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SFL 33 | Fusi vs Simard PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruben Ruiz Mangas (ranked 3009 p4p, 21819 weight class) and Earle Nelson (ranked 382 p4p, 648 weight class). Mangas comes to the cage accompanied by I'm a Soldier. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruben Ruiz Mangas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Earle Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangas motions for Nelson to come forward. Mangas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nelson! But no joy.
A shot to the body from Nelson misses
and Mangas counters with a thumping low kick.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Mangas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nelson throws out a powerful jab.
Nelson walks into a straight right hand from Mangas.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mangas.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
It appears Mangas was looking to counter with a kick there.
Mangas scores with a nice body kick.
Nelson 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Mangas.
Nelson misses with a shot to the body
and Mangas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nelson throws a sloppy body shot
and Mangas counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mangas is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mangas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangas works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mangas is looking for a kimura here.
Nelson tries to get to full guard but Mangas has control of the leg.
Mangas is looking to advance position but Nelson won't allow it.
Mangas controlling the action here.
Nelson is looking to improve his position.
That's two 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.
Nelson looking for submissions off his back.
Nelson trying to control here.
Mangas controlling the pace.
Nelson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mangas performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mangas is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nelson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mangas.
Mangas seems to be working for a kimura but Nelson defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mangas takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nelson is trying to maintain the position but Mangas is very close to passing his half guard.
Mangas perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nelson trying to hold on to Mangas's head to control him but Mangas postures up.
Mangas wants to work for an arm triangle but Nelson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nelson is trying to maintain the position but Mangas is very close to passing his half guard.
Nelson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mangas keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mangas passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nelson!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mangas moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Nelson has worked his arm free - good work by Nelson!
Mangas trying to control the action but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Nelson prevents Mangas from improving position.
Mangas controlling from side mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mangas is looking to take a break and control but Nelson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mangas working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ruben Ruiz Mangas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mangas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nelson throws out a counter right but Mangas avoids it with no problem.
Nelson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Earle Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circling - Nelson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nelson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mangas.
Earle Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mangas blocks a jab.
Nelson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nelson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mangas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruben Ruiz Mangas is winning the standup battle so far.
A cross from Mangas lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mangas lands a really nice looking cross but Nelson seems unphased.
Nelson thows a leg kick but Mangas checks it
and Mangas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mangas scores with a sloppy right hand. Nelson should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mangas scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nelson.
Nelson lands a high kick!
Nelson throws a hook but Mangas blocks it.
Nelson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nelson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mangas.
Mangas lands a jab to the nose.
Nelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mangas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mangas waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Nelson. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Nelson to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
 Nelson is rocked!
 It looks like Earle Nelson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mangas advances to half guard.
Nelson is still in real trouble! Can Mangas finish him?
Mangas stalling.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangas is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Nelson!
Mangas looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nelson seems to have recovered his senses.
Mangas is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Mangas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ruben Ruiz Mangas!
Ruben Ruiz Mangas 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amir Ziyaeddin (ranked 2079 p4p, 4069 weight class) and Ronnie Barnhardt (ranked 274 p4p, 479 weight class). Ziyaeddin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Machine Head by Bush. Barnhardt has chosen James Brown, living in America as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Amir Ziyaeddin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronnie Barnhardt!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Ziyaeddin as he checks the leg kick.
Ziyaeddin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ziyaeddin lands with a good body shot.
Barnhardt tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ziyaeddin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barnhardt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ziyaeddin throws out a loose jab but Barnhardt uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Ziyaeddin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barnhardt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ziyaeddin misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Barnhardt.
Ziyaeddin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnhardt moves out of range of the strikes.
Barnhardt scores with a push kick.
Ziyaeddin defending well as Barnhardt loads up on a big left hand.
Jab, jab by Barnhardt - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnhardt throws a low kick but Ziyaeddin moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziyaeddin misses the shot to the body.
Barnhardt throws a body kick that misses
and Ziyaeddin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Barnhardt!
Ziyaeddin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ziyaeddin with the ground and pound but Barnhardt regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Ziyaeddin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ziyaeddin trying to pass the guard but Barnhardt defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnhardt wants to improve his position but Ziyaeddin is controlling well.
Ziyaeddin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barnhardt is just riding it out for now. Ziyaeddin eventually gives up the hold.
Ziyaeddin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barnhardt keeps working.
Ziyaeddin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziyaeddin trying to control the action but Barnhardt is working from the bottom.
Barnhardt trying to control here.
Ziyaeddin not doing much here.
Barnhardt is not content to let Ziyaeddin control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ziyaeddin passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ziyaeddin is stalling here but it's allowed Barnhardt to get half guard.
Ziyaeddin wants to take a breather but Barnhardt is having none of it.
Barnhardt is trying to maintain the position but Ziyaeddin is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ziyaeddin works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ziyaeddin throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Ziyaeddin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ziyaeddin swings for the body but Barnhardt moves out of range.
Barnhardt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ziyaeddin misses with a body shot.
Barnhardt tries a head kick but it misses.
Barnhardt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ziyaeddin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ronnie Barnhardt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barnhardt avoids the body shot from Ziyaeddin.
Ziyaeddin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ziyaeddin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Barnhardt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ziyaeddin.
Barnhardt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ziyaeddin circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnhardt throws a body shot but no joy.
Ziyaeddin is looking to wear down Barnhardt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnhardt doesn't manage to clinch there - Ziyaeddin circles away.
Barnhardt scores with a head kick.
Barnhardt gets caught flat footed, as Ziyaeddin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ziyaeddin passes Barnhardt's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziyaeddin tries to pass to full mount but Barnhardt defends it.
Ziyaeddin trying to control the action but Barnhardt is working from the bottom.
Barnhardt has hold of Ziyaeddin's hands but Ziyaeddin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ziyaeddin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ziyaeddin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Barnhardt defends it well.
Ziyaeddin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Barnhardt knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ziyaeddin moves into full mount! Barnhardt won't be happy about that!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziyaeddin thowing shots but they're missing.
Barnhardt is wriggling around trying to escape.
Barnhardt wants to hold on but Ziyaeddin pushes him away.
Ziyaeddin controlling from mount.
