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GAMMA#1038 Tam v Hoddle PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ibrahim Amrani (ranked 1836 p4p, 1294 weight class) and Dan Bill Jr (ranked 139 p4p, 102 weight class). Ibrahim Amrani has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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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 16 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Ibrahim Amrani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Bill Jr!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bill Jr throws a body punch but Amrani moves out of range.
Amrani blocks a low kick nicely.
Amrani has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bill Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Amrani tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bill Jr keeps control of Amrani as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Amrani.
Bill Jr lands with a right to the head.
Amrani breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bill Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Amrani was well out of range. Poor timing from Bill Jr.
Bill Jr misses with a jab to the body
and Amrani counters with a stiff right hand.
Bill Jr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A shot to the liver by Bill Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Bill Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Amrani 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 Bill Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bill Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bill Jr works Amrani's body with a nice hook.
Amrani looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bill Jr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Amrani rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amrani takes a shot right to the bread basket.
An inside leg kick lands from Amrani.
Bill Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Amrani manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amrani looks to score with a jab to the body but Bill Jr is just out of range.
Amrani looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bill Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Bill Jr takes a swing at Amrani's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Amrani on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bill Jr connects with a body shot that sends Amrani's belly button to the back.
A left lands for Bill Jr.
Amrani dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bill Jr. That did some damage!
Amrani slips a jab from Bill Jr.
Amrani throws a jab when Bill Jr was well out of range.
Bill Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bill Jr.
Amrani throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bill Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Amrani connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amrani is looking to clinch.
Amrani scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bill Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bill Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Bill Jr swings for the body but Amrani moves out of range.
Bill Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Amrani counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Amrani working Bill Jr over with strikes.
Amrani lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Amrani seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bill Jr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Amrani sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bill Jr defending well though.
Bill Jr is trying to maintain the position but Amrani is very close to passing his half guard.
Bill Jr regains full guard. Nicely done.
Amrani wants to control from the top but Bill Jr keeps moving.
Amrani missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Amrani has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bill Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amrani postures up in Bill Jr's guard and throws a big left but Bill Jr blocks it.
Amrani postures up in Bill Jr's guard and throws a big left but Bill Jr blocks it.
Bill Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Amrani throws a strike but Bill Jr rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Amrani trying to control the position.
Bill Jr stays in close to Amrani's body and controls the position.
Bill Jr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Amrani looking to control.
Bill Jr showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amrani has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bill Jr has passed into side control.
Bill Jr working away.
Amrani is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Amrani's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bill Jr is looking to take a break and control but Amrani is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Amrani tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bill Jr wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Bill Jr 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.
Amrani's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bill Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Amrani scrambles back to his feet.
Amrani fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bill Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bill Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bill Jr throws a head kick but Amrani moves out of range.
Amrani tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bill Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Amrani motions for Bill Jr to come forward. Amrani throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bill Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Amrani.
Bill Jr cracks Amrani with an open hand slap.
Bill Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Amrani blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Bill Jr blocks the low kick.
Bill Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A low kick lands for Amrani.
Amrani doesn't manage to clinch there - Bill Jr circles away.
Bill Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amrani ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bill Jr throws a lazy right hand but Amrani sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bill Jr motions for Amrani to come forward. Bill Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bill Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Amrani.
Amrani swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bill Jr in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bill Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Amrani.
Bill Jr lands with a nice body kick.
Amrani throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bill Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Bill Jr misses with an uppercut.
Amrani dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Amrani feints and then cracks Bill Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bill Jr down.
Amrani is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bill Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Amrani is out of range.
Dan Bill Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bill Jr. Amrani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bill Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Amrani counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bill Jr's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bill Jr throws a hook but Amrani blocks it.
Donk. Amrani catches Bill Jr right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bill Jr tries to keep at a distance but Amrani has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bill Jr pushes Amrani back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bill Jr tries to throw a body punch but Amrani avoids it by throwing Bill Jr back against the cage.
Bill Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Bill Jr on the inside.
Bill Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Amrani lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bill Jr backwards.
Amrani tries to stall but Bill Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bill Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Amrani has had enough of the clinch but Bill Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Amrani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Amrani scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bill Jr is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Amrani.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bill Jr is pressed up against the cage. Amrani has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bill Jr down to the mat. Bill Jr avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bill Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Amrani counters with a straight right hand.
Bill Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Amrani lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bill Jr at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bill Jr. Amrani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Amrani fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bill Jr takes one on the button.
Bill Jr throws a lazy body kick
and Amrani counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bill Jr is staying active underneath Amrani, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bill Jr is looking to get back to full guard here but Amrani has managed to pass to side control instead.
Bill Jr tries to bench press Amrani off him but Amrani keeps the position.
Bill Jr defending against the ground and pound.
Amrani tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Amrani wants to control but Bill Jr is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amrani throwing strikes but Bill Jr manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amrani is trying to escape the position but Bill Jr is controlling the position.
Bill Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Amrani keeps working.
Amrani tries to improve position but can't.
Amrani is not content to let Bill Jr control the position.
Amrani is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Amrani's face as Bill Jr controls the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ibrahim Amrani will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Bill Jr swings for the body but Amrani moves out of range.
Amrani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bill Jr throws a low kick but Amrani avoids it.
Bill Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Amrani thows a leg kick but Bill Jr checks it
and Amrani takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bill Jr looks to land a right hand but Amrani moved out of range.
Amrani's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bill Jr under the eye.
Amrani blocks the body kick.
Amrani seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Amrani or perhaps it was just good defense by Bill Jr, which made it look bad.
Bill Jr misses with a shot to the body
and Amrani counters with a good low kick that Bill Jr was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bill Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Amrani.
Amrani steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bill Jr.
Amrani connects with a solid leg kick.
Bill Jr has managed to clinch.
Amrani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amrani.
Amrani wants a takedown but no success here.
Bill Jr misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bill Jr fails to land.
Amrani has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bill Jr is trying to keep an underhook but Amrani manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amrani is thwarting Bill Jr's attempts to control the position.
Amrani seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bill Jr controlling the position well.
Bill Jr trying to hold on to Amrani's head to control him but Amrani postures up.
Bill Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bill Jr has hold of Amrani's hands but Amrani slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Amrani takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Amrani trying to control from half guard but Bill Jr is working away.
Bill Jr trying to control here.
Bill Jr 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.
Ibrahim Amrani overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Amrani winds up and cracks Bill Jr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
 Bill Jr is rocked!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Amrani lands a nice short elbow.
Bill Jr is still in real trouble! Can Amrani finish him?
Amrani scores with a big shot! Bill Jr's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Bill Jr! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ibrahim Amrani!
Ibrahim Amrani decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dougal McCraken (ranked 1084 p4p, 1313 weight class) and Mousa Ndombele (ranked 141 p4p, 167 weight class). McCraken comes to the cage accompanied by Bulgine. Mousa Ndombele is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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World class MT
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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 42 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Dougal McCraken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mousa Ndombele!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ndombele tries to clinch but McCraken moves out of range.
McCraken thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ndombele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ndombele on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McCraken checks a low kick from Ndombele.
Ndombele throws a leg kick which misses McCraken's front leg but catches the back leg as McCraken tries to avoid it.
A big right from Ndombele misses.
