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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arttu Bjorkholm (ranked 6499 p4p, 5979 weight class) and Akira Tatakai (ranked 435 p4p, 417 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arttu Bjorkholm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Akira Tatakai!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Tatakai catches Bjorkholm right on the button with a cross.
Tatakai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A jab-cross combination lands for Tatakai and sends Bjorkholm crashing to the mat! Tatakai follows him down to the mat - Bjorkholm regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
 Bjorkholm is rocked!
Tatakai missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Oh Bjorkholm is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tatakai is just content to waste time from the top position. Bjorkholm takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bjorkholm looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tatakai is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tatakai accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bjorkholm seems to have got his legs back now.
Tatakai must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bjorkholm wants to sweep but no luck.
Bjorkholm is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bjorkholm is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjorkholm lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bjorkholm is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tatakai looking for a sweep. Not yet Tatakai, not yet.
Tatakai really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bjorkholm. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bjorkholm stands up and waves to Tatakai to follow him.
Tatakai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bjorkholm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatakai connects with a right hand. Bjorkholm shakes it off.
Bjorkholm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tatakai circles away quickly and effectively.
Bjorkholm takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bjorkholm moves into the clinch.
Bjorkholm lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tatakai backwards.
Tatakai misses with a punch to the body.
Bjorkholm's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tatakai jabs at Bjorkholm's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tatakai connects with a single shot there.
Tatakai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bjorkholm throws a quick counter head kick but Tatakai was just out of range.
Bjorkholm ducks straight into an uppercut from Tatakai and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Bjorkholm manages to regain guard straight away.
Bjorkholm throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjorkholm will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Bjorkholm wants to sweep but no luck.
Bjorkholm wants to control but Tatakai passes easily into half guard.
Tatakai sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bjorkholm defending well though.
Bjorkholm is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tatakai's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tatakai's back!
Bjorkholm scores with punches to the body.
Tatakai is trapped and Bjorkholm is scoring with shots to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjorkholm looking for the choke from the back.
Tatakai breaks Bjorkholm's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Bjorkholm looking for a sweep. Not yet Bjorkholm, not yet.
Bjorkholm keeping moving, preventing Tatakai from controlling successfully.
Bjorkholm not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tatakai preventing the sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Tatakai dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tatakai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tatakai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big left from Tatakai misses.
Arttu Bjorkholm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tatakai pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bjorkholm back to the cage. Tatakai follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tatakai throws an off balance right hand
and Bjorkholm counters with a one-two to the body.
Bjorkholm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tatakai.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bjorkholm checks a leg kick.
Tatakai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tatakai throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatakai drops Bjorkholm with a naaaaasty hook - Bjorkholm is in real trouble here! Tatakai dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akira Tatakai!
A victorious Akira Tatakai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Pustansky (ranked 2069 p4p, 6666 weight class) and Edward Grubbs (ranked 269 p4p, 640 weight class). Pustansky comes into the arena with TYRANT blaring out of the sound system. Edward Grubbs has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ivan Pustansky's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Pustansky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edward Grubbs!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Grubbs finds it's target.
Grubbs digs a good hook to Pustansky's body.
Grubbs scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pustansky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pustansky looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grubbs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pustansky moves out of range as Grubbs throws a body kick.
Pustansky looks to score with a jab to the body but Grubbs is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pustansky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pustansky tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Grubbs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grubbs connects with a right hand. Pustansky shakes it off.
Pustansky looks to clinch
and Pustansky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grubbs lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Grubbs scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grubbs throws a hook to the side of Pustansky's head but Pustansky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grubbs scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pustansky doesn't seem bothered though.
Pustansky moves to clinch but Grubbs breaks away
and Grubbs counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grubbs misses with the combination.
Pustansky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grubbs.
Pustansky blocks a head kick by Grubbs.
Grubbs on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pustansky wants to clinch but Grubbs slips to the side
and Grubbs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pustansky moves into the clinch.
Grubbs blocks an elbow strike from Pustansky.
Pustansky misses with an elbow over the top.
Pustansky misses with an elbow over the top.
Pustansky creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pustansky creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Grubbs's defenses.
Pustansky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pustansky wants to clinch.
Grubbs swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pustansky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grubbs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Grubbs was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grubbs lands a body shot.
Grubbs scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pustansky doesn't manage to clinch there - Grubbs circles away.
Pustansky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grubbs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grubbs looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Grubbs ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grubbs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pustansky darts in trying to clinch
and Grubbs 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!
