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DMMA 159 Unfinished Business 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guido Carosella (ranked 2268 p4p, 3447 weight class) and Ahjo Kuomanen (ranked 109 p4p, 146 weight class). Carosella comes to the cage accompanied by Blue - Eiffel 65. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Guido Carosella!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ahjo Kuomanen!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuomanen lands a really nice looking cross but Carosella seems unphased.
 It looks like Guido Carosella has been cut.
Carosella takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Carosella looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carosella showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuomanen.
Kuomanen lands a right hook to the body.
Kuomanen lands a body shot.
Kuomanen darts in and clinches Carosella up against the cage.
Kuomanen prevents Carosella from breaking the clinch.
Kuomanen prevents Carosella from breaking the clinch.
Kuomanen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Kuomanen.
Carosella pulls guard successfully.
Kuomanen cracks Carosella with a solid left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carosella working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kuomanen.
Kuomanen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuomanen preventing the sweep.
Carosella has momentary wrist control but Kuomanen slips an elbow through the middle.
Kuomanen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Carosella escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kuomanen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kuomanen slips nicely into half guard.
Kuomanen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Carosella sees it coming and defends easily.
Carosella tries to roll over but Kuomanen keeps him under control.
Carosella looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kuomanen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen is controlling the pace.
Kuomanen is keen to just control but Carosella is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuomanen drops an elbow to the side of Carosella's head.
Carosella is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kuomanen pulls his head out easily.
Kuomanen lands strikes from half guard.
Kuomanen controlling the action here.
Carosella actively working from the bottom here.
Carosella looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carosella has a hand on Kuomanen's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Kuomanen takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Carosella wants to control but Kuomanen is having none of it.
Carosella is in a horrible position here. Kuomanen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kuomanen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kuomanen cracks Carosella with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kuomanen controlling the pace for now.
Kuomanen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Carosella hang on?
Carosella regains half guard.
Kuomanen is trying to control. Carosella wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuomanen drops an elbow to the side of Carosella's head.
Carosella is trying to control but can't.
Kuomanen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Carosella with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Carosella tries to get to full guard but Kuomanen has control of the leg.
Kuomanen is keen to just control but Carosella is a slippery customer.
Kuomanen wants to pass the guard but Carosella is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carosella tries to get to full guard but Kuomanen has control of the leg.
Carosella looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kuomanen is taking a breather. Carosella says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ahjo Kuomanen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Guido Carosella'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.
Carosella looks to land a left hand but Kuomanen moved out of range nicely.
Carosella throws a sloppy body shot
and Carosella takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kuomanen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Carosella tries to buck Kuomanen off but Kuomanen is having none of it.
Kuomanen is looking to take a break and control but Carosella is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carosella is looking to regain half guard here but Kuomanen keeps moving and retains side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Kuomanen.
Kuomanen lands some shots froms side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuomanen working away.
Carosella is not content to let Kuomanen control the position.
Kuomanen remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuomanen lands some shots froms side control.
Kuomanen in side control, throwing shots but Carosella defends.
Kuomanen remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Carosella sneaks back into half guard.
Kuomanen trying to control the pace.
Ahjo Kuomanen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carosella is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, if Kuomanen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen wants to take a breather but Carosella is having none of it.
Kuomanen moves nicely into side control.
Kuomanen trying to control the position but Carosella is working away.
Carosella wants to control but Kuomanen postures up.
Carosella trying to remain calm as Kuomanen controls from the top position.
Kuomanen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Carosella sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kuomanen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carosella keeps working.
Kuomanen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Carosella can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Carosella sneaks back into half guard.
Kuomanen lands strikes from half guard.
Kuomanen is looking to take a break and control but Carosella is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carosella is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Carosella looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Carosella trying to get back to full guard but Kuomanen takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Kuomanen wants to control the pace but Carosella is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carosella is in a horrible position here. Kuomanen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kuomanen looking to control but Carosella is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Carosella is working to get back to half guard.
Kuomanen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kuomanen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Carosella is looking to escape.
Kuomanen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carosella is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ahjo Kuomanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Guido Carosella's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Carosella takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carosella walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big left from Kuomanen misses.
Kuomanen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Carosella under the eye.
Kuomanen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kuomanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carosella's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kuomanen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Carosella scrambles back to his feet.
Carosella pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kuomanen back to the cage. Carosella follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Carosella keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carosella takes a swing at Kuomanen's ribcage but misses.
Kuomanen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carosella.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuomanen dips to his left and cracks Carosella with an uppercut!
Guido Carosella's cut is getting worse.
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!
Carosella walks straight into a right hand from Kuomanen - that's dropped him! Kuomanen jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Carosella from any more punishment! Carosella complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ahjo Kuomanen!
Ahjo Kuomanen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Bowy (ranked 3327 p4p, 2426 weight class) and Malcom Farquharson (ranked 371 p4p, 283 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Bowy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malcom Farquharson!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Farquharson's head backwards.
