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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aguta Grizzly (ranked 2017 p4p, 249 weight class) and Andrew Frame (ranked 3028 p4p, 349 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aguta Grizzly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrew Frame!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frame throws a lazy right hand but Grizzly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grizzly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frame.
Grizzly connects with a good right hand that stumbles Frame. Frame circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Grizzly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grizzly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grizzly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grizzly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Frame misses with a wild combination.
Frame ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Frame avoids the head kick by Grizzly.
Frame takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Grizzly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Frame.
Frame throws a series of punches but Grizzly avoids them all with ease.
Aguta Grizzly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grizzly misses with a wild combination.
Frame cracks Grizzly with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Frame defending well as Grizzly loads up on a big left hand.
Frame defending well as Grizzly loads up on a big left hand.
Grizzly throws a hook to the side of Frame's head but Frame sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grizzly on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Grizzly catches Frame with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Frame forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Aguta Grizzly!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doctor Tennant (ranked 3847 p4p, 319 weight class) and Nuno Pontes (ranked 2977 p4p, 279 weight class). Nuno Pontes acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doctor Tennant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nuno Pontes!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pontes misses with the combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Pontes. That snapped Tennant's head back.
It looks like Doctor Tennant has been cut.
Pontes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tennant bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pontes digs a good hook to Tennant's body.
Tennant just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pontes! But no joy.
Pontes cracks Tennant's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Tennant slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Pontes can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nuno Pontes!
After winning the bout, Nuno Pontes thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alvey Kulina (ranked 2522 p4p, 289 weight class) and Jack Anvile (ranked 4754 p4p, 435 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alvey Kulina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Anvile!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Topper Green and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulina fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alvey Kulina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kulina looks to throw the jab but Anvile is out of range.
Anvile doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kulina jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anvile takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Anvile fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Anvile keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kulina swings for the body but Anvile moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anvile! But no joy.
Kulina throws a combination that misses
and Anvile counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulina throws a right hand that Anvile ducks under and follows up with a left that Anvile also avoids with ease.
Kulina moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Anvile shoots in for a takedown but Kulina shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Anvile with that takedown attempt.
Alvey Kulina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Anvile.
Anvile fails with the takedown.
Kulina swinging wildly here.
Nice takedown defense from Kulina. No joy for Anvile on that attempt.
Kulina lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Anvile backs up against the cage.
Kulina will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anvile looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kulina is fending him off so far but Anvile persists. Nope, Kulina circles away and we're back to standing.
As Anvile looks to move away, Kulina throws a big counter combo but Anvile just gets out of the way.
Jab, jab by Kulina - just one landing.
Anvile fails with the takedown.
Kulina tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Anvile on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anvile avoids the body shot from Kulina.
Alvey Kulina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kulina throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kulina scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kulina, as that shot connected.
Kulina throws a jab but it's blocked by Anvile.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulina just misses with a punch to the body.
Anvile is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kulina with a body shot.
Anvile avoids the head kick by Kulina.
A little jabbing left from Anvile on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kulina avoids the head kick by Anvile.
Kulina misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anvile throws a leg kick which misses Kulina's front leg but catches the back leg as Kulina tries to avoid it.
Kulina fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anvile looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That kick from Kulina tenderised Anvile's leg. Anvile is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kulina throws a series of punches but Anvile avoids them all with ease.
Jab from Kulina.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulina takes a swing at Anvile's ribcage but misses.
Kulina swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anvile keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kulina lands with a right hand.
Anvile showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kulina.
Anvile dives in for a single leg takedown but Kulina sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anvile uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kulina.
Kulina throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anvile misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvey Kulina dominated that round.
That's time! Kulina's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Anvile shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kulina pinned against the cage. Kulina gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kulina throws a quick counter kick to the body but Anvile avoids it.
Anvile tries for a takedown but Kulina sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kulina stuns Anvile with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Anvile will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alvey Kulina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Anvile.
Jab, jab by Kulina - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Kulina.
Kulina tries a head kick but it misses.
Anvile throws out a counter right but Kulina avoids it with no problem.
Anvile lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Alvey Kulina has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulina listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've been told by Kulina's head coaches at Navy Street MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anvile.
Kulina appears to be looking for a big counter.
Anvile uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kulina.
A countering left hand to the body from Anvile misses.
A slow jab from Kulina misses its intended target.
Nice body punch from Kulina.
Kulina lands a nice shot to the body.
Kulina cracks Anvile with a right hand to the side of the head.
Anvile shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Anvile takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kulina misses its intended target.
