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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaston Hinojosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson's entrance music is John Denver - Country roads. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, John Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gaston Hinojosa!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thompson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Thompson.
Hinojosa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thompson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Thompson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hinojosa wants to break free but Thompson has control.
Thompson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thompson lands an uppercut.
It looks like Gaston Hinojosa has been cut.
Thompson gets through Hinojosa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hinojosa tries to pull guard but Thompson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hinojosa tries to land a knee to the head but Thompson blocks with his arms.
Hinojosa takes a shot to the head.
Hinojosa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hinojosa is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee calls for Thompson to work.
Hinojosa is still on wobbly legs! Can Thompson finish him?
Nice body punch from Thompson - that landed with a thud.
Hinojosa seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Thompson - that landed with a thud.
Hinojosa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
John Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaston Hinojosa.
Hinojosa takes a shot to the head.
Thompson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Thompson scores with a shoulder strike.
Thompson drops Hinojosa onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hinojosa is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Thompson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Thompson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson pushes Hinojosa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hinojosa tries for a takedown but Thompson manages to get underhooks.
Thompson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hinojosa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thompson smiles and moves away.
Thompson throws a right and a left that Hinojosa avoids nicely.
Thompson cracks Hinojosa with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Thompson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hinojosa to stand back up!
Thompson moves into range and clinches up with Hinojosa.
Hinojosa jumps guard but Thompson stands there with Hinojosa around his waist. Hinojosa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thompson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thompson avoiding damage.
Hinojosa tries to pull guard but Thompson won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands with a short shot to the head.
Hinojosa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thompson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hinojosa backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Hinojosa fails to land.
Hinojosa letting Thompson take a breather here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thompson.
Hinojosa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thompson walks away with a smile on his face. Hinojosa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thompson drops Hinojosa with a beautiful combination! Hinojosa stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Thompson is looking for the KO!
That has opened up Gaston Hinojosa's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson weaves into range and cracks Hinojosa right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Hinojosa goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Thompson is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Thompson!
John Thompson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Julian Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monroe has chosen Deep Ocean - Island drumming as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Julian Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson scores with a nice head shot.
Monroe takes one on the button.
Thompson gets caught flat footed, as Monroe shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Monroe stops Thompson from standing up.
Thompson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Monroe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Monroe looking to pass the guard.
Monroe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe prevents Thompson from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Monroe moves out of range.
A nice side step and Monroe releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Thompson tests Monroe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thompson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Monroe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thompson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at VTG Rent a Coach in the buildup to the fight.
Monroe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thompson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheers as Thompson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Monroe doesn't seem phased though.
Monroe drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Monroe tries to advance to mount but can't.
Monroe trying to control the action but Thompson is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Thompson is trying to get back to his feet.
Thompson is not content to let Monroe control the position.
Monroe misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
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!
Thompson is trying to get back to his feet.
The ground and pound from Monroe seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Thompson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Thompson really wants to buck Monroe off and get back to his feet.
Monroe with the ground and pound from mount.
Thompson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Monroe lands with some strikes.
Monroe lands a heavy elbow.
Monroe looking to ground and pound but Thompson is blocking nicely.
Monroe misses with a head shot.
Monroe lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Thompson hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is squirming around, avoiding Monroe's attempts to control the action.
Thompson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Monroe unloading with bombs!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson is trying to stand up.
Monroe lands a big elbow.
Thompson is rocked!
Monroe unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Thompson wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Monroe celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Monroe!
As Ricky Monroe got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Nice threads, but nothing else. Im pissed about my first fight, that lucky bastard! '.
Julian Thompson was interviewed post fight and said 'Only god forgives, one day I will get my revenge.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Naum Valentin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Nygma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naum Valentin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ethan Nygma's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Naum Valentin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ethan Nygma!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nygma tries to work over Valentin's front leg with a kick but Valentin checks it.
Valentin lands a nice hook to Nygma's body. Nygma takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Valentin misses with an uppercut. Nygma saw that one coming.
Naum Valentin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nygma drops his hands momentarily and Valentin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Valentin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Valentin swings for the body but Nygma moves out of range.
Valentin throws a leg kick
and Nygma holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Valentin wants to break free but Nygma has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nygma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valentin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nygma pushes off an throws an elbow but Valentin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Valentin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valentin working hard to break the clinch.
Nygma tries a knee to the head but Valentin blocks it.
Nygma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nygma tries a knee to the head but Valentin blocks it.
Nygma tries a knee to the head but Valentin blocks it.