Barnhardt defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ziyaeddin.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ziyaeddin avoids the attempt from Barnhardt to control.
Amir Ziyaeddin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziyaeddin is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Barnhardt has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Barnhardt!
Ziyaeddin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Barnhardt defends well.
Ziyaeddin has his foot on Barnhardt's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barnhardt works his way back into a safe position though.
Ziyaeddin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ziyaeddin works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnhardt defending against the ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Ziyaeddin has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Ziyaeddin controls the position from side control.
Ziyaeddin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ziyaeddin is putting a hurting on Barnhardt here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ziyaeddin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnhardt can do to turn this around?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ziyaeddin trying to control the action but Barnhardt is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Ziyaeddin dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Barnhardt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ziyaeddin.
Barnhardt throws a low kick but Ziyaeddin avoids it.
Ronnie Barnhardt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnhardt blocks a jab.
Barnhardt throws a wild body kick that Ziyaeddin sees coming a mile off.
Barnhardt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnhardt throws a sloppy head kick and Ziyaeddin moves out of range easily.
Barnhardt misses with a body shot.
Barnhardt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ziyaeddin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Barnhardt won't be happy with that.
Barnhardt can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziyaeddin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barnhardt keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnhardt tries to improve position but can't.
Ziyaeddin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Barnhardt is avoiding damage well.
Ziyaeddin is looking to take a break and control but Barnhardt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barnhardt is trying to control Ziyaeddin's posture but Ziyaeddin avoids it.
Barnhardt defending against the ground and pound.
Amir Ziyaeddin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Barnhardt is trying to escape the position but Ziyaeddin is controlling the position.
Ziyaeddin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ziyaeddin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ziyaeddin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnhardt was well out of range. Poor timing from Ziyaeddin.
Barnhardt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ziyaeddin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Barnhardt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab from Ziyaeddin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnhardt tries a head kick but it misses.
Ziyaeddin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barnhardt throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Ziyaeddin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ziyaeddin passes into half guard.
Ziyaeddin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Ziyaeddin.
Ronnie Barnhardt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amir Ziyaeddin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ziyaeddin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amir Ziyaeddin!
A relieved looking Amir Ziyaeddin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walter Hartwell White (ranked 2771 p4p, 1193 weight class) and Sterling Archer (ranked 348 p4p, 161 weight class). Archer has chosen No Church In The Wild - Kanye West as his entrance music. Sterling Archer told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Walter Hartwell White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sterling Archer!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hartwell White.
Archer avoids the body shot from Hartwell White.
Walter Hartwell White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartwell White throws a leg kick that misses.
Archer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice uppercut there from Hartwell White.
Archer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hartwell White fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Archer is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Archer misses.
Hartwell White misses with a head kick.
Archer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hartwell White seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hartwell White moves out of range as Archer strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Hartwell White on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hartwell White throws a hook but Archer blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer cracks Hartwell White with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Archer checks a low kick from Hartwell White.
Hartwell White throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Archer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hartwell White misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartwell White looks to land a right hand but Archer moved out of range.
Hartwell White with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hartwell White jabs Archer right on the nose. Archer blinks but takes it well.
Hartwell White misses with a left hand
and Archer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hartwell White throws a quick inside leg kick.
Archer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hartwell White slips under a jab.
Hartwell White misses with a hook
and Archer counters with a slapping leg kick.
A big left from Archer misses.
Hartwell White looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hartwell White dodges the punch combination from Archer.
Hartwell White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Archer.
Hartwell White moves out of range as Archer strikes.
Hartwell White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Archer manages to avoid it.
Hartwell White connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hartwell White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Archer was well out of range. Poor timing from Hartwell White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Hartwell White.
Hartwell White misses with a right hand
and Archer counters with a left to the body.
Hartwell White throws a shot from downtown. Archer moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Archer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Archer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hartwell White has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hartwell White and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hartwell White scores with the left hand. Archer knows he should have avoided that one.
Hartwell White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hartwell White lands with an uppercut that bounces Archer off the cage and back into range.
The fighters circling - Hartwell White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Archer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Archer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hartwell White listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Hartwell White does it's job there.
Archer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hartwell White throws a body punch but Archer moves out of range.
Hartwell White fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Archer checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer misses with a head kick.
Archer scores with a nice head shot.
Archer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jab, jab by Hartwell White - just one landing.
Crunch! Hartwell White slams his shin into Archer's torso.
Hartwell White lands with a good body shot.
A shot to the body from Hartwell White misses
and Archer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hartwell White pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Archer throws out a counter right but Hartwell White avoids it with no problem.
Hartwell White misses with a shot to the body
and Archer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Archer moves out of range of the strikes.
Archer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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!
Archer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hartwell White.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hartwell White lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Archer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Archer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hartwell White lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell White misses with a leg kick.
Hartwell White drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Archer throws a jab but it's blocked by Hartwell White.
Hartwell White misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Archer counters with a straight right hand.
Archer scores with a nice strike.
Hartwell White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Archer manages to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hartwell White lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Archer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Archer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hartwell White moves away from the strike by Archer.
Hartwell White throws a jab when Archer was well out of range.
Hartwell White connects with a solid leg kick.
Hartwell White misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Archer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Archer throws an overhand right that lands on Hartwell White's shoulder, as Hartwell White tries to avoid the shot.
Archer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Archer blocks a jab.
Archer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hartwell White misses with a right hand
and Archer counters with a nice right hand that sends Hartwell White toppling to the canvas! Hartwell White scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Archer finish him?!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Walter Hartwell White will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Archer throws a hook but Hartwell White avoids it easily.
 It looks like Walter Hartwell White has been cut.
Hartwell White misses with a looping left.
Hartwell White digs a good body shot into Archer's ribs.
Hartwell White with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Archer to score with a decent uppercut.
Archer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hartwell White. Hartwell White obviously looking to wear him down.
Hartwell White cracks Archer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hartwell White throws a shot to the body.
Hartwell White loads up on a big right hand but Archer slips the punch.
Nice shot by Hartwell White.
Archer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A left lands for Hartwell White.
A right-left combo lands from Archer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hartwell White jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A low kick from Hartwell White is predictable there
and Archer counters with a stiff right hand.
