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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zhengtao Wei (ranked 3475 p4p, 398 weight class) and Kylma Jaak (ranked 4101 p4p, 466 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
18 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zhengtao Wei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kylma Jaak!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaak gets a clinch.
Wei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jaak tries to work over Wei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jaak is looking to control Wei's arms but Wei gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jaak has his back to the cage.
Jaak is trying to stall.
Wei breaks from the clinch.
Jaak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wei is looking to counter punch.
A head kick misses from Jaak.
Wei fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jaak just manages to avoid it.
Jaak gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Wei counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Kylma Jaak has been cut.
Wei throws a lazy uppercut
and Jaak counters with a right hand to the body.
Kylma Jaak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wei throws a leg kick that misses.
Jaak ducks under a wild hook from Wei.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jaak. Wei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaak.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaak misses the jab.
Jaak misses with a body kick.
Wei takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A head kick misses from Jaak.
Wei went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wei throws a hook to the side of Jaak's head but Jaak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wei on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wei uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jaak misses with a looping right.
Wei feinted with a counter takedown.
Jaak fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wei.
Jaak walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wei.
Jaak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jaak is looking to clinch but Wei is avoiding it.
A big right from Wei misses.
Jaak lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jaak tries to clinch but Wei is having none of it.
Jaak takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jaak missing with a left hand there. Wei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jaak just misses with a punch to the body.
Wei blocks a head kick by Jaak.
Jaak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Jaak misses.
Jaak wants to clinch up but Wei keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wei throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Jaak tumbling to the canvas!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaak looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jaak trying to control the position here.
Jaak is trying to control the position but Wei postures up.
Jaak manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wei manages to get himself to full guard.
Jaak won't allow Wei to sweep him here.
Jaak looking to pass the guard.
Wei is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wei trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaak working some strikes from top position.
Wei keeping moving, preventing Jaak from controlling successfully.
Jaak stopping the sweep attempt from Wei.
Jaak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jaak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wei is keeping the position for now.
Wei is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaak punching from the bottom.
Wei wants to free his trapped foot but Jaak is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jaak keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaak tries to get to full guard but Wei has control of the leg.
Wei working the head and body with strikes.
Wei has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jaak tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jaak tries to hold on but Wei postures up.
Wei working the ground and pound effectively.
That has opened up Kylma Jaak's cut even more.
Wei lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jaak is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhengtao Wei dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kylma Jaak's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jaak leaves his chin hanging out and Wei seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Jaak crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zhengtao Wei!
Zhengtao Wei managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, FORCEE, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rasul Mirzaev (ranked 2574 p4p, 269 weight class) and Gray Maynard (ranked 2035 p4p, 218 weight class). Mirzaev comes to the cage accompanied by Natalie La Rose - Somebody ft. Jeremih. Rasul Mirzaev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
157 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
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155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rasul Mirzaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gray Maynard !
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mirzaev lands a head shot.
Maynard thumps Mirzaev with a low kick.
Mirzaev wants to land a leg kick but Maynard is out of range.
Mirzaev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maynard was well out of range. Poor timing from Mirzaev.
Mirzaev drops his hands momentarily and Maynard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Mirzaev misses the target.
Mirzaev throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mirzaev throws the left hand but Maynard avoids the punch easily.
Decent striking displayed by Maynard there.
Mirzaev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mirzaev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maynard 's head backwards.
A big left from Mirzaev misses.
Maynard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maynard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mirzaev tries to sprawl but Maynard drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maynard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Maynard drops an elbow to the side of Mirzaev's head.
Mirzaev is not content to let Maynard control the position.
Mirzaev is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirzaev on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mirzaev is staying active underneath Maynard , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Maynard stalling away here and it's allowed Mirzaev to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Mirzaev is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Maynard is controlling him.
Maynard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maynard trying to control but Mirzaev is working from the bottom.
Maynard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maynard controls from within his opponent's guard.
Maynard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maynard wants to control from the top but Mirzaev keeps moving.
Maynard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maynard works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mirzaev wants to get back to his feet.
Maynard working Mirzaev over with strikes.
Mirzaev has hold of Maynard 's hands but Maynard slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Maynard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maynard prevents Mirzaev from standing back up.
Maynard takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mirzaev wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard working over Mirzaev with some ground and pound. Mirzaev looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maynard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mirzaev's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Maynard lands a nice short elbow.
Maynard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Maynard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Maynard slips a nice elbow through Mirzaev's hands, connecting with Mirzaev's forehead.
Maynard working over Mirzaev with some ground and pound. Mirzaev looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Maynard is keen to just control but Mirzaev is a slippery customer.
Maynard looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mirzaev is staying active underneath Maynard , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Maynard throwing shots but Mirzaev is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirzaev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Maynard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Maynard is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maynard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mirzaev taking some punishment here, with Maynard in his half guard.
Mirzaev looks like he's trying to stand up.
Maynard working over Mirzaev with some ground and pound. Mirzaev looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Maynard is pressing down on Mirzaev's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mirzaev is holding on for now.
Mirzaev has hold of Maynard 's hands but Maynard slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Maynard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gray Maynard dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mirzaev connects with a nice looking jab.
Mirzaev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maynard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maynard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rasul Mirzaev is winning the standup battle so far.
Maynard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maynard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mirzaev.
Maynard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rasul Mirzaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mirzaev scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mirzaev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maynard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mirzaev clinches with his opponent.
A hook to the body from Maynard .
Maynard tries to work over Mirzaev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maynard is looking for a takedown.
Mirzaev blocks a body shot from Maynard .
Mirzaev wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maynard .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mirzaev has had enough of the clinch but Maynard keeps him there for the moment.
Mirzaev blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard tries to throw a body punch but Mirzaev avoids it by throwing Maynard back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Maynard .
Mirzaev gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Maynard .
Maynard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mirzaev's efforts to push away.
Mirzaev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mirzaev struggles to land a body shot inside as Maynard controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Mirzaev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mirzaev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maynard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maynard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Maynard fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maynard .
Maynard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maynard prevents Mirzaev from breaking the clinch.
Mirzaev prevents a body shot from Maynard .
A nice left hand lands by Maynard .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mirzaev manages to break the clinch.
Maynard throws a leg kick which misses Mirzaev's front leg but catches the back leg as Mirzaev tries to avoid it.
Maynard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maynard misses with a low kick.
Mirzaev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Maynard !
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mirzaev fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maynard . Mirzaev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maynard tries to land a leg kick but Mirzaev saw it coming and moves away.
A leg kick checked by Maynard .
Maynard appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mirzaev wants to clinch up but Maynard keeps it at a distance.
Maynard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mirzaev wants to clinch.
Maynard circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard throws a low kick but Mirzaev avoids it.
Maynard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mirzaev in his tracks.
A slow jab from Mirzaev misses its intended target.
Maynard digs a good hook to Mirzaev's body.
Maynard lands a nice shot to the body.
Mirzaev displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mirzaev looks to score with a jab to the body but Maynard is just out of range.
Maynard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mirzaev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maynard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mirzaev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rasul Mirzaev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maynard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mirzaev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Maynard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mirzaev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maynard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maynard throws a big shot that misses.
