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RFC: Atunes vs. Knox PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kasey McRobbie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chandler Betts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class).
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 , fighting out of , Kasey McRobbie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of , fighting out of , Chandler Betts!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McRobbie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've been hearing reports that McRobbie has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Betts avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice body punch from McRobbie.
A looping hook to the body misses from McRobbie. Betts does a little dance to reset his feet.
McRobbie lands with a right hand.
McRobbie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Betts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McRobbie throws a hook to the side of Betts's head but Betts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kasey McRobbie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McRobbie throws a series of punches but Betts avoids them all with ease.
McRobbie moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McRobbie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Betts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betts throws a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Betts 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McRobbie scores with a sloppy right hand. Betts should have avoided that one.
Betts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McRobbie works the jab nicely.
McRobbie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Betts ducks right into an uppercut from McRobbie.
McRobbie tries to bum rush Betts with a series of wild strikes but Betts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Betts stuffs the takedown.
Betts feints the counter takedown.
Betts throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slow jab from McRobbie misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betts lunges at McRobbie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McRobbie's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McRobbie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Betts's hands.
Betts is rocked!
Betts is holding his hands too far apart here. McRobbie throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Betts is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kasey McRobbie!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazumi Mishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class).
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 , fighting out of , Kazumi Mishima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of , fighting out of , Dan Daniels!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mishima takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Kazumi Mishima has been cut.
A jab from Daniels misses.
Mishima takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mishima throws a sloppy head kick and Daniels moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Daniels was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big right from Daniels misses.
Mishima throws a body kick that misses.
Mishima slips a straight right by Daniels.
Daniels lands a slapping body shot.
Daniels misses with a hook.
Daniels throws a jab when Mishima was well out of range.
Daniels scores with the left hand. Mishima knows he should have avoided that one.
Daniels swinging wildly here.
Mishima looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Daniels tries to keep at a distance but Mishima has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniels prevents a body shot from Mishima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daniels gets through Mishima's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Daniels's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mishima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Mishima scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mishima keeps control of Daniels as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mishima is stalling here.
Daniels wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mishima manages to break the clinch.
Daniels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mishima manages to avoid it.
Daniels scores with a shot to the body.
Mishima ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.
Daniels pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels cracks a nice hook into Mishima's ribs.
Daniels jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mishima looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dan Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels misses with a right hand
and Mishima counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A left hand lands to the body for Daniels.
Daniels is trying to break free.
Mishima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daniels's elbow.
Mishima content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mishima keeps control of Daniels as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Daniels lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mishima backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A frustrated look appears on Daniels's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Daniels tries to break free but Mishima pushes him back against the cage.
Daniels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daniels scores with a nice strike.
Mishima moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Mishima! Daniels dives in looking to finish! Mishima is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Daniels!
During a confident post fight interview, Dan Daniels 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Theodore Jasper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Luna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class).
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 , fighting out of , Theodore Jasper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of , fighting out of , Juan Luna!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luna drives through and clinches with Jasper against the cage.
Luna scores with a shoulder strike.
Luna keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jasper's efforts to push away.
Luna misses with a body punch.
Luna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luna goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luna scores with a hook to the body.
Luna lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jasper blocks a body shot from Luna.
Luna is working Jasper over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Luna fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luna has Jasper pressed against the cage, preventing Jasper from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jasper blocks an uppercut.
Luna presses Jasper against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Luna working aggressively here.
Jasper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Luna prevents Jasper from breaking the clinch.
Luna misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luna lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jasper backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Jasper's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jasper blocking some punches.
Luna working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luna throws a head punch that misses.
Jasper blocks a body shot from Luna.
Jasper blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Luna fails to land.
Luna tries to work over Jasper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luna keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jasper's efforts to push away.
Jasper blocking some punches.
Jasper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luna misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Jasper's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jasper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Luna.
Luna stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Luna lands a left hand.
Luna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jasper tries to circle away but Luna has him pinned against the cage.
Luna swings wildly with an uppercut but Jasper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jasper is trying to force a seperation but Luna has the dominant position.
Luna struggles to land a body shot inside as Jasper controls his hands.
Luna digs a right hand underneath Jasper's ribcage. Jasper let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luna lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jasper backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luna.
Luna has a couple of punches blocked by Jasper.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luna.
Luna misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jasper is trying to break the clinch but Luna has him pressed against the cage.
Luna misses with the head strike.
Jasper tries to break free but Luna pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A short right from Luna.
Luna misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Luna 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.
Luna misses with a hook. Jasper ducked under it nicely.
