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OFK 113 - Foley Vs Barnes PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rou Joukani (ranked 2060 p4p, 1458 weight class) and Ryan Yoder (ranked 283 p4p, 208 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rou Joukani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Yoder!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoder throws a chopping leg kick but Joukani manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Joukani checks a leg kick nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Yoder as he connects with a hook.
Joukani lands a slapping body shot.
Joukani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yoder is looking to chop away at Joukani's legs.
Joukani misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joukani misses with a head kick.
Yoder takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yoder 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.
Yoder shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Joukani.
Joukani lands a high kick!
 It looks like Ryan Yoder has been cut.
Yoder has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Joukani.
Yoder tries to land a body kick
and Joukani cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 Yoder is rocked!
An inside leg kick from Yoder misses.
Yoder misses with a looping left.
Joukani and Yoder are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Joukani throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Yoder into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Joukani knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rou Joukani!
Rou Joukani decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Ragout Mendy (ranked 1375 p4p, 6261 weight class) and Willie Layer (ranked 196 p4p, 592 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pierre Ragout Mendy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Willie Layer!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Layer.
 It looks like Pierre Ragout Mendy has been cut.
Mendy misses with a left hand
and Layer counters with a beautiful punch that sends Mendy to the canvas!
 Mendy is rocked!
Layer arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Mendy's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Willie Layer!
Willie Layer really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Redemption ink logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Uri Gellar (ranked 1774 p4p, 2338 weight class) and Burrito Supreme (ranked 234 p4p, 290 weight class). Gellar comes to the cage accompanied by James Randi exposes Uri Geller. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 44 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uri Gellar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Burrito Supreme!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Supreme thumps Gellar with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gellar.
Gellar clobbers Supreme with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gellar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gellar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Supreme avoids the body shot from Gellar.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gellar.
Supreme lands with a straight right. Gellar didn't see that one coming.
Gellar throws the kick towards the body but Supreme avoids it.
Supreme connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gellar's hands.
Gellar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Supreme thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Supreme throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Supreme scores with a jab to the head.
Supreme scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gellar with a nice calf kick.
Gellar throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gellar throws a body kick that misses.
Supreme takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Burrito Supreme has been cut.
Gellar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Supreme is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gellar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Supreme is still on wobbly legs! Can Gellar finish him?
Gellar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Supreme seems to have recovered his senses.
Supreme wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Supreme working hard to break the clinch.
Supreme breaks from the clinch.
A lazy left from Supreme finds it's target.
Supreme looks to land a left hand but Gellar moved out of range nicely.
Gellar moves into the clinch successfully.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gellar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Supreme breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gellar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gellar gets a clinch.
Gellar lands with a left to the head.
Supreme working hard to break the clinch.
Supreme wants to get back to striking at distance but Gellar won't allow it.
Supreme wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A shot in the inside from Gellar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gellar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gellar lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gellar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gellar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gellar pushes Supreme back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gellar lands a hook that snaps the head of Supreme backwards.
Gellar pushes Supreme against the cage. Gellar is working some dirty boxing. Gellar pushes off with a quick right hook! Supreme goes down! Supreme tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Gellar moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uri Gellar!
A very excited looking Uri Gellar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Konichiwa Jempsa (ranked 828 p4p, 3312 weight class) and Jon Horn (ranked 124 p4p, 430 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Konichiwa Jempsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Horn!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horn thumps Jempsa with a low kick.
Jempsa drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've been hearing that Jempsa has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Jempsa trying to control the position from guard on top but Horn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Horn wants to stand and escape but Jempsa is having none of it.
Jempsa stands and throws Horn's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jempsa working the ground and pound but Horn is defending the strikes.
Horn is not content to let Jempsa control the position.
Jempsa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horn is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jempsa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Horn keeps working.
Jempsa is putting a hurting on Horn here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jempsa in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jempsa passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Horn!
Horn's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Jempsa lands a big shot there that rocks Horn but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Horn is trying to stand.
Jempsa working for a guillotine from mount but Horn is in no mood to give up.
Jempsa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jempsa controlling the pace for now.
Horn's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jempsa lands with some strikes.