Maynard slips under a jab from Mirzaev.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mirzaev scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maynard in his tracks.
Maynard is rocked!
Maynard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Maynard is still on wobbly legs! Can Mirzaev finish him?
Maynard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mirzaev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maynard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maynard misses with a kick to the body.
Maynard seems to have recovered his senses.
A big right from Mirzaev misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Mirzaev misses the target.
Mirzaev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maynard .
Maynard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mirzaev.
Mirzaev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maynard .
Mirzaev avoids the head kick by Maynard .
Mirzaev throws a leg kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maynard .
Maynard lands a nice looking body kick.
Mirzaev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maynard .
Maynard lands with an uppercut that bounces Mirzaev off the cage and back into range.
Mirzaev throws a hook but Maynard blocks it.
Maynard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Maynard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gray Maynard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A slow jab from Maynard misses its intended target.
Mirzaev misses with a hook.
Maynard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mirzaev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mirzaev throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice jab there from Maynard .
Mirzaev misses with an uppercut
and Maynard counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maynard . Mirzaev does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Mirzaev.
Mirzaev wants to clinch but Maynard slips to the side
and Maynard counters with a straight right hand.
Mirzaev throws a series of punches but Maynard avoids them all with ease.
Maynard is looking to slow Mirzaev down with leg kicks.
Mirzaev looks to land a right hand but Maynard moved out of range.
Mirzaev doesn't manage to clinch there - Maynard circles away.
Maynard with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maynard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mirzaev throws out the jab.
Maynard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mirzaev's sensitive parts.
Mirzaev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirzaev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mirzaev wants to clinch.
Maynard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maynard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mirzaev gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mirzaev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maynard .
Maynard works the jab nicely.
Maynard lands with a straight right. Mirzaev didn't see that one coming.
Mirzaev tries to clinch up.
Maynard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good shot there by Mirzaev.
A head kick misses from Maynard .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mirzaev, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maynard throws a jab but it's blocked by Mirzaev.
Mirzaev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mirzaev is looking to clinch.
Maynard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mirzaev doesn't seem bothered though.
Mirzaev tries to clinch but Maynard is having none of it.
Maynard slips under a jab.
Maynard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mirzaev.
Maynard misses with a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Maynard .
Mirzaev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mirzaev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mirzaev loads up on a big right hand but Maynard slips the punch.
Mirzaev scores with a decent looking hook.
Mirzaev blocks a jab.
Mirzaev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maynard counters with a straight right hand.
Maynard lands a body shot.
Maynard lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard avoids a kick to the body.
Maynard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Maynard connects with a solid leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Mirzaev.
Mirzaev doesn't manage to clinch there - Maynard circles away.
Maynard digs a good hook to Mirzaev's body.
Maynard scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Maynard finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Maynard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Maynard cracks Mirzaev with a right hand to the side of the head.
Maynard slips a jab and a cross from Mirzaev.
Mirzaev looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mirzaev closes the distance and clinches.
Maynard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mirzaev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maynard blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maynard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maynard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard lands a nice uppercut.
Maynard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mirzaev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maynard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mirzaev misses with the head strike.
Maynard gets through Mirzaev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maynard blocks an uppercut.
Maynard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maynard gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Maynard is keen to just control but Mirzaev is a slippery customer.
Maynard prevents Mirzaev from standing back up.
Maynard trying to control from half guard but Mirzaev is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mirzaev avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maynard .
Rasul Mirzaev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maynard trying to mount his opponent but Mirzaev defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gray Maynard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maynard 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gray Maynard !
A very excited looking Gray Maynard made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Romulus Veres (ranked 2658 p4p, 325 weight class) and Roger Little (ranked 3147 p4p, 369 weight class). Romulus Veres could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roger Little's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Romulus Veres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Little!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Veres, pushing him back against the cage.
Little blocking some punches.
Veres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Little misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Little.
Little misses with a hook from the clinch.
Veres misses with the head strike.
Little misses with the head strike.
Little pushes Veres back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Little.
Veres blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Little lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Veres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Little leaning his opponent against the cage.
Little lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Veres blocking some punches.
Veres can't find room to land a body shot as Little controls the action.
Little's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Veres.
Veres can't find room to land a body shot as Little controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Little.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veres throws a head punch that misses.
Veres misses with a hook to the ribs.
Veres working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've been informed that Little has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Veres throws a head punch that misses.
Little throws a punch but it's blocked by Veres.
Veres blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Little blocks an uppercut.
Veres blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Little swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Little swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Veres scores with a nice short uppercut.
Veres tries a body shot but Little blocks it.
Little lands a right hand that snaps the head of Veres backwards.
Veres goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Veres throws a punch but it's blocked by Little.
Little misses with a punch on the inside.
Little is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Little misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Little swings wildly with an uppercut but Veres uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Little.
Veres misses with a hook to the ribs.
Little blocks a body shot from Veres.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Veres misses with a body punch.
Veres blocking some punches.
Little tries to throw a body punch but Veres avoids it by throwing Little back against the cage.
Veres struggles to land a body shot inside as Little controls his hands.
Veres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Veres swings wildly with an uppercut but Little uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Little.
Little misses with the head strike.
Little lands a right hand that snaps the head of Veres backwards.
A short right from Little.
Veres misses with a punch on the inside.
Veres blocks a body shot from Little.
Little blocking some punches.
A short right from Little on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little gets through Veres's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Veres blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Veres misses with a punch on the inside.
Little controlling the action here for a moment.
Little misses with some punches.
Little misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Veres.
Little fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Little swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Veres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Veres tries a body shot but Little blocks it.
Little lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Little working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Little.
Little lands an uppercut.
Veres blocking some punches.
Little throws a punch but it's blocked by Veres.
A shot in the inside from Little.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veres pushes Little back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Veres stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Little wants to stall.
Veres blocks an uppercut.
Little misses with the head strike.
Little fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Little lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Veres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Little misses with a punch on the inside.
Little stalling in the clinch but Veres improves position.
Veres blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Veres lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Little.
Little misses with a punch on the inside.
Veres lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Little throws a punch but it's blocked by Veres.
Veres has a couple of punches blocked by Little.
Veres misses with a hook from the clinch.
Little blocks a body shot from Veres.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Little dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Veres throws an overhand right that lands on Little's shoulder, as Little tries to avoid the shot.
Little has taken the fight to the clinch.
Roger Little seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Veres lands a left hand that snaps the head of Little backwards.
Veres pushes Little against the cage. Veres is working some dirty boxing. Veres pushes off with a quick right hook! Little goes down! Little tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Veres moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Romulus Veres!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Romulus Veres waved his t-shirt featuring FORCEE's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Williams (ranked 2009 p4p, 252 weight class) and Sjaardsen Hooj (ranked 2354 p4p, 298 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Daniel Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sjaardsen Hooj!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a hook but Hooj avoids it easily.
We've been told by Williams's head coaches at Jed's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hooj ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hooj. That did some damage!
Williams lands a really nice looking cross but Hooj seems unphased.