Nygma misses with an elbow strike.
Nygma has Valentin pressed against the cage, preventing Valentin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nygma lands an elbow inside that Valentin shrugs off.
Nygma throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valentin blocks it with crossed arms.
Nygma using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valentin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nygma throws an elbow but misses.
Valentin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Valentin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Nygma fails to land.
Valentin misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valentin.
Nygma crunches a lovely knee into Valentin's ribcage.
Nygma unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nygma tries a knee to the head but Valentin blocks it.
Nygma lands a damaging elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nygma lands an elbow that stopped Valentin in his tracks for a moment.
Nygma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nygma is trying to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nygma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nygma putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Valentin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nygma working Valentin over with knees to the body.
Valentin scores with a shot to the side of Nygma's head.
Valentin swings wildly with an uppercut but Nygma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nygma leaning his opponent against the cage.
Valentin blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentin struggles to land a body shot inside as Nygma controls his hands.
Nygma with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nygma lands an elbow that stopped Valentin in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Naum Valentin has been cut.
Nygma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nygma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nygma lands a damaging elbow.
Nygma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valentin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nygma tries a knee to the head but Valentin blocks it.
Nygma looking to throw knees to the head but Valentin is blocking nicely.
Nygma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valentin.
Valentin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Valentin blocks an elbow strike.
Nygma pushes off an throws an elbow but Valentin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nygma lands a knee to the head.
Valentin slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch on the inside from Nygma fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nygma missing with knees to the body.
Nygma misses with a knee strike.
Nygma with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valentin managing to block the knees to the body from Nygma.
Nygma missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentin avoids a wild elbow strike from Nygma.
Valentin avoids a wild elbow strike from Nygma.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Valentin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valentin blocks an elbow strike.
Valentin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nygma keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Valentin's efforts to push away.
Nygma has Valentin pressed against the cage, preventing Valentin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Valentin swings wildly with an uppercut but Nygma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice elbow from Nygma.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Nygma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Naum Valentin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Valentin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Valentin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Valentin looks to score with a jab to the body but Nygma is just out of range.
Nygma throws a sloppy head kick and Valentin moves out of range easily.
Nygma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nygma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nygma wants to counter with a clinch but Valentin pushes him away.
Valentin tries to bum rush Nygma with a series of wild strikes but Nygma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valentin throws a body punch but Nygma moves out of range.
Nygma takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nygma. Nygma circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nygma walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nygma tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Valentin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nygma moves away.
Valentin throws a low kick but Nygma avoids it.
Nygma wants to counter the offense by Valentin and move into the clinch position.
Nygma slips a jab from Valentin.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nygma - that will leave a mark!
Nygma clinches.
Valentin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nygma misses with a knee strike.
Valentin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nygma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nygma misses with the head strike.
Nygma lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Valentin avoids a wild elbow strike from Nygma.
Valentin wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nygma blocks a body shot from Valentin.
Nygma is pushing Valentin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Valentin blocks an elbow strike from Nygma.
Ethan Nygma seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nygma swings wildly with an uppercut but Valentin uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nygma just misses with a elbow thrown towards Valentin's brow.
Valentin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nygma with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nygma blocks a body shot from Valentin.
Nygma misses with some punches.
Nice elbow from Nygma.
Valentin lands a left hand.
Nygma lands an elbow that stopped Valentin in his tracks for a moment.
Nygma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valentin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nygma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nygma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Valentin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nygma pushes off an throws an elbow but Valentin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Valentin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nygma misses with an elbow over the top.
Nygma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Valentin blocks an elbow strike.
Valentin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nygma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nygma throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valentin blocks it with crossed arms.
Valentin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nygma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nygma tries to land a knee to the head but Valentin blocks with his arms.
Nygma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nygma lands an elbow inside that Valentin shrugs off.
Nygma misses with a knee strike.
Nygma landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentin blocks an elbow strike from Nygma.
Valentin is trying to push Nygma away but Nygma has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nygma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nygma scores a nice knee to the body.
Valentin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nygma has him pressed against the cage.
Valentin blocks an elbow strike.
Valentin looking to stall.
Valentin scores with a shot to the side of Nygma's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nygma lands a knee to the head.
Nygma tries a knee to the head but Valentin blocks it.
Nygma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valentin is trying to force a seperation but Nygma has the dominant position.
Valentin managing to block the knees to the body from Nygma.
Valentin blocks an elbow strike.
