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MMMA 48 Alatalo vs Moors PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aidan Harrison (ranked 7624 p4p, 516 weight class) and Suren Nazarethyan (ranked 9796 p4p, 599 weight class). Nazarethyan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Amerika kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aidan Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 30 - 1, fighting out of London, Suren Nazarethyan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison slips a jab and a cross from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harrison can pounce on him.
Nazarethyan walks into a straight right hand from Harrison.
Harrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nazarethyan is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Harrison - that will leave a mark!
Nazarethyan avoids a kick to the body.
Nazarethyan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harrison was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nazarethyan throws a series of punches but Harrison moves out of range.
Nazarethyan throws out a loose jab but Harrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nazarethyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Harrison connects with a looping right hand.
Nazarethyan throws a head kick that misses.
Harrison misses with a leg kick
enabling Nazarethyan to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nazarethyan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Harrison is looking to slow Nazarethyan down with leg kicks.
Good standup being displayed there by Nazarethyan as he connects with a hook.
Suren Nazarethyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nazarethyan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Harrison - just one landing.
Nazarethyan clinches up with Harrison and pushes him back against the cage.
Nazarethyan wants to break the clinch but can't.
The referee is keeping an eye on Harrison - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nazarethyan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harrison throws an elbow that misses.
Nazarethyan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nazarethyan throws a head kick but Harrison moves out of range.
Nazarethyan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nazarethyan throws a lazy head kick
and Harrison counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nazarethyan thinking.
Nazarethyan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harrison looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nazarethyan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Aidan Harrison has been cut.
Nazarethyan fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nazarethyan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Harrison counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison darts in and clinches Nazarethyan up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Harrison.
Harrison tries to land knees in the clinch but Nazarethyan avoids the damage to the body.
Nazarethyan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harrison creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harrison working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harrison blocks the elbow strike.
Nazarethyan has had enough of the clinch but Harrison keeps him there for the moment.
Harrison swings wildly with an uppercut but Nazarethyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nazarethyan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Harrison is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Harrison lands with a short shot to the head.
Harrison is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Harrison has a couple of punches blocked by Nazarethyan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison trying to land knees to the body.
Harrison lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nazarethyan backwards.
Nazarethyan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harrison scores with a punch to the head.
Harrison lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nazarethyan tries to clinch up but Harrison circles away and keeps his distance.
Harrison fakes the leg kick and cracks Nazarethyan in the body.
Nazarethyan checks a low kick from Harrison.
Nazarethyan throws a head kick that misses.
Harrison sizes up Nazarethyan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nazarethyan tries to clinch up.
Harrison chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nazarethyan throws a series of punches but Harrison avoids them all with ease.
Nazarethyan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrison tests Nazarethyan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nazarethyan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harrison.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison connects with a high kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harrison. That's going to slow Nazarethyan down.
Nazarethyan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harrison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nazarethyan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harrison lands with a nice body kick.
Harrison moves forwards but Nazarethyan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nazarethyan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nazarethyan tries to work over Harrison's front leg with a kick but Harrison checks it.
Harrison instigates a clinch.
Harrison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harrison lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harrison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nazarethyan avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aidan Harrison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aidan Harrison's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice straight punches there by Harrison. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harrison.
Nazarethyan clinches with his opponent.
Harrison working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harrison scores with a shot to the side of Nazarethyan's head.
Nazarethyan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harrison or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harrison.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Harrison to keep the fight standing.
Harrison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nazarethyan avoids it.
Harrison is pressed up against the cage. Nazarethyan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harrison down to the mat. Harrison avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Suren Nazarethyan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harrison connects with the punch.
Nazarethyan throws a head kick but Harrison moves out of range.
Nazarethyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harrison moves away.
Harrison feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nazarethyans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrison checks the leg kick.
Harrison jabs Nazarethyan right on the nose. Nazarethyan blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan blocks a head kick by Harrison.
Aidan Harrison is winning the standup battle so far.
Nazarethyan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nazarethyan misses with a leg kick
and Harrison moves into the clinch.
Nazarethyan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harrison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nazarethyan is defending well for now.
Nazarethyan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nazarethyan throws a lazy body kick
and Harrison makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Harrison clinches.
Knees to the body from Harrison.
Good body shot from Harrison.
Harrison lands with a right to the head.
Nazarethyan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harrison avoids it.
Nazarethyan has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Harrison clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrison tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Harrison is now in Nazarethyan's guard. A big mistake from Nazarethyan there, giving up the dominant position!
Harrison is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Harrison looking to pass the guard.
Harrison advances position into side control!
Harrison takes a little break here. Nazarethyan wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Harrison continues to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is looking to take a break and control but Nazarethyan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nazarethyan is trying to get back to his feet.
Nazarethyan being controlled for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Harrison tries to advance to mount but Nazarethyan denies him.
Harrison slows the pace down.
Nazarethyan is not content to let Harrison control the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Harrison will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Harrison trying to control the action but Nazarethyan is working from the bottom.
Nazarethyan is looking to reverse the position.
Nazarethyan is trying to control Harrison's posture but Harrison avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aidan Harrison dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aidan Harrison's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nazarethyan tries to clinch but Harrison moves out of range.
Nazarethyan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harrison, pushing him back against the cage.
Nazarethyan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Harrison is stalling here.
Nazarethyan lands with a light punch inside.
Harrison misses with a punch on the inside.
Nazarethyan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Harrison wants to stall.
Nazarethyan wants to break free but Harrison has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazarethyan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nazarethyan struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrison controls his hands.
Harrison lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nazarethyan throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harrison lands with a shot to the body.
Harrison throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Nazarethyan to counter with a crisp jab.
Harrison scores with a head kick.
It looks like Suren Nazarethyan has been cut.
Harrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Nazarethyan.
Harrison scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nazarethyan doesn't seem bothered though.
Harrison lands with an overhand left.
Harrison throws a push kick but Nazarethyan slaps the foot to one side.
Nazarethyan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nazarethyan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Harrison is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sloppy strikes from Nazarethyan. Those never looked like landing.
Harrison cracks the inside of Nazarethyan's front leg.
Nazarethyan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Harrison is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nazarethyan misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nazarethyan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harrison.
