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GAMMA#954 Karim v LaTroy PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Loris (ranked 1741 p4p, 1352 weight class) and Twea King (ranked 183 p4p, 151 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Twea King was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugo Loris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Twea King!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King moves away from the strike by Loris.
King misses the shot to the body.
Loris is looking to counter punch.
Loris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Loris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Loris misses with a right hand
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Loris finds it's way round the side to connect with King's head.
Loris drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Loris throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Loris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Loris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Loris is looking to work some ground and pound but King has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Loris's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've been hearing that Loris has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Loris wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
King working a defensive guard here.
Loris trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Loris throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Loris postures up and lands a big shot to King's brow.
King utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Loris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Loris trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Loris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Loris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Loris is looking to counter punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
King works Loris's body with a nice hook.
Loris slips under a jab from King.
Loris on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slapping leg kick lands for Loris.
Loris looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
Loris moves forwards but King connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Loris throws the kick towards the body but King avoids it.
Loris misses with an uppercut.
A momentary lapse in concentration from King enables Loris to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. King manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Loris scoring with punches to the head and body.
Loris trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
King is looking for a triangle but Loris pushes his legs off easily.
Loris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Loris postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Loris slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Loris lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Loris looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Loris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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.
King keeping moving, preventing Loris from controlling successfully.
Loris is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Loris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling King to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
King connects with a body shot.
Loris loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.
Loris looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
Loris takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Loris dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
King lands a nice shot to the body.
Loris swings for the body but King moves out of range.
Loris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King misses with a body shot.
Loris scoring well with a low kick there.
Loris with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Loris tries to score with a low kick but King moves his leg out of the way.
King lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheers as Loris lands an impressive looking overhand right. King doesn't seem phased though.
Loris misses the jab.
Loris misses with a wild body shot.
Loris throws a wild body kick that King sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loris misses with a body shot
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
Twea King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Loris moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loris walks into a stiff left hand from King.
King takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as King blocks the leg kick.
King throws a series of punches but Loris moves out of range.
Loris moves into range and connects with a jab.
King lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A low kick lands for Loris.
Loris slips under a jab from King.
Loris slips a jab from King.
King misses with a body shot.
Loris connects with a single shot there.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loris moves away.
Loris fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and King has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loris manages to avoid it.
Loris gets a double leg takedown into King's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loris wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
Loris lands a couple of elbows.
Loris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loris throwing strikes from guard but King blocks nicely.
King trying to keep a closed guard but Loris is proving a slippery customer.
Loris throwing strikes from guard but King blocks nicely.
Loris scoring with some ground and pound.
Loris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
King trying to keep a closed guard but Loris is proving a slippery customer.
Loris connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Loris landing some decent shots from guard.
King looking to control.
Loris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Loris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Loris trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Loris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Loris throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
King throws out a counter right but Loris avoids it with no problem.
King uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice body punch from Loris.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King misses the shot to the body.
King throws the left hand but Loris avoids the punch easily.
Loris throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Loris stuns King with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
King throws a body punch but Loris moves out of range.
King lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Loris scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loris is trying to ground and pound but King uses the momentary lack of control by Loris to regain half guard.
Loris throwing shots but King is blocking nicely.
King trying to hold on to Loris's head to control him but Loris postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Loris dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
A lazy left from King finds it's target.
Loris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
King lands a head shot.
King misses with a few strikes there.
Loris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loris manages to avoid it.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Loris is just out of range.
Loris went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Loris throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loris throws a wild body kick that King sees coming a mile off.
Loris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Loris.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King moves out of range of the strikes.
King slips a straight right by Loris.
King fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loris takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Twea King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Twea King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King blocks a head kick by Loris.
King ducks under a wild hook from Loris.
A solid leg kick lands there for Loris.
Loris scores with a body shot.
King moves out of range as Loris strikes.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loris.
King lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Loris throws a head kick that misses
and King counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Loris misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
King takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loris lands a jab to the nose.
Loris scores with a shot to the body.
Hugo Loris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a looping right.
A punch combination from King misses.
Loris shoots in and gets a takedown into King's guard.
King is trying to control the position but Loris postures up.
King controlling Loris's posture.
Loris sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loris trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Twea King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Loris seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
King moves away from the strike by Loris.
Loris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
Loris uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Loris bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps King's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
King lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Loris misses with a body shot.
King moves out of range of the strikes.
King connects with a crisp jab.
King connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Loris's hands.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
Loris misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
King takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Loris walks into a jab.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King lands a nice shot that snaps Loris's head back.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheers as Loris lands an impressive looking overhand right. King doesn't seem phased though.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Loris connects with a single shot there.
King takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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 Hugo Loris.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Loris, 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Loris!
Hugo Loris 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick River (ranked 1028 p4p, 1615 weight class) and Romulus Gerber (ranked 145 p4p, 221 weight class). River comes to the cage accompanied by Pantera - Walk. Romulus Gerber 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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19 - 17 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 16 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Patrick River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Romulus Gerber!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River lands the left hand.
A head kick by River misses
and Gerber counters with an outside leg kick.
River waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gerber.
Gerber throws out a counter right but River avoids it with no problem.
River takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gerber avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gerber looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
Gerber throws a sloppy head kick and River moves out of range easily.
River is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gerber's half guard.
River not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gerber keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gerber is refusing to be controlled, as River sits in half guard.
River is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gerber defending well though.
River wants to control but Gerber is keeping him busy.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. River connects with a nice short shot to Gerber's temple.
River seems to be looking for submissions.
River is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gerber is trying is best to control the position here.
That's two 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.
River seems to be looking for submissions.
Gerber blocking the ground and pound attempt from River.
Gerber is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gerber is trying to maintain the position but River is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
River tries to pass to full mount but Gerber defends it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerber lands a glancing blow to the side of River's head.
Gerber bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gerber has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from River.
River swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gerber.
Gerber lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gerber misses with a low kick.
River throws a head kick that Gerber semi-blocks.
River misses with a left hand
and Gerber counters with a solid body kick.
Gerber throws a body shot but no joy.
River bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A good leg kick by River.
Patrick River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River drives through and clinches with Gerber against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gerber is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but River is keeping busy.
River lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River goes for a takedown attempt but Gerber pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
River goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Horrible takedown attempt by River or perhaps it was just good defense by Gerber, which made it look bad.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gerber! But no joy.
Gerber scores with a nice head shot.
River clinches with his opponent.