Jasper throws a series of punches but Luna avoids them all with ease.
Jasper misses with a combination
letting Luna counter with a right hand.
It looks like Theodore Jasper has been cut.
Luna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luna misses with a hook
and Jasper counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Luna jabs Jasper to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Luna misses with a straight left.
Jab from Luna.
Jasper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Luna counters with a straight right hand.
Jasper is rocked!
Jasper looks to land a combination but Luna avoids it well.
Jasper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luna has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jasper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luna takes a jab right on the kisser.
Luna has taken the fight to the clinch.
Luna keeps control of Jasper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luna.
Luna tries to work over Jasper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luna misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jasper prevents a body shot from Luna.
Juan Luna seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jasper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Luna throws a punch but it's blocked by Jasper.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jasper.
Jasper working hard to break the clinch.
Jasper blocks a body shot from Luna.
Luna misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luna misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jasper breaks the clinch.
Jasper lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jasper with a nice cross.
Jasper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Luna throws out the jab.
Juan Luna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jasper scores with a three punch combo!
Jasper cracks Luna with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jasper lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luna's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jasper under the eye.
Jasper swinging wildly here.
A little jabbing left from Luna on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jasper misses with a few strikes there.
Luna wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jasper lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Jasper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Luna throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jasper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Luna gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jasper.
Luna digs a good hook to Jasper's body.
Luna jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Theodore Jasper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Luna moves into the clinch successfully.
Luna misses with a body punch.
Luna lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jasper.
Luna swings wildly with an uppercut but Jasper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jasper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luna misses with a punch to the body.
Luna misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Luna misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luna pushes Jasper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Luna pushes Jasper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jasper is looking to break free of the clinch but Luna has double underhooks.
Luna misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Luna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Theodore Jasper's cut.
That's time! Jasper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Luna has closed the distance and engaged Jasper in a clinch.
Jasper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luna lands with a right to the head.
Luna throws a head punch that misses.
Luna lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jasper backwards.
Jasper is looking to break free of the clinch but Luna has double underhooks.
Luna working aggressively here.
Luna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jasper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jasper takes a shot to the head.
Luna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luna.
Luna lands a shot to the body.
Luna misses with the head strike.
Luna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jasper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Luna misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jasper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Luna in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Luna has a couple of punches blocked by Jasper.
Jasper is trying to break the clinch but Luna is controlling him.
Luna lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jasper backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luna misses with a body punch.
Luna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jasper tries to circle away but Luna has him pinned against the cage.
Luna throws a punch but it's blocked by Jasper.
Jasper tries to break the clinch but Luna is controlling the position.
Luna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luna swings wildly with an uppercut but Jasper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luna misses with the head strike.
Luna goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luna pushes Jasper back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Luna.
Jasper working hard to break the clinch.
Luna swings wildly with an uppercut but Jasper uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Luna.
Jasper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Theodore Jasper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luna throws an overhand right that lands on Jasper's shoulder, as Jasper tries to avoid the shot.
Luna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jasper.
Luna clinches up against the cage.
Luna lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Theodore Jasper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Juan Luna is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jasper tries to break free but Luna pushes him back against the cage.
Luna can't find room to land a body shot as Jasper controls the action.
Luna lands an uppercut.
Luna misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Luna.
Luna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Jasper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice side step and Luna releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jasper scores with a jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Luna misses with a straight right.
Jasper with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Luna to score with a decent uppercut.
Luna throws out a powerful jab.
Luna darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Luna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Luna 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 26:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Luna!
Juan Luna seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivar Lothbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Landi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class).
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 , fighting out of , Ivar Lothbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of , fighting out of , Jose Landi!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landi rushes Lothbrok and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lothbrok unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lothbrok's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lothbrok tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Our sources have told us that Lothbrok has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Landi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Landi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Landi effectively controlling the action here.
Nice body punch from Landi.
Landi fails to pull guard.
Landi jumps guard but Lothbrok stands there with Landi around his waist. Landi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ivar Lothbrok has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Landi.
Lothbrok can't find room to land a body shot as Landi controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Landi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Landi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Landi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Landi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lothbrok tries a body shot but Landi blocks it.
Landi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landi lands a shoulder strike.
Lothbrok stalling in the clinch but Landi improves position.
Lothbrok digs a right hand into Landi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Landi's gas tank.
Landi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jose Landi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Landi scores with a four punch combination!
Landi throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Lothbrok tumbling to the canvas!
Lothbrok is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Landi arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Lothbrok's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jose Landi!
A victorious Jose Landi 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Gonya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Lund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class).
