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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phoenix Peterson (ranked 1455 p4p, 1010 weight class) and Edward Sleon (ranked 180 p4p, 125 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Peterson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bulls On Parade- Rage Against the Machine. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sleon's choice of entrance music: Shabba Madda Pot - Dexta Daps. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Phoenix Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Sleon!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Peterson.
A head kick misses from Peterson.
Peterson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sleon lands a jab.
Peterson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sleon walks into a jab.
Peterson throws a hook but Sleon blocks it.
Peterson moves in looking to clinch but Sleon pushes him off.
Sleon throws out a counter right but Peterson avoids it with no problem.
Peterson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Peterson closes the distance and clinches.
Peterson missing with knees to the body.
Sleon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peterson's elbow.
Peterson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sleon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sleon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sleon swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peterson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson lands a right hand.
Peterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sleon.
Sleon tries to throw a body punch but Peterson avoids it by throwing Sleon back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Peterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sleon tries to throw a body punch but Peterson avoids it by throwing Sleon back against the cage.
Peterson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.
Sleon lands a body punch.
Sleon misses with some punches.
Peterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Peterson fails to land.
Peterson lands a shot to the body.
Peterson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sleon is keeping busy.
Peterson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sleon.
Sleon blocks an uppercut.
Sleon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Peterson works on Sleon's body with a couple of short punches.
Peterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sleon can't find room to land a body shot as Peterson controls the action.
Peterson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sleon breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson thuds his right hand into Sleon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Peterson pushes Sleon up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sleon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sleon misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Peterson throws an elbow but misses.
Peterson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peterson.
With the fighters up against the cage, Peterson throws an elbow but misses.
Peterson blocking some punches.
Peterson pushes Sleon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Peterson throws an elbow but misses.
Peterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Peterson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sleon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peterson misses with the head strike.
Sleon tries to work over Peterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sleon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sleon tries a body shot but Peterson blocks it.
Sleon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sleon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Peterson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Peterson throws an elbow but it misses.
Sleon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sleon throws a punch but it's blocked by Peterson.
Sleon scores with a shot to the side of Peterson's head.
Sleon blocking some punches.
Peterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sleon.
Sleon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peterson misses with an elbow over the top.
Sleon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sleon lands a hook that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Peterson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sleon lands a hook that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Sleon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sleon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Peterson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sleon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sleon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Sleon.
Peterson tries to land knees in the clinch but Sleon avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson takes a shot to the head.
Peterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sleon manages to break the clinch.
Peterson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Peterson throws a head kick that misses.
Peterson backing away here, and Sleon unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sleon scores with a nice head shot.
Peterson tries to clinch but Sleon is having none of it.
Sleon swings for the body but Peterson moves out of range.
It looked like Peterson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sleon is looking to land body kicks.
Sleon throws a right hand that Peterson ducks under and follows up with a left that Peterson also avoids with ease.
Peterson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Peterson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sleon counters with a thumping low kick.
Peterson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sleon.
Peterson is looking to counter the offense by Sleon and move into the clinch.
Peterson closes the distance and pushes Sleon back into the cage.
Sleon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sleon.
Peterson has a couple of punches blocked by Sleon.
Peterson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
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 Phoenix Peterson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Peterson misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Phoenix Peterson is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice straight punches there by Sleon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sleon.
Sleon tries to move into range but Peterson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sleon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Peterson finds it's way round the side to connect with Sleon's head.
Peterson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sleon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peterson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
No joy there for Peterson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sleon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch but Sleon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sleon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peterson throws out the jab.
Peterson throws a shot to the body.
Peterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peterson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sleon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peterson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peterson wants to clinch up but Sleon keeps it at a distance.
Peterson misses with a head kick.
Peterson is looking to clinch.
A jab from Sleon misses.
Peterson walks into a left hand.
Sleon has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sleon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peterson misses with a straight left.
Sleon connects with a crisp jab.
Nice cross by Peterson.
Sleon throws a low kick but Peterson avoids it.
Peterson lands the left hand.
Sleon avoids the head kick by Peterson.
A little jabbing left from Sleon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Peterson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sleon scores with a nice strike.
Sleon lands a body shot.
Sleon throws a wild body kick that Peterson sees coming a mile off.
Nice defenses there by Sleon.
Phoenix Peterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peterson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice defenses there by Peterson.
Peterson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A jab from Peterson misses.
Sleon blocks a jab.
Sleon let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Peterson misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sleon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Sleon.
Peterson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sleon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Peterson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Peterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sleon throws a shot from downtown. Peterson moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Peterson misses its intended target.
Sleon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Peterson throws a hook but Sleon avoids it easily.
Peterson throws a hook to the side of Sleon's head but Sleon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sleon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sleon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sleon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sleon just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab, jab by Sleon - just one landing.
Peterson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sleon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sleon counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleon swats away the attempt to clinch by Peterson.
Sleon looks to land a right hand but Peterson moved out of range.
Peterson wants to clinch.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sleon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A clash of legs there as Sleon blocks the low kick.
Sleon scores with a jab to the body.
Sleon throws a good cross that connects.
A slow jab from Peterson misses its intended target.
Sleon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sleon throws out a powerful jab.
Peterson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sleon's sensitive parts.
Peterson avoids the body shot from Sleon.
Peterson misses with a double jab.
Peterson connects with a solid leg kick.
Sleon moves out of range as Peterson strikes.
Peterson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sleon lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sleon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sleon! But no joy.
Sleon misses with a body kick.
Peterson throws out a loose jab but Sleon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson connects with a single shot there.
An inside leg kick from Sleon misses.
Peterson throws a leg kick but Sleon checks it.
Peterson misses with an uppercut. Sleon saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Peterson.
Sleon misses with a body shot.
Peterson drops his hands momentarily and Sleon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Sleon blocks the leg kick.
Peterson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sleon finds it's way round the side to connect with Peterson's head.
Peterson throws a jab when Sleon was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson jabs at Sleon's body.
Peterson throws a solid leg kick but Sleon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Peterson.
Peterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sleon throws the left hand but Peterson avoids the punch easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Edward Sleon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Sleon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Peterson can pounce on him.
Peterson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sleon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peterson.
A head kick misses from Peterson.
Peterson misses the shot to the body.
Peterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sleon connects with a single shot there.
