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DMMA 93: Johnson vs Kiryu PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Misha Hasselhoff (ranked 292 p4p, 658 weight class) and Casimiro Nicoletta (ranked 38 p4p, 91 weight class). Nicoletta is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: For Once In My Life. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Misha Hasselhoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Casimiro Nicoletta!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hasselhoff tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hasselhoff.
Nicoletta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hasselhoff.
Hasselhoff has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nicoletta connects with a right hand. Hasselhoff shakes it off.
 It looks like Misha Hasselhoff has been cut.
Nicoletta lands a high kick!
Nicoletta throws a lazy uppercut
and Hasselhoff counters with a straight right hand.
 It looks like Casimiro Nicoletta has been cut.
Hasselhoff slips under a jab from Nicoletta.
Hasselhoff is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hasselhoff lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nicoletta at a distance.
Nicoletta slips under a jab from Hasselhoff.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasselhoff connects with a solid leg kick.
Nicoletta throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hasselhoff uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nicoletta has time to react.
Hasselhoff lands a big right hand that sends Nicoletta crashing to the mat! Hasselhoff stays standing though and waves Nicoletta back to his feet!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nicoletta checks a leg kick.
Hasselhoff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nicoletta.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hasselhoff throws a leg kick
and Nicoletta counters with a nice leg kick.
Hasselhoff lands a big uppercut and Nicoletta crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Nicoletta looks OK. Hasselhoff waves Nicoletta back to his feet!
 Nicoletta is rocked!
Hasselhoff swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nicoletta makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Nicoletta.
A clash of legs there as Nicoletta blocks the low kick.
Nicoletta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hasselhoff circles away quickly and effectively.
Hasselhoff swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hasselhoff throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Nicoletta to counter with a crisp jab.
Nicoletta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hasselhoff stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hasselhoff is looking to chop away at Nicoletta's legs.
Hasselhoff takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nicoletta looks to land a combination. Hasselhoff sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicoletta moves out of range of the body kick from Hasselhoff.
Hasselhoff misses with a looping left.
Nicoletta lunges at Hasselhoff with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hasselhoff's hand.
Hasselhoff throws a low kick but Nicoletta moves out of range easily.
Nicoletta throws a hook but Hasselhoff avoids it easily.
Hasselhoff misses with a hook to the body
and Nicoletta counters with a straight right hand.
Misha Hasselhoff's cut is getting worse.
Hasselhoff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nicoletta will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Misha Hasselhoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff misses with a wild combination.
Nicoletta lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A lazy body kick from Hasselhoff
and Nicoletta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nicoletta throws an overhand right that lands on Hasselhoff's shoulder, as Hasselhoff tries to avoid the shot.
Hasselhoff checks a low kick from Nicoletta.
Hasselhoff misses with a body shot.
Hasselhoff takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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 Misha Hasselhoff will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nicoletta throws a hook but Hasselhoff blocks it.
Hasselhoff is looking for a counter combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Nicoletta misses the target.
Nicoletta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hasselhoff scores with a jab to the head.
Hasselhoff walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nicoletta throws a right hand that Hasselhoff ducks under and follows up with a left that Hasselhoff also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicoletta lands a leg kick that knocks Hasselhoff off balance momentarily.
Nicoletta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hasselhoff missing with a left hand there. Nicoletta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicoletta explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A head kick misses from Nicoletta.
Hasselhoff tried to counter with a leg kick but Nicoletta avoided it.
Nicoletta takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hasselhoff throws a leg kick but Nicoletta sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hasselhoff is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hasselhoff fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nicoletta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hasselhoff 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 Nicoletta has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nicoletta and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hasselhoff misses with a hook. Nicoletta ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff motions for Nicoletta to come forward. Hasselhoff throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nicoletta connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Casimiro Nicoletta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hasselhoff tries a head kick but it misses.
Nicoletta gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hasselhoff counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That has opened up Casimiro Nicoletta's cut even more.
A jab lands there for Hasselhoff.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick from Nicoletta lands but Hasselhoff takes it in his stride.
Hasselhoff tests Nicoletta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hasselhoff tried to score with a low kick but Nicoletta checks it.
Hasselhoff avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicoletta darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nicoletta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hasselhoff misses with a body kick.
Nicoletta throws a combination that misses
and Hasselhoff counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hasselhoff lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hasselhoff lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nicoletta takes a step back to recover.
Nicoletta is breathing heavily.
Nicoletta staying out of range there.
Hasselhoff cracks Nicoletta with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hasselhoff has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Nicoletta to stand back up!
Nicoletta is still on wobbly legs! Can Hasselhoff finish him?
The cut above Casimiro Nicoletta's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hasselhoff misses with a body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Nicoletta might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hasselhoff has got the better of the exchanges.
Hasselhoff steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nicoletta.
Hasselhoff is looking to counter punch.
Nicoletta seems to have recovered his senses.
Jab from Hasselhoff.
Hasselhoff misses with a hook. Nicoletta ducked under it nicely.
Hasselhoff with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hasselhoff lands with a big right hook that stumbles Nicoletta - he's out on his feet here! Hasselhoff follows up with another monster hook that separates Nicoletta from consciousness! Nicoletta falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Hasselhoff stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Misha Hasselhoff!
Our winner, Misha Hasselhoff, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tatu Lehto (ranked 3611 p4p, 3914 weight class) and Vasily Khrapov Jr (ranked 446 p4p, 472 weight class). Tatu Lehto could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vasily Khrapov Jr's chin.
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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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tatu Lehto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasily Khrapov Jr!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lehto looks to land a body kick but Khrapov Jr moved away.
Khrapov Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lehto.
Lehto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Khrapov Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Lehto counters with a nice leg kick.
Khrapov Jr misses with a hook. Lehto ducked under it nicely.
Lehto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lehto looks to throw a body kick
and Khrapov Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Khrapov Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Lehto throws a solid leg kick but Khrapov Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lehto.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lehto.
Khrapov Jr throws a jab when Lehto was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto throws a leg kick
letting Khrapov Jr counter with a right hand.
Lehto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lehto drops his hands momentarily and Khrapov Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Khrapov Jr throws a lazy right hand but Lehto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Khrapov Jr 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khrapov Jr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lehto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lehto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Khrapov Jr checks it well.