Anvile lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Anvile uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kulina.
Kulina misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anvile.
Kulina misses with a wild body shot.
Alvey Kulina is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kulina throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anvile misses with a takedown attempt - Kulina sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kulina appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Anvile shoots in looking for a takedown. Kulina tries to sprawl out of it but Anvile keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kulina manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Kulina was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anvile shoots in but Kulina avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Anvile shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kulina defends it nicely.
Kulina rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anvile moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anvile on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Anvile tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anvile throws a looping overhand right but Kulina ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulina moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jab, jab by Kulina - just one landing.
Kulina looks to throw the jab but Anvile is out of range.
Anvile looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kulina lands a front kick.
Kulina throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anvile.
Anvile doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kulina with a jab.
Anvile takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anvile is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kulina sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Anvile throws a body punch but Kulina moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvey Kulina dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alvey Kulina's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kulina throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kulina.
Kulina throws a nice looking combination but Anvile bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anvile shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kulina pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anvile! But no joy.
Kulina lands with a right hand.
Anvile avoids the head kick by Kulina.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Kulina tenderised Anvile's leg. Anvile is trying to keep his angry face on.
Anvile tries for a takedown but Kulina circles away easily
and Kulina counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anvile paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kulina with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Kulina. Those never looked like landing.
Anvile unleashes a big counter combination but Kulina bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kulina misses with a wild body shot.
And Anvile tries to counter it with a takedown but Kulina pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Anvile misses with a takedown attempt
and Kulina counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvey Kulina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Anvile.
Kulina misses with the combination.
Kulina pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kulina swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulina scores with a jab to the body.
Anvile fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Anvile ducks right into an uppercut from Kulina.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Anvile might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kulina has got the better of the exchanges.
A swing and a miss from Kulina.
Anvile is looking for the big counter here.
Anvile closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kulina circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anvile takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Anvile misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Anvile has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kulina misses with the combination.
Anvile is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kulina with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anvile changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kulina tries to avoid it but Anvile manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kulina to the ground. Kulina escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Anvile closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kulina defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Anvile.
Anvile tries for a takedown but Kulina sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Anvile takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anvile misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kulina scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulina throws a series of punches but Anvile avoids them all with ease.
Kulina throws a shot from downtown. Anvile moves away and avoids it.
Kulina swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anvile flicks out a counter leg kick but Kulina steps away.
A head kick from Kulina lands but Anvile takes it in his stride.
Nice jab there from Anvile.
Alvey Kulina is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kulina pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kulina misses with a wild body shot.
Anvile shoots in for a takedown but Kulina shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jack Anvile has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alvey Kulina is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anvile dips to his left and cracks Kulina with an uppercut!
And that's the end of the fight!
Alvey Kulina showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kulina 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alvey Kulina!
Alvey Kulina made sure to mention his sponsor, Freebok (85% Laundry) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maicon Kuster (ranked 3435 p4p, 299 weight class) and Lucifer Evo (ranked 4028 p4p, 326 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maicon Kuster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucifer Evo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evo has closed the distance and engaged Kuster in a clinch.
Kuster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuster lands a left hand.
Kuster misses with a body punch.
Kuster misses with a punch to the body.
Kuster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Evo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuster backwards.
Kuster lands a nice shot to the body.
Kuster makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Evo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kuster stalling in the clinch but Evo improves position.
Evo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Evo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuster blocking some punches.
Evo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuster lands a nice shot to the body.
Evo looks winded!
Kuster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuster blocks an uppercut.
Evo misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuster can't find room to land a body shot as Evo controls the action.
Evo blocks a body shot from Kuster.
Kuster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Evo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evo letting Kuster take a breather here.
Kuster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Evo misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuster.
Evo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuster pushes Evo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Evo struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuster controls his hands.
Kuster lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Kuster - that landed with a thud.
Evo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kuster swings wildly with an uppercut but Evo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Evo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Evo misses with the head strike.
Evo working aggressively here.
Kuster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuster lands a hook that snaps the head of Evo backwards.
Evo throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuster.
Kuster lands with a light punch inside.
Evo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuster stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evo struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuster controls his hands.
Kuster presses Evo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kuster working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kuster cracks Evo with a nice body shot.
Kuster misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuster tries a body shot but Evo blocks it.
Kuster lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good body shot from Kuster.
Kuster lands an uppercut.
Kuster misses with some punches.
Evo blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuster.
Kuster throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kuster digs a right hand into Evo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Evo's gas tank.
