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Maansiirtokone Vs Oritz (1) PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Daniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BIZZ NESS (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Daniel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BIZZ NESS!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
NESS shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
NESS scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
NESS tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Daniel is trying to stand back up but NESS is controlling him
Daniel wants to control but NESS is keeping busy.
Daniel is looking for a sweep. NESS is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Daniel wants to get back to his feet.
Daniel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
NESS is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
NESS decides to return to a standing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniel fails with the takedown
so NESS counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Daniel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Daniel lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for NESS!
NESS is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniel breaks from NESS's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Daniel throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Daniel looking to control and managing it successfully.
Poor strikes thrown by Daniel there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
NESS looks gassed!
NESS is squirming around, avoiding Daniel's attempts to control the action.
Daniel scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniel throwing strikes but NESS bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Daniel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Daniel throwing strikes from guard but NESS blocks nicely.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Daniel wants to control from the top but NESS keeps moving.
Daniel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Daniel trying to control but NESS is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Daniel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. NESS is keeping the position for now.
Daniel wanted to stand there but NESS had control of the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Daniel looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Daniel working the head and body with strikes.
Daniel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but NESS does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but BIZZ NESS will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Daniel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and NESS counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Daniel wants to stand up but NESS is controlling him.
NESS tries to free his leg and advance position but Daniel is retaining full guard.
NESS slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Daniel is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Daniel wants to control but NESS postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A control attempt from Daniel but he's now mounted!
Daniel is wriggling around trying to escape.
NESS fails to take his opponent's back.
NESS avoids the attempt from Daniel to control.
NESS blocks Daniel's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
NESS avoids the attempt from Daniel to control.
NESS controlling his opponent.
Daniel is looking to improve his position but NESS isn't that keen on the idea.
NESS controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniel tries to hold on but NESS postures up.
Daniel flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Daniel wants to hold on but NESS pushes him away.
Daniel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Daniel throws a strike but has given up his back in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Daniel trying to control the position but NESS manages to sink in the hooks.
Daniel tries to break free.
Daniel trying to control the hands but NESS won't let him.
Daniel controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
NESS controlling well, preventing Daniel from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BIZZ NESS showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Daniel tries for a takedown but NESS circles away easily
and NESS counters with a shoot takedown. Daniel fights it but they end up in guard.
Daniel throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Daniel throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Daniel wants to stand but NESS is controlling the position.
Daniel keeping full guard, as NESS tries to pass.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
NESS passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
NESS prevents Daniel from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
NESS stands up out of the half guard.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Daniel.
Daniel swings around for an armbar but NESS sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Daniel's guard.
NESS looking to pass the guard.
Daniel is looking to stand up but NESS isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniel looking to control.
Daniel is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A frustrated look appears on Daniel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
NESS is pressed up against the ropes. Daniel has hold of a leg and is looking to drag NESS down to the mat. NESS avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Daniel shoots and misses
and NESS counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Daniel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniel throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Daniel is trying to stand up here but NESS is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniel trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Daniel wants to control but NESS is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Daniel pushes NESS off and gets back to his feet.
Daniel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and NESS counters by clinching up.
NESS has hold of one of Daniel's legs. Daniel is fighting the takedown attempt but NESS gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Daniel will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
NESS trying to control the position from guard on top but Daniel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daniel looking to hit a scissor sweep but NESS is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
NESS trying to control but Daniel is working from the bottom.
NESS won't allow Daniel to sweep him here.
NESS trying to control but Daniel is working from the bottom.
BIZZ NESS has got the better of the ground game so far.
Daniel wants to stand and escape but NESS is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
BIZZ NESS comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got NESS winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for BIZZ NESS!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for BIZZ NESS!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for BIZZ NESS!
BIZZ NESS wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between hella killa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, hella killa !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mirko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Filipovic leaves killa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
killa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Filipovic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
killa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Filipovic throws out the jab.