Grubbs jabs at Pustansky's body.
Grubbs scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pustansky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pustansky tries to clinch but Grubbs is having none of it.
Pustansky tries to clinch but Grubbs moves out of range.
Grubbs throws a front kick aimed at Pustansky's knee but Pustansky avoids it well.
Pustansky doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pustansky wants to clinch.
Pustansky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grubbs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pustansky misses with an uppercut
enabling Grubbs to counter with a crisp jab.
Pustansky takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pustansky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grubbs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grubbs misses with a looping right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pustansky misses with a looping left.
Grubbs finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grubbs wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pustansky moves in looking to clinch but Grubbs pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pustansky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grubbs.
A counter left hand to the body from Pustansky misses its target.
Pustansky darts in trying to clinch
and Grubbs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pustansky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grubbs goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Grubbs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Pustansky wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grubbs lands with a good body shot.
Pustansky misses with a wild body shot.
Grubbs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pustansky lands a nice looking body shot.
Pustansky misses with a wild body shot.
Grubbs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grubbs is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pustansky had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Pustansky takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pustansky closes the distance and clinches.
Pustansky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grubbs misses with a looping right.
Crunch! Grubbs slams his shin into Pustansky's torso.
Grubbs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pustansky fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Grubbs - just one landing.
Grubbs with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pustansky to score with a decent uppercut.
Grubbs tries a head kick but it misses.
Pustansky takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grubbs lands a head kick!
Pustansky throws a body shot but no joy.
Pustansky tries to clinch up but Grubbs circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grubbs! But no joy.
Grubbs fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pustansky looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grubbs keeps the fight on the outside.
Pustansky doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Grubbs lands a body shot.
Grubbs feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pustanskys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pustansky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grubbs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pustansky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grubbs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Grubbs on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grubbs throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pustansky takes a swing at Grubbs's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Pustansky misses its intended target.
Pustansky is looking to wear down Grubbs with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Grubbs digs a good body shot into Pustansky's ribs.
Grubbs moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pustansky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grubbs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Grubbs dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Grubbs stalks Pustansky and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pustansky's face. Pustansky staggers backwards, shaken.
Grubbs throws a hook to the side of Pustansky's head but Pustansky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pustansky ducks under a wild hook from Grubbs.
Grubbs connects with a body shot that sends Pustansky's belly button to the back.
Grubbs lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pustansky backs up against the cage.
Pustansky is rocked!
Pustansky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grubbs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Pustansky misses.
Grubbs lands a nice hook to Pustansky's body. Pustansky takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grubbs throws a big shot that misses.
Pustansky takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pustansky misses with a straight left.
Pustansky misses with a hook to the body
letting Grubbs counter with a right hand.
Grubbs missing with a left hand there. Pustansky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pustansky misses with a looping right.
Pustansky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grubbs throws out the jab.
Pustansky swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pustansky moves in looking to clinch but Grubbs pushes him off.
Grubbs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pustansky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grubbs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pustansky connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Grubbs momentarily.
Grubbs throws a big shot that misses.
Edward Grubbs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pustansky takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grubbs takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pustansky ducks under a wild hook from Grubbs.
Grubbs throws a jab but it's blocked by Pustansky.
Grubbs scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Oh Pustansky is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grubbs lands with a good body shot.
Grubbs lands a jab to the nose.
Pustansky wants to clinch but Grubbs slips to the side
and Grubbs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pustansky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pustansky looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Grubbs lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pustansky at a distance.
Pustansky scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pustansky throws a jab but it's blocked by Grubbs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pustansky. Grubbs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pustansky seems to have got his legs back now.
Grubbs scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grubbs lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Grubbs is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grubbs.
Grubbs throws a front kick that sends Pustansky stumbling back into the cage.
Grubbs lands a right hook to the body.
Pustansky looks to clinch
and Grubbs counters with a straight right hand.
Grubbs uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pustansky has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grubbs scores with a shot to the body.
Pustansky moves into the clinch.
Pustansky lands an elbow just above Grubbs 's eye.
Pustansky misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pustansky just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grubbs's brow.
Pustansky throws an elbow but it misses.
Grubbs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grubbs scores with a kick to the midsection.
Grubbs lands with an overhand left.
Grubbs punishes Pustansky's body with a nice straight punch.
Grubbs lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Grubbs.
Pustansky walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A low kick lands for Grubbs.