Sleon throws a hook but Peterson blocks it.
Phoenix Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sleon is able to avoid easily.
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from Sleon.
Sleon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peterson throws out the jab.
Sleon throws out a counter right but Peterson avoids it with no problem.
Sleon clobbers Peterson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Peterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Sleon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peterson jabs Sleon right on the nose. Sleon blinks but takes it well.
Sleon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sleon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Phoenix Peterson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Peterson presses Sleon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleon lands an uppercut.
Peterson lands a body shot.
Sleon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Sleon lands a nice uppercut.
Peterson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sleon misses with a punch on the inside.
Sleon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peterson misses with a punch to the body.
Peterson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sleons head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Peterson throws an elbow but misses.
Peterson scores with a shot to the side of Sleon's head.
Sleon effectively controlling the action here.
Sleon struggles to land a body shot inside as Peterson controls his hands.
Sleon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peterson misses with an elbow strike.
Peterson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Peterson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Peterson tries to land knees in the clinch but Sleon avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short body shot lands from Sleon as the two fighters clinch.
Peterson can't find room to land a body shot as Sleon controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peterson.
Sleon lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peterson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Peterson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sleon.
Sleon dodges an elbow strike from Peterson.
Peterson lands an uppercut.
Sleon prevents a body shot from Peterson.
Sleon misses with a punch on the inside.
Sleon misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Peterson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nice body punch from Sleon - that landed with a thud.
Sleon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peterson tries a body shot but Sleon blocks it.
Peterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sleon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sleon misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson wants to stall.
A body shot lands from Sleon.
A hook to the body from Sleon.
Peterson can't find room to land a body shot as Sleon controls the action.
Peterson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sleon backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Sleon.
Peterson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sleon fails to land.
Sleon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petersons head.
Peterson tries to land a knee to the head but Sleon blocks with his arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sleon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sleon avoids a wild elbow strike from Peterson.
Sleon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Peterson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sleon backwards.
Sleon tries to throw a body punch but Peterson avoids it by throwing Sleon back against the cage.
Sleon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sleon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sleon lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peterson misses with a body punch.
Peterson tries to work over Sleon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sleon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sleon blocks an uppercut.
Sleon avoids the elbow strike from Peterson, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sleon.
Peterson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sleon lands a right hand.
Sleon misses with a body punch.
Sleon lands a shoulder strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Peterson.
Sleon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Sleon works on Peterson's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Sleon.
Peterson misses with the head strike.
Sleon misses with some punches.
Peterson throws an elbow that misses.
Peterson misses with an elbow strike.
Sleon tries to throw a body punch but Peterson avoids it by throwing Sleon back against the cage.
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 Phoenix Peterson.
Well Peterson 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phoenix Peterson!
In his post fight interview, Phoenix Peterson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Edward Sleon was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Hargrave (ranked 1664 p4p, 1681 weight class) and Steven Christie (ranked 145 p4p, 147 weight class). Hargrave comes to the cage accompanied by Mastodon - High Road. Christie has chosen Amityville 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Hargrave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Christie!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christie has closed the distance and engaged Hargrave in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Hargrave.
Christie lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Hargrave.
A short right from Christie on the inside.
Christie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hargrave's elbow.
Hargrave can't find room to land a body shot as Christie controls the action.
A short uppercut from Hargrave.
Hargrave misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Hargrave.
I was talking to Hargrave's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hargrave lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Christie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hargrave lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hargrave misses with a punch on the inside.
Christie has Hargrave pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Christie pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hargrave tumbling to the mat - Christie dives into Hargrave's guard.
Christie must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Christie lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hargrave avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Christie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hargrave is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hargrave is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hargrave working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Christie.
Christie cracks Hargrave with a solid left hand.
Hargrave utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Christie throwing strikes but missing.
Christie trying to control the position from guard on top but Hargrave is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hargrave is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Christie defends well.
Christie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Christie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Christie wants to control from the top but Hargrave keeps moving.
Hargrave is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Christie is aware though and is defending well.
Christie scoring with punches to the head and body.
Christie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Christie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hargrave avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hargrave is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Christie is aware though and is defending well.
Christie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hargrave is looking for a triangle but Christie pushes his legs off easily.
Christie throws a big right hand that misses.
Christie postures up in Hargrave's guard and throws a big left but Hargrave blocks it.
Hargrave had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Christie defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Christie trying to control but Hargrave is working from the bottom.
Christie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hargrave looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Christie cracks Hargrave with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christie lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hargrave is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Christie defends well.
Hargrave throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Christie working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Christie working his ground and pound in the gym.
Christie throws an elbow that misses. Hargrave uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Christie's guard. Nice move by Hargrave!
Christie working a defensive guard but Hargrave passes into half guard.
Christie tries to get to full guard but Hargrave has control of the leg.
Hargrave wants to pass the guard but Christie is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steven Christie will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hargrave swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hargrave throws out a loose jab but Christie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christie avoids the body shot from Hargrave.
Christie tries to counter by closing the distance.
Christie looks to land a right hand but Hargrave moved out of range.
Christie throws a right hand that misses
and Hargrave counters with a series of strikes. Christie will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hargrave staying out of range there.
Christie lands a jab to the head.
Nice straight punches there by Christie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Christie.
Hargrave comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Christie looks to throw the jab but Hargrave is out of range.
Christie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Christie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Christie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Hargrave throws a body punch but Christie moves out of range.
Christie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Christie misses with a straight right.
Hargrave scores with a jab to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Christie misses the target.
Decent striking displayed by Hargrave there.
A big right from Christie misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hargrave scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Christie throws a jab but it's blocked by Hargrave.
Christie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hargrave.
Christie looks to land a right hand but Hargrave moved out of range.
Christie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tyson Hargrave is winning the standup battle so far.
Christie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hargrave slips under a jab.
Christie staying out of range there.
Christie takes one to the chin there.
Christie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hargrave tries to counter by clinching up but Christie breaks away and moves out of range.
A slow jab from Christie misses its intended target.
Hargrave moves into the clinch successfully.
Christie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hargrave misses with some punches.
Hargrave tries to throw a body punch but Christie avoids it by throwing Hargrave back against the cage.
Christie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christie tries to circle away but Hargrave has him pinned against the cage.