Kuster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuster lands with a short shot to the head.
Kuster looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A right handed body shot lands from Kuster.
Evo avoiding damage as Kuster throws knees to the body.
Kuster lands a right hand.
Kuster lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from Kuster.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evo blocking some punches.
Kuster misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuster creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Evo's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Evo drops to his knees and Kuster pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maicon Kuster!
Maicon Kuster bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hennig Muller (ranked 3916 p4p, 379 weight class) and Crock O Snake Under The Sea (ranked 2286 p4p, 267 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hennig Muller !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Crock O Snake Under The Sea!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Muller coming out on top.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Under The Sea has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Muller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Under The Sea tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Muller misses with a hook. Under The Sea ducked under it nicely.
Muller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Under The Sea moves away.
Under The Sea uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muller .
A slow jab from Muller misses its intended target.
Under The Sea is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Under The Sea uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muller .
Muller looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Muller misses with an uppercut
and Under The Sea counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Under The Sea.
Muller managing to control the position.
Muller keeping moving, preventing Under The Sea from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Under The Sea advances position into side control!
Under The Sea tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Under The Sea has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Muller knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Under The Sea on the ground.
Under The Sea wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Muller , who protects the arm well.
Under The Sea takes a little break here. Muller wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Muller struggling a bit here.
Muller is looking for a sweep.
Muller is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Under The Sea's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Muller is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Under The Sea wants to control but Muller is keeping him busy.
Under The Sea seems to be looking for submissions.
Muller is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Under The Sea wants to lay and pray for a moment but Muller keeps working.
Under The Sea is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Muller trying to control here.
Muller is doing well to control the position and prevent Under The Sea from advancing to side control.
Muller on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Muller tries to get out of the position.
Under The Sea is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Muller sees it coming and defends easily.
Muller preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Under The Sea is looking for a kimura but Muller is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Under The Sea to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller wants to improve his position but Under The Sea is controlling well.
Muller holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Muller has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Under The Sea is working away from the top position though.
Under The Sea trying to control the action but Muller is working from the bottom.
Muller is controlling Under The Sea's trapped leg to prevent Under The Sea from advancing to side control.
Under The Sea prevents Muller from improving his position.
Under The Sea is pressing down on Muller 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Muller is holding on for now.
Muller wants to control but Under The Sea is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Muller keeping control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Muller won't allow Under The Sea to pass to mount.
Under The Sea seems to be looking for submissions.
Under The Sea trying to control from half guard but Muller is working away.
Under The Sea is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Muller defends it well.
Under The Sea is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Muller trying to control from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Under The Sea is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Muller doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Under The Sea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crock O Snake Under The Sea dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Muller clinches with his opponent.
Under The Sea has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Muller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muller tries to throw a body punch but Under The Sea avoids it by throwing Muller back against the cage.
Under The Sea has Muller pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller pushes Under The Sea back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Muller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muller lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Muller .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Under The Sea blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Muller .
Under The Sea prevents a body shot from Muller .
Muller misses with a punch on the inside.
Muller struggles to land a body shot inside as Under The Sea controls his hands.
Under The Sea blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muller lands a body shot in the clinch.
Muller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muller misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Muller .
Muller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Muller misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muller .
Muller misses with a punch on the inside.
Muller lands a hook to the side of the head.
Under The Sea's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Under The Sea blocking some punches.
Muller misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Under The Sea prevents a body shot from Muller .
Muller lands a nice uppercut.
Muller misses with some punches.
Under The Sea blocks a body shot from Muller .
Under The Sea leaning against his opponent.
Muller misses with some punches.
Muller throws a punch but it's blocked by Under The Sea.
Under The Sea drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Muller gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Muller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Under The Sea can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Under The Sea wants to get back to striking at distance but Muller won't allow it.
A right hand to the body from Muller .
A head punch on the inside from Muller fails to land.
Muller prevents Under The Sea from breaking the clinch.
Muller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Muller lands a body shot.
Muller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muller working aggressively here.
Under The Sea pressing his opponent against the cage.
Muller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Muller tries to throw a body punch but Under The Sea avoids it by throwing Muller back against the cage.
Under The Sea prevents a body shot from Muller .
Under The Sea blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Muller fails to land.
Muller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Under The Sea backwards.
Muller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Under The Sea wants to take the fight to the mat but Muller manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Muller lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from Muller as the two fighters clinch.
Muller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Muller .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Under The Sea blocks a body shot from Muller .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hennig Muller dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Under The Sea drops his hands momentarily and Muller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Muller throws a predictable looking body shot
and Under The Sea counters with a one-two to the body.