Jempsa looking to finish Horn with some ground and pound. This is bad for Horn!
Horn wants to get back to his feet.
Jempsa with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jempsa cracks Horn with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jempsa controlling from mount.
Jempsa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jempsa content just to control the position here.
Jempsa landing shots from mount.
Jempsa lands with some strikes.
Horn trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jempsa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Horn tries to buck Jempsa off but he can't manage it.
Horn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jempsa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jempsa lands with some strikes.
Jempsa controlling his opponent.
Jempsa lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Horn hang on?
Jempsa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
You get the feeling that Horn really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Jempsa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jempsa raining down shots from the mount!
Horn is rocked!
Jempsa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Horn is still in real trouble! Can Jempsa finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horn wants to try and get back to his feet.
Jempsa looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Horn covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konichiwa Jempsa!
An out of breath Konichiwa Jempsa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chief Walker (ranked 1226 p4p, 1576 weight class) and Charlie Chan (ranked 177 p4p, 223 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Chan!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan is looking to clinch but Walker is avoiding it.
Chan cracks Walker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Walker moves out of range of the body kick.
Walker scores with a decent looking hook.
Chan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Chan backs away, Walker returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Walker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chan.
Chan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chan throws a lazy right hand but Walker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chan is looking to land body kicks.
Chan lands a leg kick that knocks Walker off balance momentarily.
Chan throws a series of punches but Walker avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Walker was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Walker throws a head kick but Chan moves out of range.
Walker drops his hands momentarily and Chan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chan misses with the combination.
Chan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker misses with a takedown attempt - Chan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Walker clinches up against the cage.
Chan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan blocks an uppercut.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chan pulls Walker into guard.
Chan wants to sweep here but Walker controlling him for the moment.
Chan looking for a guillotine here but Walker defends easily.
Chan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Walker decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Chan, up you get!
Chan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Walker's hands.
Walker throws the left hand but Chan avoids the punch easily.
Walker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Walker drops his hands momentarily and Chan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab from Chan misses.
Walker appears to be looking for a big counter.
Walker misses with a few strikes there.
Chan tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Charlie Chan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Walker is looking for a counter combo.
Walker is looking to chop away at Chan's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker throws a poor cross that misses
letting Chan counter with a right hand.
Chan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Walker on the side of the head.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Chan.
Chan throws a leg kick that misses.
Walker is looking for a counter combo.
Walker misses with a body kick.
Walker moves forwards but Chan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Walker slips under a jab from Chan.
Chan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Walker had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Chan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Walker connects with a single shot there.
Chan connects with the punch.
Walker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab lands there for Chan.
A low kick lands for Chan.
Chan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Chan misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A decent looking cross lands there for Chan.
Chan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Walker in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Walker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Walker scrambles back to his feet.
Chan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Walkers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chan cracks Walker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chan checks the leg kick.
It seemed like Chan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Walker throws a right hand that Chan ducks under and follows up with a left that Chan also avoids with ease.
Walker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Some wild striking there from Walker.
Chan's corner calls for a 1-2. Chan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chan lands a head shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Walker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chan circles away quickly and effectively.
Walker misses with a hook. Chan ducked under it nicely.
Chan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Walker doesn't seem bothered though.
Chan moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Chan defending well as Walker loads up on a big left hand.
Walker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chan.
Chan lunges at Walker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Walker's hand.
Chan takes the fight into the clinch.
Chan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Chan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chan is trying to break free.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
Chan blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chan.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
Chan is trying to stall.
A short right from Chan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chan swings wildly with an uppercut but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chan is fighting off a takedown attempt but Walker is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Chan to the mat. Chan regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Walker stops Chan from standing up.
Walker gets to his feet. Chan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Chan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Walker misses with a few strikes there.
Chan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Charlie Chan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chan staying out of range there.
Walker gets a clinch.
Chan misses with the head strike.
Chan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Chan misses with the head strike.
Chan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chan misses with the head strike.
Chan misses with an elbow strike.
Walker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chan misses with some punches.
Chan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walker lands with a light punch inside.
Chan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker lands a shoulder strike.
Walker throws a punch but it's blocked by Chan.
Chan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan swings wildly with an uppercut but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Chan.