Archer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer checks the leg kick.
Archer looks to land a right hand but Hartwell White moved out of range.
Archer defending well as Hartwell White loads up on a big left hand.
Archer works the jab nicely.
Hartwell White misses with a hook. Archer ducked under it nicely.
Hartwell White misses with a left hand
and Archer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 Hartwell White is rocked!
Hartwell White throws a poor cross that misses
and Archer counters with a huge right that knocks Hartwell White out cold! Archer is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sterling Archer!
Sterling Archer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Storm (ranked 1528 p4p, 2017 weight class) and Walter Jackson (ranked 201 p4p, 263 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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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackson Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Walter Jackson !
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Storm on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Storm misses with a wild body shot.
Walter Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Storm takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jackson with the inside leg kick.
Storm misses with a right hand
and Jackson moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Jackson .
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Storm.
Jackson '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.
A hook to the body from Storm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of Storm's head.
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of Storm's head.
Storm scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Storm scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jackson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Jackson as the two fighters clinch.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Storm fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jackson on the side of the head.
Storm looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jackson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Storm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Storm on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Storm misses its intended target.
Nice body kick from Jackson .
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Storm blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks for the body kick but Storm saw that one coming.
Storm gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jackson .
Jackson lands a front kick.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Storm was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson .
Storm is looking to counter punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Storm tries to clinch up
and Jackson counters with a leg kick.
Jackson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jackson throws an off balance right hand
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Storm misses with a left hand
and Jackson counters with a leg kick.
Jackson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Storm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson .
Storm swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big right from Storm misses.
Jackson tries to land a front kick but Storm steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Storm wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jackson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Storm.
Jackson misses with a kick to the body.
Storm bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jackson 's head.
Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Storm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Storm takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson throws a lazy uppercut
and Storm makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Storm is just out of range.
Jackson lands a leg kick that knocks Storm off balance momentarily.
Jackson misses with a hook. Storm ducked under it nicely.
Storm throws a poor cross that misses
and Jackson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Storm's knee momentarily.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Storm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Storm scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and Storm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Jackson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Storm lands with an uppercut that bounces Jackson off the cage and back into range.
Storm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson .
Jackson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Storm avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jackson throws a body shot but no joy.
Storm was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jackson throws a right hand that misses
and Storm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Storm takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jackson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Storm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson throws a lazy uppercut
letting Storm counter with a right hand.
Jackson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Storm has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm misses with a hook
and Jackson counters with an inside leg kick.
Jackson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Storm is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jackson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Storm checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Storm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson .
A chopping leg kick lands by Jackson .
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson . Storm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Storm if he has to take too many more of those.
Storm fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm misses with a looping left.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson scores with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson . Storm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson stuns Storm with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jackson .
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Storm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Storm's head backwards.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Storm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Storm appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jackson connects with a right hand. Storm shakes it off.
Jackson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Storm throws a right hand that misses
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Storm tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jackson counters with a good low kick that Storm was not able to check.
Storm thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson moves away from the strike by Storm.
Storm takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson stuns Storm with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Storm ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm misses the jab.
Storm drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson is looking to score with low kicks.
Storm was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Storm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson .
Storm slips a straight right by Jackson .
Jackson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Walter Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jackson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Storm has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Storm and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An attempted straight right counter from Storm misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nice defenses there by Storm.
Storm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jackson throws a leg kick
and Storm holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Storm misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jackson trying to control the position but instead, Storm has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jackson into the cage.
Storm lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson presses Storm against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Storm breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson cracks a nice hook into Storm's ribs.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson throws a sloppy body shot
and Storm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Storm blocks a low kick nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Storm misses the target.
Storm misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Jackson lands with a good body shot.
Jackson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Storm on the side of the head.
Storm takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jackson .
Jackson is looking to slow Storm down with leg kicks.
Jackson Storm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm moves out of range as Jackson throws a body kick.
Storm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Storm throws out the jab.
Storm ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Storm was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson .
Jackson misses with a hook. Storm ducked under it nicely.
Storm takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Storm blocks it well.
Jackson tried to score with a low kick but Storm checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jackson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Storm if he has to take too many more of those.
Storm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Storm.
A nice side step and Jackson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Storm takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Storm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jackson .
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jackson - that will leave a mark!
Storm misses the body punch
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Storm crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jackson - the referee stops the clock and Storm gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jackson . Storm manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jackson delivers a nice body kick.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Storm's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Jackson lands a nice looking body kick.
Jackson connects with a body shot that sends Storm's belly button to the back.
Walter Jackson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Decent striking displayed by Jackson there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walter Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter Jackson !
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kollaa River (ranked 2114 p4p, 1263 weight class) and Riley Ferguson (ranked 255 p4p, 151 weight class). River's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, For Heavy Metal we will die!. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kollaa River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Riley Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River tries for a takedown but Ferguson circles away easily
and Ferguson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from River is defended easily by Ferguson.
Ferguson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ferguson blocks a jab.
Ferguson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
River scores with a sloppy right hand. Ferguson should have avoided that one.
River throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ferguson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. River is in Ferguson's guard.
River stops Ferguson from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
River wants to pass the guard but Ferguson is keeping the position.
River stands and throws Ferguson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson pushes River away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, River gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
River has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Ferguson is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. River yanks on the arm and Ferguson is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by River.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kollaa River!
Kollaa River 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Haggar (ranked 2052 p4p, 2040 weight class) and LaTroy Johnson (ranked 230 p4p, 227 weight class). Mike Haggar could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to LaTroy Johnson's chin.
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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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Haggar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, LaTroy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haggar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haggar throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Haggar to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson slips under a jab from Haggar.
Haggar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Haggar fails to land the takedown.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Haggar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Johnson under the eye.
Haggar lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Haggar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Haggar throws an elbow that misses. Johnson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Haggar's guard. Nice move by Johnson!
Haggar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Haggar 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haggar keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Haggar is keeping the position for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Johnson misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggar ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Haggar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Haggar lands with a right hand.
Haggar scores with a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Haggar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Haggar throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haggar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haggar throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Haggar with a body shot.
Good shot there by Haggar.
Johnson defending well as Haggar loads up on a big left hand.
