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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtly Ambrose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Per Saukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtly Ambrose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Per Saukko!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ambrose has Saukko up against the cage in a clinch.
Saukko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Saukko breaks from the clinch.
Saukko connects with an inside leg kick.
Saukko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ambrose misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Saukko misses the target.
Saukko misses with a hook
and Ambrose counters with a good low kick that Saukko was not able to check.
A decent looking cross lands there for Saukko.
Per Saukko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ambrose looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saukko takes one on the button.
Saukko throws a big shot that misses.
Saukko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ambrose counters with a thumping low kick.
Saukko lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Curtly Ambrose has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saukko throws a series of punches but Ambrose moves out of range.
Ambrose buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Ambrose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambrose throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ambrose takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saukko has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Saukko misses with a hook
and Ambrose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ambrose fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Saukko on the side of the head.
Ambrose gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ambrose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ambrose escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saukko lands a big head kick that sends Ambrose tumbling to the mat! Saukko takes a step backwards and waves Ambrose back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ambrose is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saukko throws the left hand but Ambrose avoids the punch easily.
Saukko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ambrose at a distance.
Saukko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ambrose slips a straight right by Saukko.
Ambrose takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oh Ambrose is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saukko ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Ambrose's jaw. Ambrose's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Saukko does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Per Saukko!
Per Saukko seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yaniv Schulmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lineker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Lineker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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125 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yaniv Schulmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Lineker!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lineker throws a leg kick which misses Schulmann's front leg but catches the back leg as Schulmann tries to avoid it.
Lineker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Schulmann throws a solid leg kick but Lineker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Schulmann.
Schulmann misses with a lunging right hand
and Lineker counters with an inside leg kick.
Schulmann checks a leg kick.
Schulmann stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lineker.
Lineker throws a leg kick but Schulmann sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Schulmann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That kick from Lineker tenderised Schulmann's leg. Schulmann is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schulmann takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Schulmann blocks a low kick nicely.
Schulmann scores with the left hand. Lineker knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulmann turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lineker misses with a body kick.
Schulmann is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lineker.
Lineker only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lineker scores with a kick to the body.
Lineker throws a leg kick
and Schulmann makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Schulmann throws a poor cross that misses
and Lineker counters with a good low kick that Schulmann was not able to check.
Lineker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schulmann.
Schulmann throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Schulmann throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Schulmann closes the distance and clinches up with Lineker, looking for a takedown. Schulmann pushes Lineker against the cage but Lineker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Schulmann comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
John Lineker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann throws a big shot that misses.
Lineker thinks about the counter body kick.
Lineker misses with a low kick.
Schulmann throws an off balance right hand
and Lineker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schulmann really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lineker looks for the body kick but Schulmann saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schulmann misses the body punch
and Lineker counters with a slapping leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Schulmann
and Lineker counters with a nice leg kick.
Schulmann looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lineker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As Lineker backs away, Schulmann returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Schulmann swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Schulmann on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lineker. Lineker obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lineker throws a low kick but Schulmann moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Schulmann on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Schulmann misses the shot to the body.
Schulmann jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lineker flicks out a counter leg kick but Schulmann steps away.
Lineker gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Schulmann counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lineker throws a low kick, looking for Schulmann's leg but Schulmann calmly moves out of range.
Schulmann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lineker was well out of range. Poor timing from Schulmann.
Schulmann is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lineker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lineker avoids the body shot from Schulmann.
Lineker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Schulmann comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lineker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lineker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Schulmann.
Schulmann is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lineker tried to score with a low kick but Schulmann checks it.
Lineker wants to land a leg kick but Schulmann is out of range.
Schulmann thinks about countering with a head kick.
Schulmann with a nice cross.
Lineker lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Schulmann misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Lineker.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lineker, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Lineker will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Schulmann throws a sloppy body shot
and Lineker counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lineker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lineker was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Schulmann scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Schulmann connects with a right hand. Lineker shakes it off.
Lineker misses with a low kick.
Schulmann cracks Lineker with a good jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Lineker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schulmann checks the leg kick nicely there.
Schulmann tries to counter with a takedown but Lineker is quick to defend against it.
Schulmann works the jab nicely.
Schulmann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lineker was well out of range. Poor timing from Schulmann.
Lineker only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lineker misses with a leg kick
enabling Schulmann to counter with a crisp jab.