Chan fails to pull guard.
Chan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chan throws a punch but it's blocked by Walker.
Chan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Walker gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Chan has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Walker is on him like a limpet, forcing Chan back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Walker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chan breaks the clinch.
Walker misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chan! But no joy.
Nice body punch from Chan.
Chan throws a jab but it's blocked by Walker.
A left lands for Chan.
Chan tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
Chan throws a lazy right hand but Walker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker moves in looking to clinch but Chan pushes him off.
Chan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chan misses with a hook. Walker ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Chan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Walker throws a leg kick but Chan checks it.
Chan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Walker walks into a straight right hand from Chan.
Walker dips to his left and cracks Chan with an uppercut!
Chan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Walker has managed to clinch.
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by Chan.
Walker is looking for a takedown.
Chan lands a hook that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
Chan is trying to break free.
Chan has a couple of punches blocked by Walker.
Walker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by Chan.
Walker misses with some punches.
Chan blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chan prevents it.
Chan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Walker walks away with a smile on his face. Chan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chan connects with a body shot.
Chan doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.
Walker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Walker slips a straight right by Chan.
Chan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chan takes one to the side of the head.
Chief Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Walker misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chan!
An inside leg kick lands from Chan.
Chan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Chan.
Walker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chan sizes up Walker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Chan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chan moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The referee calls for Chan to work.
Walker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chan ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Chan checks a low kick from Walker.
Chan scores with a jab.
Jab by Chan.
Chan shoots in but no luck this time.
Chief Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Chan.
Chan looks to land a left hand but Walker moved out of range nicely.
Chan cracks Walker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chan lands the left hand.
Chan throws a jab when Walker was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Chan.
Walker looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Chan lands with a right hand.
Walker misses with a double jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Chan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A cross from Walker lands.
Chan cracks Walker with a good jab.
Chan tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Chan throws a hook but Walker blocks it.
A left lands for Chan.
Chan tries to clinch but Walker moves away
and Walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chan slips under a jab.
Walker misses with a hook. Chan ducked under it nicely.
Walker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chan looks to land a left hand but Walker moved out of range nicely.
Walker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chan throws out the jab.
Walker misses with a few strikes there.
Chan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walker.
Chan looks to land a body kick but Walker moved away.
Walker takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walker throws out a loose jab but Chan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chan scores with a nice right hand.
Walker thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Walker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan lunges at Walker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Walker's hand.
A jab from Chan finds it's way through Walker's defenses.
The crowd cheers as Chan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Walker doesn't seem phased though.
Chan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Walker under the eye.
Chan clobbers Walker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Walker drives through with a takedown into Chan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Chan wants to stand and escape but Walker is having none of it.
Chan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Walker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chan pushes Walker off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chan slips a straight right by Walker.
Chan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Walker connects with a looping right hand.
Walker blocks a jab.
Chan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chan tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Walker moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker slips a jab and a cross from Chan.
Walker tries to clinch but Chan moves away
and Chan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A bone on bone clash there as Chan blocks the leg kick.
Walker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Walker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walker.
Walker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chan misses with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chan 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 Walker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Walker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chan.
Chan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chan closes the distance and clinches.
Walker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Walker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chan finds it's way round the side to connect with Walker's head.
Walker throws a leg kick which misses Chan's front leg but catches the back leg as Chan tries to avoid it.
Chan with a jab.
Chan throws out a loose jab but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Walker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chan loads up on a big right hand but Walker slips the punch.
Walker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chan.
Walker takes one on the button.
Chan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chan moves out of range as Walker strikes.
Walker throws a push kick but Chan slaps the foot to one side.
Walker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chan.
Walker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Walker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chan.
Chan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Walker is able to avoid easily.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walker.
Jab from Chan.
A telegraphed right hand from Chan misses the target.
A big left from Chan misses.
Chan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Walker's head.
Nice cross by Chan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chan lands a jab to the head.
Chan swings widly with a right hand
and Walker counters with a straight right hand.
Chan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chan misses with a double jab.
Chan throws an overhand right that lands on Walker's shoulder, as Walker tries to avoid the shot.
Chan looks to land a right hand but Walker moved out of range.