Hargrave working aggressively here.
Hargrave misses with a body punch.
Hargrave misses with a hook to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Christie.
Christie has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hargrave regains guard immediately.
Christie throws an elbow that misses. Hargrave uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Christie's guard. Nice move by Hargrave!
Hargrave slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hargrave looking to pass the guard.
Hargrave advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christie wants to improve his position but Hargrave is controlling well.
Christie keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Hargrave is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Christie reverses the position - he's now on top in Hargrave's guard.
Hargrave looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Christie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hargrave has his foot on Christie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Christie works his way back into a safe position though.
Christie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hargrave's head.
Christie postures up and lands a big shot to Hargrave's brow.
Christie lands a couple of elbows.
Christie trying to control the position from guard on top but Hargrave is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Christie throws an elbow that misses. Hargrave uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Christie's guard. Nice move by Hargrave!
Christie wants to sweep but no luck.
Christie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Christie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Hargrave dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hargrave cracks Christie with a good jab.
Hargrave looks to land a left hand but Christie moved out of range nicely.
Jab by Hargrave.
Christie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Christie misses with a lunging right hand
and Hargrave counters by clinching up.
Christie manages to break the clinch.
Hargrave displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christie throws out the jab.
Christie closes the distance and pushes Hargrave back into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hargrave.
Christie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hargrave.
Hargrave misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hargrave lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christie lands with a light punch inside.
Christie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hargrave pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Christie.
Hargrave tries to work over Christie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hargrave scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hargrave being controlled against the cage.
Hargrave fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Christie.
Christie wants to take the fight to the mat but Hargrave manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Christie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hargrave blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Christie lands a nice shot to the body.
Hargrave misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hargrave lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hargrave misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Hargrave.
Hargrave tries to work over Christie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Hargrave as the two fighters clinch.
Hargrave fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson Hargrave has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hargrave fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hargrave misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hargrave tries to throw a body punch but Christie avoids it by throwing Hargrave back against the cage.
Hargrave tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Christie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hargrave misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hargrave misses with some punches.
Christie has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hargrave clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hargrave wants to escape the position.
Hargrave is taking damage to the body and head.
Christie missing with punches from the back.
Christie has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Hargrave.
Hargrave is in bad spot here.
Hargrave trying to control but not successfully.
Hargrave is really stuck here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christie avoiding Hargrave 's attempts to control his hands.
Christie is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Hargrave. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Christie misses with an elbow to the head.
Christie is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Hargrave up.
Christie trying to control momentarily.
Christie throwing damaging strikes from the back! Hargrave could be in trouble here!
Hargrave is taking damage to the body and head.
 Hargrave is rocked!
Christie is working the ground and pound. Can Hargrave escape?
Oh Hargrave is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Christie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christie has good solid back control here.
Hargrave tries to escape but Christie has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Hargrave seems to have got his legs back now.
Christie connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Hargrave to escape the position.
Christie throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Hargrave!
Steven Christie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Christie is not going to allow Hargrave to sit and survive in this position.
Hargrave is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Christie is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hargrave rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Christie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Christie 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tyson Hargrave!
Tyson Hargrave decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Steven Christie stepped up to the mic, saying 'Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm making a voodoo doll, thinking of you.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Lancaster (ranked 1657 p4p, 1177 weight class) and Matt McDonalds (ranked 69 p4p, 38 weight class). Lancaster comes to the cage accompanied by Slipknot - I Am Hated. Shane Lancaster could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Matt McDonalds's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt McDonalds!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonalds avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McDonalds only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lancaster changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. McDonalds looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
McDonalds is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lancaster is controlling him well.
McDonalds parries the strikes from Lancaster easily there. Lancaster is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable McDonalds to escape.
Lancaster working the ground and pound but McDonalds is defending the strikes.
Lancaster tries to advance to mount but can't.
McDonalds managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lancaster.
Lancaster tries to score with some ground and pound. McDonalds controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lancaster lands a decent elbow from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
McDonalds sneaks out the side door and pushes Lancaster away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lancaster takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lancaster fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McDonalds sprawls well initially but Lancaster persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster trying to control from half guard but McDonalds is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lancaster missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McDonalds avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lancaster.
McDonalds blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lancaster.
Lancaster working over McDonalds with some ground and pound. McDonalds looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McDonalds 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.
McDonalds keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McDonalds is staying active underneath Lancaster, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lancaster thows a huge punch but McDonalds dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lancaster prevents McDonalds from standing back up.
Lancaster looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McDonalds with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lancaster throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster is looking to take a break and control but McDonalds is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McDonalds kicks Lancaster off and gets back to his feet.
Lancaster is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDonalds.
Lancaster scores with a jab. McDonalds acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lancaster.
Matt McDonalds is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonalds. Lancaster does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lancaster changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lancaster walks into a stiff left hand from McDonalds.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonalds throws a looping overhand right but Lancaster ducks down to avoid it.
McDonalds throws out a loose jab but Lancaster uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonalds misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lancaster.
McDonalds throws a lazy right hand but Lancaster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lancaster looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lancaster shoots in but no luck this time.
McDonalds misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lancaster.
Nice shot lands for Lancaster.
 It looks like Matt McDonalds has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonalds throws a series of punches but Lancaster avoids them all with ease.
McDonalds fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McDonalds tries to work over Lancaster's front leg with a kick but Lancaster checks it.
Matt McDonalds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonalds takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McDonalds cracks Lancaster with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McDonalds catches Lancaster with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McDonalds ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McDonalds misses with a leg kick
so Lancaster counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
McDonalds kicks Lancaster off and gets to his feet.
Lancaster is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lancaster throws a jab when McDonalds was well out of range.
McDonalds lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McDonalds digs a good hook to Lancaster's body.
McDonalds with the inside leg kick.
McDonalds lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McDonalds with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McDonalds misses with a wild body shot.
McDonalds lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster takes one to the side of the head.
McDonalds tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lancaster was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonalds.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McDonalds.
 It looks like Shane Lancaster has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from McDonalds.
McDonalds swinging wildly here.
Lancaster half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
McDonalds throws out a powerful jab.
McDonalds scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lancaster throws a hook but McDonalds blocks it.
Lancaster blocks a jab.