Muller scores with a shot to the body.
Muller misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Under The Sea on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Muller tries to close the distance and clinch but Under The Sea swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Under The Sea was well out of range. Poor timing from Muller .
And Under The Sea tries to counter it with a takedown but Muller pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Muller throws a jab but it's blocked by Under The Sea.
Muller swings for the body but Under The Sea moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Under The Sea! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Under The Sea throws out a counter right but Muller avoids it with no problem.
Muller is looking to wear down Under The Sea with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Muller misses with an uppercut. Under The Sea saw that one coming.
Muller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Under The Sea.
Muller throws the left hand but Under The Sea avoids the punch easily.
Under The Sea looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Under The Sea defending well as Muller loads up on a big left hand.
Under The Sea changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Muller misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Muller misses.
Under The Sea is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hennig Muller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muller looks to score with a jab to the body but Under The Sea is just out of range.
Muller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Under The Sea.
Muller throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Muller missing with a left hand there. Under The Sea was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Under The Sea slips under a jab from Muller .
And Under The Sea tries to counter it with a takedown but Muller pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Muller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Muller throws a sloppy body shot
and Under The Sea counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Muller wants to clinch but Under The Sea slips to the side
and Muller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller takes a swing at Under The Sea's ribcage but misses.
Under The Sea takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Muller scores with a nice strike.
Under The Sea takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Muller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muller pushes Under The Sea up against the cage in a clinch.
Under The Sea is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Under The Sea blocks an uppercut.
Under The Sea blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hennig Muller has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Muller scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller working aggressively here.
Muller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Under The Sea blocking some punches.
Muller has a couple of punches blocked by Under The Sea.
Muller lands a nice shot to the body.
Muller working aggressively here.
Muller lands with a right to the head.
Muller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Under The Sea to work.
A head punch on the inside from Muller fails to land.
Under The Sea is trying to break the clinch but Muller is controlling him.
Muller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muller throws a punch but it's blocked by Under The Sea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller can't find room to land a body shot as Under The Sea controls the action.
Muller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Under The Sea's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Muller .
Muller lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Muller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Under The Sea breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Muller lands a nice looking body shot.
Muller just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Under The Sea's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Muller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Under The Sea moves away.
Under The Sea tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
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!
Muller jabs Under The Sea to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Under The Sea uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Muller .
Muller wants to clinch
letting Under The Sea counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hennig Muller showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Muller 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hennig Muller !
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Cahill (ranked 2143 p4p, 258 weight class) and Hank Vaughn (ranked 2892 p4p, 320 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Cahill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hank Vaughn!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ron Honeybunn and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cahill moves into range and clinches up with Vaughn.
Vaughn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cahill wants a takedown.
Cahill lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vaughn.
Vaughn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vaughn prevents a body shot from Cahill.
Vaughn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cahill avoids it.
Cahill lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vaughn backwards.
Vaughn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cahill backwards.
Vaughn tries to land knees in the clinch but Cahill avoids the damage to the body.
Cahill lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vaughn backwards.
Cahill avoiding damage as Vaughn throws knees to the body.
Vaughn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cahill blocks it with crossed arms.
Vaughn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cahill working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cahill has clasped his hands together around Vaughn's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Vaughn is not content to let Cahill control the position.
Cahill working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Cahill seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Cahill is trying to get an arm triangle but Vaughn is defending well.
We've been hearing good reports from Cahill'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.
Cahill tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vaughn holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cahill thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cahill tries to score with some ground and pound. Vaughn controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cahill is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vaughn is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cahill throws an elbow but Vaughn slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cahill is working Vaughn over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cahill has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cahill throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Vaughn is not content to let Cahill control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cahill sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Vaughn is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cahill looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Vaughn is avoiding damage well.
Cahill working the ground and pound but Vaughn is defending the strikes.
Cahill wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vaughn keeps working.
Cahill tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vaughn dodges the ground and pound from Cahill.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cahill is trying to get an arm triangle but Vaughn is defending well.
Cahill wants to take a breather but Vaughn manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Cahill.
Cahill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vaughn is keeping the position for now.
Vaughn looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cahill stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vaughn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Cahill 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.
Good standup being displayed there by Vaughn as he connects with a hook.
Vaughn throws a chopping leg kick but Cahill manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cahill misses with a body shot
and Vaughn counters with a left to the body.
Vaughn connects with a right hand. Cahill shakes it off.
