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Ash Pres: Lindgren vs. Rizzo PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conor McGregor (ranked 25304 p4p, 25428 weight class) and PK Doyle (ranked 650 p4p, 660 weight class). McGregor's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Notorious. Doyle has chosen Unshaken 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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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conor McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, PK Doyle!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab lands there for Doyle.
McGregor checks a leg kick nicely.
Doyle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice takedown defense from Doyle. No joy for McGregor on that attempt.
McGregor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Doyle's coach down at Wolves of Sydney was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Doyle's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Doyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGregor lands with a straight right. Doyle didn't see that one coming.
McGregor throws a chopping leg kick but Doyle manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McGregor rushes Doyle and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McGregor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doyle throws a head kick that misses.
Jab, jab by Doyle - just one landing.
Doyle stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor McGregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Doyle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doyle misses with a two punch combination.
An attempted straight right counter from McGregor misses the target.
McGregor rushes Doyle and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McGregor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doyle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Doyle counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McGregor has Doyle up against the cage in a clinch.
McGregor breaks from the clinch.
Doyle lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Doyle misses with a double jab
enabling McGregor to counter with a crisp jab.
McGregor closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - McGregor lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGregor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Doyle is keeping the position for now.
McGregor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor wants to control from the top but Doyle keeps moving.
McGregor throws a big right hand that misses.
Doyle wants to stand up but McGregor is controlling him.
McGregor 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.
Doyle manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
McGregor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGregor moves out of range as Doyle strikes.
McGregor appears to be looking for a big counter.
Doyle throws a half hearted mid kick.
That kick from Doyle tenderised McGregor's leg. McGregor is trying to keep his angry face on.
McGregor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle misses with a body kick.
McGregor looks to land a left hand but Doyle moved out of range nicely.
McGregor lands with a nice combination. Doyle backs away looking to recover.
McGregor blocks a head kick by Doyle.
McGregor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Doyle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Doyle fakes the leg kick and cracks McGregor in the body.
Doyle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGregor.
A jab from Doyle misses.
Doyle throws a push kick but McGregor slaps the foot to one side.
Doyle throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Doyle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Doyle bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doyle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Doyle throws a looping overhand right but McGregor ducks down to avoid it.
Doyle lands with a kick to the temple. McGregor shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doyle misses with a double jab.
Doyle misses with a wild combination.
Doyle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Doyle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McGregor momentarily.
Doyle looks to throw a body kick
and McGregor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Doyle wants to stand back up but McGregor manages to pass into side control.
McGregor misses with the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McGregor postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
McGregor decides to stand back up. McGregor steps back and let's Doyle get back to his feet.
Doyle feints a jab promting McGregor to slip. Doyle then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McGregor slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
PK Doyle 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.
A head kick misses from Doyle.
McGregor takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Doyle defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McGregor.
McGregor scores with a nice right hand.
McGregor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doyle.
Donk. Doyle catches McGregor right on the button with a cross.
McGregor works Doyle's body with a nice hook.
McGregor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McGregor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Doyle swivels and escapes.
McGregor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McGregor breaks from the clinch.
A jab lands there for Doyle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGregor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Doyle but Doyle pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor McGregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Doyle as McGregor shoots in.
Doyle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Doyle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Doyle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Doyle's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Doyle duly obliges.
Doyle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Doyle thumps McGregor with a low kick.
McGregor takes a head kick and keeps coming.
McGregor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
McGregor tries a head kick but it misses.
Doyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGregor was well out of range. Poor timing from Doyle.
McGregor is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Doyle.
McGregor shoots for a takedown but Doyle saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
PK Doyle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doyle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doyle fakes the leg kick and cracks McGregor in the body.
PK Doyle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doyle misses with a body punch
and McGregor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A solid leg kick lands there for Doyle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle misses with a body shot.
PK Doyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGregor takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but McGregor is just out of range.
Doyle throws a nice head kick!
McGregor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Doyle tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McGregor is able to avoid easily.
A bone on bone clash there as McGregor blocks the leg kick.
McGregor tries for a takedown but Doyle sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McGregor throws a leg kick
and Doyle counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McGregor will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Doyle lunges at McGregor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McGregor's hand.
McGregor is looking to clinch.
McGregor throws a big shot that misses.
Doyle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doyle misses with a wild body shot.
Conor McGregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doyle cracks McGregor with an open hand slap.
Doyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGregor is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle cracks McGregor with a good jab.
McGregor's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Doyle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McGregor scrambles back to his feet.
Doyle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McGregor on the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doyle.
Doyle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Doyle misses with a two punch combination.
Doyle throws a right hand that misses
and McGregor counters with a stiff right hand.
McGregor staying out of range there.
Doyle scores with a head kick. McGregor tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McGregor instigates a clinch.
McGregor manages to break the clinch.
McGregor lands with a straight right. Doyle didn't see that one coming.
Doyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGregor was well out of range. Poor timing from Doyle.
McGregor seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGregor moves away from the strike by Doyle.
McGregor has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
I was talking to McGregor's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A frustrated look appears on Doyle's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McGregor is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McGregor tries for a takedown. No joy.
McGregor jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Doyle walks away with a smile on his face. McGregor gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Doyle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGregor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Doyle throws a nice head kick!
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
PK Doyle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A lazy left from Doyle finds it's target.
Doyle throws a wild body kick that McGregor sees coming a mile off.
