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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Borrego (ranked 5688 p4p, 24460 weight class) and Lyle Gill (ranked 174 p4p, 215 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Borrego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyle Gill!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borrego connects with a body shot that sends Gill's belly button to the back.
Borrego listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Lyle Gill has been cut.
Borrego lands a big uppercut and Gill crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Gill looks OK. Borrego waves Gill back to his feet!
 Gill is rocked!
Borrego lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Gill up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Borrego from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Gill's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Borrego!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Coach (ranked 6164 p4p, 6002 weight class) and Harry Jansen (ranked 564 p4p, 558 weight class). Coach comes into the arena with Can't Be Touched - Ray Jones blaring out of the sound system. Harry Jansen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Freddie Coach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Jansen!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coach fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jansen, pushing him back against the cage.
Coach throws a head punch that misses.
Jansen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Coach really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jansen is trying to force a seperation but Coach has the dominant position.
Jansen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Coach breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Coach moves into the clinch.
Jansen wants to get back to striking at distance but Coach won't allow it.
Jansen is trying to push Coach away but Coach has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jansen is trying to break the clinch but Coach has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jansen is looking to break free of the clinch but Coach has double underhooks.
Jansen working hard to break the clinch.
Coach lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Coach pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Jansen has knocked Coach down with a huge combo! Jansen steps away and waves a wobbly Coach back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Coach is rocked!
Coach tries to clinch there but Jansen circles away.
Oh Coach is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Coach moves into the clinch.
Jansen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coach misses with some punches.
Coach seems to have got his legs back now.
Jansen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Coach breaks the clinch.
Coach showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jansen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coach get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Coach stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Jansen runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harry Jansen!
In his post fight interview, Harry Jansen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Freddie Coach had this to say: 'Palaan pian, odota vain paluuta.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hopkins (ranked 5019 p4p, 24623 weight class) and Mori Ren (ranked 510 p4p, 548 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 Tokyo, Mark Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mori Ren!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ren has time to react.
Ren scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hopkins definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ren takes one on the button.
Ren throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hopkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ren is rocked!
Ren showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hopkins.
Ren is still on wobbly legs! Can Hopkins finish him?
Ren gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Hopkins gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Ren is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Hopkins!
Mark Hopkins seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Magnussen (ranked 5356 p4p, 5206 weight class) and Micka Slice (ranked 549 p4p, 542 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Magnus Magnussen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Micka Slice!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magnussen takes the fight into the clinch.
Slice tries to break the clinch but Magnussen is controlling the position.
Slice has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Slice wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Slice scores with a shoulder strike.
Magnussen just leaning against Slice, taking a breather.
Slice tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magnussen's elbow.
Magnussen keeps control of Slice as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Magnussen looking to stall.
Slice tries to circle away but Magnussen has him pinned against the cage.
Slice lands with a left to the head.
Slice working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Magnussen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slice.
Slice pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slice smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
 It looks like Magnus Magnussen has been cut.
Slice scores with a jab to the head.
Slice changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice cracks Magnussen with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Magnussen looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Slice finish him?
Magnussen is rocked!
Magnussen closes the distance and clinches.
Oh Magnussen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Magnussen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Magnussen seems to have got his legs back now.
Magnussen looks up at the clock. Bad move! Slice lands a right hand from hell, dropping Magnussen. Slice pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Micka Slice!
An out of breath Micka Slice thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Monthouse (ranked 4601 p4p, 5360 weight class) and Kamomil Pipa (ranked 238 p4p, 257 weight class). Pipa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: O.S.T.R - Polska Siła. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kamomil Pipa was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dwight Monthouse !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kamomil Pipa!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pipa tries to keep at a distance but Monthouse has taken the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Monthouse 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice shot lands for Monthouse .
Monthouse tries to clinch up but Pipa circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Pipa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Monthouse closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monthouse breaks the clinch.
Monthouse fails with the takedown
and Pipa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Monthouse throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pipa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monthouse misses with a takedown attempt
and Pipa counters with a stiff right hand.
Monthouse throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pipa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pipa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Monthouse shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pipa pinned against the cage. Pipa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwight Monthouse . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Monthouse shoots in and drives through. Pipa sprawls well.
Pipa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pipa has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Monthouse forces Pipa back against the cage and clinches.
Pipa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pipa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monthouse changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Pipa misses.
Monthouse closes the distance and clinches up with Pipa, looking for a takedown. Monthouse pushes Pipa against the cage but Pipa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pipa stuffs the takedown.
Monthouse tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Pipa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Monthouse moves to clinch but Pipa breaks away
and Pipa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pipa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pipa throwing strikes from guard but Monthouse blocks nicely.
