragedy controls Ape momentarily but Ape frees himself.
Tragedy being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grey Ape dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
A good leg kick by Ape.
Tragedy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tragedy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ape throws out a counter right but Tragedy avoids it with no problem.
Ape avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ape looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Tragedy misses with a double jab.
Ape dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tragedy. That did some damage!
Ape has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ape lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tragedy at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tragedy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ape counters with a low kick, right behind Tragedy 's knee.
Tragedy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ape sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tragedy somewhat.
Ape doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ape moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ape.
Ape working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ape - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ape wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ape lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Trage Tragedy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tragedy tries to pull guard but Ape won't allow it.
Ape misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ape blocking some punches.
Tragedy throws an elbow that misses.
Ape has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tragedy stalling.
Ape misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tragedy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tragedy tries to pull guard but Ape holds him up against the cage and eventually Tragedy drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trage Tragedy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ape fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tragedy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tragedy taking a breather.
Tragedy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ape just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tragedy throws a punch but it's blocked by Ape.
Ape lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tragedy or not.
Tragedy presses Ape against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tragedy tries to land knees in the clinch but Ape avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tragedy as Ape tries to tie him up.
Ape breaks from the clinch.
Tragedy misses with a two punch combination.
Ape clobbers Tragedy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ape clinches with his opponent.
Ape lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tragedy backwards.
Tragedy tries to stall but Ape uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tragedy as Ape tries to tie him up.
Ape misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tragedy fails to land.
Ape misses with the head strike.
Tragedy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tragedy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ape tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ape looking to slow down the pace here.
Ape throws a head punch that misses.
Ape gets through Tragedy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ape has a couple of punches blocked by Tragedy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tragedy.
Tragedy tries to pull guard but Ape holds him up against the cage and eventually Tragedy drops back down to his feet.
Ape stalling in the clinch.
Ape is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tragedy is keeping busy.
Tragedy lands a nice elbow.
Ape lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tragedy or not.
Tragedy has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ape uses from the top position.
Ape decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tragedy, up you get!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ape connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tragedy momentarily.
A head kick by Tragedy misses
and Ape counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tragedy misses with a combination
and Ape counters with a crisp one two that drops Tragedy! Ape thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Tragedy to his feet! Tragedy is in big trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grey Ape showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ape misses with a leg kick.
Tragedy dives in for a single leg takedown but Ape sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tragedy checks a leg kick.
Tragedy throws a series of strikes that have Ape backpedaling.
Tragedy fails to land with a series of punches.
Ape lands a lovely overhand right.
Ape connects with a right hand. Tragedy shakes it off.
Oh Tragedy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ape slaps away a takedown attempt from Tragedy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tragedy seems to have got his legs back now.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tragedy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trage Tragedy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ape drops Tragedy with a naaaaasty hook - Tragedy is in real trouble here! Ape dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grey Ape!
Grey Ape thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cayden Donovan (ranked 771 p4p, 1059 weight class) and Anders Hansson (ranked 99 p4p, 135 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cayden Donovan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anders Hansson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Donovan looks to land a right hand but Hansson moved out of range.
Donovan throws a looping overhand right but Hansson ducks down to avoid it.
Hansson throws a shot from downtown. Donovan moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Donovan.
Hansson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donovan.
Donovan jabs at Hansson's body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Donovan checks a leg kick.
Donovan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Donovan misses with an uppercut. Hansson saw that one coming.
Donovan throws a right and a left that Hansson avoids nicely.
Donovan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Donovan. Those never looked like landing.
We've been told by Donovan's head coaches at Team Grunt that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hansson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Donovan's hands.
It looks like Cayden Donovan has been cut.
Hansson misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Hansson.
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!
Hansson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hansson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansson misses with a series of wild punches.
Hansson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donovan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Donovan just misses with a punch to the body.
Donovan scores with a decent looking hook.
A slow jab from Donovan misses its intended target.
Donovan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hansson.
Hansson misses with a wild body shot.
Hansson lands an overhand right.
Hansson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Donovan misses with a shot to the body
and Hansson counters with a good low kick that Donovan was not able to check.
Hansson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Donovan tests Hansson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cayden Donovan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hansson misses with a straight right.
Donovan tries to clinch up but Hansson circles away and keeps his distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Hansson misses the target.
