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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jan Sokol (ranked 2797 p4p, 3477 weight class) and Gunnar Malvoe (ranked 159 p4p, 190 weight class). Gunnar Malvoe 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Sokol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Malvoe!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokol ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sokol closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Malvoe quickly recovers to half guard.
Malvoe is trying to control but can't.
Sokol is looking to stall here but Malvoe recovers full guard.
Sokol slips nicely into half guard.
Sokol is keen to just control but Malvoe is a slippery customer.
Sokol wants to work for an arm triangle but Malvoe is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sokol is looking to take a break and control but Malvoe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokol throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sokol trying to control from half guard but Malvoe is working away.
Sokol will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Malvoe trying to hold on to Sokol's head to control him but Sokol postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokol wants to take a breather but Malvoe is having none of it.
Sokol slows the pace down in half guard.
Malvoe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sokol.
Sokol throwing shots but Malvoe is blocking nicely.
Malvoe is not content to let Sokol control the position.
Sokol passes to full mount!
Sokol moves to the back.
I would not like to be Malvoe right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malvoe looking very determined here, making life difficult for Sokol.
Malvoe defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Sokol's arms.
Sokol is looking to control Malvoe but Malvoe is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Sokol missing with strikes from the back.
Sokol is not going to allow Malvoe to sit and survive in this position.
Sokol has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Sokol tries to get the hooks in deep but Malvoe pushed the leg off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokol is persistently looking for the submission but Malvoe is defending it well.
Sokol biding his time, looking for the opening.
Sokol has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sokol misses with punches from the back.
Malvoe is trying to defend against the choke here but Sokol has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Sokol Tightens the hold and Malvoe taps out furiously! Sokol displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jan Sokol!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin McDudley (ranked 2459 p4p, 3052 weight class) and Konstantin Dimakov (ranked 317 p4p, 383 weight class). McDudley comes to the cage accompanied by Devil's Dance Floor. 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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colin McDudley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Dimakov!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimakov scores with a nice head shot.
Dimakov misses with an uppercut. McDudley saw that one coming.
McDudley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dimakov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling McDudley to counter with a crisp jab.
McDudley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dimakov throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from McDudley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good exchange - Dimakov coming out on top.
Dimakov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McDudley counters with a nice uppercut.
McDudley slips a jab from Dimakov.
Konstantin Dimakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dimakov misses with a left hand
and McDudley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dimakov fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like McDudley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dimakov slips a jab from McDudley.
Dimakov misses with an uppercut
and Dimakov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McDudley throws a hook but Dimakov blocks it.
Dimakov wants to counter with a clinch but McDudley pushes him away.
Dimakov swings for the body but McDudley moves out of range.
McDudley is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dimakov looks to land a right hand but McDudley moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from McDudley misses its intended target.
Dimakov scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDudley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dimakov.
McDudley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McDudley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McDudley lands a jab to Dimakov's midsection.
Dimakov lands a right hook to the body.
McDudley throws a shot from downtown. Dimakov moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from McDudley misses its intended target.
McDudley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dimakov misses with a double jab
letting McDudley counter with a right hand.
McDudley misses with an uppercut.
Dimakov misses with a few strikes there.
McDudley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dimakov lands a nice looking body shot.
Dimakov clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDudley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McDudley wants to break free but Dimakov has control.
McDudley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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!
Dimakov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDudley moves away.
Dimakov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
 It looks like Colin McDudley has been cut.
McDudley throws out a powerful jab.
McDudley is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dimakov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McDudley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dimakov slips under a jab from McDudley.
Dimakov looks to score with a jab to the body but McDudley is just out of range.
Dimakov throws a right and a left that McDudley avoids nicely.
McDudley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dimakov tries to close the distance and clinch but McDudley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dimakov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Dimakov misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimakov slips under a jab.
Dimakov throws out a counter right but McDudley avoids it with no problem.
Dimakov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDudley manages to avoid it.
McDudley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McDudley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dimakov moves away.
McDudley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dimakov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McDudley slips a jab from Dimakov.
Dimakov with a nice cross.
McDudley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dimakov.
McDudley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dimakov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dimakov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dimakov lands a hook that snaps the head of McDudley backwards.
McDudley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dimakov misses the jab.
McDudley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McDudley works Dimakov's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimakov misses with a two punch combination.
McDudley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dimakov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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!
Dimakov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dimakov tries to clinch up.
Dimakov misses with an uppercut
and McDudley counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - McDudley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dimakov moves to clinch but McDudley breaks away
letting McDudley counter with a right hand.
Dimakov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDudley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dimakov misses with a wild body shot.
Dimakov misses the shot to the body.
Dimakov misses with a hook. McDudley ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Konstantin Dimakov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Colin McDudley's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dimakov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDudley was well out of range. Poor timing from Dimakov.
McDudley misses with a straight left.
Dimakov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Colin McDudley is winning the standup battle so far.
Dimakov scores with a decent looking hook.
Dimakov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McDudley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dimakov throws out the jab.
McDudley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McDudley lands the left hand.
McDudley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dimakov.
Dimakov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McDudley on the side of the head.
Dimakov misses the body punch
and McDudley counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimakov throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting McDudley counter with a right hand.
Dimakov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dimakov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimakov takes a swing at McDudley's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from McDudley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimakov lands with a good body shot.
Dimakov misses with a looping left.
McDudley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dimakov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dimakov slips a straight right by McDudley.
McDudley tests Dimakov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dimakov misses with a looping right.
Dimakov throws a right hand that McDudley ducks under and follows up with a left that McDudley also avoids with ease.
Dimakov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McDudley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dimakov connects with a body shot.
Dimakov throws the left hand but McDudley avoids the punch easily.
Dimakov is looking to clinch.
A quick step to the side and McDudley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDudley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimakov misses with a right hand
and McDudley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McDudley is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dimakov lands a nice hook to McDudley's body. McDudley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dimakov misses with a lunging right hand
and McDudley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dimakov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McDudley counters with a nice uppercut.
Dimakov punishes McDudley's body with a nice straight punch.
Dimakov misses with a left hand
and McDudley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dimakov has managed to clinch.
