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The Island Season 12, 205 lbs, Round 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Manhoeff (ranked 1370 p4p, 795 weight class) and Ben Askrew (ranked 187 p4p, 0 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Melvin Manhoeff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ben Askrew!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Manhoeff scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Askrew is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Askrew manages to work his way to half guard, despite Manhoeff's best efforts.
Askrew looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Manhoeff winds up and cracks Askrew with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Askrew slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Manhoeff with a nice head shot there.
Manhoeff got a little sloppy there for a moment and Askrew has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Manhoeff has managed to get both his arms back between Askrew's legs - danger averted.
Askrew is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Manhoeff is aware though and is defending well.
Manhoeff lands a couple of elbows.
Askrew working for a triangle but Manhoeff defends it easily.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Manhoeff 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.
Askrew working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Manhoeff doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Askrew is tightening it up a little... Manhoeff has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Manhoeff reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Manhoeff taps out! Nice BJJ there by Askrew!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ben Askrew!
Ben Askrew thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biscuit Oliva (ranked 252 p4p, 432 weight class) and Sergey Vinogradov (ranked 44 p4p, 72 weight class). Oliva comes to the cage accompanied by Vo Williams - Primal (ft. Vyceroy). 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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Good wrestling
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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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Biscuit Oliva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sergey Vinogradov!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vinogradov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've been hearing good reports from Oliva's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Oliva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vinogradov on the ground.
Oliva has Vinogradov pulled in close to control his posture.
Vinogradov drops back looking for a leg! Oliva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Oliva manages to kick Vinogradov off! Vinogradov jumps back into Oliva's guard.
Vinogradov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vinogradov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vinogradov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vinogradov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vinogradov manages to get himself to full guard.
Oliva stands and throws Vinogradov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Vinogradov is trying to get back to half guard.
Oliva is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Vinogradov's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva working away.
Oliva cracks Vinogradov with a big right hand but Vinogradov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Oliva is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Vinogradov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Oliva's best efforts.
Oliva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Oliva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov is trying to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Oliva seems content to control.
Oliva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Oliva is thwarting Vinogradov's attempts to control the position.
Oliva sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Oliva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Oliva sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Vinogradov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Oliva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva continues to stall.
Oliva lands strikes from half guard.
Oliva controlling the action here.
Vinogradov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Vinogradov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vinogradov has his foot on Oliva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Oliva works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vinogradov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Oliva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oliva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vinogradov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Oliva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Oliva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Oliva defends well.
Oliva advances position into side control!
Vinogradov seems a little lost for a moment, as Oliva dominates the positioning.
Vinogradov can't do much from the bottom here.
Oliva controlling from side mount.
Oliva throws an elbow but Vinogradov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Oliva advances to mount.
Oliva controlling his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oliva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Oliva controlling from the full mount.
Oliva lands a big shot there that rocks Vinogradov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Biscuit Oliva dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Vinogradov defending well as Oliva loads up on a big left hand.
Vinogradov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Oliva defends it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Oliva misses the target.
Vinogradov feints the counter takedown.
Oliva missing with a left hand there. Vinogradov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oliva looks to land a left hand but Vinogradov moved out of range nicely.
Oliva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vinogradov can do to turn this around?
Vinogradov cracks Oliva with an open hand slap.
A slow jab from Oliva misses its intended target.
Oliva misses with a hook. Vinogradov ducked under it nicely.
Oliva cracks Vinogradov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oliva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vinogradov at a distance.
Oliva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vinogradov.
Oliva throws a body punch but Vinogradov moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vinogradov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oliva cracks Vinogradov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vinogradov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vinogradov slips under a jab from Oliva.
Vinogradov feints the counter takedown.
Oliva digs a good hook to Vinogradov's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oliva. Vinogradov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vinogradov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A big left from Oliva misses.
The crowd cheers as Oliva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vinogradov doesn't seem phased though.
Oliva misses the shot to the body.
Biscuit Oliva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vinogradov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oliva.
Nice defenses there by Vinogradov.
Vinogradov slips under a jab.
Oliva throws the left hand but Vinogradov avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Oliva misses.
Vinogradov's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Vinogradov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Biscuit Oliva is winning the standup battle so far.
Oliva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oliva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oliva misses with an uppercut. Vinogradov saw that one coming.
Vinogradov slips under a jab.
Vinogradov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Biscuit Oliva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vinogradov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Oliva but Oliva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Oliva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vinogradov somewhat.
Oliva is looking to counter punch.
Oliva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vinogradov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vinogradov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vinogradov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vinogradov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Oliva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vinogradov seems to be looking for submissions.
Oliva wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva is positioning himself well to prevent Vinogradov advancing to mount.
