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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Jankovic (ranked 5359 p4p, 5293 weight class) and Samwel Nkruma (ranked 485 p4p, 482 weight class). Nkruma is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Imperial March - Pegboard Nerds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Decent wrestler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Jankovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samwel Nkruma!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nkruma walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nkruma doesn't manage to clinch there - Jankovic circles away.
Jankovic throwing a counter right hand but Nkruma manages to avoid it.
Jankovic lands a glancing blow to the side of Nkruma's head.
Nkruma fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nkruma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And Jankovic counters with a quick kick to the body but Nkruma blocks it.
Jankovic tests Nkruma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nkruma wants to clinch
and Jankovic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nkruma moves in looking to clinch but Jankovic pushes him off.
Jankovic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jankovic misses the shot to the body.
Jankovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nkruma takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nkruma on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nkruma moves to clinch but Jankovic breaks away
and Jankovic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jankovic circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jankovic counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nkruma is looking to clinch but Jankovic is avoiding it.
Ivan Jankovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nkruma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jankovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Jankovic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nkruma instigates a clinch.
Nkruma jumps guard but Jankovic stands there with Nkruma around his waist. Nkruma gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nkruma pushes off an throws an elbow but Jankovic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nkruma tries to throw a body punch but Jankovic avoids it by throwing Nkruma back against the cage.
Jankovic works on Nkruma's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, Jankovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Jankovic.
A short uppercut from Jankovic.
Jankovic lands a nice uppercut.
Nkruma tries to pull guard but Jankovic holds him up against the cage and eventually Nkruma drops back down to his feet.
A hook to the body from Jankovic.
Jankovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jankovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nkruma sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jankovic lands with a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice cross by Jankovic.
Nkruma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jankovic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nkruma has time to react.
Jankovic lands a left and a right that send Nkruma crashing to the mat, dazed. Jankovic thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 It looks like Samwel Nkruma has been cut.
Jankovic throws a hook but Nkruma blocks it.
Jankovic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jankovic lands a slapping body shot.
Nkruma tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jankovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jankovic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jankovic explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nkruma tries to clinch up but Jankovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice body kick there by Jankovic.
Nkruma moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nkruma with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jankovic to score with a decent uppercut.
Jankovic lands a jab to Nkruma's midsection.
Nkruma fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jankovic, pushing him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jankovic as Nkruma tries to tie him up.
Jankovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nkruma backwards.
Nkruma looking to slow down the pace here.
Jankovic lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Jankovic.
Nkruma's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nkruma wants to stall.
Jankovic lands a nice uppercut.
Nkruma is trying to stall.
Jankovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jankovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Jankovic.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jankovic lands a body punch.
Jankovic digs a right hand underneath Nkruma's ribcage. Nkruma let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jankovic gets through Nkruma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nkruma tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jankovic just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ivan Jankovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samwel Nkruma.
Nkruma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jankovic is defending well for now.
Jankovic lands with a light punch inside.
Nkruma successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jankovic preventing the sweep.
Jankovic stays in close to Nkruma's body and controls the position.
Nkruma throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nkruma being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Jankovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samwel Nkruma's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nkruma fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jankovic thuds his right hand into Nkruma's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nkruma fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nkruma looks to clinch
letting Jankovic counter with a right hand.
Jankovic lands with an overhand left.
Nkruma gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice shot by Jankovic.
Jankovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nkruma takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nkruma moves out of range of the body kick from Jankovic.
Nkruma is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nkruma fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jankovic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nkruma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Jankovic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nkruma doesn't seem phased though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jankovic.
Nkruma avoids the body shot from Jankovic.
Nkruma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jankovic.
Nkruma wants to clinch up but Jankovic keeps it at a distance.
Jankovic misses with a body kick.
Jankovic throws the left hand but Nkruma avoids the punch easily.
Nkruma closes the distance and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nkruma just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jankovic's brow.
Jankovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jankovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nkruma jumps guard but Jankovic stands there with Nkruma around his waist. Nkruma gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nkruma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jankovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nkruma tries a knee to the head but Jankovic blocks it.
Jankovic tries to throw a body punch but Nkruma avoids it by throwing Jankovic back against the cage.
Nkruma tries to work over Jankovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jankovic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jankovic scores with a shot to the side of Nkruma's head.
Nice body punch from Jankovic - that landed with a thud.
Nkruma tries to throw a body punch but Jankovic avoids it by throwing Nkruma back against the cage.
Ivan Jankovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jankovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jankovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jankovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jankovic lands a body punch.