Hooj moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Williams digs a good hook to Hooj's body.
Williams connects with a jab.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hooj swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A shot to the liver by Williams. Beautiful body shot.
Williams slips a straight right by Hooj.
Williams takes a swing at Hooj's ribcage but misses.
Hooj throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams scores with a kick to the midsection.
Williams scores with a jab.
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!
Hooj loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooj swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Hooj misses with an uppercut.
Hooj takes a kick to the side of the head.
Williams throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Hooj sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Hooj is just out of range.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hooj.
Hooj misses with a looping left.
Hooj throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams connects with a nice looking jab.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hooj.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooj misses with a hook.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Hooj saw that one coming.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hooj fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Williams slips a jab from Hooj.
Williams was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hooj throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hooj looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Williams swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Williams tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hooj is able to avoid easily.
Daniel Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Hooj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hooj swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hooj.
Hooj swings widly with a right hand
and Williams counters with a leg kick.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Hooj misses the target.
Williams tried to counter with a leg kick but Hooj avoided it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams closes the distance and pushes Hooj back into the cage.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams wants to clinch up but Hooj keeps it at a distance.
Williams scores with a hook to the body. Hooj takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hooj slips under a jab.
Williams explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hooj bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hooj with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Williams to score with a decent uppercut.
Williams scores with a decent looking hook.
Hooj slips under a jab.
Hooj moves out of range of the body kick.
Williams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Williams closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hooj.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hooj digs a right hand underneath Williams's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Williams on the inside.
Hooj misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hooj swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hooj lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Williams lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hooj backwards.
Hooj blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Williams.
Hooj lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams is trying to maintain a safe position but Hooj gets an underhook and turns Williams into the cage.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Williams taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hooj.
Hooj lands an uppercut.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams throws a shot to the body.
Hooj digs a good hook to Williams's body.
Nice body kick from Williams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Williams dominated that 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.
Hooj tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Hooj.
Williams 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.
Williams moves into the clinch successfully.
Hooj throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Hooj.
A short uppercut from Williams.
Daniel Williams has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from Hooj.
Williams blocking some punches.
Hooj lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hooj misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hooj misses with the head strike.
A short left from Hooj.
Williams taking a breather.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hooj slips a straight right by Williams.
Hooj lands a glancing blow to the side of Williams's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams lands a jab to the head.
Williams clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooj stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hooj prevents a body shot from Williams.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hooj gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Williams tries to stall but Hooj uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hooj fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Williams - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Hooj swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hooj misses with a right hand
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oooooh!!! Hooj has knocked Williams down with a huge combo! Hooj steps away and waves a wobbly Williams back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Williams is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hooj lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Williams up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Hooj from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Williams's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sjaardsen Hooj!
Sjaardsen Hooj decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jethro Rusted (ranked 1754 p4p, 229 weight class) and Pertti Silsa (ranked 2022 p4p, 253 weight class). Silsa comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Candy by Robbie Williams kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jethro Rusted is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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35
191 lbs
28 - 16 - 1 |
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197 lbs
36 - 22 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jethro Rusted!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Pertti Silsa!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rusted displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silsa throws out the jab.
Rusted scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silsa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silsa being controlled here, momentarily.
Rusted wants to control from the top but Silsa keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rusted stopping the sweep attempt from Silsa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rusted trying to control the position from guard on top but Silsa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silsa is trying to control the position but Rusted postures up.
Rusted is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Silsa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rusted.
Rusted moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Silsa misses the target.
Silsa throws a jab when Rusted was well out of range.
Rusted looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Silsa!
Silsa is trying to control Rusted's posture but Rusted avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rusted is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Silsa will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Silsa holding on.
Rusted goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Silsa has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Rusted but great work by Silsa.
Silsa tries for a kimura but Rusted is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silsa working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silsa is looking to take a break and control but Rusted is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silsa staying calm.
Rusted is looking to reverse the position.
Rusted on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Silsa creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Rusted is looking for a sweep.
Rusted is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rusted tries to get to full guard but Silsa has control of the leg.
Silsa slips a nice elbow through Rusted's hands, connecting with Rusted's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silsa throwing shots but Rusted is blocking nicely.
Silsa with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rusted wants to get back to full guard.
Silsa working the head and body with strikes.
Rusted is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silsa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silsa's back!
Will Rusted go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Rusted has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Silsa's body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rusted missing with strikes from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jethro Rusted dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silsa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rusted has time to react.
Rusted takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silsa misses with a hook.
Rusted works Silsa's body with a nice hook.
Silsa throws a jab when Rusted was well out of range.
Rusted misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silsa.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rusted.
Silsa looks to throw the jab but Rusted is out of range.
Silsa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silsa loads up on a big right hand but Rusted slips the punch.
Rusted tries to close the distance and clinch but Silsa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silsa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rusted moves out of range of the strikes.
Rusted swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Silsa 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silsa lands with a good body shot.
Rusted stuns Silsa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silsa throws a looping overhand right but Rusted ducks down to avoid it.
Silsa scores with a hook.
Pertti Silsa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silsa throws the left hand but Rusted avoids the punch easily.
Rusted lands a nice shot that snaps Silsa's head back.
Silsa misses with a hook.
Silsa ducks under a wild hook from Rusted.
Rusted takes a swing at Silsa's ribcage but misses.
Rusted steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silsa.
Rusted feinted with a counter takedown.
Rusted throws a sloppy body shot
and Silsa counters with a stiff right hand.
Silsa scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silsa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rusted is looking to wear down Silsa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silsa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rusted looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rusted scores with a sloppy right hand. Silsa should have avoided that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rusted. That's going to slow Silsa down.
Rusted ducks under a wild hook from Silsa.
Rusted moves out of range of the strikes.
Rusted with a hook.
Silsa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silsa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rusted.
Silsa 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.
Silsa closes the distance and clinches up with Rusted, looking for a takedown. Silsa pushes Rusted against the cage but Rusted circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rusted slips a straight right by Silsa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silsa throws a lazy right hand but Rusted sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rusted drops down looking for a counter takedown but Silsa sprawls and moves away.
Rusted keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silsa.
Silsa misses with a right hand
and Rusted counters with a single leg into guard. Silsa didn't expect that.
Rusted stays in close to Silsa's body and controls the position.
Rusted wants to control from the top but Silsa keeps moving.
Rusted tries to free his leg and advance position but Silsa is retaining full guard.
Rusted seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rusted trying to control the position from guard on top but Silsa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silsa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Silsa looks to land a left hand but Rusted moved out of range nicely.
Pertti Silsa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silsa throws a body punch but Rusted moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Rusted.
Rusted closes the distance and clinches up with Silsa, looking for a takedown. Rusted pushes Silsa against the cage but Silsa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silsa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
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 Jethro Rusted will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Silsa scores with a body shot.
Silsa connects with a nice looking jab.
Silsa swings widly with a right hand
and Rusted counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rusted wants to control but Silsa is keeping him busy.
Rusted prevents Silsa from improving his position.
Rusted controlling the pace.
