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OFK 121 - Ky Jr vs Tomori PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Bose (ranked 6070 p4p, 23712 weight class) and Andre Silva (ranked 90 p4p, 116 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rick Bose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva slips a jab from Bose.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Silva enables Bose to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Silva manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bose manages to get himself to full guard.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Bose is keeping the position.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Bose wants to hit a sweep here but Silva passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bose there!
Bose tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bose is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bose is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bose might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silva tries to control but Bose wriggling away.
Silva has control of Bose's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bose regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Silva trying to control but Bose is having none of it.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
Silva controlling from mount.
Silva looking to finish with strikes here!
Bose is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bose is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bose tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Bose blocking the ground and pound.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bose wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Silva misses with punches from the back.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes.
Silva gets his hands free as Bose looks to control.
Silva is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Bose with him. Bose is trying to defend but Silva has an arm under the chin now! Bose grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Andre Silva!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nico DiAngelo (ranked 4597 p4p, 23571 weight class) and Joao Da Silva (ranked 493 p4p, 558 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nico DiAngelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joao Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
DiAngelo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
DiAngelo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Da Silva cracks DiAngelo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Da Silva throws a hook but DiAngelo blocks it.
DiAngelo fails with the takedown.
Nice straight punches there by Da Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Da Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva cracks DiAngelo with a right hand to the side of the head.
DiAngelo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A little jabbing left from Da Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Da Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits DiAngelos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
DiAngelo fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nico DiAngelo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva with a hook.
Da Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and DiAngelo counters with a low kick, right behind Da Silva 's knee.
DiAngelo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Da Silva lands a head shot.
DiAngelo gets a double leg takedown into Da Silva's guard.
Da Silva 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.
DiAngelo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
DiAngelo wants to control from the top but Da Silva keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DiAngelo drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says DiAngelo as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Da Silva screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with DiAngelo! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Nico DiAngelo!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brett Stone (ranked 4153 p4p, 4911 weight class) and Rocco Damato (ranked 369 p4p, 395 weight class). Damato has chosen Thunderstruck as his entrance music. 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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brett Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocco Damato!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone forces Damato back against the cage and clinches.
Stone landing knees to the body.
Damato looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Damato wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Damato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stone tries to score a power double leg takedown but Damato sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stone somewhat.
Stone shoots in looking for a takedown but Damato manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stone's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Damato gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Damato avoids it.
Damato blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stone closes the distance and clinches.
Damato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damato tries for a takedown but Stone manages to get underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Damato.
Stone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Damato blocks it with crossed arms.
Stone misses with a knee to the head.
Stone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damato wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stone lands an elbow that stopped Damato in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stone keeps the fight on the outside.
Damato closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stone.
Damato managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
Good body shot from Stone.
Damato managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damato is defending well for now.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Damato.
Damato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Damato on the inside.
Damato has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Stone uses from the top position.
Stone is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Damato looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Stone is defending well. Damato quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Stone has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Damato celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rocco Damato!
A very excited looking Rocco Damato made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Brett Stone was interviewed post fight and said 'Firstly I would like to thank my sponsors $&supporters for their unwavering support and to also apologize for my performance today, I promise to do better next time '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Ragout Mendy (ranked 2682 p4p, 3813 weight class) and Jon Horn (ranked 365 p4p, 467 weight class). Jon Horn has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pierre Ragout Mendy's chin.
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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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pierre Ragout Mendy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Horn!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mendy's hands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Horn.
Horn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Horn throws a head kick but Mendy moves out of range.
Mendy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mendy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horn doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Horn's corner calls for a 1-2. Horn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mendy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horn.
Mendy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Horn scores with a push kick.
Horn pushes Mendy up against the cage in a clinch.
Mendy wants a takedown but no success here.
Mendy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Horn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Horn manages to break the clinch.
Mendy throws a series of punches but Horn avoids them all with ease.
Horn connects with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horn lands a high kick!
Horn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Horn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Horn manages to break the clinch.
Horn throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mendy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Horn's guard.
Mendy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Horn is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Mendy dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horn pushes Mendy away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mendy gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mendy tries to score with some ground and pound. Horn controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Horn avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mendy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Mendy seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Horn pushes Mendy away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mendy gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Horn avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mendy.
Mendy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mendy scores with punches from side control.
Horn tries to escape but Mendy is in control.
Horn dodges the ground and pound from Mendy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Horn is trying to get back to his feet.
Mendy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Horn is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horn is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Horn is not content to let Mendy control the position.
Mendy in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Mendy postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mendy cracks Horn with a big elbow.
Horn taking a bit of punishment here - Mendy scoring with strikes.
The strikes coming from Mendy are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Horn tries to escape but Mendy is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendy misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mendy postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Horn is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mendy is controlling him well.
An elbow from Mendy crashes against the mat.