Ndombele slips a jab from McCraken.
McCraken looks to land a right hand but Ndombele moved out of range.
Ndombele smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ndombele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McCraken misses with a body shot
and Ndombele counters with a nice uppercut.
Ndombele has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ndombele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCraken sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ndombele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCraken throws out the jab.
McCraken with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ndombele to score with a decent uppercut.
Ndombele goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ndombele looks to throw the jab but McCraken is out of range.
McCraken connects with a body shot that sends Ndombele's belly button to the back.
McCraken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ndombele moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ndombele slips a jab and a cross from McCraken.
McCraken keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ndombele.
Ndombele just misses with a punch to the body.
Ndombele moves forwards but McCraken connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mousa Ndombele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCraken scores with a hook.
Ndombele slips a straight right by McCraken.
McCraken cracks Ndombele with an open hand slap.
Ndombele with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McCraken drops his hands momentarily and Ndombele takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McCraken takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ndombele looks to throw the jab but McCraken is out of range.
McCraken swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McCraken misses with an uppercut.
McCraken takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ndombele drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ndombele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCraken manages to avoid it.
McCraken looks to throw the jab but Ndombele is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCraken shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ndombele throws out a loose jab but McCraken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ndombele lands with a shot to the body.
McCraken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ndombele.
Ndombele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCraken throws a lazy right hand but Ndombele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ndombele unleashes a big counter combination but McCraken bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ndombele slips a straight right by McCraken.
Ndombele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ndombele scores with the left hand. McCraken knows he should have avoided that one.
Ndombele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ndombele lands a lovely overhand right.
Ndombele misses with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McCraken, as that shot connected.
Ndombele works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ndombele lands a right hook to the body.
McCraken changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McCraken misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCraken misses with an uppercut. Ndombele saw that one coming.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ndombele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ndombele.
Ndombele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ndombele lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McCraken wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ndombele lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ndombele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCraken swings wildly with an uppercut but Ndombele uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCraken breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ndombele misses with a body shot.
McCraken throws a right hand that misses
and Ndombele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ndombele thuds his right hand into McCraken's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ndombele misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from McCraken misses the target.
Ndombele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCraken.
Ndombele replies with a solid counter kick to the body but McCraken blocks it well.
Ndombele misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McCraken counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ndombele, as that shot connected.
Ndombele lands a nice shot to the body.
Ndombele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCraken was well out of range. Poor timing from Ndombele.
McCraken doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McCraken digs a good hook to Ndombele's body.
McCraken misses the shot to the body.
McCraken on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ndombele. Ndombele obviously looking to wear him down.
McCraken scores with a jab.
McCraken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ndombele moves away.
That kick from Ndombele tenderised McCraken's leg. McCraken is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ndombele scores with the left hand. McCraken knows he should have avoided that one.
McCraken takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ndombele thumps McCraken with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ndombele scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ndombele throws a hook to the side of McCraken's head but McCraken sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCraken lands the left hand.
McCraken lands a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mousa Ndombele dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ndombele scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ndombele throws out a powerful jab.
McCraken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from McCraken misses its intended target.
McCraken looks to land a right hand but Ndombele moved out of range.
Mousa Ndombele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ndombele tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCraken manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McCraken is looking to counter with a body kick.
McCraken misses the shot to the body.
McCraken jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ndombele throws a lazy right hand but McCraken sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice combination there by McCraken.
Ndombele throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ndombele bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McCraken's head backwards.
Nice defenses there by McCraken.
Ndombele has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McCraken throws an overhand right that lands on Ndombele's shoulder, as Ndombele tries to avoid the shot.
McCraken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCraken is looking to counter punch.
McCraken misses the shot to the body.
McCraken misses with a hook. Ndombele ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ndombele uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McCraken has time to react.
Ndombele chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McCraken can pounce on him.
Ndombele steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCraken.
McCraken lands the left hand.
McCraken just misses with a punch to the body.
Ndombele swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ndombele swings for the body but McCraken moves out of range.
Ndombele scoring well with a low kick there.
Ndombele cracks a nice hook into McCraken's ribs.
McCraken takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ndombele slips under a jab from McCraken.
A big left from McCraken misses.
Ndombele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCraken moves away.
Ndombele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCraken.
McCraken throws an overhand right that lands on Ndombele's shoulder, as Ndombele tries to avoid the shot.
McCraken misses the shot to the body.
Ndombele scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCraken misses the shot to the body.
McCraken misses with a straight left.
McCraken takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ndombele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCraken.
Ndombele misses with a leg kick
and McCraken counters with a nice body kick.
McCraken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ndombele moves away.
Some wild striking there from Ndombele.
Ndombele feints and then cracks McCraken's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McCraken down.
Ndombele avoids the body shot from McCraken.
McCraken misses with a hook. Ndombele ducked under it nicely.
McCraken throws a hook to the side of Ndombele's head but Ndombele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Good standup being displayed there by Ndombele as he connects with a hook.
Ndombele misses with a hook. McCraken ducked under it nicely.
Ndombele with a nice cross.
Ndombele cracks McCraken with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCraken defending well as Ndombele loads up on a big left hand.
McCraken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That kick from Ndombele tenderised McCraken's leg. McCraken is trying to keep his angry face on.
McCraken scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ndombele looks to score with a jab to the body but McCraken is just out of range.
McCraken looks to throw the jab but Ndombele is out of range.
McCraken lands a body shot.
Ndombele moves out of range of the strikes.
Ndombele listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McCraken misses with an uppercut
and Ndombele counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McCraken thinking.
Ndombele with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McCraken to score with a decent uppercut.
Ndombele with a jab.
Ndombele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCraken misses with a hook to the body
and Ndombele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
McCraken circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from McCraken misses the target.
Ndombele throws a shot to the body.
Ndombele chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ndombele. That's going to slow McCraken down.
Nice body punch from McCraken.
McCraken is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McCraken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ndombele moves away.
McCraken moves out of range as Ndombele strikes.
Ndombele looks to score with a jab to the body but McCraken is just out of range.
Ndombele looks to score with a jab to the body but McCraken is just out of range.
McCraken looks to score with a jab to the body but Ndombele is just out of range.
McCraken scores with a body shot.
McCraken throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ndombele on the side of the head.
A jab from Ndombele misses.
McCraken on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McCraken uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ndombele.
Ndombele fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McCraken on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCraken takes a swing at Ndombele's ribcage but misses.
Ndombele scores with a shot to the body.
Ndombele scores with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mousa Ndombele 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. And we move into the final round!
McCraken bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ndombele getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ndombele connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ndombele tries a head kick but it misses.
Ndombele connects with a body shot.
McCraken throws a hook but Ndombele blocks it.
Ndombele blocks a jab.
Ndombele dodges the punch combination from McCraken.
McCraken swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ndombele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McCraken moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCraken throws a hook to the side of Ndombele's head but Ndombele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCraken keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A good leg kick by Ndombele.
McCraken takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
McCraken takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheers as Ndombele lands an impressive looking overhand right. McCraken doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ndombele lands a head kick. McCraken smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McCraken looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ndombele thumps McCraken with a low kick.