Charlie Chan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Walker throws an overhand right that lands on Chan's shoulder, as Chan tries to avoid the shot.
A lazy left from Chan finds it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Chan.
Chan scores with a jab. Walker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chan lunges at Walker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Walker's hand.
A big right from Walker misses.
Walker tries to keep at a distance but Chan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chief Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walker manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chan blocks a jab.
Walker thumps Chan with a low kick.
Walker throws a hook to the side of Chan's head but Chan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chan throws a series of strikes that have Walker backpedaling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Chan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Chan!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Charlie Chan waved his t-shirt featuring Conquer's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garik Andonian (ranked 889 p4p, 791 weight class) and Brutalis Rhino (ranked 134 p4p, 117 weight class). Brutalis Rhino will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garik Andonian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brutalis Rhino!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhino throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Andonian's waist but Andonian gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rhino off to one side.
Rhino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andonian.
Andonian fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rhino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rhino throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Andonian.
Andonian has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rhino finds it's way round the side to connect with Andonian's head.
It looks like Garik Andonian has been cut.
Rhino misses with a double jab.
Rhino tries to land a body kick
and Andonian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Andonian moves out of range of the body kick from Rhino.
Andonian avoids the head kick by Rhino.
Andonian instigates a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Andonian has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Andonian breaks from the clinch.
Brutalis Rhino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Andonian.
Rhino moves in looking to clinch but Andonian pushes him off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rhino throws a head kick that misses.
Andonian throws a quick inside leg kick.
Andonian misses with a wild body shot.
Andonian closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Andonian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rhino misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andonian moves away.
Rhino is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Andonian throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Andonian slips a jab from Rhino.
Andonian just misses with a punch to the body.
Rhino tries to keep at a distance but Andonian has taken the fight into the clinch.
Andonian breaks the clinch.
Rhino takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Andonian throws a head kick but Rhino moves out of range.
Andonian scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rhino doesn't seem bothered though.
Rhino misses with a takedown
and Andonian counters with a left and a right that stings Rhino.
Rhino shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Andonian defends it nicely.
Garik Andonian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brutalis Rhino.
Andonian changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rhino.
Andonian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Andonian.
Andonian is looking to wear down Rhino with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Andonian keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rhino changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Andonian tries to avoid it but Rhino manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Andonian to the ground. Andonian escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A solid body kick from Andonian.
A big right from Rhino misses.
Andonian drives through and clinches with Rhino against the cage.
Andonian prevents the takedown attempt.
Andonian gets underhooks to prevent Rhino's takedown attempt.
Rhino looks winded!
Andonian manages to break the clinch.
Andonian darts in and clinches Rhino up against the cage.
Andonian manages to break the clinch.
Andonian lands a jab to the nose.
Rhino is rocked!
Andonian instigates a clinch.
Rhino is still on wobbly legs! Can Andonian finish him?
Andonian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhino glances at the clock... BAM! Andonian nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Rhino crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Rhino is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Garik Andonian!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between CJ Tripp (ranked 711 p4p, 683 weight class) and Scot Harwath (ranked 104 p4p, 101 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, CJ Tripp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scot Harwath!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harwath takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tripp with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big left from Tripp misses.
A big right from Tripp misses.
Tripp jabs at Harwath's body.
Tripp scores with a jab to the body.
Tripp misses with a body kick.
Harwath tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tripp is looking to land body kicks.
Tripp throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tripp scores with a sloppy right hand. Harwath should have avoided that one.
Tripp throws a leg kick that misses.
Tripp misses with a head kick.
Tripp throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harwath stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tripp scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tripp throws a leg kick but Harwath sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tripp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crunch! Tripp slams his shin into Harwath's torso.
Harwath moves out of range of the body kick.
Harwath tries to counter with a clinch but Tripp shakes him off and moves away.
Harwath wants to clinch up but Tripp keeps it at a distance.
Harwath throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harwath moves into the clinch.
Harwath lands with a left to the head.
Tripp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tripp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harwath blocks a body shot from Tripp.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tripp.
Harwath misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harwath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harwath throws a punch but it's blocked by Tripp.
Tripp lands a hook that snaps the head of Harwath backwards.