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 , fighting out of , Ronaldo Gonya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of , fighting out of , Aaron Lund!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lund throws an overhand right that lands on Gonya's shoulder, as Gonya tries to avoid the shot.
Lund lands a head kick!
Lund motions for Gonya to come forward. Lund throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gonya drops his hands momentarily and Lund takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gonya.
A swing and a miss from Gonya.
Lund tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lund moves in looking to clinch but Gonya pushes him off.
Gonya takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lund has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gonya is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lund tries to clinch but Gonya is having none of it.
Lund tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lund throws the kick towards the body but Gonya avoids it.
Gonya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donk. Gonya catches Lund right on the button with a cross.
Lund goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lund tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gonya is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gonya misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lund closes the distance and pushes Gonya back into the cage.
Gonya is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lund can't fight it off and eventually Gonya manages to take the fight to the floor. Lund looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lund is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lund really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gonya. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonya pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lund is keeping the position for now.
Gonya is working hard here to advance position.
Gonya postures up.
Gonya throws a big elbow that misses.
Gonya looking to pass the guard.
Gonya trying to control but Lund is working from the bottom.
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.
Lund utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gonya wants to control from the top but Lund keeps moving.
Gonya wants to stand but Lund has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gonya digs a good body shot into Lund's ribs.
Lund has Gonya up against the cage in a clinch.
Gonya wants a takedown.
Lund lands an elbow just above Gonya 's eye.
Gonya breaks from the clinch.
Lund lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gonya is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Lund is looking to clinch.
Lund doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonya circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonya throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lund.
Lund throws a looping overhand right but Gonya ducks down to avoid it.
Lund dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gonya. That did some damage!
Lund fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lund tries to clinch but Gonya moves out of range.
Gonya keeps the fight on the outside.
Gonya cracks a nice hook into Lund's ribs.
Lund tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck for Gonya with that takedown attempt.
Lund scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gonya moves out of range of the body kick from Lund.
Gonya fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Gonya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lund tries to clinch but Gonya is having none of it.
Lund clinches.
Lund tries to work over Gonya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gonya works on Lund's body with a couple of short punches.
Lund lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gonya backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonya is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lund to keep the fight standing.
Lund blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lund gets through Gonya's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonya taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lund lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lund looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lund lands a shoulder strike.
Lund lands a nice shot to the body.
Lund comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gonya is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lund scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lund is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short right from Lund.
Nice elbow from Lund.
Lund is pushing Gonya up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gonya is looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Lund dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gonya throws a wild body kick that Lund sees coming a mile off.
Lund scores with a sloppy right hand. Gonya should have avoided that one.
Gonya shoots in but Lund avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lund connects with an inside leg kick.
Lund lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lund tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Lund.
Lund throws a nice head kick!
Gonya walks into a straight right hand from Lund.
Lund throws a shot to the body.
Lund tries to clinch up but Gonya circles away and keeps his distance.
Gonya misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lund.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lund blocks a head kick by Gonya.
Lund uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gonya.
Lund wants to clinch up but Gonya keeps it at a distance.
Gonya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lund.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lund connects with a nice looking jab.
Gonya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Gonya blocks the leg kick.
Lund tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gonya lands with a good body shot.
Gonya throws a big shot that misses.
Lund thumps Gonya with a low kick.
Lund uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gonya has time to react.
Lund goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lund tries to clinch but Gonya moves out of range.
Lund stuffs the takedown.
Lund blocks the body kick.
Gonya tries to keep at a distance but Lund has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gonya tries a knee to the head but Lund blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lund lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lund struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonya controls his hands.
Lund is pushing Gonya up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gonya changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lund fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Gonya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lund scores with a kick to the body.
Lund fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gonya has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gonya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonya throws a sloppy head kick and Lund moves out of range easily.
Lund is looking to clinch but Gonya is avoiding it.
Lund tries to clinch there but Gonya circles away.
Gonya throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Gonya misses.
Lund wants to clinch.
Lund moves in looking to clinch but Gonya pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lund is looking to clinch but Gonya is avoiding it.
Aaron Lund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonya keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gonya walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Gonya.
Lund misses with a lunging right hand
and Gonya counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lund's knee momentarily.
Lund wants to clinch.
Lund doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonya circles away.
Lund is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gonya misses with a body shot.
Lund lands the left hand.
Lund wants to clinch.
Lund stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gonya shoots in but Lund avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lund moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonya swats away the attempt to clinch by Lund.
Lund throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lund tries to clinch up but Gonya circles away and keeps his distance.