That kick from Lehto tenderised Khrapov Jr's leg. Khrapov Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lehto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lehto misses with a low kick.
Lehto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Khrapov Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Khrapov Jr throws a good cross that connects.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khrapov Jr. Lehto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khrapov Jr throws a nice looking combination but Lehto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khrapov Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Khrapov Jr connects with a looping right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Khrapov Jr blocks the leg kick.
Khrapov Jr 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.
Khrapov Jr thuds a left hand into Lehto's body.
A shot to the liver by Khrapov Jr. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab by Khrapov Jr.
Khrapov Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Khrapov Jr stuns Lehto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Khrapov Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Khrapov Jr jabs Lehto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khrapov Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Lehto seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Khrapov Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khrapov Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Khrapov Jr lands with a good body shot.
Khrapov Jr misses with an uppercut.
Khrapov Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Lehto moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Khrapov Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Lehto's shoulder, as Lehto tries to avoid the shot.
Lehto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khrapov Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khrapov Jr. That did some damage!
Khrapov Jr swings for the body but Lehto moves out of range.
Tatu Lehto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lehto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khrapov Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Lehto walks into a stiff left hand from Khrapov Jr.
Khrapov Jr misses with a hook. Lehto ducked under it nicely.
Lehto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lehto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Khrapov Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khrapov Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lehto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Khrapov Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lehto counters with a solid body kick.
Khrapov Jr misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Khrapov Jr finds it's target.
Khrapov Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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!
Lehto throws a leg kick
and Khrapov Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khrapov Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lehto.
Khrapov Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Vasily Khrapov Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khrapov Jr cracks Lehto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Khrapov Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Lehto.
Khrapov Jr dips to his left and cracks Lehto with an uppercut!
Lehto throws a solid leg kick but Khrapov Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lehto.
Khrapov Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Lehto is just out of range.
Lehto tries to counter by clinching up but Khrapov Jr breaks away and moves out of range.
Khrapov Jr cracks Lehto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Khrapov Jr swings for the body but Lehto moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vasily Khrapov Jr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Khrapov Jr throws out a loose jab but Lehto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khrapov Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lehto manages to avoid it.
Khrapov Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Khrapov Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Khrapov Jr misses with an uppercut
and Lehto holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Khrapov Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lehto backwards.
Lehto tries a knee to the head but Khrapov Jr blocks it.
Khrapov Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lehto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Khrapov Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Lehto connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Vasily Khrapov Jr has been cut.
Khrapov Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Khrapov Jr.
Lehto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lehto tries a knee to the head but Khrapov Jr blocks it.
Lehto blocks a body shot from Khrapov Jr.
Lehto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short left from Khrapov Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr avoiding damage as Lehto throws knees to the body.
Khrapov Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lehto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lehto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khrapov Jr.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Khrapov Jr takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Khrapov Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the head but Khrapov Jr blocks with his arms.
Khrapov Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lehto backwards.
Lehto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Khrapov Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Khrapov Jr wants the takedown. Lehto is fighting it off but Khrapov Jr persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lehto's guard against the cage.
Lehto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Khrapov Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Khrapov Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lehto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Khrapov Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lehto keeping moving, preventing Khrapov Jr from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr stands up over Lehto, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Khrapov Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Lehto has wrist control.
Khrapov Jr trying to control but Lehto is working from the bottom.
Khrapov Jr with a nice head shot there.
Lehto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Khrapov Jr on the ground.
Khrapov Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Khrapov Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khrapov Jr throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lehto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Khrapov Jr works over Lehto with some ground and pound from guard.
Khrapov Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Lehto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khrapov Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Khrapov Jr advances position into side control!
Khrapov Jr sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lehto is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lehto managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Khrapov Jr.
Khrapov Jr cracks Lehto with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
A lull in the action here.
Khrapov Jr is looking to take a break and control but Lehto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Khrapov Jr misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vasily Khrapov Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vasily Khrapov Jr's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lehto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Khrapov Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lehto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khrapov Jr cracks Lehto with a good jab.
Khrapov Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lehto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Khrapov Jr checks it well.
Lehto moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Khrapov Jr misses with a hook. Lehto ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khrapov Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Lehto counters with a good low kick that Khrapov Jr was not able to check.
Lehto with a nice calf kick.
Khrapov Jr looks to land a left hand but Lehto moved out of range nicely.
Khrapov Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Khrapov Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lehto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lehto throws a head kick that half lands.
Khrapov Jr lands with a hook. Lehto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Khrapov Jr throws a shot from downtown. Lehto moves away and avoids it.
Khrapov Jr scores with the left hand. Lehto knows he should have avoided that one.
Khrapov Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Khrapov Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Lehto counters with a good low kick that Khrapov Jr was not able to check.
Khrapov Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Khrapov Jr takes a swing at Lehto's ribcage but misses.
Lehto moves away from the strike by Khrapov Jr.
Khrapov Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lehto throws a leg kick but Khrapov Jr checks it.
Tatu Lehto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vasily Khrapov Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehto throws a leg kick but Khrapov Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lehto thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Khrapov Jr if he has to take too many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khrapov Jr lunges at Lehto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lehto's hand.
Khrapov Jr throws a shot to the body.
Lehto throws a low kick but Khrapov Jr avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lehto.
Khrapov Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lehto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Khrapov Jr jabs Lehto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khrapov Jr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lehto defends it nicely.
Khrapov Jr cracks Lehto with a good jab.
Vasily Khrapov Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lehto throws a body kick that misses.
Khrapov Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lehto doesn't seem bothered though.
Lehto takes one to the side of the head.
Khrapov Jr lunges at Lehto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lehto's hand.
A low kick lands for Lehto.
Lehto dodges the punch combination from Khrapov Jr.
Khrapov Jr throws a hook but Lehto avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Khrapov Jr coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehto moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Khrapov Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lehto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khrapov Jr.
Lehto misses with a low kick as Khrapov Jr jumps back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khrapov Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lehto. Lehto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lehto misses with a body kick.
Lehto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Khrapov Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Lehto's head.
A slow jab from Khrapov Jr misses its intended target.
Lehto seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Khrapov Jr dives in for a single leg takedown but Lehto sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Khrapov Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Lehto seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Khrapov Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vasily Khrapov Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Khrapov Jr winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasily Khrapov Jr!