Tripp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harwath goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tripp breaks the clinch.
Harwath fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tripp manages to avoid it.
Tripp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tripp catches Harwath with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tripp misses the shot to the body.
Harwath tries to clinch but Tripp is having none of it.
CJ Tripp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harwath swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tripp moves forwards but Harwath connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tripp throws the kick towards the body but Harwath avoids it.
Tripp is looking to chop away at Harwath's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tripp.
Harwath lands a jab to Tripp's midsection.
Harwath takes a kick to the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Harwath blocks the leg kick.
Tripp bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harwath's head.
Tripp moves out of range of the strikes.
It appears Tripp was looking to counter with a kick there.
Harwath takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tripp misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tripp swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harwath.
Tripp slips a jab from Harwath.
Harwath misses with a straight right.
Tripp is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tripp avoids the body shot from Harwath.
Harwath thuds a left hand into Tripp's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tripp wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tripp lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harwath's sensitive parts.
Tripp lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tripp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tripp looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tripp lands the left hand.
Tripp throws a combination. Harwath tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tripp tests Harwath's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tripp lands the left hand.
Harwath chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tripp can pounce on him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
CJ Tripp dominated that round.
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.
Tripp throws a hook to the side of Harwath's head but Harwath sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Harwath 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.
Harwath just misses with a punch to the body.
Tripp motions for Harwath to come forward. Tripp throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harwath throws the left hand but Tripp avoids the punch easily.
Tripp plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A jab from Harwath does it's job there.
It looks like CJ Tripp has been cut.
Tripp misses with a body kick.
Harwath throws the left hand but Tripp avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Tripp. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tripp.
Tripp scores with a nice strike.
Tripp lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harwath at a distance.
Donk. Tripp catches Harwath right on the button with a cross.
CJ Tripp is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harwath doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Harwath.
Tripp throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tripp cracks Harwath with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harwath just misses with a punch to the body.
Tripp digs a good body shot into Harwath's ribs.
Tripp throws a hook to the side of Harwath's head but Harwath sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harwath swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tripp misses with a head kick.
Tripp sets himself, and Harwath steps forward looking for the clinch! Tripp avoids it this time.
Harwath misses with a lunging right hand
and Tripp counters with a nice uppercut.
Tripp scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tripp walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harwath blocks a leg kick.
Harwath throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harwath lunges at Tripp with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tripp's hand.
Good work by Harwath as he checks the leg kick.
Tripp lands with a shot to the body.
Tripp tries to land a front kick but Harwath steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Harwath tries to counter with a clinch but Tripp shakes him off and moves away.
The fighters circling - Harwath throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harwath looks to score with a jab to the body but Tripp is just out of range.
Tripp scores with a nice body kick.
Harwath on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harwath throws a body punch but Tripp moves out of range.
Tripp catches Harwath with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Tripp does it's job there.
Harwath takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice shot lands for Harwath.
Harwath tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tripp was well out of range. Poor timing from Harwath.
Tripp fires out a quick counter leg kick but Harwath just manages to avoid it.
Harwath takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tripp thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harwath doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tripp moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tripp is looking to slow Harwath down with leg kicks.
Tripp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harwath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Harwath, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harwath tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tripp swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harwath will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tripp thumps Harwath with a low kick.
Harwath stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tripp.
Harwath moves into range and clinches up with Tripp.
A short left from Tripp.
Harwath struggles to land a body shot inside as Tripp controls his hands.
Harwath works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harwath misses with a punch on the inside.
Harwath has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tripp.
Harwath makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
CJ Tripp dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on CJ Tripp's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Harwath chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tripp can pounce on him.
Harwath doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harwath lands a slapping body shot.
Harwath lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tripp at a distance.
Tripp scores with a nice strike.
Nice cross by Tripp.
Harwath is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tripp rather than just go for the knockout.
Some wild striking there from Tripp.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tripp looks for the body kick but Harwath saw that one coming.
Tripp sets himself, and Harwath steps forward looking for the clinch! Tripp avoids it this time.
Tripp throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tripp throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tripp scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harwath is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harwath's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Harwath lands a jab.
Harwath on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tripp. Tripp obviously looking to wear him down.