Pipa 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.
Pipa is looking to work some ground and pound but Monthouse has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monthouse seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Pipa content to stall in guard here.
Monthouse trying to keep a closed guard but Pipa is proving a slippery customer.
Pipa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pipa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Monthouse wants to clinch
and Pipa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Monthouse tries to clinch but Pipa moves away
and Pipa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pipa misses with a right hand
and Monthouse counters with a left to the body.
Monthouse has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Monthouse there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pipa misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kamomil Pipa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pipa stuffs the takedown attempt from Monthouse . Monthouse gets slowly back to his feet.
Monthouse with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pipa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Monthouse won't be happy with that.
Pipa has control of an arm but Monthouse manages to advance to Pipa's back!
Pipa is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Monthouse is hanging on to Pipa's back as he tries to escape.
Monthouse is trying to stick to Pipa's back but Pipa is turning into Monthouse . He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Monthouse 's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Pipa.
Monthouse 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monthouse has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pipa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Monthouse manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pipa manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pipa pulls Monthouse in to control the position.
Pipa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Monthouse defends it easily.
Pipa looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Monthouse puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Pipa controlling the position well.
Pipa pushes Monthouse off looking to stand but Monthouse dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pipa looking for submissions off his back.
Pipa is trying to control but can't.
Pipa wants to control but Monthouse passes into side.
Monthouse stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Pipa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Monthouse is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pipa off and has taken his back!
Pipa trying to control the hands but Monthouse won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pipa tries to roll but Monthouse sticks to his back.
Monthouse is looking to control Pipa but Pipa is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Monthouse avoiding Pipa 's attempts to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Monthouse is trying to stick to Pipa's back but Pipa is turning into Monthouse . He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Monthouse 's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Pipa.
Monthouse working a defensive guard here.
Monthouse thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Pipa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Monthouse not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dwight Monthouse dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Monthouse misses with a takedown attempt
and Pipa counters with a stiff right hand.
Pipa looks to land a left hand but Monthouse moved out of range nicely.
Monthouse thinks about countering with a body kick.
Pipa sizes up Monthouse with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Monthouse ducks under a wild hook from Pipa.
Pipa stalks Monthouse and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Monthouse 's face. Monthouse staggers backwards, shaken.
Monthouse is rocked!
Monthouse fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Pipa as Monthouse shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Pipa misses.
Monthouse dives in for a single leg takedown but Pipa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwight Monthouse . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Monthouse goes for a takedown attempt but Pipa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Pipa as Monthouse shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pipa with a hook.
Oh Monthouse is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pipa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Monthouse .
Monthouse seems to have got his legs back now.
Pipa throws a series of punches but Monthouse avoids them all with ease.
Pipa gets the takedown into side control.
Pipa looks up at the clock and then as Monthouse takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Pipa smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Pipa lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Monthouse down.
Pipa in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pipa's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Monthouse is looking for a sweep.
Pipa working the head and body with strikes.
Pipa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Monthouse tries to bench press Pipa off him but Pipa keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monthouse parries the strikes from Pipa easily there. Pipa is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Monthouse to escape.
Monthouse is being controlled here.
Let's hope that Pipa has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Monthouse pushes Pipa up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Monthouse has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pipa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Monthouse jumps guard but Pipa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Monthouse trying to control the position but instead, Pipa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Monthouse into the cage.
Pipa breaks from the clinch.
Monthouse misses with a low kick.
Pipa avoids the head kick by Monthouse .
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pipa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Monthouse on the side of the head.
Monthouse shoots and misses
and Pipa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kamomil Pipa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pipa 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kamomil Pipa!
Kamomil Pipa was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Winnar (ranked 5712 p4p, 5496 weight class) and Adrian Mac Giolla Phadraig (ranked 177 p4p, 164 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mac Giolla Phadraig's choice of entrance music: Genie In a Bottle. Adrian Mac Giolla Phadraig has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Winnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adrian Mac Giolla Phadraig!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winnar is looking to clinch.
Joe Winnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winnar checks a leg kick.
Winnar thuds a left hand into Mac Giolla Phadraig's body.
Nice uppercut lands for Winnar. That snapped Mac Giolla Phadraig's head back.
It looks like Adrian Mac Giolla Phadraig has been cut.
Mac Giolla Phadraig steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Winnar.
Winnar clinches up with Mac Giolla Phadraig and pushes him back against the cage.
Mac Giolla Phadraig has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Winnar after a bit of a struggle.
Winnar tries a body shot but Mac Giolla Phadraig blocks it.
Winnar tries a body shot but Mac Giolla Phadraig blocks it.