Mirko Filipovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
killa shoots in looking for a takedown. Filipovic tries to sprawl out of it but killa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Filipovic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for hella killa . That's going to take a lot out of him.
killa blocks a head kick by Filipovic.
A punch combination from Filipovic misses.
Nice sprawl there from Filipovic as killa shoots in.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Filipovic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and killa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from killa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
killa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Filipovic tries to avoid it but killa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Filipovic to the ground. Filipovic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
killa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Filipovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Filipovic throws a series of punches but killa moves out of range.
Filipovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from killa .
killa is looking to clinch.
Filipovic misses with a few strikes there.
killa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Filipovic's waist but Filipovic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing killa off to one side.
A big left from Filipovic misses.
Filipovic throws a low kick but killa moves out of range easily.
killa fails with a takedown attempt.
Filipovic misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Filipovic.
Filipovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Filipovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
killa checks a leg kick.
Filipovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Filipovic.
killa is breathing heavily.
killa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Filipovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Filipovic throws a right and a left that killa avoids nicely.
Filipovic slaps away a takedown attempt from killa , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Filipovic fails to land with a series of punches.
killa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Filipovic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A big left from Filipovic misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic missing with a left hand there. killa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
killa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
killa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Filipovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Filipovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Filipovic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Filipovic wants it to stay on the feet.
Filipovic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Filipovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Filipovic tries to bum rush killa with a series of wild strikes but killa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Filipovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Filipovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but killa manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract killa .
Filipovic misses with a double jab.
Filipovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but killa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Filipovic connects with a nice looking jab.
Filipovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Filipovic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from killa .
Filipovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Filipovic lands a really nice looking cross but killa seems unphased.
killa avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Filipovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Filipovic misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Filipovic dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
killa misses with a takedown attempt - Filipovic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A right-left combo lands from Filipovic.
Filipovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
killa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Filipovic circles away.
Filipovic misses with a hook.
killa fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for hella killa . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Filipovic swinging wildly here.
Filipovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for killa . He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Filipovic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic misses with a two punch combination.
Filipovic missing with a left hand there. killa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Filipovic misses with the combination.
Filipovic is looking to chop away at killa 's legs.
Filipovic throws a low kick but killa avoids it.
killa fails with a takedown attempt.
Filipovic throws a jab but it's blocked by killa .
Filipovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Filipovic throws a sloppy head kick and killa moves out of range easily.
Filipovic is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
killa dodges the punch combination from Filipovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
killa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
killa slips a jab from Filipovic.
Filipovic looks to land a combination but killa avoids it well.
Filipovic throws a right hand that killa ducks under and follows up with a left that killa also avoids with ease.
killa shoots in for a takedown but Filipovic shows good takedown defense.
Filipovic lands with a slapping head kick.
Filipovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
killa slips a jab from Filipovic.
Filipovic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from killa .
killa blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
killa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Filipovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Filipovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but killa was well out of range. Poor timing from Filipovic.
Mirko Filipovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
killa staying out of range there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from killa .
Filipovic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Filipovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
killa slips a jab and a cross from Filipovic.
Filipovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to killa 's calf.
hella killa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Filipovic does no damage.
killa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Filipovic swivels and escapes.
Filipovic tries a low kick but killa avoids it.
Filipovic misses with a two punch combination.
killa shoots in for a takedown but Filipovic shows good takedown defense.
Filipovic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Filipovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
killa blocks a jab.
Filipovic looks to score with a jab to the body but killa is just out of range.
killa shoots for a double leg takedown but Filipovic sprawls well. He's pushed killa 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mirko Filipovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
killa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Filipovic to score with a decent uppercut.
A punch combination from Filipovic misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Filipovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The fighters circling - Filipovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
killa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Filipovic.
killa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
killa shoots for a takedown but Filipovic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
killa tries to bum rush Filipovic with a series of wild strikes but Filipovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
killa throws a sloppy head kick and Filipovic moves out of range easily.
Filipovic throws a sloppy head kick
and killa moves into the clinch.
Filipovic wants to break free but killa has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
killa misses with a knee strike.
killa working hard to break the clinch.
Filipovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but killa has him pressed against the ropes.
Filipovic is trying to force a seperation but killa has the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
killa missing with knees to the body.
Filipovic working hard to break the clinch.
Filipovic breaks from the clinch.
killa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Filipovic.
killa tries to bum rush Filipovic with a series of wild strikes but Filipovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from Filipovic misses.
killa shoots for a takedown but Filipovic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Filipovic delivers a nice body kick.
A slow jab from Filipovic misses its intended target.
Filipovic misses with a combination
and Filipovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Filipovic falls off balance throwing a combination
and killa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Filipovic wants to get back to his feet.
killa tries to pass to full mount but Filipovic defends it.
Filipovic wants to control the action here but instead killa manages to pass to full mount!
killa controlling from mount.
Filipovic is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
killa controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Filipovic wants to hold on but killa pushes him away.
killa controlling his opponent.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Filipovic is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
killa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mirko Filipovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
killa looking to control but Filipovic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
killa unloads with some shots from mount but Filipovic bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Poor strikes thrown by killa there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
hella killa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
killa throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that's the end of the fight!
hella killa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Filipovic 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 Alan Glass scores the fight for Mirko Filipovic!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Mirko Filipovic!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Mirko Filipovic!
Mirko Filipovic wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saint Kevin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint Kevin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saint Kevin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kevin scores with a takedown into Lawrence's guard.
Kevin looking to pass the guard.
Lawrence managing to control the position.
Lawrence 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kevin tries to free his leg and advance position but Lawrence is retaining full guard.
Lawrence is controlling Kevin's posture.
Kevin looking to sit in guard and control but Lawrence gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kevin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kevin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kevin looks gassed!
Lawrence not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kevin has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Lawrence has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence takes a little break here. Kevin wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Kevin is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Lawrence is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lawrence content just to control the position here.
Kevin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lawrence tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kevin Lawrence will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lawrence.
Lawrence is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kevin will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kevin Lawrence.
Kevin gets caught flat footed, as Lawrence shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kevin has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Lawrence is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Kevin.
The referee asks Lawrence politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lawrence prefers to stall for the moment though.
Kevin is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence advances nicely into full mount.
Kevin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kevin wants to control but Lawrence is having none of it.
Lawrence takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kevin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence controlling the pace for now.
Lawrence seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kevin for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kevin swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Lawrence dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lawrence shoots in for a takedown but Kevin shows good takedown defense.
Kevin with a poor takedown
and Lawrence counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kevin tries to get to full guard but Lawrence has control of the leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kevin Lawrence.
Lawrence closes the distance and clinches up with Kevin, looking for a takedown. Lawrence pushes Kevin against the ropes but Kevin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kevin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lawrence counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kevin looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lawrence puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Lawrence passes to full mount!
Kevin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kevin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kevin being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence wants to sweep here but Kevin controlling him for the moment.
Kevin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lawrence's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lawrence lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kevin!
Kevin is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Lawrence controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Lawrence showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lawrence, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Kevin Lawrence!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Kevin Lawrence!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Kevin Lawrence!
Kevin Lawrence wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Partridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Partridge has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rickson Gracie's chin.
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195 lbs
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186 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rickson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Partridge!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie blocks a jab.
Partridge just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Partridge loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Gracie could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Partridge throws a combination. Gracie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Rickson Gracie has been cut.
Partridge throws a shot to the body.
Partridge showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie scores a takedown into full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Partridge is trying to escape the mount.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Partridge to control.
Gracie raining down shots from the mount!
Gracie cracks Partridge with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partridge holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gracie tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Partridge can't escape the position.
Gracie landing punches.
Gracie has hold of Partridge's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Partridge manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Partridge is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gracie swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Partridge is now in Gracie's guard. A big mistake from Gracie there, giving up the dominant position!
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Partridge avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie can't keep his opponent in guard - Partridge advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Partridge is working away from the top position though.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Partridge 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.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Partridge can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partridge tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Partridge thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Partridge thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Partridge's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Partridge duly obliges.