Tripp misses with a body kick.
Tripp staying out of range there.
It appears Tripp was looking to counter with a kick there.
Harwath misses with a body shot.
Tripp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scot Harwath has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Harwath checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tripp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harwath can do to turn this around?
Harwath blocks a leg kick.
Tripp keeps Harwath at a distance using the push kick.
Tripp jabs Harwath to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tripp ducks under a wild hook from Harwath.
Tripp throws a half hearted mid kick.
Harwath gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harwath misses with the head strike.
Harwath misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harwath misses with a hook to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Harwath.
Harwath misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tripp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tripp creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tripp.
Harwath gets through Tripp's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harwath tries a body shot but Tripp blocks it.
Good body shot from Tripp.
Harwath tries a body shot but Tripp blocks it.
Tripp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harwath swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scot Harwath seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harwath keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tripp's efforts to push away.
A short uppercut from Harwath.
Tripp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harwath throws a punch but it's blocked by Tripp.
Harwath swings wildly with an uppercut but Tripp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harwath misses with a punch to the body.
Harwath working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Tripp.
Harwath misses with a punch to the body.
CJ Tripp is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harwath.
Harwath has a couple of punches blocked by Tripp.
Harwath tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tripp's elbow.
Harwath lands with a short shot to the head.
Tripp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tripp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harwath tries to throw a body punch but Tripp avoids it by throwing Harwath back against the cage.
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!
Harwath scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harwath tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tripp's elbow.
Harwath swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harwath prevents a body shot from Tripp.
Harwath misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harwath doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tripp lands with a light punch inside.
Tripp throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harwaths head.
Tripp lands a shot to the body.
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 CJ Tripp.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tripp, 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... CJ Tripp!
During a confident post fight interview, CJ Tripp thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zak Foley (ranked 354 p4p, 545 weight class) and Andrew Barnes (ranked 54 p4p, 81 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 13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zak Foley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foley's corner calls for a 1-2. Foley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Foley missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Foley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Barnes has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Foley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Foley backs off Barnes throws a huge counter combo but Foley manages to avoid it all.
A slapping leg kick lands for Foley.
Barnes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Foley throws a front kick that sends Barnes stumbling back into the cage.
Foley lands a front kick.
Foley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Foley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Foley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foley avoids the head kick by Barnes.
It appears Foley was looking to counter with a kick there.
Foley throws a leg kick which misses Barnes's front leg but catches the back leg as Barnes tries to avoid it.
Foley lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barnes takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes connects with an inside leg kick.
Foley feints and then cracks Barnes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barnes down.
Foley blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Barnes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Foley throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Foley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barnes slips under a jab from Foley.
Foley avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Barnes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barnes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Foley throws a leg kick
enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab.
Foley misses with a double jab.
Foley misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foley connects with the punch.
Barnes with the inside leg kick.
Foley misses with a body kick.
Barnes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foley dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Foley.
Barnes wants to land a leg kick but Foley is out of range.
Foley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Barnes throws a low kick, looking for Foley's leg but Foley calmly moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Foley.
Foley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barnes.
Foley throws a nice looking combination but Barnes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barnes misses with the combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Foley.
Barnes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Foley.
Crunch! Foley slams his shin into Barnes's torso.
Foley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Foley throws out the jab.
Foley lands a really nice looking cross but Barnes seems unphased.
Foley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barnes is able to avoid easily.
A good leg kick by Foley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foley with the inside leg kick.
Foley scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good exchange - Barnes coming out on top.
Barnes dips to his left and cracks Foley with an uppercut!
Left hook, right uppercut from Foley.
Foley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Foley throws out the jab.
Zak Foley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barnes on the side of the head.
Barnes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barnes tries to land a leg kick but Foley saw it coming and moves away.
Foley throws a leg kick but Barnes checks it.
Foley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Foley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes feints a counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zak Foley dominated that round.
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.
A low kick from Foley misses
and Barnes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Foley loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Barnes only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Foley throws a chopping leg kick but Barnes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Foley misses with a wild combination.
Foley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As Foley backs off Barnes throws a huge counter combo but Foley manages to avoid it all.