Nazarethyan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nazarethyan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nazarethyan lands a head kick!
Nazarethyan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harrison. Nazarethyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nazarethyan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harrison appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Harrison scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harrison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nazarethyan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harrison misses with a wild body shot.
Nazarethyan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harrison's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Harrison counters with a nice leg kick.
Nazarethyan throws a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nazarethyan takes one to the side of the head.
Nazarethyan closes the distance and pushes Harrison back into the cage.
Harrison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harrison lands an elbow inside.
Harrison tries to throw a body punch but Nazarethyan avoids it by throwing Harrison back against the cage.
Harrison works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nazarethyan misses with an elbow strike.
Nazarethyan breaks from the clinch.
Harrison lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nazarethyan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Harrison with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nazarethyan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrison scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harrison avoids the head kick by Nazarethyan.
A quick step to the side and Harrison tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nazarethyan throws a jab but it's blocked by Harrison.
Nazarethyan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harrison dips to his left and cracks Nazarethyan with an uppercut!
Nazarethyan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Harrison counters with a two punch combo.
Harrison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harrison throws a leg kick but Nazarethyan checks it.
Nazarethyan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harrison lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Suren Nazarethyan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harrison throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nazarethyan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nazarethyan is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Aidan Harrison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harrison 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aidan Harrison!
Aidan Harrison decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Suren Nazarethyan was interviewed post fight and said 'I Will Come Back Stronger Than Before'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Igor Wietrzny (ranked 4997 p4p, 442 weight class) and Elias Al Haddad (ranked 7716 p4p, 542 weight class). Wietrzny comes into the arena with Hunter-Fallen blaring out of the sound system. Igor Wietrzny had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Igor Wietrzny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 24 - 2, fighting out of New York, Elias Al Haddad!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Haddad lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Al Haddad lands with a nice combination. Wietrzny backs away looking to recover.
Al Haddad connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Al Haddad connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Al Haddad scores with a punch to the head.
Al Haddad circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wietrzny needs to keep his hands up - Al Haddad had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wietrzny swings for the body but Al Haddad moves out of range.
Wietrzny is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Al Haddad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Al Haddad throws a combination. Wietrzny tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A right-left combo lands from Al Haddad.
Wietrzny is rocked!
Al Haddad lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oh Wietrzny is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice shot by Al Haddad.
Elias Al Haddad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Haddad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wietrzny.
Wietrzny drops his hands momentarily and Al Haddad takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wietrzny closes the distance looking to clinch
and Al Haddad counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Wietrzny misses.
Al Haddad tests Wietrzny's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Al Haddad lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wietrzny walks straight into a right hand from Al Haddad - that's dropped him! Al Haddad jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Wietrzny from any more punishment! Wietrzny complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Elias Al Haddad!
A relieved looking Elias Al Haddad 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Your Name Here (ranked 3624 p4p, 346 weight class) and Jack Hanma (ranked 3954 p4p, 374 weight class). Hanma has chosen Sadie - Burst Zero as his entrance music. Jack Hanma 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Your Name Here!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Jack Hanma!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Here buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Here shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hanma pinned against the cage. Hanma gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hanma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hanma looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Here shoots and misses
and Hanma counters with a nice double leg into side control. Here won't be happy with that.
Here is being controlled here.
Here avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hanma.
Here is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hanma has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hanma creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Here sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hanma advances to mount.
Hanma looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Here sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hanma drops an elbow to the side of Here's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Here defending well though.
Hanma takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanma working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Here avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hanma.
Here actively working from the bottom here.
Hanma drops an elbow to the side of Here's head.
Hanma missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hanma stops Here from getting back to his feet.
Hanma landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hanma throws a strike but Here manages to get a kimura sweep and he's found himself on top with the kimura half locked in! This would be a real turnaround! He's torquing it... Will Hanma tap??? YES! He's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Your Name Here!
In his post fight interview, Your Name Here started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jan Pope (ranked 4732 p4p, 411 weight class) and Rock Machine (ranked 3162 p4p, 303 weight class). Machine is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hell Yeah. Rock Machine has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jan Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rock Machine!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machine bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pope sneaks out the side door and pushes Machine away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Pope misses with a hook to the body
and Machine moves into the clinch.
Pope misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Machine.
Machine has had enough of the clinch but Pope keeps him there for the moment.
Pope displaying some good clinch control by pressing Machine up against the cage.
Machine tries to break free but Pope pushes him back against the cage.
Machine breaks from the clinch.
Machine misses with a looping left.
Machine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pope moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machine takes a jab right on the kisser.
Machine listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Machine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pope manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pope cracks Machine with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pope loads up on a big right hand but Machine slips the punch.
Machine throws a hook but Pope avoids it easily.
Pope was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Machine shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pope sprawls well. Pope wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Machine gets slowly back to his feet.
Machine throws a sloppy head kick
and Pope cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pope defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Machine.
A jab lands there for Machine.
Machine wants to slow Pope down by chopping away at his legs.
A quick step to the side and Pope tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Machine is looking to clinch but Pope is avoiding it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Machine!
Pope gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Machine to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pope manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Machine manages to get himself to full guard.
Machine looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Pope content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Machine wants to sweep here but Pope controlling him for the moment.
Pope trying to control but Machine is working from the bottom.
Pope throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Machine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Machine holds on and takes a little breather.
Machine is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machine looking for a sweep. Not yet Machine, not yet.
Machine 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 starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Machine has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
My spies in Death Valley Training Facility inform me that Machine has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Machine pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pope working to try and regain half guard.
Machine controlling his opponent.
Machine trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope is desperately trying to improve his position but Machine has a good base and remains in mount.
Machine is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pope can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Machine scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pope?
Machine lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pope is looking to improve his position but Machine isn't that keen on the idea.
Pope is working hard here to advance position.
Machine in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pope is working to get back to half guard.
Pope taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Machine dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Machine misses with a hook
letting Pope counter with a right hand.
Pope dives in for a single leg takedown but Machine sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Machine moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pope misses with a hook. Machine ducked under it nicely.
Machine swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pope.
Machine fails to land with a series of punches.