McGregor tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Doyle defends well and McGregor ends up having to push Doyle into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It seemed like Doyle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Doyle tries a head kick but it misses.
Doyle throws a lazy uppercut
and McGregor counters with a stiff right hand.
McGregor darts in and clinches Doyle up against the cage.
McGregor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doyle misses with the body kick
and McGregor counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Doyle is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nice sprawl there from Doyle as McGregor shoots in.
Doyle just misses with a punch to the body.
McGregor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle throws a series of punches but McGregor moves out of range.
Doyle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doyle displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McGregor.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor McGregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McGregor closes the distance and pushes Doyle back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doyle lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
McGregor fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McGregor takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Doyle scores with a jab to the body.
Doyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Doyle.
McGregor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Doyle.
McGregor blocks a head kick by Doyle.
Doyle dodges the punch combination from McGregor.
Doyle jabs McGregor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doyle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGregor moves out of range of the strikes.
Doyle throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McGregor's head.
Doyle misses with a low kick.
Doyle throws out a powerful jab.
Sloppy strikes from Doyle. Those never looked like landing.
McGregor clinches with his opponent.
McGregor has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Doyle uses from the top position.
McGregor trying to keep a closed guard but Doyle is proving a slippery customer.
McGregor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Doyle gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Doyle.
McGregor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Doyle can pounce on him.
Nice uppercut lands for Doyle. That snapped McGregor's head back.
Doyle misses with a kick to the body.
Doyle tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like McGregor was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Doyle.
Doyle throws a lazy uppercut
and McGregor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Doyle tries to land a front kick but McGregor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
PK Doyle is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Doyle scores with a sloppy right hand. McGregor should have avoided that one.
McGregor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crunch! Doyle slams his shin into McGregor's torso.
Doyle punishes McGregor's body with a nice straight punch.
Doyle slaps away a takedown attempt from McGregor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Doyle let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McGregor has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Doyle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle lands a head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doyle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Doyle lands with a cross.
Doyle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGregor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Doyle lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McGregor avoids the head kick by Doyle.
McGregor shoots in for a takedown but Doyle shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Doyle lands a two punch combo.
McGregor tries to clinch up but Doyle circles away and keeps his distance.
Doyle jabs at McGregor's body.
McGregor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Conor McGregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doyle lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
PK Doyle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Doyle 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... PK Doyle!
In his post fight interview, PK Doyle gave a big smile as he said 'I'm young, hungry and damn pretty, feed me anyone Mr. Ashbourne.'.
In defeat, Conor McGregor stepped up to the mic, saying 'He was the better fighter tonight, congrats'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Senior (ranked 25137 p4p, 24873 weight class) and Jozko Krakenik (ranked 675 p4p, 644 weight class). Jozko Krakenik will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joseph Senior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jozko Krakenik!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Senior misses with a lunging right hand
and Krakenik counters with a shoot takedown. Senior fights it but they end up in guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Krakenik working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Krakenik is working Senior over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Krakenik scoring with some ground and pound.
Senior seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Krakenik lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Krakenik is in close to Senior's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Krakenik wants to control from the top but Senior keeps moving.
Krakenik lands a couple of digs.
Krakenik is in close to Senior's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Krakenik scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Krakenik scoring with some ground and pound.
 Senior is rocked!
Krakenik connects with a couple of short punches.
Oh Senior is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Krakenik gets to his feet and stands over Senior, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Senior felt that one! Krakenik unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Senior from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jozko Krakenik!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boby Burger (ranked 4632 p4p, 24721 weight class) and Neal Diaz (ranked 167 p4p, 212 weight class). Diaz has chosen BangaRang 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boby Burger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neal Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burger lands a head kick. Diaz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
 It looks like Neal Diaz has been cut.
Diaz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Burger holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Burger displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diaz up against the cage.
Burger drags the fight down to the ground.
Burger looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diaz is one step ahead there.
Burger bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diaz's guard.
Diaz has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA Los Angeles. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to keep Burger in close.
Burger keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Burger scoring with some ground and pound.
Burger 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.
Burger gets to his feet - Diaz follows without any prompting.
Diaz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Burger.
Diaz stuffs the takedown.
Burger tries for a takedown but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boby Burger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz lands a big head kick that sends Burger tumbling to the mat! Diaz takes a step backwards and waves Burger back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Burger is rocked!
 It looks like Boby Burger has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burger is trying hard to land a takedown here. Diaz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Neal Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burger checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Burger.
No luck for Diaz with that takedown attempt.
Diaz looks winded!
Diaz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Burger.
Burger sets himself, and Diaz steps forward looking for the clinch! Burger avoids it this time.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burger as he avoids it easily.
Burger misses with a takedown attempt - Diaz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Diaz - that will leave a mark!
Burger has Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Burger jumps into guard, dragging Diaz to the mat.
Burger has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burger manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Burger tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Diaz defends well and Burger ends up having to push Diaz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Burger dives in and grabs Diaz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes down on Burger's head and hops out.
Burger will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Burger blocks the leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Burger as Diaz shoots in.
Burger instigates a clinch.
Burger has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Diaz uses from the top position.
Burger has a closed guard, preventing Diaz from standing up.
Burger on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Burger tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Diaz preventing the sweep.
Burger lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Burger sitting in guard here, content to control.
Burger drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Burger jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boby Burger dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Burger has managed to clinch.