Tatu Lehto spoke after the fight, saying 'Vandamnit! '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thorvald Nansen (ranked 1247 p4p, 1249 weight class) and Phony Phontana (ranked 168 p4p, 169 weight class). Nansen comes to the cage accompanied by Benny Jamz - Torden. 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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorvald Nansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Phony Phontana!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phontana takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Phontana misses with an uppercut.
Phontana throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Nansen counter with a right hand.
Nansen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Phontana is trying to defend but Nansen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nansen is looking to take a break and control but Phontana is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nansen is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Phontana to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Phontana trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phontana looking for subs off his back but Nansen has passed one foot through into half guard.
Nansen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Phontana has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nansen tries to pass to full mount but Phontana defends it.
Phontana actively working from the bottom here.
Nansen works his way into full mount!
Nansen is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Phontana can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Nansen lands a big shot there that rocks Phontana but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nansen avoids the attempt from Phontana to control.
Phontana is working to get back to half guard.
Nansen landing shots from mount.
Phontana is wriggling around trying to escape.
Phontana is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nansen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nansen raining down hammerfists from mount.
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!
Nansen lands with some strikes.
Phontana is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Nansen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nansen lands a nice shot to the head.
Phontana is rocked!
Nansen is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Phontana to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Phontana shrugs it off.
Phontana is still in real trouble! Can Nansen finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nansen prevents Phontana from getting the reversal.
Nansen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Phontana is looking to escape.
Nansen cracks Phontana with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Phontana tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nansen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nansen moves to back control.
Nansen is raining down hard shots and and Phontana has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Thorvald Nansen!
An out of breath Thorvald Nansen 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Miles O Brien (ranked 2567 p4p, 4420 weight class) and Rapido Nadadora (ranked 291 p4p, 450 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Rapido Nadadora enters the cage!
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miles O Brien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rapido Nadadora!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nadadora looks to land a combination but O Brien avoids it well.
O Brien tries to clinch there but Nadadora circles away.
Nadadora displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Brien throws out the jab.
O Brien tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nadadora manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nadadora bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps O Brien's head backwards.
O Brien is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nadadora sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nadadora misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice straight punches there by Nadadora. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nadadora.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nadadora rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Brien moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nadadora closes the distance but O Brien moves to the side
and O Brien counters with a two punch combo.
Nadadora lands a left and a right that send O Brien crashing to the mat, dazed. Nadadora thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 O Brien is rocked!
It looks like Miles O Brien has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadadora is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Nadadora shuts the power down on O Brien. Lights out, game over! Nadadora is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rapido Nadadora!
An out of breath Rapido Nadadora 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hero Primo (ranked 2467 p4p, 2698 weight class) and Dick Dennison (ranked 340 p4p, 376 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hero Primo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Dennison!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Primo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dennison looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Primo!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Who's going to make the next move?
Dennison lands some shots froms side control.
Dennison working the head with strikes.
Dennison working the ground and pound.
Primo is trying to control Dennison's posture but Dennison avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennison trying to control the position but Primo is working away.
Dennison creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Primo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Primo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennison is looking to take a break and control but Primo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Primo tries to bench press Dennison off him but Dennison keeps the position.
Dennison working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dennison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Primo keeps working.
Dennison scoring with punches from side control.
Primo is trying to improve his position.
Primo trying to control but Dennison flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennison is hanging on to Primo's back as he tries to escape.
Dennison connects with a big shot to the side of Primo's head.
Primo rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Primo trying to control but Dennison postures up.
Primo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dennison scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dennison drops an elbow to the side of Primo's head.
Dennison lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dennison is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dennison lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Dennison.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Primo actively working from the bottom here.
Primo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dennison lands a nice short elbow.
Primo is rocked!
Primo taking some punishment here, with Dennison in his half guard.
Oh Primo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dennison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dennison wants to control but Primo is keeping him busy.
Primo seems to have got his legs back now.
Primo taking some punishment here, with Dennison in his half guard.
Dennison is trying to control. Primo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Primo is trying is best to control the position here.
Dennison is pressing down on Primo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Primo is holding on for now.
Dennison winds up and cracks Primo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Primo keeps working.
Dennison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Primo taking some punishment here, with Dennison in his half guard.
Primo trying to control but Dennison postures up.
Dennison landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dennison is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Primo wants to improve his position but Dennison is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dennison sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Primo defending well though.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Dennison dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dennison misses with a looping right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dennison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Primo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Primo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dennison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Primo misses the shot to the body.
Dennison drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dennison is looking to take a break and control but Primo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Primo can't do much from the bottom here.
Primo is not content to let Dennison control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Primo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Primo wants to improve his position but Dennison is controlling well.
Dennison trying to control the action but Primo is working from the bottom.
Primo is looking to improve his position.
Dennison is looking to advance position but Primo won't allow it.
Primo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dennison pulls his head out easily.
Dennison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dennison trying to control from Primo's half guard. Primo has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Dennison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Primo seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dennison is working Primo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Primo trying to control the position.
Primo has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Dennison is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Primo.
Dennison scoring with punches from side control.
Dennison working the body and head with strikes.
Primo on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dennison wants to control but Primo is keeping him busy.
Dick Dennison has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dennison working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Primo taking punishment in the form of punches.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Dennison. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Dennison scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Primo to see if he's OK.
Primo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dennison is defending against the submission attempts here by Primo.
Dennison is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Primo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Primo is trying to work for a kimura but Dennison is defending well.
Dennison is defending against the submission attempts here by Primo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennison is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dennison manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Primo wants to pass the guard but Dennison is keeping the position.
Dennison pulls Primo in close to prevent any damage.
Dennison is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dennison keeping moving, preventing Primo from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Dennison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Dennison closes the distance and clinches up with Primo, looking for a takedown. Dennison pushes Primo against the cage but Primo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dennison is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Primo's half guard.
Dennison is nestled in close to Primo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dennison is thwarting Primo's attempts to control the position.
Primo tries to roll over but Dennison keeps him under control.
Primo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennison trying to control the position from guard on top but Primo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dennison postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennison landing with the ground and pound.
Dennison with a nice head shot there.
Primo is adopting a defensive guard.
Dennison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dennison wants to pass the guard but Primo is keeping the position.
Dennison is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dennison being controlled here momentarily.