Partridge lands with a cross.
Partridge throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Partridge throws out the jab.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alex Partridge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partridge misses with a body shot.
Gracie feints and as Partridge raises his hands in defense, Gracie changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Partridge looking for a sweep. Not yet Partridge, not yet.
Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Partridge had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie defends it easily.
Partridge had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Partridge is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Partridge manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Partridge's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alex Partridge will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rickson Gracie's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Partridge lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Partridge sprawls well initially but Gracie persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Partridge has managed to free his arm - good work.
Partridge is looking to improve his position.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Partridge's head.
Partridge wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Partridge actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partridge tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Gracie working Partridge over with strikes.
Gracie takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie throws a head kick but Partridge moves out of range.
Partridge swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Partridge gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gracie to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Partridge blocks nicely.
Partridge keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partridge throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Partridge has an active guard here but Gracie has managed to pass into half guard.
Gracie has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gracie lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but Partridge is having none of it.
Gracie lands a big shot there that rocks Partridge but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gracie landing punches.
Gracie has hold of Partridge's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Partridge manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Partridge is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Partridge gets back to half guard.
Partridge trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Partridge is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
Partridge is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gracie scoring with strikes but Partridge is staying in there.
Partridge really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Gracie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rickson Gracie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Partridge circles away quickly and effectively.
Rickson Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Partridge stalks Gracie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gracie's face. Gracie staggers backwards, shaken.
Partridge gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Partridge's guard.
Partridge tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Partridge is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Partridge actively working from the bottom here.
Partridge is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gracie scores with a couple of nice shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie passes to full mount!
Gracie scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Partridge?
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Partridge really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gracie working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Partridge tries to improve his position but Gracie has taken his back! Gracie has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Partridge tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Gracie pushes Partridge away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rickson Gracie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Montelongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimo Kanoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Montelongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimo Kanoa!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanoa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kanoa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Montelongo.
Montelongo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Montelongo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kanoa. Kanoa obviously looking to wear him down.
Montelongo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kanoa lands a right hook to the body.
Kanoa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Montelongo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kanoa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Montelongo is looking to clinch but Kanoa is avoiding it.
Kanoa connects with a looping right hand.
Montelongo misses with a double jab.
Montelongo misses with a double jab.
Montelongo misses with a double jab.
Kanoa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Montelongo is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice straight punches there by Kanoa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kanoa.
Kanoa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Montelongo is rocked!
Kanoa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jesse Montelongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanoa cracks Montelongo with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Montelongo tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Kanoa pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Montelongo is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kimo Kanoa!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zachariah Jabari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Woolard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jabari comes to the ring accompanied by Run this town. Tyson Woolard has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Zachariah Jabari's chin.
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25
159 lbs
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26
163 lbs
5 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zachariah Jabari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Woolard!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabari misses the jab.
Woolard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Jabari jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Woolard walks away with a smile on his face. Jabari gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jabari lands a lovely overhand right.
Woolard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jabari prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jabari ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jabari no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Woolard is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Woolard trying to control but Jabari is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woolard wanted to stand there but Jabari had control of the position.
Woolard trying to control but Jabari is working from the bottom.
Woolard wants to stand but Jabari is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jabari keeping moving, preventing Woolard from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Woolard has gone for a leg lock! Jabari slips out almost immediately though and dives into Woolard's guard.
Jabari prevents Woolard from getting back to his feet.
Jabari missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jabari throwing strikes but missing.
Woolard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jabari throws a strike but Woolard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Woolard trying to control the position from guard on top but Jabari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woolard is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Jabari controls Woolard momentarily but Woolard frees himself.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Woolard moves out of range as Jabari strikes.
Jabari throws a hook to the side of Woolard's head but Woolard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jabari jabs Woolard right on the nose. Woolard blinks but takes it well.
A big right from Jabari misses.
Jabari looks to throw the jab but Woolard is out of range.
Jabari throws a hook to the side of Woolard's head but Woolard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Woolard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jabari.
