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Bounty Tournament 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mackin Hooez (ranked 3917 p4p, 4316 weight class) and Bardhal Marku (ranked 316 p4p, 354 weight class). Bardhal Marku will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mackin Hooez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bardhal Marku!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marku throws the left hand but Hooez avoids the punch easily.
Hooez tries to move into range but Marku moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hooez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marku is fending him off so far but Hooez persists. Nope, Marku circles away and we're back to standing.
Hooez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Marku's guard.
Hooez preventing the sweep.
Marku looking to control.
Hooez content to stall in guard here.
Hooez won't allow Marku to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hooez passes Marku's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hooez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Marku defends it well.
Marku is in trouble now - Hooez has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooez wants to finish this one by submission but Marku is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hooez.
Hooez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Marku is trying to escape the mount.
Hooez wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Hooez avoids the attempt from Marku to control.
Hooez jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Marku manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marku being controlled for a moment.
Marku wants to control but Hooez postures up.
A lull in the action here.
Marku 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.
Marku might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hooez haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooez is trying to get an arm triangle but Marku is defending well.
Marku tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee asks Hooez politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hooez prefers to stall for the moment though.
Marku tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee asks Hooez politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hooez prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooez is working to tighten his grip on Marku's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Marku has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Hooez is really squeezing tight and eventually Marku passes out! Hooez breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mackin Hooez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Garon Knightley (ranked 3850 p4p, 4505 weight class) and Jake Foster (ranked 310 p4p, 360 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Garon Knightley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Foster!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Topper Green and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knightley takes a swing at Foster's ribcage but misses.
Knightley misses the jab.
Nice shot by Knightley.
Knightley throws a poor cross that misses
and Foster counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Knightley tries to get to full guard but Foster has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Foster in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knightley won't allow Foster to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster is taking a breather. Knightley says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Let's hope that Foster has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Knightley's coaches at The Quarry have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Foster's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Foster prevents Knightley from improving his position.
Knightley actively working from the bottom here.
Foster sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Knightley misses the jab.
Knightley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Foster tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Foster misses with a hook.
Foster has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Garon Knightley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Foster throws an off balance right hand
and Knightley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knightley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Foster under the eye.
Knightley swings widly with a right hand
and Foster counters with a takedown into side control.
Knightley is being controlled here.
Foster wants to control but Knightley is keeping him busy.
Foster controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knightley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Knightley manages to get back to half guard.
Foster controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foster prevents Knightley from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Foster sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Foster winds up and cracks Knightley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Foster prevents Knightley from improving his position.
Knightley looking for submissions off his back.
Foster perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Foster passes to full mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Foster dominated that round.
That's time! Knightley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Knightley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Foster misses with a hook.
A jab from Knightley misses.
Foster defending well as Knightley loads up on a big left hand.
Knightley throws an off balance right hand
and Foster counters with a nice double leg into side control. Knightley won't be happy with that.
Knightley gets back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foster content to control rather than advance.
More stalling from Foster.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knightley is looking to improve his position.
Foster trying to control the pace.
Knightley looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Foster wants to free his trapped foot but Knightley is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Foster wants to control but Knightley is keeping him busy.
Foster works his way into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knightley tries to bench press Foster off him but Foster keeps the position.
Foster landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Foster is looking to take a break and control but Knightley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Knightley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jake Foster has got the better of the ground game so far.
Knightley is working hard here to advance position.
Foster landing strikes.
Knightley tries to bench press Foster off him but Foster keeps the position.
Knightley is not content to let Foster control the position.
Knightley gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Foster is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Foster uses his free foot to push down on Knightley's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Knightley.
Foster lands a nice shot to the head.
Knightley regains half guard.
Knightley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Foster is working away from the top position though.
Foster works his foot free and advances to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Foster tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Foster showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Foster throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Knightley to counter with a crisp jab.
A cross from Knightley lands.
Knightley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Foster.
A slow jab from Knightley misses its intended target.
Foster avoids a punch combination nicely.
Foster with the counter takedown but Knightley avoids it easily.
Knightley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Foster.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knightley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knightley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Foster counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Foster.
Garon Knightley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Foster has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knightley had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Foster defends it easily.
Knightley is looking for a triangle here but Foster uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Jake Foster is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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.
Foster just content to control the position.
Knightley is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here as Foster stalls from top position.
Knightley tries to buck Foster off but Foster is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster controls the position from side control.