Donovan is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansson throws a hook but Donovan blocks it.
Donovan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hansson misses with a low kick.
Hansson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donovan punishes Hansson's body with a nice straight punch.
Hansson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hansson cracks a nice hook into Donovan's ribs.
Donovan lands with an uppercut that bounces Hansson off the cage and back into range.
Donovan clobbers Hansson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big right from Donovan misses.
A swing and a miss from Donovan.
Hansson cracks a nice hook into Donovan's ribs.
Donovan throws the left hand but Hansson avoids the punch easily.
Hansson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Donovan throws a nice looking combination but Hansson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Donovan misses the target.
Hansson slips under a jab from Donovan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansson moves out of range as Donovan strikes.
Hansson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hansson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Donovan misses with a right hand
and Hansson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hansson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donovan fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Hansson misses.
Donovan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hansson finds it's way round the side to connect with Donovan's head.
Donovan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Donovan scores with a jab.
Donovan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters circling - Hansson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Donovan throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Hansson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hansson moves out of range as Donovan strikes.
A little jabbing left from Hansson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Donovan misses with a looping right.
Hansson scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hansson takes a swing at Donovan's ribcage but misses.
Donovan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Hansson.
Donovan throws a hook but Hansson avoids it easily.
Hansson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Donovan under the eye.
Hansson connects with a crisp jab.
Donovan throws out a loose jab but Hansson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hansson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Donovan throws an off balance right hand
enabling Hansson to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Donovan misses.
Donk. Hansson catches Donovan right on the button with a cross.
Hansson moves out of range as Donovan strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donovan throws a right hand that misses
and Hansson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Donovan misses with a wild body shot.
Hansson looks to throw the jab but Donovan is out of range.
Hansson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Donovans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anders Hansson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cayden Donovan'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.
Hansson misses with a straight left.
Hansson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Donovan.
Donovan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hansson throws a body shot but no joy.
Hansson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Donovan slips under a jab.
Donovan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hansson was well out of range. Poor timing from Donovan.
Hansson lands with a nice body punch.
Hansson misses with an uppercut.
Donovan just misses with a punch to the body.
Hansson throws a right hand that Donovan ducks under and follows up with a left that Donovan also avoids with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Donovan misses the target.
Donovan cracks Hansson with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donovan just misses with a punch to the body.
Donovan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hansson lands with a right hand.
Donovan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hansson.
Hansson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hansson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan punishes Hansson's body with a nice straight punch.
Donovan misses the jab.
Hansson staying out of range there.
Donovan throws a right hand that misses
and Hansson counters with a nice body shot.
Donovan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donovan needs to keep his hands up - Hansson had a free shot at his head there.
Anders Hansson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hansson swings for the body but Donovan moves out of range.
Donovan swings for the body but Hansson moves out of range.
Donovan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donovan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Donovan misses the jab.
Donovan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hansson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hansson lands with a cross.
Hansson clobbers Donovan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Donovan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hansson misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donovan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donovan lands with an overhand left.
Hansson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Donovan throws an off balance right hand
and Hansson counters with a right hand to the body.
Donovan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hansson throws a jab but it's blocked by Donovan.
Donovan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hansson, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donovan.
Donovan misses with a body punch.
Hansson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Donovan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hansson tries a body shot but Donovan blocks it.
Hansson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hansson throws the left hand but Donovan avoids the punch easily.
As Hansson tries to get set, Donovan tries to push him back and clinch up but Hansson manages to avoid the attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hansson.
Hansson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Donovan.
A punch combination from Hansson misses.
Donovan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan needs to keep his hands up - Hansson had a free shot at his head there.
Donovan misses the shot to the body.
Donovan misses with a straight left.
Hansson needs to keep his hands up - Donovan had a free shot at his head there.
Hansson lands with an overhand left.
Donovan throws a sloppy body shot
and Hansson counters with a three punch combo that has Donovan backing up. Donovan nods at Hansson to acknowledge the strikes.
Cayden Donovan's cut is getting worse.
Hansson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donovan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hansson throws a lazy right hand but Donovan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Donovan throws a body punch but Hansson moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Hansson.
Hansson avoids the body shot from Donovan.
Hansson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donovan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Donovan duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hansson blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hansson throws out the jab.
Donovan misses with an uppercut.