Lineker is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulmann checks a leg kick.
Lineker is still on wobbly legs! Can Schulmann finish him?
Lineker throws a front kick that sends Schulmann stumbling back into the cage.
Lineker seems to have recovered his senses.
Schulmann checks a leg kick nicely.
Lineker throws a leg kick which misses Schulmann's front leg but catches the back leg as Schulmann tries to avoid it.
Lineker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Schulmann throws a lazy body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Schulmann throws a leg kick
and Lineker counters with a good low kick that Schulmann was not able to check.
Schulmann takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lineker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Schulmann thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lineker tries a quick counter leg kick but Schulmann is wise to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Schulmann with that takedown attempt.
Schulmann checks the leg kick.
Schulmann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schulmann lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lineker's sensitive parts.
Schulmann tries to land a front kick but Lineker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lineker appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Schulmann throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lineker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schulmann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schulmann throws a leg kick which misses Lineker's front leg but catches the back leg as Lineker tries to avoid it.
Lineker throws a leg kick which misses Schulmann's front leg but catches the back leg as Schulmann tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lineker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schulmann.
John Lineker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lineker does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lineker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Schulmann connects with the punch.
Lineker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Schulmann.
Schulmann lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lineker's sensitive parts.
Some bone on bone action there as Schulmann checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lineker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lineker throws a leg kick but Schulmann moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Schulmann crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lineker - the referee stops the clock and Schulmann gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lineker. Schulmann manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lineker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Schulmann loads up on a big right hand but Lineker slips the punch.
Lineker throws a leg kick which misses Schulmann's front leg but catches the back leg as Schulmann tries to avoid it.
Schulmann looks to land a left hand but Lineker moved out of range nicely.
Schulmann misses with a takedown attempt
and Lineker counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lineker throws a low kick, looking for Schulmann's leg but Schulmann calmly moves out of range.
Schulmann misses with a looping right.
Lineker throws a leg kick that misses.
Lineker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schulmann.
Lineker flicks out a counter leg kick but Schulmann steps away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Lineker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Schulmann on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Schulmann jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lineker avoids the head kick by Schulmann.
Lineker tries a quick counter leg kick but Schulmann is wise to it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lineker.
Nice defenses there by Lineker.
Lineker appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Schulmann tries a head kick but it misses.
Lineker replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Schulmann blocks it well.
Nice body punch from Schulmann.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Schulmann misses
and Lineker counters with an inside leg kick.
Lineker lets loose with a powerful body kick. Schulmann will feel that in the morning.
Schulmann just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lineker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Schulmann's sensitive parts.
Schulmann misses with a double jab.
Lineker only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Schulmann fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lineker checks it well.
Schulmann throws a body shot but no joy.
Lineker misses with an attempted mid kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Schulmann misses its target.
Schulmann checks a low kick from Lineker.
Schulmann misses with a hook
and Lineker counters with an inside leg kick.
Schulmann misses with a body shot
and Lineker counters with an outside leg kick.
Lineker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lineker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yaniv Schulmann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lineker moves away.
A swing and a miss from Schulmann.
Lineker tries a quick counter leg kick but Schulmann is wise to it.
Schulmann throws a hook but Lineker blocks it.
Lineker moves out of range of the strikes.
Lineker moves out of range of the leg kick from Schulmann.
Lineker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Schulmann. That did some damage!
Schulmann misses with a body kick.
Schulmann goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Schulmann misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lineker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lineker throws a leg kick but Schulmann checks it.
John Lineker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A good leg kick by Lineker.
Schulmann moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice body kick from Lineker.
Schulmann misses with a jab to the body
and Lineker counters with a leg kick.
Lineker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lineker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A bone on bone clash there as Lineker blocks the leg kick.
A big left from Schulmann misses.
Schulmann throws a series of punches but Lineker moves out of range.
Lineker was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann is looking to land body kicks.
Lineker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Schulmann throws a big shot that misses.
Lineker scores with a leg kick.
Schulmann will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Schulmann swings for the body but Lineker moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Schulmann checks a leg kick.
Schulmann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lineker connects with a solid leg kick.
Lineker misses with a low kick as Schulmann jumps back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lineker throws a leg kick which misses Schulmann's front leg but catches the back leg as Schulmann tries to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Lineker.
Well Lineker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... John Lineker!