Foster is continuing to stall.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Knightley lands with an uppercut that bounces Foster off the cage and back into range.
Knightley throws a shot from downtown. Foster moves away and avoids it.
Knightley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Foster displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knightley throws out the jab.
Garon Knightley is winning the standup battle so far.
Foster ducks under a wild hook from Knightley.
Foster with the counter takedown but Knightley avoids it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knightley throws a hook to the side of Foster's head but Foster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Foster feints the counter takedown.
Foster waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knightley.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Garon Knightley.
I think Foster 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Foster!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Perkalla (ranked 3782 p4p, 3834 weight class) and Marco Mo (ranked 306 p4p, 308 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent MT
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pekka Perkalla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Mo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Darius Henderson and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mo throws a head kick that misses.
Mo misses with a low kick.
Mo cracks a nice hook into Perkalla's ribs.
Perkalla scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Perkalla misses.
Marco Mo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Perkalla takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Perkalla seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mo throws out a loose jab but Perkalla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mo throws a front kick aimed at Perkalla's knee but Perkalla avoids it well.
Perkalla throws a jab but it's blocked by Mo.
Mo jabs Perkalla to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mo.
Mo lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkalla avoids the body shot from Mo.
Mo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Perkalla misses.
Perkalla swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oooooh!!! Mo has knocked Perkalla down with a huge combo! Mo steps away and waves a wobbly Perkalla back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 It looks like Pekka Perkalla has been cut.
Mo scores with a jab to the body.
Mo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perkalla.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mo. Perkalla does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mo lands a jab to Perkalla's midsection.
A combination from Mo does no damage.
Mo slips a jab from Perkalla.
Mo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perkalla manages to avoid it.
Mo throws a body punch but Perkalla moves out of range.
Perkalla misses with the combination.
As Perkalla backs off Mo throws a huge counter combo but Perkalla manages to avoid it all.
Perkalla looks to land a left hand but Mo moved out of range nicely.
Mo just misses with a punch to the body.
Mo scores with a jab to the body.
Mo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Perkalla has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perkalla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkalla misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mo connects with a body shot.
Mo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mo misses with a head kick.
Mo lands with an uppercut that bounces Perkalla off the cage and back into range.
Mo slips under a jab from Perkalla.
Perkalla loads up on a big right hand but Mo slips the punch.
Mo tries a low kick but Perkalla avoids it.
Perkalla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mo throws an overhand right that lands on Perkalla's shoulder, as Perkalla tries to avoid the shot.
Mo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Perkalla moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mo throws a leg kick but Perkalla moved away.
Perkalla misses with a body shot.
Perkalla throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mo wants to counter the offense by Perkalla and move into the clinch position.
Perkalla misses with a hook.
Perkalla throws a hook to the side of Mo's head but Mo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perkalla throws a body shot but no joy.
Mo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Mo.
Perkalla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mo.
Despite the aggression on Mo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Perkalla throws a jab but it's blocked by Mo.
Perkalla takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mo thuds his right hand into Perkalla's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mo throws a shot to the body.
Perkalla throws a hook but Mo avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mo.
Mo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perkalla throws out the jab.
Perkalla misses with a series of wild punches.
Perkalla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkalla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perkalla ducks under a wild hook from Mo.
Perkalla shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Mo. Those never looked like landing.
Perkalla looks to score with a jab to the body but Mo is just out of range.
A jab from Perkalla misses.
Mo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mo looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkalla is just out of range.
Perkalla is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Perkalla takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perkalla was well out of range. Poor timing from Mo.
Mo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perkalla avoids the body shot from Mo.
Perkalla misses with the combination.
Perkalla swings for the body but Mo moves out of range.
Perkalla just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mo throws a shot to the body.
Perkalla takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Perkalla throws a right and a left that Mo avoids nicely.
Mo defending well as Perkalla loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Mo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pekka Perkalla's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mo. Perkalla does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mo moves out of range of the strikes.
Perkalla avoids the body shot from Mo.
A big right from Perkalla misses.
Mo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mo tries to bum rush Perkalla with a series of wild strikes but Perkalla uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Perkalla might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Perkalla waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mo.
And Mo responds with a good body kick, but Perkalla manages to step out the way in time.
Mo slips a straight right by Perkalla.
Mo tries to counter with a clinch but Perkalla shakes him off and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mo. Perkalla does a little dance to reset his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Mo.