Nkruma tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jankovic just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nkruma jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jankovic walks away with a smile on his face. Nkruma gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ivan Jankovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samwel Nkruma.
Jankovic thuds his right hand into Nkruma's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jankovic lands with a right hand.
Jankovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nkruma can do to turn this around?
Jankovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nkruma.
Nkruma tries to close the distance and clinch but Jankovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looks like Jankovic has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nkruma manages to avoid it.
Nkruma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jankovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nkruma darts in trying to clinch
and Jankovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nkruma tries to close the distance and clinch but Jankovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jankovic. Nkruma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jankovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nkruma moves away.
Jankovic throws out a loose jab but Nkruma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nkruma takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nkruma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jankovic lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nkruma takes a step back to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nkruma takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jankovic cracks Nkruma with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jankovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nkruma wants to clinch but Jankovic slips to the side
and Jankovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jankovic looks for the body kick but Nkruma saw that one coming.
Jankovic lunges at Nkruma with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nkruma's hand.
Nkruma's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jankovic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nkruma scrambles back to his feet.
Nkruma misses with an uppercut.
Jankovic connects with a leg kick.
Jankovic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ivan Jankovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Nkruma takes one on the button.
 Nkruma is rocked!
Jankovic scores with a nice body kick.
Nkruma has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nkruma clinches with his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Jankovic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Samwel Nkruma's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jankovic throws a good cross that connects.
Nkruma is still on wobbly legs! Can Jankovic finish him?
Jankovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nkruma seems to have recovered his senses.
Jankovic misses with a straight right.
Jankovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nkruma wants to clinch
and Jankovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jankovic lands with a good body shot.
Nkruma misses with the body kick
and Jankovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jankovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nkruma tries to clinch but Jankovic moves out of range.
Nkruma has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jankovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nkruma clinches.
Nkruma is trying to pull guard but Jankovic has him pressed against the cage.
Nkruma misses with a punch to the body.
Nkruma decides to pull guard.
Nkruma is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jankovic is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nkruma looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jankovic passes into half guard.
Nkruma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Well, if Jankovic 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.
Nkruma wants to control but Jankovic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jankovic prevents Nkruma from improving his position.
Nkruma is controlling Jankovic's trapped leg to prevent Jankovic from advancing to side control.
Nkruma tries to roll over but Jankovic keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nkruma is looking to get back to full guard here but Jankovic has managed to pass to side control instead.
Nkruma is looking for a sweep.
Jankovic controlling the position from side mount.
Nkruma tries to bench press Jankovic off him but Jankovic keeps the position.
Nkruma manages to get back to half guard.
Nkruma looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jankovic controlling the pace.
Nkruma works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nkruma is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nkruma working for a triangle but Jankovic defends it easily.
Nkruma throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nkruma lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Nkruma won't allow Jankovic to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic keeping moving, preventing Nkruma from controlling successfully.
Nkruma is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Jankovic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nkruma on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nkruma wants to pass the guard but Jankovic is keeping the position.
Samwel Nkruma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jankovic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jankovic tries to get out of the position.
Jankovic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ivan Jankovic.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jankovic, 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Jankovic!
Our winner, Ivan Jankovic, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Doolan (ranked 5830 p4p, 24464 weight class) and Menes Kai (ranked 477 p4p, 514 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Doolan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fight Dirty. Kai is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Astronaut - Jin. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Mickey Doolan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Menes Kai!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doolan staying out of range there.
Doolan shoots in for a takedown but Kai shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kai throws a right and a left that Doolan avoids nicely.
Kai avoids the body shot from Doolan.
Doolan moves out of range of the strikes.
Kai shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Doolan eats them both and turns towards Kai to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Doolan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kai throws a body punch but Doolan moves out of range.
Doolan is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kai.
Doolan looks to land a right hand but Kai moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Kai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kai.
Kai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Doolan on the side of the head.
Kai misses with a hook
and Doolan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kai throws a body punch but Doolan moves out of range.
Kai swings for the body but Doolan moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Kai. Those never looked like landing.
Doolan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kai scores with a leg kick.
Doolan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kai quickly recovers to half guard.
Doolan tries to pass to full mount but Kai defends it.
Kai is trying to maintain the position but Doolan is very close to passing his half guard.
Kai tries to get to full guard but Doolan has control of the leg.
Doolan stands up from half guard.
Kai tries a head kick but it misses.
Kai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Doolan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Donk. Kai catches Doolan right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Doolan 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.