Pustansky takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pustansky tries to clinch
and Grubbs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grubbs rushes Pustansky with punches - Pustansky moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Pustansky goes down! Grubbs follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edward Grubbs!
In defeat, Ivan Pustansky stepped up to the mic, saying '...'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Walters (ranked 5899 p4p, 5233 weight class) and Jonathan King (ranked 589 p4p, 544 weight class). Jonathan King is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Walters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonathan King!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King ducks under a wild hook from Walters.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
King shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Walters sprawls well. Walters wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. King gets slowly back to his feet.
Walters scores with a crisp jab that stopped King in his tracks.
Walters scores with a decent looking hook.
King shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Walters as he avoids it easily.
Walters cracks King with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Walters has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning King to stand back up!
 King is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Walters swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Antonio Walters!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Legs (ranked 1966 p4p, 2225 weight class) and Saint George (ranked 252 p4p, 287 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Crazy Legs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Saint George!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George scores with a hook to the body. Legs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Legs shoots for a double leg takedown but George sprawls well. He's pushed Legs's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
George lands a slapping body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for George. That snapped Legs's head back.
 It looks like Crazy Legs has been cut.
George connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Legs's hands.
George lands a lovely overhand right.
George misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George scores with a hook to the body. Legs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
George connects with a right hand. Legs shakes it off.
Legs gets cracked with a nice right hand there by George.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legs needs to keep his hands up - George had a free shot at his head there.
Crazy Legs's cut is getting worse.
George scores with a shot to the body.
George has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
George fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Legs to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Legs looks to clinch but George throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Legs taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Saint George!
Saint George is the new light heavyweight champion!
Saint George 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Gary Bellamy (ranked 7124 p4p, 6765 weight class) and Kaikara Van Der Byl (ranked 592 p4p, 568 weight class). Gary Bellamy 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gary Bellamy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Kaikara Van Der Byl!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Byl shoots for a double leg takedown but Bellamy sprawls well. He's pushed Van Der Byl's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bellamy throws an overhand right that lands on Van Der Byl's shoulder, as Van Der Byl tries to avoid the shot.
Van Der Byl shoots and misses
and Bellamy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bellamy scores with a nice head shot.
Bellamy connects with a jab.
Bellamy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bellamy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Der Byl was well out of range. Poor timing from Bellamy.
Van Der Byl fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gary Bellamy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaikara Van Der Byl.
Van Der Byl shoots in looking for a takedown. Bellamy tries to sprawl out of it but Van Der Byl keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bellamy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bellamy is looking to score with low kicks.
Bellamy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bellamy wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bellamy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Van Der Byl.
Van Der Byl shoots in but no luck this time.
Bellamy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Van Der Byl shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bellamy sprawls well. Bellamy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Van Der Byl gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Bellamy, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Der Byl fails with a takedown attempt.
We've been told by Bellamy's head coaches at Triple XXX that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bellamy works Van Der Byl's body with a nice hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Van Der Byl is defended easily by Bellamy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Van Der Byl is defended easily by Bellamy.
Van Der Byl fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Byl shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bellamy as he avoids it easily.
Van Der Byl uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bellamy.
Van Der Byl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Der Byl dives in for a single leg takedown but Bellamy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bellamy throws a hook to the side of Van Der Byl's head but Van Der Byl sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Der Byl has a takedown stuffed.
As Van Der Byl backs away, Bellamy returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Van Der Byl scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bellamy is looking to reverse the position.
Who's going to make the next move?
Bellamy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellamy has one of Van Der Byl's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Van Der Byl wants to control but Bellamy is keeping him busy.
Bellamy is looking for a sweep.
Bellamy pushes Van Der Byl away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Van Der Byl gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bellamy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bellamy tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Van Der Byl fails with a takedown attempt.
Van Der Byl dives in and grabs Bellamy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bellamy pushes down on Van Der Byl's head and hops out.
Van Der Byl shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bellamy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Van Der Byl misses with a takedown attempt - Bellamy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Van Der Byl dives in and grabs Bellamy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bellamy pushes down on Van Der Byl's head and hops out.
Gary Bellamy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Der Byl checks the leg kick.
Van Der Byl with the counter takedown but Bellamy avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Der Byl checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bellamy misses with a wild body shot.
Van Der Byl fails with a takedown attempt.
Bellamy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Van Der Byl just manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Bellamy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bellamy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bellamy wants it to stay on the feet.
No luck for Van Der Byl with that takedown attempt.
Bellamy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bellamy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Der Byl has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Der Byl slips a jab from Bellamy.