Burger manages to break the clinch.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Burger sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Diaz somewhat.
Burger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burger closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Diaz did well to prevent Burger getting side control.
Diaz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Burger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Burger in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burger moves into full mount! Diaz won't be happy about that!
Diaz is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burger controlling the position easily from mount.
Burger seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Diaz for as long as he can get away with.
Burger has control of Diaz's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Diaz regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Burger landing strikes, looking to finish!
Boby Burger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two 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.
Burger is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Diaz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Burger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Burger manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Burger lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Burger lands a couple of digs.
Burger passes Diaz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Burger stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Diaz to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burger rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Burger drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Burger drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Burger has him pressed against the cage.
Burger has picked Diaz up - he's going for a ride! Burger dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Diaz is trying to escape back to his feet but Burger uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Burger taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burger thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Burger decides to stand back up. Burger steps back and let's Diaz get back to his feet.
Boby Burger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burger scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burger drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
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!
Burger is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Burger postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boby Burger dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Burger darts in looking for a takedown but Diaz gets double underhooks and turns Burger into the cage.
Neal Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz stuffs the takedown attempt from Burger. Burger gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz with the counter takedown but Burger avoids it easily.
Burger is trying hard to land a takedown here. Diaz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boby Burger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Diaz fails with the takedown.
Burger tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Diaz defends well and Burger ends up having to push Diaz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Burger moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Burger. No joy for Diaz on that attempt.
Diaz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Burger moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burger gets the takedown into side control.
Burger tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Burger wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Burger is working Diaz over with some ground and pound from side control.
Burger cracks Diaz with a big right hand but Diaz just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
A lull in the action here as Burger stalls from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to buck Burger off.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burger scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Diaz to see if he's OK.
Burger has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Diaz!
Burger takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
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.
Burger continues to stall.
Burger pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Neal Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boby Burger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Burger controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boby Burger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burger, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boby Burger!
Boby Burger seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Neal Diaz stepped up to the mic, saying 'Don't worry everybody, I'll be back in better shape than ever!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Lawrence (ranked 6115 p4p, 5845 weight class) and Van Duong (ranked 648 p4p, 636 weight class). Duong has chosen Tyron Woodley 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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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Van Duong!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence throws a lazy right hand but Duong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duong moves away from the strike by Lawrence.
Lawrence paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lawrence steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duong.
Lawrence scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Duong swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lawrence.
Lawrence throws an overhand right that lands on Duong's shoulder, as Duong tries to avoid the shot.
Duong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawrence.
Duong steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lawrence.
Lawrence throws a combination that misses
and Duong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lawrence thinking.
Duong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A big left from Duong misses.
Duong works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Lawrence misses its intended target.
Lawrence takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lawrence shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A punch combination from Lawrence misses.
Duong jabs Lawrence to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lawrence scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence throws a right hand that misses
and Lawrence takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lawrence moves away from the strike by Duong.
Duong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Duong connects with a right hand. Lawrence shakes it off.
Lawrence misses with a double jab
and Duong counters with a nice uppercut.
Lawrence lunges at Duong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Duong's hand.
We've been told by Lawrence's head coaches at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lawrence looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Duong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lawrence throws a right hand that misses
and Duong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lawrence misses with a lunging right hand
and Duong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lawrence throws a poor cross that misses
and Duong counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawrence misses with a right hand
and Duong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Duong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duong. Lawrence does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lawrence throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lawrence throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duong counters with a left to the body.
Lawrence misses with a hook
and Duong counters with a nice uppercut.
Lawrence throws a hook to the side of Duong's head but Duong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lawrence throws a lazy right hand but Duong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lawrence throws the left hand but Duong avoids the punch easily.
Lawrence smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lawrence throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Duong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Lawrence. Those never looked like landing.
Duong unleashes a big counter combination but Lawrence bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jab, jab by Duong - just one landing.
Lawrence misses with a hook
and Duong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Duong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lawrence misses with a straight right.
Lawrence misses with a left hand
and Duong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Duong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lawrence.
Duong throws out a counter right but Lawrence avoids it with no problem.
A punch combination from Lawrence misses.
And Duong tries to counter it with a takedown but Lawrence pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lawrence is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence ducks right into an uppercut from Duong.
Lawrence is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Duong.
Lawrence throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lawrence throws a big shot that misses.
Duong throws a counter combo.
Duong just misses with a punch to the body.
Duong has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lawrence with a jab.
Duong with a nice cross.
Lawrence scores with a jab.
Duong defending well as Lawrence loads up on a big left hand.
Lawrence misses with a right hand
and Duong counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Duong.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawrence escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duong defending well as Lawrence loads up on a big left hand.
Duong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duong slips a straight right by Lawrence.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Duong! But no joy.
Duong scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence missing with a left hand there. Duong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duong throws the left hand but Lawrence avoids the punch easily.
Duong staying out of range there.
A lazy left from Lawrence finds it's target.
Duong throws a hook but Lawrence avoids it easily.
Lawrence throwing a counter right hand but Duong manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Lawrence misses the target.
Lawrence avoids the body shot from Duong.
Lawrence rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Duong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lawrence throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
James Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duong throws a shot to the body.
Duong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lawrence throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawrence throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Duong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lawrence looks to land a combination but Duong avoids it well.
Duong staying out of range there.