 It looks like Malcom Farquharson has been cut.
Farquharson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bowy scores with a kick to the body.
Farquharson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bowy avoids the body shot from Farquharson.
Bowy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bowy is looking to counter with a body kick.
Bowy misses with an uppercut. Farquharson saw that one coming.
Farquharson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bowy.
Farquharson has managed to clinch.
Bowy misses with a punch to the body.
Bowy tries to work over Farquharson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farquharson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bowy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Farquharson backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bowy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Farquharson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bowy is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Farquharson - that landed with a thud.
Bowy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farquharson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bowy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Farquharsons head.
Farquharson misses with a body punch.
Farquharson tries to throw a body punch but Bowy avoids it by throwing Farquharson back against the cage.
Bowy can't find room to land a body shot as Farquharson controls the action.
Bowy managing to block the knees to the body from Farquharson.
Bowy tries to throw a body punch but Farquharson avoids it by throwing Bowy back against the cage.
Farquharson tries to land a knee to the head but Bowy blocks with his arms.
Farquharson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bowy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
I was talking to Bowy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bowy misses with a body punch.
Bowy misses with some punches.
Bowy manages to break the clinch.
Farquharson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bowy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bowy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bowy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Farquharson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bowy sends Farquharson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bowy is motioning to the referee to let Farquharson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Farquharson is rocked!
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!
Bowy fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Farquharson out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Luke Bowy!
An out of breath Luke Bowy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ilari Rahamies (ranked 1854 p4p, 2187 weight class) and Kristof Pardi (ranked 174 p4p, 205 weight class). Pardi has chosen Party Boy Theme as his entrance music. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ilari Rahamies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kristof Pardi!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pardi looks to land a left hand but Rahamies moved out of range nicely.
Rahamies looks for the body kick but Pardi saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pardi! But no joy.
Rahamies is looking to slow Pardi down with leg kicks.
Pardi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rahamies.
Pardi throws an overhand right that lands on Rahamies's shoulder, as Rahamies tries to avoid the shot.
Pardi missing with a left hand there. Rahamies was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rahamies takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rahamies lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A low kick lands for Rahamies.
Rahamies blocks a jab.
Rahamies pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rahamies has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pardi misses with a punch on the inside.
Rahamies lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rahamies is trying to push Pardi away but Pardi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rahamies throws a punch but it's blocked by Pardi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rahamies throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pardis head.
Pardi blocks a body shot from Rahamies.
Pardi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rahamies lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pardi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rahamies plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rahamies lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rahamies connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pardi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pardi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rahamies throws out a powerful jab.
Pardi throws the left hand but Rahamies avoids the punch easily.
Rahamies feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A jab lands there for Rahamies.
Rahamies scores with a jab.
Rahamies misses with a hook. Pardi ducked under it nicely.
Rahamies tries to keep at a distance but Pardi has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pardi jumps guard but Rahamies turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pardi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rahamies looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short uppercut from Rahamies.
Rahamies lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pardi working hard to break the clinch.
Rahamies tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pardi stalling in the clinch but Rahamies improves position.
Pardi fails to pull guard.
A hook to the body from Rahamies.
Pardi has Rahamies pressed against the cage, preventing Rahamies from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pardi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pardi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pardi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rahamies swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rahamies fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pardi on the side of the head.
Rahamies moves away from the strike by Pardi.
Rahamies throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pardi gets tackled into the cage by Rahamies. Rahamies maintains the clinch.
Rahamies pushes Pardi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rahamies lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Pardi - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pardi.
Pardi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rahamies backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies misses with the head strike.
Pardi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rahamies just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ilari Rahamies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kristof Pardi.
Pardi struggles to land a body shot inside as Rahamies controls his hands.
Rahamies keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pardi's efforts to push away.
Rahamies is leaning against Pardi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rahamies is trying to force a seperation but Pardi has the dominant position.
Rahamies misses with the head strike.
Rahamies tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rahamies lands with a light punch inside.
Pardi manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pardi looking for a sweep. Not yet Pardi, not yet.
Rahamies gets to his feet. Pardi looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Rahamies fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pardi.
Pardi throws a right hand that misses
and Rahamies counters with a stiff right hand.
Rahamies uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pardi.
Rahamies lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pardi throws a right hand that misses
and Rahamies counters with a straight right hand.
Pardi 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.
Good exchange - Pardi coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rahamies moves into range and clinches up with Pardi.
Pardi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rahamies pushes Pardi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rahamies swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rahamies misses with a punch on the inside.
Pardi working aggressively here.
Rahamies swings wildly with an uppercut but Pardi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pardi prevents Rahamies from breaking the clinch.
Pardi swings wildly with an uppercut but Rahamies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rahamies lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pardi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pardi tries to pull guard but Rahamies won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pardi jumps guard but Rahamies stands there with Pardi around his waist. Pardi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rahamies tries to throw a body punch but Pardi avoids it by throwing Rahamies back against the cage.