Winnar is pressed up against the cage. Mac Giolla Phadraig has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Winnar down to the mat. Winnar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Winnar, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mac Giolla Phadraig walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Winnar! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Winnar!
During a confident post fight interview, Joe Winnar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Adrian Mac Giolla Phadraig stepped up to the mic, saying 'Where's my beer?'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Morgan Masvidal (ranked 4902 p4p, 4889 weight class) and Aiden Ajani (ranked 403 p4p, 402 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Morgan Masvidal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aiden Ajani!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ajani blocks a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Ajani misses.
Masvidal throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ajani counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Masvidal punishes Ajani's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Masvidal does it's job there.
Ajani misses with a few strikes there.
Masvidal has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Morgan Masvidal has been cut.
Masvidal clinches.
Masvidal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Masvidal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Masvidal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ajani blocks a body shot from Masvidal.
Nice body punch from Masvidal - that landed with a thud.
Ajani pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Masvidal looks to land a right hand but Ajani moved out of range.
Ajani avoids the body shot from Masvidal.
Masvidal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ajani.
Masvidal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Ajani.
Ajani throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Masvidal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ajani uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masvidal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masvidal has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ajani is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ajani is trying to break the clinch but Masvidal is controlling him.
Masvidal misses with some punches.
Masvidal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Masvidal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Masvidal can't find room to land a body shot as Ajani controls the action.
Ajani pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Masvidal lands a slapping body shot.
Morgan Masvidal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ajani defending well as Masvidal loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Ajani.
Masvidal moves into the clinch successfully.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ajani escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Masvidal throws a poor cross that misses
and Ajani connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Masvidal tries to clinch
enabling Ajani to counter with a crisp jab.
Masvidal misses with a left hand
enabling Ajani to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal throws the left hand but Ajani avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masvidal gets a clinch.
Masvidal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ajani stalling in the clinch.
Masvidal struggles to land a body shot inside as Ajani controls his hands.
Ajani trying to control the position but instead, Masvidal has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ajani into the cage.
Ajani's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Masvidal throws a body punch but Ajani moves out of range.
Masvidal is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Masvidal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ajani.
Nice defenses there by Masvidal.
Masvidal misses with a wild body shot.
Ajani lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Masvidal scores with a jab to the head.
Masvidal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ajani.
Masvidal misses with a hook
and Ajani counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Masvidal takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Ajani.
Ajani keeps the fight on the outside.
Masvidal misses with a straight left.
Ajani looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Masvidal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Masvidal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ajani moves away.
Ajani connects with a crisp jab.
Ajani misses the jab.
Masvidal instigates a clinch.
Ajani breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Masvidal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ajani throws a counter combo.
Masvidal tries to clinch but Ajani is having none of it.
Ajani avoids the body shot from Masvidal.
Ajani is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Masvidal had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Masvidal misses with a looping right.
Masvidal defending well as Ajani loads up on a big left hand.
Masvidal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ajani.
Ajani scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ajani fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Masvidal on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ajani connects with a body shot that sends Masvidal's belly button to the back.
Ajani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Masvidal misses with a hook.
Masvidal misses with a hook. Ajani ducked under it nicely.
Masvidal walks into a straight right hand from Ajani.
Masvidal misses with an uppercut
enabling Ajani to counter with a crisp jab.
Masvidal throws a body punch but Ajani moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ajani! But no joy.
Ajani staying out of range there.
Ajani swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ajani.
Ajani 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.
Masvidal lands a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masvidal tries to close the distance and clinch but Ajani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ajani is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Masvidal with a body shot.
Masvidal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Masvidal lands a jab.
Masvidal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aiden Ajani will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Morgan Masvidal's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Masvidal cracks Ajani with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Masvidal misses the jab.
Ajani misses with a double jab.
Masvidal looks to score with a jab to the body but Ajani is just out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Masvidal as he connects with a hook.
Ajani walks into a straight right hand from Masvidal.
Masvidal ducks under a wild hook from Ajani.
Masvidal swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Ajani to counter with a crisp jab.
Masvidal closes the distance and pushes Ajani back into the cage.
Ajani leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ajani breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Masvidal drops his hands momentarily and Ajani takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ajani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Masvidal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ajani throws a combination that misses
and Masvidal counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Masvidal.
Masvidal passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masvidal is working for a kimura but Ajani is defending it quite comfortably.
Masvidal is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Ajani is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Morgan Masvidal!
Morgan Masvidal thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankee Guh Noo (ranked 3218 p4p, 3937 weight class) and Jonathan Duchesne (ranked 376 p4p, 451 weight class). Frankee Guh Noo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jonathan Duchesne's chin.