Ground and pound from Rusted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rusted is trying to work for a kimura but Silsa is defending well.
Silsa trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rusted looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rusted wants to take a breather but Silsa is having none of it.
Silsa wants to get back to full guard.
Rusted is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Silsa is trying to get back to full guard.
Rusted controlling the action here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rusted looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rusted misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pertti Silsa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rusted uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silsa.
Rusted defending well as Silsa loads up on a big left hand.
Rusted is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rusted keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rusted tries to counter with a takedown but Silsa is quick to defend against it.
Rusted throws a leg kick which misses Silsa's front leg but catches the back leg as Silsa tries to avoid it.
Silsa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silsa tries to sprawl but Rusted drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Rusted seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silsa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silsa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rusted is working away from the top position though.
Silsa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silsa.
Jethro Rusted is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rusted controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silsa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rusted gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silsa is pulling down on Rusted's head. It's preventing any offense from Rusted, at least for the moment.
Rusted engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Silsa working a defensive guard here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rusted sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rusted dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Silsa does it's job there.
Silsa missing with a left hand there. Rusted was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rusted feinted with a counter takedown.
Rusted uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silsa.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rusted gets a takedown into half guard.
Silsa is staying active underneath Rusted, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jethro Rusted showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rusted, 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jethro Rusted!
A very excited looking Jethro Rusted made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pera Pulkkinen (ranked 1269 p4p, 176 weight class) and James Harbor (ranked 1277 p4p, 177 weight class). Pulkkinen comes into the arena with TURISAS - Stand Up And Fight blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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186 lbs
22 - 12 - 0 |
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184 cm
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203 lbs
39 - 34 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pera Pulkkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 34 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, James Harbor!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harbor misses with a straight right.
Harbor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harbor tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Harbor throws a right hand that misses
and Pulkkinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pulkkinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harbor at a distance.
Pulkkinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good exchange - Pulkkinen coming out on top.
Pulkkinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harbor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pulkkinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harbor avoids the head kick by Pulkkinen.
Harbor is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pulkkinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harbor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick that misses.
Harbor keeps the fight on the outside.
Pulkkinen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pulkkinen throws a body punch but Harbor moves out of range.
Harbor checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harbor! But no joy.
Nice sprawl there from Pulkkinen as Harbor shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harbor misses with an uppercut. Pulkkinen saw that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harbor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pulkkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harbor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pulkkinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harbor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pulkkinen.
Harbor moves forwards but Pulkkinen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pulkkinen throws a body punch but Harbor moves out of range.
Harbor ducks under a wild hook from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen misses with a straight left.
Harbor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harbor's calf.
Pulkkinen lands a nice looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Pulkkinen.
Harbor blocks a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pulkkinen takes a swing at Harbor's ribcage but misses.
Pulkkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harbor doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Harbor connects with a jab.
Harbor cracks Pulkkinen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Harbor throws a right hand that Pulkkinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Pulkkinen also avoids with ease.
Harbor shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pulkkinen's guard.
Pulkkinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harbor trying to control but Pulkkinen is working from the bottom.
Harbor won't allow Pulkkinen to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harbor landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harbor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harbor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Harbor postures up in Pulkkinen's guard and throws a big left but Pulkkinen blocks it.
Harbor looking to sit in guard and control but Pulkkinen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Harbor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harbor wants to sweep but no luck.
Pulkkinen throws a big elbow that misses.
Harbor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pulkkinen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harbor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pulkkinen has managed to get both his arms back between Harbor's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harbor trying to keep a closed guard but Pulkkinen is proving a slippery customer.
Harbor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pulkkinen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pulkkinen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harbor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pulkkinen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pulkkinen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pulkkinen postures up.
Harbor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pulkkinen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pulkkinen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pulkkinen works over Harbor with some ground and pound from guard.
Pulkkinen distracts Harbor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pulkkinen postures up and lands a big shot to Harbor's brow.
Harbor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pulkkinen throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harbor is trying to control the position but Pulkkinen postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pera Pulkkinen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pulkkinen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pulkkinen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Harbor looks to land a right hand but Pulkkinen moved out of range.
Harbor throws a hook to the side of Pulkkinen's head but Pulkkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pulkkinen throws a hook but Harbor blocks it.
Harbor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pulkkinen scores with a hook to the body. Harbor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harbor avoids the body shot from Pulkkinen.
Harbor might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pulkkinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pera Pulkkinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Harbor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pulkkinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harbor.
Pulkkinen moves away from the strike by Harbor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harbor misses the jab.
Pulkkinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harbor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pulkkinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harbor can do to turn this around?
Harbor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Harbor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harbor.
Harbor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pulkkinen.
Harbor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pulkkinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harbor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pulkkinen can pounce on him.
Harbor misses the jab.
Pera Pulkkinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from Pulkkinen is predictable there
and Harbor counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pulkkinen won't be happy with that.
Pulkkinen is not content to let Harbor control the position.
Harbor is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pulkkinen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen prevents Harbor from improving position.
The strikes coming from Harbor are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Harbor working the ground and pound but Pulkkinen is defending the strikes.
Harbor throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Harbor trying to control the position but Pulkkinen is working away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harbor in side control, throwing shots but Pulkkinen defends.
Harbor trying to control the action but Pulkkinen is working from the bottom.
Harbor throws a strike aimed at the side of Pulkkinen's head but Pulkkinen avoids it well.
Harbor is looking to take a break and control but Pulkkinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pulkkinen holding on.
Pulkkinen dodges the ground and pound from Harbor.
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.
Harbor wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pulkkinen, who protects the arm well.
Harbor is looking to take a break and control but Pulkkinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harbor creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pulkkinen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harbor working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Harbor lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Harbor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Harbor loads up on a big right hand but Pulkkinen slips the punch.
Pulkkinen scores with a hook to the body. Harbor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pulkkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pulkkinen throws a front kick aimed at Harbor's knee but Harbor avoids it well.
A countering left hand to the body from Harbor misses.
Pulkkinen swings for the body but Harbor moves out of range.
Harbor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pulkkinen throws a hook but Harbor blocks it.
Pulkkinen throws a jab when Harbor was well out of range.
Pulkkinen avoids the body shot from Harbor.
Pulkkinen lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harbor is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pulkkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Harbor is just out of range.
Pulkkinen staying out of range there.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harbor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harbor darts in looking for a takedown but Pulkkinen gets double underhooks and turns Harbor into the cage.
Pulkkinen tried to counter with a leg kick but Harbor avoided it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harbor. Pulkkinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harbor checks the leg kick.
Harbor throws a body shot but no joy.
Pulkkinen lands with an uppercut that bounces Harbor off the cage and back into range.
Harbor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pulkkinen.
A left lands for Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Harbor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pulkkinen jabs Harbor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pulkkinen misses with a leg kick
and Harbor counters with a stiff right hand.
Pulkkinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pulkkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pulkkinen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pulkkinen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harbor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Harbor avoids the body shot from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harbor blocks a head kick by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen throws a hook but Harbor blocks it.
Pera Pulkkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Harbor.
Harbor lands with a cross.