Pardi pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ilari Rahamies dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rahamies lands a jab.
Rahamies has Pardi up against the cage in a clinch.
Pardi swings wildly with an uppercut but Rahamies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rahamies is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pardi can do to turn this around?
Rahamies swings wildly with an uppercut but Pardi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rahamies lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pardi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rahamies lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pardi jumps guard and drags Rahamies to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rahamies is looking to stand up but Pardi won't let him.
Rahamies stands up and waves to Pardi to follow him.
Pardi thuds his right hand into Rahamies's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahamies misses with a leg kick.
It seemed like Pardi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rahamies tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rahamies keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pardi.
Pardi throws a right hand that misses
and Rahamies counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rahamies lands a head kick. Pardi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rahamies connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pardi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rahamies. Rahamies obviously looking to wear him down.
Pardi misses with a straight right.
Rahamies lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rahamies smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pardi missing with a left hand there. Rahamies was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rahamies swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pardi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ilari Rahamies is winning the standup battle so far.
Pardi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rahamies. Rahamies circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pardi throws the left hand but Rahamies avoids the punch easily.
Pardi connects with the punch.
Pardi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pardi slips a jab from Rahamies.
Pardi walks into a stiff left hand from Rahamies.
Rahamies punishes Pardi's body with a nice straight punch.
Pardi thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Pardi.
Rahamies walks into a left hand.
Rahamies walks into a straight right hand from Pardi.
Rahamies lands with a straight right. Pardi didn't see that one coming.
Rahamies lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pardi's sensitive parts.
Rahamies ducks under a wild hook from Pardi.
Rahamies throws a sloppy head kick and Pardi moves out of range easily.
Rahamies throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pardi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pardi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rahamies manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rahamies appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Rahamies lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pardi doesn't seem phased though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rahamies.
Rahamies is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Rahamies.
Rahamies connects with a solid leg kick.
Rahamies misses with a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Pardi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pardi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rahamies scores with a punch to the head.
A big right from Pardi misses.
Pardi throws a hook but Rahamies avoids it easily.
Pardi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rahamies swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick lands from Rahamies.
Rahamies bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pardi's head.
Pardi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rahamies.
Pardi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pardi throws an off balance right hand
and Rahamies counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pardi's knee momentarily.
Rahamies throws a right hand that Pardi ducks under and follows up with a left that Pardi also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pardi looks to land a left hand but Rahamies moved out of range nicely.
Pardi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pardi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big left from Pardi misses.
Crunch! Rahamies slams his shin into Pardi's torso.
Rahamies throws a head kick but Pardi moves out of range.
Pardi checks a leg kick.
Rahamies lands a jab to the head.
Rahamies ducks under a wild hook from Pardi.
Rahamies lands a glancing blow to the side of Pardi's head.
Rahamies lands with an uppercut that bounces Pardi off the cage and back into range.
Pardi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pardi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rahamies.
A nice leg kick from Rahamies, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pardi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rahamies can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pardi misses the jab.
Rahamies tries to keep at a distance but Pardi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rahamies misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pardi has a couple of punches blocked by Rahamies.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ilari Rahamies dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pardi throws a right hand that misses
and Rahamies counters with a leg kick.
Rahamies slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Pardi misses the target.
Rahamies lands a right hook to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pardi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rahamies - the referee stops the clock and Pardi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rahamies. Pardi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pardi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pardi with a jab.
Rahamies keeps the fight on the outside.
Rahamies is looking to counter with head kicks.
Pardi rushes Rahamies and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pardi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rahamies goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pardi stalling in the clinch but Rahamies improves position.
Rahamies misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pardi swings wildly with an uppercut but Rahamies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rahamies lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pardi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rahamies swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahamies pushes Pardi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rahamies lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pardi backwards.
Pardi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pardi working hard to break the clinch.
Rahamies letting Pardi take a breather here.
Pardi is pushing Rahamies up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pardi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rahamies to keep the fight standing.
Rahamies lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rahamies's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rahamies has Pardi up against the cage in a clinch.
Rahamies tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ilari Rahamies has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pardi lands a shoulder strike.
Pardi lands with a left to the head.
Rahamies lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pardi or not.
Kristof Pardi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pardi blocks a body shot from Rahamies.
Pardi manages to pull guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rahamies trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pardi's guard.
Rahamies stands and steps away. Pardi gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Pardi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rahamies sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pardi walks into a straight right hand from Rahamies.
Pardi misses with a lunging right hand
and Rahamies counters with a leg kick.
Pardi blocks a low kick nicely.
Pardi 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.
Pardi rushes Rahamies and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pardi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Rahamies - that landed with a thud.
Pardi is trying to pull guard but Rahamies has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies swings wildly with an uppercut but Pardi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rahamies lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pardi backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Pardi.
Rahamies lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pardi is looking to control Rahamies's arms but Rahamies gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pardi has his back to the cage.