Haggar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson misses with a jab to the body
and Haggar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Johnson being controlled here, momentarily.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Haggar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Haggar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Haggar blocks a jab.
Haggar lands with an overhand left.
Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Haggar.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Haggar tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Haggar back against the cage.
Johnson wants to stall.
Haggar cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson stalling in the clinch but Haggar improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Haggar misses with a punch on the inside.
Haggar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Haggar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson slows down the pace here.
Haggar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Haggar lands an uppercut.
Haggar breaks from the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Haggar lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
Haggar slips under a jab.
Haggar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Haggar.
Haggar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Haggar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson jabs at Haggar's body.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haggar throws out the jab.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haggar feinted with a counter takedown.
Haggar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Johnson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Haggar swings widly with a right hand
and Haggar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson feints and then cracks Haggar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Haggar down.
Haggar connects with the punch.
Haggar moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Haggar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haggar.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mike Haggar is winning the standup battle so far.
Haggar with a nice cross.
LaTroy Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haggar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haggar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Haggar throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Haggar misses
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggar misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Haggar's legs.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Haggar moved out of range.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
enabling Haggar to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Haggar's shoulder, as Haggar tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson slips a straight right by Haggar.
Haggar throws a good cross that connects.
Haggar throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Haggar avoids it with no problem.
Haggar scores with the left hand. Johnson knows he should have avoided that one.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haggar misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Haggar counters with a nice uppercut.
Haggar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Haggar dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
A nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haggar.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Haggar staying out of range there.
Haggar appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Haggar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Haggar moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Haggar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Haggar dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Haggar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Haggar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Haggar misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Haggar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Haggar.
Haggar throws a big shot that misses.
Haggar lands a jab to the head.
Haggar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johnson slips a straight right by Haggar.
Haggar lands a really nice looking cross but Johnson seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haggar.
A jab from Haggar misses.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mike Haggar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Haggar avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Haggar throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Haggar.
Haggar lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
Haggar doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Haggar misses with an uppercut
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haggar throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Haggar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Haggar looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haggar. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
LaTroy Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Haggar.
Haggar walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haggar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haggar throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Haggar with a jab.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haggar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Haggar.
A telegraphed right hand from Haggar misses the target.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haggar was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haggar.
Johnson thows a leg kick but Haggar checks it
and Haggar counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.
Johnson wriggles free and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Haggar circles away.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson walks into a straight right hand from Haggar.
Haggar connects with a body shot.
Haggar's corner calls for a 1-2. Haggar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Haggar thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Haggar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haggar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Haggar shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Haggar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haggar sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haggar scores with a jab. Johnson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haggar.
Haggar misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Haggar.
Haggar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Haggar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Haggar scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Haggar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Haggar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Haggar!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ned Kelly (ranked 853 p4p, 1023 weight class) and Silent Bob (ranked 117 p4p, 140 weight class). Kelly comes to the cage accompanied by I'm a Criminal. Silent Bob has the eye of the tiger 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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ned Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Silent Bob!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Kelly.
Bob wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kelly swings for the body but Bob moves out of range.
Bob looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kelly on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bob takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kelly lands a slapping body shot.
Kelly throws out a leg kick but Bob moves out of range and Kelly only half commits.
Bob only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bob scores with a head kick. Kelly tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A big left from Bob misses.
A good leg kick by Bob.
Kelly connects with a solid leg kick.
Bob comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bob was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelly.
Kelly throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kelly throws a looping overhand right but Bob ducks down to avoid it.
Ned Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bob lands a jab to Kelly's midsection.
Kelly staying out of range there.
Kelly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Bob misses.
A little feinted left hand from Kelly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kelly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bob is able to avoid easily.
Bob lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kelly's sensitive parts.
Kelly throws a head kick but Bob moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bob stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bob lands a really nice looking cross but Kelly seems unphased.
A big right from Kelly misses.
Kelly blocks the body kick.
Kelly swings for the body but Bob moves out of range.
Kelly throws a head kick but Bob moves out of range.
Bob throws a wild body kick that Kelly sees coming a mile off.
Kelly misses with a kick to the body.
Bob throws a body punch but Kelly moves out of range.
Bob will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bob avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Kelly throws a low kick but Bob avoids it.
A nice side step and Bob releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kelly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bob is looking to score with low kicks.
A low kick from Bob misses
and Kelly counters with a thumping low kick.
Bob avoids a kick to the body.
Bob wants to clinch up but Kelly keeps it at a distance.
Bob throws a low kick but Kelly avoids it.
Kelly listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kelly catches Bob with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick from Kelly, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bob looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kelly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kelly moves out of range as Bob strikes.
Bob avoids the head kick by Kelly.
Bob fakes the leg kick and cracks Kelly in the body.
Bob connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Bob does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bob misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelly slips a straight right by Bob.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kelly darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kelly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kelly blocks a jab.
Bob thows a left - swing and a miss!
A quick step to the side and Kelly tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelly lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bob blocks a jab.
Bob throws a leg kick but Kelly moved away.
Bob throws a body punch but Kelly moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Bob does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bob.
Bob connects with a crisp jab.
Bob misses with a looping left.
Kelly looks to throw a body kick
and Bob counters with a good low kick that Kelly was not able to check.
Bob throws a front kick aimed at Kelly's knee but Kelly avoids it well.
Kelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fighters circling - Kelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kelly throws a right hand that Bob ducks under and follows up with a left that Bob also avoids with ease.
Bob flicks out a counter leg kick but Kelly steps away.
Bob throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bob throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Both fighters circling a little - Bob finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kelly lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kelly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bob circles away quickly and effectively.
Kelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bob.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bob.
Bob throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bob moves out of range of the body kick from Kelly.
Bob throws a jab but it's blocked by Kelly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly takes one on the button.
Kelly throws a leg kick that misses.
Bob looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bob has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kelly walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bob checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A slow jab from Kelly misses its intended target.
Kelly on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kelly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bob slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kelly tries to land a front kick but Bob steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kelly throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bob.
Bob finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bob looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bob was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelly.
Bob feints a counter leg kick.
Kelly lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelly darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bob is looking to chop away at Kelly's legs.