Cahill has Vaughn up against the cage in a clinch.
Cahill looking for a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cahill.
Vaughn has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cahill seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Vaughn can turn it around.
Cahill looking for a takedown.
Cahill has Vaughn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vaughn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Cahill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cahill drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vaughn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cahill tries a body shot but Vaughn blocks it.
Vaughn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vaughn looking to throw knees to the head but Cahill is blocking nicely.
Vaughn looking to throw knees to the head but Cahill is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cahill takes a shot to the head.
Cahill lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vaughn backwards.
Cahill is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vaughn.
Vaughn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vaughn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cahill backwards.
Vaughn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cahill blocks it with crossed arms.
Cahill has Vaughn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vaughn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cahill lands with a short shot to the head.
Vaughn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cahill backwards.
Vaughn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vaughn gets underhooks to prevent Cahill's takedown attempt.
Vaughn throws a punch but it's blocked by Cahill.
Hank Vaughn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cahill wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vaughn landing knees to the body.
Vaughn connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Vaughn as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Vaughn.
Vaughn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cahill lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vaughn lands a knee to the head.
Vaughn lands a shoulder strike.
Cahill is rocked!
Vaughn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cahill backwards.
Oh Cahill is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vaughn blocks a body shot from Cahill.
Vaughn connects with a knee to the head.
Vaughn landing knees to the body.
Vaughn lands with a right to the head.
Vaughn has Cahill pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Cahill is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Vaughn - that's hurt Cahill badly! Oh, another knee lands and Cahill is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Cahill doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Hank Vaughn!
During a confident post fight interview, Hank Vaughn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Ovchinnikov (ranked 21390 p4p, 521 weight class) and Gamzat Gamzatov (ranked 2177 p4p, 265 weight class). Gamzatov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Entrance Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Ovchinnikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gamzat Gamzatov!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gamzatov fails with the takedown.
Ovchinnikov looks to throw the jab but Gamzatov is out of range.
Ovchinnikov misses the jab.
Gamzatov feints the counter takedown.
Gamzatov shoots in but no luck this time.
Ovchinnikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gamzatov moves away.
A big left from Ovchinnikov misses.
Gamzatov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ovchinnikov as he avoids it easily.
Dmitry Ovchinnikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gamzat Gamzatov.
Ovchinnikov throws a hook but Gamzatov blocks it.
Ovchinnikov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gamzatov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ovchinnikov scores with a nice right hand.
Gamzatov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gamzatov wants to control from the top but Ovchinnikov keeps moving.
Ovchinnikov wants to stand up but Gamzatov is controlling him.
Ovchinnikov keeping moving, preventing Gamzatov from controlling successfully.
Gamzatov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovchinnikov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gamzatov trying to control the position from guard on top but Ovchinnikov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ovchinnikov wants to stand and escape but Gamzatov is having none of it.
Ovchinnikov wants to sweep but no luck.
Ovchinnikov is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at St Petersburg MMA Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Gamzatov looking to sit in guard and control but Ovchinnikov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gamzatov is working an open guard so Ovchinnikov takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ovchinnikov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gamzatov shoots in for a takedown but Ovchinnikov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gamzatov shoots in looking for a takedown but Ovchinnikov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gamzatov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gamzatov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gamzatov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gamzatov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gamzatov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ovchinnikov.
Gamzatov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gamzatov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ovchinnikov.
Ovchinnikov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gamzatov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like Ovchinnikov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gamzatov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ovchinnikov.
Ovchinnikov stuffs the takedown attempt from Gamzatov. Gamzatov gets slowly back to his feet.
Gamzatov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gamzatov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ovchinnikov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ovchinnikov throws an overhand right that lands on Gamzatov's shoulder, as Gamzatov tries to avoid the shot.
Gamzatov lands a slapping body shot.
Gamzatov shoots in looking for a takedown. Ovchinnikov tries to sprawl out of it but Gamzatov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ovchinnikov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamzatov defending well as Ovchinnikov loads up on a big left hand.
Ovchinnikov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ovchinnikov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gamzatov shoots in and drives through. Ovchinnikov sprawls well.
Ovchinnikov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gamzatov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gamzatov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ovchinnikov tries to avoid it but Gamzatov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ovchinnikov to the ground. Ovchinnikov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ovchinnikov swings for the body but Gamzatov moves out of range.
Ovchinnikov misses with a looping left.
Ovchinnikov throws a shot from downtown. Gamzatov moves away and avoids it.
Gamzatov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ovchinnikov.
Ovchinnikov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gamzatov under the eye.