Donovan lands a lovely overhand right.
Hansson misses the body punch
and Donovan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Donovan misses with some punches.
Donovan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Donovan misses with a knee strike.
Hansson blocks an uppercut.
Donovan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donovan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hansson or not.
Donovan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Donovan swings wildly with an uppercut but Hansson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donovan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donovan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Donovan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Donovan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hansson blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Anders Hansson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Cayden Donovan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Donovan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hansson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hansson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Donovan.
Hansson misses with an uppercut. Donovan saw that one coming.
Hansson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Donovan.
Hansson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Donovan throws a body punch but Hansson moves out of range.
Donovan throws a hook but Hansson avoids it easily.
Donovan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hansson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Donovan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donovan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hansson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Donovan is out of range and Hansson settles back down.
Donovan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hansson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hansson swings for the body but Donovan moves out of range.
Hansson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donovan is looking to counter the offense by Hansson and move into the clinch.
Donovan cracks Hansson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Donovan closes the distance and clinches.
Hansson wants to break free but Donovan has control.
Donovan tries a body shot but Hansson blocks it.
Hansson prevents a body shot from Donovan.
Hansson tries to break the clinch but Donovan is controlling the position.
Donovan struggles to land a body shot inside as Hansson controls his hands.
A short right from Hansson.
Still in the clinch, Hansson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Donovan keeps control of Hansson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Donovan lands a good knee to the midsection. Hansson won't want to take too many of those.
Hansson taking a breather.
Donovan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Donovan trying to land knees to the body.
Hansson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hansson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Donovan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansson working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donovan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hansson blocks an uppercut.
Hansson misses with the head strike.
Hansson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hansson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Donovan tries to throw a body punch but Hansson avoids it by throwing Donovan back against the cage.
Hansson lands a nice uppercut.
Hansson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hansson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hansson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hansson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Donovan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hansson. Hansson obviously looking to wear him down.
Hansson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hansson duly obliges.
Donk. Hansson catches Donovan right on the button with a cross.
Hansson misses with a straight left.
A shot to the liver by Hansson. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan misses with a looping right.
Donovan wants to clinch but Hansson slips to the side
and Hansson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hansson missing with a left hand there. Donovan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hansson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donovan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donovan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hansson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hansson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Donovan moves in looking to clinch but Hansson pushes him off.
Donovan misses with a body shot.
Hansson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hansson misses with an uppercut.
Donovan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hansson manages to avoid it.
Donovan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hansson counters with a series of strikes. Donovan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Donovan throws the left hand but Hansson avoids the punch easily.
Hansson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Donovan on the side of the head.
Hansson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hansson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donovan throws out the jab.
Hansson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donovan.
Donovan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hansson.
Hansson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hansson scores with a jab.
Hansson throws a hook to the side of Donovan's head but Donovan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donovan dodges the punch combination from Hansson.
Hansson scores with a nice strike.
A slow jab from Donovan misses its intended target.
Donovan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Hansson finds it's way through Donovan's defenses.
Donovan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hansson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anders Hansson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cayden Donovan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hansson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donovan throws a lazy uppercut
and Hansson counters with a good low kick that Donovan was not able to check.
A big left from Donovan misses.
Donovan ducks under a wild hook from Hansson.
Hansson misses with a wild body shot.
Donovan is looking to counter the offense by Hansson and move into the clinch.
A big right from Hansson misses.
Hansson looks to score with a jab to the body but Donovan is just out of range.
Hansson throws a hook but Donovan avoids it easily.
Donovan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hansson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donovan misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hansson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Donovan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Donovan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hansson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Donovan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hansson manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan slips a jab from Hansson.
Hansson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Donovan cracks Hansson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hansson throws a hook to the side of Donovan's head but Donovan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A combination from Donovan does no damage.
Donovan misses with a body shot.
Hansson slips a straight right by Donovan.
Donovan misses with a right hand
and Hansson counters with a left to the body.
A big left from Hansson misses.
Donovan misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Hansson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Donovan darts in and clinches Hansson up against the cage.
Hansson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hansson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hansson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Donovan working aggressively here.
Donovan working aggressively here.
Cayden Donovan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Hansson scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Hansson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hansson blocking some punches.
Hansson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Donovan fails to land.
Hansson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Donovan working aggressively here.
