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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abel Hug (ranked 24067 p4p, 5951 weight class) and Siaka Aya (ranked 497 p4p, 445 weight class). Abel Hug has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abel Hug!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Siaka Aya!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aya tries to close the distance and clinch but Hug swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hug fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aya on the side of the head.
Aya is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aya looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aya looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hug with the inside leg kick.
Aya takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aya wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aya misses with a body shot.
Nice shot by Hug.
 Aya is rocked!
 It looks like Siaka Aya has been cut.
Hug throws an overhand right that drops Aya like a sack of potatoes! Hug dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abel Hug!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Gallos (ranked 24811 p4p, 5072 weight class) and Daniel Philips (ranked 289 p4p, 258 weight class). Daniel Philips 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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Gallos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Philips!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philips thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gallos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Philips checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice defenses there by Gallos.
It looked like Gallos was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gallos missing with a left hand there. Philips was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A cross from Gallos lands.
Philips takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Philips is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gallos throws the left hand but Philips avoids the punch easily.
A nice side step and Philips releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gallos throws a hook but Philips avoids it easily.
Philips scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gallos misses with a hook.
Philips wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gallos walks into a left hand.
Gallos throws a lazy uppercut
and Philips counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 Gallos is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gallos throws a shot from downtown. Philips moves away and avoids it.
Oh Gallos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jab by Gallos.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Philips throws out a loose jab but Gallos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gallos seems to have got his legs back now.
Gallos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gallos throws a leg kick
and Philips counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gallos misses with an uppercut.
Gallos misses with a hook. Philips ducked under it nicely.
Philips misses with a hook. Gallos ducked under it nicely.
Gallos has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doom's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Gallos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Philips to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips's corner calls for a 1-2. Philips obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gallos wants to land a leg kick but Philips is out of range.
Gallos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Philips.
Gallos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Philips throws a big shot that misses.
Gallos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Philips.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gallos.
Philips throws out a loose jab but Gallos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gallos throws an off balance right hand
and Philips counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gallos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Philips missing with a left hand there. Gallos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gallos moves away from the strike by Philips.
Gallos throws an overhand right that lands on Philips's shoulder, as Philips tries to avoid the shot.
A punch lands to the side of Philips 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gallos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oscar Gallos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gallos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Philips.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gallos misses with a straight left.
Philips scores with a jab to the jaw.
Philips closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Gallos! Philips dives in looking to finish! Gallos is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Philips!
Our winner, Daniel Philips, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Pask (ranked 24375 p4p, 5070 weight class) and Jack Chapman (ranked 687 p4p, 560 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Pask!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Chapman!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chapman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pask but Pask pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pask wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pask with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chapman misses with a takedown
and Pask counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chapman dives in for a single leg takedown but Pask sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dan Pask has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Chapman.
Pask forces Chapman back against the cage and clinches.
Pask misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pask.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Pask - that landed with a thud.
Chapman swings wildly with an uppercut but Pask uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pask lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Chapman on the inside.
Chapman pushes Pask back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pask has a couple of punches blocked by Chapman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pask fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chapman misses with the head strike.
Chapman blocks a body shot from Pask.
Chapman tries to throw a body punch but Pask avoids it by throwing Chapman back against the cage.
Chapman has a couple of punches blocked by Pask.
Pask blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pask.
Chapman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chapman swings wildly with an uppercut but Pask uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chapman lands a nice uppercut.
Pask blocks an uppercut.
Pask misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chapman blocking some punches.
A short right from Chapman on the inside.
Chapman can't find room to land a body shot as Pask controls the action.
Pask lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chapman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chapman misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Pask has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pask.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chapman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chapman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pask misses with a body punch.
Chapman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Chapman - that landed with a thud.
Chapman tries to work over Pask's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chapman misses with some punches.
Chapman throws a punch but it's blocked by Pask.
Chapman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pask struggles to land a body shot inside as Chapman controls his hands.
Chapman misses with a punch on the inside.
Chapman misses with a punch on the inside.
Chapman misses with some punches.
Pask tries to land a knee to the head but Chapman blocks with his arms.
Chapman struggles to land a body shot inside as Pask controls his hands.
Chapman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pask blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chapman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pask lands an uppercut.