Gerber is trying to force a seperation but River has the dominant position.
Gerber tries to break the clinch but River is controlling the position.
Gerber lands an elbow that stopped River in his tracks for a moment.
 It looks like Patrick River has been cut.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gerber scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gerber takes an elbow to the temple.
Gerber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. River is defending well for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick River dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick River's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gerber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. River sees it coming and avoids it easily.
River connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A solid body kick from Gerber.
River shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gerber misses with a low kick as River jumps back.
Gerber scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
River lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gerber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from River.
River avoids the head kick by Gerber.
River stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gerber.
Gerber lands a nice shot to the body.
River is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
River throws a shot from downtown. Gerber moves away and avoids it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from River.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River throws a looping overhand right but Gerber ducks down to avoid it.
Gerber has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from River.
Gerber gets tackled into the cage by River. River maintains the clinch.
A short left from Gerber.
I was talking to River's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gerber misses with a punch on the inside.
River throws a head punch that misses.
River softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
River gets a trip takedown into half guard.
River throwing shots but Gerber is blocking nicely.
Gerber tries to get to full guard but River has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gerber is doing well to control the position and prevent River from advancing to side control.
River keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerber is not content to let River control the position.
River is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Gerber still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Gerber has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gerber throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
River gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gerber is stalling here. River is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Gerber seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and River has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerber is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
River is looking to take a break and control but Gerber is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gerber keeps River under control for a moment.
Gerber struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gerber is looking to regain half guard here but River keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Gerber's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gerber is not content to let River control the position.
Gerber tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but River wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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 Patrick River will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Patrick River's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gerber swings for the body but River moves out of range.
River has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gerber.
River throws out a leg kick but Gerber moves out of range and River only half commits.
River lands an overhand right.
River closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gerber counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gerber throws a body punch but River moves out of range.
River misses with a double jab.
Gerber tries to sprawl but River drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gerber is looking to get back to is feet but River passes into side control.
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!
River thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
River sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gerber is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gerber is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
River taking a break here but Gerber is having none of it and regains half guard.
River wants to free his trapped foot but Gerber is holding on for dear life with his legs.
River maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Gerber could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but River has cracked it and Gerber is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by River!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Patrick River!
After winning the bout, Patrick River 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kay Bone (ranked 1372 p4p, 1400 weight class) and Corey Smith Jr (ranked 47 p4p, 36 weight class). Smith Jr has chosen You Will Know My Name as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kay Bone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 24 - 1, fighting out of London, Corey Smith Jr!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bone appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bone throws a body punch but Smith Jr moves out of range.
Bone takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Bone.
Smith Jr works the jab nicely.
Smith Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith Jr with a nice calf kick.
Bone definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Smith Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Bone lands with a short shot to the head.
Bone slows down the pace here.
Smith Jr misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith Jr misses with the head strike.
We've been informed that Smith Jr has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bone struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith Jr controls his hands.
Smith Jr being controlled against the cage.
Smith Jr avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Smith Jr.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Smith Jr misses with a body punch.
Smith Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Bone.
Bone swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr working aggressively here.
Bone misses with the head strike.
Smith Jr digs a right hand underneath Bone's ribcage. Bone let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bone manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith Jr prevents a body shot from Bone.
Smith Jr blocks an uppercut.
Smith Jr works on Bone's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bone.
Bone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bone misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Smith Jr fails to land.
Smith Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bone backwards.
Smith Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith Jr lands an uppercut.
Bone is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smith Jr is keeping busy.
Smith Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Bone controls his hands.
Smith Jr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bone is keeping busy.
Smith Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Smith Jr.
Bone is breathing heavily.
Smith Jr slowing the pace effectively.
Smith Jr tries to throw a body punch but Bone avoids it by throwing Smith Jr back against the cage.
Smith Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Bone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Bone is trying to stall.
Bone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith Jr working aggressively here.
Smith Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith Jr taking a breather.
Bone can't find room to land a body shot as Smith Jr controls the action.
Bone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smith Jrs head.
Smith Jr is stalling here.
Smith Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bone lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Bone on the inside.
Bone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bone is trying to maintain a safe position but Smith Jr gets an underhook and turns Bone into the cage.
Bone has a couple of punches blocked by Smith Jr.
Smith Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bone stalling the fight.
Bone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bone misses with a body shot.
Smith Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bone loads up on a big right hand but Smith Jr slips the punch.
Bone lands a lovely overhand right.
Smith Jr misses with a looping right.
Smith Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bone ducks under a wild hook from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr instigates a clinch.
Bone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith Jr wants to clinch up but Bone keeps it at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Corey Smith Jr will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Bone throws a leg kick but Smith Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bone lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bone throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Smith Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bone swings for the body but Smith Jr moves out of range.
Smith Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith Jr moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith Jr misses the target.
Bone takes a swing at Smith Jr's ribcage but misses.
Smith Jr scores with a hook to the body. Bone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bone misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bone fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smith Jr is out of range.
Bone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Bone.
Bone looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith Jr is just out of range.
Smith Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Smith Jr looks to move away, Bone throws a big counter combo but Smith Jr just gets out of the way.
Bone jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith Jr. Bone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bone is looking to wear down Smith Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice shot by Bone.
Bone throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith Jr looks to land a combination but Bone avoids it well.
Bone half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kay Bone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bone just misses with a punch to the body.
Bone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bone is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bone throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bone lands with a right hand.
Bone connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bone misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Smith Jr misses its intended target.
Kay Bone is winning the standup battle so far.
Bone moves out of range as Smith Jr throws a body kick.
Smith Jr 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.
Bone tries to land a leg kick but Smith Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Smith Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith Jr misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bone is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith Jr misses with a hook.
Smith Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith Jr. That's going to slow Bone down.
Bone swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Smith Jr counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the body from Bone misses
and Smith Jr counters with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith Jr.
Bone misses with a body shot.
Bone has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Smith Jr.
Bone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big left from Smith Jr misses.
Bone connects with a high kick.
A solid body kick from Bone.
Bone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr working aggressively here.
Bone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith Jr is struggling to control the position.
Smith Jr blocks a body shot from Bone.
Smith Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bone tries a body shot but Smith Jr blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bone.
Bone working aggressively here.
Smith Jr tries to work over Bone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith Jr working aggressively here.
Smith Jr tries a body shot but Bone blocks it.
Corey Smith Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smith Jr digs a right hand into Bone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bone's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith Jr blocks a body shot from Bone.