A shot in the inside from Dimakov.
Dimakov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dimakov swings widly with a right hand
and Dimakov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dimakov scores with a shot to the body.
McDudley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McDudley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimakov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McDudley scores with a shot to the body.
Dimakov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
McDudley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fighters circling - McDudley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dimakov ducks right into an uppercut from McDudley.
Dimakov connects with a good right hand that stumbles McDudley. McDudley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dimakov clinches.
Dimakov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McDudley's efforts to push away.
McDudley working hard to break the clinch.
McDudley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McDudley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dimakov is working McDudley over against the cage.
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!
A frustrated look appears on McDudley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimakov prevents McDudley from breaking the clinch.
McDudley is trying to push Dimakov away but Dimakov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McDudley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dimakov has him pressed against the cage.
Dimakov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dimakov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dimakov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dimakov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McDudley blocks a jab.
McDudley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dimakov on the side of the head.
Dimakov scores with a decent looking hook.
Dimakov misses with a left hand
and McDudley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McDudley takes one to the chin there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dimakov rushes McDudley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dimakov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dimakov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McDudley.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Dimakov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Colin McDudley's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Dimakov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McDudley takes a swing at Dimakov's ribcage but misses.
Dimakov misses the jab.
Dimakov misses with a body punch
and McDudley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab by Dimakov.
Dimakov takes a swing at McDudley's ribcage but misses.
Dimakov throws an overhand right that lands on McDudley's shoulder, as McDudley tries to avoid the shot.
McDudley takes one on the button.
Dimakov throws a poor cross that misses
enabling McDudley to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimakov moves away from the strike by McDudley.
Dimakov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McDudley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McDudley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dimakov connects with a jab.
McDudley cracks Dimakov with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimakov tries to clinch but McDudley moves away
and McDudley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dimakov throws a big shot that misses.
Dimakov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
McDudley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dimakov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McDudley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like McDudley was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dimakov.
Dimakov misses the shot to the body.
Dimakov misses with a combination
and McDudley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dimakov wants to clinch but McDudley slips to the side
and McDudley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dimakov throws an off balance right hand
and McDudley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McDudley walks into a stiff left hand from Dimakov.
Dimakov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McDudley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dimakov tries to close the distance and clinch up but McDudley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A quick step to the side and McDudley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDudley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dimakov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDudley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dimakov throws a lazy uppercut
and McDudley counters with a left to the body.
Dimakov drives through and clinches with McDudley against the cage.
McDudley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McDudley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dimakov throws a hook but McDudley avoids it easily.
It looked like McDudley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McDudley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McDudley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dimakov was well out of range. Poor timing from McDudley.
Dimakov misses with a hook. McDudley ducked under it nicely.
Dimakov digs a good body shot into McDudley's ribs.
Dimakov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McDudley sizes up Dimakov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McDudley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dimakov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McDudley's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimakov is looking to clinch.
Dimakov is looking to clinch but McDudley is avoiding it.
Dimakov misses with a left hand
and Dimakov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dimakov misses with a looping left.
Dimakov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McDudley just misses with a punch to the body.
Konstantin Dimakov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dimakov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McDudley defending well as Dimakov loads up on a big left hand.
McDudley misses with a looping left.
Dimakov throws a hook but McDudley avoids it easily.
McDudley moves away from the strike by Dimakov.
McDudley throws a quick counter kick to the body but Dimakov avoids it.
Dimakov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDudley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimakov lands the left hand.
The fighters circling - Dimakov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDudley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dimakov.
Dimakov throws a big shot that misses.
McDudley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dimakov throws a jab when McDudley was well out of range.
McDudley swinging wildly here.
Dimakov throws a lazy right hand but McDudley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dimakov misses with a left hand
and McDudley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dimakov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like McDudley was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dimakov.
McDudley defending well as Dimakov loads up on a big left hand.
Colin McDudley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dimakov tries to clinch up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Konstantin Dimakov.
Well Dimakov 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konstantin Dimakov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Juju Chavez (ranked 2205 p4p, 3224 weight class) and Jefferson Christ (ranked 131 p4p, 179 weight class). Juju Chavez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juju Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jefferson Christ!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez clinches up with Christ and pushes him back against the cage.
Chavez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Christ swings wildly with an uppercut but Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christ breaks the clinch.
Chavez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chavez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Christ throws a lazy uppercut
and Chavez counters with a left and a right that stings Christ.
Chavez takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christ looks to land a right hand but Chavez moved out of range.
Chavez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chavez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chavez misses with a body shot.
Chavez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Christ.
Christ throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chavez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Christ.
Chavez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez throws an off balance right hand
and Christ counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chavez slips a straight right by Christ.
Christ will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chavez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chavez ducks under a wild hook from Christ.
Christ keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Christ! But no joy.
A jab lands there for Chavez.
Chavez connects with a body shot that sends Christ's belly button to the back.
Chavez throws a shot to the body.
Chavez misses with a jab to the body
letting Christ counter with a right hand.
Christ takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Christ.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ looks to throw the jab but Chavez is out of range.
A slow jab from Christ misses its intended target.
Christ misses with a double jab
and Chavez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chavez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Christ counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chavez is looking to wear down Christ with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christ.
Christ looks to score with a jab to the body but Chavez is just out of range.
Chavez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Christ lunges at Chavez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chavez's hand.
Chavez slips a jab from Christ.
Chavez staying out of range there.
Christ throws a shot to the body.
Christ throws a big shot that misses.
Chavez misses with a left hand
and Christ counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chavez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Christ stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Christ misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez swings widly with a right hand
letting Christ counter with a right hand.
Christ falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chavez counters with a nice uppercut.
Chavez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Christ looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chavez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Christ throws a shot from downtown. Chavez moves away and avoids it.
Christ waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chavez.
Chavez slips a straight right by Christ.
Chavez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Christ misses with a series of wild punches.
Chavez rushes Christ and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Christ breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez misses with a straight left.
Chavez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chavez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christ scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chavez in his tracks.
Christ swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chavez counters with a takedown into side control.
Christ really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chavez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chavez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Christ has escaped the position, nice work there.