Machine misses with the combination.
Machine is looking to clinch but Pope is avoiding it.
Machine misses with a two punch combination.
Pope throwing a counter right hand but Machine manages to avoid it.
Pope moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pope with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Machine to score with a decent uppercut.
Machine walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machine avoids the head kick by Pope.
A little jabbing left from Machine on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Machine stuns Pope with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Machine misses with a hook.
Pope is trying hard to land a takedown here. Machine sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Machine misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machine attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Machine has taken the fight to the clinch.
Machine throws a head punch that misses.
Pope blocks the elbow strike.
Machine breaks from the clinch.
Machine fails with the takedown.
Pope connects with a body shot that sends Machine's belly button to the back.
Machine checks a low kick from Pope.
An inside leg kick lands from Machine.
Pope uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Machine.
Machine looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A quick step to the side and Pope tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Machine misses with an uppercut
and Pope counters with a nice uppercut.
Pope takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machine misses with a hook.
Machine misses with a two punch combination.
Rock Machine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machine rushes Pope and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pope misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Machine.
A right hand to the body from Machine.
Pope looking to throw knees to the head but Machine is blocking nicely.
Pope lands an uppercut.
Machine is looking to break free of the clinch but Pope has double underhooks.
Pope misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machine.
Machine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Machine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Machine defending well as Pope loads up on a big left hand.
Rock Machine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pope avoids the head kick by Machine.
Pope pushes Machine up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machine tries a body shot but Pope blocks it.
Pope lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Machine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pope connects with a nasty looking knee right to Machine's face.
It looks like Rock Machine has been cut.
Pope misses with a hook from the clinch.
Machine has clasped his hands together around Pope's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Pope bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pope throws a series of punches but Machine avoids them all with ease.
Pope on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Machine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A solid leg kick lands there for Machine.
Machine throws a leg kick
enabling Pope to counter with a crisp jab.
Pope ducks right into an uppercut from Machine.
Machine lands an overhand right.
Pope scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope loads up on a big right hand but Machine slips the punch.
Machine feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pope's calf.
Pope scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pope lands with a nice combination. Machine backs away looking to recover.
Pope lands with a nice body punch.
Pope checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pope throws a head kick but Machine moves out of range.
Pope closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pope takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pope thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pope swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Machine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pope moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pope throwing a counter right hand but Machine manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machine is looking to clinch.
Pope comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Machine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pope punishes Machine's body with a nice straight punch.
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 Jan Pope will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rock Machine's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pope throws a sloppy head kick and Machine moves out of range easily.
Machine takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Machine cracks Pope with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pope.
Pope scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Machine tries to land a front kick but Pope steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pope lands with a cross.
Pope stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pope wants it to stay on the feet.
Pope walks into a straight right hand from Machine.
Pope throws a chopping leg kick but Machine manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A combination from Pope does no damage.
Pope uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Machine.
Pope swats away the attempt to clinch by Machine.
That kick from Pope tenderised Machine's leg. Machine is trying to keep his angry face on.
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!
Machine shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machine throws a sloppy head kick and Pope moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Pope misses the target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Machine!
Pope gets caught flat footed, as Machine shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pope pushes Machine off and gets back to his feet.
Machine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Machine lands a high kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pope avoids a punch combination nicely.
Machine throws a looping overhand right but Pope ducks down to avoid it.
Machine takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A jab from Pope finds it's way through Machine's defenses.
Pope avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pope takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pope ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Machine 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pope is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Machine is defending well for now.
Pope tries to throw a body punch but Machine avoids it by throwing Pope back against the cage.
Machine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Machine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Machine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pope misses with some punches.
Machine manages to break the clinch.
Pope goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pope throws a combination that misses
and Machine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Machine lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Machine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pope throws out the jab.
Pope avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machine moves forwards but Pope connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pope checks a low kick from Machine.
Pope ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Machine throws a combination that misses
and Machine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pope misses with a right hand
and Machine makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pope really felt that one!
Pope ducks right into an uppercut from Machine.
Machine tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Pope misses its intended target.
Machine lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Machine dives in and scores a takedown into Pope's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pope is controlling Machine's posture.
Machine's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pope will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Machine trying to control the position from guard on top but Pope is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machine engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Machine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pope swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pope is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pope jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Machine clinches.
Pope landing knees to the body.
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 Jan Pope.
I think Pope 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Pope!
An out of breath Jan Pope 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Wonstom (ranked 3236 p4p, 316 weight class) and David McCarthy (ranked 2761 p4p, 273 weight class). Wonstom comes to the cage accompanied by Avenged Sevenfold - Lips Of Deceit. McCarthy has chosen Chamillionaire - Ridin' ft. Krayzie Bone as his entrance music. David McCarthy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Wonstom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wonstom throws a nice looking combination but McCarthy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCarthy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wonstom is trying to break the clinch but McCarthy has him pressed against the cage.
McCarthy has Wonstom pressed against the cage, preventing Wonstom from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wonstom breaks from the clinch.
That kick from Wonstom tenderised McCarthy's leg. McCarthy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wonstom lands a leg kick that knocks McCarthy off balance momentarily.
Wonstom stuffs the takedown attempt from McCarthy. McCarthy gets slowly back to his feet.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wonstom sprawls well. Wonstom wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McCarthy gets slowly back to his feet.
McCarthy avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarthy shoots in but no luck this time.
Ivan Wonstom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David McCarthy.
Wonstom scores with a crisp jab that stopped McCarthy in his tracks.
McCarthy shoots in but Wonstom avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wonstom connects with a leg kick. McCarthy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McCarthy shoots in but Wonstom avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wonstom circles away.
Wonstom looks to land a combination but McCarthy avoids it well.
Ivan Wonstom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wonstom fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wonstom listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wonstom throws out a powerful jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wonstom.
McCarthy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wonstom defends well and McCarthy ends up having to push Wonstom into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wonstom moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wonstom has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Death Valley Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
McCarthy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McCarthy looks winded!
McCarthy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wonstom connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McCarthy scrambles back to his feet.
Wonstom displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wonstom lands with a nice combination. McCarthy backs away looking to recover.