Duong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A swing and a miss from Lawrence.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Duong dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lawrence throws a lazy uppercut
and Duong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lawrence misses with a right hand
and Duong counters with a nice body shot.
Duong scores with a nice right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Duong.
Lawrence misses with a right hand
and Duong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lawrence lands with an overhand left.
Duong lands a nice hook to Lawrence's body. Lawrence takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lawrence takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lawrence throws a jab when Duong was well out of range.
Duong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lawrence.
Duong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Duong swings for the body but Lawrence moves out of range.
Lawrence was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Duong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Lawrence misses its intended target.
Van Duong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Duong lands a jab-cross combination.
Lawrence falls off balance throwing a combination
and Duong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lawrence thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence throws out a loose jab but Duong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Duong.
Lawrence throws a left and a right that both miss
and Duong counters with a one-two to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Duong misses with a body shot.
Lawrence rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Duong counters with a right hand to the body.
Duong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lawrence lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circling - Lawrence throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lawrence misses with a hook. Duong ducked under it nicely.
Lawrence misses with a right hand
and Duong counters with a nice body shot.
Lawrence looks to land a combination but Duong avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Duong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lawrence.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duong dodges the punch combination from Lawrence.
Duong wants to counter with a clinch but Lawrence pushes him 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!
Lawrence misses with a left hand
enabling Duong to counter with a crisp jab.
Lawrence throws an overhand right that lands on Duong's shoulder, as Duong tries to avoid the shot.
Lawrence misses with the combination.
Duong throws a shot to the body.
Duong lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lawrence throws a right and a left that both miss.
A cross from Duong lands.
Duong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Lawrence misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Duong misses.
Lawrence looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lawrence misses with an uppercut
and Duong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lawrence thinking.
Lawrence misses with an uppercut
and Duong counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence throws a left and a right that both miss
and Duong counters with a right hand to the body.
Duong jabs Lawrence to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Duong scores with a jab. Lawrence acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lawrence throws a shot from downtown. Duong moves away and avoids it.
Lawrence misses with a lunging right hand
and Duong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lawrence gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lawrence misses with a wild combination.
Duong scores with a sloppy right hand. Lawrence should have avoided that one.
Lawrence throws a right hand that misses
and Duong counters with a right hand to the body.
Lawrence misses with a right hand
and Duong counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lawrence takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duong swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lawrence.
The fighters circling - Lawrence throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence throws a nice looking combination but Duong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lawrence looks to land a right hand but Duong moved out of range.
Duong is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lawrence with a body shot.
Duong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lawrence.
Duong wants to counter with a clinch but Lawrence pushes him away.
Lawrence misses with a looping right.
Duong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lawrence misses the jab.
Lawrence throws an off balance right hand
and Duong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lawrence throws a combination that misses
so Duong counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Duong stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A shot to the liver by Duong. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawrence throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lawrence thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lawrence doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Duong. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Duong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lawrence rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Duong counters by moving into the clinch.
Lawrence breaks from the clinch.
Duong throws a body punch but Lawrence moves out of range.
It looked like Lawrence was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Duong throws a right and a left that Lawrence avoids nicely.
Duong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lawrence looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Duong throws a right hand that Lawrence ducks under and follows up with a left that Lawrence also avoids with ease.
Duong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lawrence throws a poor cross that misses
and Duong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lawrence misses with a hook
and Duong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Duong lands a nice hook to Lawrence's body. Lawrence takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lawrence walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duong's corner calls for a 1-2. Duong obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Duong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Duong 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Lawrence lands an impressive looking overhand right. Duong doesn't seem phased though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lawrence throws out a loose jab but Duong uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Duong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Duong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lawrence manages to avoid it.
Lawrence ducks under a wild hook from Duong.
Lawrence swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lawrence misses with a double jab
and Duong moves into the clinch.
Lawrence pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duong walks into a stiff left hand from Lawrence.
Duong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lawrence rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Duong counter with a right hand.
Duong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Duong connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lawrence. Lawrence circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lawrence uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duong cracks a nice hook into Lawrence's ribs.
Lawrence cracks Duong with a good jab.
Duong misses the shot to the body.
Duong takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lawrence misses with a left hand
letting Duong counter with a right hand.
A jab from Lawrence finds it's way through Duong's defenses.
Lawrence ducks right into an uppercut from Duong.
Lawrence lands a jab to the nose.
Lawrence misses with an uppercut.
Lawrence throws a series of punches but Duong avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Duong.
Lawrence swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Duong counters with a straight right hand.
Duong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lawrence has time to react.
Duong jabs at Lawrence's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Duong to counter with a crisp jab.
Duong lands with a nice combination. Lawrence backs away looking to recover.
Lawrence misses with a hook
and Duong counters with a nice uppercut.
Duong scores with a nice right hand.
Lawrence takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lawrence avoids the body shot from Duong.
Lawrence takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A swing and a miss from Lawrence.
Lawrence misses with a hook. Duong ducked under it nicely.
Duong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lawrence falls off balance throwing a combination
and Duong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lawrence stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Duong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence misses with a lunging right hand
and Duong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lawrence swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lawrence cracks Duong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lawrence misses with an uppercut
and Duong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lawrence throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Duong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Duong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lawrence misses with a left hand
and Duong counters with a nice uppercut.
James Lawrence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lawrence misses with an uppercut.
Lawrence throws a right hand that misses
and Duong counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawrence ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duong moves out of range as Lawrence strikes.