Chapman misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Pask as the two fighters clinch.
Chapman lands a shoulder strike.
Chapman working aggressively here.
Chapman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chapman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chapman can't find room to land a body shot as Pask controls the action.
Chapman misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pask blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Chapman.
Pask blocking some punches.
Pask goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Chapman fails to land.
Pask blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chapman tries to throw a body punch but Pask avoids it by throwing Chapman back against the cage.
Chapman lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chapman is working Pask over against the cage.
Pask is breathing heavily.
Chapman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chapman has a couple of punches blocked by Pask.
Pask tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chapman's elbow.
Pask has a couple of punches blocked by Chapman.
Pask tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pask looking to stall.
Pask misses with some punches.
Pask blocking some punches.
Chapman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chapman lands with a light punch inside.
Chapman misses with the head strike.
Chapman scores with a hook to the body.
Pask looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Chapman - that landed with a thud.
Chapman throws a punch but it's blocked by Pask.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Chapman dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Chapman misses with a takedown attempt
and Pask counters with a thumping low kick.
Chapman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pask lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chapman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pask circles away.
Pask tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Chapman manages to circle out of the way.
No luck for Chapman with that takedown attempt.
Pask seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dan Pask has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Chapman.
Pask tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pask is looking to clinch but Chapman is avoiding it.
Pask jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chapman is defended easily by Pask.
Chapman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pask can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapman closes the distance and clinches up with Pask, looking for a takedown. Chapman pushes Pask against the cage but Pask circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pask stuffs the takedown.
Chapman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chapman is breathing heavily.
Chapman fails to land the takedown.
Pask scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chapman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pask as he avoids it easily.
Pask feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Pask stuffs the takedown attempt from Chapman. Chapman gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chapman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chapman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pask counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chapman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pask counters with a three punch combo that has Chapman backing up. Chapman nods at Pask to acknowledge the strikes.
Jack Chapman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chapman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pask as he avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Pask.
Dan Pask is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pask throws a body punch but Chapman moves out of range.
Pask lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chapman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pask sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chapman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pask pinned against the cage. Pask gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pask connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chapman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pask closes the distance and clinches.
Pask scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chapman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chapman lands a hook that snaps the head of Pask backwards.
Chapman throws a head punch that misses.
Chapman lands a nice uppercut.
Chapman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pask throws an elbow but it misses.
Pask unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chapman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pask misses with a punch to the body.
Chapman tries to work over Pask's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chapman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chapman.
Pask blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pask lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chapman backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chapman.
A short left from Pask.
Pask prevents a body shot from Chapman.
Chapman misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pask has a couple of punches blocked by Chapman.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Pask dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Chapman darts in looking for a takedown but Pask gets double underhooks and turns Chapman into the cage.
Chapman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A quick step to the side and Pask tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chapman is defended easily by Pask.
Dan Pask has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Chapman.
Pask stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pask wants it to stay on the feet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pask.
Dan Pask is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chapman darts in looking for a takedown but Pask gets double underhooks and turns Chapman into the cage.
Chapman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pask wants to land a leg kick but Chapman is out of range.
Pask throws a leg kick but Chapman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chapman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Pask.
Chapman dives in and grabs Pask's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pask pushes down on Chapman's head and hops out.
Pask throws a quick counter head kick but Chapman was just out of range.
Pask has managed to clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pask - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pask is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chapman is defending well for now.
Chapman avoiding damage as Pask throws knees to the body.
Chapman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pask tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chapman's elbow.
Chapman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pask throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chapmans head.
Pask misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Chapman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pask scores with a shot to the side of Chapman's head.
Chapman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jack Chapman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chapman tries a body shot but Pask blocks it.
Chapman misses with some punches.
Chapman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pask or not.
Pask lands with a left to the head.
Chapman misses with a punch to the body.
Pask lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Chapman.
Chapman misses with some punches.
Pask blocks a body shot from Chapman.
Chapman tries to throw a body punch but Pask avoids it by throwing Chapman back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pask lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pask blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pask stalling in the clinch but Chapman improves position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chapman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chapman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pask prevents a body shot from Chapman.
Pask has a couple of punches blocked by Chapman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chapman.
Pask blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chapman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pask pushes Chapman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chapman lands a body shot.