Valentin tries to circle away but Nygma has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Nygma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Naum Valentin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nygma takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Valentin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Valentin blocks the low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Valentin 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 Nygma has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nygma and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Valentin lands a jab.
Good work by Nygma as he checks the leg kick.
Nygma throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nygma has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nygma there as he acknowledges the shot.
Valentin throws a leg kick but Nygma sees it coming and moves out of range.
Valentin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Valentin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nygma.
Nygma wants to counter the offense by Valentin and move into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentin connects with a body shot that sends Nygma's belly button to the back.
Naum Valentin is winning the standup battle so far.
Valentin throws out a powerful jab.
Valentin misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valentin. Nygma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valentin throws a series of punches but Nygma moves out of range.
Jab by Valentin.
Nygma moves out of range of the leg kick from Valentin.
Valentin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nygma has closed the distance and engaged Valentin in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nygma tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nygma stalling.
Valentin misses with a body punch.
Nygma landing knees to the body.
Valentin wants to stall.
Nygma landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nygma.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentin tries to throw a body punch but Nygma avoids it by throwing Valentin back against the cage.
Nygma lands an elbow that stopped Valentin in his tracks for a moment.
Nygma swings wildly with an uppercut but Valentin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nygma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Valentin's defenses.
Nygma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nygma throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nygma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nygma throws an elbow but it misses.
Nygma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Valentin dodges an elbow strike from Nygma.
Nygma misses with an elbow over the top.
Valentin is trying to break the clinch but Nygma has him pressed against the cage.
Valentin misses with the head strike.
Valentin managing to block the knees to the body from Nygma.
Valentin struggles to land a body shot inside as Nygma controls his hands.
Nygma throws a head punch that misses.
Valentin tries to work over Nygma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nygma throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valentin blocks it with crossed arms.
Nygma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nygma missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentin has had enough of the clinch but Nygma keeps him there for the moment.
Valentin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nygma tries to land knees in the clinch but Valentin avoids the damage to the body.
Nygma tries to throw a body punch but Valentin avoids it by throwing Nygma back against the cage.
Nygma prevents Valentin from breaking the clinch.
Nygma misses with a body punch.
Valentin can't break the clinch.
Valentin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valentin tries to break the clinch but Nygma is controlling the position.
Nygma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nygma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nygma throws an elbow but it misses.
Naum Valentin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nygma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nygma tries to work over Valentin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nygma with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nygma is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nygma throws an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ethan Nygma.
I've got Nygma 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Nygma!
Our winner, Ethan Nygma, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dom Monaco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Vercini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dom Monaco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Vercini!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monaco closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Vercini quickly recovers to half guard.
Monaco controlling the pace.
Monaco is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vercini defends it well.
Vercini is trying to get back to full guard.
Monaco seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monaco is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Monaco in particular looking to stall.
Monaco wants to control but Vercini is keeping him busy.
Vercini is trying to control but can't.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Monaco trying to control the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Monaco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vercini swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Monaco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vercini gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monaco trying to control but Vercini is working from the bottom.
Monaco is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monaco has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Vercini looking to hit a scissor sweep but Monaco is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vercini looking to control.
Vercini is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vercini being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Vercini displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monaco throws out the jab.
That's four 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.
Monaco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Monaco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vercini throws out the jab.
Monaco attempts a counter takedown but Vercini avoids it well and moves away.
Monaco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vercini is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Monaco scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Monaco has knee on belly momentarily but Vercini bucks him off and regains half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Monaco is looking to advance position but Vercini won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Monaco looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Monaco dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Monaco tries to clinch up but Vercini circles away and keeps his distance.
Monaco shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Vercini is trying to defend but Monaco finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Monaco is looking to take a break and control but Vercini is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monaco seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dom Monaco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monaco seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vercini does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Monaco sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monaco wants to pass to mount but Vercini is defending the position.
Monaco trying to control the pace.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Vercini is looking to improve his position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Monaco has taken the fight to the clinch.
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.
Vercini wants a takedown.
Monaco jumps guard and drags Vercini to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Vercini looking to sit in guard and control but Monaco gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vercini tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Monaco definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Our spies down at at Gorilla Warfare MMA inform us that Vercini has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Vercini trying to control the position.
Monaco looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monaco looking to sit in guard and control but Vercini gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vercini pushing down on Monaco's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
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.
Vercini is pressing down on Monaco's thigh, looking to free his foot. Monaco is holding on for now.
Monaco is refusing to be controlled, as Vercini sits in half guard.