Oliva trying to control from the bottom.
Vinogradov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Oliva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Vinogradov trying to pass the guard but Oliva defending well.
Vinogradov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Oliva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vinogradov.
Vinogradov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Vinogradov throwing shots but Oliva is blocking nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Oliva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Oliva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Oliva managing to control the position.
Oliva wants to sweep but no luck.
Oliva is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Oliva keeping moving, preventing Vinogradov from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Oliva holds on and takes a little breather.
Vinogradov drops back looking for a leg! Oliva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Oliva manages to kick Vinogradov off! Vinogradov jumps back into Oliva's guard.
Oliva is adopting a defensive guard.
Vinogradov is stalling in the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Biscuit Oliva dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Oliva scores with a jab to the head.
Vinogradov goes for a double leg but Oliva avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Oliva continues to drive forward.
Nice cross by Vinogradov.
Vinogradov walks into a left hand.
Vinogradov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Vinogradov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oliva is keeping the position for now.
Oliva wants to sweep here but Vinogradov controlling him for the moment.
Oliva is pulling down on Vinogradov's head to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliva lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Oliva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Oliva is pushing down on Vinogradov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vinogradov is fighting to maintain full guard but Oliva has managed to sneak the leg through.
Vinogradov is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva controlling the action here.
Vinogradov is trying to maintain the position but Oliva is very close to passing his half guard.
Vinogradov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Oliva in particular looking to stall.
Vinogradov won't allow Oliva to pass to mount.
Vinogradov tries to get to full guard but Oliva has control of the leg.
Biscuit Oliva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliva stalling.
That's two 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.
Vinogradov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Oliva 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.
Vinogradov is looking for a triangle but Oliva pushes his legs off easily.
Vinogradov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vinogradov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Oliva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
More hug and hope from Oliva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sergey Vinogradov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oliva looking to pass the guard.
Oliva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Vinogradov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vinogradov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Oliva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vinogradov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Oliva is aware though and is defending well.
Oliva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Oliva is looking to work some ground and pound but Vinogradov has wrist control.
Vinogradov is looking for a triangle but Oliva pushes his legs off easily.
Vinogradov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Oliva controlling from the top position.
Vinogradov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Oliva defends well.
Vinogradov being controlled here, momentarily.
Vinogradov trying to keep a closed guard but Oliva is proving a slippery customer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oliva is stalling in the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Biscuit Oliva.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Oliva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Biscuit Oliva!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Biscuit Oliva!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Biscuit Oliva!
Biscuit Oliva wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Biscuit Oliva, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murtaz Vatsadze (ranked 428 p4p, 75 weight class) and Sonatane Veainu (ranked 71 p4p, 15 weight class). Vatsadze comes to the cage accompanied by Guerilla Radio/ R.A.M.. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Murtaz Vatsadze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sonatane Veainu!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vatsadze throws a body punch but Veainu moves out of range.
Veainu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Veainu drops his hands momentarily and Vatsadze takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Vatsadze as he connects with a hook.
Vatsadze looks to land a right hand but Veainu moved out of range.
Veainu throws the left hand but Vatsadze avoids the punch easily.
Veainu misses with an uppercut.
Veainu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vatsadze closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vatsadze takes a shot to the head.
Veainu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Veainu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vatsadze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vatsadze misses with a punch 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!
Veainu blocks an uppercut.
Vatsadze scores with a shot to the side of Veainu's head.
Veainu working aggressively here.
Veainu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vatsadze tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vatsadze working aggressively here.
Vatsadze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Veainu blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatsadze misses with the head strike.
Vatsadze misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Veainu.
Vatsadze lands a body shot in the clinch.
Veainu throws a punch but it's blocked by Vatsadze.
Veainu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vatsadze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Veainu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vatsadze lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vatsadze misses with a body punch.
Veainu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Veainu prevents a body shot from Vatsadze.
Veainu lands with a left to the head.
Vatsadze lands a left hand.
Veainu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A shot in the inside from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze lands a right hand.
Veainu pushes Vatsadze back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vatsadze's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Veainu throws a punch but it's blocked by Vatsadze.
Veainu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vatsadze has a couple of punches blocked by Veainu.
A short right from Vatsadze.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vatsadze lands a right hand that snaps the head of Veainu backwards.
Veainu throws a punch but it's blocked by Vatsadze.
Vatsadze tries a body shot but Veainu blocks it.
Veainu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vatsadze blocks an uppercut.
Vatsadze tries to throw a body punch but Veainu avoids it by throwing Vatsadze back against the cage.
Veainu lands with a short shot to the head.
Vatsadze misses with a punch on the inside.