A punch combination from Wonstom misses.
McCarthy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wonstom scores with a nice head shot.
McCarthy is rocked!
Wonstom connects with a crisp jab.
McCarthy is still on wobbly legs! Can Wonstom finish him?
Wonstom lands a nice leg kick that just misses McCarthy's sensitive parts.
Ivan Wonstom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wonstom cracks McCarthy with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! McCarthy falls to his knees and Wonstom doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Wonstom!
A victorious Ivan Wonstom thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dan Sten (ranked 2600 p4p, 132 weight class) and Raiymbek Batyr (ranked 2300 p4p, 110 weight class). Raiymbek Batyr will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Sten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raiymbek Batyr!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batyr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sten has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Sten throws a head kick that misses
and Batyr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Batyr.
Sten gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Batyr.
Sten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Batyr swings wildly with an uppercut but Sten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Batyr.
Sten lands a good knee to the midsection. Batyr won't want to take too many of those.
Batyr misses with the head strike.
Sten pushes Batyr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sten looking to throw knees to the head but Batyr is blocking nicely.
Batyr gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Batyr is nestled in close to Sten, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
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!
Sten keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Batyr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Batyr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sten defending well though.
Sten is looking for a sweep. Batyr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Batyr lands a nice short elbow.
Sten is looking for a sweep. Batyr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sten has hold of Batyr's hands but Batyr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Batyr has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Eric's Play Pen. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Batyr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sten is refusing to be controlled, as Batyr sits in half guard.
Batyr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Batyr lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sten is rocked!
Nice strikes from Batyr there.
Oh Sten is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sten is looking for a sweep. Batyr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Batyr scores with a big shot! Sten's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Sten! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raiymbek Batyr!
Raiymbek Batyr decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Macotti (ranked 2033 p4p, 265 weight class) and Ragnar Danneskjöld (ranked 1905 p4p, 256 weight class). Macotti's entrance music is Drown - Theory of a Deadman. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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200 lbs
21 - 18 - 0 |
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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
29 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Macotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ragnar Danneskjöld!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macotti tried to score with a low kick but Danneskjöld checks it.
Danneskjöld fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marco Macotti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danneskjöld pushes Macotti up against the cage in a clinch.
Macotti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Macotti slowing the pace effectively.
Danneskjöld misses with a punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Danneskjöld working aggressively here.
Danneskjöld softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Danneskjöld tries to work over Macotti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Macotti throws an elbow but it misses.
Danneskjöld fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Danneskjöld to work.
Macotti manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Macotti is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Danneskjöld scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danneskjöld avoiding damage.
Danneskjöld blocks the elbow strike.
Danneskjöld lands a right hand that snaps the head of Macotti backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Macotti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Danneskjöld's brow.
Macotti takes a shot to the head.
We've been informed that Danneskjöld 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.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Macotti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Danneskjöld's brow.
Danneskjöld lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Macotti backwards.
Danneskjöld working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Danneskjöld is working Macotti over against the cage.
Macotti blocking some punches.
Danneskjöld controlling the action here for a moment.
Danneskjöld pushes Macotti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Macotti.
Danneskjöld manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Macotti throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macotti tries a body shot but Danneskjöld blocks it.
Danneskjöld gets through Macotti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danneskjöld working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld scores with a shot to the side of Macotti's head.
Danneskjöld softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Danneskjöld is struggling to control the position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Danneskjöld blocks an elbow strike from Macotti.
Danneskjöld lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Danneskjöld throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Macottis head.
Danneskjöld avoiding damage.
Macotti wants to stall.
Danneskjöld misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Danneskjöld.
Macotti throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Macotti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjöld throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Macottis head.
A short right from Danneskjöld.
Macotti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Macotti blocks an uppercut.
Danneskjöld takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Danneskjöld.
A short right from Macotti on the inside.
Danneskjöld gets through Macotti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld dodges an elbow strike from Macotti.
Macotti working aggressively here.
Macotti looking to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Macotti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Danneskjöld's brow.
Danneskjöld effectively controlling the action here.
Macotti lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Danneskjöld tries a body shot but Macotti blocks it.
A short left from Macotti.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danneskjöld has a couple of punches blocked by Macotti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Danneskjöld.
Macotti throws an elbow but it misses.
Danneskjöld taking a breather.
Danneskjöld lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Macotti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Danneskjöld working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Macotti throws an elbow but misses.
Danneskjöld lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Danneskjöld stalling against the cage.
Danneskjöld working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Danneskjöld on the inside.
Danneskjöld throws a punch but it's blocked by Macotti.
Danneskjöld can't find room to land a body shot as Macotti controls the action.
Macotti throws an elbow that misses.
Macotti lands with a right to the head.
Danneskjöld lands a right hand.
Danneskjöld scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ragnar Danneskjöld 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.
Danneskjöld throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Macotti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Macotti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Danneskjöld circles away quickly and effectively.
Danneskjöld lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice sprawl there from Danneskjöld as Macotti shoots in.
Macotti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Danneskjöld swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Macotti has closed the distance and engaged Danneskjöld in a clinch.
Danneskjöld lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Danneskjöld.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld takes an elbow to the forehead.
Macotti holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Danneskjöld working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Danneskjöld lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Macotti takes a shot to the head.
Macotti gets through Danneskjöld's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Danneskjöld blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Danneskjöld pushes Macotti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Danneskjöld has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Danneskjöld tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Macotti's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danneskjöld throws a punch but it's blocked by Macotti.
Danneskjöld lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Macotti throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Danneskjöld lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Macotti misses with an elbow strike.
Danneskjöld lands an uppercut.
Danneskjöld blocking some punches.
Danneskjöld lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Danneskjöld.
A short right from Danneskjöld on the inside.
Danneskjöld pushes Macotti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Macotti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Danneskjöld leaning against his opponent.
Danneskjöld pushes Macotti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hand to the body from Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld struggles to land a body shot inside as Macotti controls his hands.
Danneskjöld lands a left hand that snaps the head of Macotti backwards.
Macotti throws a head punch that misses.