Mendy working the head and body with strikes.
Mendy cracks Horn with a big right hand but Horn just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sloppy strikes there by Mendy.
Mendy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Horn keeps working.
Horn is trying to buck Mendy off.
Mendy creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Horn sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Horn takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mendy trying to control the action but Horn is working from the bottom.
Mendy working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendy slows the pace down.
Horn is not content to let Mendy control the position.
Horn is trying to buck Mendy off.
Mendy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Horn, who protects the arm well.
Horn is trying to get back to his feet.
Mendy trying to control the action but Horn is working from the bottom.
Mendy in side control, throwing shots but Horn defends.
Mendy working the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Ragout Mendy 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.
A shot to the body from Mendy misses
and Horn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Horn lands with a slapping head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Horn.
Horn throws a head kick that Mendy semi-blocks.
Horn lands a right hook to the body.
Mendy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Horn manages to avoid it.
Jon Horn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jon Horn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mendy throws a body punch but Horn moves out of range.
Mendy misses with a takedown attempt - Horn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pierre Ragout Mendy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mendy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Horn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Horn connects with a right hand. Mendy shakes it off.
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!
Horn dodges the punch combination from Mendy.
Nice cross by Horn.
Mendy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Horn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 Mendy is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendy throws a combination that misses
letting Horn counter with a right hand.
Oh Mendy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mendy takes a swing at Horn's ribcage but misses.
Mendy missing with a left hand there. Horn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Horn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Horn jabs at Mendy's body.
Horn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Horn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mendy's sensitive parts.
Horn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendy.
Mendy loads up on a big right hand but Horn slips the punch.
Mendy throws a wild body kick that Horn sees coming a mile off.
Mendy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Horn pinned against the cage. Horn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Ragout Mendy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mendy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Horn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mendy seems to have got his legs back now.
Good leg kick by Horn.
Horn works Mendy's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Horn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendy throws out the jab.
Mendy is looking to wear down Horn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Horn scores with a head kick. Mendy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
 It looks like Pierre Ragout Mendy has been cut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Horn!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horn closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Mendy! Horn dives in looking to finish! Mendy is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Horn!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jon Horn thanked Altitude Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Uri Gellar (ranked 1496 p4p, 2235 weight class) and Travis Copeland (ranked 204 p4p, 289 weight class). Gellar comes to the cage accompanied by James Randi exposes Uri Geller. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 45 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uri Gellar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Copeland!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Copeland clinches up against the cage.
Gellar misses with some punches.
Copeland misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Copeland fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Copeland fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gellar.
Copeland lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gellar or not.
Copeland will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gellar up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gellar.
Copeland creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Copeland misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gellar.
Copeland blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gellar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gellar has a couple of punches blocked by Copeland.
Gellar throws a punch but it's blocked by Copeland.
Copeland jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gellar walks away with a smile on his face. Copeland gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gellar scores with a nice body kick.
Gellar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gellar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gellar misses with a head kick.
Gellar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Copeland has closed the distance and engaged Gellar in a clinch.
Copeland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gellar lands a hook that snaps the head of Copeland backwards.
A short right from Copeland.
Copeland lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gellar misses with a body punch.
Gellar swings wildly with an uppercut but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gellar misses with the head strike.
Gellar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Copeland softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gellar misses with a body punch.
Gellar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Copeland lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Copeland misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gellar lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gellar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Copeland misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Gellar.
Copeland's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gellar throws a punch but it's blocked by Copeland.
Copeland's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Copeland blocks a body shot from Gellar.
Copeland lands a nice uppercut.
Gellar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gellar prevents a body shot from Copeland.
Gellar misses with the head strike.
Copeland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gellar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gellar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gellar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gellar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Copeland blocks an uppercut.
Gellar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gellar misses with the head strike.
Gellar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copeland swings wildly with an uppercut but Gellar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Copeland blocking some punches.
Gellar lands with a light punch inside.
 It looks like Travis Copeland has been cut.
Gellar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gellar scores with a shot to the side of Copeland's head.
Copeland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gellar gets through Copeland's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Copeland breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Copeland moves into the clinch successfully.
Copeland prevents a body shot from Gellar.
Gellar presses Copeland against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Copeland scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gellar.
Copeland lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gellar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gellar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Copeland is struggling to control the position.
Gellar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Copeland misses with a punch to the body.
Gellar scores with a shot to the side of Copeland's head.
Copeland blocks an uppercut.
Gellar throws a head punch that misses.
Gellar gets through Copeland's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Copeland misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gellar prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gellar.
Copeland can't find room to land a body shot as Gellar controls the action.
Gellar digs a right hand into Copeland's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Copeland's gas tank.
Copeland lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gellar backwards.
Gellar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gellar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Copeland.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Copeland blocks a body shot from Gellar.