Chavez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Christ has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chavez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Christ keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chavez prevents Christ from escaping the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Chavez.
Christ tries to escape but Chavez is in control.
Christ 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.
Chavez trying to control the position but Christ is working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jefferson Christ dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chavez misses with an uppercut
and Christ counters with a two punch combo.
Chavez wants to clinch up but Christ keeps it at a distance.
A shot to the body from Chavez misses
enabling Christ to counter with a crisp jab.
Christ looks to land a right hand but Chavez moved out of range.
Chavez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Christ sprawls and moves away.
Chavez lands with a hook. Christ tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Christ drops his hands momentarily and Chavez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jefferson Christ seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Christ uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chavez has time to react.
Chavez jabs at Christ's body.
Chavez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Christ.
Christ looks to land a right hand but Chavez moved out of range.
Chavez closes the distance and clinches up with Christ, looking for a takedown. Chavez pushes Christ against the cage but Christ circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chavez throws a shot to the body.
Christ waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chavez.
Chavez misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ avoids a punch combination nicely.
Christ looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Christ looks to land a right hand but Chavez moved out of range.
Chavez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christ.
Christ appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Christ throws an overhand right that lands on Chavez's shoulder, as Chavez tries to avoid the shot.
Chavez scores with a nice head shot.
Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christ.
Jefferson Christ is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Chavez misses its intended target.
Christ throws a poor cross that misses
and Chavez counters with a right hand to the body.
Christ throws out a loose jab but Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chavez swings for the body but Christ moves out of range.
Chavez lands a body shot.
Christ staying out of range there.
Christ looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Juju Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christ misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ misses the jab.
Christ throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chavez on the side of the head.
Christ jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Christ misses with a looping right.
Christ lands with an overhand left.
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!
Chavez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Christ throws a looping overhand right but Chavez ducks down to avoid it.
Chavez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Christ.
Christ misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chavez.
Chavez feinted with a counter takedown.
Christ throws the left hand but Chavez avoids the punch easily.
Christ throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chavez misses with a hook
and Christ counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chavez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Christ connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez misses with a right hand
and Christ counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chavez scores with a jab to the body.
Christ gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Christ jabs Chavez right on the nose. Chavez blinks but takes it well.
Christ takes a swing at Chavez's ribcage but misses.
Christ misses with a wild body shot.
Christ walks into a straight right hand from Chavez.
Chavez lands a jab.
The crowd cheers as Chavez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Christ doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Christ does it's job there.
Chavez throws a poor cross that misses
and Christ 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.
Christ lands with a hook. Chavez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chavez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez thuds a left hand into Christ's body.
Christ drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chavez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chavez just misses with a punch to the body.
Chavez moves out of range as Christ strikes.
Christ throws a looping overhand right but Chavez ducks down to avoid it.
Christ thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chavez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christ manages to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Christ's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Chavez tries for a takedown but Christ circles away easily
and Christ counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chavez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Christ on the side of the head.
Chavez gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chavez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chavez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jefferson Christ showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Christ scores with a jab. Chavez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice defenses there by Christ.
Chavez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chavez lands with a cross.
Christ throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chavez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Christ at a distance.
Chavez connects with a right hand. Christ shakes it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chavez. Christ does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christ misses with a looping right.
Christ looks to land a left hand but Chavez moved out of range nicely.
Christ misses with a hook.
Christ throws a jab but it's blocked by Chavez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ clobbers Chavez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chavez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Christ 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.
Chavez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christ was well out of range. Poor timing from Chavez.
Chavez is looking to clinch but Christ is avoiding it.
Chavez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Christ looks to land a right hand but Chavez moved out of range.
Chavez throws a big counter combination but Christ scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Chavez misses with a wild body shot.
Chavez dips to his left and cracks Christ with an uppercut!
Christ uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chavez.
Chavez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Christ throws a jab when Chavez was well out of range.
Chavez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chavez darts in trying to clinch
and Christ counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chavez scores with a hook.
Christ blocks a jab.
Chavez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Christ.
Chavez slips a straight right by Christ.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chavez misses with a body shot
and Christ counters with a straight right hand.
Christ misses with a hook
and Chavez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chavez punishes Christ's body with a nice straight punch.
Chavez missing with a left hand there. Christ was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Christ misses with a looping right.
No joy there for Chavez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Christ lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez misses with a left hand
and Christ counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chavez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Christ connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chavez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christ.
Chavez misses with a body shot
and Christ counters with a right hand to the body.
Christ throws a jab when Chavez was well out of range.
Christ throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chavez attempts a counter takedown but Christ avoids it well and moves away.
Chavez lands a lovely overhand right.
Christ misses with a double jab
and Chavez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Christ looks to land a left hand but Chavez moved out of range nicely.
Chavez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Christ looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Christ ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ throws a body shot but no joy.
Chavez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Christ defending well as Chavez loads up on a big left hand.
Christ throws a body shot but no joy.
Chavez takes a jab right on the kisser.
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!
The fighters circling - Chavez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chavez jabs at Christ's body.
Chavez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Christ counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Juju Chavez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Christ throws a hook but Chavez blocks it.
Chavez feinted with a counter takedown.
Chavez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Christ under the eye.
Chavez gets a takedown into half guard.
Chavez wants to work for an arm triangle but Christ is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jefferson Christ is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chavez missing with some ground and pound from the half 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 Juju Chavez.
I think Christ 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jefferson Christ!
Our winner, Jefferson Christ, 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 Ki Ruyjini (ranked 1417 p4p, 1640 weight class) and Rocco Bermalingo (ranked 191 p4p, 214 weight class). Ruyjini's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jincheng Zhang. Rocco Bermalingo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ki Ruyjini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocco Bermalingo!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bermalingo connects with a right hand. Ruyjini shakes it off.
It looks like Ki Ruyjini has been cut.
Ruyjini scores with a push kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Ruyjini as he connects with a hook.
Ruyjini ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've been told by Ruyjini's head coaches at Chakuriki LA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bermalingo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruyjini.
Bermalingo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bermalingo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bermalingo throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Ruyjini counter with a right hand.
Ruyjini misses with a hook to the body
and Bermalingo counters with a lovely shot 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!