Rahamies lands with a short shot to the head.
Pardi is trying to break the clinch but Rahamies is controlling him.
Pardi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rahamies seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pardi can turn it around.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rahamies.
Rahamies lands a right hand.
Pardi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pardi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pardi lands a body shot.
Rahamies goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rahamies misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Pardi.
A head punch on the inside from Rahamies fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pardi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rahamies breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pardi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rahamies moves away from the strike by Pardi.
Pardi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pardi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pardi tries to clinch but Rahamies is having none of it.
Rahamies throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pardi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rahamies throws a front kick that sends Pardi stumbling back into the cage.
Rahamies fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pardi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pardi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rahamies lands with a kick to the temple. Pardi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pardi misses with a looping left.
Rahamies seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pardi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rahamies.
Rahamies throws a leg kick which misses Pardi's front leg but catches the back leg as Pardi tries to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ilari Rahamies showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rahamies, 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ilari Rahamies!
Ilari Rahamies decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Kristof Pardi stepped up to the mic, saying 'That was intense. REALLY intense. Well, not really intense. But pretty intense (https://youtu.be/OhbPPy4TuYI)'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sauske Uchiha (ranked 1660 p4p, 1979 weight class) and Corey McGraugh (ranked 221 p4p, 265 weight class). McGraugh has chosen CROM!!!!! as his entrance music. 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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165
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11 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sauske Uchiha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey McGraugh!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uchiha has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Uchiha thuds a left hand into McGraugh's body.
Sauske Uchiha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uchiha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGraugh moves away.
McGraugh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Uchiha works McGraugh's body with a nice hook.
McGraugh misses the shot to the body.
Uchiha throws a body punch but McGraugh moves out of range.
McGraugh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Uchiha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGraugh.
McGraugh is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Uchiha has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uchiha. McGraugh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Uchiha works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uchiha drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Uchiha lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear McGraugh down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGraugh manages to get back to half guard.
Uchiha lands strikes from half guard.
Uchiha throwing shots but McGraugh is blocking nicely.
McGraugh is pressing down on Uchiha's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
McGraugh throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Uchiha keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McGraugh's head.
McGraugh looking for a sweep. Not yet McGraugh, not yet.
Uchiha wants to pass the guard but McGraugh is keeping the position.
Uchiha wants to control from the top but McGraugh keeps moving.
McGraugh trying to keep a closed guard but Uchiha is proving a slippery customer.
McGraugh throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Uchiha 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGraugh looking to control.
McGraugh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Uchiha is one step ahead there.
Uchiha lands a couple of digs.
McGraugh has his foot on Uchiha's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Uchiha works his way back into a safe position though.
Uchiha landing some decent shots from guard.
Uchiha wants to control from the top but McGraugh keeps moving.
McGraugh trying to keep a closed guard but Uchiha is proving a slippery customer.
Uchiha content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGraugh trying to keep a closed guard but Uchiha is proving a slippery customer.
Uchiha stopping the sweep attempt from McGraugh.
McGraugh keeping moving, preventing Uchiha from controlling successfully.
McGraugh manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Uchiha manages to get himself to full guard.
McGraugh works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uchiha looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Uchiha looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McGraugh working over Uchiha with some ground and pound. Uchiha looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Uchiha is refusing to be controlled, as McGraugh sits in half guard.
Uchiha looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uchiha looking for submissions off his back.
Uchiha is looking to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Uchiha is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McGraugh pulls his head out easily.
McGraugh seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Uchiha looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Uchiha looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Uchiha looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
McGraugh is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sauske Uchiha dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Uchiha thows a leg kick but McGraugh checks it
and McGraugh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Uchiha takes a swing at McGraugh's ribcage but misses.
McGraugh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Uchiha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGraugh misses with the combination.
Uchiha drops down looking for a counter takedown but McGraugh sprawls and moves away.
Uchiha throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. McGraugh tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Uchiha is in McGraugh's guard.
Uchiha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McGraugh is keeping the position for now.
McGraugh working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGraugh looking for a sweep. Not yet McGraugh, not yet.
Uchiha avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Uchiha missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGraugh 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.
McGraugh is trying to control the position but Uchiha postures up.
McGraugh keeping moving, preventing Uchiha from controlling successfully.
Uchiha throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGraugh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Uchiha working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Uchiha lands a couple of digs.
Uchiha postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sauske Uchiha overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Uchiha scoring with punches to the head and body.
Uchiha avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McGraugh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Uchiha is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uchiha lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Uchiha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGraugh can do to turn this around?
Uchiha content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Uchiha lands a couple of digs.
McGraugh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McGraugh is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
McGraugh trying to keep a closed guard but Uchiha is proving a slippery customer.
Uchiha lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uchiha is in close to McGraugh's body, working some short punches and elbows.
McGraugh is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Uchiha is aware though and is defending well.