Danneskjöld lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Danneskjöld takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Good body shot from Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld lands a hook to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Danneskjöld.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Danneskjöld creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Danneskjöld avoids a wild elbow strike from Macotti.
Danneskjöld has a couple of punches blocked by Macotti.
Macotti pushes off an throws an elbow but Danneskjöld leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Danneskjöld lands a left hand that snaps the head of Macotti backwards.
A hook to the body from Danneskjöld.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Danneskjöld blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Danneskjöld pressing his opponent against the cage.
Danneskjöld pushes Macotti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Danneskjöld goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Danneskjöld dodges an elbow strike from Macotti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Danneskjöld prevents a body shot from Macotti.
Still in the clinch, Danneskjöld scores with a nice short uppercut.
Macotti throws an elbow that misses.
Danneskjöld lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Macotti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Danneskjöld controlling the action here for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Macotti throws an elbow but misses.
Danneskjöld lands a left hand that snaps the head of Macotti backwards.
Danneskjöld pressing his opponent against the cage.
Macotti has a couple of punches blocked by Danneskjöld.
Macotti looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Danneskjöld lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Macotti.
Danneskjöld misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macotti misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Danneskjöld softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danneskjöld working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Danneskjöld pushes Macotti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Macotti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Danneskjöld lands with a light punch inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Danneskjöld takes an elbow to the temple.
Danneskjöld is working Macotti over against the cage.
Macotti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danneskjöld just leaning against Macotti, taking a breather.
Macotti misses with the head strike.
Macotti blocks a body shot from Danneskjöld.
Macotti scores with a hook to the body.
Danneskjöld lands a right hand that snaps the head of Macotti backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ragnar Danneskjöld showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Macotti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Macotti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Danneskjöld keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Macotti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Danneskjöld drives through with a takedown into guard.
Danneskjöld passes into half guard.
Danneskjöld is trying to control. Macotti wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Danneskjöld tries to pass to full mount but Macotti defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danneskjöld takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Macotti is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Danneskjöld pulls his head out easily.
We've been hearing good reports from Macotti's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Danneskjöld passes to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danneskjöld controlling his opponent.
Danneskjöld tries to control but Macotti wriggling away.
Macotti is wriggling around trying to escape.
Danneskjöld working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Danneskjöld prevents Macotti from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danneskjöld trying to control but Macotti is having none of it.
Danneskjöld punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macotti tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Danneskjöld looking to control but Macotti is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Danneskjöld has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Danneskjöld breaks from Macotti's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Danneskjöld looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Danneskjöld takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ragnar Danneskjöld has got the better of the ground game so far.
Danneskjöld is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Macotti can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Danneskjöld can't control as he wanted to and Macotti manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are battling for position here. Macotti manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Macotti looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Danneskjöld is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjöld is in close to Macotti's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Danneskjöld trying to control but Macotti is working from the bottom.
Marco Macotti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danneskjöld is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Danneskjöld advances position into side control!
Danneskjöld is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Danneskjöld is putting a hurting on Macotti here, landing some big shots from side control.
Danneskjöld advances nicely into full mount.
Danneskjöld controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macotti is in a horrible position here. Danneskjöld smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Danneskjöld landing punches.
Macotti takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Macotti is rocked!
Macotti regains half guard.
Oh Macotti is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Macotti on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Macotti actively working from the bottom here.
Danneskjöld takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danneskjöld slips a nice elbow through Macotti's hands, connecting with Macotti's forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ragnar Danneskjöld comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Danneskjöld 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ragnar Danneskjöld!
A victorious Ragnar Danneskjöld thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damien Redman (ranked 1448 p4p, 151 weight class) and Andrew Ryan (ranked 1291 p4p, 135 weight class). Redman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Put Your Lights On . The crowd seem to be enjoying Ryan's choice of entrance music: Beast. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Damien Redman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrew Ryan!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryan. Redman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Redman darts in trying to clinch
and Ryan counters with a nice uppercut.
Redman misses the body punch
and Ryan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ryan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ryan moves out of range of the leg kick from Redman.
It seemed like Ryan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ryan dips to his left and cracks Redman with an uppercut!
Redman misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Redman.
Redman throws a leg kick
and Redman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Redman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ryan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Redman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ryan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan lands a slapping body shot.
Redman avoids the body shot from Ryan.
As Ryan looks to move away, Redman throws a big counter combo but Ryan just gets out of the way.
Redman throws a leg kick
and Redman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ryan throws a hook to the side of Redman's head but Redman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ryan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Redman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Redman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ryan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Redman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ryan.
Ryan lands with a straight right. Redman didn't see that one coming.
Ryan looks to throw the jab but Redman is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redman misses with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ryan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Redman throws a leg kick
and Ryan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ryan misses with a right hand
and Redman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ryan's knee momentarily.
Redman throws a leg kick but Ryan moved away.
Ryan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Redman with a body shot.
Redman is looking to chop away at Ryan's legs.
Redman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Redman throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ryan counters with a right hand to the body.
Ryan throws a head kick that half lands.
Redman looks to land a body kick but Ryan moved away.
Redman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ryan throws out a counter right but Redman avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redman clinches up against the cage.
Ryan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Redman throws an elbow but misses.
Ryan tries to throw a body punch but Redman avoids it by throwing Ryan back against the cage.
Ryan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Redman lands an elbow that stopped Ryan in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Andrew Ryan has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ryan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ryan.
Ryan misses with a punch to the body.
Redman stalling in the clinch but Ryan improves position.
Ryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ryan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ryan avoids the elbow strike from Redman, against the cage.
Redman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Redman throws an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Ryan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Redman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ryan's brow.
Redman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ryan tries a body shot but Redman blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ryan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Redman misses the shot to the body.
Ryan looks to land a right hand but Redman moved out of range.
Redman rushes Ryan and presses him up against the cage.
Ryan is trying to break free.
Redman misses with an elbow strike.
Ryan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Redman is predictable there
and Ryan counters with a stiff right hand.
Ryan lands a nice hook to Redman's body. Redman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Ryan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Ryan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Redman clinches.
Ryan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ryan digs a right hand underneath Redman's ribcage. Redman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ryan lands a body shot.
Andrew Ryan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ryan tries to work over Redman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ryan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Redman's elbow.