Lancaster tries for a takedown but McDonalds circles away easily
and McDonalds counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonalds misses with a series of wild punches.
Decent striking displayed by McDonalds there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matt McDonalds dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Lancaster's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McDonalds lands a really nice looking cross but Lancaster seems unphased.
McDonalds throws a leg kick
and Lancaster counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lancaster.
McDonalds pushes Lancaster off and gets back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lancaster is defended easily by McDonalds.
A chopping leg kick lands by McDonalds.
McDonalds drops Lancaster with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lancaster looks back up at him and smiles so McDonalds waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
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!
McDonalds throws a body punch but Lancaster moves out of range.
Lancaster tries to score a power double leg takedown but McDonalds sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lancaster somewhat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McDonalds feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Lancaster collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Matt McDonalds!
Matt McDonalds decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Richarlison (ranked 663 p4p, 397 weight class) and Alcide Almunecar (ranked 87 p4p, 52 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Richarlison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alcide Almunecar!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almunecar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Almunecar checks the leg kick nicely there.
Richarlison throws a good cross that connects.
Richarlison misses with a looping left.
A nice side step and Almunecar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A jab lands there for Richarlison.
Almunecar throws a jab but it's blocked by Richarlison.
Almunecar throws a jab when Richarlison was well out of range.
Richarlison slips under a jab from Almunecar.
Richarlison throwing a counter right hand but Almunecar manages to avoid it.
Richarlison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Almunecar.
Richarlison throws a shot from downtown. Almunecar moves away and avoids it.
Richarlison avoids the head kick by Almunecar.
Richarlison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Almunecar.
Richarlison throws a shot from downtown. Almunecar moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almunecar slips a straight right by Richarlison.
Almunecar misses with a looping left.
Richarlison lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Almunecar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almunecar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almunecar slips under a jab.
Richarlison throws a body shot but no joy.
Richarlison moves away from the strike by Almunecar.
Richarlison swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Almunecar checks a leg kick.
Richarlison scores with a hook.
Richarlison throws the left hand but Almunecar avoids the punch easily.
Richarlison fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Almunecar checks it well.
Richarlison wants to slow Almunecar down by chopping away at his legs.
Richarlison misses with a left hand
and Almunecar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Almunecar lands a right hook to the body.
Almunecar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good work by Almunecar as he checks the leg kick.
Richarlison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slapping leg kick lands for Almunecar.
Richarlison scores with a hook to the body. Almunecar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Richarlison misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Richarlison.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Almunecar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Almunecar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Almunecar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Richarlison misses with a lunging right hand
and Almunecar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Richarlison throws a low kick but Almunecar avoids it.
Almunecar throws out a counter right but Richarlison avoids it with no problem.
Richarlison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Almunecar steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Richarlison cracks Almunecar with an open hand slap.
Richarlison swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Almunecar.
Richarlison connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Almunecar momentarily.
Richarlison looks to throw the jab but Almunecar is out of range.
Almunecar tests Richarlison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Richarlison is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Richarlison ducks under a wild hook from Almunecar.
Almunecar just misses with a punch to the body.
Almunecar moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Almunecar.
Almunecar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Richarlison.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar just misses with a punch to the body.
Almunecar checks a low kick from Richarlison.
Richarlison looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It seemed like Almunecar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A low kick from Richarlison misses
letting Almunecar counter with a right hand.
Almunecar misses with a few strikes there.
Richarlison lands with a shot to the body.
Almunecar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Almunecar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Almunecar flicks out a counter leg kick but Richarlison steps away.
Richarlison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Richarlison misses with a wild combination.
Richarlison misses with a low kick.
A jab from Almunecar misses.
Richarlison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Richarlison backs off Almunecar throws a huge counter combo but Richarlison manages to avoid it all.
Chris Richarlison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richarlison looks to land a right hand but Almunecar moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richarlison misses the jab.
Almunecar feints a counter leg kick.
Richarlison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Richarlison is predictable there
and Almunecar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Richarlison throws a low kick, looking for Almunecar's leg but Almunecar calmly moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richarlison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Almunecar.
Richarlison throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Richarlison connects with a high kick.
Richarlison throws a big shot that misses.
Richarlison looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Almunecar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richarlison.
Almunecar throws a leg kick but Richarlison checks it.
Richarlison misses with an uppercut. Almunecar saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Almunecar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Almunecar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Richarlison scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Richarlison throws a shot from downtown. Almunecar moves away and avoids it.
Almunecar shapes to counter with a head kick.
Richarlison dips to his left and cracks Almunecar with an uppercut!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Richarlison dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Richarlison misses with a low kick.
Almunecar ducks under a wild hook from Richarlison.
Richarlison blocks a jab.
A big left from Almunecar misses.
Richarlison was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Almunecar lands a head kick. Richarlison smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Almunecar lands a nice shot that snaps Richarlison's head back.
Richarlison moves into range and connects with a jab.
Richarlison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Almunecar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Almunecar throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Richarlison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Almunecar was well out of range. Poor timing from Richarlison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Richarlison.
Richarlison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Almunecar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Richarlison bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Almunecar cracks Richarlison with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Richarlison takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richarlison ducks under a wild hook from Almunecar.
Almunecar misses with the combination.
Almunecar lands with a kick to the temple. Richarlison shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Almunecar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Richarlison's sensitive parts.
Almunecar moves out of range as Richarlison strikes.
Almunecar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Richarlison.
The fighters circle momentarily. Almunecar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Almunecar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Richarlison misses with a lunging right hand
and Almunecar counters with a straight right hand.
Richarlison lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Almunecar at a distance.
Almunecar slips a straight right by Richarlison.
Richarlison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Richarlison lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Almunecar moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richarlison avoids a kick to the body.
Richarlison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Almunecar throws a front kick aimed at Richarlison's knee but Richarlison avoids it well.
Almunecar jabs at Richarlison's body.
Almunecar takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A bone on bone clash there as Richarlison blocks the leg kick.
Almunecar throws a low kick but Richarlison moves out of range easily.
Almunecar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Richarlison.
Richarlison misses with a wild combination.
Richarlison with a hook.
Richarlison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Almunecar was well out of range. Poor timing from Richarlison.
A big left from Richarlison misses.