Pulkkinen scores with a hook to the body. Harbor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harbor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pulkkinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harbor.
Pulkkinen throws the left hand but Harbor avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot.
A jab from Harbor misses.
Pulkkinen takes a swing at Harbor's ribcage but misses.
Harbor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pulkkinen looks to throw the jab but Harbor is out of range.
Pulkkinen misses the shot to the body.
Harbor gets the takedown into side control.
Pulkkinen is trying to improve his position.
Harbor working the ground and pound but Pulkkinen is defending the strikes.
Harbor working the ground and pound but Pulkkinen is defending the strikes.
Pulkkinen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
James Harbor has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harbor is trying to get an arm triangle but Pulkkinen is defending well.
Harbor in side control, throwing shots but Pulkkinen defends.
Harbor is chipping away with strikes.
The ground and pound from Harbor seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Harbor is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pulkkinen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
An elbow from Harbor crashes against the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pera Pulkkinen.
I think Pulkkinen 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pera Pulkkinen!
An out of breath Pera Pulkkinen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Potter (ranked 1406 p4p, 194 weight class) and Kostas Mytilinaios (ranked 1720 p4p, 222 weight class). Mytilinaios has chosen Sanitarium as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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190 lbs
12 - 8 - 1 |
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197 lbs
19 - 13 - 4 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 4, fighting out of New York, Kostas Mytilinaios!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mytilinaios misses with a body shot.
Potter shoots in for a double leg but Mytilinaios sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mytilinaios jabs at Potter's body.
Mytilinaios throws out a powerful jab.
Potter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mytilinaios ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Potter moves away.
Mytilinaios uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Potter.
Potter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Potter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Potter.
Potter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mytilinaios counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Potter has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Potter is looking to score with low kicks.
Mytilinaios attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mytilinaios has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Potter finds it's way round the side to connect with Mytilinaios's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good standup being displayed there by Mytilinaios as he connects with a hook.
Potter misses with a lunging right hand
and Mytilinaios counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mytilinaios clinches up with Potter and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Mytilinaios scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mytilinaios lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mytilinaios makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mytilinaios doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mytilinaios.
Mytilinaios can't find room to land a body shot as Potter controls the action.
Potter drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Potter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mytilinaios lands a body punch.
Mytilinaios misses with a hook from the clinch.
Potter is looking for a takedown.
Mytilinaios lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Mytilinaios.
The referee calls for Potter to work.
Mytilinaios misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mytilinaios misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mytilinaios lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Potter blocks a body shot from Mytilinaios.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mytilinaios misses with a body punch.
Mytilinaios misses with some punches.
Mytilinaios digs a right hand underneath Potter's ribcage. Potter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Potter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mytilinaios misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mytilinaios tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Potter's elbow.
Potter has had enough of the clinch but Mytilinaios keeps him there for the moment.
Mytilinaios tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mytilinaios misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mytilinaios misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mytilinaios fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mytilinaios lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Potter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mytilinaios thuds a left hand into Potter's body.
Mytilinaios scores with a hook to the body. Potter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Potter misses with a straight right.
Potter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mytilinaios finds it's way round the side to connect with Potter's head.
Potter dives in and grabs Mytilinaios's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mytilinaios pushes down on Potter's head and hops out.
Potter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mytilinaios throws a big shot that misses.
Mytilinaios lands a nice looking body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mytilinaios.
Mytilinaios changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mytilinaios is looking to clinch.
Potter wants to clinch.
Mytilinaios jabs Potter right on the nose. Potter blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mytilinaios lands with a nice body punch.
Potter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Potter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mytilinaios avoids it really well and circles away.
Potter throws an overhand right that lands on Mytilinaios's shoulder, as Mytilinaios tries to avoid the shot.
Mytilinaios ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mytilinaios tried to score with a low kick but Potter checks it.
Potter tries to counter with a takedown but Mytilinaios is quick to defend against it.
Potter rushes Mytilinaios and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mytilinaios misses with a body punch.
Mytilinaios lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Potter backwards.
Mytilinaios scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mytilinaios goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mytilinaios breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kostas Mytilinaios dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mytilinaios stuns Potter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mytilinaios throws a shot to the body.
Mytilinaios takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Potter decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Potter is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mytilinaios defends it well.
Potter seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mytilinaios moves into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mytilinaios bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Potter's guard.
Potter has his hands on Mytilinaios's head, controlling the position.
Mytilinaios won't allow Potter to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mytilinaios drops back, looking for a kneebar! Potter looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Potter looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Potter!
Potter lands a nice forearm strike.
Mytilinaios sneaks back into half guard.
Mytilinaios tries to roll over but Potter keeps him under control.
Potter working Mytilinaios over with strikes.
Potter looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mytilinaios is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Potter's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Potter's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Mytilinaios wants to control the pace but Potter is squirming around nicely.
Potter tries to reverse the position but Mytilinaios maintains control.
Potter prevents Mytilinaios from taking his back.
Alexander Potter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mytilinaios is still trying to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mytilinaios avoids the attempt from Potter to control.
Potter really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Potter stops Mytilinaios from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Potter manages to control the position for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mytilinaios trying to control but Potter is having none of it.
Mytilinaios moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Potter has worked his arm free - good work by Potter!
Mytilinaios tries for a kimura but Potter is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mytilinaios tries to move into full mount but can't pass Potter's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kostas Mytilinaios will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mytilinaios misses the jab.
A clash of legs there as Mytilinaios blocks the low kick.
Mytilinaios keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mytilinaios lands with an overhand left.
Mytilinaios keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mytilinaios has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Potter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mytilinaios defends it nicely.
Potter needs to keep his hands up - Mytilinaios had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potter tries to clinch there but Mytilinaios circles away.
Mytilinaios lands a body shot.
Mytilinaios lands a jab to Potter's midsection.
Mytilinaios getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Potter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Potter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mytilinaios takes a swing at Potter's ribcage but misses.
Mytilinaios lands a jab to the nose.
Potter moves out of range of the strikes.
Mytilinaios bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Potter's head backwards.
Potter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kostas Mytilinaios seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mytilinaios with a jab.
Mytilinaios lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Potter tries to clinch up but Mytilinaios circles away and keeps his distance.
Potter avoids the body shot from Mytilinaios.
Potter appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mytilinaios lands a jab to the nose.
Mytilinaios gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Potter.
Potter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mytilinaios tries a quick counter leg kick but Potter is wise to it.
Potter is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mytilinaios smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
A jab from Mytilinaios misses.
Potter is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mytilinaios.
Mytilinaios tries a head kick but it misses.
Potter moves out of range of the strikes.
Potter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Potter connects with a jab.
Potter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mytilinaios scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Potter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Potter moves out of range of the leg kick from Mytilinaios.
Potter fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Potter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mytilinaios uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Potter.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Potter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mytilinaios is looking to reverse the position.
Potter controlling the position from side mount.
Mytilinaios sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mytilinaios manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mytilinaios has an active guard here but Potter has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mytilinaios tries to get to full guard but Potter has control of the leg.
Potter content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Alexander Potter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Potter working over Mytilinaios with some ground and pound. Mytilinaios looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Potter controlling the pace.