Ndombele dips to his left and cracks McCraken with an uppercut!
Ndombele checks a leg kick nicely.
Ndombele throws a front kick aimed at McCraken's knee but McCraken avoids it well.
McCraken lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ndombele. McCraken does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ndombele throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from McCraken.
McCraken lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ndombele at a distance.
Ndombele swings for the body but McCraken moves out of range.
McCraken keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ndombele moves out of range as McCraken strikes.
Ndombele slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ndombele closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCraken lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCraken misses with a hook to the ribs.
McCraken misses with a punch on the inside.
McCraken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ndombele stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ndombele misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from McCraken.
McCraken looking to stall.
Ndombele lands with a left to the head.
McCraken can't find room to land a body shot as Ndombele controls the action.
McCraken misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ndombele.
Ndombele softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McCraken blocks an uppercut.
Ndombele throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Ndombele.
Ndombele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCraken blocks a body shot from Ndombele.
Ndombele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ndombele prevents a body shot from McCraken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ndombele fails to land.
Mousa Ndombele seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ndombele blocks a body shot from McCraken.
McCraken tries to work over Ndombele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ndombele lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ndombele tries to work over McCraken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McCraken breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McCraken throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dougal McCraken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ndombele misses with a hook.
Ndombele scores with a hook.
McCraken throws an overhand right that lands on Ndombele's shoulder, as Ndombele tries to avoid the shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McCraken, as that shot connected.
McCraken gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ndombele.
Ndombele keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McCraken with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ndombele to score with a decent uppercut.
McCraken lands with a shot to the body.
McCraken misses with an uppercut. Ndombele saw that one coming.
McCraken throws a jab when Ndombele was well 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!
Ndombele lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ndombele thuds his right hand into McCraken's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ndombele bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McCraken's head backwards.
McCraken throws the left hand but Ndombele avoids the punch easily.
McCraken takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ndombele connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ndombele digs a good hook to McCraken's body.
Ndombele darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ndombele staying out of range there.
McCraken swings for the body but Ndombele moves out of range.
Ndombele swings for the body but McCraken moves out of range.
Ndombele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ndombele ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ndombele lands a glancing blow to the side of McCraken's head.
McCraken throws a looping overhand right but Ndombele ducks down to avoid it.
Ndombele slips a straight right by McCraken.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mousa Ndombele comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ndombele 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mousa Ndombele!
Mousa Ndombele decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Ryan (ranked 1289 p4p, 2285 weight class) and Guy River (ranked 164 p4p, 269 weight class). River has chosen Gabon National Anthem as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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29
162
17 - 13 - 0 |
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36
156
25 - 18 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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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 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guy River!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River misses with a hook.
Good shot there by Ryan.
River thows a left - swing and a miss!
River drops his hands momentarily and Ryan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jab by Ryan.
River throws a head kick that misses.
River lands a glancing blow to the side of Ryan's head.
Ryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ryan moves out of range of the body kick from River.
River misses with a shot to the body
and Ryan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ryan throws a body punch but River moves out of range.
River throws a counter combo.
Ryan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ryan misses with an uppercut.
Ryan moves away from the strike by River.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River tries to move into range but Ryan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice body punch from Ryan.
We've been informed that River has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
River drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from River.
Ryan throws a body shot but no joy.
Ryan looks to throw the jab but River is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from River 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 Ryan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ryan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ryan tries to counter with a takedown but River is quick to defend against it.
Jab by Ryan.
Ryan blocks the body kick.
Nice defenses there by River.
River doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Guy River is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from River misses the target.
River misses the shot to the body.
Ryan tries to counter with a takedown but River is quick to defend against it.
We've been hearing reports that Ryan has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
River looks to land a combination but Ryan avoids it well.
Ryan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before River has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ryan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River scores with a punch to the head.
River scores with a nice head shot.
River ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ryan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ryan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ryan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ryan tries for a kimura but River is defending well.
River really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ryan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River pushes Ryan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ryan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ryan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by River, who protects the arm well.
River is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ryan has just dragged him back down to the mat.
River is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Ryan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
River lands a front kick.
River pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ryan is out of range and River settles back down.
River misses the shot to the body.
Ryan misses with a straight right.
River replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Ryan blocks it well.
River slips under a jab.
River walks into a left hand.
River missing with a left hand there. Ryan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ryan connects with a crisp jab.
Ryan moves out of range as River strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River misses with a kick to the body
and Ryan counters with a straight right hand.
River moves away from the strike by Ryan.
A looping hook to the body misses from River. Ryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ryan.
Ryan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River slips under a jab.
Ryan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around River's waist but River gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ryan off to one side.
Ryan checks a leg kick.
Ryan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that River can do to turn this around?
River takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ryan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ryan looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
Ryan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for River!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ryan tries for a kimura but River is defending well.
Ryan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if River can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ryan asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ryan tries to advance to mount but River instead regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan seems to be working for a kimura but River defends the submission attempt.
Ryan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but River sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ryan seems to be looking for submissions.
Ryan 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.
River wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Ryan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
River lands a really nice looking cross but Ryan seems unphased.
Ryan misses with a body kick.
Ryan scores with a hook to the body. River takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big right from Ryan misses.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryan is just out of range.
Ryan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
River throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ryan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by River.
Ryan thuds his right hand into River's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan sizes up River with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big left from Ryan misses.
River only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ryan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
 It looks like Eddie Ryan has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
River scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River throws a hook to the side of Ryan's head but Ryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
River throws a big shot that misses.
Ryan staying out of range there.
Ryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River.
Ryan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
River sizes up Ryan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ryan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from River.
River throws the kick towards the body but Ryan avoids it.
Ryan scores with a body shot.
Eddie Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ryan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
River is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ryan with a body shot.
Ryan tests River's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ryan throws out a powerful jab.
Eddie Ryan is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
River has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
River doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
River looks for the body kick but Ryan saw that one coming.
River displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ryan.
Ryan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
River with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Some bone on bone action there as Ryan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
River pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
River looks to throw the jab but Ryan is out of range.
River looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Guy River has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ryan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from River.
Ryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from River.
Ryan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from River.
Ryan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ryan thows a left - swing and a miss!
River tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ryan is able to avoid easily.
River swinging wildly here.
River uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ryan.
Ryan cracks a nice hook into River's ribs.
Ryan connects with a right hand. River shakes it off.
Ryan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from River.
Ryan shoots in and bounces River off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Eddie Ryan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan drops back looking for a leg! River is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and River manages to kick Ryan off! Ryan jumps back into River's guard.
River is wriggling around but Ryan manages to pass to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Guy River.
Well Ryan 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Ryan!
Eddie Ryan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Lee (ranked 1169 p4p, 470 weight class) and Mamed Khalidovic (ranked 150 p4p, 61 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Doomsday Clock. Khalidovic has chosen Зима-мама 25/17 as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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27
155
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156
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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 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Mamed Khalidovic!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Khalidovic.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Khalidovic's head but Khalidovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khalidovic looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Lee lands a nice shot that snaps Khalidovic's head back.
Lee throws a head kick but Khalidovic moves out of range.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khalidovic throws out the jab.