John Lineker decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Yaniv Schulmann stepped up to the mic, saying 'Upon completing this tournament, which ends after one more fight, Im cutting ties with my current manager.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leif Eirikson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eirikson comes to the cage accompanied by If I had a heart. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leif Eirikson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitch Mason!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eirikson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mason.
Mason throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eirikson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leif Eirikson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mason lands a big right hand that sends Eirikson crashing to the mat! Mason stays standing though and waves Eirikson back to his feet!
It looks like Leif Eirikson has been cut.
Mason lands with a kick to the ribs.
Eirikson is breathing heavily.
Eirikson is holding his hands too far apart here. Mason throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Eirikson is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mitch Mason!
Mitch Mason gave a mention to Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Leif Eirikson spoke after the fight, saying 'The unwise man
is awake all night
worries over and again.
When morning rises
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his burden as before. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Olliver Gullion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Olliver Gullion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leandro Jones!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gullion.
Gullion defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gullion is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gullion misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones throws a body kick that misses.
Gullion went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gullion throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Gullion finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gullion throws a good cross that connects.
Gullion delivers a nice body kick.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gullion paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good standup being displayed there by Jones as he connects with a hook.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gullion sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gullion is looking to counter with head kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
Olliver Gullion is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body punch
and Gullion counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Gullion pushes him off.
A clash of legs there as Jones blocks the low kick.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jones blocks a head kick by Gullion.
Gullion throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones instigates a clinch.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gullion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gullion throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Gullion throws a counter high kick but Jones was just alert enough to avoid it.
Olliver Gullion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leandro Jones.
Jones blocks the body kick.
Jones blocks a head kick by Gullion.
A head kick by Gullion misses
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
Gullion fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick from Gullion.
As Gullion backs off Jones throws a huge counter combo but Gullion manages to avoid it all.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gullion throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gullion ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gullion is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.
Leandro Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a series of punches but Gullion moves out of range.
Jones takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gullion throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gullion looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gullion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gullion throws a lazy head kick
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Gullion.
Jones tries to move into range but Gullion moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Gullion throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
A head kick by Gullion misses
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Gullion is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Gullion goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gullion pushes Jones away with a front kick.
Decent striking displayed by Gullion there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gullion scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones connects with a single shot there.
Gullion drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Gullion keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gullion lands a high kick!
Gullion throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Gullion takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gullion throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olliver Gullion dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jones walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gullion.
Leandro Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Gullion throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Gullion throws a lazy body kick
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gullion throws a counter high kick but Jones was just alert enough to avoid it.
Olliver Gullion is winning the standup battle so far.
Gullion takes one to the chin there.
Jones changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gullion looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gullion wants to get back to his feet but Jones drags him back down.
Jones throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jones looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jones is trying to get an arm triangle but Gullion is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gullion is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gullion is trying to buck Jones off.
Jones looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones prevents Gullion from escaping the position.
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.
Jones tries for a kimura but Gullion is defending well.
Gullion throws Jones to one side and escapes!
Nice sprawl there from Gullion as Jones shoots in.
Gullion looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Olliver Gullion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leandro Jones.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gullion on the side of the head.
Jones steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gullion. That one must have hurt.
Gullion throws a head kick that misses.
Gullion pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones throws a series of punches but Gullion avoids them all with ease.
Jones swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gullion throws a head kick that misses
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gullion throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gullion misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
Gullion stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Gullion.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gullion.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jones has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gullion.
Gullion throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gullion eats them both and turns towards Jones to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gullion fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gullion looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a right hand that Gullion ducks under and follows up with a left that Gullion also avoids with ease.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gullion is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sloppy strikes there by Jones.
Gullion wants to get back to his feet.
Jones tries to score with some ground and pound. Gullion controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Gullion is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones prevents Gullion from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leandro Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gullion throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jones's head.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones dips to his left and cracks Gullion with an uppercut!
Gullion throws a head kick that Jones semi-blocks.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones misses with a left hand
and Gullion counters with a body kick.
Gullion just misses with a punch to the body.
Gullion scores with a spinning back kick!
Gullion throws a lazy body kick
and Jones counters with a nice body kick.
Gullion lands with a good body shot.
Gullion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gullion misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gullion sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looks to land a combination but Gullion avoids it well.