Hero Primo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dennison is working Primo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dennison throws a strike but Primo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dennison is pulling down on Primo's head to control his posture.
Dennison is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Primo forces his way into half guard.
Primo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dennison moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennison seems keen to control Primo's posture.
Dennison looking for a sweep. Not yet Dennison, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Primo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Primo trying to control the position from guard on top but Dennison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dennison is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dennison controlling the action here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Primo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dennison working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dennison throws a big elbow that misses.
Primo trying to keep a closed guard but Dennison is proving a slippery customer.
Dick Dennison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dennison landing with the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Primo has momentary wrist control but Dennison slips an elbow through the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Dennison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dennison winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Dennison!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hjallis Kalske (ranked 1214 p4p, 1284 weight class) and Patrick Turgeon (ranked 188 p4p, 196 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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5 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hjallis Kalske!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Patrick Turgeon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turgeon lands an overhand right.
Kalske clinches up with Turgeon and pushes him back against the cage.
Kalske ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kalske no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Turgeon trying to control but Kalske is working from the bottom.
Turgeon throws a big right hand that misses.
Kalske is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Turgeon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kalske has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Turgeon has managed to get both his arms back between Kalske's legs - danger averted.
Kalske is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalske throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kalske missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kalske missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Turgeon actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalske scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kalske scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kalske slips a nice elbow through Turgeon's hands, connecting with Turgeon's forehead.
Turgeon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kalske wants to control but Turgeon is keeping him busy.
Kalske sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Turgeon defending well though.
Turgeon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kalske scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kalske wants to take a breather but Turgeon is having none of it.
Kalske slips a nice elbow through Turgeon's hands, connecting with Turgeon's forehead.
Turgeon is looking for a sweep. Kalske is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Turgeon felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalske working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kalske sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Turgeon defending well though.
Kalske trying to pass the guard but Turgeon defending well.
Kalske with the ground and pound but Turgeon uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kalske postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kalske with a nice head shot there.
Turgeon is rocked!
It looks like Patrick Turgeon has been cut.
Kalske gets to his feet and stands over Turgeon, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Turgeon felt that one! Kalske unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Turgeon from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hjallis Kalske!
An out of breath Hjallis Kalske 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bukowski (ranked 2722 p4p, 3880 weight class) and Math Riddle (ranked 365 p4p, 496 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Bukowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Math Riddle!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bukowski scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bukowski blocks the body kick.
Riddle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Riddle looks to land a right hand but Bukowski moved out of range.
Bukowski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've been told by Bukowski's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A shot to the liver by Bukowski. Beautiful body shot.
Bukowski shoots in and gets a takedown into Riddle's guard.
Bukowski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Riddle's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bukowski lands a couple of digs.
Bukowski works over Riddle with some ground and pound from guard.
Bukowski landing some decent shots from guard.
Riddle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Riddle is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bukowski defends well.
Riddle looking for a sweep. Not yet Riddle, not yet.
Bukowski is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle wants to sweep here but Bukowski controlling him for the moment.
Bukowski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Riddle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riddle had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bukowski defends it easily.
Riddle has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bukowski is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Riddle.
Bukowski is working Riddle over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bukowski scores with punches from side control.
Bukowski lands an elbow.
Riddle regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bukowski lands a nice short elbow.
Bukowski is trying to control the action in half guard but Riddle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Riddle on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bukowski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Riddle is trying to get back to full guard.
Bukowski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Riddle taking some punishment here, with Bukowski in his half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bukowski is trying to control. Riddle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bukowski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bukowski working Riddle over with strikes.
Bukowski working the head and body with strikes.
Bukowski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bukowski is looking to take a break and control but Riddle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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. Bukowski connects with a nice short shot to Riddle's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Bukowski there.
Riddle manages to get to full guard.
Bukowski with a nice head shot there.
Bukowski connects with a couple of short punches.
Bukowski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bukowski cracks Riddle with a solid left hand.
Bukowski stopping the sweep attempt from Riddle.
Bukowski slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bukowski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Riddle keeps working.
Riddle is looking to reverse the position.
Bukowski working the body and head with strikes.
Riddle is looking for a sweep.
Bukowski scoring with punches and elbows.
Bukowski lands a nice forearm strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riddle is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bukowski is chipping away with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Bukowski dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bukowski scores with a jab to the head.
Bukowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riddle can do to turn this around?
Riddle shoots in for a double leg but Bukowski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bukowski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Riddle's head.
Bukowski throws a body punch but Riddle moves out of range.
Bukowski connects with a nice looking jab.
Bukowski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bukowski is looking to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Bukowski.
Riddle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bukowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riddle tries a head kick but it misses.
Riddle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Riddle wants to land a leg kick but Bukowski is out of range.
Riddle scores with the left hand. Bukowski knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bukowski avoids a kick to the body.
Bukowski attempts a counter takedown but Riddle avoids it well and moves away.
Bukowski changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Riddle looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Riddle sneaks back into half guard.
Riddle trying to control but Bukowski postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukowski wants to take a breather but Riddle is having none of it.
Riddle gets back to full guard.
Our spies down at at JAG Battle Gym inform us that Riddle has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Riddle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bukowski manages to get himself to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bukowski is on top in guard.
Bukowski is working Riddle over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Charles Bukowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Riddle has his foot on Bukowski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bukowski works his way back into a safe position though.
Bukowski trying to control but Riddle is working from the bottom.
Bukowski won't allow Riddle to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski works over Riddle with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bukowski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bukowski stands up over Riddle, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bukowski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Riddle's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bukowski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bukowski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bukowski cracks Riddle with a solid left hand.
Riddle looking for a sweep. Not yet Riddle, not yet.
Bukowski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bukowski landing with the ground and pound.
Bukowski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bukowski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Riddle's head.
Bukowski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bukowski won't allow Riddle to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bukowski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bukowski trying to control but Riddle is working from the bottom.
Riddle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bukowski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Riddle trying to keep a closed guard but Bukowski is proving a slippery customer.
Bukowski scoring with some ground and pound.
Riddle escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bukowski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Riddle bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bukowski's guard.
Riddle stopping the sweep attempt from Bukowski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski controlling the position.
Bukowski wants to sweep here but Riddle controlling him for the moment.
Bukowski is controlling Riddle's posture.