Van Duong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Danga de danga de dang - Duong scores with a four punch combination!
And that's the end of the fight!
Van Duong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Duong has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Van Duong!
Van Duong thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Riyu Mendes (ranked 4185 p4p, 3356 weight class) and Bison Jury (ranked 492 p4p, 415 weight class). Riyu Mendes has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Riyu Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bison Jury!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jury with a jab.
Mendes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mendes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jury digs a good hook to Mendes's body.
Mendes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mendes looks for the body kick but Jury saw that one coming.
Jury throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mendes tried to counter with a leg kick but Jury avoided it.
Mendes connects with a high kick.
Riyu Mendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendes ducks right into an uppercut from Jury.
Jury misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mendes misses with a jab to the body
and Jury counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendes doesn't manage to clinch there - Jury circles away.
Jury looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mendes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jury shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mendes eats them both and turns towards Jury to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mendes throws a leg kick which misses Jury's front leg but catches the back leg as Jury tries to avoid it.
Jury avoids the body shot from Mendes.
Jury scores with a jab.
Nice jab there from Jury.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jury just misses with a punch to the body.
Mendes lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Mendes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jury manages to avoid it.
Jury chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mendes can pounce on him.
Mendes throws the kick towards the body but Jury avoids it.
Jury scores with a one two! Mendes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mendes tries a head kick but it misses.
Mendes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jury takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A nice leg kick lands there from Mendes.
Mendes is looking to clinch.
Mendes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jury circles away.
Jury defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mendes.
Jury slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jury keeps the fight on the outside.
Jury lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jury lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've been informed that Jury has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jury swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mendes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jury lands the left hand.
Jury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendes fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Riyu Mendes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jury throws a right hand that Mendes ducks under and follows up with a left that Mendes also avoids with ease.
Mendes walks into a stiff left hand from Jury.
Jury feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mendess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mendes just misses with a punch to the body.
Jury is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jury scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mendes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jury lands with a shot to the body.
Mendes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes cracks Jury with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mendes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jury swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mendes is looking to land body kicks.
A combination from Jury does no damage.
A nice leg kick from Mendes, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jury misses with a body shot.
Mendes tries to clinch there but Jury circles away.
Mendes looks to score with a jab to the body but Jury is just out of range.
Mendes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jury appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mendes closes the distance and pushes Jury back into the cage.
Mendes swings wildly with an uppercut but Jury uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jury is trying to break the clinch but Mendes has him pressed against the cage.
Jury has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Still in the clinch, Mendes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mendes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mendes is working for takedown but Jury is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jury pulls guard effortlessly.
Mendes passes Jury's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jury pushes Mendes off looking to stand but Mendes dives back in and keeps control.
Mendes controlling the action here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendes is trying to control the action in half guard but Jury is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jury pushes Mendes off and gets back to his feet.
Mendes shoots in for a double leg but Jury sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
As Mendes backs off Jury throws a huge counter combo but Mendes manages to avoid it all.
Jury lands the left hand.
Mendes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jury swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jury moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mendes avoids the body shot from Jury.
Jury tries to keep at a distance but Mendes has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bison Jury dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jury misses with the combination.
Mendes tries to clinch but Jury moves out of range.
Mendes tries to clinch but Jury moves away
and Jury counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jury throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendes closes the distance and clinches.
Jury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mendes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mendes scores with a hook to the body.
Jury wants to break free but Mendes has control.
A right handed body shot lands from Mendes.
A short left from Mendes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes lands a left hand.
Mendes scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Mendes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mendes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jury backwards.
Riyu Mendes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jury is breathing heavily.
Mendes digs a right hand underneath Jury's ribcage. Jury let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Mendes.
Mendes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jury.
Mendes pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mendes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jury's guard.
Mendes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mendes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jury is keeping the position for now.
Mendes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mendes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jury keeping full guard, as Mendes tries to pass.
Jury wants to get back to his feet but Mendes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jury manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A lazy left from Jury finds it's target.
Mendes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jury.
Mendes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bison Jury is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendes lands a front kick.
Bison Jury seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mendes.
Mendes scoring well with a low kick there.
Mendes feints and then cracks Jury's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jury down.
Jury's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mendes scores with a head kick. Jury tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jury takes a swing at Mendes's ribcage but misses.
Mendes lands a really nice looking cross but Jury seems unphased.
Jury keeps the fight on the outside.
Mendes is looking to wear down Jury with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jury throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mendes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jury avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mendes throws a leg kick which misses Jury's front leg but catches the back leg as Jury tries to avoid it.
Jury misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mendes counters with an outside leg kick.
Mendes closes the distance and pushes Jury back into the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mendes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mendes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes lands a right hand.
Mendes misses with a body punch.
A short right from Mendes on the inside.
Mendes scores with a shot to the side of Jury's head.
Mendes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jury working hard to break the clinch.
Mendes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jury backwards.
Jury blocks a body shot from Mendes.
Mendes swings wildly with an uppercut but Jury uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendes gets through Jury's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jury has had enough of the clinch but Mendes keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Jury's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mendes is looking for a takedown.
Mendes gets control of Jury's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mendes will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mendes has a closed guard, preventing Jury from standing up.
Mendes has his foot on Jury's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jury works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes keeping moving, preventing Jury from controlling successfully.
Riyu Mendes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mendes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendes keeping moving, preventing Jury from controlling successfully.