Smith Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bone's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bone scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Smith Jr.
A hook to the body from Smith Jr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Smith Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr lands a body shot.
Smith Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Bone controls his hands.
Smith Jr working aggressively here.
Smith Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Bone controls the action.
Smith Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smith Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Bone controls his hands.
Smith Jr working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Smith Jr.
A nice left hand lands by Smith Jr.
Smith Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bone's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Smith Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith Jr throws a looping overhand right but Bone ducks down to avoid it.
Smith Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Bone counters with a nice body kick.
Smith Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bone throws out a loose jab but Smith Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Smith Jr misses.
Bone misses with a hook. Smith Jr ducked under it nicely.
Smith Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bone.
Smith Jr loads up on a big right hand but Bone slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr throws a lazy right hand but Bone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr tries to move into range but Bone moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bone misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Smith Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone scoring well with a low kick there.
Bone scores with a jab. Smith Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Smith Jr misses with an uppercut.
Kay Bone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith Jr tries to clinch up.
Smith Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bone.
Bone works the jab nicely.
Bone misses with a right hand
and Smith Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith Jr wants to clinch up but Bone keeps it at a distance.
Bone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Bone.
Smith Jr throws a solid leg kick but Bone takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Smith Jr.
Bone slips a straight right by Smith Jr.
Bone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith Jr.
Bone takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smith Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone throws a leg kick but Smith Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Smith Jr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bone, pushing him back against the cage.
Smith Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Smith Jr works on Bone's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Smith Jr.
Smith Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Smith Jr tries to work over Bone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bone is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Smith Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr digs a right hand into Bone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bone's gas tank.
Smith Jr tries a body shot but Bone blocks it.
Bone prevents a body shot from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Smith Jr.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith Jr.
Bone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
 Bone is rocked!
Bone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oh Bone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bone misses with some punches.
Smith Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bone backwards.
Bone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith Jr pushes Bone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Come on Smith Jr - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nice body punch from Smith Jr - that landed with a thud.
Smith Jr lands a big right hand that drops Bone! The killer instinct kicks in and Smith Jr finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Smith Jr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corey Smith Jr!
Our winner, Corey Smith Jr, 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seamus Ohoulihan (ranked 845 p4p, 768 weight class) and Santiago Costa (ranked 129 p4p, 117 weight class). Ohoulihan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bill Conti - Going The Distance. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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27 - 26 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seamus Ohoulihan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santiago Costa!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Costa misses with a looping right.
Ohoulihan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ohoulihan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ohoulihan slips under a jab.
Costa loads up on a big right hand but Ohoulihan slips the punch.
Ohoulihan jabs Costa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Costa throws a right and a left that Ohoulihan avoids nicely.
Ohoulihan lands a jab.
Ohoulihan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ohoulihan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ohoulihan throws a lazy right hand but Costa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A combination from Ohoulihan does no damage.
Ohoulihan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Costa.
Costa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ohoulihan throws a jab but it's blocked by Costa.
Costa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Costa pushes Ohoulihan up against the cage in a clinch.
Costa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ohoulihan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ohoulihan swings wildly with an uppercut but Costa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Costa blocking some punches.
Costa breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohoulihan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ohoulihan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Costa throws a body punch but Ohoulihan moves out of range.
Ohoulihan lands with a nice body kick.
Costa cracks Ohoulihan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Costa.
Costa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ohoulihan's head backwards.
Ohoulihan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Costa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Ohoulihan.
Ohoulihan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Costa throws a right hand that misses
letting Ohoulihan counter with a right hand.
Costa misses with an uppercut. Ohoulihan saw that one coming.
Ohoulihan tried to counter with a leg kick but Costa avoided it.
Costa checks a leg kick.
Ohoulihan looks to land a body kick but Costa moved away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ohoulihan lands with an uppercut that bounces Costa off the cage and back into range.
Ohoulihan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Costa looks to land a right hand but Ohoulihan moved out of range.
Ohoulihan lands with a right hand.
Costa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ohoulihan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Costa slips a straight right by Ohoulihan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ohoulihan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ohoulihan lands a nice looking body shot.
Ohoulihan scores with a head kick.
Ohoulihan's corner calls for a 1-2. Ohoulihan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Costa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ohoulihan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ohoulihan scores with a leg kick.
Costa ducks right into an uppercut from Ohoulihan.
Ohoulihan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Costa fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Costa looks to move away, Ohoulihan throws a big counter combo but Costa just gets out of the way.
Ohoulihan 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.
Costa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ohoulihan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ohoulihan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Costa. Costa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Costa misses with a body shot.
Costa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ohoulihan.
Ohoulihan misses with a left hand
and Costa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Costa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa with a jab.
Costa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ohoulihan. Ohoulihan obviously looking to wear him down.
Ohoulihan looks to land a body kick but Costa moved away.
Sloppy strikes from Costa. Those never looked like landing.
Ohoulihan scores with a nice strike.
Costa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Costa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ohoulihan, as that shot connected.
Ohoulihan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Costa works over Ohoulihan's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Costa closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ohoulihan.
Costa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Costa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Costa misses the shot to the body.
Costa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ohoulihan with a nice calf kick.
Costa throws a big shot that misses.
Ohoulihan moves out of range as Costa strikes.
Ohoulihan jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohoulihan scores with a body shot.
Ohoulihan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ohoulihan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Costa defending well as Ohoulihan loads up on a big left hand.
Costa looks to throw the jab but Ohoulihan is out of range.
Ohoulihan connects with a right hand. Costa shakes it off.
Costa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Costa ducks under a wild hook from Ohoulihan.
Costa digs a good hook to Ohoulihan's body.
Costa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ohoulihan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Costa throws out the jab.
A lazy left from Ohoulihan finds it's target.
Costa connects with a body shot.
Ohoulihan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Costa.
Ohoulihan defending well as Costa loads up on a big left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ohoulihan ducks under a wild hook from Costa.
An attempted straight right counter from Ohoulihan misses the target.
Costa scores with a jab.
Ohoulihan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ohoulihan is rocked!
Ohoulihan digs a good hook to Costa's body.
Oh Ohoulihan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ohoulihan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ohoulihan seems to have got his legs back now.
Ohoulihan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
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 Seamus Ohoulihan will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Costa lands a lovely overhand right.
Costa throws an overhand right that drops Ohoulihan like a sack of potatoes! Costa dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santiago Costa!