Gullion throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gullion punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Gullion tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Jones dives in and grabs Gullion's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gullion pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gullion sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gullion tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gullion to the ground. Gullion escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Olliver Gullion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leandro Jones.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gullion throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
A solid body kick from Gullion.
Jones feints and as Gullion raises his hands in defense, Jones changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gullion has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Jones has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gullion escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gullion stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gullion wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gullion. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gullion sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gullion is looking to land body kicks.
Gullion avoids a kick to the body.
Gullion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gullion misses with a body kick.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Gullion thinks about countering with a head kick.
Gullion throws a nice head kick!
Jones takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gullion throws a head kick that misses
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Gullion backing up. Gullion nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
Gullion lands a jab to the head.
Nice takedown defense from Gullion. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to clinch
and Gullion counters with a right hand to the body.
Gullion circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones throws a jab when Gullion was well out of range.
Gullion scores with a hook.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gullion defends it nicely.
Gullion looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gullion!
And that's the end of the fight!
Olliver Gullion showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gullion 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olliver Gullion!
A very excited looking Olliver Gullion rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cullen Castrello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steffan Stove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cullen Castrello has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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148 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cullen Castrello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steffan Stove!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castrello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stove.
Castrello throws a head kick but Stove moves out of range.
Castrello stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stove.
Castrello takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stove has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Castrello lands a lovely overhand right.
Castrello dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Castrello fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Castrello throws a low kick but Stove moves out of range easily.
Castrello lands a jab to the nose.
Castrello darts in and clinches Stove up against the cage.
Stove blocks an elbow strike.
Stove swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stove is working Castrello over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castrello can't find room to land a body shot as Stove controls the action.
A short right from Castrello.
Stove working aggressively here.
Stove taking a breather.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Stove.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrello lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castrello.
Castrello really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Castrello goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Castrello misses with an elbow over the top.
Stove prevents a body shot from Castrello.
Stove dodges an elbow strike from Castrello.
Castrello misses with some punches.
Stove on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stove tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castrello's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stove.
Castrello tries to work over Stove's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stove avoiding damage as Castrello throws knees to the body.
Stove managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello.
Stove is trying to stall.
Stove doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stove avoids a wild elbow strike from Castrello.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castrello looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Castrello creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stove's defenses.
Stove digs a right hand underneath Castrello's ribcage. Castrello let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stove takes a shot to the head.
Castrello misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stove misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Castrello throws an elbow but misses.
Stove dodges an elbow strike from Castrello.
Castrello tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stove lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castrello comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stove displaying some good clinch control by pressing Castrello up against the cage.
Castrello missing with knees to the body.
Castrello tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stove's elbow.
Castrello stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stove manages to break the clinch.
Castrello lands a high kick!
It looks like Steffan Stove has been cut.
Castrello misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Castrello gets a clinch.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Stove.
Stove works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Castrello tries to throw a body punch but Stove avoids it by throwing Castrello back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Stove as the two fighters clinch.
Castrello misses with an elbow over the top.
Stove can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
Castrello missing with knees to the body.
Castrello tries a knee to the head but Stove blocks it.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Stove.
Castrello doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Castrello working Stove over with knees to the body.
Castrello lands a damaging elbow.
Stove gets through Castrello's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Castrello just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stove's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stove lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Castrello or not.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
Castrello tries to land knees in the clinch but Stove avoids the damage to the body.
Castrello blocking some punches.
Stove misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Castrello throws an elbow but misses.
Castrello misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stove doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Castrello.
Stove can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
Castrello tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castrello misses with a knee to the head.
Castrello lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Castrello.
Stove digs a right hand into Castrello's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Castrello's gas tank.
Castrello tries a body shot but Stove blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Castrello takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cullen Castrello dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steffan Stove's cut.
That's time! Castrello's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Castrello's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stove connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Castrello scrambles back to his feet.
Cullen Castrello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castrello misses the jab.
Castrello tries to clinch but Stove is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stove listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Castrello doesn't manage to clinch there - Stove circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Stove misses the target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stove.
Castrello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stove was well out of range. Poor timing from Castrello.
Castrello tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castrello has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello pushes Stove back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stove taking a breather.
Stove is leaning against Castrello and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stove leaning against his opponent.
Castrello misses with a punch on the inside.