Bob missing with a left hand there. Kelly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bob throws a body kick that misses.
Crunch! Bob slams his shin into Kelly's torso.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Silent Bob will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kelly connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bob. Bob circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kelly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kelly scores with a punch to the head.
Bob lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kelly at a distance.
Bob ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Kelly misses with a wild combination.
Kelly misses with a leg kick
and Bob counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bob tries a low kick but Kelly avoids it.
Kelly looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kelly takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kelly throws out a loose jab but Bob uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelly throws a big shot that misses.
Bob is looking to chop away at Kelly's legs.
Kelly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kelly fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bob on the side of the head.
Kelly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bob delivers a nice body kick.
Nice jab there from Bob.
Kelly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kelly lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob fakes the leg kick and cracks Kelly in the body.
Bob misses with a straight right.
Kelly attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bob fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bob misses with a body kick.
Kelly throws an overhand right that lands on Bob's shoulder, as Bob tries to avoid the shot.
Bob looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kelly walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bob looks to throw the jab but Kelly is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Kelly.
Bob checks the leg kick.
Bob blocks a low kick nicely.
Bob looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kelly tried to score with a low kick but Bob checks it.
Kelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good exchange - Bob coming out on top.
Silent Bob seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bob misses with an uppercut.
Kelly throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Bob was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Bob with the inside leg kick.
Bob lunges at Kelly with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kelly's hand.
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!
Bob misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bob scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bob fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kelly checks it well.
Bob throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bob steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Bob throws a leg kick
and Kelly counters with a body kick.
Bob with the inside leg kick.
Kelly has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bob.
Kelly slips under a jab.
Kelly was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kelly stuns Bob with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bob moves forwards but Kelly connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kelly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bob.
Kelly throws a looping overhand right but Bob ducks down to avoid it.
Bob keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelly checks a leg kick.
Bob missing with a left hand there. Kelly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kelly.
Bob scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kelly.
Bob throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bob throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bob chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bob misses with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Kelly.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bob moves away.
Kelly punishes Bob's body with a nice straight punch.
Bob throws a solid leg kick but Kelly takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bob.
Bob checks the leg kick.
Bob scores with a spinning back kick!
Bob displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelly throws out the jab.
Bob throws a body kick that misses.
Bob uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelly.
Kelly slips under a jab.
Bob ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bob was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kelly throws a shot from downtown. Bob moves away and avoids it.
Bob connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bob ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kelly.
Kelly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bob lands with a good body shot.
Bob throws a push kick but Kelly slaps the foot to one side.
An inside leg kick from Kelly misses.
Kelly looks to land a right hand but Bob moved out of range.
Kelly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bob looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bob's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kelly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bob.
Bob looks to land a body kick but Kelly moved away.
Bob fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kelly checks it well.
Kelly tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bob has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kelly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Bob does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly defending well as Bob loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kelly.
Kelly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kelly swings for the body but Bob moves out of range.
Kelly will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly misses with an uppercut. Bob saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ned Kelly will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kelly misses with a hook. Bob ducked under it nicely.
Bob connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kelly.
Nice cross by Bob.
Kelly scores with a nice right hand.
Bob throws a push kick but Kelly slaps the foot to one side.
Kelly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bob ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
And Bob responds with a good body kick, but Kelly manages to step out the way in time.
Kelly lands a right hook to the body.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Kelly is predictable there
and Bob counters with a thumping low kick.
A low kick lands for Bob.
Bob checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kelly throws a low kick but Bob avoids it.
Kelly throws a big shot that misses.
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Kelly avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bob swings for the body but Kelly moves out of range.
Bob throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That kick from Bob tenderised Kelly's leg. Kelly is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly tried to score with a low kick but Bob checks it.
Bob fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kelly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kelly throws a hook to the side of Bob's head but Bob sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kelly checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by Bob.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bob manages to avoid it.
Bob misses with a low kick.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bob.
It seemed like Bob was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kelly gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bob.
Bob misses with a low kick.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bob counters with a body kick.
Bob keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A cross from Kelly lands.
Bob swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bob chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kelly misses with a hook to the body
and Bob connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kelly thumps Bob with a low kick.
Kelly misses with a straight left.
Kelly throws a lazy right hand but Bob sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands a leg kick that knocks Bob off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab lands there for Bob.
Kelly's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Kelly checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bob lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kelly's sensitive parts.
Bob on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kelly. Kelly obviously looking to wear him down.
Kelly moves away from the strike by Bob.
Kelly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bob looks for the body kick but Kelly saw that one coming.
Bob scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kelly misses with a straight right.
Good work by Kelly as he checks the leg kick.
Kelly throws the left hand but Bob avoids the punch easily.
Kelly scores with a push kick.
Bob digs a good hook to Kelly's body.
Kelly lands a nice hook to Bob's body. Bob takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kelly misses with a body punch
and Bob counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bob connects with a leg kick.
Kelly walks into a stiff left hand from Bob.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob checks a leg kick nicely.
Kelly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bob is able to avoid easily.
Bob shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A telegraphed right hand from Kelly misses the target.
Bob throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kelly counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bob's knee momentarily.
Bob slips under a jab from Kelly.
Kelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelly is looking to land body kicks.
Bob lands with a good body shot.
A jab from Bob finds it's way through Kelly's defenses.
Bob throws out a loose jab but Kelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bob throws a chopping leg kick but Kelly manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bob scores with a spinning back kick!
Kelly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bob can pounce on him.
Kelly throws out a powerful jab.
Bob throws a low kick but Kelly avoids it.
Kelly throws a body punch but Bob moves out of range.
Kelly blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bob's head.
Good work by Kelly as he checks the leg kick.
Kelly scores with a punch to the head.
Bob has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bob takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kelly on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bob scores with a leg kick.
Kelly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bob.
Kelly misses with a body kick.
Bob keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kelly.
Bob gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kelly misses with an uppercut. Bob saw that one coming.
Bob misses with an uppercut. Kelly saw that one coming.
Kelly misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bob throws a leg kick which misses Kelly's front leg but catches the back leg as Kelly tries to avoid it.