An out of breath and clearly excited Santiago Costa thanked FUClothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Graham Mantle (ranked 406 p4p, 334 weight class) and Juan Corona (ranked 46 p4p, 40 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Corona's choice of entrance music: Lil Baby, Lil Durk - How It Feels. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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148
20 - 8 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Graham Mantle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Corona!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mantle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mantle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Corona is looking to slow Mantle down with leg kicks.
Corona misses with a left hand
and Mantle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mantle tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Corona swivels and escapes.
Corona throws a right hand that misses
and Mantle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mantle misses with a body shot.
Corona throws a hook but Mantle avoids it easily.
It looked like Mantle was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Corona.
Corona lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Corona finds it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Corona misses the target.
Mantle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mantle misses with a straight left.
Corona looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantle has Corona up against the cage in a clinch.
Mantle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mantle works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Mantle being controlled here momentarily.
Corona had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mantle defends it easily.
Mantle controlling from the top position.
Corona controlling the position.
Corona escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mantle gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mantle scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corona looking for a guillotine here but Mantle defends easily.
Corona keeping moving, preventing Mantle from controlling successfully.
Mantle working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Corona is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mantle trying to control the position from guard on top but Corona is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Corona is trying to keep Mantle in close.
Mantle stopping the sweep attempt from Corona.
Corona throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Corona is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mantle defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corona working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mantle doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mantle manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've been hearing that Mantle has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Corona working for a triangle but Mantle defends it easily.
Mantle is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mantle is working Corona over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Corona wants to stand up but Mantle is controlling him.
Corona working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Mantle has passed into half guard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Corona actively working from the bottom here.
Mantle is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Corona looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Corona pushes Mantle off looking to stand but Mantle dives back in and keeps control.
Mantle is trying to control. Corona wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mantle looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Corona looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mantle drops an elbow to the side of Corona's head.
Corona is trying to control but can't.
Corona is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mantle scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Graham Mantle dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mantle swings for the body but Corona moves out of range.
Corona dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Mantle.
The crowd cheers as Mantle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Corona doesn't seem phased though.
Mantle misses with a wild body shot.
Corona misses with a looping right.
Corona throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body punch from Mantle.
Mantle lands a nice shot that snaps Corona's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mantle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mantle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Corona.
Mantle looks to score with a jab to the body but Corona is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corona showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mantle.
Corona misses with a low kick.
Juan Corona is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Corona looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mantle throws a body punch but Corona moves out of range.
Mantle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Corona can do to turn this around?
Corona is looking to chop away at Mantle's legs.
Corona scores with a jab.
Corona fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mantle manages to avoid it.
Corona throws a lazy right hand but Mantle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Corona keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mantle wants to clinch but Corona slips to the side
and Corona counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Corona throws a leg kick but Mantle moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mantle closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Corona to the mat! Corona manages to get full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corona looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Mantle has picked Corona up and slammed him! Corona can't keep hold of the triangle and Mantle manages to pass to side control!
Corona is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mantle's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mantle perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mantle connects with a nice short shot to Corona's temple.
Mantle wants to control but Corona is keeping him busy.
Corona wants to control the action here but instead Mantle manages to pass to full mount!
Mantle in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mantle avoids the attempt from Corona to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mantle with good strikes from the mount here!
Mantle has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mantle lands with some strikes.
Mantle putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mantle scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Corona?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantle raining down hammerfists from mount.
 Corona is rocked!
Mantle lands a nice shot to the head.
Corona is still in real trouble! Can Mantle finish him?
Corona takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Mantle's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Graham Mantle!
Graham Mantle thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Juan Corona had this to say: 'Damn'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sepi Pulkkinen (ranked 725 p4p, 635 weight class) and Anthony Wayne (ranked 24 p4p, 15 weight class). Wayne is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Edge Of A Revolution- Nickelback. Anthony Wayne has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sepi Pulkkinen's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sepi Pulkkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulkkinen swings widly with a right hand
and Wayne counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Wayne.
Good shot there by Pulkkinen.
 It looks like Anthony Wayne has been cut.
Wayne 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.
Wayne feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Pulkkinen sprawling to the canvas! Pulkkinen rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Wayne finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wayne with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pulkkinen to score with a decent uppercut.
Pulkkinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pulkkinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wayne.
Pulkkinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wayne throws a series of punches but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Wayne tries a low kick but Pulkkinen avoids it.
Anthony Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulkkinen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Wayne.
Pulkkinen forces Wayne back against the cage and clinches.
Pulkkinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wayne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pulkkinen blocks a jab.
Wayne misses the jab.
Pulkkinen scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wayne.
Pulkkinen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wayne, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Pulkkinen - that landed with a thud.
Pulkkinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pulkkinen misses with some punches.
Pulkkinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
Pulkkinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pulkkinen misses with a body punch.
Pulkkinen misses with a body punch.
Pulkkinen tries to work over Wayne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pulkkinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pulkkinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pulkkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen tries a body shot but Wayne blocks it.
Wayne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wayne walks into a stiff left hand from Pulkkinen.
Wayne connects with a leg kick.
Pulkkinen blocks a jab.
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!
Wayne misses with a body kick.
Wayne avoids the head kick by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pulkkinen ducks under a wild hook from Wayne.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook.
Pulkkinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wayne lands a leg kick that knocks Pulkkinen off balance momentarily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pulkkinen.
Wayne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Wayne looks to move away, Pulkkinen throws a big counter combo but Wayne just gets out of the way.
Wayne throws a hook to the side of Pulkkinen's head but Pulkkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wayne tries to keep at a distance but Pulkkinen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wayne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pulkkinen slips a jab from Wayne.
A swing and a miss from Wayne.
Pulkkinen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wayne lands a slapping body shot.
Pulkkinen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wayne's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pulkkinen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wayne scrambles back to his feet.
A big right from Wayne misses.
Pulkkinen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Wayne.
Wayne motions for Pulkkinen to come forward. Wayne throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pulkkinen.
Wayne throws a body shot but no joy.
Pulkkinen throws a counter high kick but Wayne was just alert enough to avoid it.
Wayne cracks Pulkkinen with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Pulkkinen looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Wayne finish him?
Pulkkinen is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulkkinen leaves his chin hanging out and Wayne seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Pulkkinen crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Wayne!
After the big win, Anthony Wayne made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Maximum Human Performance and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Grey Ape (ranked 169 p4p, 346 weight class) and Ruslan Danilov (ranked 30 p4p, 57 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Grey Ape!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruslan Danilov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danilov lands a jab to the head.