Lund has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lund uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gonya has time to react.
Gonya shoots in for a takedown but Lund shows good takedown defense.
Lund tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A leg kick checked by Lund.
Lund displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gonya.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonya throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lund's waist but Lund gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gonya off to one side.
Nice body kick there by Gonya.
Lund is looking to clinch but Gonya is avoiding it.
Lund with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aaron Lund seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gonya takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lund.
Lund is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Lund 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. This is the final round!
Gonya throws a head kick but Lund moves out of range.
Lund turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lund looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lund wants to clinch up but Gonya keeps it at a distance.
Lund tries to clinch there but Gonya circles away.
Lund lands with an overhand left.
A big right from Gonya misses.
Lund closes the distance and clinches.
Lund gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lund lands an elbow that stopped Gonya in his tracks for a moment.
Gonya tries for a takedown but Lund manages to get underhooks.
Gonya misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lund lands with a light punch inside.
Gonya is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lund lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Ronaldo Gonya has been cut.
Lund looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gonya has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lund is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Gonya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lund blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lund lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gonya is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lund comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gonya is rocked!
Gonya fails to pull guard.
Oh Gonya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lund lands an elbow inside.
Lund lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Lund.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lund misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lund leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lund digs a right hand underneath Gonya's ribcage. Gonya let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gonya takes an elbow to the temple.
Lund lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lund is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gonya is keeping busy.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gonya obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lund lands an uppercut.
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!
Lund struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonya controls his hands.
Lund struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonya controls his hands.
Gonya tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lund just stands there and leans against the cage.
Aaron Lund seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gonya wants the takedown. Lund is fighting it off but Gonya persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lund's guard against the cage.
Gonya seems to have got his legs back now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gonya accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gonya 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.
Lund controls Gonya momentarily but Gonya frees himself.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lund can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gonya is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gonya accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gonya stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lund swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lund keeping moving, preventing Gonya from controlling successfully.
Aaron Lund is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gonya wants to pass the guard but Lund is keeping the position.
Gonya drops back looking for a leg! Lund is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lund manages to kick Gonya off! Gonya jumps back into Lund's guard.
Gonya wanted to stand there but Lund had control of the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ronaldo Gonya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lund catches Gonya with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lund lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lund connects with a looping right hand.
Gonya shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lund but Lund pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gonya tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lund lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lund clinches up against the cage.
Lund lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lund content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lund is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Lund scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gonya misses with a body punch.
Gonya throws a punch but it's blocked by Lund.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Lund comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lund 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Lund!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raistlin Majere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Mcarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class).
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 , fighting out of , Raistlin Majere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of , fighting out of , Ryan Mcarthy!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Majere finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Majere doesn't manage to clinch there - Mcarthy circles away.
Mcarthy misses with a wild combination.
Majere wants to slow Mcarthy down by chopping away at his legs.
A good leg kick by Majere.
Mcarthy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mcarthy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mcarthy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mcarthy closes the distance and pushes Majere back into the cage.
Mcarthy manages to break the clinch.
Majere misses with a body kick.
Majere tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mcarthy was well out of range. Poor timing from Majere.
Good work by Majere as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Majere throws the kick towards the body but Mcarthy avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Mcarthy misses.
Mcarthy connects with a right hand. Majere shakes it off.
Mcarthy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcarthy throws a nice inside leg kick.
No joy there for Mcarthy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mcarthy motions for Majere to come forward. Mcarthy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mcarthy scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Majere takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mcarthy tries to bum rush Majere with a series of wild strikes but Majere uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good leg kick by Mcarthy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Majere tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mcarthy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Majere tried to score with a low kick but Mcarthy checks it.
Mcarthy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Majere clinches up with Mcarthy and pushes him back against the cage.
Majere tries to pull guard but Mcarthy holds him up against the cage and eventually Majere drops back down to his feet.
Mcarthy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Majere clinches up against the cage.
Mcarthy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mcarthy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Majere dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mcarthy. That did some damage!
Majere scores with a kick to the body.
Mcarthy rushes Majere and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Majere tries to pull guard but Mcarthy holds him up against the cage and eventually Majere drops back down to his feet.
Majere keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mcarthy's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcarthy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Majere.
Mcarthy throws a right and a left that Majere avoids nicely.
Majere misses with a leg kick.
Majere lands a head kick!
Majere throws a head kick that misses.
Mcarthy tries a quick counter leg kick but Majere is wise to it.
Mcarthy throws a right hand that Majere ducks under and follows up with a left that Majere also avoids with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Majere slips a jab and a cross from Mcarthy.