Mendes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jury manages to get himself to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jury is keeping the position for now.
Mendes stops Jury from standing up.
Jury kicks Mendes off and gets to his feet.
Mendes looks to score with a jab to the body but Jury is just out of range.
A low kick lands for Mendes.
Mendes with a nice calf kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riyu Mendes dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mendes thuds his shin into the meat of Jury's side.
Jury darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mendes misses with a body shot.
Jury circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mendes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jury manages to avoid it.
Jury throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mendes has closed the distance and engaged Jury in a clinch.
Jury's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendes scores with a leg kick.
Jury throws a right hand that Mendes ducks under and follows up with a left that Mendes also avoids with ease.
Mendes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mendes.
Jury is trying to break the clinch but Mendes is controlling him.
A shot in the inside from Mendes.
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!
Jury decides to pull guard.
Jury takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mendes trying to control but Jury is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes won't allow Jury to get back to his feet.
Mendes landing some decent shots from guard.
Jury is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jury is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Jury manages to pull guard.
Mendes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mendes prevents Jury from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendes wants to pass the guard but Jury is keeping the position.
Mendes is pushing down on Jury's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jury is fighting to maintain full guard but Mendes has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mendes is trying to work for a kimura but Jury is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes seems to be working for a kimura but Jury defends the submission attempt.
Mendes prevents Jury from standing back up.
Mendes works his way into side control.
Jury wants to get back to his feet.
Mendes tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Mendes has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Jury!
Jury is trying to stand.
Mendes misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Jury has worked his arm free - good work by Jury!
Jury is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Mendes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jury keeps working.
Jury wants to get back to his feet but Mendes drags him back down.
Mendes throws a strike aimed at the side of Jury's head but Jury avoids it well.
Mendes is looking to take a break and control but Jury is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mendes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jury has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mendes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
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.
Mendes is trying to get an arm triangle but Jury is defending well.
Jury sneaks out the side door and pushes Mendes away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Jury throws a combination. Mendes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jury avoids the body shot from Mendes.
Jury swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mendes throws a head kick but Jury moves out of range.
Jury looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mendes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jury tries to avoid it but Mendes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jury to the ground. Jury escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jury swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jury throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jury circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jury swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mendes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bison Jury.
I think Jury 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bison Jury!
A victorious Bison Jury 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Krakowski (ranked 3339 p4p, 3791 weight class) and Hulk Hogan (ranked 336 p4p, 384 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Krakowski might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to My Demons. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Krakowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hulk Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krakowski closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Hogan counter with a right hand.
It looks like Joseph Krakowski has been cut.
Krakowski throws a series of punches but Hogan moves out of range.
Hogan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Krakowski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Krakowski is breathing heavily.
Krakowski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Joseph Krakowski's cut is getting worse.
Hogan is stalking Krakowski. Krakowski circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Hogan, and it's lights out! Krakowski really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hulk Hogan!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chad Mendoza (ranked 4843 p4p, 2710 weight class) and Andrei Magomedsharipov (ranked 438 p4p, 285 weight class). Andrei Magomedsharipov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chad Mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei Magomedsharipov!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Magomedsharipov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mendoza did well to prevent Magomedsharipov getting side control.
Mendoza is looking to improve his position.
Mendoza taking some punishment here, with Magomedsharipov in his half guard.
Mendoza manages to get to full guard.
Magomedsharipov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mendoza. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mendoza has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Magomedsharipov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mendoza lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mendoza prevents Magomedsharipov from getting back to his feet.
Magomedsharipov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Magomedsharipov is looking to stand up but Mendoza isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Magomedsharipov is keeping the position for now.
Mendoza trying to control but Magomedsharipov is working from the bottom.
Magomedsharipov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mendoza is controlling him.
Magomedsharipov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mendoza.
Mendoza lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mendoza's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mendoza slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mendoza trying to control the position from guard on top but Magomedsharipov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendoza working some strikes from top position.
Mendoza prevents Magomedsharipov from getting back to his feet.
Mendoza chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Magomedsharipov's head.
Mendoza chips away with some ground and pound.
Mendoza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Magomedsharipov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Magomedsharipov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mendoza is controlling him.
Mendoza lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mendoza landing with the ground and pound.
Mendoza stops Magomedsharipov from standing up.
Mendoza lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendoza prevents Magomedsharipov from getting back to his feet.
Mendoza tries to free his leg and advance position but Magomedsharipov is retaining full guard.
Mendoza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Magomedsharipov wants to stand up but Mendoza is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedsharipov looks winded!
Mendoza trying to control the position from guard on top but Magomedsharipov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendoza 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.
Mendoza slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mendoza content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mendoza trying to control but Magomedsharipov is working from the bottom.
Magomedsharipov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mendoza controls the pace.
Mendoza chips away with some ground and pound.
Magomedsharipov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mendoza is controlling him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Magomedsharipov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mendoza distracts Magomedsharipov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza lands a couple of digs.
Magomedsharipov keeping moving, preventing Mendoza from controlling successfully.
Mendoza chips away with some ground and pound.
Mendoza wants to control from the top but Magomedsharipov keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendoza scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mendoza trying to control but Magomedsharipov is working from the bottom.