Ape has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Infamous Duranto Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Danilov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ape lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A right-left combo lands from Danilov.
Ape takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Danilov misses with a leg kick
letting Ape counter with a right hand.
Ape uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Danilov.
Nice uppercut there from Danilov.
Danilov takes one on the button.
Jab from Danilov.
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!
Danilov works over Ape's head and body with a nice combination.
Danilov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ape.
Ape thinks about countering with a head kick.
Ape is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Danilov.
Danilov looks to land a body kick but Ape moved away.
Danilov throws an off balance right hand
letting Ape counter with a right hand.
Ape misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danilov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Danilov looks to land a left hand but Ape moved out of range nicely.
Ape keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Danilov thows a body kick. Ape tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Danilov misses with a jab to the body
and Ape counters with a good low kick that Danilov was not able to check.
A leg kick checked by Danilov.
Ape swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Danilov checks a leg kick.
Danilov staying out of range there.
Danilov with the inside leg kick.
Danilov misses with a wild body shot.
Ape is looking to counter punch.
Danilov throws a body punch but Ape moves out of range.
Danilov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ape connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ape misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ape lands a big uppercut and Danilov crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Danilov looks OK. Ape waves Danilov back to his feet!
Danilov is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ape lands with a thumping leg kick.
Danilov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Danilov looks to throw the jab but Ape is out of range.
Danilov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Danilov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ape.
Ape on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ape throws the left hand but Danilov avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Ape.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Danilov checks a leg kick.
Danilov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ruslan Danilov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danilov throws a body shot but no joy.
Danilov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danilov misses with a kick to the body.
Nice jab there from Ape.
Danilov connects with a crisp jab.
Danilov misses with a takedown attempt - Ape sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Danilov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ape is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Danilov slips a jab from Ape.
Danilov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Danilov misses with a hook
and Ape counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ape circles away from the clinch attempt
and Danilov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Danilov misses.
Ape fires out a quick counter leg kick but Danilov just manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Danilov misses
and Ape counters with a stiff right hand.
Danilov is still on wobbly legs! Can Ape finish him?
A head kick from Danilov lands but Ape takes it in his stride.
Danilov seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ape with the inside leg kick.
Grey Ape is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danilov is looking to clinch.
Danilov moves into the clinch.
Ape pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Ape misses its intended target.
Danilov shoots in but no luck this time.
Danilov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Danilov throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danilov throws a right hand that misses
and Ape counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Danilov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ape on his heels. He'll look to pass Ape's guard now, I'm sure.
Danilov is looking to work some ground and pound but Ape has wrist control.
Danilov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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 Grey Ape will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ape's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Danilov throws a lazy head kick
and Ape counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Danilov misses with a kick to the body
and Ape counters with a crisp right that sends Danilov to the canvas! Ape follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grey Ape!
A victorious Grey Ape thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joosep Lõhmus (ranked 138 p4p, 204 weight class) and Igla Chlen (ranked 22 p4p, 34 weight class). Lõhmus comes to the cage accompanied by Amon Amarth - The Way of Vikings. Chlen has chosen as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Joosep Lõhmus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Igla Chlen!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lõhmus lunges at Chlen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chlen's hand.
Jab from Chlen.
Lõhmus throws a looping overhand right but Chlen ducks down to avoid it.
Chlen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lõhmus lands a nice shot to the body.
Chlen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chlen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lõhmus moves away from the strike by Chlen.
Chlen throws a leg kick but Lõhmus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lõhmus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chlen throws a shot from downtown. Lõhmus moves away and avoids it.
Lõhmus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chlen misses with an uppercut. Lõhmus saw that one coming.
Chlen looks to land a right hand but Lõhmus moved out of range.
Lõhmus misses with a wild body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chlen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chlen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lõhmus.
Chlen throws a hook to the side of Lõhmus's head but Lõhmus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lõhmus throws a leg kick that misses.
Chlen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lõhmus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A clash of legs there as Chlen blocks the low kick.
Lõhmus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lõhmus tried to counter with a leg kick but Chlen avoided it.
Lõhmus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chlen takes a swing at Lõhmus's ribcage but misses.
Lõhmus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chlen walks into a stiff left hand from Lõhmus.
Chlen misses with an uppercut. Lõhmus saw that one coming.
Lõhmus fires out a quick counter leg kick but Chlen just manages to avoid it.
Lõhmus connects with a looping right hand.
Lõhmus defending well as Chlen loads up on a big left hand.
Chlen blocks a leg kick.
Lõhmus scoring well with a low kick there.
Lõhmus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lõhmus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chlen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lõhmus momentarily.
Chlen throws a jab but it's blocked by Lõhmus.
Lõhmus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chlen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Lõhmus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lõhmus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lõhmus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chlen checks it well.
Lõhmus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chlen moves out of range of the body kick.
Chlen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lõhmus clobbers Chlen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chlen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lõhmus throws out a leg kick but Chlen moves out of range and Lõhmus only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chlen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chlen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lõhmus just misses with a punch to the body.
Chlen misses with a hook. Lõhmus ducked under it nicely.
Chlen misses with a wild body shot.
Lõhmus was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Chlen lands a jab to the nose.
Chlen moves out of range as Lõhmus strikes.
Chlen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lõhmus.
Chlen blocks a low kick nicely.
Chlen throws a body shot but no joy.
Lõhmus appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lõhmus misses with a looping left.
Chlen throws a jab when Lõhmus was well out of range.
Lõhmus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chlen blocks a jab.
A nice side step and Chlen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Chlen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lõhmus.
Chlen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lõhmus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chlen.
Lõhmus tried to counter with a leg kick but Chlen avoided it.
Chlen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chlen punishes Lõhmus's body with a nice straight punch.
Lõhmus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lõhmus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lõhmus lands with a cross.
Lõhmus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A slow jab from Chlen misses its intended target.
Lõhmus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chlen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chlen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lõhmus's hands.
Lõhmus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lõhmus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chlen.
Chlen misses with a looping left.
Lõhmus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lõhmus just misses with a punch to the body.
Lõhmus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lõhmus misses with a hook to the body
enabling Chlen to counter with a crisp jab.
Lõhmus is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lõhmus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chlen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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!
Chlen misses with a wild body shot.
Chlen scores with a jab to the head.
Lõhmus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lõhmus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chlen misses with a body shot.
Lõhmus tried to counter with a leg kick but Chlen avoided it.
Chlen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lõhmus throws the left hand but Chlen avoids the punch easily.
Chlen connects with a crisp jab.