Mytilinaios trying to control but Potter postures up.
Mytilinaios tries to get to full guard but Potter has control of the leg.
Kostas Mytilinaios is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mytilinaios keeps trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kostas Mytilinaios comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mytilinaios 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kostas Mytilinaios!
A very excited looking Kostas Mytilinaios made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ashley Harrington (ranked 1187 p4p, 138 weight class) and Ueda Umanouke (ranked 1273 p4p, 147 weight class). Umanouke has chosen Kenji Kawai's Making of a Cyborg as his entrance music. Ueda Umanouke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ashley Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ueda Umanouke!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrington lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Umanouke circles away quickly and effectively.
Umanouke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Umanouke shoots in and bounces Harrington off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Umanouke scoring with punches to the head and body.
Umanouke throwing strikes from guard but Harrington blocks nicely.
Harrington utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umanouke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Umanouke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Umanouke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Umanouke throws a big elbow that misses.
Umanouke is looking to work some ground and pound but Harrington has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Umanouke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Umanouke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harrington works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harrington is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrington utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Umanouke throws a big right hand that misses.
Umanouke with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Harrington has momentary wrist control but Umanouke slips an elbow through the middle.
Umanouke postures up in Harrington's guard and throws a big left but Harrington blocks it.
Umanouke postures up in Harrington's guard and throws a big left but Harrington blocks it.
Harrington avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Umanouke landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Umanouke.
Umanouke has gone for a leg lock! Harrington slips out almost immediately though and dives into Umanouke's guard.
Umanouke wants to sweep but no luck.
Umanouke working for a triangle but Harrington defends it easily.
Umanouke is looking for a triangle here but Harrington uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umanouke tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Harrington wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Umanouke gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Umanouke gets back to half guard.
Umanouke looking for subs from the bottom but Harrington mounts him!
Harrington prevents Umanouke from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington takes Umanouke's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Umanouke is in trouble.
Harrington controlling well, preventing Umanouke from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrington controlling from the back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harrington is trying to stick to Umanouke's back but Umanouke is turning into Harrington. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Harrington's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Umanouke.
Harrington is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ueda Umanouke dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Umanouke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ueda Umanouke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Umanouke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harrington at a distance.
Umanouke closes the distance and clinches.
Harrington working aggressively here.
Harrington is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Umanouke wants a takedown.
Umanouke is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Harrington pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ashley Harrington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ueda Umanouke.
Umanouke wants a takedown.
Harrington makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Umanouke has a couple of punches blocked by Harrington.
Harrington lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umanouke lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harrington.
Harrington lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Umanouke is breathing heavily.
Harrington tries to work over Umanouke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harrington blocking some punches.
Umanouke blocks a body shot from Harrington.
Harrington working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umanouke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harrington misses with a punch to the body.
Umanouke blocking some punches.
Umanouke is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Harrington to keep the fight standing.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Umanouke.
Umanouke tries a body shot but Harrington blocks it.
Umanouke goes for a takedown attempt but Harrington pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Umanouke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Umanouke looks to clinch
and Harrington counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Ueda Umanouke has been cut.
Umanouke instigates a clinch.
Umanouke tries to work over Harrington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Umanouke has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Harrington after a bit of a struggle.
Harrington scores with a shot to the side of Umanouke's head.
Harrington misses with a punch to the body.
Umanouke tries to pull guard but Harrington won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Harrington.
Umanouke struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrington controls his hands.
Harrington lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harrington.
Ashley Harrington has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Umanouke misses with some punches.
Umanouke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Umanouke tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Umanouke tries to throw a body punch but Harrington avoids it by throwing Umanouke back against the cage.
Harrington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harrington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Umanouke has Harrington pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Harrington manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Harrington tries to throw a body punch but Umanouke avoids it by throwing Harrington back against the cage.
Umanouke drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head punch on the inside from Harrington fails to land.
Harrington scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Umanouke on the inside.
Umanouke tries to throw a body punch but Harrington avoids it by throwing Umanouke back against the cage.
Umanouke is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Harrington can't fight it off and eventually Umanouke manages to take the fight to the floor. Harrington looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ueda Umanouke has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harrington preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harrington pulls Umanouke in close to prevent any damage.
Umanouke throws an elbow that misses. Harrington uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Umanouke's guard. Nice move by Harrington!
Umanouke looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Harrington controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umanouke throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Harrington escapes and throws Umanouke's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Harrington remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Umanouke is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Harrington is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Harrington looking to control but Umanouke is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ashley Harrington dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ueda Umanouke's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Umanouke has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harrington lands a right hand.
Umanouke has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Harrington seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Umanouke can turn it around.
Umanouke throws a head punch that misses.
Umanouke wants the takedown. Harrington is fighting it off but Umanouke persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Harrington's guard against the cage.
Harrington wriggles free and stands up.
Harrington walks into a jab.
Harrington throws a lazy right hand but Umanouke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Harrington. That snapped Umanouke's head back.
Umanouke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harrington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harrington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Umanouke.
Umanouke throws a hook to the side of Harrington's head but Harrington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harrington appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Umanouke moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Umanouke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington misses with some punches.
Umanouke is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Harrington to keep the fight standing.
Harrington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harrington lands a nice uppercut.
Umanouke misses with some punches.
Harrington blocking some punches.
Umanouke has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Harrington clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Harrington 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 Umanouke gets his way!
Harrington has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Umanouke.
Even with his hooks in, Umanouke manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Umanouke is looking for the choke from the back position but Harrington is controlling his hands well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umanouke is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Harrington has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Umanouke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Umanouke working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Umanouke avoiding Harrington 's attempts to control his hands.
Umanouke somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umanouke working for a choke but Harrington is defending well.
Umanouke is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Harrington knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Harrington for a finish.
Harrington is in bad spot here.
Umanouke cracks Harrington with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Harrington from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Umanouke throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umanouke is throwing strikes but Harrington counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Harrington regains half guard.
Harrington keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Umanouke connects with a nice short shot to Harrington's temple.
Umanouke is looking for a kimura but Harrington is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Umanouke to get the leverage.
Umanouke is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Harrington is just riding it out for now. Umanouke eventually gives up the hold.
Harrington gets back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ueda Umanouke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Umanouke has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ueda Umanouke!
In his post fight interview, Ueda Umanouke started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Glass (ranked 586 p4p, 95 weight class) and Pops Maellard (ranked 1072 p4p, 164 weight class). Glass comes to the cage accompanied by Across 110th Street by Bobby Womack. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Desmond Glass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Pops Maellard!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Glass.
Glass thuds a left hand into Maellard's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maellard. That's going to slow Glass down.
Glass lands a nice looking body shot.
Glass feints and then cracks Maellard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maellard down.
Glass throws a jab but it's blocked by Maellard.
Maellard steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Glass.
Maellard throws a front kick aimed at Glass's knee but Glass avoids it well.
Glass looks to score with a jab to the body but Maellard is just out of range.
Glass scores with a jab.
Glass lands with a kick to the ribs.
Maellard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Glass manages to avoid it.