Riddle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bukowski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Riddle doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Riddle manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bukowski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Riddle is aware though and is defending well.
Bukowski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Riddle wants to pass the guard but Bukowski is keeping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Bukowski dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bukowski throws out a loose jab but Riddle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riddle throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bukowski.
The crowd cheers as Riddle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bukowski doesn't seem phased though.
Riddle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bukowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bukowski connects with a body shot.
Bukowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riddle was well out of range. Poor timing from Bukowski.
Bukowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Riddle is just out of range.
Riddle throws a sloppy head kick and Bukowski moves out of range easily.
Bukowski scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bukowski lands a few punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riddle is looking to regain half guard here but Bukowski keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Riddle's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Riddle regains half guard.
Bukowski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukowski passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bukowski has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Riddle's face.
Bukowski fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Riddle slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Riddle is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bukowski pulls his head out easily.
Bukowski working Riddle over with strikes.
Bukowski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Riddle with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bukowski 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.
Nice strikes from Bukowski there.
Bukowski working Riddle over with strikes.
Riddle is trying to get back to full guard.
Bukowski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddle trying to hold on to Bukowski's head to control him but Bukowski postures up.
Bukowski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bukowski lands a nice short elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bukowski working over Riddle with some ground and pound. Riddle looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Riddle is rocked!
Bukowski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Riddle is still in real trouble! Can Bukowski finish him?
Bukowski winds up and cracks Riddle with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bukowski is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Riddle is hurt! He's hurt bad - Bukowski fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Riddle from any more punishment! Congratulations to Bukowski! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Bukowski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gwynn Evans (ranked 577 p4p, 668 weight class) and Ramone Rocksaw (ranked 88 p4p, 103 weight class). Gwynn Evans 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Gwynn Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ramone Rocksaw!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans scores with a nice right hand.
Evans thumps Rocksaw with a low kick.
Rocksaw displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Evans throws out the jab.
Rocksaw looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good leg kick by Evans.
Evans comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rocksaw throws a hook to the side of Evans's head but Evans sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Evans motions for Rocksaw to come forward. Evans throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rocksaw is trying to counter with his kicks.
Evans throws a hook but Rocksaw blocks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Evans looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocksaw ducks under a wild hook from Evans.
Rocksaw let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Evans misses with a hook
letting Rocksaw counter with a right hand.
Jab by Evans.
Evans has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Alfred Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocksaw slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rocksaw throws a lazy uppercut
and Evans counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rocksaw lands a lovely overhand right.
Evans throws a big shot that misses.
Evans lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rocksaw checks the leg kick nicely there.
Evans fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rocksaw is out of range.
Evans lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rocksaw at a distance.
Rocksaw lands a jab to Evans's midsection.
Evans fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rocksaw.
Evans pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rocksaw has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Evans ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evans with the inside leg kick.
Rocksaw blocks a low kick nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Evans.
Evans throws a hook but Rocksaw blocks it.
Rocksaw throws an off balance right hand
and Evans counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rocksaw swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Evans.
Evans moves out of range as Rocksaw strikes.
Evans feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Evans tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Evans bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rocksaw's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocksaw misses with an uppercut
and Evans counters with a straight right hand.
Evans misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rocksaw! But no joy.
Rocksaw throws a jab but it's blocked by Evans.
Evans was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rocksaw 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.
Evans connects with a nice looking jab.
Rocksaw throws out a loose jab but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Evans with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rocksaw to score with a decent uppercut.
Evans bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Evans throws a combination that misses
and Rocksaw counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rocksaw blocks a leg kick.
Evans misses with a hook to the body
and Rocksaw counters with a nice uppercut.
Rocksaw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evans manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans lands a head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans misses with a right hand
enabling Rocksaw to counter with a crisp jab.
Evans throws a right and a left that Rocksaw avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rocksaw! But no joy.
Evans stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rocksaw throws a sloppy body shot
and Evans counters with a good low kick that Rocksaw was not able to check.
Evans tests Rocksaw's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rocksaw's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rocksaw lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gwynn Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rocksaw checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rocksaw throws a jab but it's blocked by Evans.
Rocksaw uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Evans.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gwynn Evans dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Evans misses with a low kick.
Rocksaw looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gwynn Evans is winning the standup battle so far.
Rocksaw walks into a left hand.
Evans misses the jab.
Evans lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rocksaw throws the left hand but Evans avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Evans finds it's way through Rocksaw's defenses.
Rocksaw is looking to clinch.
Evans avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocksaw misses with an uppercut
enabling Evans to counter with a crisp jab.
Rocksaw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evans manages to avoid it.
Rocksaw 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.
A jab from Evans finds it's way through Rocksaw's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Evans.
Good shot there by Evans.
Evans throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rocksaw counters with a low kick, right behind Evans 's knee.
Evans works the jab nicely.
Evans fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Rocksaw might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Evans has got the better of the exchanges.
Rocksaw's corner calls for a 1-2. Rocksaw obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rocksaw loads up on a big right hand but Evans slips the punch.
Evans throws a leg kick which misses Rocksaw's front leg but catches the back leg as Rocksaw tries to avoid it.
Rocksaw throws a nice looking combination but Evans bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Evans.
Rocksaw gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rocksaw is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Evans.
Evans connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Evans feints and then cracks Rocksaw's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rocksaw down.
Evans wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Evans fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rocksaw looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rocksaw cracks Evans with a good jab.
Rocksaw throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Evans counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Evans is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rocksaw can do to turn this around?
Rocksaw walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rocksaw wants to clinch but Evans slips to the side
and Evans counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Evans has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Rocksaw tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocksaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Evans.
A slow jab from Rocksaw misses its intended target.
Rocksaw throws a jab but it's blocked by Evans.
Evans swings widly with a right hand
and Rocksaw counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Evans throws a leg kick but Rocksaw sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rocksaw on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Evans as he connects with a hook.
Evans dodges the punch combination from Rocksaw.
Evans looks to score with a jab to the body but Rocksaw is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rocksaw! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocksaw stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Evans.
Rocksaw takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rocksaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Evans scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans misses with a right hand
and Rocksaw counters with a nice uppercut.