Chlen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chlen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lõhmus throws the left hand but Chlen avoids the punch easily.
Lõhmus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lõhmus moves out of range as Chlen strikes.
Chlen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lõhmus.
Chlen throws out a leg kick but Lõhmus moves out of range and Chlen only half commits.
Chlen throws a hook but Lõhmus avoids it easily.
Chlen tried to score with a low kick but Lõhmus checks it.
Chlen loads up on a big right hand but Lõhmus slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chlen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lõhmus.
Chlen throws a jab when Lõhmus was well out of range.
Chlen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lõhmus.
Chlen misses with a looping right.
Lõhmus throws the left hand but Chlen avoids the punch easily.
Chlen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lõhmus with a body shot.
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 Joosep Lõhmus will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lõhmus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chlen.
Lõhmus throws a low kick, looking for Chlen's leg but Chlen calmly moves out of range.
Lõhmus takes a swing at Chlen's ribcage but misses.
Joosep Lõhmus is winning the standup battle so far.
Chlen misses the shot to the body.
Lõhmus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chlen.
A big right from Chlen misses.
Lõhmus throws a quick counter kick to the body but Chlen avoids it.
Lõhmus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lõhmus throws a wild body kick that Chlen sees coming a mile off.
Chlen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Chlen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lõhmus. Lõhmus circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lõhmus misses the shot to the body.
Lõhmus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lõhmus missing with a left hand there. Chlen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chlen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chlen ducks under a wild hook from Lõhmus.
Chlen ducks under a wild hook from Lõhmus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chlen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lõhmus misses with a body shot.
Chlen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lõhmus can pounce on him.
Lõhmus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lõhmus connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chlen moves away from the strike by Lõhmus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chlen looks to score with a jab to the body but Lõhmus is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lõhmus. Chlen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chlen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lõhmus looks for the body kick but Chlen saw that one coming.
Chlen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lõhmus avoids the body shot from Chlen.
Lõhmus tries to work over Chlen's front leg with a kick but Chlen checks it.
Lõhmus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chlen throws a looping overhand right but Lõhmus ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Lõhmus misses the target.
Chlen looks to land a right hand but Lõhmus moved out of range.
A nice leg kick from Lõhmus, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chlen missing with a left hand there. Lõhmus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Lõhmus was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Chlen.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chlen 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 Lõhmus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lõhmus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lõhmus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chlen.
Lõhmus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chlen manages to avoid it.
Lõhmus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chlen moves away.
Lõhmus thuds his right hand into Chlen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lõhmus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chlen's head backwards.
Chlen looks to land a right hand but Lõhmus moved out of range.
Lõhmus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chlen throws a hook to the side of Lõhmus's head but Lõhmus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus walks into a straight right hand from Chlen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chlen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chlen tries to land a leg kick but Lõhmus saw it coming and moves away.
Lõhmus throws a good cross that connects.
Chlen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lõhmus is able to avoid easily.
Chlen connects with a body shot.
Lõhmus slips a jab from Chlen.
Lõhmus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lõhmus connects with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chlen. Lõhmus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lõhmus is looking to score with low kicks.
Chlen throws a big shot that misses.
Good leg kick by Lõhmus.
An inside leg kick from Lõhmus misses.
A little jabbing left from Chlen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lõhmus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chlen on the side of the head.
Lõhmus throws a quick inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Lõhmus misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Lõhmus misses the target.
Lõhmus's corner calls for a 1-2. Lõhmus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chlen scores with a sloppy right hand. Lõhmus should have avoided that one.
Lõhmus moves out of range as Chlen strikes.
Chlen throws a body punch but Lõhmus moves out of range.
Lõhmus jabs at Chlen's body.
Lõhmus thows a leg kick but Chlen checks it
enabling Chlen to counter with a crisp jab.
Chlen defending well as Lõhmus loads up on a big left hand.
Lõhmus looks to score with a jab to the body but Chlen is just out of range.
Lõhmus lands a right hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Chlen.
Lõhmus moves out of range as Chlen strikes.
Chlen avoids the body shot from Lõhmus.
Chlen takes a swing at Lõhmus's ribcage but misses.
Lõhmus is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lõhmus blocks a jab.
Chlen misses with a looping left.
Chlen throws a hook but Lõhmus avoids it easily.
Chlen misses with a straight right.
Lõhmus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lõhmus there as he acknowledges the shot.
A shot to the liver by Chlen. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lõhmus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chlen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lõhmus moves away.
Lõhmus was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lõhmus just misses with a punch to the body.
Chlen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lõhmus throws a jab but it's blocked by Chlen.
Chlen connects with a jab.
Lõhmus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chlen doesn't seem bothered though.
Lõhmus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chlen moves forwards but Lõhmus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chlen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lõhmus is able to avoid easily.
Lõhmus is looking to counter punch.
Nice body punch from Chlen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lõhmus. Chlen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lõhmus throws a body punch but Chlen moves out of range.
Chlen throws out a leg kick but Lõhmus moves out of range and Chlen only half commits.
Chlen throws a shot from downtown. Lõhmus moves away and avoids it.
Chlen throws a hook but Lõhmus blocks it.
Lõhmus thuds his right hand into Chlen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Chlen misses its intended target.
Chlen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chlen swings for the body but Lõhmus moves out of range.
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 Joosep Lõhmus will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lõhmus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Good standup being displayed there by Chlen as he connects with a hook.
Lõhmus cracks Chlen with an open hand slap.
Lõhmus throws an overhand right that lands on Chlen's shoulder, as Chlen tries to avoid the shot.
Lõhmus scores with a leg kick.
Lõhmus walks into a straight right hand from Chlen.
Chlen scores with the left hand. Lõhmus knows he should have avoided that one.
Lõhmus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chlen.
A big right from Chlen misses.
Chlen misses with a straight right.
Chlen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lõhmus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lõhmus wants to slow Chlen down by chopping away at his legs.
Lõhmus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chlen checks a leg kick.
Chlen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lõhmus manages to avoid it.
Chlen wants to land a leg kick but Lõhmus is out of range.
Lõhmus tried to score with a low kick but Chlen checks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chlen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lõhmus.
Lõhmus misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chlen misses with a looping left.
Chlen moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Lõhmus does it's job there.
Lõhmus scores with the left hand. Chlen knows he should have avoided that one.
Lõhmus misses with an uppercut.
Chlen misses with a hook.
Lõhmus ducks under a wild hook from Chlen.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lõhmus.