Maellard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Maellard missing with a left hand there. Glass was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maellard throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Desmond Glass has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glass is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Danga de danga de dang - Maellard scores with a four punch combination!
Maellard lands a nice shot that snaps Glass's head back.
A jab from Glass misses.
Maellard ducks under a wild hook from Glass.
Maellard misses with a body shot.
Glass avoids the body shot from Maellard.
Glass lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maellard moves away.
Glass keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Glass tries a low kick but Maellard avoids it.
Maellard takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Maellard lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Glass.
Maellard scores with a three punch combo!
Glass avoids the body shot from Maellard.
Maellard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maellard.
Maellard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maellard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Glass misses with a wild combination.
A clash of legs there as Glass blocks the low kick.
Glass swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Glass misses its intended target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maellard 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 Glass has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Glass and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Maellard misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maellard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maellard throws a right and a left that Glass avoids nicely.
Maellard is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Glass rather than just go for the knockout.
Maellard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glass.
Glass misses with a wild body shot.
Maellard scores with a decent looking hook.
Glass throws a leg kick but Maellard moved away.
Glass avoids the body shot from Maellard.
A head kick from Maellard lands but Glass takes it in his stride.
Maellard scores with a sloppy right hand. Glass should have avoided that one.
Glass scores with a kick to the body.
Glass connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Glass scores with a nice right hand.
Glass takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maellard throws a head kick that Glass semi-blocks.
Maellard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Glass shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Maellard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Glass.
Glass misses with a low kick.
Maellard connects with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maellard checks it well.
Glass looks to land a body kick but Maellard moved away.
Maellard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Glass throws the kick towards the body but Maellard avoids it.
Maellard misses with a hook to the body
and Glass cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maellard throws a right and a left that Glass avoids nicely.
Glass misses with an uppercut. Maellard saw that one coming.
Glass connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Desmond Glass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maellard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glass.
Glass is looking to counter with a body kick.
Maellard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Glass misses with a looping right.
Glass uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maellard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glass. Maellard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Glass uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maellard has time to react.
Glass displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maellard throws out the jab.
A jab lands there for Glass.
Maellard misses with a series of wild punches.
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!
Glass scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Glass as he connects with a hook.
Glass lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A head kick misses from Maellard.
Glass scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Glass - that will leave a mark!
Maellard throws a leg kick
and Maellard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Glass has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Glass looks to land a left hand but Maellard moved out of range nicely.
Maellard is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Maellard blocks a low kick nicely.
Glass tries to land a front kick but Maellard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Glass throws a low kick but Maellard moves out of range easily.
Maellard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Maellard misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Glass misses its target.
A slow jab from Glass misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maellard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Glass throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maellard lands a jab.
Desmond Glass's cut is getting worse.
Glass misses with a wild body shot.
Maellard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
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 Desmond Glass will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Desmond Glass's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Glass throws a leg kick but Maellard moved away.
Glass throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab from Glass.
Desmond Glass is winning the standup battle so far.
A bone on bone clash there as Maellard blocks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Glass misses its intended target.
Nice shot by Glass.
Maellard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Glass.
Maellard tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maellard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Glass thinks about countering with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Maellard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Glass throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Glass lands a lovely overhand right.
Maellard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maellard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Glass scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maellard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maellard.
Maellard lands a lovely overhand right.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Maellard in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nice body kick from Maellard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass looks to score with a jab to the body but Maellard is just out of range.
Glass lands a glancing blow to the side of Maellard's head.
Glass feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maellard's calf.
Glass displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maellard throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Glass.
Glass takes a swing at Maellard's ribcage but misses.
Glass lands a nice shot to the body.
Maellard throws a shot from downtown. Glass moves away and avoids it.
Maellard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Glass manages to avoid it.
Glass lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Glass loads up on a big right hand but Maellard slips the punch.
Glass throws a body shot but no joy.
Maellard shapes to counter with a head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Glass.
Glass takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Maellard throws a right and a left that Glass avoids nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maellard throws a series of punches but Glass avoids them all with ease.
Maellard avoids a kick to the body.
Glass keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glass catches Maellard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Maellard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maellard throws a jab when Glass was well out of range.
Glass ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maellard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maellard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Glass swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Glass is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Maellard moves out of range of the strikes.
Maellard looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Maellard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maellard needs to keep his hands up - Glass had a free shot at his head there.
Glass misses with a body shot
and Maellard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Glass avoids a kick to the body.
Maellard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Glass misses the shot to the body.
Maellard tries a head kick but it misses.
Glass uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maellard.
Glass jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maellard throws a head kick but Glass moves out of range.
A big left from Glass misses.
Maellard lands a head shot.
Glass comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Glass looks to land a combination but Maellard avoids it well.
Good exchange - Glass coming out on top.
Maellard slips a straight right by Glass.
Maellard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maellard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Maellard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Glass scores with a hook to the body. Maellard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Glass lands with a hook. Maellard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Glass lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maellard misses with a straight left.
Maellard ducks under a wild hook from Glass.
Maellard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Glass moves away.
Maellard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Glass. Glass obviously looking to wear him down.
Glass pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maellard is out of range and Glass settles back down.
Maellard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maellard swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glass moves out of range of the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Glass misses the target.
Maellard is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Glass looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Glass throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maellard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Glass.
Glass rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maellard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Glass!
Maellard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Maellard might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Glass has got the better of the exchanges.
Glass scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice defenses there by Maellard.
Maellard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Maellard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maellard moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glass scores with a body shot.
Glass slips under a jab from Maellard.
Maellard scoring well with a low kick there.
A big right from Glass misses.
Maellard wants to counter the offense by Glass and move into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Glass dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Desmond Glass's cut.
That's time! Glass's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Maellard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Glass takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maellard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Glass's calf.
Maellard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Glass throws a predictable looking body shot
and Maellard counters with an outside leg kick.
Maellard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice cross by Glass.
Maellard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Glass can pounce on him.
Some bone on bone action there as Glass checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Maellard throws a leg kick but Glass checks it.
Glass misses with a wild body shot.
Maellard throws out a counter right but Glass avoids it with no problem.
Glass ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Glass fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maellard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Glass looks to land a body kick but Maellard moved away.
Glass tries to land a front kick but Maellard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maellard looks to throw the jab but Glass is out of range.
A big right from Glass misses.
Maellard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
Maellard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maellard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maellard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maellard blocks a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maellard.
Maellard blocks a jab.
Maellard moves out of range of the body kick from Glass.
Glass misses with a body shot.
Glass throws a front kick that sends Maellard stumbling back into the cage.
The fighters circling - Maellard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Glass bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Maellard misses with a low kick.
Maellard has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Glass.
Glass checks a leg kick.
Glass cracks the inside of Maellard's front leg.
Glass misses with a looping right.
Good exchange - Glass coming out on top.
Glass misses with a body kick.
Glass avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pops Maellard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glass slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maellard blocks a jab.
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!
Maellard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Maellard is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Glass avoids the body shot from Maellard.
Glass jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Good leg kick by Glass there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maellard connects with a body shot.