Vercini is looking to advance position but Monaco won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vercini keeps trying to improve his position.
Monaco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vercini can do to turn this around?
Vercini is still trying to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Monaco dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Monaco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vercini.
Monaco finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vercini throws a jab but it's blocked by Monaco.
Monaco scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Monaco content to control rather than advance.
Vercini has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Monaco is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monaco stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monaco wants to free his trapped foot but Vercini is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Well, if Monaco is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two 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.
Vercini is trying to maintain the position but Monaco is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Horrible takedown attempt by Vercini or perhaps it was just good defense by Monaco, which made it look bad.
Monaco shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Vercini is not content to let Monaco control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monaco is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Vercini is looking for a sweep. Monaco is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vercini is not content to let Monaco control the position.
Monaco trying to pass the guard but Vercini defending well.
That's four 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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vercini attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Vercini.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vercini trying to control the position but Monaco is working away.
Frankie Vercini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dom Monaco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vercini is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Monaco has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dom Monaco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Monaco 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dom Monaco!
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Undercard bout
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arthas Menethil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Lugo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Menethil kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Arthas - Let it go. Arthas Menethil has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arthas Menethil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Lugo!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lugo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Menethil defending against the ground and pound.
Menethil definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Menethil tries to improve position but can't.
Menethil manages to get back to half guard.
Menethil is looking to improve his position.
Menethil controlling the position well.
Lugo wants to control but Menethil is keeping him busy.
Lugo prevents Menethil from improving his position.
Menethil actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menethil is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lugo pulls his head out easily.
Menethil is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lugo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Menethil's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lugo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Menethil keeps working.
Menethil is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lugo pulls his head out easily.
Menethil on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Menethil is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lugo pulls his head out easily.
Lugo trying to control from half guard but Menethil is working away.
Lugo prevents Menethil from improving his position.
Lugo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lugo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Menethil defending well though.
Nice strikes from Lugo there.
Menethil is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lugo pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Lugo.
Menethil wants to improve his position but Lugo is controlling well.
Menethil desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Lugo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Menethil's head.
Lugo working Menethil over with strikes.
Menethil tries to roll over but Lugo keeps him under control.
Menethil holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Lugo working the head and body with strikes.
Lugo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Menethil works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lugo cracks Menethil with a solid left hand.
Menethil is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lugo is aware though and is defending well.
Menethil is looking for a triangle but Lugo pushes his legs off easily.
Lugo works over Menethil with some ground and pound from guard.
Menethil is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lugo wants to control from the top but Menethil keeps moving.
Lugo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Menethil escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lugo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lugo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lugo throwing strikes from guard but Menethil blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menethil is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Menethil looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Lugo has picked Menethil up and slammed him! Menethil can't keep hold of the triangle and Lugo manages to pass to side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lugo lands some shots froms side control.
Lugo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lugo lands an elbow.
Lugo working the ground and pound.
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!
Lugo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Menethil is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lugo off and has taken his back!
Menethil is hanging on to Lugo's back as he tries to escape.
Menethil goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Lugo escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Lugo winds up and cracks Menethil with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Lugo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Menethil throws a body kick that misses.
Lugo feints the counter takedown.
Lugo shoots in and gets a takedown into Menethil's guard.
Lugo lands a couple of elbows.
Menethil working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lugo.
Menethil has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lugo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lugo is stalling in the full guard.
Lugo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lugo is in close to Menethil's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Menethil has an active guard here but Lugo has managed to pass into half guard.
Menethil looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menethil is pressing down on Lugo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Menethil looking for a guillotine here but Lugo defends easily.
Lugo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lugo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Menethil has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lugo has managed to get both his arms back between Menethil's legs - danger averted.
Menethil avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Menethil looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lugo lands a couple of digs.
Menethil on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Menethil tries to get out of the position.
Lugo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lugo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menethil is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lugo defends well.
Menethil working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lugo.
Lugo postures up in Menethil's guard and throws a big left but Menethil blocks it.
Lugo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lugo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Menethil is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lugo lands a couple of elbows.
Lugo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Menethil's head.
Lugo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Menethil is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Lugo trying to control but Menethil is working from the bottom.
Lugo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lugo with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lugo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lugo working some strikes from top position.
Lugo with a nice head shot there.
Menethil looking for a guillotine here but Lugo defends easily.
Daniel Lugo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lugo cracks Menethil with a solid left hand.
Lugo trying to control but Menethil is working from the bottom.