Van Der Byl shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bellamy as he avoids it easily.
Gary Bellamy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaikara Van Der Byl.
Van Der Byl shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bellamy as he jumps to the side.
Bellamy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Der Byl moves away.
Both fighters circling a little - Bellamy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Van Der Byl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Byl shoots in but Bellamy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bellamy. Van Der Byl does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Der Byl tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bellamy defends well and Van Der Byl ends up having to push Bellamy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bellamy leaves Van Der Byl with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Van Der Byl looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellamy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Der Byl tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bellamy defends well and Van Der Byl ends up having to push Bellamy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Van Der Byl or perhaps it was just good defense by Bellamy, which made it look bad.
As Van Der Byl backs away, Bellamy returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Van Der Byl is breathing heavily.
Van Der Byl misses with a takedown
and Bellamy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bellamy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bellamy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Der Byl can do to turn this around?
Bellamy looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Der Byl is just out of range.
Bellamy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Van Der Byl.
Van Der Byl keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bellamy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Van Der Byl under the eye.
Van Der Byl shoots in and drives through. Bellamy sprawls well.
Van Der Byl fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice takedown defense from Bellamy. No joy for Van Der Byl on that attempt.
Bellamy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
No luck for Van Der Byl with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellamy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Der Byl manages to avoid it.
Bellamy connects with a jab.
Van Der Byl avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Der Byl checks the leg kick.
Bellamy throws a leg kick but Van Der Byl checks it.
Bellamy misses with a leg kick.
Van Der Byl fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bellamy avoids it really well and circles away.
Bellamy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Van Der Byl.
Bellamy throws a looping overhand right but Van Der Byl ducks down to avoid it.
Bellamy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bellamy throws out a powerful jab.
Van Der Byl shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Van Der Byl takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Der Byl checks the leg kick.
Bellamy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Byl shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bellamy sprawls well. Bellamy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Van Der Byl gets slowly back to his feet.
As Van Der Byl looks to move away, Bellamy throws a big counter combo but Van Der Byl just gets out of the way.
Van Der Byl dives in for a single leg takedown but Bellamy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bellamy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Van Der Byl.
Van Der Byl closes the distance and clinches up with Bellamy, looking for a takedown. Van Der Byl pushes Bellamy against the cage but Bellamy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bellamy half committed to a counter leg kick.
Van Der Byl takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Van Der Byl checks a leg kick.
Bellamy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Van Der Byl misses with a takedown
letting Bellamy counter with a right hand.
Van Der Byl shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bellamy defends it nicely.
Van Der Byl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellamy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Der Byl shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bellamy sprawls well. Bellamy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Van Der Byl gets slowly back to his feet.
Van Der Byl will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bellamy misses with a double jab.
Bellamy misses with a low kick.
Gary Bellamy is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Der Byl doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Bellamy to counter with a crisp jab.
Kaikara Van Der Byl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Der Byl moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bellamy motions for Van Der Byl to come forward. Bellamy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Der Byl moves out of range of the leg kick from Bellamy.
Van Der Byl darts in looking for a takedown but Bellamy gets double underhooks and turns Van Der Byl into the cage.
Van Der Byl with a poor takedown
and Bellamy counters with a straight right hand.
Van Der Byl tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bellamy swivels and escapes.
Bellamy lands an overhand right.
Van Der Byl shoots in for a takedown but Bellamy shows good takedown defense.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Bellamy dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Van Der Byl tries for a takedown but Bellamy circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Van Der Byl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Der Byl shoots in but Bellamy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bellamy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Van Der Byl shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bellamy as he avoids it easily.
Gary Bellamy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaikara Van Der Byl.
Van Der Byl is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bellamy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice cross by Bellamy.
Bellamy swinging wildly here.
Van Der Byl misses with a takedown attempt - Bellamy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bellamy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Der Byl was well out of range. Poor timing from Bellamy.
Bellamy lands a glancing blow to the side of Van Der Byl's head.
Bellamy throws a shot from downtown. Van Der Byl moves away and avoids it.
Van Der Byl takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Der Byl shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bellamy sprawls well. Bellamy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Van Der Byl gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Byl shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bellamy but Bellamy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Van Der Byl tries for a takedown but Bellamy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Van Der Byl will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Van Der Byl takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bellamy throws a hook but Van Der Byl avoids it easily.
A clash of legs there as Van Der Byl blocks the low kick.