Majere wants to slow Mcarthy down by chopping away at his legs.
The fighters circling - Majere throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mcarthy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Raistlin Majere has been cut.
Majere checks the leg kick nicely there.
Majere keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mcarthy.
Majere checks a leg kick.
Majere throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mcarthy.
No joy there for Mcarthy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mcarthy scores with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Majere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Majere is looking to clinch.
Mcarthy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Majere.
Mcarthy has closed the distance and engaged Majere in a clinch.
Majere tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mcarthy just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raistlin Majere. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcarthy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mcarthy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mcarthy cracks Majere with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Majere is rocked!
Mcarthy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oh Majere is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Majere takes a swing at Mcarthy's ribcage but misses.
Majere seems to have got his legs back now.
Majere moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mcarthy clinches.
Mcarthy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A good leg kick by Majere.
Mcarthy digs a good hook to Majere's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk. Mcarthy catches Majere right on the button with a cross.
A shot to the liver by Mcarthy. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Majere throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mcarthy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mcarthy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcarthy thumps Majere with a low kick.
Majere throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mcarthy on the side of the head.
Mcarthy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mcarthy throws a body punch but Majere moves out of range.
Mcarthy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Majere shoots in for a takedown but Mcarthy shows good takedown defense.
Majere feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mcarthy's calf.
Good shot there by Mcarthy.
Majere wants to clinch up but Mcarthy keeps it at a distance.
Mcarthy closes the distance and pushes Majere back into the cage.
Mcarthy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Majere drives through and clinches with Mcarthy against the cage.
Majere tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mcarthy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Majere jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mcarthy walks away with a smile on his face. Majere gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mcarthy misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Mcarthy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raistlin Majere's cut.
That's time! Majere's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Majere moves into the clinch successfully.
Majere jumps guard but Mcarthy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Majere fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mcarthy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mcarthy drives through and clinches with Majere against the cage.
Mcarthy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mcarthy looks to land a combination. Majere sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mcarthy wants to break free but Majere has control.
Mcarthy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mcarthy drops Majere with a beautiful combination! Majere stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mcarthy is looking for the KO!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Majere throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mcarthy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ryan Mcarthy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Majere throws a front kick aimed at Mcarthy's knee but Mcarthy avoids it well.
Majere explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mcarthy checks a leg kick nicely.
Mcarthy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mcarthy keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcarthy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Mcarthy looks to move away, Majere throws a big counter combo but Mcarthy just gets out of the way.
Majere scores with a kick to the body.
Majere tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mcarthy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mcarthy has managed to clinch.
Mcarthy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mcarthy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Majere has him pressed against the cage.
Majere is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mcarthy to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raistlin Majere. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Majere jumps guard but Mcarthy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mcarthy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Majere doesn't manage to clinch there - Mcarthy circles away.
Majere tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Majere throws a nice head kick!
Mcarthy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Majere tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mcarthy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mcarthy blocks the body kick.
Mcarthy throws a big shot that misses.
Mcarthy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcarthy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mcarthy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Majere.
Mcarthy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Mcarthy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mcarthy pushes Majere up against the cage in a clinch.
Mcarthy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Majere throws out a leg kick but Mcarthy moves out of range and Majere only half commits.
Mcarthy misses with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mcarthy.
Majere throws a quick inside leg kick.
Majere lands a leg kick that knocks Mcarthy off balance momentarily.
Mcarthy drops Majere with a beautiful combination! Majere stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mcarthy is looking for the KO!
Mcarthy looks to land a combination but Majere avoids it well.
Majere ducks under a wild hook from Mcarthy.
Majere looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mcarthy misses with a wild body shot.
Mcarthy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mcarthy moves into the clinch.
Mcarthy breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Majere tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mcarthy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Majere bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Good exchange - Mcarthy coming out on top.
Majere with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mcarthy closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Majere! Mcarthy dives in looking to finish! Majere is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Mcarthy!
Ryan Mcarthy tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Ragnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juhani Lammikko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class).
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 , fighting out of , Bjorn Ragnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of , fighting out of , Juhani Lammikko!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ragnarsson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lammikko. Lammikko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Juhani Lammikko has been cut.
Lammikko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ragnarsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lammikko scrambles back to his feet.
Ragnarsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson drops Lammikko with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lammikko looks back up at him and smiles so Ragnarsson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BAM! Ragnarsson delivers a spinning backfist that drops Lammikko like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Bjorn Ragnarsson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Neves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sting Fire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class).
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 , fighting out of , Bruno Neves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of , fighting out of , Sting Fire!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neves clinches.