Gamzatov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ovchinnikov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gamzatov takes one to the chin there.
Gamzatov moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body punch from Ovchinnikov.
Ovchinnikov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gamzatov shoots for a double leg takedown but Ovchinnikov sprawls well. He's pushed Gamzatov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gamzatov misses with a takedown attempt - Ovchinnikov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ovchinnikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gamzatov moves forwards but Ovchinnikov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gamzatov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A big left from Ovchinnikov misses.
Gamzatov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ovchinnikov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gamzatov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ovchinnikov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ovchinnikov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dmitry Ovchinnikov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ovchinnikov misses the shot to the body.
And Gamzatov tries to counter it with a takedown but Ovchinnikov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dmitry Ovchinnikov is winning the standup battle so far.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ovchinnikov.
Gamzatov shoots in and drives through. Ovchinnikov sprawls well.
Ovchinnikov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gamzatov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ovchinnikov digs a good hook to Gamzatov's body.
Ovchinnikov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gamzatov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ovchinnikov digs a good body shot into Gamzatov's ribs.
Gamzatov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ovchinnikov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gamzatov scrambles back to his feet.
Gamzatov with a poor takedown
and Ovchinnikov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dmitry Ovchinnikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gamzat Gamzatov.
Ovchinnikov throws a body punch but Gamzatov moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gamzatov is defended easily by Ovchinnikov.
Ovchinnikov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ovchinnikov cracks a nice hook into Gamzatov's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovchinnikov looks to land a right hand but Gamzatov moved out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Ovchinnikov. No joy for Gamzatov on that attempt.
Ovchinnikov misses with a double jab.
Ovchinnikov lands a glancing blow to the side of Gamzatov's head.
Gamzatov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice shot lands for Ovchinnikov.
Gamzatov staying out of range there.
Ovchinnikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gamzatov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A lazy left from Ovchinnikov finds it's target.
Gamzatov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gamzatov slips under a jab.
Ovchinnikov sends Gamzatov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ovchinnikov is motioning to the referee to let Gamzatov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Gamzatov is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ovchinnikov cracks Gamzatov with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Gamzatov tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Ovchinnikov pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Gamzatov is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dmitry Ovchinnikov!
Dmitry Ovchinnikov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Greene (ranked 3045 p4p, 327 weight class) and Jorginho Marcelo (ranked 1877 p4p, 212 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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168 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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorginho Marcelo!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcelo misses with a body shot.
Marcelo gets caught napping as Greene dives in and scores a takedown. Marcelo manages to retain guard.
Greene with a flurry of punches that miss.
Greene has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Greene with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Greene throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marcelo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Greene is in close to Marcelo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Greene stopping the sweep attempt from Marcelo.
Greene working some strikes from top position.
Greene distracts Marcelo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Greene throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marcelo has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Greene should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Marcelo has tightened it up now! Greene should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jorginho Marcelo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ananada Bunyasarn (ranked 299 p4p, 39 weight class) and Kaz McStafferson (ranked 1039 p4p, 137 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ananada Bunyasarn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kaz McStafferson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McStafferson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
McStafferson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bunyasarn tries to roll over but McStafferson keeps him under control.
Bunyasarn is refusing to be controlled, as McStafferson sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McStafferson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
McStafferson seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McStafferson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
McStafferson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bunyasarn is refusing to be controlled, as McStafferson sits in half guard.
McStafferson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bunyasarn defends it well.
My spies in Crapollas Gym inform me that McStafferson has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bunyasarn won't allow McStafferson to pass to mount.
We've been hearing good reports from Bunyasarn'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.
Bunyasarn trying to hold on to McStafferson's head to control him but McStafferson postures up.
Bunyasarn tries to roll over but McStafferson keeps him under control.
McStafferson is working for a kimura but Bunyasarn is defending it quite comfortably.
McStafferson is looking for a kimura here.
McStafferson is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunyasarn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McStafferson is working away from the top position though.
McStafferson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bunyasarn is trying is best to control the position here.
McStafferson is working for a kimura but Bunyasarn is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McStafferson is trying to work for a kimura but Bunyasarn is defending well.
McStafferson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bunyasarn wants to control but McStafferson is keeping busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bunyasarn wants to get back to his feet.
McStafferson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bunyasarn's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaz McStafferson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McStafferson throws a head kick but Bunyasarn moves out of range.
McStafferson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Bunyasarn misses.
McStafferson shoots in looking for a takedown but Bunyasarn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McStafferson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McStafferson.