Veainu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Veainu blocks a body shot from Vatsadze.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vatsadze throws an elbow but misses.
Vatsadze tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vatsadze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Veainu working aggressively here.
Veainu struggles to land a body shot inside as Vatsadze controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Veainu fails to land.
Vatsadze digs a right hand underneath Veainu's ribcage. Veainu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vatsadze working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vatsadze lands a shoulder strike.
Vatsadze has a couple of punches blocked by Veainu.
Vatsadze swings wildly with an uppercut but Veainu uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatsadze lands a body shot in the clinch.
Veainu looks winded!
Vatsadze lands a shot to the body.
Vatsadze lands with a right to the head.
Vatsadze works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vatsadze lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Veainu backwards.
Vatsadze lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Vatsadze.
A right handed body shot lands from Vatsadze.
Nice body punch from Vatsadze - that landed with a thud.
Vatsadze working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vatsadze pushes Veainu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Vatsadze scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vatsadze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vatsadze lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veainu blocks an elbow strike from Vatsadze.
Veainu blocks a body shot from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze presses Veainu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vatsadze pushes Veainu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vatsadze has a couple of punches blocked by Veainu.
Vatsadze blocks a body shot from Veainu.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vatsadze.
Veainu blocks an uppercut.
Veainu can't break the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vatsadze throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Veainu working aggressively here.
Vatsadze lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Vatsadze.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Veainu.
Vatsadze misses with a body punch.
A short left from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Vatsadze.
Vatsadze using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Veainu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Veainu blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Veainu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vatsadze can't find room to land a body shot as Veainu controls the action.
Vatsadze lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Veainu blocks an uppercut.
Veainu blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Vatsadze.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Murtaz Vatsadze dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Veainu looks to land a left hand but Vatsadze moved out of range nicely.
Vatsadze throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Veainu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Veainu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vatsadze moves into the clinch successfully.
Veainu prevents a body shot from Vatsadze.
Veainu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Veainu.
Vatsadze lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Veainu backwards.
Nice body punch from Veainu.
Vatsadze blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Veainu prevents a body shot from Vatsadze.
Veainu has a couple of punches blocked by Vatsadze.
Vatsadze misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Vatsadze.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veainu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vatsadze using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Veainu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice left hand lands by Veainu.
Veainu blocks an uppercut.
Vatsadze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vatsadze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vatsadze misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veainu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Veainu blocks an uppercut.
Vatsadze's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Veainu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vatsadze is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Veainu can do to turn this around?
Vatsadze misses with some punches.
Vatsadze works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Veainu is breathing heavily.
Vatsadze throws a head punch that misses.
Vatsadze swings wildly with an uppercut but Veainu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vatsadze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vatsadze creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Veainu prevents a takedown attempt there.
Veainu working aggressively here.
Vatsadze looking to throw knees to the head but Veainu is blocking nicely.
Vatsadze has a couple of punches blocked by Veainu.
Veainu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Veainu blocks an uppercut.
Murtaz Vatsadze has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vatsadze tries to throw a body punch but Veainu avoids it by throwing Vatsadze back against the cage.
Vatsadze goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vatsadze with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Veainu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Veainu blocking some punches.
Vatsadze blocking some punches.
Veainu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vatsadze misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vatsadze working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vatsadze.
Veainu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vatsadze has him pressed against the cage.
Vatsadze doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Veainu.
Vatsadze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vatsadze misses with a hook from the clinch.
Veainu blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vatsadze.
Veainu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vatsadze lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vatsadze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Veainu lands with a right to the head.
Veainu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vatsadze misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Veainu.
Veainu tries to circle away but Vatsadze has him pinned against the cage.
Veainu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vatsadze blocking some punches.
Vatsadze tries a body shot but Veainu blocks it.
Vatsadze lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Veainu working aggressively here.
Veainu pushes Vatsadze back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vatsadze lands a shoulder strike.
Vatsadze using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Veainu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vatsadze misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Vatsadze fails to land.
Vatsadze goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vatsadze swings wildly with an uppercut but Veainu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Veainu tries to work over Vatsadze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Veainu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vatsadze lands a hook that snaps the head of Veainu backwards.
Vatsadze tries a knee to the head but Veainu blocks it.
Veainu lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veainu blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Veainu manages to break the clinch.
Veainu takes one to the chin there.
Vatsadze throws a body shot but no joy.
Vatsadze forces Veainu back against the cage and clinches.
Veainu misses with the head strike.
Veainu misses with some punches.
Vatsadze throws a punch but it's blocked by Veainu.
A short left from Vatsadze.
A head punch on the inside from Vatsadze fails to land.