Neves tries to pull guard but Fire forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Fire.
It looks like Bruno Neves has been cut.
Neves jumps guard but Fire turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Neves avoids a wild elbow strike from Fire.
Neves managing to block the knees to the body from Fire.
Neves pulls guard.
Neves is trying to keep Fire in close.
Neves is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Neves looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fire slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fire must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fire gets to his feet. Neves looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Neves tries to clinch up.
Fire is looking for the big counter here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neves with a poor takedown
and Fire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Neves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neves has Fire up against the cage in a clinch.
Fire tries a body shot but Neves blocks it.
Fire lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Neves blocks the elbow strike.
Neves is trying to pull guard but Fire has him pressed against the cage.
I was talking to Neves's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Neves prevents a body shot from Fire.
Neves managing to block the knees to the body from Fire.
Neves jumps guard and drags Fire to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fire looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Neves is trying to control the position but Fire postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neves can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fire controls the pace.
Fire trying to stand up but can't free himself from Neves's guard.
Fire's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fire pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Neves is keeping the position for now.
Fire passes Neves's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Neves wants to improve his position but Fire is controlling well.
Fire is looking to advance position but Neves won't allow it.
Fire stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neves manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fire on his heels. He'll look to pass Fire's guard now, I'm sure.
Neves might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Neves wants to pass the guard but Fire is keeping the position.
Neves being controlled here momentarily.
Fire wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Neves is now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fire trying to control from the bottom.
Neves throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fire controlling the position well.
Fire trying to control here.
Fire is positioning himself well to prevent Neves advancing to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neves is thwarting Fire's attempts to control the position.
Fire keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sting Fire will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bruno Neves's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Neves doesn't manage to clinch there - Fire circles away.
Neves doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fire counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Neves on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fire struggles to land a body shot inside as Neves controls his hands.
Fire lands with a light punch inside.
Neves tries to break the clinch but Fire is controlling the position.
Fire tries a knee to the head but Neves blocks it.
Fire lands an elbow that stopped Neves in his tracks for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fire looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fire lands a nice elbow.
A shot in the inside from Fire.
Fire throws a head punch that misses.
Fire tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neves stalling against the cage.
Sting Fire seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Neves wants to get back to striking at distance but Fire won't allow it.
Neves fails to pull guard.
Neves jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fire walks away with a smile on his face. Neves gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Neves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neves looks to land a body kick but Fire moved away.
Neves fails with a takedown attempt.
Fire steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Neves.
Bruno Neves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neves rushes Fire and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fire lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Neves backwards.
Neves tries to score a body lock takedown but Fire shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Neves blocks the elbow strike.
Neves has Fire pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Neves pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Fire tumbling to the mat - Neves dives into Fire's guard.
Fire pulls Neves in to control the position.
Fire wants to stand up but Neves is controlling him.
Fire has his hands on Neves's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fire keeping full guard, as Neves tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fire is trying to keep Neves in close.
Neves not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Neves looking to pass the guard.
Fire has control of Neves's left arm, preventing Neves from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Neves with a poor takedown
and Neves takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bruno Neves's cut is getting worse.
Fire avoids the head kick by Neves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neves swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fire counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Neves shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fire manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Neves loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fire holds on and takes a little breather.
Neves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fire is keeping the position for now.
Fire wants to stand but Neves is controlling the position.
Neves slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neves wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fire keeps working.
Neves prevents Fire from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sting Fire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bruno Neves's cut.
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!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Neves.
Fire tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fire can't do much from the bottom here.
Fire tries to improve position but can't.
Neves tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Fire tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Neves wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neves trying to control the action but Fire is working from the bottom.
Fire wants to control but Neves postures up.
Neves throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fire tries to escape but Neves is in control.
Fire manages to get back to half guard.
Neves throwing shots but Fire is blocking nicely.
Fire is looking to control Neves's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fire avoid being mounted?
Neves wants to free his trapped foot but Fire is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fire is looking for a sweep. Neves is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neves is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fire has managed to free his arm - good work.
Neves prevents Fire from improving his position.
Neves is thwarting Fire's attempts to control the position.
Neves is keen to just control but Fire is a slippery customer.
Sting Fire is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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.
Fire is trying is best to control the position here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Neves trying to mount his opponent but Fire defends it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fire can do anything to dispel that myth.
Neves thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neves seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fire does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fire keeping hold of Neves's head, controlling as best he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Neves clinches up with Fire and pushes him back against the cage.
Neves looking to slow down the pace here.