Khalidovic lands a jab to the head.
Lee throws a hook but Khalidovic blocks it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Khalidovic or perhaps it was just good defense by Lee, which made it look bad.
Khalidovic connects with a crisp jab.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Khalidovic misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Khalidovic.
Khalidovic 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.
Nice jab there from Khalidovic.
Lee lands with a kick to the temple. Khalidovic shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
 It looks like Mamed Khalidovic has been cut.
Khalidovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Khalidovic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Khalidovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Khalidovic throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Lee misses.
Khalidovic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lee on the side of the head.
Lee lands a head kick!
Jab by Khalidovic.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Khalidovic is just out of range.
Khalidovic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Khalidovic slips under a jab.
Khalidovic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Khalidovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Lee lands an overhand right.
Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bone on bone clash there as Lee blocks the leg kick.
Mamed Khalidovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Lee misses.
Khalidovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A punch lands to the side of Khalidovic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jeff Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khalidovic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Khalidovic has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the liver by Khalidovic. Beautiful body shot.
Khalidovic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Khalidovic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Khalidovic.
Khalidovic lands with a shot to the body.
Khalidovic wants to land a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Khalidovic loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Khalidovic punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
Lee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lee throws a head kick but Khalidovic moves out of range.
Khalidovic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lee momentarily.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Khalidovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big left from Khalidovic misses.
Lee wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lee walks into a jab.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Khalidovic's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Khalidovic duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic connects with a looping right hand.
Khalidovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lee scores with a jab to the head.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Khalidovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khalidovic scores with a nice right hand.
Khalidovic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lee lands the left hand.
Khalidovic takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khalidovic thumps Lee with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee lands with a slapping head kick.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Khalidovic's shoulder, as Khalidovic tries to avoid the shot.
Nice sprawl there from Lee as Khalidovic shoots in.
Khalidovic throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Khalidovic scores with a decent looking hook.
Lee tries to clinch up but Khalidovic circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Khalidovic.
Khalidovic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice jab there from Khalidovic.
Lee slips under a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Khalidovic.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Khalidovic misses with a hook
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khalidovic throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lee.
Nice shot lands for Khalidovic.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khalidovic.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Lee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lee slips under a jab from Khalidovic.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khalidovic! But no joy.
Lee throws a lazy head kick
and Khalidovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic connects with the punch.
Khalidovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Khalidovic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mamed Khalidovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mamed Khalidovic's cut.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Khalidovic missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Khalidovic gets the takedown into side control.
Khalidovic tries to advance to mount but Lee denies him.
Khalidovic goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Lee rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Khalidovic's guard! Nice work there by Lee!
Lee postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lee decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Khalidovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Khalidovic scores 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!
Khalidovic takes one on the button.
Khalidovic takes a kick to the side of the head.
Khalidovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mamed Khalidovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidovic with a nice calf kick.
Lee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khalidovic avoids the head kick by Lee.
That kick from Khalidovic tenderised Lee's leg. Lee is trying to keep his angry face on.
Khalidovic connects with a leg kick.
Khalidovic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Lee misses.
Lee backing away here, and Khalidovic unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Khalidovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice uppercut there from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic blocks a head kick by Lee.
Khalidovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Khalidovic moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Khalidovic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khalidovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Khalidovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khalidovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Khalidovic lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Khalidovic is just out of range.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khalidovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Khalidovic looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Khalidovic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Khalidovic lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Khalidovic scores with a jab to the head.
Lee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lee throws a head kick but Khalidovic moves out of range.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khalidovic scores with a nice right hand.
Lee misses with a hook. Khalidovic ducked under it nicely.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khalidovic throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Khalidovic scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Khalidovic scores with a jab to the head.
Lee lands with a kick to the temple. Khalidovic shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khalidovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Khalidovic.
Nice shot lands for Khalidovic.
Khalidovic with a nice calf kick.
Lee swings for the body but Khalidovic moves out of range.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee is looking to counter punch.
Lee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Khalidovic's head.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khalidovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khalidovic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lee under the eye.
Khalidovic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Khalidovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee lands a head kick. Khalidovic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Khalidovic lands the left hand.
Khalidovic punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khalidovic moves away.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khalidovic dives in and scores a takedown into Lee's guard.
Khalidovic not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lee isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Khalidovic stacks Lee on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Khalidovic!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Khalidovic is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khalidovic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Khalidovic might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lee haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lee regains half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khalidovic seems to be working for a kimura but Lee defends the submission attempt.
Khalidovic moves into full mount! Lee won't be happy about that!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mamed Khalidovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mamed Khalidovic's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lee throws a hook but Khalidovic blocks it.
Mamed Khalidovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee ducks right into an uppercut from Khalidovic.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Lee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Khalidovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Khalidovic moves out of range easily.
Lee staying out of range there.
Lee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Khalidovic throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick
and Khalidovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khalidovic lands a jab.
Khalidovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice jab there from Khalidovic.
Lee pushes Khalidovic away with a front kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Khalidovic. That snapped Lee's head back.
Jeff Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Khalidovic moved out of range nicely.
Lee is looking to clinch but Khalidovic is avoiding it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Khalidovic is trying to pull guard but Lee turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Khalidovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Lee throws a head kick but Khalidovic moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a good cross that connects.
Khalidovic lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
Khalidovic thumps Lee with a low kick.
Khalidovic throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khalidovic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khalidovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee digs a good body shot into Khalidovic's ribs.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khalidovic throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Khalidovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Lee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Khalidovic's corner calls for a 1-2. Khalidovic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khalidovic lands a glancing blow to the side of Lee's head.
Khalidovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Khalidovic shoots in looking for a takedown but Lee manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Khalidovic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Khalidovic lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid body kick from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lee was covering up waiting for the punch and Khalidovic finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Khalidovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khalidovic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Lee throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Khalidovic escapes and throws Lee's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Khalidovic controlling the position from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking for a sweep.
Khalidovic taking a breather here.
Lee regains half guard.
Lee wants to improve his position but Khalidovic is controlling well.
Lee throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Khalidovic manages to pass to side control.
Khalidovic tries to move to mount but Lee blocks the move with his legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mamed Khalidovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Khalidovic 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mamed Khalidovic!
During a confident post fight interview, Mamed Khalidovic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Draco Leonidas (ranked 699 p4p, 880 weight class) and Frankie Mir (ranked 57 p4p, 69 weight class). Frankie Mir has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Draco Leonidas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frankie Mir!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonidas thuds his shin into the meat of Mir's side.
Leonidas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Leonidas misses with a low kick.
Leonidas looks to land a left hand but Mir moved out of range nicely.
Mir tries to counter with a clinch but Leonidas shakes him off and moves away.
Mir takes one to the chin there.
Leonidas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mir.
Leonidas tries to land a front kick but Mir steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
As Leonidas backs off Mir throws a huge counter combo but Leonidas manages to avoid it all.
Leonidas throws a leg kick but Mir checks it.
Leonidas throws a jab but it's blocked by Mir.
Mir moves out of range as Leonidas strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonidas with a jab.
Mir has a takedown stuffed.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mir.
Draco Leonidas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Mir.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir misses with a low kick.