Lõhmus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chlen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lõhmus throws out the jab.
Chlen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lõhmus lands with a shot to the body.
Lõhmus checks a leg kick nicely.
Lõhmus connects with a solid leg kick.
Lõhmus moves out of range as Chlen strikes.
Lõhmus's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chlen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lõhmus scrambles back to his feet.
Lõhmus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chlen throws a shot from downtown. Lõhmus moves away and avoids it.
Lõhmus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Igla Chlen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chlen looks to throw the jab but Lõhmus is out of range.
Chlen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lõhmus.
Lõhmus lands the left hand.
Chlen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lõhmus is out of range.
Lõhmus takes a swing at Chlen's ribcage but misses.
Lõhmus checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chlen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chlen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lõhmus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chlen.
Lõhmus checks a low kick from Chlen.
Chlen throws a jab but it's blocked by Lõhmus.
The fighters circling - Chlen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chlen slips under a jab.
Lõhmus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lõhmus is looking to score with low kicks.
Lõhmus blocks a low kick nicely.
Chlen lands with a straight right. Lõhmus didn't see that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Chlen.
Chlen loads up on a big right hand but Lõhmus slips the punch.
Joosep Lõhmus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chlen misses with a lunging right hand
and Lõhmus counters with a straight right hand.
Chlen misses with a looping right.
A counter left hand to the body from Lõhmus misses its target.
A jab from Chlen misses.
Lõhmus ducks under a wild hook from Chlen.
Chlen throws a big shot that misses.
Lõhmus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chlen.
Lõhmus lands a head shot.
Nice defenses there by Lõhmus.
Lõhmus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Chlen there.
Lõhmus ducks under a wild hook from Chlen.
It looked like Lõhmus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lõhmus lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chlen will feel that in the morning.
Chlen takes one to the side of the head.
Chlen scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chlen misses with a hook
and Lõhmus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lõhmus takes a swing at Chlen's ribcage but misses.
Chlen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lõhmus momentarily.
Lõhmus lands a nice shot that snaps Chlen's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chlen.
Lõhmus lands a leg kick that knocks Chlen off balance momentarily.
Chlen 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.
Lõhmus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chlen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lõhmus.
Lõhmus defending well as Chlen loads up on a big left hand.
Chlen cracks Lõhmus with a good jab.
Chlen looks to throw the jab but Lõhmus is out of range.
Lõhmus cracks Chlen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lõhmus throws out a powerful jab.
Chlen ducks under a wild hook from Lõhmus.
Chlen swings for the body but Lõhmus moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lõhmus.
Lõhmus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lõhmus scores with a sloppy right hand. Chlen should have avoided that one.
Lõhmus misses with a straight right.
Chlen defending well as Lõhmus loads up on a big left hand.
Lõhmus looks to score with a jab to the body but Chlen is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joosep Lõhmus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lõhmus 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Joosep Lõhmus!
A victorious Joosep Lõhmus thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Igla Chlen had this to say: 'I shit my pants during the fight and I just couldnt focus after that'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yago Nascimento (ranked 279 p4p, 683 weight class) and Franck Kodjia (ranked 8 p4p, 22 weight class). Nascimento's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Aggressive War Epic Music Collection!. Yago Nascimento has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yago Nascimento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Franck Kodjia!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nascimento moves away from the strike by Kodjia.
Kodjia misses with a right hand
and Nascimento counters with an inside leg kick.
Kodjia ducks under a wild hook from Nascimento.
Kodjia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nascimento.
Nascimento throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kodjia.
Kodjia misses the shot to the body.
Kodjia misses with a hook to the body
and Nascimento counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Franck Kodjia has been cut.
Kodjia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nascimento at a distance.
Kodjia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nascimento's corner calls for a 1-2. Nascimento obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nascimento swings for the body but Kodjia moves out of range.
Kodjia throws an overhand right that lands on Nascimento's shoulder, as Nascimento tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento misses with an uppercut
and Kodjia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice jab there from Nascimento.
Kodjia feints and then cracks Nascimento's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nascimento down.
Nascimento lands a big head kick that sends Kodjia tumbling to the mat! Nascimento takes a step backwards and waves Kodjia back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kodjia misses with a body punch
and Nascimento counters with a nice right hand that sends Kodjia toppling to the canvas! Kodjia scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Nascimento finish him?!
Kodjia is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kodjia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kodjia misses with a wild body shot.
Kodjia scores with a hook to the body. Nascimento takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kodjia throws a sloppy body shot
and Nascimento counters with a nice body shot.
Kodjia throws a looping overhand right but Nascimento ducks down to avoid it.
Nascimento has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nap or Tap in the buildup to the fight.
Kodjia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kodjia throws a head kick that misses
and Nascimento counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Kodjia misses
and Nascimento counters with a straight right hand.
Nascimento avoids the head kick by Kodjia.
Kodjia misses with an uppercut
enabling Nascimento to counter with a crisp jab.
Nascimento on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kodjia. Kodjia obviously looking to wear him down.
Kodjia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nascimento manages to avoid it.
Kodjia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nascimento sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Nascimento misses its target.
Nascimento scores with a hook to the body. Kodjia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kodjia throws a combination that misses
and Nascimento counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nascimento scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kodjia in his tracks.
Kodjia misses with a double jab
and Nascimento counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kodjia looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kodjia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kodjia throws a head kick that misses.
Nascimento lands a body shot.
Nascimento scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nascimento finds Kodjia's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Kodjia flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Nascimento lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Kodjia will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yago Nascimento!
Yago Nascimento decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Franck Kodjia was interviewed post fight and said 'Kill or be killed!!!! Win or lose so F boring fights '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karim Johnson (ranked 7 p4p, 26 weight class) and LaTroy Johnson (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). Karim Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Don't say nuthin'. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Karim Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, LaTroy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karim Johnson digs a good body shot into LaTroy Johnson's ribs.
LaTroy Johnson throws a head kick that half lands.
A swing and a miss from Karim Johnson.
Karim Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
LaTroy Johnson throws a lazy head kick
and Karim Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
LaTroy Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Karim Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Karim Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karim Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Karim Johnson cracks LaTroy Johnson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! LaTroy Johnson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Karim Johnson finish him?
LaTroy Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LaTroy Johnson throws a leg kick that misses.
LaTroy Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Karim Johnson counters with a nice right hand that sends LaTroy Johnson toppling to the canvas! LaTroy Johnson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Karim Johnson finish him?!
LaTroy Johnson is rocked!
LaTroy Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
LaTroy Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Karim Johnson finish him?