Menethil has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lugo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menethil is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lugo is aware though and is defending well.
Lugo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lugo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lugo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lugo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lugo won't allow Menethil to sweep him here.
Lugo lands a couple of digs.
Lugo is in close to Menethil's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lugo wants to control from the top but Menethil keeps moving.
Lugo throwing strikes from guard but Menethil blocks nicely.
Menethil throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Lugo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lugo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Menethil tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lugo is in Menethil's guard.
Menethil is trying to keep Lugo in close.
Lugo postures up in Menethil's guard and throws a big left but Menethil blocks it.
Lugo cracks Menethil with a solid left hand.
Lugo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Menethil's head.
Lugo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Menethil seems keen to control Lugo's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menethil working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lugo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lugo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lugo with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menethil throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lugo preventing the sweep.
Menethil is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Lugo rolls with it to try and escape but Menethil cranks on the arm and Lugo is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Arthas Menethil!
Arthas Menethil decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between RL Lacoste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, RL Lacoste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bo Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lacoste's head.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lacoste is looking to counter the offense by Jackson and move into the clinch.
Jackson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Lacoste is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jackson.
Jackson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jackson throws a head kick but Lacoste moves out of range.
Jackson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lacoste's head.
Lacoste looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lacoste takes the fight into the clinch.
Lacoste is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lacoste stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jackson taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Jackson throws a lazy head kick
and Lacoste counters with a takedown into side control.
Jackson looking for a sweep but Lacoste has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Lacoste controlling from mount.
Jackson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Jackson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lacoste lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jackson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Jackson can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to hold on but Lacoste pushes him away.
Lacoste dominating with strikes here.
Jackson wants to hold on but Lacoste pushes him away.
Jackson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lacoste is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jackson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lacoste sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jackson wants to try and get back to his feet.
Jackson is desperately trying to improve his position but Lacoste has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacoste sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lacoste is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jackson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lacoste scoring with strikes but Jackson is staying in there.
Jackson is trying desperately to improve position.
Jackson is trying to stand.
Lacoste controlling the position easily from mount.
Jackson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacoste tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jackson tries to hold on but Lacoste postures up.
Lacoste is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jackson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
RL Lacoste dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lacoste blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Lacoste seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jackson misses with a kick to the body
and Lacoste counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lacoste.
Jackson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jackson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lacoste controlling from the top position.
RL Lacoste overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson wants to hit a switch here but Lacoste passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Jackson there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacoste controlling the pace for now.
Jackson working to try and regain half guard.
Lacoste controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Lacoste working Jackson over with strikes here.
Lacoste sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lacoste with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson is looking to get to half guard.
Lacoste landing strikes from the mount.
Lacoste tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacoste in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jackson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lacoste controlling from mount.
Jackson is desperately trying to improve his position but Lacoste has a good base and remains in mount.
Lacoste avoids the attempt from Jackson to control.
Lacoste prevents Jackson from getting the reversal.
Lacoste controlling the position easily from mount.
Lacoste lands a big shot there that rocks Jackson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacoste takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
BOOM! Lacoste connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lacoste 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.
Jackson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lacoste controlling his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
RL Lacoste dominated that second round.
That's time! Lacoste's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Lacoste shoots in.
Jackson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lacoste avoids the head kick by Jackson.
A low kick from Jackson misses
and Lacoste counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lacoste is one step ahead there.
Jackson wants to stand up but Lacoste is controlling him.
Lacoste is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Lacoste with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lacoste showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lacoste won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson working a defensive guard but Lacoste passes into half guard.
Lacoste sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lacoste lands a nice short elbow.
Lacoste performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
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.
Jackson wants to improve his position but Lacoste is controlling well.
Lacoste not doing much here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lacoste lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jackson tries to kick Lacoste off but Lacoste keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A head kick by Jackson misses
and Lacoste counters with a single leg into guard. Jackson didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Lacoste controlling him for the moment.
Lacoste pushes down on Jackson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lacoste with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jackson tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Lacoste manages to move to mount!
Lacoste controlling the pace for now.
Lacoste landing strikes from the mount.
Jackson is trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jackson wants to hold on but Lacoste pushes him away.
Lacoste with the ground and pound from mount.
Jackson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lacoste working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lacoste controlling the position easily from mount.
Jackson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lacoste landing strikes from the mount and Jackson is in trouble!
Bo Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lacoste controlling his opponent.
Lacoste's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
RL Lacoste showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lacoste, 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... RL Lacoste!
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