Mir shoots for a double leg takedown but Leonidas sprawls well. He's pushed Mir's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Leonidas misses with a body shot.
Mir looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Leonidas scoring well with a low kick there.
Leonidas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mir has time to react.
Leonidas connects with a nice looking jab.
Leonidas lands a jab to the head.
Leonidas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leonidas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Leonidas connects with a jab.
Mir shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Leonidas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas tries to land a front kick but Mir steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A clash of legs there as Mir blocks the low kick.
Leonidas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mir momentarily.
Leonidas is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Leonidas keeps Mir at a distance using the push kick.
Leonidas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mir lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mir closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Leonidas did well to prevent Mir getting side control.
Mir working Leonidas over with strikes.
Leonidas wants to improve his position but Mir is controlling well.
Mir looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mir stalling away here and it's allowed Leonidas to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir wants to control from the top but Leonidas keeps moving.
Leonidas is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mir keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Leonidas's head.
Mir preventing the sweep.
Mir scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Leonidas keeping moving, preventing Mir from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mir accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mir throws a big right hand that misses.
Mir is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Leonidas is pulling down on Mir's head to control his posture.
Mir trying to control the position from guard on top but Leonidas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leonidas is looking to sweep but instead, Mir has passed into half guard.
Leonidas is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Gumburcules Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Mir trying to mount his opponent but Leonidas defends it.
Leonidas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mir is thwarting Leonidas's attempts to control the position.
Mir is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Draco Leonidas 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.
Leonidas connects with a right hand. Mir shakes it off.
Leonidas throws a wild body kick that Mir sees coming a mile off.
Leonidas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mir can do to turn this around?
Mir bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Leonidas tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mir wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leonidas keeps working.
The referee asks Mir politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Mir prefers to stall for the moment though.
Mir postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mir works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mir wants to control but Leonidas is keeping him busy.
Leonidas is looking to regain half guard here but Mir keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir tries to advance to mount but can't.
Mir taking a break here but Leonidas is having none of it and regains half guard.
Mir working Leonidas over with strikes.
Mir wants to control but Leonidas is keeping him busy.
Mir scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Leonidas is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Mir thows a huge punch but Leonidas dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Leonidas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mir.
Mir is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Leonidas has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mir tries to pass to full mount but Leonidas defends it.
Mir is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Leonidas tries to roll over but Mir keeps him under control.
Leonidas controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Mir has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir tries to pass to full mount but Leonidas defends it.
Mir working over Leonidas with some ground and pound. Leonidas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Leonidas makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Leonidas.
Mir content to stall in guard here.
Mir trying to control but Leonidas is working from the bottom.
Mir tries to free his leg and advance position but Leonidas is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mir is looking to work some ground and pound but Leonidas has wrist control.
Mir postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Leonidas is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mir, into his guard.
Leonidas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mir seems keen to control Leonidas's posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mir can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Leonidas controls the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Mir 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! This is the final round!
Leonidas tests Mir's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mir tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Leonidas swivels and escapes.
Leonidas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leonidas misses with a low kick.
And Mir tries to counter it with a takedown but Leonidas pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mir has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Leonidas.
Mir tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Leonidas swivels and escapes.
Leonidas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leonidas.
Mir shoots in looking for a takedown but Leonidas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mir's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Draco Leonidas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Mir.
Mir shoots in but no luck this time.
Mir shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Leonidas but Leonidas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas scores with a nice right hand.
Mir moves out of range as Leonidas throws a body kick.
Mir changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Leonidas tries to avoid it but Mir manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Leonidas to the ground. Leonidas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Leonidas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Leonidas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mir under the eye.
Leonidas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mir was well out of range. Poor timing from Leonidas.
Mir will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A head kick misses from Leonidas.
Mir has a takedown stuffed.
Leonidas looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Leonidas connects with a single shot there.
Mir is rocked!
Draco Leonidas is winning the standup battle so far.
Leonidas cracks Mir with a good jab.
Mir is still on wobbly legs! Can Leonidas finish him?
Frankie Mir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horrible takedown attempt by Mir or perhaps it was just good defense by Leonidas, which made it look bad.
Mir shoots and misses
and Leonidas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mir gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Leonidas points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Mir wakes up just in time to hear Leonidas thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Draco Leonidas!
Draco Leonidas really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Northern Zombie logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Hanson (ranked 649 p4p, 530 weight class) and Fortunado Sampaio (ranked 108 p4p, 85 weight class). Sampaio has chosen Corre Riba Corre Baixo as his entrance music. Fortunado Sampaio 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, David Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Fortunado Sampaio!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sampaio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hanson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sampaio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hanson manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sampaio thows a leg kick but Hanson checks it
and Hanson counters with a takedown into side control.
Hanson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hanson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sampaio is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sampaio is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sampaio is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sampaio is still trying to improve position.
Check out the look on Hanson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hanson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sampaio knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sampaio wants to control but Hanson postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sampaio can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hanson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hanson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sampaio is trying to control Hanson's posture but Hanson avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson working the ground and pound.
It looks like Fortunado Sampaio has been cut.
Sampaio is trying to improve his position.
Hanson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hanson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hanson in side control, throwing shots but Sampaio defends.
Hanson is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Sampaio looks calm but he's in trouble here. Hanson gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Sampaio is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Hanson lets go of the hold and Sampaio can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). David Hanson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Loris (ranked 204 p4p, 436 weight class) and Agansing Rai (ranked 31 p4p, 57 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rai's choice of entrance music: Break Stuff. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Hugo Loris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Agansing Rai!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loris misses the shot to the body.
Rai scores with a jab. Loris acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rai on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Loris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rai has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rai moves out of range of the leg kick from Loris.
Loris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Loris.
Loris shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Loris is pushing down on Rai's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rai is fighting to maintain full guard but Loris has managed to sneak the leg through.
Loris 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.
Loris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rai makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rai.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loris passes into half guard.
Rai keeping control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loris working the head and body with strikes.
Loris trying to pass the guard but Rai defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Loris there.
Rai is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rai is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Loris is controlling the pace.
Rai is refusing to be controlled, as Loris sits in half guard.
Loris missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Loris scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Loris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rai keeps working.
Rai on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loris sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rai defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loris sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rai defending well though.
Rai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Loris.
Rai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Loris.
Loris is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rai!
Rai is trying desperately to improve position.
Rai regains half guard.
Loris stalling.
Rai looking for submissions off his back.
Loris sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rai is not content to let Loris control the position.
Rai is defending against the submission attempts here by Loris.
Rai wants to get back to full guard.
Rai on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rai is trying to maintain the position but Loris is very close to passing his half guard.
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. Loris connects with a nice short shot to Rai's temple.
Loris sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rai defending well though.
Loris wants to take a breather but Rai is having none of it.
Loris sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rai defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rai has hold of Loris's hands but Loris slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rai is looking to improve his position.
Rai manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Loris keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Loris misses with some punches.
Loris tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rai lands a nice uppercut.
Rai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Loris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loris misses with an uppercut
and Rai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rai works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rai lands with a good body shot.
Loris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Loris dives in for a single leg takedown but Rai sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rai manages to break the clinch.