That kick from Karim Johnson tenderised LaTroy Johnson's leg. LaTroy Johnson is trying to keep his angry face on.
LaTroy Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karim Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from LaTroy Johnson! But no joy.
Karim Johnson lands a jab to the head.
LaTroy Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
LaTroy Johnson misses with a kick to the body
and Karim Johnson counters with a good low kick that LaTroy Johnson was not able to check.
Karim Johnson throws a hook to the side of LaTroy Johnson's head but LaTroy Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from LaTroy Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
LaTroy Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
LaTroy Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Karim Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karim Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
LaTroy Johnson misses with a body punch
and Karim Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Karim Johnson.
Karim Johnson takes a swing at LaTroy Johnson's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karim Johnson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends LaTroy Johnson sprawling to the canvas! LaTroy Johnson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Karim Johnson finish him?!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
LaTroy Johnson looks to land a right hand but Karim Johnson moved out of range.
LaTroy Johnson throws a jab when Karim Johnson was well out of range.
LaTroy Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karim Johnson.
LaTroy Johnson connects with a crisp jab.
LaTroy Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karim Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from LaTroy Johnson.
LaTroy Johnson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
LaTroy Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karim Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
LaTroy Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Karim Johnson.
Karim Johnson moves forwards but LaTroy Johnson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
LaTroy Johnson scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Karim Johnson has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karim Johnson slips under a jab.
Karim Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from LaTroy Johnson.
LaTroy Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karim Johnson.
LaTroy Johnson connects with a jab.
Karim Johnson misses with a straight left.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from LaTroy Johnson - that will leave a mark!
Karim Johnson scores with a shot to the body.
Karim Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but LaTroy Johnson is just out of range.
A big left from Karim Johnson misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from LaTroy Johnson! But no joy.
LaTroy Johnson misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karim Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
LaTroy Johnson cracks Karim Johnson with an open hand slap.
Karim Johnson lands a leg kick that knocks LaTroy Johnson off balance momentarily.
Karim Johnson tries to clinch but LaTroy Johnson moves away
and LaTroy Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karim Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
LaTroy Johnson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Karim Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
LaTroy Johnson misses with a looping left.
LaTroy Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karim Johnson manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karim Johnson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Karim Johnson connects with a high kick.
LaTroy Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karim Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karim Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
LaTroy Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karim Johnson.
Karim Johnson throws a leg kick but LaTroy Johnson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Karim Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
LaTroy Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karim Johnson throws a body kick that misses
and LaTroy Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Karim Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Karim Johnson slips a jab from LaTroy Johnson.
Karim Johnson is looking to chop away at LaTroy Johnson's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LaTroy Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
LaTroy Johnson throws a jab when Karim Johnson was well out of range.
LaTroy Johnson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but LaTroy Johnson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Karim Johnson has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. LaTroy Johnson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Karim Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from LaTroy Johnson.
LaTroy Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
LaTroy Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karim Johnson moves away.
Donk. Karim Johnson catches LaTroy Johnson right on the button with a cross.
LaTroy Johnson throws a hook but Karim Johnson blocks it.
LaTroy Johnson misses with a body kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from LaTroy Johnson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nice defenses there by Karim Johnson.
Karim Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Karim Johnson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Karim Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by LaTroy Johnson.
Some bone on bone action there as LaTroy Johnson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A little jabbing left from LaTroy Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karim Johnson lands a big uppercut and LaTroy Johnson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but LaTroy Johnson looks OK. Karim Johnson waves LaTroy Johnson back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from LaTroy Johnson. Karim Johnson shrugs it off though.
Karim Johnson avoids the body shot from LaTroy Johnson.
Karim Johnson throwing a counter right hand but LaTroy Johnson manages to avoid it.
Karim Johnson swings for the body but LaTroy Johnson moves out of range.
LaTroy Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Karim Johnson looks to land a left hand but LaTroy Johnson moved out of range nicely.
LaTroy Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Karim Johnson misses with a straight left.
LaTroy Johnson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Karim Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that LaTroy Johnson can do to turn this around?
LaTroy Johnson checks the leg kick.
Karim Johnson moves out of range as LaTroy Johnson strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaTroy Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Karim Johnson is just out of range.
Karim Johnson moves away from the strike by LaTroy Johnson.
Karim Johnson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Karim Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but LaTroy Johnson manages to avoid it.
Crunch! LaTroy Johnson slams his shin into Karim Johnson's torso.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karim Johnson defending well as LaTroy Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Karim Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
LaTroy Johnson throws a hook to the side of Karim Johnson's head but Karim Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karim Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from LaTroy Johnson.
Karim Johnson misses with a looping left.
LaTroy Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karim Johnson.
Karim Johnson tries to move into range but LaTroy Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Karim Johnson misses with a hook
letting LaTroy Johnson counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karim Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
LaTroy Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
LaTroy Johnson fakes the leg kick and cracks Karim Johnson in the body.
LaTroy Johnson misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
LaTroy Johnson throws a hook to the side of Karim Johnson's head but Karim Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
LaTroy Johnson slips under a jab.
LaTroy Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
LaTroy Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Karim Johnson tries to land a front kick but LaTroy Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Karim Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Karim Johnson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
LaTroy Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Karim Johnson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A big head kick from LaTroy Johnson and Karim Johnson is sent sprawling to the canvas!
LaTroy Johnson is fighting to break Karim Johnson's control of his arms but Karim Johnson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
LaTroy Johnson preventing the sweep.
Karim Johnson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. LaTroy Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
LaTroy Johnson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
LaTroy Johnson tries a knee to the head but Karim Johnson blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by LaTroy Johnson.
Karim Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
LaTroy Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Karim Johnson blocks with his arms.
LaTroy Johnson prevents a body shot from Karim Johnson.
Karim Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karim Johnson lands an uppercut.
LaTroy Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karim Johnson backwards.
Karim Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as LaTroy Johnson controls his hands.
Karim Johnson is working LaTroy Johnson over against the cage.
LaTroy Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Karim Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Karim Johnson.
A short uppercut from Karim Johnson.
Nice body punch from Karim Johnson - that landed with a thud.
Karim Johnson cracks LaTroy Johnson with a nice body shot.
Karim Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Karim Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A hook to the body from Karim Johnson.
Karim Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Karim Johnson gets through LaTroy Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Karim Johnson.
Karim Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karim Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Karim Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Karim Johnson dips a shoulder and cracks LaTroy Johnson with a mighty uppercut! LaTroy Johnson falls back against the cage and Karim Johnson unloads with a barrage of strikes! LaTroy Johnson is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Karim Johnson screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karim Johnson!
Karim Johnson 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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