Evans plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Evans lands a lovely overhand right.
Evans lands a really nice looking cross but Rocksaw seems unphased.
Rocksaw scores with a nice head shot.
Evans staying out of range there.
Evans misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Rocksaw on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gwynn Evans dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rocksaw chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Evans can pounce on him.
A jab from Evans does it's job there.
Evans lands a nice shot to the body.
Evans throws a leg kick which misses Rocksaw's front leg but catches the back leg as Rocksaw tries to avoid it.
Evans connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rocksaw momentarily.
Evans is looking to slow Rocksaw down with leg kicks.
Rocksaw tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Evans jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rocksaw has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans throws a quick inside leg kick.
Evans throws out a powerful jab.
Rocksaw moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rocksaw stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Evans throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That kick from Evans tenderised Rocksaw's leg. Rocksaw is trying to keep his angry face on.
Evans tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Evans takes a jab right on the kisser.
Evans avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Evans misses with a wild body shot.
Rocksaw throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Evans connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Evans throws a low kick but Rocksaw avoids it.
Rocksaw takes one to the side of the head.
Evans swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramone Rocksaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocksaw swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Evans changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rocksaw misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Evans misses the target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Evans.
Rocksaw throws a body punch but Evans moves out of range.
Rocksaw takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Evans lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Evans throws a right hand that misses
and Rocksaw makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Evans wants to slow Rocksaw down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans misses with a hook
and Rocksaw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Evans tries to land a leg kick but Rocksaw saw it coming and moves away.
Rocksaw swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rocksaw misses with a low kick.
Rocksaw needs to keep his hands up - Evans had a free shot at his head there.
Rocksaw cracks Evans with an uppercut from hell and Evans crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Rocksaw's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Evans is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rocksaw loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Evans preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rocksaw wants to control from the top but Evans keeps moving.
Gwynn Evans is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Evans is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocksaw with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rocksaw throws an elbow that misses. Evans uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rocksaw's guard. Nice move by Evans!
Rocksaw looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Evans passes into side control.
Rocksaw isn't going anywhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gwynn Evans showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Evans 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gwynn Evans!
After winning the bout, Gwynn Evans thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dick Ekelund (ranked 1280 p4p, 1294 weight class) and Jean Luc Petit (ranked 145 p4p, 148 weight class). Jean Luc Petit is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dick Ekelund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jean Luc Petit!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekelund tries to close the distance and clinch but Petit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ekelund clinches with his opponent.
Petit throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekelund.
Ekelund misses with the head strike.
Ekelund misses with a punch on the inside.
Petit blocking some punches.
Petit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ekelund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petit blocks an uppercut.
Petit takes a shot to the head.
Ekelund lands a hook that snaps the head of Petit backwards.
Petit lands a shoulder strike.
Ekelund misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petit lands a knee to the body.
Ekelund lands with a light punch inside.
Ekelund managing to block the knees to the body from Petit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ekelund lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Petit obliges.
A head punch on the inside from Ekelund fails to land.
Ekelund lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petit lands a left hand.
Petit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ekelund.
Petit landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Petit lands a left hand.
Ekelund swings wildly with an uppercut but Petit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ekelund has a couple of punches blocked by Petit.
Petit lands with a light punch inside.
Petit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ekelund avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petit.
Ekelund misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Petit.
Ekelund lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Petit backwards.
Ekelund avoiding damage as Petit throws knees to the body.
Petit blocking some punches.
Ekelund lands a nice knee to the body.
Ekelund swings wildly with an uppercut but Petit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petit lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Petit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Petit working Ekelund over with knees to the body.
Petit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ekelund avoids it.
Petit misses with some punches.
Petit using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ekelund has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Petit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petit unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ekelund blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petit blocks an uppercut.
Ekelund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petit lands a left hand.
Ekelund working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ekelund.
Petit landing knees to the body.
Petit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ekelund.
Petit lands with a left to the head.
Petit avoiding damage as Ekelund throws knees to the body.
Ekelund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Petit.
Petit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petit.
Ekelund misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ekelund throws a punch but it's blocked by Petit.
Petit throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekelund.
Petit tries to work over Ekelund's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Petit utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Petit scores with a shoulder strike.
Petit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Petit.
Ekelund clinches up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Petit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Petit misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Petit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petit throws a head punch that misses.
Ekelund swings wildly with an uppercut but Petit uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ekelund backwards.
Petit misses with some punches.
Ekelund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ekelund tries to land knees in the clinch but Petit avoids the damage to the body.
Petit using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ekelund has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ekelund has a couple of punches blocked by Petit.
Petit scores with a knee to the head.
Petit lands an uppercut.
Petit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ekelund backwards.
Petit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ekelund was well out of range. Poor timing from Petit.
Petit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ekelund chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petit can pounce on him.
Petit lands a lovely overhand right.
Ekelund moves into range and clinches up with Petit.
Ekelund looking to stall.
Petit misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Luc Petit dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Petit keeps the fight on the outside.
Petit was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Petit throws a front kick aimed at Ekelund's knee but Ekelund avoids it well.
As Petit tries to get set, Ekelund tries to push him back and clinch up but Petit manages to avoid the attempt.
Petit lands with a nice body punch.
A swing and a miss from Petit.
Ekelund is looking to counter the offense by Petit and move into the clinch.
Petit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Petit cracks Ekelund with a right hand to the side of the head.
Petit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ekelund gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ekelund swings away with a body shot that misses
and Petit counters with an outside leg kick.
Petit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ekelund sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ekelund tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Petit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ekelund looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Petit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ekelund is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Petit.
Petit has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ekelund is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Petit tries a low kick but Ekelund avoids it.
Ekelund gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ekelund throws a punch but it's blocked by Petit.
Petit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ekelund is defending well for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ekelund tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petit avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petit lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ekelund.
Ekelund throws a head punch that misses.
Ekelund blocking some punches.
Petit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ekelund has a couple of punches blocked by Petit.
Ekelund misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ekelund throws a punch but it's blocked by Petit.
Ekelund tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ekelund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petit blocking some punches.
Petit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Petit working aggressively here.
Petit missing with knees to the body.
Jean Luc Petit seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ekelund working aggressively here.
Petit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ekelund.