Stove misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrello tries to land knees in the clinch but Stove avoids the damage to the body.
Stove misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stove avoiding damage as Castrello throws knees to the body.
Castrello lands with a left to the head.
Stove lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stove blocks the elbow strike.
Stove misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stove misses with a body punch.
Castrello lands a nice uppercut.
Stove is trying to maintain a safe position but Castrello gets an underhook and turns Stove into the cage.
Castrello pushes off an throws an elbow but Stove leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stove lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Castrello.
Stove blocks an elbow strike from Castrello.
Stove misses with a punch on the inside.
Castrello tries a knee to the head but Stove blocks it.
Stove misses with a punch to the body.
Castrello is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stove can do to turn this around?
Stove misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stove throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
Castrello with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Stove.
Stove misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castrello blocking some punches.
Stove misses with some punches.
Castrello goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castrello lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stove backwards.
Stove tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stove breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Castrello darts in and clinches Stove up against the cage.
Stove takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stove working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stove stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stove tries a body shot but Castrello blocks it.
Castrello misses with an elbow over the top.
Stove avoiding damage as Castrello throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stove blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Castrello lands an elbow that stopped Stove in his tracks for a moment.
Castrello swings wildly with an uppercut but Stove uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stove blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castrello tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stove misses with a punch to the body.
Stove scores with a shoulder strike.
Castrello throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cullen Castrello has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stove misses with a body punch.
Stove throws a head punch that misses.
Stove blocks the elbow strike.
Castrello unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Castrello's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Castrello has a couple of punches blocked by Stove.
Stove makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castrello throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stove - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short body shot lands from Stove as the two fighters clinch.
Castrello using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stove has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stove misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Castrello throws an elbow but misses.
Castrello throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stove blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stove lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stove blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castrello misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stove.
A right handed body shot lands from Stove.
Good body shot from Stove.
Stove is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
With the fighters up against the cage, Castrello throws an elbow but misses.
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 Cullen Castrello will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steffan Stove's cut.
That's time! Castrello's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Stove fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stove throws a head kick but Castrello moves out of range.
Castrello throws a body kick that misses.
Stove sizes up Castrello with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Castrello missing with a left hand there. Stove was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stove connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Castrello needs to keep his hands up - Stove had a free shot at his head there.
Castrello misses with a hook. Stove ducked under it nicely.
Castrello gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stove throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castrello has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Stove lands a glancing blow to the side of Castrello's head.
Stove takes a kick to the side of the head.
Stove looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Castrello is fending him off so far but Stove persists. Nope, Castrello circles away and we're back to standing.
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!
Stove misses with a left hand
and Stove takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Castrello thuds his shin into the meat of Stove's side.
Stove tries to close the distance and clinch but Castrello swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stove tests Castrello's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cullen Castrello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castrello tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stove paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Castrello throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castrello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stove was well out of range. Poor timing from Castrello.
Castrello looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Castrello takes a swing at Stove's ribcage but misses.
Stove smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Castrello walks into a jab.
Stove thows a left - swing and a miss!
Castrello avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stove circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castrello keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Steffan Stove seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castrello throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like Stove was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Castrello checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stove gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice elbow from Castrello.
A right hand to the body from Stove.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stove tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Stove back against the cage.
Stove avoiding damage as Castrello throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
Stove tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Castrello with a knee to the head.
Stove softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stove swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stove avoids it.
Stove tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stove can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
Stove doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stove swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stove fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stove misses with a body punch.
Stove can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
Castrello lands with a short shot to the head.
Castrello looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Castrello putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stove in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stove wants to stall.
Stove managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello.
Stove dodges an elbow strike from Castrello.
A head punch on the inside from Castrello fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stove.
Stove lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Castrello.
Stove avoids the elbow strike from Castrello, against the cage.
Stove lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stove is working Castrello over against the cage.
Steffan Stove has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Castrello blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stove digs a right hand underneath Castrello's ribcage. Castrello let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stove misses with a punch to the body.
Castrello doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stove lands with a short shot to the head.
Stove tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Stove back against the cage.
Stove misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stove tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Castrello can't find room to land a body shot as Stove controls the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stove takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short right from Stove on the inside.
Castrello misses with a punch to the body.
Stove scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Stove.
Stove escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stove is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castrello.