Bellamy throws a sloppy head kick and Van Der Byl moves out of range easily.
Bellamy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Der Byl moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Der Byl has his takedown stuffed
letting Bellamy counter with a right hand.
Bellamy works the jab nicely.
Bellamy throws a looping overhand right but Van Der Byl ducks down to avoid it.
Bellamy just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Der Byl is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Van Der Byl staying out of range there.
Bellamy just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellamy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Van Der Byl.
Van Der Byl goes for a double leg but Bellamy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bellamy continues to drive forward.
Bellamy scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick there by Bellamy.
Bellamy misses with a looping right.
Bellamy throws a shot from downtown. Van Der Byl moves away and avoids it.
Van Der Byl tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bellamy defends well and Van Der Byl ends up having to push Bellamy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bellamy throwing a counter right hand but Van Der Byl manages to avoid it.
Bellamy tries a low kick but Van Der Byl avoids it.
Bellamy's corner calls for a 1-2. Bellamy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bellamy slaps away a takedown attempt from Van Der Byl, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bellamy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Van Der Byl just manages to avoid it.
Van Der Byl tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bellamy swivels and escapes.
Van Der Byl shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bellamy pinned against the cage. Bellamy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Byl will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bellamy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bellamy connects with an inside leg kick.
Good work by Van Der Byl as he checks the leg kick.
Van Der Byl throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bellamy's waist but Bellamy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Van Der Byl off to one side.
Van Der Byl closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bellamy circles away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Van Der Byl or perhaps it was just good defense by Bellamy, which made it look bad.
A quick step to the side and Bellamy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick from Bellamy misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bellamy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Van Der Byl has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Van Der Byl and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Van Der Byl is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Van Der Byl moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Der Byl shoots in for a double leg but Bellamy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bellamy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bellamy. Van Der Byl does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Der Byl checks a low kick from Bellamy.
Bellamy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Van Der Byl goes for a double leg but Bellamy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bellamy continues to drive forward.
Gary Bellamy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Byl dives in for a single leg takedown but Bellamy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bellamy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bellamy cracks a nice hook into Van Der Byl's ribs.
Van Der Byl closes the distance and clinches up with Bellamy, looking for a takedown. Van Der Byl pushes Bellamy against the cage but Bellamy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bellamy misses with an uppercut. Van Der Byl saw that one coming.
Van Der Byl dives in and grabs Bellamy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bellamy pushes down on Van Der Byl's head and hops out.
Van Der Byl changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bellamy tries to avoid it but Van Der Byl manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bellamy to the ground. Bellamy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bellamy takes a swing at Van Der Byl's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bellamy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bellamy connects with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bellamy. Van Der Byl does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Der Byl takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Van Der Byl takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Horrible takedown attempt by Van Der Byl or perhaps it was just good defense by Bellamy, which made it look bad.
Nice sprawl there from Bellamy as Van Der Byl shoots in.
Bellamy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kaikara Van Der Byl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bellamy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Bellamy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bellamy, 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Bellamy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Konstantinos Karamitroudis (ranked 3716 p4p, 6298 weight class) and TJ Mitchell (ranked 440 p4p, 609 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Konstantinos Karamitroudis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, TJ Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karamitroudis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mitchell is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mitchell misses with a few strikes there.
Karamitroudis closes the distance and pushes Mitchell back into the cage.
Karamitroudis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Karamitroudis misses with an elbow strike.
Karamitroudis throws an elbow that misses.
We've been hearing reports that Karamitroudis has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Karamitroudis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mitchell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Karamitroudis has him pressed against the cage.
Mitchell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mitchell blocks an elbow strike.
Mitchell is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Karamitroudis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mitchell's brow.
Karamitroudis misses with an elbow over the top.
Mitchell blocks an elbow strike from Karamitroudis.
Karamitroudis misses with a punch on the inside.
Mitchell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell misses with a double jab.
Karamitroudis clinches up against the cage.
Karamitroudis misses with an elbow strike.
Karamitroudis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Karamitroudis throws an elbow but it misses.
Karamitroudis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karamitroudis throws an elbow but it misses.
Mitchell avoids the elbow strike from Karamitroudis, against the cage.
Mitchell blocks the elbow strike.
Mitchell avoiding damage as Karamitroudis throws knees to the body.
Karamitroudis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mitchell's efforts to push away.
Mitchell is trying to break free.
Mitchell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Karamitroudis tries a body shot but Mitchell blocks it.
Karamitroudis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Karamitroudis throws an elbow but misses.