Gellar can't find room to land a body shot as Copeland controls the action.
Gellar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Copeland throws a punch but it's blocked by Gellar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Uri Gellar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Travis Copeland's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gellar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Copeland closes the distance and pushes Gellar back into the cage.
Copeland blocks a body shot from Gellar.
Gellar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gellar working aggressively here.
Copeland lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gellar backwards.
Gellar avoids the elbow strike from Copeland, against the cage.
Uri Gellar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Copeland fails to land.
Copeland escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Copeland clinches up with Gellar and pushes him back against the cage.
Copeland can't find room to land a body shot as Gellar controls the action.
Copeland prevents a body shot from Gellar.
Copeland just leaning against Gellar, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gellar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gellar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Copeland digs a right hand underneath Gellar's ribcage. Gellar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gellar tries a body shot but Copeland blocks it.
Copeland tries to work over Gellar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Copeland is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gellar presses Copeland against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Copeland lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A knee to the head by Copeland.
It looks like Uri Gellar has been cut.
Nice elbow from Copeland.
Copeland lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gellar backwards.
Gellar has a couple of punches blocked by Copeland.
Copeland swings wildly with an uppercut but Gellar uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Copeland.
Gellar has a couple of punches blocked by Copeland.
Gellar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Copeland prevents a body shot from Gellar.
Gellar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gellar working aggressively here.
Gellar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Copeland lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gellar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gellar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gellar misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gellar.
Gellar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Gellar.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gellar.
Copeland is trying to maintain a safe position but Gellar gets an underhook and turns Copeland into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Copeland creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gellar prevents a body shot from Copeland.
Good body shot from Gellar.
Copeland content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Gellar.
Gellar tries to throw a body punch but Copeland avoids it by throwing Gellar back against the cage.
Gellar misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Copeland.
Gellar working aggressively here.
Gellar takes an elbow to the temple.
Gellar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gellar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Copeland dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Copeland.
Gellar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Copeland blocking some punches.
Gellar blocks an uppercut.
Copeland stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gellar.
Copeland tries to land knees in the clinch but Gellar avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Copeland.
Gellar throws a head punch that misses.
Gellar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gellar has a couple of punches blocked by Copeland.
Gellar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Copeland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gellar lands a nice uppercut.
Gellar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Copeland blocks a body shot from Gellar.
Copeland stalling in the clinch but Gellar improves position.
Gellar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gellar struggles to land a body shot inside as Copeland controls his hands.
The referee calls for Copeland to work.
Gellar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Copeland misses with some punches.
Gellar lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Copeland misses with a punch on the inside.
Gellar gets through Copeland's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gellar misses with a body punch.
Gellar misses with a punch on the inside.
Gellar misses with a punch to the body.
Gellar tries a body shot but Copeland blocks it.
Gellar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gellar tries to throw a body punch but Copeland avoids it by throwing Gellar back against the cage.
Gellar misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Travis Copeland will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gellar takes the fight into the clinch.
Gellar misses with a body punch.
Gellar swings wildly with an uppercut but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gellar digs a right hand into Copeland's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Copeland's gas tank.
Copeland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gellar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Copeland taking a breather.
Gellar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Copeland.
Copeland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Copeland blocking some punches.
Gellar misses with a punch on the inside.
Gellar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Copeland landing knees to the body.
Gellar working aggressively here.
Gellar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Copeland can do to turn this around?
Gellar tries to work over Copeland's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland stalling against the cage.
Gellar misses with some punches.
Gellar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Copeland misses with some punches.
Gellar misses with a body punch.
Copeland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Copeland tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Copeland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Copeland.
Still in the clinch, Copeland scores with a nice short uppercut.
Copeland blocks a body shot from Gellar.
Copeland lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Copeland.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Copeland.
Gellar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Gellar fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Gellar fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Copeland.
Copeland lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gellar or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Copeland.
Copeland scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Copeland scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gellar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Gellar fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Copeland as the two fighters clinch.
Copeland lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gellar backwards.
Gellar throws a punch but it's blocked by Copeland.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gellar.
Gellar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Gellar fails to land.
Gellar blocking some punches.
Copeland trying to land knees to the body.
Copeland blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gellar swings wildly with an uppercut but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gellar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gellar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gellar misses with the head strike.
Gellar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Copeland lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Copeland blocks an uppercut.
Copeland has Gellar pushed against the cage.
Gellar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Copeland lands a body punch in the clinch.
Copeland tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Copeland lands a left hand.
A short right from Copeland.
Gellar throws a head punch that misses.
Gellar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gellar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Copeland ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Copeland no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gellar looking to pass the guard.
Copeland looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gellar is one step ahead there.
Gellar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gellar won't allow Copeland to sweep him here.
Gellar trying to control but Copeland is working from the bottom.