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230
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frankee Guh Noo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonathan Duchesne!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guh Noo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duchesne.
A jab from Duchesne misses.
Duchesne avoids the body shot from Guh Noo.
Guh Noo keeps the fight on the outside.
Duchesne has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Guh Noo lands a slapping body shot.
Guh Noo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Jonathan Duchesne has been cut.
Duchesne misses with a looping right.
Duchesne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guh Noo.
Duchesne throws a jab when Guh Noo was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guh Noo misses with the combination.
Duchesne moves into range and clinches up with Guh Noo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duchesne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Guh Noo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Duchesne.
It looks like Frankee Guh Noo has been cut.
Guh Noo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Guh Noo misses.
Frankee Guh Noo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guh Noo just misses with a punch to the body.
Duchesne misses with a wild body shot.
Duchesne has closed the distance and engaged Guh Noo in a clinch.
Duchesne misses with an elbow strike.
Duchesne presses Guh Noo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Guh Noo letting Duchesne take a breather here.
Guh Noo is trying to force a seperation but Duchesne has the dominant position.
Duchesne lands a shoulder strike.
Duchesne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guh Noo backwards.
Duchesne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guh Noo backwards.
Guh Noo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duchesne works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Guh Noo is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duchesne holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Guh Noo tries to circle away but Duchesne has him pinned against the cage.
Duchesne scores with a shoulder strike.
Guh Noo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duchesne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duchesne lands a shoulder strike.
Duchesne lands a body shot.
Duchesne pushes Guh Noo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Duchesne.
Duchesne misses with an elbow strike.
Guh Noo blocks the elbow strike.
Duchesne works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Duchesne lands a nice shot to the body.
Duchesne lands a nice uppercut.
Duchesne lands a body shot in the clinch.
Duchesne lands a body punch.
Duchesne digs a right hand into Guh Noo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Guh Noo's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Duchesne as the two fighters clinch.
Duchesne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duchesne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Duchesne digs a right hand into Guh Noo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Guh Noo's gas tank.
Duchesne misses with an elbow over the top.
Duchesne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duchesne lands a body punch.
Duchesne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Duchesne lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Duchesne.
Duchesne lands an uppercut.
Guh Noo is rocked!
Duchesne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oh Guh Noo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Duchesne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duchesne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guh Noo blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duchesne.
Guh Noo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duchesne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duchesne.
A head punch on the inside from Duchesne fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duchesne has Guh Noo pressed against the cage. He pushes Guh Noo back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Duchesne throws a beautiful elbow that sends Guh Noo crashing to the floor! Duchesne piles on the pressure with more strikes! Guh Noo is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonathan Duchesne!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksi Saari (ranked 2869 p4p, 4174 weight class) and DeVon Hampton (ranked 372 p4p, 498 weight class). Saari comes to the cage accompanied by Oranssi Pazuzu - Lahja . Aleksi Saari has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205
5 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksi Saari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, DeVon Hampton!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hampton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Saari seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Saari will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saari throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hampton shoots in for a double leg but Saari sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Saari lands a nice hook to Hampton's body. Hampton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hampton fails with the takedown
and Saari counters with a one-two to the body.
Aleksi Saari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DeVon Hampton.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Saari!
Hampton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Saari avoids it really well and circles away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hampton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saari swinging wildly here.
We've been told by Saari's head coaches at Beasties that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Aleksi Saari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saari throws a series of punches but Hampton moves out of range.
Hampton shoots in for a double leg but Saari sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hampton fails with the takedown
and Saari counters with a nice uppercut.
Hampton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Saari sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hampton somewhat.
Saari swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hampton shoots in but Saari avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hampton misses with a takedown attempt - Saari sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hampton shoots in looking for a takedown but Saari manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hampton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Saari is looking to counter punch.
Hampton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Saari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
DeVon Hampton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hampton drops his hands momentarily and Saari takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hampton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Saari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saari defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hampton.
Hampton misses with a takedown
and Saari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saari throws a nice looking combination but Hampton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saari defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hampton.
A counter left hand to the body from Saari misses its target.
Saari stuffs the takedown.
Saari lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saari scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hampton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hampton tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Saari defends well and Hampton ends up having to push Saari into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Saari lands a two punch combo.
Hampton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hampton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Saari finds it's way round the side to connect with Hampton's head.
Hampton shoots in and drives through. Saari sprawls well.
Saari lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hampton is rocked!
Saari with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hampton is still on wobbly legs! Can Saari finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saari drops Hampton with a straight right hand, right on the button! Saari follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksi Saari!