Glass misses with a right hand
and Maellard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maellard misses with a wild combination.
It appears Glass was looking to counter with a kick there.
Glass connects with a single shot there.
Maellard lands a nice looking kick to the body. Glass takes a step back to recover.
Glass dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maellard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Glass is looking to counter punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Glass blocks the leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Glass misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maellard cracks the inside of Glass's front leg.
Glass throws a jab but it's blocked by Maellard.
Maellard tries to counter with a clinch but Glass shakes him off and moves away.
Glass jabs at Maellard's body.
Maellard connects with a leg kick. Glass looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Glass scores with a jab to the body.
Glass finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Maellard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Maellard connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Maellard finds it's way through Glass's defenses.
Glass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maellard.
Glass scores with a push kick.
Maellard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maellard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Glass smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glass connects with an inside leg kick.
Glass connects with a right hand. Maellard shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maellard lands a nice shot to the body.
A punch combination from Maellard misses.
Glass throws a hook but Maellard avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Glass.
Glass dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maellard. That did some damage!
Maellard walks into a stiff left hand from Glass.
Glass connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Maellard slips a straight right by Glass.
Glass slips a jab from Maellard.
An attempted straight right counter from Glass misses the target.
Glass moves into range and connects with a jab.
Glass throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maellard throws a push kick but Glass slaps the foot to one side.
Maellard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maellard staying out of range there.
Maellard throws a head kick that misses.
Glass swings for the body but Maellard moves out of range.
Maellard misses with a lunging right hand
and Maellard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Desmond Glass showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Glass 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Desmond Glass!
A relieved looking Desmond Glass thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Milo Brunswick (ranked 107 p4p, 19 weight class) and Arjen Diaz (ranked 229 p4p, 34 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Diaz's choice of entrance music: Rise Against - Give It All. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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184 lbs
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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
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Milo Brunswick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arjen Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Brunswick throws a lazy body kick
and Diaz counters with a left to the body.
Brunswick is looking to land body kicks.
Brunswick looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diaz looks to throw a body kick
and Brunswick counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diaz thinking.
Brunswick misses with a low kick.
Brunswick throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
Brunswick fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Diaz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brunswick.
Diaz misses the body punch
and Brunswick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brunswick misses with a kick to the body.
Brunswick misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Diaz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diaz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Brunswick eats them both and turns towards Diaz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Milo Brunswick has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brunswick connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brunswick crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Diaz - the referee stops the clock and Brunswick gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Diaz. Brunswick manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Brunswick takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Arjen Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brunswick turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brunswick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
A punch lands to the side of Diaz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brunswick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brunswick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brunswick.
Crunch! Brunswick slams his shin into Diaz's torso.
Diaz scores with a jab.
Diaz scores with a nice right hand.
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!
Brunswick throws a body shot but no joy.
Brunswick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brunswick bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Diaz defending well as Brunswick loads up on a big left hand.
We've been informed that Diaz has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Brunswick.
Brunswick moves into range and connects with a jab.
Brunswick takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Brunswick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brunswick drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Brunswick got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diaz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brunswick has managed to get both his arms back between Diaz's legs - danger averted.
Diaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brunswick.
Brunswick preventing the sweep.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Brunswick from controlling successfully.
Brunswick tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick with a nice head shot there.
Brunswick 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.
Brunswick wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Brunswick forces his way into half guard.
Brunswick takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Diaz controlling the position well.
Brunswick trying to pass the guard but Diaz defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brunswick seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Brunswick seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Diaz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brunswick wants to pass to mount but Diaz is defending the position.
Diaz keeping hold of Brunswick's head, controlling as best he can.
Brunswick slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milo Brunswick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Milo Brunswick's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brunswick scores with a hook.
Brunswick throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
Brunswick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Brunswick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Brunswick.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Brunswick misses with a hook.
Diaz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brunswick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brunswick throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brunswick looks to land a body kick but Diaz moved away.
Diaz lands a jab to Brunswick's midsection.
Milo Brunswick is winning the standup battle so far.
Brunswick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brunswick shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Diaz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brunswick throws an elbow that misses. Diaz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brunswick's guard. Nice move by Diaz!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is fighting to break Brunswick's control of his arms but Brunswick is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brunswick is trying to control the position but Diaz postures up.
Brunswick wants to stand up but Diaz is controlling him.
Diaz would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
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.
Brunswick keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Brunswick working a defensive guard here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Diaz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to clinch.
Brunswick misses with a body kick.
Diaz throws a body punch but Brunswick moves out of range.
Brunswick digs a good body shot into Diaz's ribs.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Brunswick is just out of range.
Brunswick pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brunswick fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diaz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Brunswick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brunswick misses with a body shot.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Diaz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Diaz checks the leg kick.
Brunswick throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brunswick is looking to land body kicks.
Milo Brunswick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brunswick misses with a kick to the body.
Brunswick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Brunswick is just out of range.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Brunswick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diaz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brunswick misses with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Brunswick's shoulder, as Brunswick tries to avoid the shot.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brunswick keeps Diaz at a distance using the push kick.
Brunswick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milo Brunswick dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Milo Brunswick's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Brunswick.
Brunswick scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A good leg kick by Brunswick.
Brunswick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diaz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brunswick lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diaz at a distance.
Diaz misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz takes a swing at Brunswick's ribcage but misses.
Brunswick walks into a stiff left hand from Diaz.
Brunswick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brunswick tries to score with a low kick but Diaz moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunswick throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Diaz with a nice cross.
A lazy left from Brunswick finds it's target.
Brunswick needs to keep his hands up - Diaz had a free shot at his head there.
Brunswick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Brunswick misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Brunswick. That snapped Diaz's head back.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brunswick.
An inside leg kick lands from Brunswick.
Brunswick throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Diaz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Brunswick looks to throw a body kick
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Diaz lands a leg kick that knocks Brunswick off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz connects with a solid leg kick.
Arjen Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick stuns Diaz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diaz blocks the body kick.
Brunswick throws a head kick that misses
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brunswick throws a quick counter head kick but Diaz was just out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brunswick, as that shot connected.
Brunswick fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diaz.
Brunswick throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Brunswick swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Brunswick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brunswick lands a slapping body shot.
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brunswick.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
Brunswick plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Brunswick throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Brunswick scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brunswick scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diaz doesn't seem bothered though.
Brunswick misses with a body kick.
Brunswick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz jabs Brunswick to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brunswick takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diaz throws a push kick but Brunswick slaps the foot to one side.
Brunswick on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brunswick throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diaz! But no joy.
Brunswick lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brunswick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Diaz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz feints and then cracks Brunswick's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brunswick down.
Diaz walks into a jab.
Brunswick feints and then cracks Diaz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diaz down.
Brunswick wants to land a leg kick but Diaz is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Brunswick throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brunswick throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
A head kick by Brunswick misses
and Diaz counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brunswick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brunswick checks it well.
Milo Brunswick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brunswick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Milo Brunswick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brunswick 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milo Brunswick!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Milo Brunswick made sure he mentioned FORCEE, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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