Bob avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Bob throws a leg kick but Kelly sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kelly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A good leg kick by Kelly.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ned Kelly.
Well Kelly has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ned Kelly!
During a confident post fight interview, Ned Kelly 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Swango (ranked 1246 p4p, 983 weight class) and Slugger Dunes (ranked 168 p4p, 134 weight class). Dunes has chosen The World's Greatest as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Swango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slugger Dunes!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swango throws a jab when Dunes was well out of range.
Dunes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Swango has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zero Tolerance in the buildup to the fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dunes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Swango has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dunes 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.
Swango tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Swango throws a wild body kick that Dunes sees coming a mile off.
Swango has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dunes.
Swango throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dunes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Swango.
Swango tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dunes was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Dunes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Swango. Those never looked like landing.
Swango misses with a looping right.
Swango ducks under a wild hook from Dunes.
Dunes scores with a shot to the body.
Swango lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swango rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dunes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dunes has closed the distance and engaged Swango in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Dunes fails to land.
Dunes misses with the head strike.
Swango prevents a body shot from Dunes.
Swango's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunes cracks a nice hook into Swango's ribs.
Dunes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Swango on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Swango takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Swango pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dunes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Swango throws a right and a left that Dunes avoids nicely.
Nice defenses there by Swango.
Swango throws a head kick that misses.
Swango connects with the punch.
Swango looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dunes is looking to score with low kicks.
Swango misses with a double jab.
Dunes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dunes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Swango.
Swango throws a body shot but no joy.
Dunes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dunes feints and then cracks Swango's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Swango down.
Jab, jab by Dunes - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swango misses with a head kick.
Dunes throws a hook to the side of Swango's head but Swango sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Swango takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Swango connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Swango takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Swango fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dunes is looking to slow Swango down with leg kicks.
Swango chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dunes can pounce on him.
Swango works the jab nicely.
Dunes throws a leg kick but Swango sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dunes checks a low kick from Swango.
Dunes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Swango throws a looping overhand right but Dunes ducks down to avoid it.
Swango on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dunes feints and then cracks Swango's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Swango down.
Swango is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Swango throws the left hand but Dunes avoids the punch easily.
Swango misses with a head kick.
Swango really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A jab from Swango misses.
Swango walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Swango takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swango pushes Dunes away with a front kick.
Swango lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Swango.
Swango throws a sloppy head kick and Dunes moves out of range easily.
Swango has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dunes.
Swango lands a right hook to the body.
A big right from Swango misses.
Dunes throws a leg kick which misses Swango's front leg but catches the back leg as Swango tries to avoid it.
Dunes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Swango checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Swango ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dunes moves away.
A low kick lands for Dunes.
Dunes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Swango can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swango tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dunes was well out of range. Poor timing from Swango.
Dunes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Swango's sensitive parts.
Dunes looks to throw the jab but Swango is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Swango. Those never looked like landing.
Dunes lands a glancing blow to the side of Swango's head.
Swango lands a nice shot that snaps Dunes's head back.
A head kick by Swango misses
enabling Dunes to counter with a crisp jab.
Swango misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunes lands with an uppercut that bounces Swango off the cage and back into range.
Dunes slips under a jab from Swango.
Swango has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dunes.
Dunes scoring well with a low kick there.
Dunes dodges the punch combination from Swango.
Dunes scores with a hook.
Swango misses with a straight right.
Dunes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big right from Swango misses.
Dunes throws an overhand right that lands on Swango's shoulder, as Swango tries to avoid the shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dunes. That's going to slow Swango down.
A big left from Dunes misses.
Dunes scores with a nice head shot.
Swango walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dunes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dunes swings for the body but Swango moves out of range.
Swango drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Swango.
Dunes scores with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Slugger Dunes will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A solid leg kick lands there for Dunes.
Swango throws a jab when Dunes was well out of range.
Dunes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Swango manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Dunes.
Dunes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Swango throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Dunes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dunes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Dunes misses the target.
Swango throws a hook but Dunes blocks it.
Swango clobbers Dunes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dunes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Michael Swango is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Swango moves out of range as Dunes strikes.
Dunes avoids the head kick by Swango.
Dunes slips a straight right by Swango.
A slow jab from Swango misses its intended target.
A cross from Dunes lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunes avoids a kick to the body.
Swango throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dunes lands with a good body shot.
Swango fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dunes is out of range.
Dunes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Swango sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunes cracks Swango with a right hand to the side of the head.
Swango misses with a head kick.
Swango thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dunes misses the shot to the body.
Swango fails to land with a series of punches.
Swango misses the jab.
Dunes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dunes feints and then cracks Swango's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Swango down.
Swango throws a sloppy head kick and Dunes moves out of range easily.
Dunes throws out a loose jab but Swango uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swango lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dunes swinging wildly here.
Dunes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Swango.
Swango is looking to score with low kicks.
Dunes gets a clinch.
Swango breaks the clinch.
Dunes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swango walks into a straight right hand from Dunes.
Dunes throws a leg kick but Swango checks it.
Nice body kick from Swango.
Swango fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dunes manages to avoid it.
Swango on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dunes. Dunes obviously looking to wear him down.
Swango misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Dunes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dunes lands with a good body shot.
Dunes throws a jab but it's blocked by Swango.
Swango throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dunes's head.
Swango circles away from the clinch attempt.
Swango throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dunes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Swango tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dunes was well out of range. Poor timing from Swango.
A telegraphed right hand from Dunes misses the target.
Dunes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Swango misses with a wild body shot.
Swango gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dunes.
Dunes blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunes moves forwards but Swango connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dunes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Swango.
A bone on bone clash there as Swango blocks the leg kick.
Dunes misses with a hook. Swango ducked under it nicely.
Dunes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Swango.
Dunes misses with an uppercut. Swango saw that one coming.
Dunes throws a leg kick which misses Swango's front leg but catches the back leg as Swango tries to avoid it.
Swango looks to land a combination but Dunes avoids it well.
Swango throws an overhand right that lands on Dunes's shoulder, as Dunes tries to avoid the shot.
Dunes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dunes thumps Swango with a low kick.
Swango uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dunes.
Swango tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dunes throws an off balance right hand
and Swango counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Swango gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dunes moves out of range of the strikes.