Mitchell is trying to force a seperation but Karamitroudis has the dominant position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Karamitroudis throws an elbow but misses.
Mitchell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Karamitroudis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karamitroudis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mitchell's defenses.
Mitchell dodges an elbow strike from Karamitroudis.
Mitchell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Karamitroudis keeps control of Mitchell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mitchell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mitchell misses with the combination.
Karamitroudis avoids a kick to the body.
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!
Karamitroudis moves in looking to clinch but Mitchell pushes him off.
Karamitroudis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mitchell's coach down at DK MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mitchell's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mitchell breaks the clinch.
Karamitroudis tries to clinch but Mitchell moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Karamitroudis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mitchell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mitchell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mitchell throws a head kick that misses.
Karamitroudis slips a jab and a cross from Mitchell.
Mitchell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Karamitroudis under the eye.
TJ Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karamitroudis tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mitchell counters with a series of strikes. Karamitroudis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Karamitroudis wants to clinch up but Mitchell keeps it at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karamitroudis doesn't manage to clinch there - Mitchell circles away.
Karamitroudis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mitchell.
Karamitroudis tries to counter by clinching up but Mitchell breaks away and moves out of range.
Mitchell throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Karamitroudis.
Karamitroudis rushes Mitchell and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell wants to break free but Karamitroudis has control.
Mitchell avoids a wild elbow strike from Karamitroudis.
Mitchell blocks the elbow strike.
Mitchell dodges an elbow strike from Karamitroudis.
Karamitroudis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mitchell breaks from the clinch.
Karamitroudis tries to clinch up but Mitchell circles away and keeps his distance.
Mitchell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karamitroudis drives through and clinches with Mitchell against the cage.
Mitchell manages to break the clinch.
Karamitroudis tries to clinch up.
A jab from Mitchell misses.
Mitchell lands with a nice combination. Karamitroudis backs away looking to recover.
Karamitroudis is looking to clinch but Mitchell is avoiding it.
Mitchell is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Karamitroudis tries to clinch up.
No joy there for Mitchell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
TJ Mitchell dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Karamitroudis is looking to clinch but Mitchell is avoiding it.
Mitchell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karamitroudis moves away.
Mitchell throws a sloppy head kick and Karamitroudis moves out of range easily.
Mitchell keeps the fight on the outside.
TJ Mitchell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karamitroudis blocks a head kick by Mitchell.
Mitchell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Karamitroudis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Karamitroudis blocks the leg kick.
Karamitroudis misses the shot to the body.
Karamitroudis tries to clinch up.
Karamitroudis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mitchell wants to get back to striking at distance but Karamitroudis won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karamitroudis prevents Mitchell from breaking the clinch.
Mitchell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Karamitroudis has him pressed against the cage.
Karamitroudis misses with an elbow over the top.
Mitchell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Karamitroudis has him pressed against the cage.
Karamitroudis tries to land knees in the clinch but Mitchell avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karamitroudis throws an elbow but it misses.
Konstantinos Karamitroudis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mitchell has had enough of the clinch but Karamitroudis keeps him there for the moment.
Mitchell breaks from the clinch.
Mitchell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mitchell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karamitroudis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mitchell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mitchell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mitchell throws a series of punches but Karamitroudis moves out of range.
Karamitroudis throws a hook to the side of Mitchell's head but Mitchell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karamitroudis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mitchell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mitchell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mitchell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
TJ Mitchell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitchell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mitchell raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Mitchell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karamitroudis defending well as Mitchell loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karamitroudis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mitchell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mitchell tries to keep at a distance but Karamitroudis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Karamitroudis lands an elbow that stopped Mitchell in his tracks for a moment.
 It looks like TJ Mitchell has been cut.
The referee calls for Karamitroudis to work.
Mitchell can't break the clinch.
Mitchell is looking to break free of the clinch but Karamitroudis has double underhooks.
Mitchell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mitchell tries to circle away but Karamitroudis has him pinned against the cage.
Mitchell blocks an elbow strike.
Mitchell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Karamitroudis has Mitchell pressed against the cage, preventing Mitchell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mitchell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karamitroudis gets a clinch.
Mitchell avoids the elbow strike from Karamitroudis, against the cage.
Mitchell is trying to break free.
Mitchell manages to break the clinch.
Karamitroudis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karamitroudis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mitchell sprawls well. Mitchell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Karamitroudis gets slowly back to his feet.
Karamitroudis blocks a head kick by Mitchell.