A shot to the body from McStafferson misses
and Bunyasarn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McStafferson closes the distance and clinches up with Bunyasarn, looking for a takedown. McStafferson pushes Bunyasarn against the cage but Bunyasarn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ananada Bunyasarn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaz McStafferson.
Bunyasarn slaps away a takedown attempt from McStafferson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice defenses there by McStafferson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McStafferson shoots in but Bunyasarn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bunyasarn misses with a leg kick.
Bunyasarn cracks McStafferson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McStafferson shoots in but no luck this time.
McStafferson gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McStafferson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bunyasarn trying to remain calm as McStafferson controls from the top position.
McStafferson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bunyasarn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
McStafferson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
McStafferson working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McStafferson in side control, throwing shots but Bunyasarn defends.
McStafferson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bunyasarn has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Bunyasarn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
McStafferson swings around for an armbar but Bunyasarn sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into McStafferson's guard.
Bunyasarn wanted to stand there but McStafferson had control of the position.
McStafferson is looking for a triangle but Bunyasarn pushes his legs off easily.
Bunyasarn wanted to stand there but McStafferson had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McStafferson looking for a sweep. Not yet McStafferson, not yet.
McStafferson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bunyasarn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
McStafferson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bunyasarn would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
McStafferson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bunyasarn trying to stand up but can't free himself from McStafferson's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McStafferson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bunyasarn passes into half guard.
Bunyasarn tries to stand and escape but McStafferson is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bunyasarn stands up from half guard.
Bunyasarn throws a series of punches but McStafferson moves out of range.
McStafferson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bunyasarn defends it well.
Bunyasarn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McStafferson.
Kaz McStafferson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bunyasarn throws a right hand that McStafferson ducks under and follows up with a left that McStafferson also avoids with ease.
McStafferson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bunyasarn avoids it really well and circles away.
It looked like Bunyasarn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ananada Bunyasarn dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
McStafferson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bunyasarn is fending him off so far but McStafferson persists. Nope, Bunyasarn circles away and we're back to standing.
Bunyasarn cracks McStafferson with an open hand slap.
McStafferson shoots and misses
and Bunyasarn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McStafferson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bunyasarn counters with a one-two to the body.
Ananada Bunyasarn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaz McStafferson.
McStafferson shoots and misses
and Bunyasarn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bunyasarn lands with a right that hurts McStafferson. McStafferson looks to clinch but Bunyasarn throws a short knee that drops McStafferson. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Ananada Bunyasarn!
Ananada Bunyasarn made sure to mention his sponsor, Groove Gear in his post fight interview.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Philip Ziskie (ranked 900 p4p, 107 weight class) and Takumi Sagaki (ranked 1008 p4p, 117 weight class). Sagaki has chosen Crazy Nights - Loudness as his entrance music. 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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24
156 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Philip Ziskie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takumi Sagaki!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziskie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ziskie lands with an uppercut that bounces Sagaki off the cage and back into range.
Sagaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ziskie.
Ziskie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sagaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ziskie slips a jab from Sagaki.
Ziskie throws a looping overhand right but Sagaki ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Ziskie misses.
Sagaki drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ziskie defends it well.
Ziskie moves out of range of the body kick.
Sagaki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ziskie on the side of the head.
Ziskie misses with a hook. Sagaki ducked under it nicely.
Ziskie scoring well with a low kick there.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sagaki has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ziskie.
Ziskie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziskie tries to move into range but Sagaki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sagaki checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've been hearing reports that Ziskie has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ziskie checks a leg kick.
Sagaki slips a straight right by Ziskie.
Ziskie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagaki moves out of range as Ziskie strikes.
Ziskie lands a jab-cross combination.
Ziskie lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sagaki will feel that in the morning.
Ziskie loads up on a big right hand but Sagaki slips the punch.
Sagaki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ziskie.
Ziskie throws a low kick but Sagaki avoids it.
Sagaki feints the counter takedown.
Sagaki bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sagaki is trying to ground and pound but Ziskie uses the momentary lack of control by Sagaki to regain half guard.
Ziskie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sagaki is working away from the top position though.
Ziskie wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sagaki is looking for a kimura here.
Sagaki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ziskie is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ziskie's head.
Sagaki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ziskie defending well though.
Ziskie looking for submissions off his back.
Sagaki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ziskie's head.
Ziskie is trying to get back to full guard.
Sagaki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sagaki is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ziskie sees it coming and defends easily.
Ziskie wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sagaki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sagaki wants to take a breather but Ziskie is having none of it.
Ziskie is doing well to control the position and prevent Sagaki from advancing to side control.