Castrello feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Castrello checks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steffan Stove comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Castrello 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 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kwame Akabaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Rokicki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Akabaro might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to African Assassin - Mo Marah. Rokicki has chosen Survivor - Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kwame Akabaro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Piotr Rokicki!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akabaro slips under a jab from Rokicki.
Akabaro slips a jab from Rokicki.
Rokicki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Akabaro on the side of the head.
Rokicki swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Akabaro makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rokicki really felt that one!
Akabaro throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It seemed like Rokicki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Akabaro.
Akabaro lands a head shot.
Rokicki misses with a body punch
and Akabaro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akabaro looks to land a body kick but Rokicki moved away.
Rokicki is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Akabaro misses with a low kick.
Kwame Akabaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rokicki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Piotr Rokicki has been cut.
Rokicki throws a body punch but Akabaro moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokicki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rokicki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rokicki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rokicki moves out of range of the body kick from Akabaro.
Some bone on bone action there as Akabaro checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Akabaro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A slow jab from Rokicki misses its intended target.
Akabaro half committed to a counter leg kick.
Rokicki moves out of range as Akabaro throws a body kick.
Akabaro moves away from the strike by Rokicki.
Rokicki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Akabaro is looking to slow Rokicki down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akabaro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rokicki throws a sloppy head kick and Akabaro moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rokicki throws a series of strikes that have Akabaro backpedaling.
The fighters circling - Rokicki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Rokicki misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Akabaro. Those never looked like landing.
Rokicki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Akabaro throws out the jab.
Akabaro looks to land a left hand but Rokicki moved out of range nicely.
Rokicki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rokicki missing with a left hand there. Akabaro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rokicki tries a low kick but Akabaro avoids it.
Akabaro misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokicki misses the jab.
Akabaro is looking to counter with a body kick.
Akabaro misses with a straight left.
Rokicki connects with a body shot that sends Akabaro's belly button to the back.
Rokicki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Akabaro's hands.
Nice uppercut there from Rokicki.
Rokicki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Akabaro.
Rokicki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Akabaro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rokicki is out of range.
Rokicki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A bone on bone clash there as Rokicki blocks the leg kick.
Rokicki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akabaro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rokicki lands a leg kick that knocks Akabaro off balance momentarily.
Rokicki throws a jab when Akabaro was well out of range.
Akabaro thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rokicki if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rokicki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rokicki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Akabaro fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rokicki just manages to avoid it.
Akabaro throws a wild body kick that Rokicki sees coming a mile off.
Rokicki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Rokicki there.
Akabaro delivers a nice body kick.
Akabaro tries to land a leg kick but Rokicki saw it coming and moves away.
Akabaro thuds a left hand into Rokicki's body.
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 Kwame Akabaro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Piotr Rokicki's cut.
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.
Akabaro swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Rokicki to counter with a crisp jab.
Akabaro slips under a jab.
Rokicki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rokicki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rokicki throws an overhand right that lands on Akabaro's shoulder, as Akabaro tries to avoid the shot.
Akabaro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rokicki.
Akabaro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rokicki is out of range and Akabaro settles back down.
Akabaro cracks Rokicki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akabaro tries a head kick but it misses.
Rokicki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Akabaro is able to avoid easily.
Akabaro throws a shot from downtown. Rokicki moves away and avoids it.
Rokicki appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akabaro throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Akabaro wants to land a leg kick but Rokicki is out of range.
Rokicki scores with a jab to the head.
Akabaro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rokicki misses with a hook. Akabaro ducked under it nicely.
Akabaro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rokicki looks to land a left hand but Akabaro moved out of range nicely.
Rokicki connects with a crisp jab.
Rokicki avoids the body shot from Akabaro.
Akabaro throws a leg kick
and Rokicki counters with an outside leg kick.
Akabaro on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rokicki misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Akabaro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Akabaro looks for the body kick but Rokicki saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akabaro throws a body punch but Rokicki moves out of range.
Rokicki looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Rokicki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Akabaro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Rokicki.
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!
Akabaro misses the shot to the body.
Akabaro misses with a wild body shot.
Rokicki is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rokicki just misses with a punch to the body.
Akabaro slips under a jab from Rokicki.
Akabaro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rokicki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Akabaro has time to react.
Piotr Rokicki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Akabaro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Rokicki to counter with a crisp jab.