Redman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Redman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Redman stalling against the cage.
Ryan blocks an elbow strike from Redman.
Ryan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan is trying to break the clinch but Redman is controlling him.
Redman blocks a body shot from Ryan.
Ryan breaks the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Redman finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Redman scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Redman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ryan blocks a head kick by Redman.
Andrew Ryan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Redman throws a leg kick
and Ryan counters with a left to the body.
Redman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Redman sets himself, and Ryan steps forward looking for the clinch! Redman avoids it this time.
A head kick misses from Redman.
Ryan throws a series of punches but Redman moves out of range.
Redman looks to throw a body kick
and Ryan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Redman throws a body kick that misses
and Ryan counters with a nice uppercut.
Ryan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ryan scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Redman scores with a leg kick.
Ryan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Redman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Redman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Redman throws a body kick that misses
and Ryan counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick by Redman misses
and Redman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Redman is looking to wear down Ryan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Redman wants to clinch up but Ryan keeps it at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Ryan as he connects with a hook.
Redman connects with a body shot that sends Ryan's belly button to the back.
A shot to the body from Redman misses
and Ryan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ryan moves out of range as Redman throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan blocks the body kick.
Ryan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Redman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ryan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ryan tests Redman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Redman misses the shot to the body.
Ryan avoids a kick to the body.
A nice side step and Ryan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Redman throws a sloppy body shot
and Ryan counters with a nice uppercut.
Redman tries to clinch but Ryan is having none of it.
Redman tries to clinch but Ryan moves out of range.
Ryan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Redman throws a body kick that misses
and Ryan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Redman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan moves out of range of the body kick.
Ryan throws out a counter right but Redman avoids it with no problem.
Redman misses with a body punch
letting Ryan counter with a right hand.
Redman stalks Ryan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ryan's face. Ryan staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ryan blocks a head kick by Redman.
Ryan throws out a counter right but Redman avoids it with no problem.
Redman misses with a kick to the body
and Ryan counters with a stiff right hand.
Redman misses with a low kick.
Ryan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Redman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ryan throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Ryan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andrew Ryan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Ryan.
Redman motions for Ryan to come forward. Redman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Redman throws a leg kick
and Ryan counters with a right hand to the body.
Redman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ryan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Redman on the side of the head.
Ryan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ryan connects with a body shot that sends Redman's belly button to the back.
Redman misses with a right hand
and Ryan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan avoids the head kick by Redman.
A looping hook to the body misses from Redman. Ryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Damien Redman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redman wants to clinch but Ryan slips to the side
and Ryan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan lands a nice looking body shot.
Redman scores with a body shot.
Redman throws a nice head kick!
Ryan looks to land a right hand but Redman moved out of range.
Redman misses with a kick to the body
and Ryan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Redman throws a head kick but Ryan moves out of range.
It seemed like Ryan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Redman throws a leg kick
letting Ryan counter with a right hand.
Redman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ryan scores with a jab.
Redman ducks under a wild hook from Ryan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryan. Redman does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redman throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Redman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ryan counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan blocks the body kick.
It seemed like Ryan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Redman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Redman moves to clinch but Ryan breaks away
and Ryan counters with a stiff right hand.
Ryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Redman moves away.
Redman appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Redman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ryan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Redman.
Ryan blocks a leg kick.
It seemed like Ryan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Damien Redman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrew Ryan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Redman tries a low kick but Ryan avoids it.
Ryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Redman.
A countering left hand to the body from Ryan misses.
Redman thows a leg kick but Ryan checks it
and Ryan counters with a stiff right hand.
Redman misses with a left hand
and Ryan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Redman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ryan.
Ryan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Redman back to the cage. Ryan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Redman throws a sloppy head kick and Ryan moves out of range easily.
Ryan is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
An inside leg kick lands from Redman.
Redman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Redman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redman scoring well with a low kick there.
A low kick from Redman is predictable there
letting Ryan counter with a right hand.
Redman misses with a body kick.
Ryan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Redman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ryan swats away the attempt to clinch by Redman.
Redman lands with a good body shot.
Ryan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Redman misses with a double jab
and Ryan counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Ryan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ryan 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Ryan!
A very excited looking Andrew Ryan 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dado Mata (ranked 1208 p4p, 61 weight class) and Ricardo Monteban (ranked 1062 p4p, 53 weight class). Mata comes to the cage accompanied by 和楽器バンド / 千本桜. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dado Mata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricardo Monteban!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mata misses with a looping right.
Monteban fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Monteban scores with a jab to the body.
Mata throws a hook but Monteban blocks it.
Mata dodges the punch combination from Monteban.
Mata tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monteban was well out of range. Poor timing from Mata.
Mata jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mata throws a right hand that misses
and Monteban counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mata takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mata is looking to land body kicks.
Mata throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mata swings for the body but Monteban moves out of range.
Monteban misses with a body shot.
Mata misses with a body kick.
Monteban darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mata is staying active underneath Monteban, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteban is thwarting Mata's attempts to control the position.
Monteban trying to control from half guard but Mata is working away.
Monteban not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mata is looking for a sweep. Monteban is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Monteban working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Monteban thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mata's head.
Monteban landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Monteban is looking to control the position but Mata frees his trapped leg and locks up an armbar from the bottom! It looks tight! Monteban grimaces and holds on for a second but is forced to tap or have his arm broken! Slick Jiu Jitsu from Mata there - Monteban really paying for some sloppy defensive work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dado Mata!
Dado Mata thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lasse Alatalo (ranked 248 p4p, 41 weight class) and Hugh Moors (ranked 345 p4p, 55 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lasse Alatalo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugh Moors!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alatalo throws a big shot that misses.
Moors misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alatalo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moors.
Alatalo looks to land a right hand but Moors moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Moors misses the target.
Moors pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alatalo is out of range and Moors settles back down.
Alatalo looks to throw the jab but Moors is out of range.
Hugh Moors seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moors misses with a looping left.
Alatalo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moors.
It looked like Alatalo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Moors throws a sloppy body shot
and Alatalo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moors swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alatalo checks a leg kick.
Alatalo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moors buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Moors slams his shin into Alatalo's torso.