Foley misses with a jab, cross combination.
A nice side step and Barnes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Barnes defending well as Foley loads up on a big left hand.
Barnes checks the leg kick.
Foley catches Barnes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes blocks a leg kick.
Barnes misses with a hook to the body
letting Foley counter with a right hand.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Foley.
Foley throws a chopping leg kick but Barnes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley feints and then cracks Barnes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barnes down.
Foley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barnes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Foley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Foley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barnes. That did some damage!
Zak Foley is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Foley.
Barnes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Foley throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Foley looks to throw a body kick
and Barnes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Foley's knee momentarily.
Foley throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Foley looks to land a body kick but Barnes moved away.
Foley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barnes counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foley sizes up Barnes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Foley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Barnes might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Foley has got the better of the exchanges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Foley is predictable there
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
Foley misses the jab.
Foley misses with a straight right.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Foley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sloppy strikes from Foley. Those never looked like landing.
Barnes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Foley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Foley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Foley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnes can pounce on him.
Foley throws a right and a left that Barnes avoids nicely.
Barnes looks for the body kick but Foley saw that one coming.
Foley is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley throws a front kick aimed at Barnes's knee but Barnes avoids it well.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Foley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barnes checks it well.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Foley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Foley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Foley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Foley is looking to score with low kicks.
Foley scores with a nice head shot.
Barnes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Foley.
Barnes throws a solid leg kick but Foley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barnes.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Foley is looking to counter punch.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Barnes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Foley.
Andrew Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
Foley with a nice calf kick.
Barnes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Foley rather than just go for the knockout.
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from Foley.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Foley 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 Barnes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barnes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barnes unleashes a big counter combination but Foley bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Foley throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Foley misses with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice combination there by Foley.
Foley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barnes defending well as Foley loads up on a big left hand.
Barnes is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Foley with a body shot.
Barnes moves out of range of the body kick.
Foley slips a jab and a cross from Barnes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zak Foley dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Foley throws a body kick that misses.
Foley lands a jab to Barnes's midsection.
Foley misses the shot to the body.
As Foley backs off Barnes throws a huge counter combo but Foley manages to avoid it all.
Barnes checks the leg kick.
Barnes follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Foley goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Foley throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Foley throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Foley backing away here, and Barnes unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Foley loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Foley throws out a leg kick but Barnes moves out of range and Foley only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barnes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Foley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Foley throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Foley 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 Barnes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barnes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Foley tries to score with a low kick but Barnes moves his leg out of the way.
Barnes moves out of range of the leg kick from Foley.
Barnes unleashes a big counter combination but Foley bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Foley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A looping hook to the body misses from Foley. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Foley is able to avoid easily.
Foley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Foley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Foley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnes throws a front kick aimed at Foley's knee but Foley avoids it well.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Foley.
Despite the aggression on Barnes's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Foley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barnes is out of range.
Barnes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barnes misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Foley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Foley throws a leg kick which misses Barnes's front leg but catches the back leg as Barnes tries to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Foley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Foley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Foley misses with a leg kick
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Foley thows a leg kick but Barnes checks it
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Foley is predictable there
and Barnes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Foley misses with a body punch.
Barnes blocks an uppercut.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
Foley misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Foley scores with a jab.
Andrew Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Foley is just out of range.
Barnes blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Foley.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Foley counters with a straight right hand.
An inside leg kick from Foley misses.
Barnes unleashes a big counter combination but Foley bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Foley lands an overhand right.
Foley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Foley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnes can pounce on him.
Foley misses with a hook
and Foley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Foley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Foley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice straight punches there by Foley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Foley.
Barnes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Foley misses with an uppercut
and Barnes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Foley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnes can do to turn this around?
Foley throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
As Foley backs off Barnes throws a huge counter combo but Foley manages to avoid it all.
Barnes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Foley looks for the body kick but Barnes saw that one coming.
Foley is looking to score with low kicks.
Foley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barnes on the side of the head.
Foley throws out a leg kick but Barnes moves out of range and Foley only half commits.
Foley looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
Foley lands a front kick.
Foley misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zak Foley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Foley, 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zak Foley!
An out of breath Zak Foley thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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