A nice side step and Almunecar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Richarlison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Almunecar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Richarlison.
Almunecar ducks under a wild hook from Richarlison.
Richarlison tries a low kick but Almunecar avoids it.
Richarlison misses with a body shot
and Almunecar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Almunecar misses with a hook. Richarlison ducked under it nicely.
Richarlison throws a sloppy body shot
and Almunecar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Richarlison throws a looping overhand right but Almunecar ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Almunecar! But no joy.
Almunecar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Almunecar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Richarlison.
Richarlison scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Almunecar slips under a jab.
Chris Richarlison is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Richarlison misses
and Almunecar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Almunecar finds it's way through Richarlison's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almunecar slips a jab from Richarlison.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richarlison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Richarlison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Almunecar cracks a nice hook into Richarlison's ribs.
Almunecar throws a sloppy head kick and Richarlison moves out of range easily.
Almunecar moves out of range of the strikes.
Almunecar throws out a counter right but Richarlison avoids it with no problem.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Almunecar checks a leg kick.
Richarlison throws a body shot but no joy.
Almunecar defending well as Richarlison loads up on a big left hand.
Almunecar ducks under a wild hook from Richarlison.
Nice defenses there by Almunecar.
Almunecar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Richarlison's sensitive parts.
Richarlison connects with a solid leg kick.
Almunecar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Richarlison throws out the jab.
A left lands for Richarlison.
Richarlison looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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 Chris Richarlison will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Almunecar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chris Richarlison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Richarlison misses with a wild body shot.
Richarlison swinging wildly here.
Richarlison throws a leg kick but Almunecar checks it.
No joy there for Richarlison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Almunecar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Almunecar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Richarlison.
Almunecar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Almunecar slips under a jab from Richarlison.
Almunecar throws an off balance right hand
and Richarlison counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Almunecar.
Richarlison throws a sloppy body shot
and Almunecar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Richarlison looks to throw the jab but Almunecar is out of range.
Richarlison throws a lazy right hand but Almunecar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Almunecar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Richarlison cracks Almunecar with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almunecar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Richarlison.
Almunecar looks to throw the jab but Richarlison is out of range.
Almunecar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Almunecar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Almunecar moves out of range as Richarlison strikes.
A jab from Richarlison does it's job there.
Almunecar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richarlison moves away.
Almunecar drops his hands momentarily and Richarlison takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Richarlison misses with a shot to the body
and Richarlison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Almunecar throws a leg kick which misses Richarlison's front leg but catches the back leg as Richarlison tries to avoid it.
Richarlison throws a body kick that misses.
Almunecar flicks out a counter leg kick but Richarlison steps away.
Nice uppercut there from Richarlison.
A nice leg kick lands there from Almunecar.
Almunecar wants to slow Richarlison down by chopping away at his legs.
Richarlison misses with a straight right.
Alcide Almunecar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richarlison is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Almunecar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Almunecar looks to move away, Richarlison throws a big counter combo but Almunecar just gets out of the way.
A leg kick checked by Richarlison.
Almunecar avoids the body shot from Richarlison.
Almunecar feints and then cracks Richarlison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Richarlison down.
Richarlison throws a hook to the side of Almunecar's head but Almunecar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Almunecar might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Richarlison has got the better of the exchanges.
Richarlison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Almunecar moves away.
Almunecar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Richarlison throws a hook but Almunecar avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Almunecar! But no joy.
Almunecar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Richarlison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Almunecar.
Almunecar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Richarlison swinging wildly here.
Almunecar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Richarlison is looking to chop away at Almunecar's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richarlison lands a nice leg kick that just misses Almunecar's sensitive parts.
Richarlison cracks Almunecar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Almunecar throws a hook but Richarlison blocks it.
Almunecar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Richarlison throws out the jab.
Almunecar throws out a leg kick but Richarlison moves out of range and Almunecar only half commits.
Almunecar tests Richarlison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A shot to the liver by Richarlison. Beautiful body shot.
Richarlison throws a front kick aimed at Almunecar's knee but Almunecar avoids it well.
Almunecar replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Richarlison blocks it well.
Richarlison looks for the body kick but Almunecar saw that one coming.
Almunecar throws a hook but Richarlison blocks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Almunecar.
A looping hook to the body misses from Almunecar. Richarlison does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Richarlison misses.
Almunecar flicks out a counter leg kick but Richarlison steps away.
Almunecar misses with an uppercut. Richarlison saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Almunecar.
Richarlison throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Almunecar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Almunecar throws a low kick but Richarlison moves out of range easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Richarlison misses with a hook. Almunecar ducked under it nicely.
Almunecar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Richarlison connects with a right hand. Almunecar shakes it off.
Richarlison connects with a body shot.
Richarlison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Almunecar.
Good work by Richarlison as he checks the leg kick.
Richarlison lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A left lands for Almunecar.
A lazy left from Richarlison finds it's target.
Richarlison scores with a hook.
Richarlison scores with a nice strike.
Richarlison fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Almunecar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Richarlison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Richarlison 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Richarlison!
Chris Richarlison tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Tonioli (ranked 586 p4p, 1005 weight class) and David Hanson (ranked 78 p4p, 137 weight class). Hanson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Subcouds - on red. Vinicius Tonioli has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
214
17 - 14 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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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 25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Tonioli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, David Hanson!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Hanson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tonioli's guard.
Tonioli is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Tonioli 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.
Tonioli trying to keep a closed guard but Hanson is proving a slippery customer.
Hanson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hanson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tonioli is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tonioli has escaped and now he's on top!
Hanson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Tonioli has passed into side control.
Hanson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tonioli wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson throws an elbow that doesn't really do any damage.
Hanson tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Tonioli presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Hanson is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Hanson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hanson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hanson tries to roll over but Tonioli keeps him under control.
Hanson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson wants to get back to full guard.
Hanson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hanson actively working from the bottom here.
Hanson is looking for a sweep. Tonioli is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tonioli performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hanson gets full guard.
Hanson looking for subs off his back but Tonioli has passed one foot through into half guard.
Tonioli trying to control the action but Hanson is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Tonioli has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Hanson is desperately trying to improve his position but Tonioli has a good base and remains in mount.
Hanson tries to improve his position but instead Tonioli has taken his back!