Pask blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pask pushes Chapman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chapman lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Pask.
Nice body punch from Chapman.
Chapman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pask takes a shot to the head.
Chapman tries a body shot but Pask blocks it.
Chapman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chapman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chapman avoiding damage as Pask throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pask can't find room to land a body shot as Chapman controls the action.
Chapman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chapman has a couple of punches blocked by Pask.
Chapman misses with the head strike.
Pask throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chapman blocks it with crossed arms.
A hook to the body from Chapman.
A short left from Chapman.
Pask takes a shot to the head.
Pask is looking to control Chapman's arms but Chapman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pask has his back to the cage.
Pask prevents a body shot from Chapman.
A left hand lands to the body for Chapman.
Chapman pushes Pask back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chapman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A hook to the body from Chapman.
Chapman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pask or not.
Chapman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chapman misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Chapman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chapman 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Chapman!
A very excited looking Jack Chapman made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sainey Diawara (ranked 5926 p4p, 4834 weight class) and Amara Kan (ranked 583 p4p, 545 weight class). Diawara's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ghostbusters. 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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sainey Diawara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amara Kan!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kan rushes Diawara and presses him up against the cage.
Kan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Diawara is keeping busy.
Diawara dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kan lands a hook that snaps the head of Diawara backwards.
Kan looking to slow down the pace here.
Diawara lands a hook that snaps the head of Kan backwards.
Diawara has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kan effectively controlling the action here.
Kan stalling in the clinch but Diawara improves position.
Kan throws a head punch that misses.
Kan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kan misses with the head strike.
Kan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
 It looks like Sainey Diawara has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kan pushes Diawara back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kan misses with some punches.
Kan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diawara's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Kan fails to land.
Kan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kan has a couple of punches blocked by Diawara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diawara gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kan is not content to let Diawara control the position.
Diawara wants to pass the guard but Kan is defending well.
Diawara stands up from half guard.
Kan doesn't manage to clinch there - Diawara circles away.
Diawara swinging wildly here.
Diawara closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Kan.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diawara as Kan tries to tie him up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diawara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diawara backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diawara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diawara drives through and clinches with Kan against the cage.
Diawara tries for a takedown. No joy.
A nice left hand lands by Kan.
Diawara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Diawara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diawara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kan tries to close the distance and clinch but Diawara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kan tries to clinch but Diawara is having none of it.
Diawara closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kan did well to prevent Diawara getting side control.
Diawara wants to control but Kan is keeping him busy.
Kan is trying is best to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diawara is looking to stall here but Kan recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kan working a defensive guard here.
Diawara slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Diawara with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diawara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diawara gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kan trying to control the position but instead, Diawara has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kan into the cage.
Kan is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Diawara has denied him.
Diawara trying to control the position but instead, Kan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diawara into the cage.
A short right from Kan on the inside.
Kan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diawara breaks the clinch.
Amara Kan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diawara looks to throw the jab but Kan is out of range.
Kan tries to clinch but Diawara is having none of it.
Kan doesn't manage to clinch there - Diawara circles away.
Kan wants to clinch.
Diawara instigates a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Diawara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sainey Diawara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sainey Diawara's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Diawara tries to keep at a distance but Kan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Diawara tries a body shot but Kan blocks it.
Diawara scores with a hook to the body.
Kan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kan effectively controlling the action here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Diawara takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Diawara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kan tries to clinch up but Diawara circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from Diawara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kan doesn't manage to clinch there - Diawara circles away.
Diawara throws a counter high kick but Kan was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diawara.
Kan tries to clinch up but Diawara circles away and keeps his distance.
Kan tries to clinch but Diawara is having none of it.
Kan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diawara, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kan misses with a body punch.
Kan misses with a punch to the body.
Kan throws a punch but it's blocked by Diawara.
Diawara looking to stall.
Kan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Diawara.
Diawara breaks from the clinch.
Diawara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diawara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diawara swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kan tries to clinch there but Diawara circles away.
Diawara misses with an uppercut.
Kan has managed to clinch.
Diawara manages to break the clinch.
Kan wants to clinch up but Diawara keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diawara jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diawara closes the distance and pushes Kan back into the cage.
Diawara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diawara is trying to maintain a safe position but Kan gets an underhook and turns Diawara into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diawara as Kan tries to tie him up.