Jabari misses with a hook.
Jabari scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Woolard throws a head kick that Jabari semi-blocks.
Jabari throws a hook but Woolard avoids it easily.
Woolard blocks a jab.
Woolard slips under a jab from Jabari.
Woolard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jabari connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Woolard momentarily.
Jabari tests Woolard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Jabari misses.
Jabari throws a shot from downtown. Woolard moves away and avoids it.
Jabari throws a big shot that misses.
Woolard needs to keep his hands up - Jabari had a free shot at his head there.
Woolard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Woolard throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jabari.
Woolard scores with a leg kick.
Jabari blocks the body kick.
Zachariah Jabari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Jabari coming out on top.
Jabari connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jabari connects with a nice looking jab.
Woolard slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Woolard dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Woolard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jabari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Woolard tries to clinch there but Jabari circles away.
Woolard throws a head kick that misses.
Tyson Woolard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jabari connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Woolard momentarily.
Woolard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Woolard tries to close the distance and clinch but Jabari swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Woolard moves out of range of the strikes.
Jabari cracks Woolard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Woolard tries to bum rush Jabari with a series of wild strikes but Jabari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Woolard moves out of range as Jabari strikes.
Jabari throws a looping overhand right but Woolard ducks down to avoid it.
Jabari scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jabari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Woolard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jabari circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woolard has closed the distance and engaged Jabari in a clinch.
Jabari tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Woolard just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Woolard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jabari just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Woolard is working for takedown but Jabari is calmly controlling the position for now.
Woolard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabari prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zachariah Jabari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Woolard.
Woolard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Woolard lands with a nice combination. Jabari backs away looking to recover.
Woolard slips a jab from Jabari.
Jabari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Woolard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jabari lands a jab.
Woolard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Woolard is breathing heavily.
A jab from Jabari finds it's way through Woolard's defenses.
Jabari connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jabari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jabari keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jabari connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jabari bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Woolard's head.
Woolard walks into a straight right hand from Jabari.
Jabari lands with a cross.
Woolard ducks under a wild hook from Jabari.
Woolard dives in and grabs Jabari's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jabari pushes down on Woolard's head and hops out.
Jabari looks to land a right hand but Woolard moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woolard walks into a straight right hand from Jabari.
Jabari scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Woolard ducks under a wild hook from Jabari.
Nice uppercut lands for Jabari. That snapped Woolard's head back.
Nice defenses there by Woolard.
Good exchange - Jabari coming out on top.
A big right from Jabari misses.
Woolard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jabari is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jabari throws a hook to the side of Woolard's head but Woolard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jabari tests Woolard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Woolard connects with a high kick.
Jabari lands a jab to the nose.
Jabari cracks Woolard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Woolard. Jabari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jabari lands with a straight right. Woolard didn't see that one coming.
Jabari scores with a punch to the head.
Woolard tries to close the distance and clinch but Jabari swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jabari throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woolard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jabari with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabari misses with a looping right.
Jabari works the jab nicely.
Jabari cracks Woolard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Woolard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jabari throws a looping overhand right but Woolard ducks down to avoid it.
A left lands for Jabari.
A slow jab from Jabari misses its intended target.
Jabari lands a jab to the head.
Woolard doesn't manage to clinch there - Jabari circles away.
Jabari misses the jab.
Jabari lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Woolard drops his hands momentarily and Jabari takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jabari connects with a good right hand that stumbles Woolard. Woolard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Woolard ducks under a wild hook from Jabari.
Jabari avoids the head kick by Woolard.
Woolard blocks a jab.
Jabari throws a lazy right hand but Woolard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jabari bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Woolard moves out of range of the strikes.
Zachariah Jabari is winning the standup battle so far.
Jabari scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Jabari misses.
Jabari throws a good cross that connects.
Woolard misses with the combination.
Zachariah Jabari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Woolard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Woolard drops his hands momentarily and Jabari takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Woolard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jabari.