Uchiha content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Uchiha trying to control the position from guard on top but McGraugh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Uchiha is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Uchiha preventing the sweep.
Uchiha working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McGraugh's head.
Uchiha is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McGraugh is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Uchiha working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McGraugh's head.
Uchiha slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGraugh sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
McGraugh wants to improve his position but Uchiha is controlling well.
Uchiha drops an elbow to the side of McGraugh's head.
McGraugh has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Uchiha is working away from the top position though.
Uchiha seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McGraugh does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McGraugh is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Uchiha scores with a couple of nice shots.
Uchiha is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McGraugh doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Uchiha.
McGraugh is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Uchiha scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sauske Uchiha dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Uchiha looks to land a left hand but McGraugh moved out of range nicely.
McGraugh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uchiha misses with an uppercut
and McGraugh counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
McGraugh trying to control from half guard but Uchiha is working away.
McGraugh working Uchiha over with strikes.
Uchiha is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McGraugh pulls his head out easily.
McGraugh slips a nice elbow through Uchiha's hands, connecting with Uchiha's forehead.
Uchiha is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McGraugh pulls his head out easily.
McGraugh trying to mount his opponent but Uchiha defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uchiha looking for submissions off his back.
Uchiha is refusing to be controlled, as McGraugh sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uchiha is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McGraugh pulls his head out easily.
McGraugh wants to control but Uchiha is keeping him busy.
McGraugh looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Uchiha with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Uchiha is looking for a sweep. McGraugh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Uchiha looking for submissions off his back.
McGraugh slows the pace down in half guard.
Uchiha is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McGraugh pulls his head out easily.
McGraugh is looking to take a break and control but Uchiha is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Corey McGraugh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McGraugh working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Uchiha has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for McGraugh. Oh but Uchiha has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! McGraugh goes limp - he's gone! Uchiha jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sauske Uchiha!
Our winner, Sauske Uchiha, 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Blank (ranked 1127 p4p, 1142 weight class) and Make Makkonen (ranked 55 p4p, 56 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Frank Blank has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Frank Blank seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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280
10 - 10 - 0 |
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300
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Blank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Make Makkonen!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Blank throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blank throws a nice looking combination but Makkonen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blank stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blank wants it to stay on the feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Makkonen blocks the leg kick.
Makkonen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Blank on his heels. He'll look to pass Blank's guard now, I'm sure.
Makkonen looking to sit in guard and control but Blank gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Makkonen pulls Blank in close to prevent any damage.
Blank looking to sit in guard and control but Makkonen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Makkonen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
It looks like Frank Blank has been cut.
Blank might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Makkonen forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blank is trying to maintain the position but Makkonen is very close to passing his half guard.
Blank is trying to get back to full guard.
Makkonen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Makkonen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Blank taking some punishment here, with Makkonen in his half guard.
Frank Blank's cut is getting worse.
Blank is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Makkonen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Frank Blank's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Blank knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Makkonen on the ground.
Blank trying to control from the bottom.
Blank has hold of Makkonen's hands but Makkonen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jeez, Frank Blank's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Frank Blank's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Make Makkonen!
After winning the bout, Make Makkonen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Casimiro Nicoletta (ranked 1438 p4p, 1246 weight class) and Brock Hardman (ranked 212 p4p, 188 weight class). Nicoletta comes into the arena with For Once In My Life blaring out of the sound system. 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 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Casimiro Nicoletta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Hardman!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicoletta misses with a head kick.
Nicoletta swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hardman.
Nicoletta throws a sloppy head kick and Hardman moves out of range easily.
Hardman loads up on a big right hand but Nicoletta slips the punch.
Nicoletta takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Casimiro Nicoletta has been cut.
Casimiro Nicoletta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hardman has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hardman drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Nicoletta right on the button. Nicoletta goes down! Hardman follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Hardman gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brock Hardman!
A very excited looking Brock Hardman 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keanu Reeves (ranked 1273 p4p, 989 weight class) and Apollo Rocky (ranked 168 p4p, 132 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keanu Reeves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Apollo Rocky!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reeves takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rocky bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Reeves's head backwards.
A slow jab from Reeves misses its intended target.
Reeves darts in looking for a takedown but Rocky gets double underhooks and turns Reeves into the cage.
Reeves changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rocky fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Reeves looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Reeves scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rocky in his tracks.
Reeves moves in looking to clinch but Rocky pushes him off.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Reeves is defended easily by Rocky.
Rocky wants to counter with a clinch but Reeves pushes him away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keanu Reeves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reeves gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rocky counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rocky drives through and clinches with Reeves against the cage.
Rocky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Still in the clinch, Rocky scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reeves tries to score a body lock takedown but Rocky shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Reeves's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocky putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Reeves in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reeves is working for takedown but Rocky is calmly controlling the position for now.
Reeves is breathing heavily.
Reeves tries for a takedown but Rocky manages to get underhooks.
Reeves wants a takedown.
Rocky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rocky lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rocky scores with a hook to the body.