Perkalla takes one to the chin there.
Mo throws an overhand right that lands on Perkalla's shoulder, as Perkalla tries to avoid the shot.
Mo misses the shot to the body.
Perkalla misses with a looping right.
Perkalla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mo misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mo throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mo misses with a low kick.
A quick step to the side and Perkalla tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perkalla.
Mo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mo blocks a jab.
Perkalla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mo swings for the body but Perkalla moves out of range.
Perkalla misses with a wild combination.
Mo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perkalla.
Perkalla looks to land a left hand but Mo moved out of range nicely.
Mo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perkalla.
Perkalla misses with an uppercut. Mo saw that one coming.
Perkalla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mo was well out of range. Poor timing from Perkalla.
Perkalla looks to land a right hand but Mo moved out of range.
Mo moves out of range as Perkalla strikes.
Mo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mo throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mo misses with a body shot.
Mo lands a right hook to the body.
Mo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perkalla takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Perkalla rather than just go for the knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perkalla looks to score with a jab to the body but Mo is just out of range.
Mo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perkalla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perkalla has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Perkalla counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perkalla fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mo manages to avoid it.
Perkalla looks to throw the jab but Mo is out of range.
Perkalla fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Perkalla throws a hook to the side of Mo's head but Mo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marco Mo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Perkalla avoids the body shot from Mo.
Perkalla swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mo lands a head kick. Perkalla smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mo lands the left hand.
Perkalla fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mo throws out a loose jab but Perkalla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkalla throws a looping overhand right but Mo ducks down to avoid it.
Mo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Perkalla throws a nice looking combination but Mo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perkalla is looking for a counter combo.
Perkalla throws a hook but Mo avoids it easily.
Mo misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Perkalla. Those never looked like landing.
Mo connects with a body shot.
Perkalla takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pekka Perkalla's cut is getting worse.
Perkalla swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perkalla throws a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Mo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Mo. Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Perkalla misses the target.
Mo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perkalla.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perkalla has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mo finds it's way round the side to connect with Perkalla's head.
Mo avoids the body shot from Perkalla.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkalla checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It looked like Perkalla wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mo misses with a wild body shot.
Perkalla swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Perkalla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mo was well out of range. Poor timing from Perkalla.
A shot to the liver by Mo. Beautiful body shot.
Mo looks to land a combination. Perkalla sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mo is breathing heavily.
Perkalla lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mo circles away quickly and effectively.
Perkalla misses with a few strikes there.
Mo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mo.
Mo throws a wild body kick that Perkalla sees coming a mile off.
Mo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perkalla avoids the head kick by Mo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkalla throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mo throws a sloppy head kick and Perkalla moves out of range easily.
Perkalla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mo.
Mo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Mo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pekka Perkalla'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. This is the final round!
Perkalla throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mo misses the shot to the body.
Perkalla missing with a left hand there. Mo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perkalla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mo moves away.
Mo tries a quick counter leg kick but Perkalla is wise to it.
Mo throws a jab when Perkalla was well out of range.
Perkalla chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mo can pounce on him.
Mo tries a low kick but Perkalla avoids it.
Mo misses with a wild body shot.
Perkalla swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Perkalla loads up on a big right hand but Mo slips the punch.
Mo moves out of range of the strikes.
Mo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mo misses with a wild body shot.
Perkalla is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mo misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Perkalla.
Mo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perkalla throws out the jab.
And Mo responds with a good body kick, but Perkalla manages to step out the way in time.
Mo misses with a wild body shot.
Mo misses with a series of wild punches.
Mo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mo staying out of range there.
Perkalla checks a leg kick.
Marco Mo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mo misses with a body kick.
Perkalla jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mo misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Mo.
Perkalla showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mo.
Perkalla throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Perkalla.
Mo throws a counter combo.
Mo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Perkalla misses the shot to the body.
Mo throws a body shot but no joy.
Perkalla appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Perkalla misses with a hook. Mo ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Perkalla misses its intended target.
Pekka Perkalla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkalla pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Perkalla swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mo scores with a leg kick.
Perkalla throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Perkalla uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mo throws a series of punches but Perkalla moves out of range.
It looked like Perkalla was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mo misses with a kick to the body.
It looked like Perkalla wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mo lands a head shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mo 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 Perkalla has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Perkalla and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mo looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkalla is just out of range.
Mo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Perkalla misses with a hook.