A big right from Moors misses.
Alatalo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Moors feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alatalo's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alatalo 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.
Alatalo misses with a looping left.
Moors misses with a right hand
and Alatalo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Moors throws a jab but it's blocked by Alatalo.
Alatalo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alatalo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Moors connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alatalo scrambles back to his feet.
Alatalo throws the left hand but Moors avoids the punch easily.
Alatalo clobbers Moors with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alatalo avoids the head kick by Moors.
Alatalo throws a jab when Moors was well out of range.
Alatalo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Moors. Moors obviously looking to wear him down.
Alatalo misses the jab.
Moors misses with a hook
and Alatalo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moors avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moors rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alatalo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moors dips to his left and cracks Alatalo with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moors bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moors misses with an uppercut. Alatalo saw that one coming.
Moors fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alatalo.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Moors.
A nice inside leg kick there by Moors. That's going to slow Alatalo down.
Moors wants to slow Alatalo down by chopping away at his legs.
Alatalo throws a lazy uppercut
and Moors counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alatalo throws out a loose jab but Moors uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moors bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moors misses with a leg kick
and Alatalo counters with a stiff right hand.
Moors lands a really nice looking cross but Alatalo seems unphased.
Alatalo scores with a shot to the body.
Moors misses with a right hand
and Alatalo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moors throws a leg kick but Alatalo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Alatalo is looking to counter punch.
Alatalo scores with a body shot.
Moors throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moors throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Alatalo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moors throws a poor cross that misses
and Alatalo counters with a nice uppercut.
Moors throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moors lands a head shot.
A jab from Alatalo misses.
Moors misses with a straight left.
Moors fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alatalo, pushing him back against the cage.
Alatalo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Moors working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alatalo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alatalo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Moors moves into the clinch.
Alatalo struggles to land a body shot inside as Moors controls his hands.
Moors misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moors prevents a body shot from Alatalo.
Moors misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Moors.
Alatalo wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Alatalo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moors makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Moors misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moors prevents a body shot from Alatalo.
Moors digs a right hand into Alatalo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alatalo's gas tank.
Moors pulls guard successfully.
Alatalo is fighting to break Moors's control of his arms but Moors is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Alatalo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Moors working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Moors 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.
Moors takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alatalo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moors looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Moors.
Alatalo misses with a looping right.
Despite the aggression on Moors's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Alatalo throws a body punch but Moors moves out of range.
Moors misses with a head kick.
It looked like Alatalo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Moors.
Moors fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Alatalo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alatalo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Moors is looking to chop away at Alatalo's legs.
Moors displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moors looks to land a right hand but Alatalo moved out of range.
Moors throws a jab but it's blocked by Alatalo.
Moors avoids the body shot from Alatalo.
Alatalo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moors was well out of range. Poor timing from Alatalo.
Alatalo moves away from the strike by Moors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alatalo throws a hook but Moors avoids it easily.
Alatalo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moors slips a straight right by Alatalo.
Moors misses with a jab to the body
and Alatalo counters with a stiff right hand.
Alatalo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moors.
Alatalo moves out of range of the leg kick from Moors.
Moors doesn't manage to clinch there - Alatalo circles away.
Moors tries to close the distance and clinch but Alatalo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moors throws out a leg kick but Alatalo moves out of range and Moors only half commits.
An attempted straight right counter from Alatalo misses the target.
Alatalo throws a jab when Moors was well out of range.
Moors keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Moors.
Moors paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Moors falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alatalo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Moors thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alatalo cracks Moors with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Moors takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alatalo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hugh Moors seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moors throws a leg kick which misses Alatalo's front leg but catches the back leg as Alatalo tries to avoid it.
Moors fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alatalo is out of range.
Moors forces Alatalo back against the cage and clinches.
Moors tries to throw a body punch but Alatalo avoids it by throwing Moors back against the cage.
Alatalo can't find room to land a body shot as Moors controls the action.
Moors lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alatalo backwards.
Moors is trying to pull guard but Alatalo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Alatalo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alatalo blocks a low kick nicely.
Alatalo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moors moves away.
Moors scores with a hook to the body. Alatalo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Moors tries to work over Alatalo's front leg with a kick but Alatalo checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alatalo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Moors thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moors connects with a leg kick. Alatalo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Moors uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alatalo.
Alatalo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moors.
Alatalo is looking to counter punch.
Moors takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Moors steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alatalo.
Moors pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alatalo is out of range and Moors settles back down.
Alatalo throws a jab but it's blocked by Moors.
Alatalo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moors.
Alatalo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alatalo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Moors doesn't seem bothered though.
Alatalo takes a swing at Moors's ribcage but misses.
Alatalo throws a jab when Moors was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moors waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alatalo.
A quick step to the side and Alatalo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moors misses with a hook.
Alatalo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Moors pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Alatalo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Moors.
Alatalo scores with a jab. Moors acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Moors misses with a double jab.
Alatalo throwing a counter right hand but Moors manages to avoid it.
Moors's corner calls for a 1-2. Moors obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alatalo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alatalo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alatalo throws the left hand but Moors avoids the punch easily.
Alatalo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moors fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moors tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alatalo was well out of range. Poor timing from Moors.
Moors keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moors closes the distance and clinches.
Moors jumps guard but Alatalo stands there with Moors around his waist. Moors gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hugh Moors will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Alatalo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Moors gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Moors is trying to pull guard but Alatalo has him pressed against the cage.
Alatalo prevents a body shot from Moors.
Moors misses with a punch on the inside.
Alatalo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alatalo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Alatalo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alatalo defending well as Moors loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moors throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alatalo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moors misses with a hook. Alatalo ducked under it nicely.
Moors looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Moors tries to land a body kick
and Alatalo counters with a stiff right hand.
Moors ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alatalo moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moors goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Moors slips under a jab from Alatalo.
Moors only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Moors tries to move into range but Alatalo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Moors chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alatalo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moors throws out the jab.
Moors ducks under a wild hook from Alatalo.
Alatalo checks the leg kick.
Alatalo looks to land a right hand but Moors moved out of range.