Fire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Neves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neves has Fire pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fire manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fire working aggressively here.
Fire tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Neves avoids it.
Fire can't find room to land a body shot as Neves controls the action.
Fire landing knees to the body.
Neves turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Neves manages to end up in side control.
Fire wants to get back to his feet but Neves drags him back down.
You can see the frustration on Fire's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Neves is staying tight to Fire's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fire explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Neves shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fire counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Neves throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fire counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neves is trying to pull guard but Fire has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Neves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neves tries to pull guard but Fire won't allow it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fire creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neves has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fire is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fire tries to land a knee to the head but Neves blocks with his arms.
Bruno Neves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sting Fire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fire 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sting Fire!
Our winner, Sting Fire, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Martin Eugen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simo Ahvenus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class).
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 , fighting out of , Martin Eugen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of , fighting out of , Simo Ahvenus!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Eugen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ahvenus dives in and grabs Eugen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Eugen pushes down on Ahvenus's head and hops out.
Ahvenus drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Eugen will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Ahvenus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ahvenus makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ahvenus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ahvenus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Eugen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Ahvenus postures up in Eugen's guard and throws a big left but Eugen blocks it.
Ahvenus trying to control the position from guard on top but Eugen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eugen striking off his back but it's not causing Ahvenus any problems.
Ahvenus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Eugen wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eugen striking off his back but it's not causing Ahvenus any problems.
Eugen will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
My spies in K.O Heaven inform me that Ahvenus has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Ahvenus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ahvenus with a nice head shot there.
Ahvenus landing some decent shots from guard.
Eugen throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eugen throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ahvenus's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Eugen throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Ahvenus wants to control from the top but Eugen keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahvenus connects with a couple of short punches.
Ahvenus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ahvenus lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ahvenus lands a couple of elbows.
Ahvenus passes Eugen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ahvenus wants to take a breather but Eugen is having none of it.
Ahvenus looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Eugen is staying active underneath Ahvenus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Eugen tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Eugen flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ahvenus is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ahvenus working over Eugen with some ground and pound. Eugen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Eugen flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahvenus controlling the pace.
Eugen taking some punishment here, with Ahvenus in his half guard.
Eugen tries to roll over but Ahvenus keeps him under control.
Eugen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ahvenus scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ahvenus scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Ahvenus there.
Ahvenus is keen to just control but Eugen is a slippery customer.
Ahvenus prevents Eugen from improving his position.
Eugen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ahvenus scores with a couple of nice shots.
Eugen is pressing down on Ahvenus's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Eugen trying to strike off his back.
Eugen throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Ahvenus keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Eugen's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eugen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ahvenus's guard.
Eugen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ahvenus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Eugen throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahvenus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Eugen is one step ahead there.
Ahvenus has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ahvenus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Eugen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ahvenus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ahvenus is still trying to improve position.
Eugen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Eugen throwing strikes but missing.
Eugen throwing strikes but missing.
Eugen throws a big elbow that misses.
Ahvenus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Eugen being controlled here momentarily.
Eugen throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahvenus is trying to control the position but Eugen postures up.
Eugen throwing strikes from guard but Ahvenus blocks nicely.
Ahvenus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Eugen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ahvenus controls Eugen momentarily but Eugen frees himself.
Eugen stopping the sweep attempt from Ahvenus.
Eugen throws a big elbow that misses.
Ahvenus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Eugen is one step ahead there.
Ahvenus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Eugen won't allow Ahvenus to sweep him here.
Ahvenus tries to strike from the bottom.
Ahvenus is trying to control the position but Eugen postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simo Ahvenus dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Eugen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Eugen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ahvenus.
Ahvenus tries to pull guard but Eugen won't allow it.
Ahvenus tries to pull guard but Eugen won't allow it.
Ahvenus blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ahvenus.
Our sources have told us that Eugen has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Eugen has a couple of punches blocked by Ahvenus.
Eugen working aggressively here.
Eugen misses with the head strike.
Eugen lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahvenus tries for a takedown. No joy.
Martin Eugen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simo Ahvenus.
Ahvenus blocking some punches.
Ahvenus fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Eugen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eugen throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Eugen.
Eugen throws a punch but it's blocked by Ahvenus.
Eugen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Eugen fails to land.
Ahvenus fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ahvenus fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Eugen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Eugen.
Eugen misses with a punch on the inside.
Eugen misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Eugen fails to land.
Eugen misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ahvenus.
Eugen throws a head punch that misses.
Eugen has a couple of punches blocked by Ahvenus.