Copeland manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gellar 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!
Gellar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Copeland throws a big right hand that misses.
Copeland slips nicely into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Copeland comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Copeland 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chief Walker (ranked 1930 p4p, 1141 weight class) and Willie Layer (ranked 276 p4p, 174 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
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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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Willie Layer!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Walker.
Some wild striking there from Walker.
Layer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walker throws a big shot that misses.
Walker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Layer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Layer blocks an uppercut.
Layer tries to break free but Walker pushes him back against the cage.
Walker blocking some punches.
Layer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Walker has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Walker.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Layer.
Walker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Layer misses.
Walker misses with a lunging right hand
and Walker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Walker scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Layer moves away from the strike by Walker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
 Layer is rocked!
It looks like Willie Layer has been cut.
Walker throws a head kick that misses.
Layer throws a right and a left that Walker avoids nicely.
Walker steps in with a hook that catches Layer right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Walker follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Layer looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chief Walker!
Our winner, Chief Walker, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Asai (ranked 996 p4p, 2017 weight class) and Great Tiger (ranked 59 p4p, 125 weight class). Asai comes to the cage accompanied by Grand Sword. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 27 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Asai !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Great Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Asai . Asai obviously looking to wear him down.
Asai throws a leg kick which misses Tiger's front leg but catches the back leg as Tiger tries to avoid it.
Tiger looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Asai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tiger at a distance.
Tiger moves out of range as Asai throws a body kick.
Tiger steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Asai .
Asai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Asai scoring well with a low kick there.
Asai sizes up Tiger with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asai scores with a jab. Tiger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Asai throws a push kick but Tiger slaps the foot to one side.
Asai lands with a shot to the body.
Asai cracks a nice hook into Tiger's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai scores with a jab to the jaw.
Asai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tiger shapes to counter with a head kick.
Asai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Asai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tiger tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tiger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yoshihiro Asai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asai throws a low kick but Tiger avoids it.
Tiger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Asai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Asai tries to score with a low kick but Tiger moves his leg out of the way.
Asai goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Great Tiger has been cut.
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!
Asai tries a low kick but Tiger avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Asai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Asai throws an overhand right that lands on Tiger's shoulder, as Tiger tries to avoid the shot.
Yoshihiro Asai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Asai .
Asai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tiger in his tracks.
Asai scores with a jab.
Tiger moves out of range as Asai strikes.
Tiger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Asai throws out the jab.
Asai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tiger goes for a double leg but Asai avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Asai continues to drive forward.
Asai gets caught napping as Tiger dives in and scores a takedown. Asai manages to retain guard.
Tiger throwing strikes but missing.
Asai knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tiger on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger wants to control from the top but Asai keeps moving.
My spies in London MMA Club inform me that Tiger has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Tiger throwing strikes from guard but Asai blocks nicely.
Tiger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tiger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tiger content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tiger scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tiger drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Asai manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Tiger has Asai in his guard.
Asai controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
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.
Asai trying to control but Tiger is working from the bottom.
Asai tries to free his leg and advance position but Tiger is retaining full guard.
Tiger has control of Asai 's left arm, preventing Asai from doing any damage.
Tiger is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Asai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Great Tiger's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Asai tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tiger is able to avoid easily.
Tiger shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Asai defends it nicely.
Asai misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Tiger misses.
Asai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Asai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tiger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Asai lands with a kick to the temple. Tiger shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tiger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Asai can pounce on him.
A jab from Asai misses.
Asai throws a leg kick but Tiger checks it.
Tiger is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Asai with a body shot.
Asai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tiger can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger blocks a leg kick.
Asai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Asai finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tiger doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A shot to the body from Asai misses
and Tiger counters by moving into the clinch.
Asai throws an elbow that misses.
Asai lands a body shot.
Tiger blocks an elbow strike.
Tiger pulls Asai into guard.
Tiger wants to sweep here but Asai controlling him for the moment.
Tiger has his hands on Asai 's head, controlling the position.
Asai stays in close to Tiger's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asai being controlled here momentarily.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Asai trying to control but Tiger is working from the bottom.
Asai looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Asai .
Asai sizes up Tiger with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Both fighters circling a little - Asai finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Asai throws a nice outside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Asai !
Asai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Asai .
Asai throws a right and a left that Tiger avoids nicely.
Tiger tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tiger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Asai throws a body punch but Tiger moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Asai !
Asai misses with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Asai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Great Tiger's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Tiger takes one on the button.
Asai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiger manages to avoid it.
Tiger feints the counter takedown.
Asai misses with a looping right.
Tiger avoids the body shot from Asai .
Asai sets himself, and Tiger steps forward looking for the clinch! Asai avoids it this time.
Asai throws a head kick but Tiger moves out of range.