The fight stays on the outside here - Woolard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Woolard misses with a few strikes there.
Jabari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Woolard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Jabari.
Jabari throws the left hand but Woolard avoids the punch easily.
Jabari scores with a nice head shot.
Jabari is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Woolard needs to keep his hands up - Jabari had a free shot at his head there.
Jabari lands with a straight right. Woolard didn't see that one coming.
Jabari throws a hook but Woolard blocks it.
Woolard moves in looking to clinch but Jabari pushes him off.
Woolard clinches up with Jabari and pushes him back against the ropes.
Woolard throws a punch but it's blocked by Jabari.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zachariah Jabari dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jabari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jabari paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jabari catches Woolard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jabari throws an overhand right that lands on Woolard's shoulder, as Woolard tries to avoid the shot.
Woolard moves out of range as Jabari throws a body kick.
Woolard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jabari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Woolard.
Jabari cracks Woolard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jabari misses with a hook. Woolard ducked under it nicely.
Woolard moves into range and clinches up with Jabari.
Woolard has picked Jabari up - he's going for a ride! Woolard dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jabari trying to get back to full guard but Woolard takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Woolard wants to control the pace but Jabari is squirming around nicely.
Woolard lands a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woolard with good strikes from the mount here!
Woolard controlling the pace for now.
Woolard throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jabari is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Woolard misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Woolard throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jabari because Woolard loaded up on that one.
Woolard trying to control but Jabari is having none of it.
Woolard is working for a guillotine from mount but Jabari frees his head quite easily.
Woolard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jabari tries to lock up and control but Woolard gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woolard lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jabari is looking to get to half guard.
Woolard punching from mount but Jabari doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Woolard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jabari tries to hold on but Woolard postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jabari wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Woolard.
Woolard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jabari wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Woolard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Woolard jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Jabari is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Jabari and Woolard has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Woolard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Woolard 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Zachariah Jabari!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick van Greeven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think van Greeven might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tom Waits - Telephone call from Istanbul. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick van Greeven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eli Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Brooks. van Greeven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brooks scores with a nice head shot.
van Greeven moves forwards but Brooks connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brooks lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends van Greeven sprawling to the canvas. Brooks follows him down, looking for the kill. Can van Greeven hang on?
It looks like Dick van Greeven has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brooks throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
van Greeven is looking for a sweep. Brooks is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brooks is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Brooks thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brooks lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
van Greeven gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van Greeven working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brooks.
Brooks thows a big elbow that misses.
Brooks is looking to work some ground and pound but van Greeven has wrist control.
van Greeven tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brooks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brooks is in close to van Greeven's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brooks throws a strike but van Greeven rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brooks is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brooks looks gassed!
van Greeven working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brooks's head.
van Greeven is pushing down on Brooks's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brooks is fighting to maintain full guard but van Greeven has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks wants to improve his position but van Greeven is controlling well.
van Greeven lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
It looks like Eli Brooks has been cut.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
van Greeven working Brooks over with strikes.
That has opened up Eli Brooks's cut even more.
van Greeven is figuring out what he wants to do next.
van Greeven thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brooks looking for submissions off his back.
van Greeven wants to control but Brooks is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Greeven slips a nice elbow through Brooks's hands, connecting with Brooks's forehead.
The cut above Eli Brooks's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
van Greeven working over Brooks with some ground and pound. Brooks looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Eli Brooks's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Eli Brooks's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dick van Greeven!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jussi Donatello Maansiirtokone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cheetoh Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Cheese Song. Cheetoh Ortiz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jussi Donatello Maansiirtokone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cheetoh Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maansiirtokone fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ortiz sprawls well initially but Maansiirtokone persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ortiz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maansiirtokone.
Maansiirtokone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Maansiirtokone is nestled in close to Ortiz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Maansiirtokone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ortiz gets back to full guard.
Maansiirtokone wants to pass the guard but Ortiz is keeping the position.
Ortiz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ortiz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Maansiirtokone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ortiz.
Ortiz tries to pass to full mount but Maansiirtokone defends it.