Donovan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hansson blocks an uppercut.
Hansson blocks an uppercut.
Hansson lands an uppercut.
Hansson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Donovan has a couple of punches blocked by Hansson.
A short uppercut from Hansson.
Donovan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hansson working hard to break the clinch.
Hansson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Donovans head.
Hansson breaks the clinch.
Donovan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hansson doesn't seem bothered though.
Donovan stuns Hansson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Donovan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hansson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hansson defending well as Donovan loads up on a big left hand.
Hansson throws a jab but it's blocked by Donovan.
Donovan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hansson.
Hansson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donovan has closed the distance and engaged Hansson in a clinch.
Hansson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Donovan backwards.
Donovan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hansson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hansson breaks the clinch.
Hansson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hansson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Donovan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Hansson misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan throws an off balance right hand
and Donovan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donovan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donovan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Donovan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Donovan just misses with a punch to the body.
Donovan misses with a left hand
and Hansson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Donovan thinking.
Donovan throws a jab but it's blocked by Hansson.
Donovan takes a swing at Hansson's ribcage but misses.
Hansson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
No joy there for Hansson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donovan misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Hansson misses.
Donovan is looking for a counter combo.
Donovan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Hansson counter with a right hand.
Donovan drives through and clinches with Hansson against the cage.
Hansson tries to break the clinch but Donovan is controlling the position.
Hansson misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anders Hansson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Cayden Donovan's cut.
That's time! Donovan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hansson looks to throw the jab but Donovan is out of range.
Donovan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice side step and Hansson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Donovan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hansson throws a jab but it's blocked by Donovan.
It looked like Donovan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hansson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Donovan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hanssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Donovan just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Donovan.
Donovan lands with a shot to the body.
Hansson lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donovan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hansson misses with a wild body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Donovan misses its target.
Donovan moves out of range as Hansson strikes.
It looked like Donovan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Donovan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Donovan misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansson throws a hook to the side of Donovan's head but Donovan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donovan throwing a counter right hand but Hansson manages to avoid it.
Donovan throws a looping overhand right but Hansson ducks down to avoid it.
Donovan misses with a hook to the body
and Hansson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hansson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Donovan circles away quickly and effectively.
A clash of legs there as Donovan blocks the low kick.
Hansson misses with a hook.
Donovan rushes Hansson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Donovan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hansson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Donovan has a couple of punches blocked by Hansson.
Donovan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hansson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hansson.
Donovan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hansson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hansson looks to score with a jab to the body but Donovan is just out of range.
Donovan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hansson manages to circle out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donovan lands a nice shot that snaps Hansson's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donovan misses with a hook
and Hansson counters with a right hand to the body.
Donovan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hansson.
Donovan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donovan misses with a looping right.
Hansson misses with a hook. Donovan ducked under it nicely.
Donovan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hansson was well out of range. Poor timing from Donovan.
Nice uppercut there from Hansson.
Hansson swinging wildly here.
Donovan is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hansson.
Donovan loads up on a big right hand but Hansson slips the punch.
Donovan throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Hansson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hansson lands an overhand right.
Donovan is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansson defending well as Donovan loads up on a big left hand.
Donovan throws a one two combo.
Hansson swings for the body but Donovan moves out of range.
Donovan ducks under a wild hook from Hansson.
An attempted straight right counter from Donovan misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hansson. Donovan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donovan tries to clinch but Hansson is having none of it.
Hansson lands a nice hook to Donovan's body. Donovan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hansson misses with an uppercut. Donovan saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hansson. That's going to slow Donovan down.
Hansson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donovan.
Hansson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice defenses there by Hansson.
Donovan misses the body punch
and Hansson counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hansson lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansson blocks a jab.
Cayden Donovan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donovan dodges the punch combination from Hansson.
Hansson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donovan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hansson misses with a wild body shot.
Hansson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Donovan under the eye.
Hansson connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Hansson.
Hansson defending well as Donovan loads up on a big left hand.
Donovan misses with a wild body shot.
Hansson misses with the combination.
Donovan is looking to counter the offense by Hansson and move into the clinch.
Donovan lands with a cross.
Anders Hansson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donovan. Hansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anders Hansson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hansson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anders Hansson!
Anders Hansson is the new lightweight champion!
Anders Hansson spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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