Rocky lands a knee to the head.
 Reeves is rocked!
Rocky has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Reeves - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Rocky, and another! Reeves is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Apollo Rocky!
An out of breath and clearly excited Apollo Rocky thanked Champion Apparel for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moritz Zimmerman (ranked 1146 p4p, 1060 weight class) and Anthony Lalime (ranked 176 p4p, 162 weight class). Moritz Zimmerman 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Moritz Zimmerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Lalime!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zimmerman shoots in for a takedown but Lalime shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lalime misses with a body punch
and Zimmerman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Zimmerman has gone for a leg lock! Lalime slips out almost immediately though and dives into Zimmerman's guard.
Lalime controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lalime decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lalime misses with a right hand
and Zimmerman counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zimmerman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lalime has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lalime is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Zimmerman has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmerman lands a few punches from side control.
Zimmerman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lalime, who protects the arm well.
Lalime is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Zimmerman's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lalime makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Zimmerman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lalime.
Zimmerman moves away from the strike by Lalime.
Lalime throws a right hand that misses
so Zimmerman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Zimmerman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lalime's guard.
Lalime told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Zimmerman wants to work for an arm triangle but Lalime is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lalime is looking to control Zimmerman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lalime avoid being mounted?
Zimmerman is working for a submission of some sort.
Lalime has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zimmerman is working away from the top position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lalime wants to improve his position but Zimmerman is controlling well.
Zimmerman is pressing down on Lalime's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lalime is holding on for now.
Zimmerman is looking for a kimura but Lalime is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Zimmerman to get the leverage.
Zimmerman is looking for a kimura here.
Zimmerman is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lalime defends it well.
Lalime wants to improve his position but Zimmerman is controlling well.
Zimmerman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lalime defends it well.
Zimmerman is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lalime is just riding it out for now. Zimmerman eventually gives up the hold.
Lalime is trying is best to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Zimmerman trying to mount his opponent but Lalime defends it.
Zimmerman looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lalime is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zimmerman seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lalime kicks off Zimmerman and gets to his feet.
Zimmerman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lalime counters by moving into the clinch.
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 Moritz Zimmerman will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lalime stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lalime wants it to stay on the feet.
Lalime misses with a wild body shot.
Zimmerman feinted with a counter takedown.
No luck for Zimmerman with that takedown attempt.
Lalime misses the shot to the body.
Zimmerman feinted with a counter takedown.
Zimmerman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lalime scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lalime throws a lazy right hand but Zimmerman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zimmerman drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lalime sprawls and moves away.
Lalime throws a lazy right hand but Zimmerman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zimmerman drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lalime sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lalime swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zimmerman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Zimmerman drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lalime dives on top into guard.
Lalime decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Zimmerman, up you get!
Anthony Lalime is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lalime throws a shot from downtown. Zimmerman moves away and avoids it.
Zimmerman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lalime scores with a jab.
Lalime throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zimmerman counters with a shoot takedown. Lalime fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zimmerman postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lalime is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Zimmerman, into his guard.
Lalime must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lalime trying to stand up but can't free himself from Zimmerman's guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lalime looking to pass the guard.
Zimmerman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lalime defends well.
Zimmerman wants to sweep here but Lalime controlling him for the moment.
Zimmerman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lalime stands up and waves to Zimmerman to follow him.
Lalime misses with a lunging right hand
and Zimmerman counters by clinching up.
Lalime makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lalime scores with a shoulder strike.
Lalime prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moritz Zimmerman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Lalime.
Lalime throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lalime gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zimmerman.
A nice left hand lands by Lalime.
It looks like Moritz Zimmerman has been cut.
Lalime tries to work over Zimmerman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lalime landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lalime lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zimmerman tries to pull guard but Lalime won't allow it.
Lalime lands with a short shot to the head.
Lalime pushes Zimmerman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lalime softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lalime lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zimmerman backwards.
Zimmerman is working for takedown but Lalime is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lalime working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anthony Lalime seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zimmerman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lalime scores with a hook to the body.
Zimmerman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lalime lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zimmerman is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lalime working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Zimmerman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lalime working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lalime prevents the takedown attempt.
A right hook to the body lands for Lalime.
Lalime lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zimmerman backwards.
Lalime works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lalime lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lalime lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zimmerman.
A short uppercut from Lalime.
Lalime lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lalime cracks Zimmerman with a nice body shot.
Lalime scores with a shoulder strike.
Lalime digs a right hand underneath Zimmerman's ribcage. Zimmerman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zimmerman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lalime lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zimmerman backwards.
Lalime lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lalime unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Zimmerman! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Lalime is unloading with more strikes now! Zimmerman drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Lalime!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yar Bol (ranked 325 p4p, 310 weight class) and Vitali Kersikov I I (ranked 54 p4p, 51 weight class). Kersikov I I is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sefa & Mr. Ivex - LSD Problem. 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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yar Bol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vitali Kersikov I I!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov I I fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bol looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bol throws a hook to the side of Kersikov I I's head but Kersikov I I sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kersikov I I throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kersikov I I misses the jab.