Kan cracks Diawara with a nice body shot.
Diawara misses with a body punch.
Diawara looking to slow down the pace here.
Diawara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Kan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diawara blocks a body shot from Kan.
Kan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Diawara is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Diawara taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kan as Diawara tries to tie him up.
Diawara is trying to pull guard but Kan has him pressed against the cage.
Diawara has Kan pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Diawara pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kan tumbling to the mat - Diawara dives into Kan's guard.
Diawara content to stall in guard here.
Diawara trying to control the position from guard on top but Kan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diawara looking to sit in guard and control but Kan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Diawara might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diawara wants to control the position but Kan says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Diawara actively working from the bottom here.
Kan trying to control the pace.
Diawara wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diawara is refusing to be controlled, as Kan sits in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sainey Diawara dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sainey Diawara's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diawara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diawara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kan, pushing him back against the cage.
Diawara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kan tries to close the distance and clinch but Diawara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Diawara. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diawara.
Diawara jabs Kan right on the nose. Kan blinks but takes it well.
Diawara rushes Kan and presses him up against the cage.
Diawara tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Diawara misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Diawara fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Kan.
Kan misses with a punch to the body.
Diawara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kan misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diawara.
Diawara manages to break the clinch.
Diawara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kan pushes Diawara up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diawara.
Kan misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Kan.
Kan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diawara.
Kan blocks a body shot from Diawara.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diawara as Kan tries to tie him up.
Kan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kan struggles to land a body shot inside as Diawara controls his hands.
Kan stops a takedown attempt from Diawara.
Kan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kan trying to stall but Diawara improves his position.
Diawara manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Diawara is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kan content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diawara throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Diawara controls Kan momentarily but Kan frees himself.
Kan trying to control the position from guard on top but Diawara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diawara looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kan passes into half guard.
Diawara pushes Kan off looking to stand but Kan dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diawara missing with punches from the bottom.
Sainey Diawara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kan moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Diawara.
Diawara is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kan asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Diawara is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
You can see the frustration on Diawara's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kan being controlled against the cage.
Diawara is leaning against Kan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kan is stalling here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diawara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sainey Diawara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diawara.
Amara Kan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diawara lands a shot to the body.
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 Sainey Diawara.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diawara, 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sainey Diawara!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Blue Sky (ranked 3870 p4p, 24319 weight class) and Balthazar Bolleke (ranked 353 p4p, 490 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blue Sky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Balthazar Bolleke!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bolleke was well out of range. Poor timing from Sky.
Bolleke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sky.
Bolleke now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bolleke throws a hook but Sky avoids it easily.
Bolleke slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Bolleke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jab from Bolleke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolleke fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sky on the side of the head.
Bolleke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sky throws an overhand right that lands on Bolleke's shoulder, as Bolleke tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sky swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bolleke counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sky thinking.
Bolleke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sky looks to score with a jab to the body but Bolleke is just out of range.
Sky misses with an uppercut. Bolleke saw that one coming.
Sky looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bolleke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sky throws a body punch but Bolleke moves out of range.
Bolleke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bolleke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sky misses with a lunging right hand
letting Bolleke counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Bolleke.
Sky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bolleke manages to avoid it.
Bolleke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Balthazar Bolleke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sky wants to clinch but Bolleke slips to the side
and Bolleke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sky just misses with a punch to the body.
Bolleke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sky.
It seemed like Bolleke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sky tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bolleke swivels and escapes.
Bolleke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bolleke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bolleke looks to score with a jab to the body but Sky is just out of range.
Sky swings widly with a right hand
and Bolleke makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sky tries to clinch up.
Bolleke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sky misses the shot to the body.
Sky throws a nice looking combination but Bolleke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bolleke lands a body shot.
Sky throws a looping overhand right but Bolleke ducks down to avoid it.
Sky walks into a jab.
Bolleke connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balthazar Bolleke dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sky with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sky misses with a looping left.
Bolleke is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sky is rocked!
Sky walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Bolleke swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Balthazar Bolleke!
A relieved looking Balthazar Bolleke thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Rossi (ranked 2712 p4p, 24311 weight class) and Timo Lepisto (ranked 348 p4p, 642 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roberto Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Lepisto!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossi lands with a nice body punch.