Asai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Asai swings for the body but Tiger moves out of range.
Tiger shoots in for a double leg but Asai sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asai scores with a jab to the jaw.
Asai connects with a nice looking jab.
Asai 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tiger under the eye.
Asai just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai throws a leg kick but Tiger checks it.
Tiger wants to counter with a clinch but Asai pushes him away.
Asai defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tiger.
Asai sizes up Tiger with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tiger is rocked!
Tiger stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Asai .
Tiger is still on wobbly legs! Can Asai finish him?
Asai is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Asai drops Tiger with a big left hand! Tiger is injured, injured bad! Asai jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoshihiro Asai !
Yoshihiro Asai opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Budinha (ranked 920 p4p, 1902 weight class) and Giggle Valentine (ranked 54 p4p, 116 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Budinha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giggle Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Budinha moves into range and clinches up with Valentine.
Valentine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Valentine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Budinha drives through and clinches with Valentine against the cage.
Valentine takes a knee to the side of the body.
Budinha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Budinha tries to land knees in the clinch but Valentine avoids the damage to the body.
Valentine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Budinha has him pressed against the cage.
Valentine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Valentine tries to break the clinch but Budinha is controlling the position.
Budinha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Budinha creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Budinha prevents Valentine from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Budinha wants to clinch up but Valentine keeps it at a distance.
Valentine swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Valentine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Budinha.
A nice leg kick lands there from Budinha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Budinha.
Budinha clinches with his opponent.
Valentine breaks the clinch.
Valentine checks a leg kick nicely.
And Valentine responds with a good body kick, but Budinha manages to step out the way in time.
Budinha moves into range and clinches up with Valentine.
Budinha lands a nice elbow.
Valentine wants to break free but Budinha has control.
Valentine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valentine blocks a head kick by Budinha.
Valentine appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Budinha throws a lazy body kick
letting Valentine counter with a right hand.
Budinha tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Valentine! But no joy.
Budinha throws a nice inside leg kick.
Budinha feints and then cracks Valentine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Valentine down.
Budinha feints and then cracks Valentine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Valentine down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valentine tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Budinha. Valentine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Budinha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Budinha closes the distance and clinches.
Valentine breaks the clinch.
Budinha tries to work over Valentine's front leg with a kick but Valentine checks it.
Valentine throws out a counter right but Budinha avoids it with no problem.
Budinha tries to clinch up.
Budinha moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromValentine.
Budinha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Valentine swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Budinha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Budinha tries to clinch but Valentine is having none of it.
It seemed like Valentine was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Budinha tries to clinch up.
Valentine looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Budinha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valentine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Valentine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Budinha.
Budinha lands a nice looking kick to the body. Valentine takes a step back to recover.
Budinha tries to clinch
and Valentine counters with a straight right hand.
Budinha throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Valentine swats away the attempt to clinch by Budinha.
Valentine swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A leg kick checked by Valentine.
A little jabbing left from Valentine on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Budinha throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Budinha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marcos Budinha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Budinha rushes Valentine and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budinha lands an elbow inside.
Budinha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Budinha putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Valentine in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees 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!
Valentine has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A knee to the head by Budinha.
Valentine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Budinha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valentine throws out the jab.
Budinha takes the fight into the clinch.
Budinha misses with a knee strike.
Budinha keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Valentine's efforts to push away.
Budinha slows down the pace here.
Budinha lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Budinha throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Budinha dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Budinha tries to clinch there but Valentine circles away.
Budinha throws a right hand that Valentine ducks under and follows up with a left that Valentine also avoids with ease.
Budinha is looking to clinch but Valentine is avoiding it.
Budinha wants to clinch but Valentine slips to the side
and Valentine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Valentine blocks the body kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Valentine in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Valentine tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Budinha pushes Valentine up against the cage in a clinch.
Budinha tries a knee to the head but Valentine blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Budinha throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Valentine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Budinha has him pressed against the cage.
Valentine manages to break the clinch.
Marcos Budinha is winning the standup battle so far.
Budinha lands a high kick!
Valentine's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Budinha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budinha throws a leg kick that misses.
Valentine only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Valentine checks a leg kick nicely.
A good leg kick by Budinha.
Budinha moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Budinha tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Budinha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valentine looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Budinha tries to clinch up but Valentine circles away and keeps his distance.
Valentine looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Valentine misses with a wild body shot.
Budinha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Budinha is looking to slow Valentine down with leg kicks.
Budinha tries to clinch there but Valentine circles away.
Valentine appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine checks the leg kick nicely there.
Valentine is trying to counter with his kicks.
Budinha tries to clinch but Valentine is having none of it.
Valentine throws out a counter right but Budinha avoids it with no problem.
Budinha moves into the clinch.
Marcos Budinha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Valentine blocks an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Valentine's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Valentine is trying to break free.