Kersikov I I misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bol.
Kersikov I I swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kersikov I I lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Yar Bol has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov I I throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looked like Bol wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kersikov I I misses with a hook.
Kersikov I I looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Bol.
A lazy body kick from Kersikov I I
and Bol counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Vitali Kersikov I I has been cut.
Bol throws a body shot but no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Kersikov I I 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kersikov I I scores with a hook to the body. Bol takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bol turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kersikov I I throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bol connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yar Bol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov I I moves away.
Bol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kersikov I I.
Bol scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kersikov I I thows a leg kick but Bol checks it
and Bol counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That has opened up Vitali Kersikov I I's cut even more.
A cross from Bol lands.
Bol misses with a head kick.
Kersikov I I feints a counter leg kick.
Good exchange - Bol coming out on top.
Kersikov I I waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bol.
Bol misses with a right hand
and Kersikov I I counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bol throws a looping overhand right but Kersikov I I ducks down to avoid it.
Kersikov I I is trying to counter with his kicks.
Kersikov I I moves away from the strike by Bol.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bol rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bol scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bol. That's going to slow Kersikov I I down.
A head kick misses from Kersikov I I.
Donk. Bol catches Kersikov I I right on the button with a cross.
The cut above Vitali Kersikov I I's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bol looks to land a right hand but Kersikov I I moved out of range.
Bol backing away here, and Kersikov I I unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bol pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kersikov I I ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bol throws a body kick that misses.
Bol takes a swing at Kersikov I I's ribcage but misses.
Kersikov I I misses with a hook. Bol ducked under it nicely.
Bol misses with a lunging right hand
and Kersikov I I counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kersikov I I ducks under a wild hook from Bol.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bol throws a shot from downtown. Kersikov I I moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yar Bol dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Bol lands a jab.
Kersikov I I dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bol. That did some damage!
Bol moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bol throws a right hand that misses
and Kersikov I I counters with a good low kick that Bol was not able to check.
Kersikov I I slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov I I throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kersikov I I moves away from the strike by Bol.
And Kersikov I I responds with a good body kick, but Bol manages to step out the way in time.
Kersikov I I sizes up Bol with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Bol blocks the leg kick.
Bol swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kersikov I I takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bol throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kersikov I I moves out of range as Bol strikes.
Kersikov I I is trying to counter with his kicks.
A good leg kick by Kersikov I I.
Oooooh!!! Kersikov I I has knocked Bol down with a huge combo! Kersikov I I steps away and waves a wobbly Bol back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Bol is rocked!
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!
Kersikov I I closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Bol out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vitali Kersikov I I!
An out of breath Vitali Kersikov I I thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Hightower (ranked 243 p4p, 212 weight class) and Hjallis Kalske (ranked 35 p4p, 29 weight class). Hightower comes into the arena with The Power blaring out of the sound system. 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 25 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Hightower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hjallis Kalske!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalske shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hightower sprawls well. Hightower wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kalske gets slowly back to his feet.
Hightower swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hightower closes the distance and clinches.
Hightower putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kalske in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kalske blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kalske blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kalske lands a nice shot to the body.
Hightower lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Hightower.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hightower scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hightower lands with a right to the head.
Hightower putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kalske in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kalske working aggressively here.
Kalske is trying to force a seperation but Hightower has the dominant position.
Kalske tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hightower's elbow.
Hightower throws a punch but it's blocked by Kalske.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalske takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kalske looks winded!
Hightower fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hightower 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.
Hightower tries a knee to the head but Kalske blocks it.
Hightower throws a head punch that misses.
Kalske on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kalske makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hightower misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kalske.
Hightower landing knees to the head.
Kalske on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hightower tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kalske avoids it.
Hightower scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Hightower.
Hightower misses with a punch on the inside.
Hightower is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kalske is defending well for now.
Hightower utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hightower blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hightower is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hightower missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalske blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kalske misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hightower landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hightower working Kalske over with knees to the body.
Hightower misses with a knee strike.
Kalske can't break the clinch.
Kalske can't break the clinch.
Hightower tries a knee to the head but Kalske blocks it.
Kalske managing to block the knees to the body from Hightower.
Hightower scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hightower missing with knees to the body.
Kalske avoiding damage as Hightower throws knees to the body.
Kalske lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hightower lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kalske blocking some punches.
Hightower misses with some punches.
Hightower trying to land knees to the body.
Hightower lands with a left to the head.
Kalske is trying to break the clinch but Hightower has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hightower working Kalske over with knees to the body.
Hightower lands with a right to the head.
Kalske blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hightower lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hightower working aggressively here.
Kalske misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hightower trying to land knees to the body.