Bermalingo misses with a looping left.
Ruyjini was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruyjini gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bermalingo counters with a two punch combo.
Ruyjini cracks Bermalingo with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bermalingo looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ruyjini finish him?
 Bermalingo is rocked!
 It looks like Rocco Bermalingo has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by Bermalingo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bermalingo.
Bermalingo is still on wobbly legs! Can Ruyjini finish him?
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!
Ruyjini bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ruyjini drops Bermalingo with a huge uppercut! Bermalingo drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Ruyjini is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ki Ruyjini!
Ki Ruyjini decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brendon Carrillo-Moreno (ranked 1517 p4p, 2861 weight class) and Jack Goff (ranked 92 p4p, 162 weight class). Brendon Carrillo-Moreno 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brendon Carrillo-Moreno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Goff!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goff tries to clinch up but Carrillo-Moreno circles away and keeps his distance.
Carrillo-Moreno closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Goff's guard.
Goff looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Carrillo-Moreno got a little sloppy there for a moment and Goff has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Carrillo-Moreno has managed to get both his arms back between Goff's legs - danger averted.
Carrillo-Moreno slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Goff looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Carrillo-Moreno will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Goff is looking for a triangle but Carrillo-Moreno pushes his legs off easily.
We've been hearing that Carrillo-Moreno has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carrillo-Moreno forces his way into half guard.
Goff wants to improve his position but Carrillo-Moreno is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Carrillo-Moreno in particular looking to stall.
Carrillo-Moreno works his foot free and advances to mount.
Carrillo-Moreno looking to control and managing it successfully.
Carrillo-Moreno looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Goff has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Goff can't escape the position.
Carrillo-Moreno looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Carrillo-Moreno looking to control but Goff is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carrillo-Moreno controlling from mount.
Carrillo-Moreno is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Goff can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Carrillo-Moreno trying to control but Goff is having none of it.
Carrillo-Moreno controlling his opponent.
Carrillo-Moreno goes for an armbar but Goff turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Goff.
Goff has gone for a leg lock! Carrillo-Moreno slips out almost immediately though and dives into Goff's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goff escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Carrillo-Moreno gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Carrillo-Moreno slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Goff's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Goff is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Carrillo-Moreno off and has taken his back!
Carrillo-Moreno defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Goff's arms.
Carrillo-Moreno is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Carrillo-Moreno can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carrillo-Moreno showing good submission defense here.
Carrillo-Moreno trying to control the position but Goff manages to sink in the hooks.
Carrillo-Moreno is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Goff is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Carrillo-Moreno has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Carrillo-Moreno defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Carrillo-Moreno looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Goff tightening his grip on Carrillo-Moreno, looking for the choke.
Carrillo-Moreno rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brendon Carrillo-Moreno will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Goff wants to clinch up but Carrillo-Moreno keeps it at a distance.
Carrillo-Moreno drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Carrillo-Moreno in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Goff is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brendon Carrillo-Moreno!
Brendon Carrillo-Moreno took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bam Bam Joshy (ranked 1380 p4p, 2807 weight class) and Chest Mangold (ranked 184 p4p, 325 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bam Bam Joshy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chest Mangold!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joshy misses with a straight right.
Mangold let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Joshy misses with an uppercut. Mangold saw that one coming.
Joshy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mangold walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Joshy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mangold uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joshy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mangold! But no joy.
Joshy throws a jab when Mangold was well out of range.
Mangold appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joshy. Mangold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joshy misses with an uppercut
and Mangold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mangold throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Joshy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mangold takes a swing at Joshy's ribcage but misses.
Mangold getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Bam Bam Joshy has been cut.
Nice cross by Joshy.
Joshy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mangold has time to react.
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!
Mangold walks into a stiff left hand from Joshy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshy loads up on a big right hand but Mangold slips the punch.
Mangold thinks about the counter body kick.
Mangold slips a straight right by Joshy.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mangold. Joshy shrugs it off though.
Joshy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mangold.
A little jabbing left from Mangold on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mangold uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joshy.
Joshy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mangold avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mangold looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mangold connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mangold misses with an uppercut. Joshy saw that one coming.
Mangold rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Joshy counters with a nice body shot.
Joshy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mangold getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Joshy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Joshy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joshy throws a big shot that misses.
Mangold throws out a counter right but Joshy avoids it with no problem.
Joshy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mangold was well out of range. Poor timing from Joshy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joshy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mangold.
Mangold misses with a hook
and Joshy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mangold slips a jab and a cross from Joshy.
Joshy sizes up Mangold with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sloppy strikes from Joshy. Those never looked like landing.
Joshy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mangold gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mangold works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mangold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joshy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mangold smiles and moves away.
Joshy looks to land a left hand but Mangold moved out of range nicely.
Joshy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mangold slips a straight right by Joshy.
Mangold swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A swing and a miss from Mangold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joshy misses with an uppercut.
Mangold uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joshy.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mangold - that will leave a mark!
Bam Bam Joshy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joshy throws a body punch but Mangold moves out of range.
Mangold throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Joshy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Joshy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mangold counters with a nice uppercut.
Joshy throws a hook but Mangold blocks it.
Joshy looks to throw the jab but Mangold is out of range.
Joshy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mangold.
Mangold's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Joshy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mangold scrambles back to his feet.
Mangold misses with an attempted mid kick.
Joshy looks to throw the jab but Mangold is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joshy misses with a few strikes there.
Joshy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mangold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice cross by Joshy.
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!
Nice uppercut lands for Joshy. That snapped Mangold's head back.
Joshy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joshy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joshy scores with a hook to the body. Mangold takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mangold swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Joshy.
Joshy swinging wildly here.
Mangold throws out a counter right but Joshy avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circling - Joshy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joshy. Mangold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joshy throws a right hand that misses
and Mangold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mangold fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bam Bam Joshy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bam Bam Joshy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Joshy misses with an uppercut
letting Mangold counter with a right hand.
Joshy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mangold throws a head kick that misses
and Joshy counters with a nice uppercut.
Joshy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mangold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mangold avoids the body shot from Joshy.
Mangold thinks about the counter body kick.