Akabaro throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akabaro connects with an inside leg kick.
Akabaro throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Rokicki to counter with a crisp jab.
Akabaro has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
An inside leg kick lands from Akabaro.
Rokicki jabs Akabaro right on the nose. Akabaro blinks but takes it well.
Akabaro is rocked!
Akabaro misses with a lunging right hand
and Rokicki counters with an outside leg kick.
Oh Akabaro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Rokicki! Akabaro is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piotr Rokicki! Piotr Rokicki retains his middleweight title!
Piotr Rokicki thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Kwame Akabaro had this to say: 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivar Lodbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lefteris Papaioanou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lodbrok's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Killing in the name of.... There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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205 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivar Lodbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lefteris Papaioanou!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papaioanou checks a leg kick.
Papaioanou lands a glancing blow to the side of Lodbrok's head.
Papaioanou gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Papaioanou misses with the head strike.
Papaioanou has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lodbrok misses with a knee to the head.
Papaioanou is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lodbrok swings wildly with an uppercut but Papaioanou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Come on Papaioanou - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Papaioanou has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lodbrok blocking some punches.
Papaioanou's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papaioanou lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lodbrok backwards.
Papaioanou misses with the head strike.
Lodbrok tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Papaioanou can't find room to land a body shot as Lodbrok controls the action.
A short right from Lodbrok.
Papaioanou misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Papaioanou is trying to break the clinch but Lodbrok has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodbrok with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lodbrok lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lodbrok dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Papaioanou tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Papaioanou avoiding damage as Lodbrok throws knees to the body.
Lodbrok tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Papaioanou digs a right hand into Lodbrok's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lodbrok's gas tank.
Papaioanou has a couple of punches blocked by Lodbrok.
Lodbrok lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Papaioanou backwards.
Lodbrok using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Papaioanou has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lodbrok tries a knee to the head but Papaioanou blocks it.
Lodbrok misses with a knee strike.
Papaioanou breaks from the clinch.
Papaioanou throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lodbrok counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Papaioanou.
Papaioanou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lodbrok.
Nice shot lands for Papaioanou.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papaioanou drops his hands momentarily and Lodbrok takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Papaioanou throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lodbrok counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Papaioanou throws a head punch that misses.
Papaioanou lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lodbrok backwards.
Papaioanou wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lodbrok lands an uppercut.
Lodbrok connects with a nasty looking knee right to Papaioanou's face.
Lodbrok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lodbrok with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Papaioanou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A lazy left from Lodbrok finds it's target.
Lodbrok tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lodbrok throws a body punch but Papaioanou moves out of range.
We've been told by Lodbrok's head coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID260K) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Papaioanou lands with a hook. Lodbrok tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Papaioanou throws a leg kick
and Lodbrok counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lodbrok backwards.
Papaioanou can't find room to land a body shot as Lodbrok controls the action.
Papaioanou pushes Lodbrok back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Papaioanou breaks from the clinch.
Papaioanou defending well as Lodbrok loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Lodbrok.
Ivar Lodbrok is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lodbrok with a nice cross.
Papaioanou fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Papaioanou looks to score with a jab to the body but Lodbrok is just out of range.
Lodbrok fires out a quick counter leg kick but Papaioanou just manages to avoid it.
Lodbrok has Papaioanou up against the cage in a clinch.
Lodbrok trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Papaioanou as Lodbrok tries to tie him up.
Papaioanou lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Papaioanou swings wildly with an uppercut but Lodbrok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Papaioanou is looking to break free of the clinch but Lodbrok has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lodbrok.
Lodbrok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Papaioanou.
Lodbrok tries to work over Papaioanou's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lodbrok misses with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Papaioanou.
Papaioanou lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Papaioanou lands a nice uppercut.
Lodbrok throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Papaioanou blocks it with crossed arms.
Papaioanou tries to break the clinch but Lodbrok is controlling the position.
Papaioanou misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lodbrok stalling in the clinch.
Papaioanou takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lodbrok misses with a punch on the inside.
Lodbrok misses with a knee strike.
Papaioanou working aggressively here.
Papaioanou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lefteris Papaioanou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lodbrok bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lodbrok throws a head kick but Papaioanou moves out of range.
Lodbrok backing away here, and Papaioanou unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lefteris Papaioanou will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lodbrok on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Papaioanou throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Papaioanou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Papaioanou takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Papaioanou jabs Lodbrok right on the nose. Lodbrok blinks but takes it well.