Tonioli has the hooks in. Hanson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Tonioli doesn't have the hooks in and Hanson manages to turn into his guard.
Hanson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hanson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tonioli works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tonioli bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hanson's guard.
Hanson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hanson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson keeping full guard, as Tonioli tries to pass.
Hanson 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.
Tonioli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hanson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hanson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tonioli passes into side control.
Hanson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hanson wants to sweep but Tonioli has passed to side control!
Hanson regains half guard.
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 Vinicius Tonioli will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tonioli loads up on a big right hand but Hanson slips the punch.
Hanson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tonioli feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hansons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sloppy strikes from Tonioli. Those never looked like landing.
Tonioli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonioli misses with a head kick.
Hanson fails with the takedown
and Hanson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson goes for a double leg but Tonioli avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tonioli continues to drive forward.
Tonioli throwing a counter right hand but Hanson manages to avoid it.
Tonioli throws a jab but it's blocked by Hanson.
Tonioli misses with a hook.
A jab from Tonioli does it's job there.
Tonioli tries to bum rush Hanson with a series of wild strikes but Hanson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson shoots in and drives through. Tonioli sprawls well.
An attempted straight right counter from Tonioli misses the target.
Vinicius Tonioli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Hanson.
Hanson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tonioli napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tonioli tries to improve position but can't.
Hanson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tonioli tries to bench press Hanson off him but Hanson keeps the position.
Tonioli is working hard here to advance position.
Vinicius Tonioli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tonioli manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hanson's best efforts.
Hanson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tonioli sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonioli is looking to control Hanson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tonioli avoid being mounted?
Tonioli avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hanson.
Tonioli trying to control here.
Tonioli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hanson can do to turn this around?
Ground and pound from Hanson.
It looks like Vinicius Tonioli has been cut.
Hanson working over Tonioli with some ground and pound. Tonioli looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tonioli gets full guard.
Hanson lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hanson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hanson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hanson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tonioli pulls Hanson in close to his closed guard and prevents Hanson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tonioli trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson stands up over Tonioli, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vinicius Tonioli's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vinicius Tonioli's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). David Hanson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, David Hanson made sure he mentioned Furnace Performance 🔥, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pyay Thuta (ranked 606 p4p, 904 weight class) and Martin Drop (ranked 18 p4p, 48 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24 - 23 - 0 |
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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 20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Pyay Thuta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Drop!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thuta scores with a crisp jab that stopped Drop in his tracks.
Drop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thuta lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Drop throws a head kick that misses
letting Thuta counter with a right hand.
Thuta throws a shot from downtown. Drop moves away and avoids it.
Drop bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thuta's head backwards.
It looks like Pyay Thuta has been cut.
Thuta cracks Drop with a right hand to the side of the head.
Drop thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thuta.
Drop throws a lazy uppercut
and Thuta counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drop is looking to slow Thuta down with leg kicks.
Drop is looking to slow Thuta down with leg kicks.
Drop thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thuta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drop throws out the jab.
Drop throws a hook to the side of Thuta's head but Thuta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thuta seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drop swings for the body but Thuta moves out of range.
Drop lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Drop misses with a straight right.
Thuta cracks Drop with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Drop, as that shot connected.
Drop takes one to the side of the head.
Martin Drop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thuta lands with a right hand.
It looks like Martin Drop has been cut.
Drop throws a shot from downtown. Thuta moves away and avoids it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Drop.
Drop on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thuta. Thuta obviously looking to wear him down.
Drop takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thuta scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Drop darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Drop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thuta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drop swings widly with a right hand
and Thuta counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Drop!
Drop can't do much from the bottom here.
Drop trying his best to control but Thuta has mounted him.
Thuta prevents Drop from getting the reversal.
Drop tries to lock up and control but Thuta gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Drop is desperately trying to improve his position but Thuta has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drop is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Drop wants to hold on but Thuta pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drop can't escape the position.
Drop tries to hold on but Thuta postures up.
Drop is trying desperately to improve position.
Thuta avoids the attempt from Drop to control.
Drop is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thuta tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Drop is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Drop tries to hold on but Thuta pushes him away.
Drop is trying desperately to improve position.
Thuta 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.
Pyay Thuta dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Drop walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thuta checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thuta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drop throws out the jab.
Thuta seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Drop misses with a straight left.
Thuta half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Drop lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thuta slips a jab from Drop.
Thuta looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A big right from Drop misses.
Drop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thuta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martin Drop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drop throws the left hand but Thuta avoids the punch easily.
Thuta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drop.
Drop loads up on a big right hand but Thuta slips the punch.
Thuta drops down looking for a counter takedown but Drop sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thuta moves away from the strike by Drop.
Drop misses with a hook
and Thuta makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Drop drops his hands momentarily and Thuta takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Thuta. That snapped Drop's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Drop. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Drop.
Drop connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thuta cracks Drop with a right hand to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Drop misses its intended target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thuta darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Thuta.
Thuta is looking to counter the offense by Drop and move into the clinch.
Thuta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Drop throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thuta blocks a jab.
We've been told by Thuta's head coaches at Mentor Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Drop misses with a looping left.
Thuta avoids the body shot from Drop.
Thuta is looking to counter punch.
Drop misses with a left hand
and Thuta counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Drop is breathing heavily.
Thuta lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Drop at a distance.
Thuta bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drop needs to keep his hands up - Thuta had a free shot at his head there.
Drop walks into a left hand.
Thuta drops Drop with a naaaaasty hook - Drop is in real trouble here! Thuta dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pyay Thuta!
A victorious Pyay Thuta thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Akutagawa (ranked 424 p4p, 686 weight class) and Alpharuis Omegon (ranked 58 p4p, 90 weight class). Omegon has chosen Sabaton-Saboteur as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ryu Akutagawa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210
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205
10 - 5 - 0 |
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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 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryu Akutagawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alpharuis Omegon !
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omegon ducks under a wild hook from Akutagawa.
Akutagawa feints and then cracks Omegon 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Omegon down.
Omegon 's corner calls for a 1-2. Omegon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Akutagawa tries a head kick but it misses.
Omegon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Alpharuis Omegon has been cut.
Akutagawa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Akutagawa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A swing and a miss from Omegon .
Akutagawa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Akutagawa lands a big right hand that sends Omegon crashing to the mat! Akutagawa stays standing though and waves Omegon back to his feet!