Magomedsharipov wants to stand up but Mendoza is controlling him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mendoza's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mendoza is pushing down on Magomedsharipov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Magomedsharipov is fighting to maintain full guard but Mendoza has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mendoza wants to work for an arm triangle but Magomedsharipov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mendoza seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Mendoza dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Magomedsharipov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into 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. Magomedsharipov connects with a nice short shot to Mendoza's temple.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mendoza manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mendoza is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendoza 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.
Mendoza is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chad Mendoza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza working a defensive guard here.
Mendoza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Magomedsharipov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mendoza is looking to cinch up a triangle. Magomedsharipov throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Mendoza's body to avoid the submission. Mendoza has instead reached around Magomedsharipov's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Mendoza arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Chad Mendoza!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between YaDaruis Queel (ranked 3862 p4p, 3400 weight class) and Tim Cut (ranked 432 p4p, 395 weight class). YaDaruis Queel has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, YaDaruis Queel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Cut!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cut throws a right and a left that both miss.
Queel attempts a counter takedown but Cut avoids it well and moves away.
Cut throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Queel.
Queel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Queel changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A right-left combo lands from Cut.
It looks like YaDaruis Queel has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Cut. Those never looked like landing.
Queel drops his hands momentarily and Cut takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cut misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Queel is breathing heavily.
Cut drops Queel with a left right combo! Cut follows him down to the ground into side control.
Queel is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Queel manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cut's best efforts.
Oh Queel is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cut trying to control from half guard but Queel is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Queel controlling the position well.
Queel seems to have got his legs back now.
Cut working Queel over with strikes.
Queel could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queel wants to get back to full guard.
Queel trying to control from the bottom.
Cut wants to take a breather but Queel is having none of it.
Queel gets full guard.
Cut postures up in Queel's guard and throws a big left but Queel blocks it.
Queel has his hands on Cut's head, controlling the position.
Queel keeping moving, preventing Cut from controlling successfully.
Cut working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cut throwing strikes from guard but Queel blocks nicely.
Cut is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Queel has control of Cut's left arm, preventing Cut from doing any damage.
Cut got a little sloppy there for a moment and Queel has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cut has managed to get both his arms back between Queel's legs - danger averted.
Queel 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.
Queel has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Queel keeping moving, preventing Cut from controlling successfully.
Cut working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cut really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Queel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cut wants to stand but Queel is controlling his posture from full guard.
Queel looking for a sweep. Not yet Queel, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cut with a nice head shot there.
Queel working a defensive guard here.
Queel 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.
Queel is trying to keep Cut in close.
Cut must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cut lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cut accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Queel controls Cut momentarily but Cut frees himself.
Queel pushes a forearm under Cut's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Cut is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). YaDaruis Queel!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peoples Champion (ranked 3422 p4p, 2311 weight class) and Koua Kamara (ranked 346 p4p, 245 weight class). Champion's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Aegukka. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peoples Champion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Koua Kamara!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Champion lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Koua Kamara has been cut.
Kamara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kamara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kamara throws a lazy right hand but Champion sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Champion was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Champion misses the jab.
Champion throws the left hand but Kamara avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Kamara misses.
Kamara moves away from the strike by Champion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kamara takes one to the side of the head.
Champion lands with a hook. Kamara tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Champion lands with a straight right. Kamara didn't see that one coming.
Champion misses with a hook to the body
and Kamara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kamara's jab looks to have found its range, popping Champion under the eye.
It looks like Peoples Champion has been cut.
The fighters circling - Kamara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kamara cracks a nice hook into Champion's ribs.
Champion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kamara.
Nice uppercut lands for Kamara. That snapped Champion's head back.
A big left from Kamara misses.
Champion swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kamara ducks under a wild hook from Champion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Champion takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Champion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kamara was well out of range. Poor timing from Champion.
Kamara looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kamara throws the left hand but Champion avoids the punch easily.
Champion misses with a wild body shot.
Kamara avoids the body shot from Champion.
Kamara connects with a looping right hand.
Champion uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kamara.
Champion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Champion slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Champion lands a nice looking body shot.
Kamara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Champion looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kamara connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Peoples Champion's cut is getting worse.
The fighters circle momentarily. Champion darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That has opened up Koua Kamara's cut even more.
Kamara throws a hook to the side of Champion's head but Champion sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kamara throws a hook to the side of Champion's head but Champion sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Champion throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kamara counters with a stiff right hand.
Kamara looks to land a left hand but Champion moved out of range nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Champion misses its target.
Kamara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Champion counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kamara missing with a left hand there. Champion was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamara misses with a lunging right hand
and Champion counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The cut above Koua Kamara's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kamara is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kamara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamara keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Champion throws a looping overhand right but Kamara ducks down to avoid it.
Champion displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kamara throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Champion misses the target.
Kamara takes one to the chin there.
Kamara misses with a hook. Champion ducked under it nicely.
Koua Kamara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Champion throws a big shot that misses.
Champion slips under a jab from Kamara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Koua Kamara will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Champion displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kamara throws out the jab.
Kamara might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Champion just misses with a punch to the body.
Kamara doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Koua Kamara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kamara misses with a looping right.
Kamara ducks under a wild hook from Champion.
Kamara throws a shot from downtown. Champion moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Kamara misses.
Champion was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Champion uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kamara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamara looks to land a left hand but Champion moved out of range nicely.
Kamara throws a hook to the side of Champion's head but Champion sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Champion misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kamara misses its intended target.
Kamara throws a jab but it's blocked by Champion.
Champion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kamara.
It looked like Champion was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kamara.