Ahvenus can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eugen has a couple of punches blocked by Ahvenus.
Ahvenus tries to pull guard but Eugen holds him up against the cage and eventually Ahvenus drops back down to his feet.
Ahvenus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ahvenus tries to pull guard but Eugen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Eugen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eugen misses with some punches.
Ahvenus tries to pull guard but Eugen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ahvenus wants a takedown but no success here.
Ahvenus blocking some punches.
Martin Eugen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ahvenus ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ahvenus no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Eugen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ahvenus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Eugen.
Ahvenus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Eugen.
Eugen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ahvenus wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eugen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Eugen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ahvenus pulls Eugen in close to his closed guard and prevents Eugen from doing any damage or advancing position.
Eugen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ahvenus is trying to keep Eugen in close.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ahvenus is on top in guard.
Eugen throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ahvenus works over Eugen with some ground and pound from guard.
Eugen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ahvenus can do to turn this around?
Eugen has momentary wrist control but Ahvenus slips an elbow through the middle.
Eugen keeping moving, preventing Ahvenus from controlling successfully.
Eugen striking off his back but it's not causing Ahvenus any problems.
Eugen punching from the bottom.
Eugen throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Eugen trying to strike off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eugen tries to strike from the bottom.
Ahvenus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ahvenus distracts Eugen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Eugen throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Ahvenus connects with a couple of short punches.
Ahvenus with a nice head shot there.
Ahvenus content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ahvenus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ahvenus content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ahvenus chips away with some ground and pound.
Eugen throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Eugen trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Eugen trying to strike off his back.
Ahvenus won't allow Eugen to sweep him here.
Ahvenus scoring with some ground and pound.
Ahvenus trying to control but Eugen is working from the bottom.
Eugen will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Eugen keeping moving, preventing Ahvenus from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Eugen dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Eugen clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eugen.
Eugen has a couple of punches blocked by Ahvenus.
Eugen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ahvenus backwards.
A shot in the inside from Eugen.
Ahvenus tries to pull guard but Eugen holds him up against the cage and eventually Ahvenus drops back down to his feet.
Ahvenus blocking some punches.
Eugen throws a head punch that misses.
Eugen has a couple of punches blocked by Ahvenus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eugen misses with a punch on the inside.
Eugen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ahvenus fails to pull guard.
Ahvenus blocking some punches.
Ahvenus tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Eugen smiles and moves away.
Martin Eugen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simo Ahvenus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahvenus shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Eugen defends it nicely.
Ahvenus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eugen moves in looking to clinch but Ahvenus pushes him off.
Eugen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ahvenus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Eugen gets caught napping as Ahvenus dives in and scores a takedown. Eugen manages to retain guard.
Ahvenus trying to control the position from guard on top but Eugen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eugen throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ahvenus slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Eugen.
Ahvenus controlling the action here.
Ahvenus blocks the strikes from Eugen.
Eugen tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Eugen flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Eugen tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eugen missing with punches from the bottom.
Ahvenus blocks the strikes from Eugen.
Eugen throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ahvenus is trying for a kimura here. Eugen looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Ahvenus wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Simo Ahvenus!
Simo Ahvenus thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Martin Eugen spoke after the fight, saying 'Thanks for coming...I'll be back'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edison Atunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Athos Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class).
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of , fighting out of , Edison Atunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of , fighting out of , Athos Knox!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atunes manages to avoid it.
Knox scores with a crisp jab that stopped Atunes in his tracks.
Knox swings for the body but Atunes moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Atunes misses the target.
Knox misses with a hook. Atunes ducked under it nicely.
Atunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Atunes.
Atunes ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Atunes seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Atunes moves in looking to clinch but Knox pushes him off.
A shot to the liver by Atunes. Beautiful body shot.
Atunes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Knox. Knox circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Athos Knox has been cut.
Knox misses with a double jab
and Atunes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Knox thinking.
Atunes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Knox takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atunes cracks Knox with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox misses the jab.
Knox walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Knox is rocked!
Atunes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Knox is still on wobbly legs! Can Atunes finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atunes manages to avoid it.
Knox seems to have recovered his senses.
Knox lands with an uppercut that bounces Atunes off the cage and back into range.
Atunes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Atunes, right into the meat.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox's jab looks to have found its range, popping Atunes under the eye.
Knox misses with a lunging right hand
and Atunes counters with a crisp right hand that drops Knox! Atunes lets Knox back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atunes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Atunes closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Knox! Atunes dives in looking to finish! Knox is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edison Atunes!
Edison Atunes retains his middleweight title!
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