Karamitroudis is looking to counter the offense by Mitchell and move into the clinch.
Mitchell scores with a head kick.
Karamitroudis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mitchell is trying to break the clinch but Karamitroudis is controlling him.
Mitchell is trying to break free.
Stalling in the clinch from Karamitroudis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karamitroudis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mitchell dodges an elbow strike from Karamitroudis.
Karamitroudis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Karamitroudis misses with an elbow over the top.
Karamitroudis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karamitroudis tries to clinch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mitchell misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karamitroudis wants to clinch up but Mitchell keeps it at a distance.
Karamitroudis is looking to clinch but Mitchell is avoiding it.
A left and a right from Mitchell both land. Nice combination.
Karamitroudis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mitchell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mitchell misses with a head kick.
Mitchell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Karamitroudis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Karamitroudis tries to close the distance and clinch but Mitchell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
TJ Mitchell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on TJ Mitchell's cut.
That's time! Karamitroudis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Karamitroudis 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.
Mitchell throws a head kick but Karamitroudis moves out of range.
Mitchell scores with a head kick. Karamitroudis tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mitchell misses with a jab, cross combination.
TJ Mitchell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mitchell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karamitroudis tries to clinch but Mitchell is having none of it.
Mitchell throws a head kick that misses.
Karamitroudis tries to close the distance and clinch but Mitchell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mitchell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Karamitroudis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mitchell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mitchell tries to bum rush Karamitroudis with a series of wild strikes but Karamitroudis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Karamitroudis wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Karamitroudis tries to clinch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell throws a head kick but Karamitroudis moves out of range.
Mitchell tries a head kick but it misses.
Karamitroudis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karamitroudis tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell swats away the attempt to clinch by Karamitroudis.
Karamitroudis moves into the clinch successfully.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Karamitroudis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mitchell's brow.
Mitchell takes an elbow to the temple.
Mitchell working hard to break the clinch.
Mitchell is trying to break the clinch but Karamitroudis has him pressed against the cage.
Karamitroudis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mitchell's defenses.
Mitchell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mitchell avoiding damage as Karamitroudis throws knees to the body.
Mitchell breaks the clinch.
Karamitroudis wants to clinch up but Mitchell keeps it at a distance.
Mitchell fails to land with a series of punches.
Karamitroudis is looking to counter the offense by Mitchell and move into the clinch.
Mitchell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell misses with a double jab.
Karamitroudis wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mitchell stuffs the takedown attempt from Karamitroudis. Karamitroudis gets slowly back to his feet.
Karamitroudis tries to clinch there but Mitchell circles away.
Mitchell blocks a jab.
Mitchell throws a head kick but Karamitroudis moves out of range.
Mitchell misses with a double jab
and Karamitroudis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Karamitroudis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Karamitroudis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mitchell's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitchell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karamitroudis looks to score with a jab to the body but Mitchell is just out of range.
Karamitroudis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mitchell counters with a low kick, right behind Karamitroudis 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karamitroudis wants to clinch.
Karamitroudis tries to close the distance and clinch but Mitchell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mitchell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karamitroudis circles away quickly and effectively.
Karamitroudis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karamitroudis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Karamitroudis doesn't manage to clinch there - Mitchell circles away.
Karamitroudis tries to clinch up but Mitchell circles away and keeps his distance.
Karamitroudis tries to clinch up but Mitchell circles away and keeps his distance.
Karamitroudis cracks Mitchell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Karamitroudis looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mitchell looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karamitroudis's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Konstantinos Karamitroudis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
TJ Mitchell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Karamitroudis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to TJ Mitchell.
I've got Mitchell 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TJ Mitchell!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Gray (ranked 5980 p4p, 3466 weight class) and Hallbjorn Hjorturson (ranked 596 p4p, 427 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, William Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hallbjorn Hjorturson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hjorturson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like William Gray has been cut.
A shot to the body from Gray misses
and Hjorturson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gray misses with a head kick.
Gray takes the fight into the clinch.
Gray breaks the clinch.
Gray misses with a right hand
and Hjorturson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gray throws a sloppy head kick and Hjorturson moves out of range easily.
Gray gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Hjorturson gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hallbjorn Hjorturson!
In defeat, William Gray stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ah shit, that did not go as planned. I... I just don't know what happened to me. Well done and all respect to my opponent, he did well today.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Minoari Amida (ranked 6422 p4p, 6395 weight class) and Clark Gorzecki (ranked 626 p4p, 624 weight class). Minoari Amida 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Minoari Amida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Clark Gorzecki!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amida is looking to score with low kicks.