Joshy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joshy throws a hook to the side of Mangold's head but Mangold sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mangold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joshy manages to avoid it.
Joshy throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mangold tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mangold has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Joshy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mangold doesn't manage to clinch there - Joshy circles away.
Mangold looks to score with a jab to the body but Joshy is just out of range.
Bam Bam Joshy is winning the standup battle so far.
Mangold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joshy was well out of range. Poor timing from Mangold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshy catches Mangold with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mangold moves out of range of the strikes.
Joshy throws a hook to the side of Mangold's head but Mangold sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mangold tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Joshy misses.
Mangold tries to counter with a clinch but Joshy shakes him off and moves away.
Mangold throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joshy has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Joshy throws a hook to the side of Mangold's head but Mangold sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joshy cracks Mangold with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Joshy ducks under a wild hook from Mangold.
Joshy just misses with a punch to the body.
Joshy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mangold doesn't seem bothered though.
Mangold ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joshy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mangold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joshy throws a shot from downtown. Mangold moves away and avoids it.
Mangold throws out a counter right but Joshy avoids it with no problem.
Joshy throws an overhand right that lands on Mangold's shoulder, as Mangold tries to avoid the shot.
Mangold closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Joshy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mangold counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bam Bam Joshy's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joshy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mangold misses with a looping right.
Mangold displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joshy throws out the jab.
Mangold displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joshy throws out the jab.
Joshy misses with a straight right.
Good shot there by Mangold.
Mangold drops his hands momentarily and Joshy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joshy. Mangold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mangold is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Joshy with a body shot.
Mangold will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangold steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joshy.
Joshy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Joshy. Beautiful body shot.
Joshy lands a nice looking body shot.
Joshy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Joshy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Joshy cracks Mangold with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big left from Joshy misses.
Joshy misses with a right hand
and Mangold counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mangold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joshy manages to avoid it.
It looked like Joshy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Joshy looks to throw the jab but Mangold is out of range.
Mangold just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Joshy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Mangold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joshy.
Mangold throws a low kick, looking for Joshy's leg but Joshy calmly moves out of range.
Joshy appears to be looking for a big counter.
A slow jab from Joshy misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mangold. Joshy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mangold misses with the body kick
and Joshy counters with a stiff right hand.
Mangold throws a hook but Joshy avoids it easily.
Joshy throws a hook but Mangold blocks it.
Mangold misses with a lunging right hand
and Joshy counters with a straight right hand.
Joshy misses with a hook.
Joshy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Joshy duly obliges.
Joshy looks to score with a jab to the body but Mangold is just out of range.
Joshy misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bam Bam Joshy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bam Bam Joshy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Joshy connects with a body shot that sends Mangold's belly button to the back.
Joshy slips under a jab from Mangold.
Joshy throws a shot from downtown. Mangold moves away and avoids it.
Joshy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mangold takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mangold scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mangold misses the jab.
Joshy misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joshy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mangold.
Mangold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mangold takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A decent looking cross lands there for Joshy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangold takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Joshy misses.
A big right from Joshy misses.
Mangold lands a high kick!
Joshy cracks Mangold with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mangold slips under a jab.
Mangold swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big right from Joshy misses.
A punch combination from Mangold misses.
Joshy has Mangold up against the cage in a clinch.
Joshy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mangold's elbow.
Mangold has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joshy.
Mangold gets through Joshy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Mangold.
Joshy throws a punch but it's blocked by Mangold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joshy misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mangold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mangold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mangold prevents a body shot from Joshy.
A short right from Mangold on the inside.
Joshy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mangold's elbow.
Mangold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mangold lands with a short shot to the head.
Joshy throws a head punch that misses.
Joshy misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Joshy - that landed with a thud.
Mangold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mangold tries to throw a body punch but Joshy avoids it by throwing Mangold back against the cage.
Mangold tries a body shot but Joshy blocks it.
Mangold stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mangold working aggressively here.
Joshy throws a punch but it's blocked by Mangold.
Joshy prevents a body shot from Mangold.
Joshy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mangold walks away with a smile on his face. Joshy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Joshy punishes Mangold's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joshy misses with a looping right.
Joshy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mangold throws a poor cross that misses
and Joshy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mangold avoids the body shot from Joshy.
Mangold appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mangold avoids the body shot from Joshy.
Mangold slips under a jab from Joshy.
Mangold fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Joshy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Joshy punishes Mangold's body with a nice straight punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mangold.
Joshy misses with a straight right.
Mangold throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Joshy.
Mangold scores with the left hand. Joshy knows he should have avoided that one.
Bam Bam Joshy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangold blocks a jab.
Mangold steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joshy.
Mangold swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Joshy scores with a jab to the body.
Mangold wants to clinch up but Joshy keeps it at a distance.
Joshy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mangold can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joshy misses with a hook
and Mangold counters with a nice body shot.
Chest Mangold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circling - Joshy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mangold is looking to land body kicks.
Joshy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mangold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joshy moves away.
Joshy missing with a left hand there. Mangold was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bam Bam Joshy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Joshy lands a slapping body shot.
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 Bam Bam Joshy.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Joshy, 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bam Bam Joshy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Dansworth (ranked 1015 p4p, 1770 weight class) and Kevin Mamar (ranked 142 p4p, 234 weight class). Mamar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Slipkibieber - Psychosocial Babe kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Dansworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Mamar!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dansworth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mamar.
Dansworth misses with a series of wild punches.
Dansworth misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mamar! But no joy.
Mamar misses with a double jab
and Dansworth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dansworth lands a right hook to the body.
Dansworth wants to clinch
and Mamar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Greg Dansworth has been cut.
Dansworth throws an off balance right hand
and Mamar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Mamar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mamar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mamar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dansworth throws out the jab.
Dansworth misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dansworth misses with a shot to the body
and Mamar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dansworth's guard.
Mamar controlling from the top position.
Mamar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mamar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dansworth is trying to keep Mamar in close.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dansworth holds on and takes a little breather.
Dansworth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dansworth definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mamar postures up in Dansworth's guard and throws a big left but Dansworth blocks it.