Valentine wants to get back to striking at distance but Budinha won't allow it.
Budinha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Valentine's defenses.
Valentine letting Budinha take a breather here.
Valentine can't break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Budinha throws an elbow but misses.
Valentine breaks from the clinch.
Budinha wants to clinch
letting Valentine counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budinha instigates a clinch.
Valentine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Valentine is trying to break the clinch but Budinha has him pressed against the cage.
Budinha scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Giggle Valentine has been cut.
Budinha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Valentine's defenses.
Budinha leaning against his opponent.
Valentine avoiding damage as Budinha throws knees to the body.
Valentine breaks from the clinch.
Marcos Budinha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Budinha tries to clinch there but Valentine circles away.
Valentine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Budinha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valentine circles away from the clinch attempt
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Valentine counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budinha throws a push kick but Valentine slaps the foot to one side.
Valentine looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Valentine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Budinha tries to clinch up
and Valentine counters with a nice uppercut.
Valentine 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.
Budinha moves in looking to clinch but Valentine pushes him off.
Valentine appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Budinha moves in looking to clinch but Valentine pushes him off.
Valentine looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Budinha wants to clinch but Valentine slips to the side
enabling Valentine to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Budinha moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Valentine's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Budinha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Budinha dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Giggle Valentine's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Budinha gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Valentine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Valentine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Valentine connects with a crisp jab.
Budinha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Valentine on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Budinha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valentine can do to turn this around?
Valentine swats away the attempt to clinch by Budinha.
Budinha throws a head kick but Valentine moves out of range.
Valentine looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Budinha misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Valentine on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Budinha.
Budinha misses with a few strikes there.
Budinha throws a sloppy head kick
and Valentine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budinha scores with a leg kick.
Valentine misses with an uppercut. Budinha saw that one coming.
Budinha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Budinha closes the distance and pushes Valentine back into the cage.
Valentine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Budinha has him pressed against the cage.
Valentine takes an elbow to the forehead.
Budinha misses with a knee to the head.
Valentine breaks the clinch.
Valentine is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Budinha tries to clinch but Valentine moves away
and Valentine counters with a stiff right hand.
Budinha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It seemed like Valentine was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Valentine keeps the fight on the outside.
Valentine looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Budinha throws a nice outside leg kick.
Budinha tries to clinch there but Valentine circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budinha tries a head kick but it misses.
Budinha misses with a leg kick.
Budinha darts in and clinches Valentine up against the cage.
Valentine takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bit of stalling here from Budinha.
Budinha trying to stall but Valentine improves his position.
Budinha lands a knee to the body.
Budinha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Valentine's face.
Valentine wants to get back to striking at distance but Budinha won't allow it.
Valentine is trying to break the clinch but Budinha is controlling him.
Budinha missing with knees to the body.
Valentine avoiding damage as Budinha throws knees to the body.
Budinha leaning against his opponent.
Stalling in the clinch from Budinha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budinha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Valentine has had enough of the clinch but Budinha keeps him there for the moment.
Budinha lands a knee to the head.
Valentine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Budinha prevents Valentine from breaking the clinch.
Valentine managing to block the knees to the body from Budinha.
Budinha keeps control of Valentine as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Budinha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Valentine is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Budinha throws an elbow but misses.
Knees to the body from Budinha.
Valentine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valentine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Budinha has managed to clinch.
Valentine has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A frustrated look appears on Valentine's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Valentine is trying to break the clinch but Budinha has him pressed against the cage.
Valentine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine tries to break the clinch but Budinha is controlling the position.
Valentine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Budinha misses with a knee strike.
Valentine can't break the clinch.
Budinha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valentine.
Budinha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Valentine has had enough of the clinch but Budinha keeps him there for the moment.
Valentine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Valentine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Budinha tries a head kick but it misses.
Valentine is looking for the big counter here.
Budinha with a nice calf kick.
Budinha closes the distance and pushes Valentine back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Budinha trying to control the position but instead, Valentine has worked for underhooks and has pushed Budinha into the cage.
Giggle Valentine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valentine is trying to break the clinch but Budinha is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcos Budinha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Budinha has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcos Budinha!
Our winner, Marcos Budinha, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scot Harwath (ranked 1112 p4p, 1015 weight class) and Charlie Chan (ranked 169 p4p, 153 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scot Harwath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Chan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan misses with a hook.
Harwath swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chan misses with a hook.
Harwath jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harwath moves out of range as Chan strikes.
Chan clinches up against the cage.
Harwath lands a body punch.
Chan is trying to force a seperation but Harwath has the dominant position.
Harwath lands with a left to the head.
Harwath lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Harwath.
Harwath lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chan or not.
A right hand to the body from Harwath.
Chan looks winded!
Chan prevents a body shot from Harwath.