 Omegon is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akutagawa lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Omegon head around and knocks him out cold! Akutagawa hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryu Akutagawa!
After winning the bout, Ryu Akutagawa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khalil Burnett (ranked 560 p4p, 338 weight class) and Luca Li Citra (ranked 74 p4p, 47 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215
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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 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalil Burnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Luca Li Citra!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Burnett.
It looks like Luca Li Citra has been cut.
Jab from Li Citra.
Li Citra scores with a body shot.
Burnett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Li Citra swings widly with a right hand
and Burnett counters with a crisp right hand that drops Li Citra! Burnett lets Li Citra back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Li Citra is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li Citra slips under a jab.
Burnett moves away from the strike by Li Citra.
Burnett is looking to counter punch.
Li Citra throws a solid leg kick but Burnett takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Li Citra.
Li Citra bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Burnett throws a jab but it's blocked by Li Citra.
Li Citra misses the shot to the body.
Li Citra cracks a nice hook into Burnett's ribs.
Li Citra throws a big shot that misses.
Burnett slips under a jab.
Li Citra connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Burnett throws a poor cross that misses
and Li Citra counters with a good low kick that Burnett was not able to check.
A slapping leg kick lands for Li Citra.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li Citra throws an overhand right that lands on Burnett's shoulder, as Burnett tries to avoid the shot.
Burnett takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Li Citra misses with a looping right.
Li Citra scoring well with a low kick there.
Li Citra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burnett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burnett throwing a counter right hand but Li Citra manages to avoid it.
Li Citra is looking to slow Burnett down with leg kicks.
Nice shot lands for Li Citra.
Li Citra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burnett.
We've been told by Burnett's head coaches at Copes that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Burnett lands with an overhand left.
That has opened up Luca Li Citra's cut even more.
Li Citra looks to throw the jab but Burnett is out of range.
Li Citra looks to land a left hand but Burnett moved out of range nicely.
Burnett is looking for a counter combo.
A swing and a miss from Burnett.
Li Citra scores with a leg kick.
Li Citra throws a low kick but Burnett moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Burnett misses the target.
Li Citra throws a low kick but Burnett avoids it.
It looked like Burnett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li Citra cracks Burnett with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li Citra with a jab.
Burnett slips under a jab from Li Citra.
Luca Li Citra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burnett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Li Citra throws a nice inside leg kick.
Li Citra connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Li Citra looks to land a left hand but Burnett moved out of range nicely.
Burnett walks into a jab.
Li Citra connects with a looping right hand.
Li Citra misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big left from Li Citra misses.
Burnett tests Li Citra's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li Citra throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice shot by Li Citra.
Li Citra buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Li Citra turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A cross from Li Citra lands.
Li Citra is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Burnett had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Li Citra misses with an uppercut.
Burnett slips a straight right by Li Citra.
Burnett is looking to counter punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Li Citra.
Li Citra misses with a body shot.
Li Citra throws a leg kick that misses.
Li Citra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burnett.
A good leg kick by Li Citra.
Li Citra bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Burnett's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li Citra fails to land with a series of punches.
Burnett is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li Citra gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The cut above Luca Li Citra's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Li Citra sizes up Burnett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Li Citra with a jab.
Burnett takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Li Citra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Li Citra throws a nice head kick!
Burnett moves away from the strike by Li Citra.
A nice inside leg kick there by Li Citra. That's going to slow Burnett down.
Li Citra misses with a looping right.
Li Citra connects with a looping right hand.
Li Citra scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burnett's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Li Citra connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Burnett scrambles back to his feet.
Li Citra misses with a hook.
Burnett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Li Citra in his tracks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luca Li Citra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luca Li Citra's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Li Citra throws a hook but Burnett blocks it.
Burnett misses with a looping left.
Li Citra lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burnett's sensitive parts.
Li Citra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Burnett on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Li Citra swings for the body but Burnett moves out of range.
Li Citra throws a hook but Burnett avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Burnett on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Li Citra throws a lazy right hand but Burnett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Li Citra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Li Citra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burnett takes a swing at Li Citra's ribcage but misses.
Li Citra lands a nice shot that snaps Burnett's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burnett moves out of range of the strikes.
Li Citra connects with a solid leg kick.
Burnett blocks a low kick nicely.
Burnett moves out of range of the body kick from Li Citra.
Burnett is looking to counter punch.
Li Citra buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Burnett's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Li Citra misses with a low kick.
Burnett walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Decent striking displayed by Li Citra there.
Burnett moves away from the strike by Li Citra.
Burnett appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Burnett misses with a looping right.
Burnett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Burnett might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A jab lands there for Li Citra.
Li Citra throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Li Citra misses with an uppercut. Burnett saw that one coming.
Burnett is looking to counter punch.
Li Citra swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burnett drops his hands momentarily and Li Citra takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Li Citra takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li Citra ducks under a wild hook from Burnett.
Li Citra swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Li Citra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Li Citra lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Luca Li Citra seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Li Citra misses with a looping left.
Burnett is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Burnett looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Li Citra works Burnett's body with a nice hook.
Li Citra with the inside leg kick.
Jab by Li Citra.
Burnett drops his hands momentarily and Li Citra takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Burnett on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Li Citra throws a hook but Burnett blocks it.
A quick step to the side and Burnett tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burnett moves out of range of the body kick from Li Citra.
Burnett swings for the body but Li Citra moves out of range.
Li Citra uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Burnett has time to react.
Li Citra clobbers Burnett with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Burnett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Li Citra.
That kick from Li Citra tenderised Burnett's leg. Burnett is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li Citra throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Burnett on the side of the head.
Li Citra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burnett.
Burnett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Li Citra.
Burnett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Burnett ducks under a wild hook from Li Citra.
Li Citra throws a leg kick
and Burnett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luca Li Citra's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Li Citra lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy left from Li Citra finds it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Li Citra. That snapped Burnett's head back.
Oooooh!!! Burnett has knocked Li Citra down with a huge combo! Burnett steps away and waves a wobbly Li Citra back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Li Citra is still on wobbly legs! Can Burnett finish him?