Loris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rai avoids the body shot from Loris.
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 Hugo Loris will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rai finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Loris gets the takedown into side control.
Loris goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Rai rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Loris's guard! Nice work there by Rai!
Rai wants to control from the top but Loris keeps moving.
Hugo Loris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Loris has his foot on Rai's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rai works his way back into a safe position though.
Loris is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rai content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rai is looking to stand up but Loris won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rai being controlled here momentarily.
Loris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rai engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rai trying to control but Loris is working from the bottom.
Loris working a defensive guard but Rai passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are battling for position here. Loris manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rai gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rai connects with a crisp jab.
Rai throws a big shot that misses.
Agansing Rai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Loris misses with a body shot.
Rai avoids the body shot from Loris.
Agansing Rai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Loris scores with a hook.
Loris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rai.
Loris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Loris finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rai connects with a solid leg kick.
Rai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A lazy left from Rai finds it's target.
Rai lands with an uppercut that bounces Loris off the cage and back into range.
Rai scores with a sloppy right hand. Loris should have avoided that one.
Loris looks to land a right hand but Rai moved out of range.
Hugo Loris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rai throws a head kick but Loris moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Rai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rai scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Loris throws a leg kick but Rai moved away.
Rai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loris.
Rai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Loris.
Rai looks to score with a jab to the body but Loris is just out of range.
It looked like Loris wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Loris misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Rai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Loris avoids the body shot from Rai.
Loris swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Loris shoots in for a takedown but Rai shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rai ducks under a wild hook from Loris.
Loris looks to throw the jab but Rai is out of range.
Rai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Loris in his tracks.
Loris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rai moves away.
Rai takes a swing at Loris's ribcage but misses.
Rai looks to score with a jab to the body but Loris is just out of range.
Loris is looking to counter punch.
A big right from Loris misses.
Rai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Loris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Loris is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rai's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Rai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rai swings for the body but Loris moves out of range.
Loris throws a lazy uppercut
and Rai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Loris's knee momentarily.
Loris closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rai wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Loris wants to control for a moment but Rai uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Loris lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rai manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Loris stops Rai from standing up.
Loris postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Loris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Loris wants to pass the guard but Rai is keeping the position.
Rai can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Loris controls the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Agansing Rai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Loris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rai.
Rai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Loris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rai moves away.
Rai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Rai misses.
Loris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rai throws out a loose jab but Loris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loris throws a lazy right hand but Rai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rai misses with a body shot.
Rai defending well as Loris loads up on a big left hand.
Rai scores with a hook to the body. Loris takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Loris looks to score with a jab to the body but Rai is just out of range.
Loris walks into a stiff left hand from Rai.
Loris works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loris misses with a hook. Rai ducked under it nicely.
Rai is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Loris with a body shot.
Loris throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rai.
Rai digs a good body shot into Loris's ribs.
Rai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loris.
Rai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loris misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loris throws a leg kick
and Loris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Loris misses with a straight left.
Rai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rai checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fighters circling - Loris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Loris cracks Rai with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Loris throws an off balance right hand
and Rai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Loris throws a hook to the side of Rai's head but Rai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rai lands with a good body shot.
Rai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Loris. Loris obviously looking to wear him down.
Loris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rai as he avoids it easily.
Loris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rai misses with a head kick.
Loris closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rai to the mat! Rai manages to get full guard.
Loris throws a strike but Rai rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Loris wants to control but Rai passes easily into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loris is refusing to be controlled, as Rai sits in half guard.
Loris wants to improve his position but Rai is controlling well.
Rai wants to stand but Loris has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Loris 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.
Loris is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rai pulls his head out easily.
Rai is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loris is looking for a sweep. Rai is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Loris keeps working.
Rai is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Loris wants to control but Rai is keeping busy.
Loris moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rai trying to stand up but can't free himself from Loris's guard.
Loris keeping full guard, as Rai tries to pass.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rai must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rai wants to get up but he can't break Loris's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rai shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Loris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rai.
Loris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rai throws a leg kick that misses.
Rai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rai misses with a looping right.
Loris pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rai is out of range and Loris settles back down.
Loris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Loris swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Loris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Loris is looking to chop away at Rai's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Agansing Rai.
I think Rai has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Agansing Rai!
Our winner, Agansing Rai, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Stalinovich (ranked 140 p4p, 607 weight class) and Serafim Lupei (ranked 24 p4p, 100 weight class). Stalinovich comes to the cage accompanied by Hell March. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 34 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joseph Stalinovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 29 - 3, fighting out of London, Serafim Lupei!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Lupei misses.
Lupei swings for the body but Stalinovich moves out of range.
Stalinovich thuds a left hand into Lupei's body.
Jab, jab by Lupei - just one landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Stalinovich checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lupei misses with the combination.
Lupei swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lupei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stalinovich looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lupei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lupei avoids the body shot from Stalinovich.
We've been informed that Lupei has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Stalinovich lands with a nice combination. Lupei backs away looking to recover.
Stalinovich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lupei was well out of range. Poor timing from Stalinovich.
Nice body kick from Stalinovich.
Lupei takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stalinovich connects with a single shot there.
Lupei slips under a jab.
Lupei scores with a decent looking hook.
Stalinovich checks a leg kick nicely.
Stalinovich scores with a jab.
Lupei wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalinovich lands a jab to Lupei's midsection.
Lupei pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lupei checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lupei misses with a body kick.
Lupei throws a leg kick that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stalinovich.
Lupei misses with a straight left.
Stalinovich fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lupei just manages to avoid it.
Lupei throws a shot to the body.
Lupei throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stalinovich counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jab, jab by Lupei - just one landing.
Lupei throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stalinovich stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lupei tries to keep at a distance but Stalinovich has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lupei working aggressively here.
Lupei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stalinovich's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalinovich lands with a short shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stalinovich pulls guard successfully.
Stalinovich looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lupei stands and throws Stalinovich's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lupei has an Americana. Stalinovich didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Lupei is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Lupei hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Serafim Lupei!
During a confident post fight interview, Serafim Lupei thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tungsten Kaafjord (ranked 239 p4p, 249 weight class) and Kevin McGuire (ranked 16 p4p, 18 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kaafjord might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to For Heavy Metal we will die!. McGuire has chosen Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down as his entrance music. Kevin McGuire 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tungsten Kaafjord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kaafjord. Kaafjord obviously looking to wear him down.
McGuire thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGuire jabs Kaafjord to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kaafjord darts in looking for a takedown but McGuire gets double underhooks and turns Kaafjord into the cage.
Kaafjord has McGuire pushed against the cage.
Kaafjord is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. McGuire can't fight it off and eventually Kaafjord manages to take the fight to the floor. McGuire looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kaafjord avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McGuire throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaafjord with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaafjord trying to control but McGuire is working from the bottom.
Kaafjord working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McGuire looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kaafjord chips away with some ground and pound.
Kaafjord keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McGuire's head.
Kaafjord works over McGuire with some ground and pound from guard.
McGuire throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kaafjord uses it to pass to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaafjord works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
McGuire is trying to get back to half guard.