Chan wants to break free but Harwath has control.
Still in the clinch, Harwath scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harwath lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chan being controlled against the cage.
Chan prevents a body shot from Harwath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harwath lands a nice uppercut.
Chan is trying to pull guard but Harwath has him pressed against the cage.
Harwath has Chan pressed against the cage, preventing Chan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chan tries to circle away but Harwath has him pinned against the cage.
Harwath lands a body shot.
Harwath digs a right hand into Chan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chan's gas tank.
Chan is trying to break the clinch but Harwath is controlling him.
Harwath goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harwath goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harwath.
A frustrated look appears on Chan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chan can't break the clinch.
Harwath controlling the action here for a moment.
Harwath lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chan or not.
Chan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harwath pushes Chan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chan is trying to break free.
A short body shot lands from Harwath as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Harwath on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harwath lands a body shot.
A short left from Harwath.
Harwath throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from Harwath.
Harwath scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harwath lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harwath.
Harwath lands a shot to the body.
Harwath lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harwath lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Harwath.
Harwath lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
Chan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harwath stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harwath lands an uppercut.
Harwath softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harwath digs a right hand underneath Chan's ribcage. Chan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harwath is leaning against Chan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chan tries to circle away but Harwath has him pinned against the cage.
Harwath lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harwath is leaning against Chan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harwath lands a nice shot to the body.
Harwath throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chans head.
Harwath digs a right hand into Chan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chan's gas tank.
A short right from Harwath.
Chan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harwath walks away with a smile on his face. Chan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Harwath looks to land a combination but Chan avoids it well.
Harwath throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harwath lands with an overhand left.
Chan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chan misses with a body shot.
Harwath tries to counter by clinching up but Chan breaks away and moves out of range.
Harwath ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chan moves away.
Chan misses with a left hand
and Harwath counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harwath looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harwath ducks under a wild hook from Chan.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harwath, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan misses with a low kick.
Harwath checks a leg kick.
Harwath defending well as Chan loads up on a big left hand.
Harwath seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Harwath looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chan slips a jab from Harwath.
Chan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harwath counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Harwath lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harwath lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harwath scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Harwath.
Harwath lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chan or not.
Nice body punch from Harwath - that landed with a thud.
Harwath lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
Harwath lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chan or not.
Still in the clinch, Harwath scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harwath just leaning against Chan, taking a breather.
Harwath lands a shoulder strike.
Harwath lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chan or not.
Harwath scores with a hook to the body.
Harwath digs a right hand into Chan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chan's gas tank.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scot Harwath dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice jab there from Harwath.
Chan scores with a hook.
Harwath looks to score with a jab to the body but Chan is just out of range.
Chan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chan misses with a right hand
and Harwath holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Harwath throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harwath lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Harwath lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harwath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harwath lands with a short shot to the head.
Chan is breathing heavily.
Harwath lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harwath lands with a left to the head.
Chan is rocked!
Harwath cracks Chan with a nice body shot.
Chan is still on wobbly legs! Can Harwath finish him?
Harwath scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good body shot from Harwath.
Chan seems to have recovered his senses.
Harwath gets through Chan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Harwath.
Good body shot from Harwath.
Harwath scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Harwath as the two fighters clinch.
Harwath lands a nice uppercut.
Scot Harwath has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harwath lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harwath creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Chan with a big uppercut! Chan tries to clinch up but Harwath pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Chan to the mat! Chan covers up and Harwath unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Scot Harwath!
A relieved looking Scot Harwath thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gaia Ky Jr (ranked 1240 p4p, 807 weight class) and Hiroki Tomori (ranked 69 p4p, 49 weight class). Hiroki Tomori acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gaia Ky Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroki Tomori!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomori gets a clinch.
Ky Jr blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Tomori on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tomori.
Ky Jr can't get the takedown.
Tomori lands with a left to the head.
We've been hearing reports that Ky Jr has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ky Jr avoiding damage as Tomori throws knees to the body.
Ky Jr really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ky Jr is working for takedown but Tomori is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tomori pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tomori closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomori controlling the action here for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Tomori scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ky Jr looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gaia Ky Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tomori working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Tomori.
Ky Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomori misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tomori pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ky Jr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tomori tries to avoid it but Ky Jr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tomori to the ground. Tomori escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hiroki Tomori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ky Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Tomori closes the distance and clinches.
Tomori prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tomori misses with some punches.
Tomori pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tomori lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ky Jr backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomori clinches up against the cage.
Tomori misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tomori tries to work over Ky Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tomori lands a 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!
Ky Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Ky Jr, not yet.
Tomori controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ky Jr seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tomori in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tomori is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomori pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ky Jr is keeping the position for now.
Ky Jr keeping moving, preventing Tomori from controlling successfully.