Papaioanou looks to throw the jab but Lodbrok is out of range.
Lodbrok takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Papaioanou throws a lazy right hand but Lodbrok sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Papaioanou lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papaioanou misses with an uppercut. Lodbrok saw that one coming.
Lodbrok lands with a nice body kick.
Papaioanou throws a hook but Lodbrok avoids it easily.
Papaioanou misses the body punch
and Lodbrok counters by clinching up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Papaioanou.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodbrok with a knee to the head.
Lodbrok tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lodbrok lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Papaioanou has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Papaioanou breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lodbrok throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lodbrok tries to close the distance and clinch up but Papaioanou swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Papaioanou throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lodbrok tries to counter by clinching up but Papaioanou breaks away and moves out of range.
Papaioanou connects with a leg kick. Lodbrok looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Papaioanou darts in and clinches Lodbrok up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Lodbrok.
Papaioanou cracks Lodbrok with a nice body shot.
Lodbrok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Papaioanou takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lodbrok has Papaioanou pressed against the cage, preventing Papaioanou from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lodbrok lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lodbrok tries to throw a body punch but Papaioanou avoids it by throwing Lodbrok back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou takes a knee right on the jaw!
Papaioanou on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lodbrok with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Papaioanou stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Papaioanou misses with a short punch on the inside.
Papaioanou scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Papaioanou.
Papaioanou lands a hook that snaps the head of Lodbrok backwards.
Lodbrok connects with a knee to the head.
Papaioanou lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Papaioanou is leaning against Lodbrok and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Papaioanou manages to break the clinch.
Papaioanou misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Papaioanou steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lodbrok.
Papaioanou scores with a punch to the head.
Lodbrok throws a leg kick
and Papaioanou counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Lodbrok!
Lodbrok is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok trying to control but Papaioanou postures up.
Oh Lodbrok is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Papaioanou tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lodbrok knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lodbrok wants to control but Papaioanou is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lodbrok is defending against the submission attempts here by Papaioanou.
Lodbrok trying to control but Papaioanou postures up.
Lodbrok seems to have got his legs back now.
Lodbrok is positioning himself well to prevent Papaioanou advancing to mount.
Papaioanou slows the pace down in half guard.
Papaioanou is looking to advance position but Lodbrok won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lodbrok wants to get back to full guard but Papaioanou has mounted him!
Papaioanou has control of Lodbrok's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lodbrok regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Lodbrok tries to hold on but Papaioanou pushes him away.
Lodbrok is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Papaioanou is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Lodbrok is looking to get to half guard.
Papaioanou tries to control but Lodbrok wriggling away.
Papaioanou controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lefteris Papaioanou showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Papaioanou misses with a few strikes there.
Lodbrok swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Papaioanou has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Papaioanou.
Papaioanou shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lodbrok keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Papaioanou seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lodbrok does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Papaioanou with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lodbrok is trying to maintain the position but Papaioanou is very close to passing his half guard.
Lodbrok has his hands clasped together around Papaioanou's back. He's all about the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodbrok is trying to maintain the position but Papaioanou is very close to passing his half guard.
Papaioanou trying to control from half guard but Lodbrok is working away.
Papaioanou with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Papaioanou has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lodbrok is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lodbrok is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lodbrok tries to hold on but Papaioanou postures up.
Papaioanou trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lodbrok prevents Papaioanou from taking his back.
Papaioanou takes Lodbrok's back.
Papaioanou is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Papaioanou keeps control of the position as Lodbrok tries to break free.
Lodbrok controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
Papaioanou is not going to allow Lodbrok to sit and survive in this position.
Papaioanou trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Ivar Lodbrok has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lodbrok tries to break free.
Lodbrok is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Papaioanou gets his way!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Lodbrok's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Papaioanou is not going to allow Lodbrok to sit and survive in this position.
Papaioanou tightening his grip on Lodbrok, looking for the choke.
Lodbrok wants to control his opponent's hands but Papaioanou gets his hands free.
Lefteris Papaioanou is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Will Papaioanou go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lodbrok trying to control the hands but Papaioanou won't let him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lefteris Papaioanou comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Papaioanou 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lefteris Papaioanou!
After the fight, Lefteris Papaioanou was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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