Ekelund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petit scores a nice knee to the body.
Petit looking to throw knees to the head but Ekelund is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petit lands an uppercut.
Petit wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ekelund managing to block the knees to the body from Petit.
Petit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ekelund has a couple of punches blocked by Petit.
Ekelund trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ekelund.
Ekelund managing to block the knees to the body from Petit.
Ekelund lands a left hand that snaps the head of Petit backwards.
Petit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ekelund scores with a jab. Petit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good exchange - Petit coming out on top.
Petit scores with a sloppy right hand. Ekelund should have avoided that one.
Ekelund tries to clinch but Petit moves out of range.
Petit let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ekelund connects with the punch.
Ekelund slips a jab from Petit.
Ekelund wants to clinch.
Ekelund on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ekelund wants to clinch.
Petit lands with a nice body punch.
Petit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekelund lands a jab.
Petit throws a leg kick but Ekelund moved away.
Ekelund bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Petit's head backwards.
Petit slips under a jab.
Petit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ekelund tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Petit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Petit misses with a hook.
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!
Petit throws the left hand but Ekelund avoids the punch easily.
Ekelund is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Petit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ekelund tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petit circles away from the clinch attempt
and Petit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ekelund checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A slow jab from Petit misses its intended target.
Petit swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ekelund.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Luc Petit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A punch combination from Ekelund misses.
Petit lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheers as Ekelund lands an impressive looking overhand right. Petit doesn't seem phased though.
Ekelund wants to clinch up but Petit keeps it at a distance.
Petit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ekelund.
Ekelund tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Petit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ekelund looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ekelund looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Petit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Petit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekelund moves in looking to clinch but Petit pushes him off.
Ekelund moves out of range of the strikes.
Petit throws out a loose jab but Ekelund uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ekelund tries to counter by clinching up but Petit breaks away and moves out of range.
No joy there for Petit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Petit darts in and clinches Ekelund up against the cage.
Petit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekelund swings wildly with an uppercut but Petit uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Petit fails to land.
Petit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petit tries to land knees in the clinch but Ekelund avoids the damage to the body.
Ekelund misses with some punches.
Petit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ekelund working aggressively here.
Ekelund scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Petit trying to land knees to the body.
Petit lands a left hand.
Ekelund lands a nice uppercut.
Petit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Petit managing to block the knees to the body from Ekelund.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petit.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ekelund.
Petit misses with the head strike.
Ekelund avoiding damage as Petit throws knees to the body.
Dick Ekelund has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Ekelund fails to land.
Petit throws a head punch that misses.
Petit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Petit tries to land knees in the clinch but Ekelund avoids the damage to the body.
Ekelund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petit blocks an uppercut.
Ekelund pushes Petit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ekelund misses with some punches.
A short right from Petit.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ekelund.
Petit misses with the head strike.
Ekelund swings wildly with an uppercut but Petit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petit trying to land knees to the body.
Ekelund lands with a short shot to the head.
Petit using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ekelund has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ekelund managing to block the knees to the body from Petit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekelund lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ekelund managing to block the knees to the body from Petit.
Ekelund lands with a short shot to the head.
Petit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ekelund backwards.
Ekelund on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Petit working aggressively here.
Petit using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Petit missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ekelund.
Ekelund misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ekelund working aggressively here.
Ekelund makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jean Luc Petit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ekelund misses with the head strike.
Petit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ekelund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ekelund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ekelund working aggressively here.
Petit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ekelund misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ekelund misses with some punches.
Ekelund throws a head punch that misses.
Ekelund working aggressively here.
Ekelund misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ekelund tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ekelund backwards.
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 Dick Ekelund.
Well Petit 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Luc Petit!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kareem Johnson (ranked 98 p4p, 552 weight class) and Kazuma Kiryu (ranked 14 p4p, 85 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kareem Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kazuma Kiryu!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiryu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kiryu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kiryu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kiryu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Kareem Johnson has been cut.
Kiryu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kiryu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kiryu throws a body kick that misses
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Kiryu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Kiryu's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiryu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kiryu walks into a straight right hand from Johnson.
Kiryu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Kiryu.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kiryu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiryu misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kiryu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kiryu throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kiryu misses with a leg kick.
Kiryu throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson is looking to slow Kiryu down with leg kicks.
Kiryu misses with a body kick.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kiryu clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kiryu.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Kiryu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Kazuma Kiryu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson with a nice calf kick.
Kiryu throws an off balance right hand
and Kiryu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
Kiryu avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson cracks Kiryu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kiryu.
Kiryu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kiryu throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Kiryu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Kiryu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A slow jab from Kiryu misses its intended target.
Kiryu throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johnson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kiryu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kiryu misses with a body kick.
Johnson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kiryu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kiryu throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Johnson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kiryu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kiryu looks to throw a body kick
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiryu throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Kiryu misses with a kick to the body
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kiryu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Johnson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kiryu looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson throws a hook but Kiryu avoids it easily.
Kiryu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kiryu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnson. Johnson obviously looking to wear him down.
Kiryu misses with a straight left.
Kiryu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kiryu tries to score with a low kick but Johnson moves his leg out of the way.
A swing and a miss from Kiryu.
Kiryu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Kiryu misses.
Kiryu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Jab by Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Johnson.
Johnson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Johnson feints and then cracks Kiryu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kiryu down.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Good leg kick by Johnson.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kiryu.
Kiryu tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Kiryu is out of range.
Kiryu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kiryu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kiryu throws a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kiryu.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Kiryu seems unphased.
Kiryu walks into a left hand.
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kareem Johnson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kiryu lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
Kiryu lands with a right hand.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Kiryu 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.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kiryu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson jabs Kiryu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A nice leg kick from Kiryu, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kiryu walks into a left hand.
Kiryu misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Kiryu swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Kiryu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson 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.
Kiryu scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson digs a good hook to Kiryu's body.
Kiryu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kiryu misses with a low kick.
Kiryu throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson tests Kiryu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kiryu misses with a kick to the body
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
Johnson connects with a leg kick.
Kiryu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Kiryu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kiryu scores with a push kick.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Kiryu throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Kiryu's ribs.
Kiryu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kiryu.
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!
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johnson digs a good hook to Kiryu's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson moves forwards but Kiryu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Kiryu.