Swango steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dunes.
Swango swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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!
Swango throws a combination. Dunes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dunes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Swango. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunes throws a leg kick which misses Swango's front leg but catches the back leg as Swango tries to avoid it.
Dunes lands a body shot.
Good shot there by Dunes.
Slugger Dunes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Swango tries to bum rush Dunes with a series of wild strikes but Dunes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dunes.
Dunes moves into the clinch successfully.
Swango escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dunes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Swango in his tracks.
A nice leg kick from Dunes, right into the meat of the thigh.
Swango misses with a hook. Dunes ducked under it nicely.
Dunes lands a lovely overhand right.
Swango moves away from the strike by Dunes.
It looked like Swango was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dunes connects with a looping right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Dunes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A head kick misses from Swango.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dunes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dunes.
Swango tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dunes was well out of range. Poor timing from Swango.
Dunes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Swango looks for the body kick but Dunes saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Slugger Dunes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dunes throws a good cross that connects.
Dunes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Swango jabs Dunes right on the nose. Dunes blinks but takes it well.
Swango takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dunes with a nice calf kick.
Dunes throws a leg kick which misses Swango's front leg but catches the back leg as Swango tries to avoid it.
Swango takes a swing at Dunes's ribcage but misses.
Swango takes a swing at Dunes's ribcage but misses.
Dunes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jab from Swango.
Dunes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dunes with the inside leg kick.
Swango throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dunes counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dunes wants to clinch.
Swango takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Swango throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dunes lands a really nice looking cross but Swango seems unphased.
Swango chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dunes can pounce on him.
Dunes tries to land a leg kick but Swango saw it coming and moves away.
Dunes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dunes lands with an overhand left.
Swango getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dunes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Swango on the side of the head.
Swango bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dunes's head.
Dunes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Swango momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunes tries to close the distance and clinch but Swango swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Swango takes a swing at Dunes's ribcage but misses.
Swango misses with a straight left.
Swango uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dunes.
Dunes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Swango swinging wildly here.
Swango scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swango looks to land a left hand but Dunes moved out of range nicely.
Swango throws a head kick but Dunes moves out of range.
Dunes tests Swango's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dunes blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dunes! But no joy.
Swango takes a swing at Dunes's ribcage but misses.
Swango looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dunes slips under a jab.
A nice leg kick from Dunes, right into the meat of the thigh.
Swango looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dunes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dunes looks for the body kick but Swango saw that one coming.
Swango feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Swango will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Swango moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dunes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dunes blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dunes.
Swango struggles to land a body shot inside as Dunes controls his hands.
Swango breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunes throws a big shot that misses.
Swango looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Swango throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Swango keeps the fight on the outside.
Swango tries to bum rush Dunes with a series of wild strikes but Dunes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dunes scores with a three punch combo!
Swango scores with a hook to the body. Dunes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dunes throws a leg kick which misses Swango's front leg but catches the back leg as Swango tries to avoid it.
Swango misses with a body kick.
Dunes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A low kick lands for Dunes.
Dunes blocks a head kick by Swango.
Dunes feints and then cracks Swango's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Swango down.
Dunes lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dunes lands with a right hand.
Swango looks to land a combination but Dunes avoids it well.
Dunes lands with a hook. Swango tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Swango swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dunes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swango throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dunes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Swango uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dunes.
Dunes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Swango scores with a jab to the head.
Dunes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Swango. Swango obviously looking to wear him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Dunes misses the target.
Swango ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dunes moves away.
Dunes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dunes darts in and clinches Swango up against the cage.
Swango escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dunes with a nice calf kick.
Dunes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Swango looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dunes lands the left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Swango misses the target.
Swango lands a body shot.
Michael Swango has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dunes throws a leg kick which misses Swango's front leg but catches the back leg as Swango tries to avoid it.
Dunes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Swango's sensitive parts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slugger Dunes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dunes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Slugger Dunes!
After winning the bout, Slugger Dunes thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Turturro (ranked 1590 p4p, 886 weight class) and Meldrick Taylor (ranked 235 p4p, 122 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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Giuseppe Turturro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Meldrick Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turturro lands with a hook. Taylor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Taylor walks into a straight right hand from Turturro.
Nice cross by Taylor.
Taylor moves out of range as Turturro strikes.
Turturro lands a nice shot to the body.
Turturro checks a low kick from Taylor.
Turturro throws a shot to the body.
Taylor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turturro checks a leg kick nicely.
Taylor missing with a left hand there. Turturro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turturro throws a big shot that misses.
Turturro throws a right hand that misses
enabling Taylor to counter with a crisp jab.
Taylor walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turturro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Turturro lands with a hook. Taylor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Turturro connects with a crisp jab.
Turturro missing with a left hand there. Taylor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taylor throws a lazy right hand but Turturro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Taylor.
Turturro looks to clinch
enabling Taylor to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Turturro misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor slips under a jab from Turturro.
Turturro has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crassus in the buildup to the fight.
Taylor scores with a kick to the body.
Jab by Turturro.
Taylor misses with an uppercut.
Good exchange - Taylor coming out on top.
Taylor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Turturro misses the target.
Turturro tries to clinch there but Taylor circles away.
Turturro throws a looping overhand right but Taylor ducks down to avoid it.
Turturro lands with a good body shot.
Taylor is looking to land body kicks.
Taylor connects with the punch.
Turturro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taylor throws out the jab.
Taylor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Turturro.
Taylor staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turturro lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice cross by Turturro.
Turturro tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Taylor finds it's target.
Taylor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Turturro is just out of range.
Taylor slips a jab from Turturro.
Taylor replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Turturro blocks it well.
Taylor has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Turturro jabs Taylor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Taylor slips a straight right by Turturro.
Taylor throws a wild body kick that Turturro sees coming a mile off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Taylor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice jab there from Turturro.
Turturro scores with a jab to the body.
Turturro swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turturro.
Taylor with a hook.
Taylor throws a leg kick but Turturro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Taylor shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Turturro is just out of range.
Turturro lands a slapping body shot.
Taylor misses with a kick to the body.