Veainu has a couple of punches blocked by Vatsadze.
Vatsadze tries to score a body lock takedown but Veainu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vatsadze blocking some punches.
Vatsadze stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Veainu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vatsadze working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Veainu misses with the head strike.
Vatsadze tries a body shot but Veainu blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Murtaz Vatsadze dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Veainu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vatsadze.
Veainu takes one to the side of the head.
Vatsadze's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Veainu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vatsadze scrambles back to his feet.
A lazy left from Veainu finds it's target.
Veainu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vatsadze misses with a wild combination.
Vatsadze moves into the clinch.
Veainu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vatsadze has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Veainu after a bit of a struggle.
Vatsadze struggles to land a body shot inside as Veainu controls his hands.
Veainu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vatsadze throws a punch but it's blocked by Veainu.
Vatsadze blocks an uppercut.
Vatsadze working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Vatsadze fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatsadze throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Veainus head.
Vatsadze misses with a knee to the head.
Veainu has a couple of punches blocked by Vatsadze.
A head punch on the inside from Veainu fails to land.
Veainu misses with the head strike.
Vatsadze blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Veainu fails to land.
Vatsadze tries a body shot but Veainu blocks it.
Vatsadze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Veainu throws a punch but it's blocked by Vatsadze.
Veainu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Veainu misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Vatsadze fails to land.
Vatsadze misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vatsadze is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vatsadze tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Veainu's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vatsadze.
Vatsadze scores with a shoulder strike.
Vatsadze blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vatsadze is leaning against Veainu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Veainu blocks a body shot from Vatsadze.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vatsadze.
Veainu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right from Vatsadze.
A short uppercut from Vatsadze.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hand to the body from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze tries to land a knee to the head but Veainu blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Vatsadze fails to land.
Veainu blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vatsadze.
Veainu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vatsadze backwards.
Vatsadze lands with a short shot to the head.
Vatsadze misses with a punch on the inside.
Vatsadze misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vatsadze has a couple of punches blocked by Veainu.
Veainu digs a right hand underneath Vatsadze's ribcage. Vatsadze let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Veainu is trying to force a seperation but Vatsadze has the dominant position.
Vatsadze blocks an uppercut.
Veainu swings wildly with an uppercut but Vatsadze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Veainu lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatsadze lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze lands with a left to the head.
Veainu swings wildly with an uppercut but Vatsadze uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Veainu.
Veainu takes a shot to the head.
Veainu misses with a body punch.
Veainu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vatsadze scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vatsadze misses with the head strike.
Vatsadze blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vatsadze working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Veainu blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Veainu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Veainu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vatsadze lands with a right to the head.
Veainu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vatsadze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vatsadze makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vatsadze lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Veainu backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vatsadze.
Vatsadze lands a right hand that snaps the head of Veainu backwards.
Vatsadze tries to throw a body punch but Veainu avoids it by throwing Vatsadze back against the cage.
Veainu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vatsadze backwards.
Vatsadze misses with the head strike.
Vatsadze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Veainu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Veainu struggles to land a body shot inside as Vatsadze controls his hands.
Murtaz Vatsadze is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vatsadze lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Veainu backwards.
Veainu is trying to break the clinch but Vatsadze has him pressed against the cage.
Vatsadze working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vatsadze creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vatsadze tries a body shot but Veainu blocks it.
Vatsadze scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Veainu.
Vatsadze tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Veainu's elbow.
Sonatane Veainu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vatsadze has Veainu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Veainu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Murtaz Vatsadze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vatsadze 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Murtaz Vatsadze!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Murtaz Vatsadze!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Murtaz Vatsadze!
Murtaz Vatsadze wins by unanimous decision!
Post fight, an emotional Murtaz Vatsadze said 'There can be only one! Next!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torhte Finlayson (ranked 48 p4p, 631 weight class) and Diamond Hand (ranked 9 p4p, 99 weight class). Finlayson comes to the cage accompanied by Scotland the Brave, Black Bear. Torhte Finlayson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Diamond Hand's chin.
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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 16 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Torhte Finlayson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Diamond Hand!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hand with a jab.
Finlayson missing with a left hand there. Hand was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from Hand misses.
Hand throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finlayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finlayson lands a lovely overhand right.
Finlayson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Finlayson lands a nice looking body shot.
Finlayson misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Hand misses.
Finlayson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hand was well out of range. Poor timing from Finlayson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson moves into range and connects with a jab.
 Hand is rocked!
Hand looks up at the clock. Bad move! Finlayson lands a right hand from hell, dropping Hand. Finlayson pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torhte Finlayson!
During a confident post fight interview, Torhte Finlayson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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