Perkalla avoids the head kick by Mo.
Perkalla is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Perkalla misses with a wild combination.
Mo scores with a spinning back kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Perkalla swings for the body but Mo moves out of range.
Perkalla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mo.
Perkalla throws a hook to the side of Mo's head but Mo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perkalla has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mo.
Mo scores with a shot to the body.
Mo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perkalla.
A jab from Perkalla misses.
Mo slips a jab and a cross from Perkalla.
Mo moves away from the strike by Perkalla.
Mo lands a body shot.
Perkalla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perkalla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perkalla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perkalla throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkalla shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mo looks to land a body kick but Perkalla moved away.
Mo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Perkalla backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkalla throws a body punch but Mo moves out of range.
Mo connects with a crisp jab.
Perkalla stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mo.
Mo pushes Perkalla away with a front kick.
Mo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Perkalla throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perkalla throws a body punch but Mo moves out of range.
Mo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Perkalla doesn't seem bothered though.
Perkalla throws a body shot but no joy.
Mo takes a swing at Perkalla's ribcage but misses.
Perkalla takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mo with a nice calf kick.
Mo is looking to slow Perkalla down with leg kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Mo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mo 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Mo!
A relieved looking Marco Mo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ignacio Ferreri (ranked 3890 p4p, 3870 weight class) and Luc Balland (ranked 313 p4p, 311 weight class). Ferreri comes to the cage accompanied by No Hay Dolor - No Te Va Gustar. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ignacio Ferreri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luc Balland!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Balland misses the target.
Ferreri stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Balland looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ferreri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balland throws out the jab.
Good exchange - Ferreri coming out on top.
Ferreri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balland manages to avoid it.
A combination from Balland does no damage.
Donk. Ferreri catches Balland right on the button with a cross.
Ferreri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ferreri just misses with a punch to the body.
Luc Balland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferreri ducks under a wild hook from Balland.
Ferreri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A cross from Ferreri lands.
Balland misses with an uppercut
and Ferreri cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferreri is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Balland.
Balland misses with a wild body shot.
Ferreri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balland misses the jab.
It looked like Ferreri was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Balland does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ferreri throws a shot from downtown. Balland moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreri on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab from Balland does it's job there.
Ferreri fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Balland looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Balland changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ferreri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Balland was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Balland walks into a jab.
Balland throws a low kick, looking for Ferreri's leg but Ferreri calmly moves out of range.
Ferreri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferreri looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ferreri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ferreri misses with a hook. Balland ducked under it nicely.
Balland steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ferreri.
Ferreri takes a swing at Balland's ribcage but misses.
Ferreri definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ferreri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Balland moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balland swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Balland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ferreri.
Nice jab there from Balland.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balland lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ferreri circles away quickly and effectively.
Balland scores with a sloppy right hand. Ferreri should have avoided that one.
Ferreri slips under a jab from Balland.
Balland throws the left hand but Ferreri avoids the punch easily.
Ferreri scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ferreri misses with a wild body shot.
Ferreri takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ferreri bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ferreri dips to his left and cracks Balland with an uppercut!
Balland scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Balland misses with a low kick.
Ferreri is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ferreri connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Balland throws out a powerful jab.
Balland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ferreri swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Balland to counter with a crisp jab.
Balland connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
 Ferreri is rocked!
Balland drops Ferreri with a naaaaasty hook - Ferreri is in real trouble here! Balland dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luc Balland!
Ignacio Ferreri spoke after the fight, saying 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Osama Bin-Semen (ranked 2479 p4p, 2909 weight class) and Aries Lagana (ranked 207 p4p, 243 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Osama Bin-Semen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aries Lagana!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Winston Howard and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lagana scores with the left hand. Bin-Semen knows he should have avoided that one.
Lagana throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bin-Semen on the side of the head.
Lagana lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bin-Semen closes the distance and clinches up with Lagana, looking for a takedown. Bin-Semen pushes Lagana against the cage but Lagana circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lagana gets caught napping as Bin-Semen dives in and scores a takedown. Lagana manages to retain guard.
Bin-Semen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bin-Semen scoring with some ground and pound.
Lagana looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bin-Semen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bin-Semen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lagana is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bin-Semen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bin-Semen distracts Lagana with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bin-Semen lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bin-Semen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bin-Semen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lagana preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin-Semen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bin-Semen stands up over Lagana, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bin-Semen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bin-Semen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bin-Semen is working Lagana over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bin-Semen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lagana is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bin-Semen chips away with some ground and pound.