Ortiz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Maansiirtokone keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ortiz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Maansiirtokone's head.
Maansiirtokone keeping control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ortiz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ortiz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Maansiirtokone keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ortiz thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Maansiirtokone to regain full guard.
Ortiz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Maansiirtokone is looking to stand up but Ortiz isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ortiz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maansiirtokone scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Ortiz just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz moves in looking to clinch but Maansiirtokone pushes him off.
Cheetoh Ortiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maansiirtokone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maansiirtokone gets a takedown into half guard.
Maansiirtokone blocks the strikes from Ortiz.
Ortiz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ortiz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Maansiirtokone's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Maansiirtokone's back!
Ortiz is punishing Maansiirtokone with strikes - can he finish him?!
Maansiirtokone is trapped and Ortiz is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Ortiz missing with strikes from the back.
Maansiirtokone manages to reverse the position and now he's in Ortiz's guard. Nice work there by Maansiirtokone.
Maansiirtokone with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maansiirtokone trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maansiirtokone stopping the sweep attempt from Ortiz.
Ortiz throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ortiz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ortiz looks gassed!
Ortiz wants to sweep here but Maansiirtokone controlling him for the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ortiz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ortiz tries to clinch up but Maansiirtokone circles away and keeps his distance.
Maansiirtokone shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ortiz is looking for a sweep. Maansiirtokone is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz punching from the bottom.
Maansiirtokone lands with a punch from half guard.
Maansiirtokone prevents Ortiz from improving his position.
Maansiirtokone is nestled in close to Ortiz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ortiz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ortiz is staying active underneath Maansiirtokone, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ortiz tries to get to full guard but Maansiirtokone has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ortiz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ortiz looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Maansiirtokone puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ortiz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Maansiirtokone landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Maansiirtokone is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jussi Donatello Maansiirtokone dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Maansiirtokone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ortiz is looking to clinch but Maansiirtokone is avoiding it.
Maansiirtokone digs a good hook to Ortiz's body.
Ortiz tries to clinch but Maansiirtokone moves out of range.
Maansiirtokone with a hook.
Ortiz is looking to clinch but Maansiirtokone is avoiding it.
Maansiirtokone pushes Ortiz up against the ropes in a clinch.
Maansiirtokone is working for takedown but Ortiz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Maansiirtokone works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ortiz tries to work over Maansiirtokone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ortiz obliges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maansiirtokone.
Maansiirtokone prevents a body shot from Ortiz.
Ortiz cracks Maansiirtokone with a nice body shot.
Ortiz tries a body shot but Maansiirtokone blocks it.
Ortiz can't find room to land a body shot as Maansiirtokone controls the action.
Ortiz digs a right hand underneath Maansiirtokone's ribcage. Maansiirtokone let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ortiz working Maansiirtokone over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ortiz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maansiirtokone's elbow.
Ortiz tries to work over Maansiirtokone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ortiz misses with a punch to the body.
Maansiirtokone misses with a punch to the body.
Maansiirtokone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ortiz struggles to land a body shot inside as Maansiirtokone controls his hands.
Maansiirtokone is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Ortiz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ortiz tries to land knees in the clinch but Maansiirtokone avoids the damage to the body.
Ortiz is working Maansiirtokone over against the ropes.
Maansiirtokone prevents a body shot from Ortiz.
Ortiz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ortiz digs a right hand underneath Maansiirtokone's ribcage. Maansiirtokone let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ortiz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ortiz struggles to land a body shot inside as Maansiirtokone controls his hands.
Maansiirtokone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maansiirtokone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maansiirtokone drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ortiz pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jussi Donatello Maansiirtokone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Maansiirtokone with that takedown attempt.
Ortiz tries to clinch but Maansiirtokone moves away
and Maansiirtokone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ortiz doesn't manage to clinch there - Maansiirtokone circles away.
Ortiz darts in trying to clinch
and Maansiirtokone counters with a nice body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maansiirtokone.