Ky Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ky Jr wants to take a breather but Tomori is having none of it.
Ky Jr prevents Tomori from improving his position.
Tomori slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ky Jr stays in close to Tomori's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ky Jr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ky Jr stops Tomori from standing up.
Tomori is trying to keep Ky Jr in close.
Ky Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tomori is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Tomori wants to stand but Ky Jr is controlling the position.
Ky Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Tomori is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ky Jr scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ky Jr slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tomori keeping moving, preventing Ky Jr from controlling successfully.
Ky Jr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroki Tomori dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tomori is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And Ky Jr counters with a quick kick to the body but Tomori blocks it.
Tomori tries to clinch but Ky Jr is having none of it.
Tomori tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ky Jr shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tomori is trying to defend but Ky Jr finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tomori is trying to stand.
Ky Jr slips a nice elbow through Tomori's hands, connecting with Tomori's forehead.
Ky Jr looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tomori is trying to stand up here but Ky Jr is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ky Jr is trying to work for a kimura but Tomori is defending well.
Ky Jr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ky Jr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tomori tries to get to full guard but Ky Jr has control of the leg.
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. Ky Jr connects with a nice short shot to Tomori's temple.
Tomori is looking to escape.
Ky Jr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tomori regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ky Jr trying to control but Tomori is working from the bottom.
Ky Jr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tomori has momentary wrist control but Ky Jr slips an elbow through the middle.
Ky Jr 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.
Tomori keeping moving, preventing Ky Jr from controlling successfully.
Tomori has momentary wrist control but Ky Jr slips an elbow through the middle.
Ky Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Tomori is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomori controls Ky Jr momentarily but Ky Jr frees himself.
Ky Jr postures up and lands a big shot to Tomori's brow.
Ky Jr stops Tomori from standing up.
Tomori looking to control.
Ky Jr won't allow Tomori to get back to his feet.
Tomori looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ky Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Tomori is retaining full guard.
Ky Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tomori works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tomori wants to stand but Ky Jr is controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tomori has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tomori is looking to clinch but Ky Jr is avoiding it.
Ky Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomori clinches up against the cage.
Tomori throws a head punch that misses.
Tomori misses with an elbow strike.
Tomori trying to stall but Ky Jr improves his position.
Hiroki Tomori seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tomori throws a punch but it's blocked by Ky Jr.
Tomori lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tomori prevents the takedown attempt.
Tomori lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ky Jr.
Tomori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tomori digs a right hand underneath Ky Jr's ribcage. Ky Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ky Jr has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tomori after a bit of a struggle.
Ky Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ky Jr is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gaia Ky Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tomori pushes Ky Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tomori can't find room to land a body shot as Ky Jr controls the action.
Ky Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Tomori.
Ky Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ky Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Tomori has closed the distance and engaged Ky Jr in a clinch.
Tomori cracks Ky Jr with a nice body shot.
Ky Jr leaning against his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ky Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Tomori controls his hands.
Tomori digs a right hand underneath Ky Jr's ribcage. Ky Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ky Jr looking for a takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hiroki Tomori will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tomori doesn't manage to clinch there - Ky Jr circles away.
Tomori clinches.
Tomori tries to land knees in the clinch but Ky Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Tomori tries to throw a body punch but Ky Jr avoids it by throwing Tomori back against the cage.
Tomori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tomori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ky Jr tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tomori creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tomori pushes Ky Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomori scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tomori misses with a punch on the inside.
Ky Jr goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tomori prevents it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tomori just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ky Jr's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomori effectively controlling the action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomori.
Still in the clinch, Tomori scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tomori tries to throw a body punch but Ky Jr avoids it by throwing Tomori back against the cage.
Ky Jr tries for a takedown but Tomori manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gaia Ky Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tomori blocking some punches.
Tomori lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ky Jr backwards.
Tomori taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tomori leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ky Jr is working for takedown but Tomori is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ky Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomori pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ky Jr takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tomori.
Tomori lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ky Jr backwards.
Tomori gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ky Jr.
Ky Jr blocking some punches.
Ky Jr looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ky Jr is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tomori pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tomori holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ky Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tomori pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tomori with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ky Jr lands a takedown into guard.
Tomori uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Tomori swinging wildly here.
As Tomori looks to move away, Ky Jr throws a big counter combo but Tomori just gets out of the way.
Ky Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Ky Jr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tomori as he avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tomori stuffs the takedown attempt from Ky Jr. Ky Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomori tries to clinch up.
Tomori looks to land a combination but Ky Jr avoids it well.
Ky Jr is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tomori.
Hiroki Tomori is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tomori has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tomori misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ky Jr.
Tomori presses Ky Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gaia Ky Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tomori breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tomori moves into the clinch successfully.
Ky Jr is looking for a takedown.
Tomori manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroki Tomori comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tomori 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroki Tomori!
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