Bin-Semen is working Lagana over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lagana working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bin-Semen.
Bin-Semen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bin-Semen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin-Semen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bin-Semen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bin-Semen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bin-Semen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lagana's head.
Bin-Semen has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bin-Semen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bin-Semen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bin-Semen trying to control the position from guard on top but Lagana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bin-Semen stands up over Lagana, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bin-Semen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bin-Semen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bin-Semen throws a big elbow that misses.
Lagana avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bin-Semen is looking to work some ground and pound but Lagana has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin-Semen working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bin-Semen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bin-Semen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lagana's head.
Lagana trying to control the position.
Bin-Semen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lagana's head.
Bin-Semen connects with a couple of short punches.
Bin-Semen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bin-Semen throws a big right hand that misses.
Bin-Semen postures up and lands a big shot to Lagana's brow.
Bin-Semen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lagana's head.
Bin-Semen postures up and lands a big shot to Lagana's brow.
Bin-Semen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bin-Semen with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin-Semen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lagana looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bin-Semen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lagana's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lagana is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bin-Semen distracts Lagana with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bin-Semen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bin-Semen landing some decent shots from guard.
Bin-Semen advances to half guard.
Bin-Semen lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bin-Semen lands a nice short elbow.
Bin-Semen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bin-Semen is trying to control. Lagana wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Osama Bin-Semen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Bin-Semen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lagana did well to prevent Bin-Semen getting side control.
Bin-Semen working over Lagana with some ground and pound. Lagana looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lagana has hold of Bin-Semen's hands but Bin-Semen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bin-Semen thows a huge punch but Lagana dodges it nicely.
Osama Bin-Semen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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. Bin-Semen connects with a nice short shot to Lagana's temple.
Bin-Semen 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.
Lagana is trying to get back to full guard.
Bin-Semen slips a nice elbow through Lagana's hands, connecting with Lagana's forehead.
Lagana has hold of Bin-Semen's hands but Bin-Semen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bin-Semen lands a nice short elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bin-Semen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
 Lagana is rocked!
Bin-Semen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lagana has hold of Bin-Semen's hands but Bin-Semen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lagana is still in real trouble! Can Bin-Semen finish him?
Nice strikes from Bin-Semen there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin-Semen lands with a punch from half guard.
Bin-Semen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bin-Semen slips a nice elbow through Lagana's hands, connecting with Lagana's forehead.
Bin-Semen lands with a punch from half guard.
Bin-Semen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bin-Semen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bin-Semen slips a nice elbow through Lagana's hands, connecting with Lagana's forehead.
Bin-Semen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lagana with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bin-Semen lands a big elbow - Lagana is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Bin-Semen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Osama Bin-Semen!
Osama Bin-Semen bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ty Little (ranked 1738 p4p, 2490 weight class) and Mehdi Illir (ranked 234 p4p, 326 weight class). Ty Little had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ty Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mehdi Illir!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Illir shoots in looking for a takedown. Little tries to sprawl out of it but Illir keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Little manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Little misses with a head kick.
And Illir tries to counter it with a takedown but Little pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Illir gets a takedown into half guard.
Illir is pressing down on Little's thigh, looking to free his foot. Little is holding on for now.
Illir is working for a kimura but Little is defending it quite comfortably.
Little has his hands clasped together around Illir's back. He's all about the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Illir looks to land a strike but Little avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Illir stops Little from standing up.
Illir tries to free his leg and advance position but Little is retaining full guard.
Little wants to get back to his feet but Illir is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Little working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Illir.
Illir sitting in guard here, content to control.
Illir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Illir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Little swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Illir throwing strikes from guard but Little blocks nicely.
Illir throwing strikes from guard but Little blocks nicely.
That's two 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.
Little wants to stand but Illir is controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A nice leg kick from Little, right into the meat of the thigh.
Little scores with a jab. Illir acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Illir shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Little manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Illir's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Little wants to stand up but Illir is controlling him.
Little can't keep his opponent in guard - Illir advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Little keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Illir is trying a forearm choke
I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Illir wants to free his trapped foot but Little is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Illir is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Illir 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.
Illir is taking a breather. Little says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Illir throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Illir is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Illir throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Illir seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Illir is taking a breather. Little says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Illir working over Little with some ground and pound. Little looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Illir is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Illir is trying to work for a kimura but Little is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mehdi Illir dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Little misses with a straight left.