Turturro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turturro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Turturro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Taylor misses with a body shot
and Turturro counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Turturro.
Taylor lands an uppercut.
Turturro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice body punch from Taylor - that landed with a thud.
Turturro lands a left hand.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taylor throws an overhand right that lands on Turturro's shoulder, as Turturro tries to avoid the shot.
Turturro is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Taylor.
Taylor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Turturro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
Taylor throws a wild body kick that Turturro sees coming a mile off.
Turturro fails to land with a series of punches.
Turturro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Turturro is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Turturro misses with a right hand
and Taylor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turturro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Turturro misses with a hook.
Taylor moves out of range of the strikes.
Taylor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turturro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Taylor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Turturro throws a jab when Taylor was well out of range.
Turturro throws a body punch but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor with a nice cross.
Taylor avoids the body shot from Turturro.
Taylor misses with a low kick.
Turturro takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Turturro misses with a straight left.
Taylor scores with a kick to the body.
Taylor loads up on a big right hand but Turturro slips the punch.
Taylor throws a hook to the side of Turturro's head but Turturro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Taylor misses its intended target.
Turturro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turturro looks to land a right hand but Taylor moved out of range.
Turturro clinches with his opponent.
Taylor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taylor.
Taylor misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Meldrick Taylor will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Taylor blocks a jab.
Taylor misses with a straight right.
Nice jab there from Taylor.
Turturro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turturro.
Taylor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turturro throws out the jab.
Taylor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Turturro punishes Taylor's body with a nice straight punch.
Turturro throws a looping overhand right but Taylor ducks down to avoid it.
Taylor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Taylor missing with a left hand there. Turturro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turturro misses with a wild body shot.
Turturro 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.
Turturro lands a nice hook to Taylor's body. Taylor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turturro looks to land a right hand but Taylor moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turturro blocks a low kick nicely.
As Taylor tries to get set, Turturro tries to push him back and clinch up but Taylor manages to avoid the attempt.
Taylor has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turturro finds it's way round the side to connect with Taylor's head.
Taylor throws out a loose jab but Turturro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor slips a straight right by Turturro.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turturro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Turturro throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Taylor counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turturro finds it's way round the side to connect with Taylor's head.
Taylor lands a slapping body shot.
Taylor takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Turturro connects with a jab.
Turturro defending well as Taylor loads up on a big left hand.
Taylor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Taylor lands a slapping body shot.
Turturro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Taylor momentarily.
Taylor stuns Turturro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Taylor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Turturro thuds a left hand into Taylor's body.
Taylor misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Turturro misses its intended target.
Turturro throws a shot from downtown. Taylor moves away and avoids it.
Taylor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Turturro scores with a nice right hand.
Turturro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taylor walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Turturro misses.
Taylor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Turturro works Taylor's body with a nice hook.
Turturro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turturro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taylor throws out a counter right but Turturro avoids it with no problem.
Turturro throws the left hand but Taylor avoids the punch easily.
Turturro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Taylor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Turturro.
Turturro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taylors head.
Taylor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turturro pushes Taylor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turturro drags the fight down to the ground.
Turturro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Taylor is one step ahead there.
Turturro is controlling Taylor's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turturro looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Taylor passes into side control.
Turturro is trying to control Taylor's posture but Taylor avoids it.
Turturro is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
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.
Turturro can't do much from the bottom here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Turturro holding on.
Turturro is looking to regain half guard here but Taylor keeps moving and retains side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giuseppe Turturro dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turturro is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Turturro on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Turturro misses with a hook. Taylor ducked under it nicely.
Taylor counters with a body kick.
Turturro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Taylor on the side of the head.
Turturro moves out of range of the body kick.
Turturro throws a shot from downtown. Taylor moves away and avoids it.
Taylor staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Taylor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turturro throwing a counter right hand but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Taylor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Turturro moves into range and connects with a jab.
Taylor moves away from the strike by Turturro.
Turturro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taylor.
Taylor looks to land a body kick but Turturro moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turturro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turturro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Taylor.
Turturro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Turturro walks forward, straight into a front kick from Taylor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turturro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Taylor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turturro.
Turturro clinches up with Taylor and pushes him back against the cage.
Turturro swings wildly with an uppercut but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turturro jumps guard and drags Taylor to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Turturro is trying to hold Taylor in close to prevent damage but Taylor has managed to pass into half guard.
Taylor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Turturro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Turturro is looking for a sweep. Taylor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turturro trying to control but Taylor postures up.
Turturro is trying to get back to full guard.
Turturro slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Turturro pulls Taylor in to control the position.
Taylor is posturing up here but Turturro has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Taylor tries to roll out but it's too tight and Taylor has to tap! Slick submission there by Turturro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Giuseppe Turturro!
Giuseppe Turturro 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Simard (ranked 498 p4p, 112 weight class) and James Fusi (ranked 67 p4p, 13 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cedric Simard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Fusi!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simard just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Fusi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fusi takes a swing at Simard's ribcage but misses.
Simard throws a quick counter head kick but Fusi was just out of range.
Simard with a hook.
It looks like James Fusi has been cut.
Fusi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Simard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fusi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Simard on the side of the head.
Fusi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fusi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fusi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fusi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Simard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fusi throws the kick towards the body but Simard avoids it.
It appears Simard was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fusi throws a sloppy body shot
and Simard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fusi misses with a head kick.
Fusi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fusi misses with a body shot
and Simard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fusi looks to land a right hand but Simard moved out of range.
Fusi tries to move into range but Simard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fusi misses the shot to the body.
Simard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fusi 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 low kick lands for Simard.
That kick from Fusi tenderised Simard's leg. Simard is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fusi misses with an uppercut
and Simard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fusi misses with a shot to the body
and Simard counters with a right hand to the body.
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!
Nice straight punches there by Simard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Simard.
Fusi throws a sloppy head kick
and Simard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fusi throws a lazy right hand but Simard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Simard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fusi throws a right hand that misses
and Simard counters with a nice right hand that sends Fusi toppling to the canvas! Fusi scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Simard finish him?!
Fusi is rocked!
That has opened up James Fusi's cut even more.
Fusi throws an off balance right hand
and Simard counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cedric Simard!
Our winner, Cedric Simard, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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