McGuire takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
McGuire tries to bench press Kaafjord off him but Kaafjord keeps the position.
Kaafjord controls the position.
We've been hearing that Kaafjord has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Kaafjord working away.
Kaafjord 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.
Kaafjord grinds an elbow into McGuire's temple.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire is looking for a sweep.
Kaafjord is looking to take a break and control but McGuire is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McGuire can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGuire tries to bench press Kaafjord off him but Kaafjord keeps the position.
Kaafjord working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGuire is looking to reverse the position.
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.
A control attempt from McGuire but he's now mounted!
McGuire wants to control but Kaafjord is having none of it.
Kaafjord controlling from the full mount.
Kaafjord raining down hammerfists from mount.
It looks like Kevin McGuire has been cut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McGuire takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
McGuire tries to lock up and control but Kaafjord gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tungsten Kaafjord dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin McGuire's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kaafjord swings for the body but McGuire moves out of range.
Kaafjord's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McGuire connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kaafjord scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Tungsten Kaafjord has been cut.
Kaafjord lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kaafjord fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McGuire is out of range.
Kaafjord tries to clinch up.
A little jabbing left from McGuire on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kaafjord ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McGuire throws a head kick that misses.
McGuire misses with a lunging right hand
and Kaafjord counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGuire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kaafjord.
Kaafjord scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaafjord throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGuire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kaafjord misses the shot to the body.
Kaafjord fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McGuire, pushing him back against the cage.
McGuire blocks a body shot from Kaafjord.
Kaafjord blocks a body shot from McGuire.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Kaafjord.
McGuire stalling in the clinch.
McGuire misses with the head strike.
Kaafjord tries a body shot but McGuire blocks it.
McGuire lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kaafjord backwards.
McGuire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaafjord presses McGuire against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kaafjord breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McGuire on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kaafjord is looking to slow McGuire down with leg kicks.
Kaafjord throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kaafjord uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGuire.
McGuire connects with a leg kick.
McGuire tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kaafjord throws a nice inside leg kick.
McGuire throws a leg kick but Kaafjord checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire throws a hook but Kaafjord blocks it.
Kaafjord throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGuire doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
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!
Kaafjord ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kaafjord thuds a left hand into McGuire's body.
Kaafjord keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kaafjord is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGuire can do to turn this around?
Kaafjord drops his hands momentarily and McGuire takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tungsten Kaafjord seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaafjord fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McGuire looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kaafjord shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
McGuire is looking to control Kaafjord's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McGuire avoid being mounted?
Kaafjord winds up and cracks McGuire with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire wants to control but Kaafjord is keeping busy.
McGuire taking some punishment here, with Kaafjord in his half guard.
Kaafjord perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kaafjord landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kaafjord working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaafjord scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
McGuire is looking for a sweep. Kaafjord is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McGuire wants to sweep but Kaafjord has passed to side control!
Kaafjord scores with a couple of short elbows.
You can see the frustration on McGuire's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kaafjord working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
McGuire is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kaafjord off and has taken his back!
Can Kaafjord hold on?! McGuire is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tungsten Kaafjord dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kaafjord thuds a left hand into McGuire's body.
McGuire throws the left hand but Kaafjord avoids the punch easily.
Kaafjord tries to clinch there but McGuire circles away.
Kaafjord shoots in for a double leg but McGuire sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kaafjord closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McGuire keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kaafjord is looking to wear down McGuire with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kaafjord has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tungsten Kaafjord. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kaafjord moves out of range as McGuire throws a body kick.
Kaafjord takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McGuire missing with a left hand there. Kaafjord was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from McGuire misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire avoids the body shot from Kaafjord.
Kaafjord lands a nice shot to the body.
McGuire takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kaafjord feints a jab promting McGuire to slip. Kaafjord then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McGuire slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kaafjord slips a straight right by McGuire.
Kaafjord misses with a body kick.
Kaafjord takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McGuire avoids the body shot from Kaafjord.
McGuire misses with a low kick.
Kaafjord quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
McGuire looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tungsten Kaafjord is winning the standup battle so far.
Kaafjord feints and then cracks McGuire's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGuire down.
Kaafjord swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaafjord fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGuire manages to avoid it.
McGuire is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A big left from McGuire misses.
McGuire attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McGuire walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kaafjord.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuire doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McGuire takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McGuire connects with a body shot.
McGuire throws a hook but Kaafjord blocks it.
McGuire throws a jab but it's blocked by Kaafjord.
Kaafjord fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McGuire looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuire. Kaafjord does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kaafjord ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kaafjord scores with a hook to the body. McGuire takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kevin McGuire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaafjord turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kaafjord misses the shot to the body.
Kaafjord misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGuire.
Kaafjord scores with a jab. McGuire acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McGuire pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kaafjord shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. McGuire manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kaafjord trying to control the position from guard on top but McGuire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tungsten Kaafjord overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McGuire throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaafjord trying to control but McGuire is working from the bottom.
Kaafjord with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kaafjord trying to control the position from guard on top but McGuire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaafjord landing some decent shots from guard.
Kaafjord avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tungsten Kaafjord showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kaafjord 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tungsten Kaafjord!
During a confident post fight interview, Tungsten Kaafjord thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tam Yu Tai (ranked 11 p4p, 254 weight class) and Glen Hoddle (ranked 2 p4p, 35 weight class). Yu Tai comes to the cage accompanied by Invincible Pole Fighter. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tam Yu Tai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Glen Hoddle!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yu Tai.
It looks like Glen Hoddle has been cut.
Yu Tai has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Hoddle moves in looking to clinch but Yu Tai pushes him off.
Hoddle slips under a jab.
Hoddle rushes Yu Tai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoddle.
Hoddle lands a shoulder strike.
Hoddle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hoddle has a couple of punches blocked by Yu Tai.
Hoddle throws a head punch that misses.
Hoddle looking for a takedown.
Hoddle has a couple of punches blocked by Yu Tai.
Hoddle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Yu Tai.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yu Tai.
Hoddle misses with the head strike.
Yu Tai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yu Tai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yu Tai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yu Tai is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hoddle is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Yu Tai to the mat. Yu Tai regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Yu Tai on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yu Tai tries to get out of the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hoddle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hoddle controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hoddle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yu Tai keeping moving, preventing Hoddle from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu Tai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yu Tai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hoddle.
Yu Tai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hoddle throws a big right hand that misses.
Yu Tai is adopting a defensive guard.
Yu Tai working a defensive guard here.
Hoddle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yu Tai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hoddle slips nicely into half guard.
Hoddle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yu Tai keeps working.
Hoddle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yu Tai taking some punishment here, with Hoddle in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hoddle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yu Tai defending well though.
Hoddle seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hoddle lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hoddle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yu Tai keeps working.
Yu Tai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hoddle.
Hoddle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hoddle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yu Tai defending well though.
Yu Tai is refusing to be controlled, as Hoddle sits in half guard.
Hoddle 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.
Yu Tai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hoddle.
Yu Tai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hoddle.
Hoddle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hoddle lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoddle working over Yu Tai with some ground and pound. Yu Tai looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hoddle is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hoddle seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yu Tai does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hoddle prevents Yu Tai from improving his position.