Mamar is fighting to break Dansworth's control of his arms but Dansworth is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dansworth trying to keep a closed guard but Mamar is proving a slippery customer.
Mamar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mamar connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dansworth holds on and takes a little breather.
Mamar lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mamar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mamar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mamar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mamar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dansworth looking for a sweep. Not yet Dansworth, not yet.
Dansworth trying to keep a closed guard but Mamar is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamar is working Dansworth over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mamar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mamar scoring with some ground and pound.
Mamar lands a couple of elbows.
Mamar stands up over Dansworth, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dansworth bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mamar's guard.
Dansworth wants to stand but Mamar is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dansworth trying to control the position from guard on top but Mamar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mamar has control of Dansworth's left arm, preventing Dansworth from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamar keeping moving, preventing Dansworth from controlling successfully.
Mamar is adopting a defensive guard.
Let's hope that Mamar 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 crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dansworth trying to control the position from guard on top but Mamar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Mamar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Greg Dansworth's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dansworth connects with a looping right hand.
Dansworth swings for the body but Mamar moves out of range.
Mamar misses with a wild body shot.
Mamar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mamar throws a jab when Dansworth was well out of range.
Greg Dansworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mamar defending well as Dansworth loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Mamar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dansworth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mamar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dansworth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mamar was well out of range. Poor timing from Dansworth.
Mamar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mamar works the jab nicely.
Mamar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mamar throws a lazy right hand but Dansworth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Mamar misses.
Mamar tries to keep at a distance but Dansworth has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mamar has Dansworth pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dansworth manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mamar wants the takedown. Dansworth is fighting it off but Mamar persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Dansworth's guard against the cage.
Mamar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dansworth lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mamar keeping full guard, as Dansworth tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dansworth trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Mamar manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Mamar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mamar trying to control but Dansworth is working from the bottom.
Dansworth is trying to control the position but Mamar postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mamar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mamar throws an elbow that misses. Dansworth uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mamar's guard. Nice move by Dansworth!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dansworth prevents Mamar from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dansworth trying to control but Mamar is working from the bottom.
Dansworth stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mamar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dansworth wants to control from the top but Mamar keeps moving.
Kevin Mamar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mamar looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dansworth stops Mamar from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mamar 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.
Dansworth passes Mamar's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dansworth is looking to take a break and control but Mamar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mamar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mamar controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dansworth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mamar manages to avoid it.
Dansworth scores with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Greg Dansworth will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Greg Dansworth's cut.
That's time! Dansworth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dansworth swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mamar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mamar lands an overhand right.
Nice jab there from Dansworth.
Dansworth dodges the punch combination from Mamar.
Dansworth swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mamar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dansworth.
Mamar doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mamar shoots in for a double leg but Dansworth sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A slow jab from Mamar misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Dansworth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dansworth tries to clinch but Mamar moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamar misses with a looping right.
Dansworth swings for the body but Mamar moves out of range.
Dansworth throws out a loose jab but Mamar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dansworth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mamar was well out of range. Poor timing from Dansworth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamar throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Dansworth to counter with a crisp jab.
Dansworth throws a shot from downtown. Mamar moves away and avoids it.
Greg Dansworth is winning the standup battle so far.
Dansworth looks to score with a jab to the body but Mamar is just out of range.
Dansworth lands with a shot to the body.
Mamar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dansworth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mamar misses with a straight right.
Mamar 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.
Mamar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dansworth.
Dansworth misses with a wild body shot.
Dansworth swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mamar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Greg Dansworth's cut is getting worse.
Dansworth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mamar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mamar misses with a hook.
Dansworth throwing a counter right hand but Mamar manages to avoid it.
Dansworth throws a right hand that misses
and Mamar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dansworth misses with a straight left.
Dansworth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mamar.
Mamar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dansworth scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dansworth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mamar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mamar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mamar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dansworth manages to get to full guard.
Mamar trying to control the position from guard on top but Dansworth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamar postures up and lands a big shot to Dansworth's brow.
Dansworth is trying to control the position but Mamar postures up.
Dansworth wants to sweep here but Mamar controlling him for the moment.
Mamar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mamar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dansworth is pulling down on Mamar's head to control his posture.
Mamar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mamar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dansworth's head.
Dansworth escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mamar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dansworth trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamar scoring with some ground and pound.
Jeez, Greg Dansworth's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Greg Dansworth's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kevin Mamar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simo Halli (ranked 643 p4p, 707 weight class) and Seth Mansour (ranked 99 p4p, 112 weight class). Seth Mansour 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Simo Halli!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seth Mansour!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mansour dips to his left and cracks Halli with an uppercut!
Mansour scores with a push kick.
Halli fails with a takedown attempt.
Halli misses with a takedown attempt
and Mansour counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Simo Halli has been cut.
Mansour cracks Halli with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mansour throws a front kick that sends Halli stumbling back into the cage.
Halli fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simo Halli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halli fails with the takedown
and Mansour counters with a nice uppercut.
Halli fails with the takedown
and Mansour 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.
Halli fails with the takedown
and Mansour counters with a big left hand that crumples Halli! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Seth Mansour!
Seth Mansour is the new middleweight champion!
Seth Mansour decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iso Paa (ranked 372 p4p, 360 weight class) and Huber Schlesien (ranked 61 p4p, 60 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Iso Paa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Huber Schlesien!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schlesien scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paa. Schlesien does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paa swings widly with a right hand
and Schlesien counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paa. Schlesien does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schlesien stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Paa.
Paa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schlesien was well out of range. Poor timing from Paa.
Paa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Paa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Paa swings for the body but Schlesien moves out of range.
Paa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schlesien tries to counter with a clinch but Paa shakes him off and moves away.
Schlesien connects with a leg kick.
Paa thuds his shin into the meat of Schlesien's side.
Schlesien moves out of range as Paa strikes.
Paa is looking to wear down Schlesien with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Schlesien has managed to clinch.
Schlesien cracks Paa with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schlesien just leaning against Paa, taking a breather.
Paa tries to throw a body punch but Schlesien avoids it by throwing Paa back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paa lands with a light punch inside.
Paa misses with the head strike.
Schlesien has Paa pushed against the cage.