Rossi clobbers Lepisto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rossi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lepisto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rossi stuns Lepisto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lepisto throws a head kick that misses.
Rossi catches Lepisto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rossi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Good exchange - Rossi coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lepisto missing with a left hand there. Rossi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rossi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lepisto on the side of the head.
Rossi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lepisto's head.
Rossi sizes up Lepisto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rossi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lepisto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
It looks like Rossi has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi lands a jab to the head.
Lepisto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rossi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rossi cracks Lepisto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rossi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rossi connects with a leg kick.
Lepisto throws a sloppy head kick and Rossi moves out of range easily.
Rossi is looking to slow Lepisto down with leg kicks.
Rossi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rossi lands with a nice combination. Lepisto backs away looking to recover.
Lepisto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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 nice inside leg kick there by Rossi. That's going to slow Lepisto down.
Rossi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rossi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rossi thuds a left hand into Lepisto's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rossi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lepisto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lepisto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lepisto ducks right into an uppercut from Rossi.
Rossi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rossi avoids the head kick by Lepisto.
Lepisto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rossi works the jab nicely.
Lepisto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rossi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rossi feints and then cracks Lepisto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lepisto down.
A good leg kick by Rossi.
Rossi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi jabs at Lepisto's body.
Rossi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rossi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rossi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lepisto.
Lepisto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lepisto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rossi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rossi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rossi tests Lepisto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rossi connects with a body shot.
Rossi connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rossi works Lepisto's body with a nice hook.
Rossi scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi lands a right hook to the body.
Rossi cracks Lepisto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rossi.
Lepisto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rossi.
Rossi scores with a nice head shot.
Rossi is looking to slow Lepisto down with leg kicks.
Lepisto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice straight punches there by Rossi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rossi.
Lepisto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roberto Rossi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lepisto throws a sloppy head kick
and Rossi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lepisto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lepisto looks winded!
Lepisto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rossi delivers a nice body kick.
Lepisto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Rossi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rossi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lepisto throws a head kick but Rossi moves out of range.
Rossi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That kick from Rossi tenderised Lepisto's leg. Lepisto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Lepisto might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rossi has got the better of the exchanges.
Rossi feints and then cracks Lepisto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lepisto down.
Rossi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rossi jabs at Lepisto's body.
Lepisto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lepisto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lepisto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rossi sends Lepisto crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Rossi is motioning to the referee to let Lepisto up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Lepisto is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lepisto throws a lazy head kick
and Rossi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lepisto is still on wobbly legs! Can Rossi finish him?
Rossi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lepisto.
Lepisto is breathing heavily.
Rossi cracks Lepisto with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Lepisto tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Rossi pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Lepisto is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Rossi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bulla Marden (ranked 2934 p4p, 25003 weight class) and Nicholas Jasinski (ranked 363 p4p, 618 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bulla Marden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nicholas Jasinski!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marden has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jasinski finds it's way round the side to connect with Marden's head.
Marden walks into a jab.
Jasinski throws a shot from downtown. Marden moves away and avoids it.
Marden tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jasinski defends well and Marden ends up having to push Jasinski into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jasinski fails to land.
Jasinski struggles to land a body shot inside as Marden controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Jasinski - that landed with a thud.
Marden has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jasinski avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jasinski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jasinski has Marden pressed against the cage, preventing Marden from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Jasinski.
Jasinski is pressed up against the cage. Marden has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jasinski down to the mat. Jasinski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bulla Marden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jasinski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marden has a takedown stuffed.
Jasinski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marden moves away.
Jasinski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jasinski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Marden.
Jasinski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marden shoots in and bounces Jasinski off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Marden loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marden works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Marden lands with a punch from half guard.
Jasinski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Marden is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jasinski doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Marden.
Marden tries to pass to full mount but Jasinski defends it.
Marden throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Marden thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Marden wants to work for an arm triangle but Jasinski is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jasinski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marden is looking for a kimura here.
Marden scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Marden is looking to advance position but Jasinski won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marden is working for a kimura but Jasinski is defending it quite comfortably.
Marden throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Marden is looking for a kimura but Jasinski is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Marden to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marden is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jasinski is just riding it out for now. Marden eventually gives up the hold.
Marden is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jasinski is just riding it out for now. Marden eventually gives up the hold.