Sagaki is thwarting Ziskie's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ziskie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ziskie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sagaki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sagaki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sagaki connects with a nice short shot to Ziskie's temple.
Sagaki is looking for a kimura here.
Ziskie manages to get to full guard.
Ziskie trying to keep a closed guard but Sagaki is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sagaki wants to control from the top but Ziskie keeps moving.
Sagaki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sagaki scoring with some ground and pound.
Sagaki throws a big right hand that misses.
Ziskie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ziskie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sagaki got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ziskie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sagaki has managed to get both his arms back between Ziskie's legs - danger averted.
Sagaki is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ziskie is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ziskie has escaped and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Ziskie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ziskie is looking to land body kicks.
Sagaki only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ziskie slaps away a takedown attempt from Sagaki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ziskie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Philip Ziskie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sagaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ziskie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sagaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ziskie misses with an uppercut.
Sagaki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ziskie is out of range and Sagaki settles back down.
Ziskie lands with an overhand left.
Ziskie throws a chopping leg kick but Sagaki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sagaki closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sagaki lands a few punches from side control.
Sagaki tries to score with some ground and pound. Ziskie controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sagaki landing a few strikes.
Takumi Sagaki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ziskie is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sagaki off and has taken his back!
Sagaki tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Sagaki is looking to improve his position but Ziskie isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziskie is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Sagaki has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Sagaki!
Ziskie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sagaki postures up in Ziskie's guard and throws a big left but Ziskie blocks it.
Sagaki throwing strikes but missing.
Sagaki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ziskie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sagaki postures up.
Ziskie has control of Sagaki's left arm, preventing Sagaki from doing any damage.
Sagaki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ziskie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ziskie is trying to control the position but Sagaki postures up.
Sagaki working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ziskie's head.
Ziskie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ziskie looking for a guillotine here but Sagaki defends easily.
Sagaki working some strikes from top position.
Ziskie wants to sweep but no luck.
Sagaki tries to free his leg and advance position but Ziskie is retaining full guard.
Sagaki postures up in Ziskie's guard and throws a big left but Ziskie blocks it.
Sagaki postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sagaki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sagaki is looking to work some ground and pound but Ziskie has wrist control.
Ziskie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sagaki cracks Ziskie with a solid left hand.
Ziskie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sagaki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sagaki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sagaki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ziskie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sagaki defends it easily.
Sagaki working some strikes from top position.
Sagaki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sagaki landing with the ground and pound.
Ziskie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ziskie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sagaki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sagaki with a nice head shot there.
Ziskie is trying to keep Sagaki in close.
Sagaki is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ziskie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sagaki scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ziskie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sagaki scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takumi Sagaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ziskie throws a lazy right hand but Sagaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sagaki thumps Ziskie with a low kick.
Sagaki loads up on a big right hand but Ziskie slips the punch.
Sagaki tries a low kick but Ziskie avoids it.
Ziskie thuds his right hand into Sagaki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ziskie lands with a nice body punch.
Sagaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ziskie.
Ziskie closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sagaki did well to prevent Ziskie getting side control.
Ziskie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sagaki is pressing down on Ziskie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziskie trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sagaki's guard.
Sagaki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sagaki throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ziskie looking to sit in guard and control but Sagaki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sagaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Ziskie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ziskie is looking for a triangle but Sagaki pushes his legs off easily.
Ziskie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sagaki postures up and lands a big shot to Ziskie's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sagaki is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sagaki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sagaki trying to control but Ziskie is working from the bottom.
Sagaki lands a couple of digs.
Sagaki working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ziskie's head.
Sagaki throwing strikes from guard but Ziskie blocks nicely.
Sagaki distracts Ziskie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ziskie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sagaki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ziskie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ziskie keeping moving, preventing Sagaki from controlling successfully.
Ziskie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ziskie controls Sagaki momentarily but Sagaki frees himself.
Sagaki distracts Ziskie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sagaki connects with a couple of short punches.
Sagaki works over Ziskie with some ground and pound from guard.
Sagaki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sagaki makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ziskie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sagaki lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sagaki working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ziskie's head.
Ziskie is rocked!
Sagaki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sagaki trying to control but Ziskie is working from the bottom.
Ziskie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sagaki lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Oh Ziskie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sagaki postures up in Ziskie's guard and throws a big left but Ziskie blocks it.
Ziskie seems to have got his legs back now.
Sagaki postures up and lands a big shot to Ziskie's brow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sagaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Ziskie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ziskie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ziskie is looking to stand up but Sagaki isn't so interested in that idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takumi Sagaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sagaki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takumi Sagaki!
A victorious Takumi Sagaki thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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