Illir darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Little blocking the ground and pound attempt from Illir.
Mehdi Illir has got the better of the ground game so far.
Little keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Illir missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Little is looking to escape.
Illir keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Illir is pressing down on Little's thigh, looking to free his foot. Little is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Illir thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Illir wants to advance to full mount but Little doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Little being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Illir landing some decent shots from guard.
Illir passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Illir is trying to get an arm triangle but Little is defending well.
Little wants to get back to his feet.
Little defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Illir throwing shots but missing, from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Illir is continuing to stall.
Illir is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Little looks calm but he's in trouble here. Illir gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Little is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Illir lets go of the hold and Little can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mehdi Illir!
A victorious Mehdi Illir thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bedgars Trimms (ranked 2767 p4p, 2409 weight class) and Tolgot Tochukwu (ranked 230 p4p, 204 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bedgars Trimms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tolgot Tochukwu!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Chris Dean and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Trimms.
Tochukwu moves into the clinch.
Tochukwu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Trimms smiles and moves away.
Tochukwu throws a hook but Trimms avoids it easily.
Trimms fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tochukwu on the side of the head.
Trimms gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tochukwu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Trimms walks away with a smile on his face. Tochukwu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Trimms clinches.
Tochukwu ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tochukwu no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Tochukwu has his foot on Trimms's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Trimms works his way back into a safe position though.
Tochukwu is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Trimms has his hands clasped together but Tochukwu extends and breaks Trimms's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Tochukwu.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tolgot Tochukwu!
In his post fight interview, Tolgot Tochukwu started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Saurabh Pandeya (ranked 659 p4p, 1248 weight class) and Jacob Handler (ranked 96 p4p, 175 weight class). Pandeya comes to the cage accompanied by Clan In Da Front. Handler has chosen KEEPINITBEEFY 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saurabh Pandeya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Handler!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Hemmingworth and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handler drops his hands momentarily and Pandeya takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Handler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pandeya throws out the jab.
Pandeya is looking to score with low kicks.
Pandeya stuffs the takedown.
Pandeya tries to score with a low kick but Handler moves his leg out of the way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Handler! But no joy.
Handler lands an overhand right.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Handler.
You can see the frustration on Pandeya's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Handler wants to control but Pandeya is keeping him busy.
Handler tries to move into full mount but can't pass Pandeya's legs.
Pandeya has one of Handler's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Handler taking a breather here.
Handler landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandeya wants to control but Handler postures up.
Handler is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pandeya has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pandeya's coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Pandeya is not content to let Handler control the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Handler.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pandeya defending against the ground and pound.
Pandeya sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pandeya is looking to improve his position.
Pandeya gets full guard.
Handler looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pandeya is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pandeya swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Handler throws a big right hand that misses.
Handler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pandeya swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pandeya is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Handler trying to control here.
Handler wants to improve his position but Pandeya is controlling well.
Handler gets full guard.
Pandeya trying to control the position from guard on top but Handler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Handler looking for a sweep. Not yet Handler, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pandeya stopping the sweep attempt from Handler.
Pandeya advances position into side control!
Handler is trying to get back to half guard.
Pandeya wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Handler, who protects the arm well.
Pandeya tries to move to mount but Handler blocks the move with his legs.
Pandeya moves into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya looking to control but Handler is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pandeya takes Handler's back.
Handler wants to escape the position.
Pandeya tightening his grip on Handler, looking for the choke.
Handler tries to escape but Pandeya has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Pandeya keeps control of the position as Handler tries to break free.
Pandeya working for the choke.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Handler trying to control the action but Pandeya just sinks the hooks in.
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 Saurabh Pandeya will probably get the nod.
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.
Pandeya tries to score with a low kick but Handler moves his leg out of the way.
Handler throws a body shot but no joy.
Good shot there by Handler.
Pandeya connects with an inside leg kick.
Pandeya scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Handler fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Handler scores with a three punch combo!
A shot to the liver by Pandeya. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pandeya darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pandeya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Handler! But no joy.
Handler throws an off balance right hand
and Handler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Handler shoots for a takedown but Pandeya saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pandeya misses the shot to the body.
Saurabh Pandeya is winning the standup battle so far.
Handler moves out of range as Pandeya strikes.
Handler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pandeya misses the jab.