Marden is working for a submission of some sort.
Jasinski is defending against the submission attempts here by Marden.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jasinski trying to control from the bottom.
Marden seems to be working for a kimura but Jasinski defends the submission attempt.
Marden maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Jasinski could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Marden has cracked it and Jasinski is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Marden!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bulla Marden!
Bulla Marden thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Tact (ranked 2919 p4p, 3236 weight class) and Jarrod Beard (ranked 361 p4p, 393 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Larry Tact!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jarrod Beard!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tact rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tact misses with a straight right.
Beard is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tact misses with a looping right.
Tact throws a body shot but no joy.
Beard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tact.
Tact with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Beard to score with a decent uppercut.
Tact misses with a right hand
and Beard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Beard misses with an uppercut. Tact saw that one coming.
Beard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tact throws a poor cross that misses
and Beard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beard fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tact avoids it really well and circles away.
Beard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tact moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Tact misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beard misses with a wild body shot.
Tact throws a poor cross that misses
and Beard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beard misses with a body shot.
It looked like Tact wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tact takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Beard ducks under a wild hook from Tact.
Beard staying out of range there.
Larry Tact seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beard misses the jab.
Beard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tact moves away.
A swing and a miss from Tact.
Tact throws a looping overhand right but Beard ducks down to avoid it.
Tact lands a jab to the nose.
Beard shoots in for a takedown but Tact shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Beard throws a body shot but no joy.
Tact was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Beard ducks under a wild hook from Tact.
A countering left hand to the body from Beard misses.
Tact throws a series of punches but Beard moves out of range.
Tact is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tact thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tact rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Beard to counter with a crisp jab.
Beard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tact stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tact moves away.
Beard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tact manages to avoid it.
Tact was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tact is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Beard's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Tact looks to land a right hand but Beard moved out of range.
Beard throws a body punch but Tact moves out of range.
Beard connects with a right hand. Tact shakes it off.
Beard misses the jab.
Beard misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tact cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beard misses with a hook.
Tact ducks right into an uppercut from Beard.
Tact swings widly with a right hand
and Beard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tact thinking.
Beard is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tact throws a hook to the side of Beard's head but Beard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tact swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tact misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Beard moves forwards but Tact connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tact waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beard.
Tact throws a right and a left that Beard avoids nicely.
A left lands for Beard.
Beard scores with a nice strike.
Beard is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tact had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Beard lands a nice looking body shot.
Beard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tact.
Beard throws a body punch but Tact moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Tact misses the target.
Tact swings for the body but Beard moves out of range.
Beard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tact takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Beard has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beard feints the counter takedown.
Tact loads up on a big right hand but Beard slips the punch.
Beard cracks Tact with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Beard has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Tact to stand back up!
Tact is rocked!
It looks like Larry Tact has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tact throws a jab when Beard was well out of range.
Beard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oh Tact is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beard lands a slapping body shot.
Tact is breathing heavily.
Beard sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Tact's defenses. It connects perfectly with Tact's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jarrod Beard!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nuke Death (ranked 2193 p4p, 2937 weight class) and Aleksandre Nadareishvili (ranked 290 p4p, 363 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nuke Death!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aleksandre Nadareishvili!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Death misses with a few strikes there.
Nadareishvili fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Death manages to avoid it.
Death tries to counter with a takedown but Nadareishvili is quick to defend against it.
Death takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Nuke Death has been cut.
Nadareishvili throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Death stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nadareishvili blocks a jab.
Death takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nadareishvili thuds his right hand into Death's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nadareishvili smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nadareishvili misses with a hook to the ribs.
Death has a couple of punches blocked by Nadareishvili.
Nadareishvili blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nadareishvili misses with a knee strike.
I was talking to Death's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nadareishvili with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nadareishvili stalling in the clinch.
Nadareishvili misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nadareishvili misses with a short punch on the inside.
Death blocks a body shot from Nadareishvili.
Death presses Nadareishvili against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nadareishvili looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Death misses with some punches.
Death avoiding damage as Nadareishvili throws knees to the body.
Death lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nadareishvili backwards.
Nadareishvili tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Death's elbow.
Death misses with a punch on the inside.
Death wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Death lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Death misses with the head strike.