Yu Tai controlling the position for now.
Hoddle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hoddle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yu Tai gets back to full guard.
Yu Tai knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hoddle on the ground.
Hoddle lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Yu Tai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hoddle.
Yu Tai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hoddle.
Hoddle is in close to Yu Tai's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai keeping moving, preventing Hoddle from controlling successfully.
Hoddle content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hoddle keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yu Tai's head.
Yu Tai wants to sweep here but Hoddle controlling him for the moment.
Hoddle working some strikes from top position.
Hoddle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hoddle preventing the sweep.
Hoddle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hoddle scoring with some ground and pound.
Yu Tai keeping moving, preventing Hoddle from controlling successfully.
Hoddle working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yu Tai's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yu Tai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hoddle.
Hoddle looking to pass the guard.
Hoddle cracks Yu Tai with a solid left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Glen Hoddle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Glen Hoddle's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hoddle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hoddle throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hoddle throws a body shot but no joy.
Yu Tai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hoddle misses with a hook. Yu Tai ducked under it nicely.
Hoddle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hoddle keeps Yu Tai at a distance using the push kick.
Hoddle defending well as Yu Tai loads up on a big left hand.
Hoddle misses with a wild body shot.
Yu Tai is looking to counter with a body kick.
Hoddle feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hoddle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yu Tai wants to sweep but no luck.
Hoddle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yu Tai is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hoddle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Hoddle is looking to control Yu Tai's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hoddle avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu Tai decides to return to a standing position.
Hoddle throws a right hand that misses
and Yu Tai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yu Tai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hoddle throws an off balance right hand
and Yu Tai counters with a low kick, right behind Hoddle 's knee.
Glen Hoddle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoddle scores with a nice strike.
Hoddle misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yu Tai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hoddle throws a poor cross that misses
and Yu Tai counters with a solid body kick.
Hoddle moves out of range as Yu Tai strikes.
Hoddle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yu Tai cracks Hoddle with an open hand slap.
Hoddle tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yu Tai defends well and Hoddle ends up having to push Yu Tai into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoddle cracks Yu Tai with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle misses with an uppercut.
Hoddle misses with a left hand
enabling Yu Tai to counter with a crisp jab.
Hoddle swings widly with a right hand
and Yu Tai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hoddle thinking.
Hoddle with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yu Tai counters with a nice uppercut.
Hoddle looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Yu Tai!
Hoddle misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hoddle lands an elbow.
Hoddle lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Yu Tai down.
Yu Tai tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hoddle wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hoddle looks up at the clock and then as Yu Tai takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hoddle smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Yu Tai is looking to reverse the position.
Yu Tai managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hoddle.
Hoddle looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Yu Tai is avoiding damage well.
Yu Tai can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Hoddle working the head and body with strikes.
Hoddle fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Yu Tai tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hoddle wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hoddle wants to control but Yu Tai is keeping him busy.
Hoddle working the body and head with strikes.
Yu Tai seems a little lost for a moment, as Hoddle dominates the positioning.
Hoddle scoring with punches from side control.
Hoddle in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Yu Tai struggling a bit here.
Yu Tai takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hoddle working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle controls the position.
Yu Tai tries to improve position but can't.
Hoddle grinds an elbow into Yu Tai's temple.
Yu Tai is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hoddle in side control, throwing shots but Yu Tai defends.
Hoddle working the ground and pound but Yu Tai is defending the strikes.
Hoddle trying to control the action but Yu Tai is working from the bottom.
Yu Tai takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Glen Hoddle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Glen Hoddle's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Yu Tai connects with a nice looking jab.
Yu Tai is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hoddle throws a right hand that misses
and Yu Tai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tam Yu Tai is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoddle scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yu Tai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hoddle tries to land a body kick
and Yu Tai counters with a straight right hand.
Hoddle feints and then cracks Yu Tai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yu Tai down.
Hoddle misses with a hook.
As Hoddle backs away, Yu Tai returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hoddle connects with a solid leg kick.
Hoddle feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoddle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yu Tai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yu Tai keeping full guard, as Hoddle tries to pass.
Yu Tai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hoddle chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu Tai pulls Hoddle in close to prevent any damage.
Yu Tai can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hoddle controls the pace.
Hoddle wants to control from the top but Yu Tai keeps moving.
Yu Tai is trying to keep Hoddle in close.
Hoddle throws a big elbow that misses.
Hoddle lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yu Tai wants to sweep here but Hoddle controlling him for the moment.
Hoddle distracts Yu Tai with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hoddle scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hoddle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yu Tai wants to stand and escape but Hoddle is having none of it.
Hoddle throwing strikes from guard but Yu Tai blocks nicely.
Hoddle is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hoddle trying to control but Yu Tai is working from the bottom.
Hoddle with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hoddle is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hoddle scoring with punches to the head and body.
Glen Hoddle has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yu Tai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hoddle tries to free his leg and advance position but Yu Tai is retaining full guard.
Hoddle is working Yu Tai over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hoddle sitting in guard here, content to control.
Yu Tai has momentary wrist control but Hoddle slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai working a defensive guard here.
Hoddle stays in close to Yu Tai's body and controls the position.
Hoddle scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hoddle pushing down on Yu Tai's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hoddle throwing shots but Yu Tai is blocking nicely.
Yu Tai wants to control but Hoddle is keeping busy.
Hoddle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hoddle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hoddle lands with a punch from half guard.
Yu Tai is looking to control Hoddle's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yu Tai avoid being mounted?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoddle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yu Tai's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle is looking to take a break and control but Yu Tai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hoddle working the head and body with strikes.
 Yu Tai is rocked!
Hoddle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Oh Yu Tai is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yu Tai has hold of Hoddle's hands but Hoddle slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yu Tai trying to hold on to Hoddle's head to control him but Hoddle postures up.
Yu Tai wants to improve his position but Hoddle is controlling well.
Hoddle is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hoddle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Yu Tai seems to have got his legs back now.
Hoddle trying to control from half guard but Yu Tai is working away.
Hoddle scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yu Tai is trying is best to control the position here.
Hoddle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Glen Hoddle really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Glen Hoddle's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yu Tai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hoddle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yu Tai connects with a leg kick.
Yu Tai takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hoddle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yu Tai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yu Tai.
Hoddle throws a body shot but no joy.
Yu Tai swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hoddle closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yu Tai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hoddle thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoddle closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Yu Tai quickly recovers to half guard.
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!
Hoddle wants to pass the guard but Yu Tai is defending well.
Yu Tai trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu Tai is staying active underneath Hoddle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yu Tai manages to get to full guard.
Hoddle throws a big right hand that misses.
Yu Tai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yu Tai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hoddle works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hoddle drops an elbow to the side of Yu Tai's head.
Hoddle scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hoddle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hoddle landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai is trying to control but can't.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Yu Tai controlling the position well.
Yu Tai has hold of Hoddle's hands but Hoddle slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hoddle scores with a big shot! Yu Tai's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Yu Tai! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glen Hoddle!
Glen Hoddle is the new welterweight champion!
Glen Hoddle was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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