We've been informed that Schlesien has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Paa throws a head punch that misses.
Schlesien tries a body shot but Paa blocks it.
Paa swings wildly with an uppercut but Schlesien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schlesien's elbow.
Schlesien lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Paa.
Paa blocks an uppercut.
Paa working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Paa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Paa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Paa can't find room to land a body shot as Schlesien controls the action.
Schlesien breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schlesien wants to clinch but Paa slips to the side
and Paa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paa misses with a leg kick
and Schlesien counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schlesien moves into range and connects with a jab.
Schlesien takes a swing at Paa's ribcage but misses.
We've been hearing reports that Paa has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Schlesien throws a leg kick which misses Paa's front leg but catches the back leg as Paa tries to avoid it.
Paa cracks Schlesien with an open hand slap.
Paa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paa moves forwards but Schlesien connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Paa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Paa lands with a straight right. Schlesien didn't see that one coming.
Paa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schlesien pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schlesien stuns Paa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Paa misses with a body shot.
Paa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schlesien.
Schlesien keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Schlesien throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paa staying out of range there.
Schlesien throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schlesien ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Iso Paa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schlesien keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paa.
Schlesien keeps the fight on the outside.
Paa misses with a straight right.
A lazy left from Paa finds it's target.
Paa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Schlesien misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good exchange - Schlesien coming out on top.
Paa throws a jab when Schlesien was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Schlesien! But no joy.
Schlesien steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paa.
Schlesien wants to counter the offense by Paa and move into the clinch position.
Paa misses with a straight right.
Schlesien wants to counter with a clinch but Paa pushes him away.
A swing and a miss from Paa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schlesien is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Paa.
Paa avoids a kick to the body.
Schlesien tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Paa throws a leg kick but Schlesien checks it.
Paa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Schlesien checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good work by Schlesien as he checks the leg kick.
Schlesien steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Paa.
Paa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schlesien.
Schlesien moves in looking to clinch but Paa pushes him off.
Paa throws a shot from downtown. Schlesien moves away and avoids it.
Schlesien scores with a kick to the midsection.
Paa throws out a leg kick but Schlesien moves out of range and Paa only half commits.
Schlesien uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paa.
Schlesien swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iso Paa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Paa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paa cracks Schlesien with an open hand slap.
Paa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Schlesien manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schlesien scores with a jab to the head.
Paa lands a jab.
A nice leg kick from Schlesien, right into the meat of the thigh.
Paa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paa throws a jab but it's blocked by Schlesien.
Paa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Paa misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paa throws a chopping leg kick but Schlesien manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Paa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Schlesien is out of range and Paa settles back down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Paa.
A shot to the body from Schlesien misses
and Paa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schlesien avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schlesien needs to keep his hands up - Paa had a free shot at his head there.
Paa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schlesien.
Schlesien let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A big right from Paa misses.
Paa misses the shot to the body.
Paa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Paa throws a push kick but Schlesien slaps the foot to one side.
Schlesien wants to counter the offense by Paa and move into the clinch position.
Schlesien with the inside leg kick.
Schlesien takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Paa throws a body kick that misses.
Schlesien avoids the body shot from Paa.
Schlesien gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Paa.
Schlesien throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Schlesien.
Schlesien comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Paa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Schlesien moves into the clinch.
Paa stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Paa misses with a body punch.
Paa swings wildly with an uppercut but Schlesien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Iso Paa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Paa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schlesien lands with a light punch inside.
Paa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schlesien can do to turn this around?
Paa working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Paa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Paa misses with a body punch.
Paa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schlesien throws a punch but it's blocked by Paa.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Paa here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Paa misses with a body punch.
Paa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schlesien's elbow.
Schlesien works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Paa.
Schlesien can't find room to land a body shot as Paa controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schlesien tries to throw a body punch but Paa avoids it by throwing Schlesien back against the cage.
Schlesien struggles to land a body shot inside as Paa controls his hands.
Schlesien blocking some punches.
Paa misses with the head strike.
Paa misses with some punches.
Schlesien leaning his opponent against the cage.
Schlesien lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Paa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schlesien backwards.
Schlesien is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Paa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Paa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schlesien is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Paa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paa tries to work over Schlesien's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Schlesien as the two fighters clinch.
Paa swings wildly with an uppercut but Schlesien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schlesien wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schlesien.
Schlesien tries to throw a body punch but Paa avoids it by throwing Schlesien back against the cage.
Paa struggles to land a body shot inside as Schlesien controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Paa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Schlesien stalling.
Schlesien's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schlesien throws a body punch but Paa moves out of range.
Paa is looking to counter punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schlesien lands a body shot.
Paa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Schlesien blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Schlesien.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iso Paa dominated that second round.
That's time! Paa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Paa connects with a body shot.
Schlesien fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Paa throws a body shot but no joy.
Paa throws the left hand but Schlesien avoids the punch easily.
Paa throws a lazy right hand but Schlesien sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Schlesien moves out of range of the strikes.
Schlesien staying out of range there.
Paa misses with an uppercut. Schlesien saw that one coming.
Schlesien throws a body shot but no joy.
Paa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Decent striking displayed by Paa there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schlesien sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Iso Paa is winning the standup battle so far.
Schlesien scores with a jab to the body.
Schlesien wants to land a leg kick but Paa is out of range.
Paa misses the jab.
Paa throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paa wants to clinch up but Schlesien keeps it at a distance.
Paa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Paa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schlesien looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schlesien fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paa manages to avoid it.
Schlesien lands a nice hook to Paa's body. Paa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Paa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Paa misses with a kick to the body.
Paa moves out of range as Schlesien throws a body kick.
Paa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Schlesien momentarily.
Schlesien dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Paa. That did some damage!
Paa misses with a straight right.
Paa scores with a spinning back kick!
Paa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schlesien throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paa motions for Schlesien to come forward. Paa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paa throws a solid leg kick but Schlesien takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Paa.
Schlesien throws a series of punches but Paa avoids them all with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paa throws a leg kick that misses.
Paa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Schlesien finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Schlesien checks a leg kick.
Paa blocks the body kick.