Death blocks an uppercut.
Nadareishvili blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nadareishvili blocks an uppercut.
Nadareishvili misses with a body punch.
Nadareishvili misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nadareishvili is leaning against Death and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Death working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Death.
Nadareishvili with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Death throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadareishvili misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nadareishvili goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Death is trying to force a seperation but Nadareishvili has the dominant position.
Nadareishvili working aggressively here.
Nadareishvili blocking some punches.
Nadareishvili has Death pressed against the cage.
Nadareishvili misses with the head strike.
Death goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nadareishvili landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nadareishvili blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nadareishvili stalling the fight.
Death throws a punch but it's blocked by Nadareishvili.
Nadareishvili is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Death lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nadareishvili.
A left hand lands to the body for Nadareishvili.
Nadareishvili pushes Death back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nadareishvili working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nadareishvili trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadareishvili throws a punch but it's blocked by Death.
Nadareishvili using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Death has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Still in the clinch, Nadareishvili scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nadareishvili softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nadareishvili - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nadareishvili pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nadareishvili lands with a left to the head.
Death throws a punch but it's blocked by Nadareishvili.
Nadareishvili tries a body shot but Death blocks it.
Nadareishvili lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Death scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Death fails to land.
Nadareishvili lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nadareishvili lands with a right to the head.
Death lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nadareishvili lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nadareishvili misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nadareishvili lands with a short shot to the head.
Death lands a body punch in the clinch.
Death misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nadareishvili blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nadareishvili working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Death.
Nadareishvili wants to stall.
Nadareishvili blocks an uppercut.
Death misses with some punches.
Nadareishvili keeps control of Death as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Death swings wildly with an uppercut but Nadareishvili uses good head movement to avoid it.
Death misses with some punches.
Death misses with some punches.
Nadareishvili landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Death swings wildly with an uppercut but Nadareishvili uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nadareishvili throws a punch but it's blocked by Death.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandre Nadareishvili dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nuke Death's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Death ducks under a wild hook from Nadareishvili.
Nadareishvili listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Death misses with an uppercut
enabling Nadareishvili to counter with a crisp jab.
Nadareishvili lands a jab to the head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Nadareishvili. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Death misses with a hook
and Nadareishvili counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Death scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Aleksandre Nadareishvili has been cut.
Death walks into a jab.
Death misses with a series of wild punches.
Death pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nadareishvili moves out of range of the strikes.
Nadareishvili slips under a jab.
Nadareishvili connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Death momentarily.
Nadareishvili has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nadareishvili connects with a right hand. Death shakes it off.
Nadareishvili darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Death misses with a right hand
and Nadareishvili counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadareishvili clobbers Death with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nadareishvili moves into the clinch.
Nadareishvili lands a left hand that snaps the head of Death backwards.
Death is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nadareishvili creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Death is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nadareishvili connects with a knee to the head.
Aleksandre Nadareishvili seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nadareishvili blocking some punches.
Nadareishvili throws a big uppercut that drops Death! More strikes from Nadareishvili and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Death lies dazed against the cage as Nadareishvili celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksandre Nadareishvili!
Aleksandre Nadareishvili is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Liam Murphy (ranked 1706 p4p, 2967 weight class) and Chang Honghui (ranked 179 p4p, 302 weight class). Honghui has chosen Ancient Art as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Chang Honghui enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liam Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chang Honghui!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honghui moves in looking to clinch but Murphy pushes him off.
Honghui misses with a jab to the body
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Honghui scores with a head kick. Murphy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Honghui misses with a hook
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Honghui slips a straight right by Murphy.
Honghui throws a head kick that misses
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
Murphy scores with a body shot.
A head kick by Honghui misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Honghui takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Honghui takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murphy is looking to slow Honghui down with leg kicks.
Honghui throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honghui tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murphy is looking to counter punch.
We've been told by Murphy's head coaches at Eastern Queens MMA Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Honghui throws a sloppy body shot
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Chang Honghui has been cut.
Murphy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Honghui throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy defending well as Honghui loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Honghui lands a nice shot that snaps Murphy's head back.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Honghui.
A little jabbing left from Honghui on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big left from Honghui misses.
Honghui is looking to clinch but Murphy is avoiding it.