Hightower missing with knees to the body.
Kalske lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kalske changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hightower fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hightower lands a jab.
Kalske throws out a loose jab but Hightower uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalske checks a leg kick.
Kalske misses with a hook. Hightower ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hightower blocks a low kick nicely.
Hightower slips a straight right by Kalske.
Hightower lands with an overhand left.
Hightower lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hightower checks a leg kick.
Kalske tries to work over Hightower's front leg with a kick but Hightower checks it.
Hightower feints and then cracks Kalske's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kalske down.
Hightower cracks Kalske with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hightower is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hightower throws a lazy uppercut
and Kalske counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kalske wants to control from the top but Hightower keeps moving.
Kalske is stalling in the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Hightower dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kalske takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kalske throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kalske slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kalske tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hightower is able to avoid easily.
Hightower throws a hook to the side of Kalske's head but Kalske sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hightower scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kalske takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hightower is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kalske can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hightower with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice uppercut lands for Hightower. That snapped Kalske's head back.
Hightower connects with a solid leg kick.
Hightower throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalske falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Hightower counter with a right hand.
Kalske sizes up Hightower with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kalske takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jason Hightower is winning the standup battle so far.
Kalske throws a right hand that misses
and Hightower counters with a nice uppercut.
Hightower fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kalske.
Hightower connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kalske takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jason Hightower seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hightower thuds a left hand into Kalske's body.
Hightower misses with a lunging right hand
letting Kalske counter with a right hand.
Hightower lands the left 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!
Hightower lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hightower wants to clinch up but Kalske keeps it at a distance.
Hightower keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Hightower misses the target.
Hightower moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice shot lands for Kalske.
Hightower connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kalske swings widly with a right hand
and Hightower counters with a thumping low kick.
Jason Hightower is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kalske tries a head kick but it misses.
Kalske has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hightower.
A lazy left from Hightower finds it's target.
Hightower is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kalske keeps the fight on the outside.
Kalske feints a counter leg kick.
Hightower turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kalske looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hightower thows a leg kick but Kalske checks it
and Kalske counters with a straight right hand.
Hightower throws a low kick, looking for Kalske's leg but Kalske calmly moves out of range.
Kalske takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kalske avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hightower.
Kalske bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hightower getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kalske throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hightower misses the jab.
Kalske lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice shot by Kalske.
Hightower lands a head shot.
Kalske uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hightower.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalske moves away from the strike by Hightower.
Kalske with the counter takedown but Hightower avoids it easily.
Kalske's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hightower darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hightower swings for the body but Kalske moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hightower walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kalske checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Good standup being displayed there by Kalske as he connects with a hook.
Kalske shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hightower as he avoids it easily.
Kalske throws a hook to the side of Hightower's head but Hightower sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kalske thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kalske takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice uppercut there from Hightower.
Kalske shoots in but no luck this time.
Hightower scores with the left hand. Kalske knows he should have avoided that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Hightower dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hightower rushes Kalske and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hjallis Kalske has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hightower missing with knees to the body.
Kalske tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hightower's elbow.
Hightower lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kalske backwards.
Hightower misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kalske has a couple of punches blocked by Hightower.
Hightower is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kalske is defending well for now.
Hightower misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kalske.
Kalske blocking some punches.
Kalske on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kalske manages to break the clinch.
Kalske fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hightower scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kalske in his tracks.
Kalske has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalske moves away from the strike by Hightower.
Kalske misses with a hook.
Hightower lands a slapping body shot.
Hightower paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A low kick lands for Hightower.
Hightower takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hightower lands a body shot.
Hightower tests Kalske's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hightower wants to clinch up but Kalske keeps it at a distance.
Hightower lands a body shot.
Hightower works Kalske's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hightower.
Hightower jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hightower lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hightower takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hightower throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kalske.
Kalske scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kalske keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hightower jabs Kalske to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hightower clinches with his opponent.
Kalske tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kalske working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hightower swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kalske lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hightower using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kalske has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Still in the clinch, Kalske scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kalske is trying to force a seperation but Hightower has the dominant position.
Hightower working aggressively here.
Hightower unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hightower with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kalske lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kalske breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hightower feints and then cracks Kalske's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kalske down.
Kalske uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hightower.
Hightower takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hightower scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kalske in his tracks.
Kalske has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kalske throws an off balance right hand
and Hightower counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice cross by Hightower.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalske blocks a leg kick.
And Kalske tries to counter it with a takedown but Hightower pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hightower misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Kalske on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hightower scores with a nice right hand.
Kalske misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jason Hightower has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hjallis Kalske.
Hightower throws a good cross that connects.
Hightower throws the left hand but Kalske avoids the punch easily.
Hightower swings for the body but Kalske moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Hightower as he connects with a hook.
Hightower scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Hightower showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hightower, 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Hightower!
Our winner, Jason Hightower, 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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