Ortiz tries to clinch
and Maansiirtokone counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ortiz wants to stand and escape but Maansiirtokone is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Ortiz wants to sweep here but Maansiirtokone controlling him for the moment.
Ortiz has momentary wrist control but Maansiirtokone slips an elbow through the middle.
Maansiirtokone with a nice head shot there.
Maansiirtokone stopping the sweep attempt from Ortiz.
Ortiz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Maansiirtokone keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ortiz's head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ortiz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Maansiirtokone!
Maansiirtokone manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Maansiirtokone, under a barage of strikes from Ortiz.
Jussi Donatello Maansiirtokone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ortiz misses with a head shot. Maansiirtokone uses the momentum to regain guard.
Maansiirtokone controlling the position.
Ortiz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maansiirtokone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maansiirtokone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ortiz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ortiz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maansiirtokone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maansiirtokone has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Maansiirtokone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ortiz misses with a wild body shot.
Maansiirtokone stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Maansiirtokone wants it to stay on the feet.
Maansiirtokone moves into the clinch successfully.
Ortiz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maansiirtokone's elbow.
Maansiirtokone throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Maansiirtokone scores with a hook to the body.
Maansiirtokone is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ortiz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ortiz prevents a takedown attempt there.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ortiz.
Ortiz can't find room to land a body shot as Maansiirtokone controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ortiz.
Knees to the body from Ortiz.
Ortiz tries to break free but Maansiirtokone pushes him back against the ropes.
Maansiirtokone working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortiz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maansiirtokone is defending well for now.
Ortiz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maansiirtokone lands a shot to the body.
Maansiirtokone goes for a takedown attempt but Ortiz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ortiz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Maansiirtokone counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jussi Donatello Maansiirtokone will probably get the nod.
That's time! Maansiirtokone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nice jab there from Maansiirtokone.
Ortiz looks to clinch
and Maansiirtokone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ortiz tries to clinch up
and Maansiirtokone decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ortiz's guard.
Maansiirtokone wants to pass the guard but Ortiz is keeping the position.
Maansiirtokone trying to control but Ortiz is working from the bottom.
Ortiz looking for a sweep. Not yet Ortiz, not yet.
Ortiz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
A nice elbow there by Ortiz.
Ortiz throws some wild stikes that Maansiirtokone manages to avoid easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortiz throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Maansiirtokone because Ortiz loaded up on that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ortiz punching from mount but Maansiirtokone doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ortiz thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Maansiirtokone suckers Ortiz into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Maansiirtokone is now in Ortiz's guard!
Maansiirtokone stopping the sweep attempt from Ortiz.
Ortiz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ortiz misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Maansiirtokone wants to control but Ortiz is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Ortiz.
Ortiz punching from mount but Maansiirtokone doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ortiz thowing shots but they're missing.
Maansiirtokone is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Ortiz misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ortiz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ortiz landing strikes from the mount.
Ortiz breaks from Maansiirtokone's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maansiirtokone suckers Ortiz into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Maansiirtokone is now in Ortiz's guard!
Maansiirtokone preventing the sweep.
Maansiirtokone trying to control but Ortiz is working from the bottom.
Maansiirtokone won't allow Ortiz to sweep him here.
Maansiirtokone is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Maansiirtokone works over Ortiz with some ground and pound from guard.
Ortiz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Maansiirtokone is working Ortiz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ortiz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Maansiirtokone can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ortiz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Maansiirtokone scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Maansiirtokone makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ortiz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ortiz looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Maansiirtokone puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ortiz wants to improve his position but Maansiirtokone is controlling well.
Maansiirtokone lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Maansiirtokone lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ortiz is pressing down on Maansiirtokone's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Maansiirtokone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ortiz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Maansiirtokone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ortiz.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cheetoh Ortiz.
I think Maansiirtokone has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Jussi Donatello Maansiirtokone!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Jussi Donatello Maansiirtokone!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Jussi Donatello Maansiirtokone!
Jussi Donatello Maansiirtokone wins by unanimous decision!
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