Kamara getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kamara throws a lazy uppercut
and Champion counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kamara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kamara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Champion.
Champion ducks under a wild hook from Kamara.
Champion connects with a body shot that sends Kamara's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamara throws a lazy right hand but Champion sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Champion throws an off balance right hand
enabling Kamara to counter with a crisp jab.
Peoples Champion's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Champion throws an overhand right that lands on Kamara's shoulder, as Kamara tries to avoid the shot.
Champion misses with a hook. Kamara ducked under it nicely.
Champion lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kamara at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Champion feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kamara sprawling to the canvas! Kamara rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Champion finish him?!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Koua Kamara's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Peoples Champion!
Peoples Champion spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dolph Lindgren (ranked 1747 p4p, 1872 weight class) and Jake Rizzo (ranked 238 p4p, 255 weight class). Rizzo has chosen Mastodon - Blood and Thunder as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dolph Lindgren!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Rizzo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzo is looking to clinch but Lindgren is avoiding it.
Lindgren throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lindgren looks to score with a jab to the body but Rizzo is just out of range.
Lindgren missing with a left hand there. Rizzo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rizzo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rizzo slips a straight right by Lindgren.
Lindgren swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rizzo.
Jake Rizzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lindgren throws a shot from downtown. Rizzo moves away and avoids it.
Lindgren lands a body shot.
Lindgren thuds a left hand into Rizzo's body.
Lindgren connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lindgren just misses with a punch to the body.
Rizzo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lindgren displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rizzo wants to clinch up but Lindgren keeps it at a distance.
Rizzo tries to clinch up but Lindgren circles away and keeps his distance.
Rizzo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lindgren manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rizzo doesn't manage to clinch there - Lindgren circles away.
Lindgren lands a jab to Rizzo's midsection.
Rizzo closes the distance and clinches.
Rizzo misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo lands with a right to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lindgren lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rizzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lindgren working aggressively here.
Rizzo tries a body shot but Lindgren blocks it.
Lindgren stalling in the clinch.
Lindgren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rizzo lands a body punch.
Lindgren blocking some punches.
Rizzo lands a hook that snaps the head of Lindgren backwards.
Rizzo blocking some punches.
Rizzo has a couple of punches blocked by Lindgren.
Lindgren misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to Lindgren's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lindgren lands a shoulder strike.
Rizzo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rizzo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rizzo misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Rizzo scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rizzo blocks a body shot from Lindgren.
Lindgren gets through Rizzo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lindgren lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rizzo throws a punch but it's blocked by Lindgren.
Lindgren takes a shot to the head.
Lindgren stalling against the cage.
Rizzo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lindgren leaning against his opponent.
Rizzo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lindgren seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rizzo can turn it around.
Rizzo misses with some punches.
Rizzo presses Lindgren against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rizzo tries to throw a body punch but Lindgren avoids it by throwing Rizzo back against the cage.
Rizzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lindgren's elbow.
Lindgren blocks a body shot from Rizzo.
Lindgren blocks an uppercut.
Rizzo throws a punch but it's blocked by Lindgren.
Lindgren lands a left hand.
Rizzo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rizzo is leaning against Lindgren and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo digs a right hand underneath Lindgren's ribcage. Lindgren let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rizzo blocks an uppercut.
Rizzo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rizzo working aggressively here.
Rizzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rizzo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lindgren backwards.
Rizzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Lindgren.
Rizzo swings wildly with an uppercut but Lindgren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rizzo works on Lindgren's body with a couple of short punches.
Lindgren misses with some punches.
Lindgren tries to work over Rizzo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rizzo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lindgren lands an uppercut.
A short right from Rizzo.
Rizzo throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Rizzo.
Lindgren is breathing heavily.
Rizzo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rizzo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lindgrens head.
Rizzo digs a right hand into Lindgren's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lindgren's gas tank.
Rizzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lindgren's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rizzo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Rizzo - that landed with a thud.
Lindgren's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rizzo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rizzo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rizzo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lindgren.
Rizzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rizzo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rizzo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rizzo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rizzo.
Lindgren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Rizzo.
Lindgren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Rizzo 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.
Lindgren fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lindgren circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Lindgren to counter with a crisp jab.
Rizzo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rizzo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Rizzo.
Rizzo misses with a punch on the inside.
Rizzo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rizzo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Rizzo.
Rizzo tries to throw a body punch but Lindgren avoids it by throwing Rizzo back against the cage.
Rizzo throws a head punch that misses.
Rizzo is leaning against Lindgren and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rizzo misses with a punch to the body.
Rizzo is leaning against Lindgren and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rizzo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rizzo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rizzo swings wildly with an uppercut but Lindgren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rizzo gets through Lindgren's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo lands a shoulder strike.
Rizzo digs a right hand underneath Lindgren's ribcage. Lindgren let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rizzo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lindgren backwards.
Rizzo pushes Lindgren back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rizzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lindgren's elbow.
Rizzo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lindgren backwards.
Rizzo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rizzo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lindgren is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rizzo.
Oh Lindgren is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rizzo lands a big right hand that drops Lindgren! The killer instinct kicks in and Rizzo finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Rizzo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Rizzo!
Jake Rizzo is the new light heavyweight champion!
Jake Rizzo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Dolph Lindgren spoke after the fight, saying 'Didn't work out this time, but I'd still like to thank my sponsors Conviction. Cheers guys!'.
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