Paa throws a wild body kick that Schlesien sees coming a mile off.
Schlesien lands a nice looking body kick.
Schlesien scores with a jab to the body.
Schlesien misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Schlesien tries to get set, Paa tries to push him back and clinch up but Schlesien manages to avoid the attempt.
Schlesien takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schlesien avoids the body shot from Paa.
Good leg kick by Paa.
Schlesien stuns Paa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Paa throws a lazy right hand but Schlesien sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Schlesien tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paa was well out of range. Poor timing from Schlesien.
Schlesien misses with a kick to the body.
Paa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Schlesien stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Paa.
Schlesien misses with a kick to the body.
Paa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schlesien throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Paa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Paa slips a jab from Schlesien.
Paa throws a jab but it's blocked by Schlesien.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schlesien scores with a kick to the midsection.
Schlesien misses with a looping right.
Paa tries to clinch
and Schlesien counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the liver by Paa. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decent striking displayed by Paa there.
Paa is looking to score with low kicks.
Good standup being displayed there by Paa as he connects with a hook.
Schlesien throws a body kick that misses
and Paa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Schlesien scores with a shot to the side of Paa's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schlesien.
Paa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short right from Schlesien on the inside.
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 Iso Paa.
Well Paa 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iso Paa!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matija Maestro (ranked 203 p4p, 214 weight class) and Chukwu Adeoluwa (ranked 27 p4p, 30 weight class). Maestro comes to the cage accompanied by Shortwire - Reconfig. Chukwu Adeoluwa has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Matija Maestro's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matija Maestro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chukwu Adeoluwa!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maestro lands with a good body shot.
We've been informed that Adeoluwa has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Maestro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adeoluwa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Matija Maestro has been cut.
Adeoluwa fails with a takedown attempt.
Adeoluwa tries for a takedown but Maestro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jab by Maestro.
Adeoluwa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It looked like Maestro was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Adeoluwa.
Matija Maestro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chukwu Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa stalks Maestro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Maestro's face. Maestro staggers backwards, shaken.
Adeoluwa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maestro moves out of range of the strikes.
Adeoluwa lands a jab.
Maestro misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adeoluwa throws a shot from downtown. Maestro moves away and avoids it.
Adeoluwa looks to land a left hand but Maestro moved out of range nicely.
Adeoluwa throws the left hand but Maestro avoids the punch easily.
Maestro lands a jab to the head.
Maestro cracks Adeoluwa with a good jab.
Adeoluwa fails with a takedown attempt.
Maestro drops his hands momentarily and Adeoluwa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maestro misses with a double jab.
Maestro looks to land a left hand but Adeoluwa moved out of range nicely.
Adeoluwa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Maestro finds it's way round the side to connect with Adeoluwa's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maestro cracks Adeoluwa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Maestro punishes Adeoluwa's body with a nice straight punch.
Maestro misses with a straight right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maestro looks to land a combination but Adeoluwa avoids it well.
Adeoluwa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Maestro but Maestro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Maestro connects with a single shot there.
Maestro connects with a right hand. Adeoluwa shakes it off.
Maestro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Adeoluwa as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Adeoluwa misses.
Maestro changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Adeoluwa throws a jab when Maestro was well out of range.
Maestro works Adeoluwa's body with a nice hook.
Adeoluwa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Adeoluwa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maestro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Adeoluwa throws a jab but it's blocked by Maestro.
Adeoluwa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maestro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maestro connects with a body shot.
Maestro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adeoluwa takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maestro fails to land with a series of punches.
Maestro dives in and scores a takedown into Adeoluwa's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maestro tries to free his leg and advance position but Adeoluwa is retaining full guard.
Maestro is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Maestro looking to pass the guard.
Maestro controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Adeoluwa is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matija Maestro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matija Maestro's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa scores with a nice head shot.
Adeoluwa misses with a looping left.
Maestro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adeoluwa can do to turn this around?
Adeoluwa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Maestro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maestro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Adeoluwa misses.
Adeoluwa ducks under a wild hook from Maestro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Adeoluwa enables Maestro to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Adeoluwa manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Adeoluwa keeping full guard, as Maestro tries to pass.
Adeoluwa has control of Maestro's left arm, preventing Maestro from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maestro wants to pass the guard but Adeoluwa is keeping the position.
Maestro trying to control but Adeoluwa is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maestro is really struggling to control Adeoluwa but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Maestro missing with a left hand there. Adeoluwa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adeoluwa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maestro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maestro attempts a counter takedown but Adeoluwa avoids it well and moves away.
Maestro throws out a powerful jab.
Adeoluwa lands a jab to Maestro's midsection.
Maestro shoots in for a takedown but Adeoluwa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Adeoluwa throws out a loose jab but Maestro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maestro swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Maestro throws a shot to the body.
Adeoluwa misses with a straight right.
Adeoluwa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maestro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maestro attempts a counter takedown but Adeoluwa avoids it well and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maestro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maestro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Maestro just misses with a punch to the body.
Maestro looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Adeoluwa wants to improve his position but Maestro is controlling well.
Maestro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adeoluwa keeps working.
Maestro is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maestro takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Maestro is looking for a kimura but Adeoluwa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Maestro to get the leverage.
Maestro tries to pass the half guard into mount. Adeoluwa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Adeoluwa tries to roll over but Maestro keeps him under control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maestro is trying to control. Adeoluwa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matija Maestro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matija Maestro'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.
Adeoluwa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maestro.
Maestro throws a jab but it's blocked by Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Maestro defends it well.
Adeoluwa misses with a double jab.
Maestro appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Maestro moves out of range as Adeoluwa strikes.
Adeoluwa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maestro punishes Adeoluwa's body with a nice straight punch.
Adeoluwa misses with a body shot.
Maestro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adeoluwa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adeoluwa just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Maestro was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Adeoluwa.
Maestro is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Adeoluwa's half guard.
Maestro has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maestro trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Adeoluwa working to try and regain half guard.
Maestro goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Adeoluwa is on top in guard.
Matija Maestro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maestro pushes a forearm under Adeoluwa's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Adeoluwa is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matija Maestro!
Matija Maestro retains his featherweight title!
A relieved looking Matija Maestro thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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