Alatalo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moors sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moors wants to counter with a clinch but Alatalo pushes him away.
Alatalo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alatalo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moors.
Alatalo misses with a straight right.
Moors with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Moors misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Alatalo to counter with a crisp jab.
Moors throws a hook but Alatalo avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alatalo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moors.
Moors throws out a loose jab but Alatalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moors scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alatalo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Moors moves to clinch but Alatalo breaks away
and Alatalo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moors tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Alatalo counters with a stiff right hand.
Moors connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Moors misses with a low kick.
Moors wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Alatalo.
Alatalo blocks a head kick by Moors.
Alatalo moves out of range as Moors strikes.
Alatalo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alatalo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Moors throws a low kick but Alatalo avoids it.
Moors moves out of range as Alatalo strikes.
Alatalo throws the left hand but Moors avoids the punch easily.
Alatalo just misses with a punch to the body.
Moors tries to clinch up but Alatalo circles away and keeps his distance.
Alatalo connects with a looping right hand.
Moors lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alatalo checks a low kick from Moors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moors chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alatalo works Moors's body with a nice hook.
Moors staying out of range there.
Moors wants to counter with a clinch but Alatalo pushes him away.
Moors on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moors tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alatalo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alatalo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Moors there.
Moors tries to clinch up.
Alatalo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Alatalo misses.
Moors misses with a body kick.
Moors throws a leg kick but Alatalo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Moors lands a nice looking body kick.
Moors moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Lasse Alatalo did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Moors throws a hook but Alatalo blocks it.
Moors connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alatalo takes a swing at Moors's ribcage but misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alatalo misses with some punches.
Moors scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Moors lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Moors cracks Alatalo with a nice body shot.
Moors lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alatalo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alatalo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moors sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alatalo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Moors at a distance.
Alatalo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moors avoids the body shot from Alatalo.
Moors feints a counter leg kick.
Alatalo throws a looping overhand right but Moors ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moors cracks the inside of Alatalo's front leg.
Alatalo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Alatalo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alatalo just misses with a punch to the body.
Moors lands with a thumping leg kick.
Moors tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alatalo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alatalo loads up on a big right hand but Moors slips the punch.
Alatalo misses the shot to the body.
Moors looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alatalo throws a hook to the side of Moors's head but Moors sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moors only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Moors misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alatalo. Moors does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moors steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Alatalo.
Alatalo scores with a jab to the body.
Moors just misses with a punch to the body.
Alatalo needs to keep his hands up - Moors had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moors fails to land with a series of punches.
Alatalo sizes up Moors with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Moors cracks the inside of Alatalo's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moors tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alatalo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alatalo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moors.
Alatalo throwing a counter right hand but Moors manages to avoid it.
Moors misses with an uppercut.
Moors throws a sloppy body shot
and Alatalo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moors moves in looking to clinch but Alatalo pushes him off.
Moors misses with a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Alatalo misses its target.
A bone on bone clash there as Alatalo blocks the leg kick.
Moors blocks a jab.
Moors ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moors doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Alatalo throws a jab but it's blocked by Moors.
Alatalo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moors was well out of range. Poor timing from Alatalo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moors throws a body kick that misses
and Alatalo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moors looks to score with a jab to the body but Alatalo is just out of range.
Alatalo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alatalo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Moors.
Alatalo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moors was well out of range. Poor timing from Alatalo.
Moors slips a straight right by Alatalo.
Alatalo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Moors with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alatalo slips a straight right by Moors.
Alatalo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Alatalo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alatalo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alatalo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moors.
It looked like Alatalo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Moors.
Alatalo connects with a single shot there.
Good leg kick by Moors there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alatalo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Alatalo misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moors throws a low kick but Alatalo avoids it.
Moors slips a straight right by Alatalo.
Moors moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moors misses with a low kick as Alatalo jumps back.
Moors closes the distance but Alatalo moves to the side
and Alatalo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Moors.
Moors throws a leg kick but Alatalo moved away.
Alatalo looks to throw the jab but Moors is out of range.
Moors wants to counter with a clinch but Alatalo pushes him away.
Alatalo misses the shot to the body.
Alatalo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Moors throws a sloppy head kick
and Alatalo counters with a straight right hand.
Moors throws a front kick aimed at Alatalo's knee but Alatalo avoids it well.
Alatalo misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Hugh Moors will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Moors throws a body shot but no joy.
That kick from Moors tenderised Alatalo's leg. Alatalo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Moors looks to land a combination but Alatalo avoids it well.
Alatalo misses with a hook. Moors ducked under it nicely.
Moors only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Moors wants to land a leg kick but Alatalo is out of range.
Alatalo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moors tries to counter by closing the distance.
Moors throws a leg kick but Alatalo moved away.
Moors shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like Alatalo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alatalo misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Moors finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alatalo lands a nice shot to the body.
Moors throws a solid leg kick but Alatalo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Moors.
Moors throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Alatalo counters with a straight right hand.
Alatalo swings for the body but Moors moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moors explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Moors has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Alatalo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Moors moves into the clinch.
Alatalo blocking some punches.
Moors pulls guard successfully.
Moors can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Alatalo controls the pace.
Alatalo wants to pass the guard but Moors is keeping the position.
Alatalo pushes down on Moors's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Alatalo trying to pass the guard but Moors defending well.
Lasse Alatalo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moors looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Alatalo is trying to control. Moors wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Moors wants to control but Alatalo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Moors looking for submissions off his back.
Moors looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moors looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Moors avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alatalo.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hugh Moors is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Moors is looking to control Alatalo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Moors avoid being mounted?
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alatalo jabs Moors to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Moors walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Alatalo misses with a wild body shot.
Moors scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moors thows a leg kick but Alatalo checks it
and Alatalo counters with a stiff right hand.
Moors turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Moors misses with a kick to the body.
Moors clinches with his opponent.
Moors blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moors scores with a shoulder strike.
Alatalo swings wildly with an uppercut but Moors uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moors gets control of Alatalo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Moors will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moors avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moors is trying to control the position but Alatalo postures up.
Alatalo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugh Moors comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Moors 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugh Moors!
Hugh Moors is the new welterweight champion!
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