Gorzecki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gorzecki misses with a straight left.
Amida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gorzecki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gorzecki misses with a hook. Amida ducked under it nicely.
Amida tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gorzecki is able to avoid easily.
Gorzecki with the counter takedown but Amida avoids it easily.
Amida's corner calls for a 1-2. Amida obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Amida fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slow jab from Gorzecki misses its intended target.
Gorzecki decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gorzecki keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gorzecki prevents Amida from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gorzecki takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Amida on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Amida tries to get out of the position.
Well, if Gorzecki is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gorzecki prevents Amida from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorzecki is taking a breather. Amida says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gorzecki's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Amida looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gorzecki working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gorzecki is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
It looks like Gorzecki might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Amida has hold of Gorzecki's hands but Gorzecki slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amida wants to get back to his feet.
Gorzecki lands strikes from half guard.
Amida knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gorzecki on the ground.
Gorzecki looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Amida is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gorzecki scores with a couple of nice shots.
Well, if Gorzecki is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Let's hope that Gorzecki has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gorzecki scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Amida wants to get back to his feet.
Gorzecki is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Amida is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorzecki lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We've been informed that Gorzecki has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Gorzecki moves into full mount! Amida won't be happy about that!
Gorzecki content just to control the position here.
Gorzecki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gorzecki breaks from Amida's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Amida is bucking up trying to escape but Gorzecki cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Amida is bucking up trying to escape but Gorzecki cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gorzecki lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Amida hang on?
Gorzecki landing strikes, looking to finish!
Amida is rocked!
It looks like Minoari Amida has been cut.
Amida is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Oh Amida is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gorzecki lands a big elbow - Amida is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Amida is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Clark Gorzecki!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Markes (ranked 3147 p4p, 3730 weight class) and Groundskeeper Willie (ranked 295 p4p, 327 weight class). Jose Markes has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Markes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Groundskeeper Willie!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willie throws a nice looking combination but Markes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Willie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Markes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Willie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Willie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Willie gets a clinch.
Markes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Willie breaks from the clinch.
Markes gets a clinch.
Willie has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Markes uses from the top position.
Markes stands up and waves to Willie to follow him.
Markes jabs Willie right on the nose. Willie blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Willie as he connects with a hook.
Markes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Alpha Brasil in the buildup to the fight.
Markes lands a lovely overhand right.
Willie cracks Markes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Markes is rocked!
Markes scores with a jab.
Oh Markes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Groundskeeper Willie has been cut.
Markes walks into a left hand.
Good exchange - Willie coming out on top.
Willie moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Willie has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Willie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Willie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Markes, pushing him back against the cage.
Markes tries to circle away but Willie has him pinned against the cage.
Markes is looking to break free of the clinch but Willie has double underhooks.
Willie jumps guard.
Markes seems to have got his legs back now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Willie is on top in guard.
Willie won't allow Markes to get back to his feet.
Willie stands up from Markes's guard - Willie perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Markes.
Markes throws an overhand right that lands on Willie's shoulder, as Willie tries to avoid the shot.
A jab lands there for Markes.
A swing and a miss from Markes.
Markes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Markes misses with a straight right.
Willie cracks Markes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Markes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Willie connects with the punch.
Willie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Markes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Willie goes for a takedown attempt but Markes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
and Willie counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Markes! He's just covering up as Willie starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Groundskeeper Willie!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mai Tai (ranked 3996 p4p, 2158 weight class) and Roy Ike (ranked 418 p4p, 238 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Mai Tai has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mai Tai seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mai Tai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Ike!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ike walks into a jab.
Ike misses with a wild body shot.
Tai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ike.
Tai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ike.
Tai tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ike manages to circle out of the way.
Ike getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ike tries to keep at a distance but Tai has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tai gets through Ike's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Roy Ike has been cut.
Tai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tai has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ike fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ike jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tai walks away with a smile on his face. Ike gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ike scores with a punch to the head.
Ike closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Tai.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ike decides to pull guard.
Ike is looking for a triangle but Tai pushes his legs off easily.
Ike keeping full guard, as Tai tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ike escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tai gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ike keeping full guard, as Tai tries to pass.
Tai looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ike has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tai can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ike working for a triangle but Tai defends it easily.
Tai's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tai avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tai stays in close to Ike's body and controls the position.
Tai might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ike pushes a forearm under Tai's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Tai is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roy Ike!
A relieved looking Roy Ike thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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pop
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