Pandeya lands the left hand.
A big left from Pandeya misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandeya darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pandeya ducks right into an uppercut from Handler.
Pandeya takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Handler lands with an overhand left.
Pandeya misses with a hook.
Pandeya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Handler throws a big shot that misses.
Pandeya lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pandeya throws a front kick aimed at Handler's knee but Handler avoids it well.
It seemed like Handler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pandeya connects with a jab.
Handler lands a nice shot to the body.
Pandeya looks to land a left hand but Handler moved out of range nicely.
Pandeya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jacob Handler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Handler avoids the body shot from Pandeya.
Pandeya backing away here, and Handler unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Pandeya lands a nice shot to the body.
Pandeya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pandeya buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Handler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pandeya throws out the jab.
Pandeya scores with a jab.
Pandeya swings widly with a right hand
and Handler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Handler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A leg kick checked by Handler.
Handler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Pandeya counter with a right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Handler.
Handler misses with a straight left.
Handler takes one to the side of the head.
A big right from Pandeya misses.
Handler looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pandeya works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jacob Handler has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya trying to control the position here.
Handler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pandeya wants to sweep but no luck.
Pandeya seems keen to control Handler's posture.
Handler preventing the sweep.
Handler sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pandeya's guard.
Pandeya has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Handler is working away from the top position though.
Pandeya makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pandeya.
Pandeya is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Handler is aware though and is defending well.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pandeya is on top in guard.
Handler wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya controls from within his opponent's guard.
Handler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pandeya stands and throws Handler's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Handler is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Handler manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Handler working over Pandeya with some ground and pound. Pandeya looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pandeya is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Handler prevents Pandeya from improving his position.
Handler drops an elbow to the side of Pandeya's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saurabh Pandeya dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Pandeya lands the left hand.
Handler fails to land the takedown.
Handler throws a poor cross that misses
and Pandeya counters with a nice uppercut.
Handler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pandeya as he jumps to the side.
Pandeya scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Handler doesn't seem bothered though.
Pandeya swings widly with a right hand
and Handler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pandeya has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pandeya there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slow jab from Handler misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandeya keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Handler.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Handler trying to control the position but Pandeya is working away.
Pandeya is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Handler's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandeya is trying to get back to full guard.
Pandeya trying to control from the bottom.
Pandeya is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Handler's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Handler's back!
Handler is trying to break free.
Handler is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Pandeya off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Pandeya controlling the position well here. Handler rolled but Pandeya kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Handler staying busy and making it hard for Pandeya to control.
Pandeya keeps control of the position as Handler tries to break free.
Pandeya doesn't have the hooks in and Handler manages to turn into his guard.
Pandeya bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Handler's guard.
Pandeya controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pandeya trying to control the position from guard on top but Handler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jacob Handler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Handler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Handler keeping moving, preventing Pandeya from controlling successfully.
Handler wants to sweep but no luck.
Pandeya controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Handler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Handler wants to pass the guard but Pandeya is defending well.
Pandeya wants to control but Handler is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Handler takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handler is looking to take a break and control but Pandeya is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pandeya manages to get to full guard.
Pandeya is adopting a defensive guard.
Handler landing some decent shots from guard.
Pandeya is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Handler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Handler wants to control from the top but Pandeya keeps moving.
Handler stopping the sweep attempt from Pandeya.
Handler looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Handler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pandeya is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pandeya has his hands on Handler's head, controlling the position.
Handler passes into half guard.
Pandeya is staying active underneath Handler, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Handler is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pandeya controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jacob Handler.
I think Pandeya has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saurabh Pandeya!
A relieved looking Saurabh Pandeya thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kakashi Hataki (ranked 1768 p4p, 1133 weight class) and Ivor Ivanovic (ranked 164 p4p, 103 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kakashi Hataki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivor Ivanovic!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hataki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ivanovic.
Hataki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ivanovic counters with a leg kick.
A jab from Hataki misses.
Ivanovic's corner calls for a 1-2. Ivanovic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ivanovic throws a big shot that misses.
Ivanovic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ivanovic misses with a body shot.
Ivanovic scores with a hook to the body. Hataki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ivanovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Hataki throws an off balance right hand
and Ivanovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ivanovic scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hataki is rocked!
It looks like Kakashi Hataki has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hataki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanovic scores with the left hand. Hataki knows he should have avoided that one.