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Luca Li Citra's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Khalil Burnett!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randal Clappertron (ranked 201 p4p, 293 weight class) and Bob Bronte (ranked 12 p4p, 18 weight class). Bronte is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Buffalo Charge by Dub Phizix and Strategy. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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28
275
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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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randal Clappertron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Bronte!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clappertron gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bronte to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Clappertron has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Bronte has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Clappertron wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bronte has him pressed against the cage.
Bronte has a couple of punches blocked by Clappertron.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bronte.
Bronte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bronte misses with a lunging right hand
and Clappertron counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clappertron scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bronte doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clappertron pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bronte unleashes a big counter combination but Clappertron bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Clappertron scores with a push kick.
Clappertron throws a hook but Bronte blocks it.
Sloppy strikes from Bronte. Those never looked like landing.
Clappertron misses with the combination.
Bronte tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Clappertron swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronte scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Clappertron doesn't seem bothered though.
Clappertron has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Canucks Combat Club in the buildup to the fight.
Clappertron throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bronte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clappertron misses with a wild body shot.
Bronte avoids the body shot from Clappertron.
A swing and a miss from Clappertron.
Bronte takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Bob Bronte has been cut.
Randal Clappertron is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bronte scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bronte is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Clappertron knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Clappertron regains half guard there - taking advantage of Bronte's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Bronte looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bronte is looking to take a break and control but Clappertron is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bronte thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Clappertron's head.
Clappertron blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bronte.
Bronte content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bronte wants to pass the guard but Clappertron is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronte stops Clappertron from getting back to his feet.
Clappertron makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Clappertron misses with a hook.
Clappertron throws a hook but Bronte blocks it.
Bronte shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Clappertron's guard.
Bronte looking to pass the guard.
Bronte looking to sit in guard and control but Clappertron gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Clappertron will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clappertron wants to get up but he can't break Bronte's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bronte wants to control the position but Clappertron says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bronte wants to get back to full guard.
Clappertron seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Randal Clappertron dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Bronte's cut.
That's time! Clappertron's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bronte throws a hook but Clappertron avoids it easily.
Bob Bronte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clappertron connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Clappertron rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bronte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clappertron has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Clappertron there as he acknowledges the shot.
Clappertron takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheers as Clappertron lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bronte doesn't seem phased though.
Clappertron lands with a nice body punch.
Bronte avoids the head kick by Clappertron.
Bronte ducks right into an uppercut from Clappertron.
Bronte is rocked!
BOOM! Clappertron lands a beautiful left hook that drops Bronte. Bronte tries to recover but Clappertron is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Bronte lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randal Clappertron!
A victorious Randal Clappertron thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miet Cleever (ranked 22 p4p, 25 weight class) and Ivan Petrov (ranked 3 p4p, 4 weight class). Petrov has chosen Черная Волга as his entrance music. Miet Cleever could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ivan Petrov's chin.
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30
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miet Cleever!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 3 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Petrov!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cleever with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Miet Cleever seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cleever throws a lazy uppercut
and Petrov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cleever looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cleever misses with a looping right.
Petrov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cleever throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Cleever misses with a kick to the body
and Cleever takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Petrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrov scores with a jab. Cleever acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Miet Cleever has been cut.
Petrov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cleever delivers a nice body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Petrov there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleever scores with a leg kick.
We've been told by Cleever's head coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cleever tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petrov throws a nice head kick!
Cleever lands with an uppercut that bounces Petrov off the cage and back into range.
Cleever throws a predictable looking body shot
and Petrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Petrov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cleever takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Petrov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cleever avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cleever throwing a counter right hand but Petrov manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleever swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cleever takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov throws a shot to the body.
Cleever ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
Cleever pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cleever misses with a hook to the body
and Petrov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Petrov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
As Petrov looks to move away, Cleever throws a big counter combo but Petrov just gets out of the way.
Cleever misses with a head kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Cleever as he connects with a hook.
Petrov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Petrov works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleever lands with a kick to the temple. Petrov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cleever throws a head kick that misses
and Petrov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cleever's knee momentarily.
Petrov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Petrov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cleever with a nice cross.
Cleever pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cleever with a body shot.
Cleever misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cleever throws a solid leg kick but Petrov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cleever.
Petrov closes the distance and clinches.
Cleever can't find room to land a body shot as Petrov controls the action.
Cleever misses with a hook to the ribs.
Petrov can't find room to land a body shot as Cleever controls the action.
Petrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov lands with a right to the head.
Cleever swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cleever trying to control the position but instead, Petrov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cleever into the cage.
Cleever takes a shot to the head.
Miet Cleever's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Petrov.
Cleever is breathing heavily.
Petrov lands a left hand.
Petrov cracks Cleever with a nice body shot.
Petrov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cleever prevents a body shot from Petrov.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Petrov.
Petrov lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Petrov.
Petrov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Petrov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Petrov lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov pushes Cleever back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Petrov lands a hook that snaps the head of Cleever backwards.
Petrov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Petrov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Petrov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cleever backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Petrov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miet Cleever's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cleever misses with a lunging right hand
and Petrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cleever throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Petrov's head.
Cleever throws a combination that misses
and Petrov counters with a thumping low kick.
Petrov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Petrov clinches with his opponent.
Cleever lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
Good body shot from Petrov.
Petrov lands a nice uppercut.
Petrov lands a nice uppercut.
Petrov tries a body shot but Cleever blocks it.
Petrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Cleever controls his hands.
Cleever throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Petrov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cleever backwards.
Petrov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cleever seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Petrov can turn it around.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov blocks an uppercut.
Petrov lands a shoulder strike.
Petrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Petrov.
Petrov scores with a shoulder strike.
Cleever is rocked!
Miet Cleever's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cleever just misses with a elbow thrown towards Petrov's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cleever.
Cleever has a couple of punches blocked by Petrov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Petrov lands with a light punch inside.
Cleever blocking some punches.
Petrov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Petrov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Petrov is working Cleever over against the cage.
Cleever's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Petrov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cleever backwards.
Nice body punch from Petrov.
Petrov pushes Cleever back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Petrov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Cleever is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Petrov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cleever or not.
Cleever's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Petrov creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Cleever's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Cleever drops to his knees and Petrov pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Petrov!
Ivan Petrov is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Ivan Petrov 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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