As Aleksi Saari got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Rohkea rokan syö.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Smith (ranked 2779 p4p, 2875 weight class) and Malamute Alaskiano (ranked 94 p4p, 97 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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290
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerry Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malamute Alaskiano!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alaskiano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Alaskiano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith tries to bum rush Alaskiano with a series of wild strikes but Alaskiano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alaskiano throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Smith throws a series of punches but Alaskiano moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Alaskiano's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A punch combination from Alaskiano misses.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alaskiano.
Alaskiano shoots in and bounces Smith off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith pulls Alaskiano in close to his closed guard and prevents Alaskiano from doing any damage or advancing position.
Alaskiano throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith controlling Alaskiano's posture.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smith controlling Alaskiano's posture.
Smith lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Alaskiano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith wants to control from the top but Alaskiano keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Smith is fighting to break Alaskiano's control of his arms but Alaskiano is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Smith controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Smith might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Smith lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith throws a strike but Alaskiano rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alaskiano wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Alaskiano throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alaskiano throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alaskiano is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Alaskiano throws an elbow that misses. Smith uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Alaskiano's guard. Nice move by Smith!
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith wants to control from the top but Alaskiano keeps moving.
Smith working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alaskiano's head.
Alaskiano wants to stand and escape but Smith is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alaskiano works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith trying to control but Alaskiano is working from the bottom.
Smith prevents Alaskiano from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith 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.
Alaskiano wants to stand up but Smith is controlling him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Smith throws a right hand that Alaskiano ducks under and follows up with a left that Alaskiano also avoids with ease.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
That kick from Alaskiano tenderised Smith's leg. Smith is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alaskiano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Jerry Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alaskiano swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alaskiano.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Malamute Alaskiano will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Alaskiano thuds his shin into the meat of Smith's side.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Alaskiano counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Smith!
You can see the frustration on Smith's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Smith parries the strikes from Alaskiano easily there. Alaskiano is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Smith to escape.
Alaskiano is putting a hurting on Smith here, landing some big shots from side control.
Alaskiano lands a decent elbow from side control.
Alaskiano with the ground and pound but Smith regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Alaskiano lands with a punch from half guard.
Smith wants to improve his position but Alaskiano is controlling well.
Alaskiano working over Smith with some ground and pound. Smith looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith is staying active underneath Alaskiano, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Alaskiano thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Alaskiano trying to control from half guard but Smith is working away.
Alaskiano slips a nice elbow through Smith's hands, connecting with Smith's forehead.
Alaskiano throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Smith to regain full guard.
Smith is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alaskiano felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Alaskiano is trying to stand back up but Smith is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alaskiano does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Smith throws a strike but Alaskiano avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Alaskiano wants to stand up but Smith is controlling him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Alaskiano can do anything to dispel that myth.
Alaskiano keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith works over Alaskiano with some ground and pound from guard.
Alaskiano pushes Smith off and scrambles back to his feet.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alaskiano displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Jerry Smith has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alaskiano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Smith was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Alaskiano shoots in and bounces Smith off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Alaskiano with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alaskiano scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Smith is pulling down on Alaskiano's head to control his posture.
Alaskiano wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith is controlling Alaskiano's posture.
Alaskiano pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alaskiano throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Alaskiano throws an elbow that misses. Smith uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Alaskiano's guard. Nice move by Smith!
Alaskiano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Alaskiano has wrist control.
Alaskiano is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smith is controlling him.
Malamute Alaskiano has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malamute Alaskiano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jerry Smith's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Smith throws a series of punches but Alaskiano avoids them all with ease.
Alaskiano throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alaskiano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alaskiano closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Smith quickly recovers to half guard.
Alaskiano trying to control from half guard but Smith is working away.
Alaskiano working Smith over with strikes.
Alaskiano throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smith is staying active underneath Alaskiano, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alaskiano throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Alaskiano not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Alaskiano wants to work for an arm triangle but Smith is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Alaskiano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice strikes from Alaskiano there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alaskiano seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Alaskiano lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Alaskiano looks to land a strike but Smith avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Alaskiano looking to sit in guard and control but Smith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith passes Alaskiano's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jerry Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith slows the pace down in half guard.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smith lands strikes from half guard.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Smith trying to control from half guard but Alaskiano is working away.
Smith misses with a head shot. Alaskiano uses the momentum to regain guard.
Alaskiano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith controls from within his opponent's guard.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Alaskiano is looking to stand up but Smith isn't so interested in that idea.
Smith drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Alaskiano dives on top into guard.
Alaskiano looking to pass the guard.
Alaskiano landing some decent shots from guard.
Alaskiano with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Malamute Alaskiano is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Alaskiano is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Malamute Alaskiano.
Well Alaskiano has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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