Johnson lands with a hook. Kiryu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kiryu throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kiryu misses with a series of wild punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kiryu.
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kiryu misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson connects with the punch.
Johnson takes a swing at Kiryu's ribcage but misses.
Johnson throws a body punch but Kiryu moves out of range.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kareem Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Kiryu throws a solid leg kick but Johnson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kiryu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Kiryu off the cage and back into range.
Johnson tried to score with a low kick but Kiryu checks it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Kiryu might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Johnson has got the better of the exchanges.
Johnson lands with a right hand.
Kiryu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kiryu throws a lazy uppercut
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Kiryu misses with a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Good shot there by Johnson.
Kiryu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a jab. Kiryu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnson with the inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kiryu is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Kiryu.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kiryu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Kiryu as he checks the leg kick.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kiryu can do to turn this around?
Kiryu looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson tries to work over Kiryu's front leg with a kick but Kiryu checks it.
Kiryu swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Good work by Kiryu as he checks the leg kick.
Kiryu throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with an outside leg kick.
Johnson tests Kiryu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kiryu scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kiryu jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kiryu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kareem Johnson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johnson throws a low kick but Kiryu avoids it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kiryu is looking to chop away at Johnson's legs.
Kiryu misses with a body punch
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson scores with a nice right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnson 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 Kiryu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kiryu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.
Kiryu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Kiryu checks it.
Kiryu misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kiryu throws a body kick that misses.
Kiryu misses with a hook
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson connects with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiryu looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Kiryu throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Kiryu takes one to the chin there.
Johnson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kiryu throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
Kiryu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kiryu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kiryu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kiryu scores with a body shot.
Kiryu cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiryu throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a leg kick.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiryu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kiryu ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Kiryu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kiryu.
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Kiryu's legs.
Kiryu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Johnson throws a solid leg kick but Kiryu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnson.
Kiryu misses with a lunging right hand
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson with a nice calf kick.
Kiryu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.
Kiryu 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.
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kiryu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Kiryu.
Johnson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kiryu looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Kiryu misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kiryu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kiryu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson checks a low kick from Kiryu.
Johnson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Johnson lands with a cross.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kiryu.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
Kiryu clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kareem Johnson's cut is getting worse.
Kiryu throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Kiryu does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiryu throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson throws the left hand but Kiryu avoids the punch easily.
Kiryu tries to land a leg kick but Johnson saw it coming and moves away.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
That kick from Johnson tenderised Kiryu's leg. Kiryu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kiryu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Kiryu down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
Johnson lands a jab to the head.
Kiryu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kiryu connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson slips a straight right by Kiryu.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kiryu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kiryu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem Johnson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Kareem Johnson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson lands with a cross.
Kiryu throws a sloppy head kick
and Johnson counters with an outside leg kick.
Johnson defending well as Kiryu loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson tried to counter with a leg kick but Kiryu avoided it.
Kiryu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kiryu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnson connects with the punch.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kiryu.
Johnson moves out of range as Kiryu throws a body kick.
Johnson lands with a hook. Kiryu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johnson lunges at Kiryu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kiryu's hand.
A low kick from Kiryu is predictable there
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kiryu misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiryu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kiryu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiryu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Kiryu's legs.
Johnson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kiryu's head.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kiryu looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Kiryu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kiryu blocks a leg kick.
Kiryu moves out of range of the leg kick from Johnson.
A jab from Kiryu misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnson.
Johnson checks a low kick from Kiryu.
A bone on bone clash there as Kiryu blocks the leg kick.
Kiryu misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Kiryu manages to avoid it.
Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kiryu ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiryu misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Kiryu misses with an uppercut
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Kiryu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johnson finds it's way round the side to connect with Kiryu's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kiryu moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big right from Kiryu misses.
Kiryu scores with a punch to the head.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kiryu throws out the jab.
Johnson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kiryu misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Kiryu defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Kiryu lands with a kick to the ribs.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Kiryu checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiryu throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kiryu on the side of the head.
Kiryu throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kiryu.
Nice shot by Kiryu.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kiryu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson counters with a good low kick that Kiryu was not able to check.
Kiryu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.
Kiryu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Kiryu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kiryu throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Kiryu throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Kiryu looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands the left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Kiryu down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiryu misses with a low kick.
Kiryu throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Kiryu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Johnson.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kiryu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson is looking to slow Kiryu down with leg kicks.
Johnson cracks Kiryu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
Kiryu misses with a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Kiryu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem Johnson had his way with Kazuma Kiryu in that round.
The cut man is working on Kareem Johnson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kiryu.
Kiryu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson digs a good hook to Kiryu's body.
Kiryu checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Kiryu.
Johnson connects with a crisp jab.
Kiryu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson tried to counter with a leg kick but Kiryu avoided it.
Johnson tries a low kick but Kiryu avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kiryu throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kiryu works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Kiryu swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson slips under a jab from Kiryu.
Kiryu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kiryu.
Kiryu moves out of range of the leg kick from Johnson.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kiryu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Johnson lands a lovely overhand right.
Kiryu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kiryu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Kiryu's front leg but catches the back leg as Kiryu tries to avoid it.
Kiryu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kiryu misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kiryu checks it well.
Johnson cracks Kiryu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kiryu thows a leg kick but Johnson checks it
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Kiryu catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab lands there for Kiryu.
Kiryu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kiryu swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kiryu throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kiryu loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson with a jab.
Kiryu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A low kick from Kiryu misses
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with a nice calf kick.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Kiryu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice jab there from Johnson.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Kiryu counters with a left to the body.
Kareem Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kiryu lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
Kiryu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kiryu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
Kiryu takes a jab right on the kisser.
A jab from Kiryu misses.
Kiryu walks into a left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kiryu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
Johnson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kiryu motions for Johnson to come forward. Kiryu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
Kiryu throws a one two combo.
Kiryu misses with a low kick.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kiryu.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson throws a low kick but Kiryu moves out of range easily.
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kiryu misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson with a hook.
Kazuma Kiryu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson slips a straight right by Kiryu.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kareem Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:45
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kareem Johnson!
Kareem Johnson retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Kareem Johnson 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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