Oh Hataki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ivanovic misses with a two punch combination.
Hataki seems to have got his legs back now.
Hataki takes one on the button.
Hataki swings widly with a right hand
and Ivanovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ivanovic lands a big uppercut and Hataki crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hataki looks OK. Ivanovic waves Hataki back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivanovic throws a looping overhand right but Hataki ducks down to avoid it.
Hataki misses with a low kick.
Hataki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ivanovic throws a series of punches but Hataki avoids them all with ease.
Hataki misses with a low kick.
Ivanovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic avoids the body shot from Hataki.
Ivanovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hataki. Ivanovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ivanovic wants to land a leg kick but Hataki is out of range.
Hataki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ivanovic.
Hataki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hataki tries to clinch there but Ivanovic circles away.
Ivanovic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ivanovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hataki.
Ivanovic lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hataki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ivanovic lands a nice hook to Hataki's body. Hataki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice jab there from Ivanovic.
Donk. Ivanovic catches Hataki right on the button with a cross.
Ivanovic slips a jab from Hataki.
Hataki tries to clinch up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ivanovic.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ivanovic!
Ivanovic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hataki looks to land a left hand but Ivanovic moved out of range nicely.
Ivanovic feints a counter leg kick.
Ivanovic blocks a jab.
Ivanovic feints a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivanovic drops Hataki with a beautiful combination! Hataki stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ivanovic is looking for the KO!
Hataki circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Ivanovic. Hataki falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Ivanovic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivor Ivanovic!
During a confident post fight interview, Ivor Ivanovic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pelosi Davito (ranked 383 p4p, 1059 weight class) and Jaimie Hopson (ranked 50 p4p, 156 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pelosi Davito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jaimie Hopson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopson pushes Davito up against the cage in a clinch.
Hopson prevents Davito from breaking the clinch.
Davito is trying to break the clinch but Hopson has him pressed against the cage.
Hopson misses with a punch on the inside.
Davito escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hopson throws a lazy right hand but Davito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hopson tries to clinch up.
Davito swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Davito jabs Hopson right on the nose. Hopson blinks but takes it well.
Davito definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hopson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Hopson misses.
Hopson works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davito takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hopson misses the jab.
Hopson moves to clinch but Davito breaks away
and Davito counters with a one-two to the body.
Jaimie Hopson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Davito manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hopson lands a jab to the nose.
Hopson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Davito under the eye.
Davito moves away from the strike by Hopson.
It looked like Davito was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Davito scores with a shot to the body.
Hopson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopson has Davito up against the cage in a clinch.
Davito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hopson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Davito is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Davito tries to circle away but Hopson has him pinned against the cage.
Hopson misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davito looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopson.
Hopson misses with some punches.
Davito tries to break the clinch but Hopson is controlling the position.
Hopson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Davito is trying to push Hopson away but Hopson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hopson misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hopson.
Davito is trying to force a seperation but Hopson has the dominant position.
Davito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hopson throws a jab when Davito was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Davito misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davito throws a big shot that misses.
Hopson tries to clinch but Davito is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Davito connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hopson scrambles back to his feet.
Davito ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hopson lands a jab.
Hopson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Davito looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Hopson misses.
Davito was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hopson misses with an uppercut
and Davito counters with a nice body shot.
Hopson cracks Davito with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hopson scores with a jab. Davito acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hopson works the jab nicely.
Hopson looks to clinch
and Hopson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hopson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hopson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Davito throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hopson takes a swing at Davito's ribcage but misses.
Hopson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Davito had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Davito pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hopson slips a straight right by Davito.
Hopson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hopson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davito throwing a counter right hand but Hopson manages to avoid it.
Hopson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davito was well out of range. Poor timing from Hopson.
Davito keeps the fight on the outside.
Davito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jaimie Hopson 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.
Good exchange - Hopson coming out on top.
Hopson throws a combination that misses
and Hopson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Hopson.
Davito gets tackled into the cage by Hopson. Hopson maintains the clinch.
Davito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hopson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davito was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Davito avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davito is looking to counter punch.
Davito cracks Hopson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hopson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away
can Davito finish him?
Hopson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopson misses with a lunging right hand
and Davito counters with a thumping low kick.
Hopson is still on wobbly legs! Can Davito finish him?
Davito knocks out Hopson with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Davito before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Davito picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pelosi Davito!
In his post fight interview, Pelosi Davito started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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