Honghui has closed the distance and engaged Murphy in a clinch.
Honghui breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Honghui misses
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Honghui misses with a right hand
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murphy cracks Honghui with a right hand to the side of the head.
Murphy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Honghui throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Honghui throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
Honghui misses with a double jab
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Honghui moves to clinch but Murphy breaks away
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Honghui misses with a hook
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Honghui ducks right into an uppercut from Murphy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Honghui. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Honghui throws out a counter right but Murphy avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honghui throws a series of punches but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy scores with a push kick.
Honghui tries to clinch up but Murphy circles away and keeps his distance.
Murphy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Murphy throws a hook but Honghui blocks it.
Honghui misses with a body shot.
Murphy connects with a right hand. Honghui shakes it off.
Murphy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Honghui throws out the jab.
Murphy connects with a leg kick.
Honghui throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good work by Honghui as he checks the leg kick.
Honghui lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Honghui as he checks the leg kick.
Honghui throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Honghui throws a lazy head kick
and Honghui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murphy cracks Honghui with an open hand slap.
Honghui swings widly with a right hand
and Honghui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Honghui throws a series of punches but Murphy moves out of range.
Honghui has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Murphy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Murphy throws a solid leg kick but Honghui takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murphy.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Honghui.
Murphy digs a good body shot into Honghui's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Honghui tries to clinch but Murphy moves away
and Murphy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Murphy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Honghui tries to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Murphy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chang Honghui's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Honghui throws a combination that misses
and Murphy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Honghui thinking.
Murphy takes one to the chin there.
Chang Honghui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Murphy. Beautiful body shot.
Honghui goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Honghui takes one on the button.
Honghui throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
Honghui missing with a left hand there. Murphy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murphy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Honghui walks into a straight right hand from Murphy.
Murphy doesn't manage to clinch there - Honghui circles away.
Murphy closes the distance and pushes Honghui back into the cage.
Honghui is trying to push Murphy away but Murphy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Murphy gets through Honghui's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Murphy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honghui blocking some punches.
Honghui has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The referee is keeping an eye on Murphy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Murphy crunches a lovely knee into Honghui's ribcage.
Murphy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Honghui wants to break the clinch but can't.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Honghui wants to break free but Murphy has control.
Honghui wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Honghui tries to circle away but Murphy has him pinned against the cage.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy lands with a right to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Honghui is trying to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy looking to throw knees to the head but Honghui is blocking nicely.
Murphy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Honghui is breathing heavily.
Stalling in the clinch from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Honghui is trying to push Murphy away but Murphy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Honghui pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy connects with a looping right hand.
Honghui rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murphy throws a chopping leg kick but Honghui manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Honghui misses with a left hand
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy is looking to chop away at Honghui's legs.
Honghui looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a good cross that connects.
Murphy lands an overhand right.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Honghui can do to turn this around?
Murphy cracks Honghui with an open hand slap.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Honghui swings widly with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Honghui throws a lazy head kick
and Murphy counters with a nice leg kick.
Honghui swings away with a body shot that misses
and Honghui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Honghui misses the target.
Honghui takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Honghui on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Murphy lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Honghui throws a lazy head kick
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Honghui on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Honghui misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murphy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Honghui throws a poor cross that misses
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
Honghui defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Honghui in his tracks.
Honghui throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
Jab from Honghui.
Honghui throws an off balance right hand
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Honghui rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Honghui is rocked!
Liam Murphy is winning the standup battle so far.
Honghui connects with a jab.
Honghui is still on wobbly legs! Can Murphy finish him?
Murphy lands a leg kick that knocks Honghui off balance momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Murphy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chang Honghui's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
The fighters circling - Honghui throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Honghui seems to have recovered his senses.
Honghui throws a lazy uppercut
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
Honghui falls off balance throwing a combination
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Honghui rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Honghui fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murphy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Honghui takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honghui misses the shot to the body.
Honghui 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.
Honghui rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
Murphy misses with a lunging right hand
and Honghui counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honghui misses with a lunging right hand
and Honghui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Honghui throws an off balance right hand
and Murphy counters with a nice kick to the body.
Murphy sizes up Honghui with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Murphy drops Honghui with a huge uppercut! Honghui drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Murphy is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam Murphy!
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hype
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