Kai throws a leg kick which misses Doolan's front leg but catches the back leg as Doolan tries to avoid it.
Menes Kai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kai lands a leg kick that knocks Doolan off balance momentarily.
Kai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kai lands a nice looking body shot.
Kai swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai's corner calls for a 1-2. Kai obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Doolan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Doolan stuns Kai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Doolan has a takedown stuffed.
Kai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Doolan's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kai. Doolan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Doolan throws a body punch but Kai moves out of range.
Kai connects with a body shot.
Doolan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kai.
Doolan is looking to counter the offense by Kai and move into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doolan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Doolan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doolan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kai throws a head kick that half lands.
Kai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Doolan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kai.
Kai jabs Doolan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kai drops Doolan with a beautiful combination! Doolan stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kai is looking for the KO!
 Doolan is rocked!
Doolan throws a sloppy body shot
and Kai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Doolan thinking.
Doolan is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kai is pawing at Doolan, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Doolan's nose. Doolan is badly hurt! Kai pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Doolan tries desperately to hold on but Kai is relentless in his assault! As Doolan receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Kai away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Menes Kai!
Our winner, Menes Kai, 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.
Mickey Doolan was interviewed post fight and said 'Man this game is tough. You lose a fight and it sits there on your record to remind you. I only hope we get to run it back.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Waheed Saqqaf (ranked 3405 p4p, 24283 weight class) and David McDonald (ranked 402 p4p, 562 weight class). Saqqaf comes to the cage accompanied by The Endless River - Eternal Insomnia. McDonald has chosen Run This Shit - SASASAS as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Waheed Saqqaf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McDonald slips under a jab from Saqqaf.
McDonald is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Saqqaf walks into a straight right hand from McDonald.
Saqqaf definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McDonald drops Saqqaf with a beautiful combination! Saqqaf stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - McDonald is looking for the KO!
Saqqaf is rocked!
 It looks like Waheed Saqqaf has been cut.
Saqqaf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonald was well out of range. Poor timing from Saqqaf.
Oh Saqqaf is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McDonald jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saqqaf went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saqqaf swinging wildly here.
McDonald looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McDonald darts in and clinches Saqqaf up against the cage.
Saqqaf seems to have got his legs back now.
Saqqaf trying to stall but McDonald improves his position.
Saqqaf tries to pull guard but McDonald holds him up against the cage and eventually Saqqaf drops back down to his feet.
McDonald with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McDonald tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Saqqaf has a couple of punches blocked by McDonald.
McDonald landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Saqqaf taking a breather.
McDonald drops Saqqaf with a big knee straight up the middle! Saqqaf is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
David McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald throws an overhand right that drops Saqqaf like a sack of potatoes! McDonald dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David McDonald!
David McDonald decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Thompson (ranked 3926 p4p, 6110 weight class) and Fotis Vassilakos (ranked 425 p4p, 557 weight class). Thompson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Redneck Summer - Ben Hudson. Vassilakos has chosen Zorba's Dance 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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Excellent MT
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fotis Vassilakos!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vassilakos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vassilakos tries a low kick but Thompson avoids it.
Vassilakos avoids the body shot from Thompson.
Vassilakos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thompson 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.
Thompson takes a swing at Vassilakos's ribcage but misses.
Vassilakos tries to keep at a distance but Thompson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vassilakos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thompson walks away with a smile on his face. Vassilakos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thompson clinches up against the cage.
Vassilakos tries a body shot but Thompson blocks it.
Vassilakos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thompson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thompson lands a good knee to the midsection. Vassilakos won't want to take too many of those.
Vassilakos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vassilakos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vassilakos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vassilakos is trying to pull guard but Thompson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Vassilakos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vassilakos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vassilakos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vassilakos has a couple of punches blocked by Thompson.
Vassilakos looking to slow down the pace here.
Vassilakos looking to slow down the pace here.
Vassilakos takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Fotis Vassilakos has been cut.
Thompson manages to break the clinch.
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vassilakos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thompson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vassilakos manages to circle out of the way.
Vassilakos misses with a head kick.
Thompson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Vassilakos did well to prevent Thompson getting side control.
Vassilakos tries to roll over but Thompson keeps him under control.
Vassilakos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Thompson with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Vassilakos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vassilakos is looking for a triangle but Thompson pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Vassilakos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vassilakos's head.
Vassilakos working for a triangle but Thompson defends it easily.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Vassilakos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thompson cracks Vassilakos with a solid left hand.
Vassilakos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thompson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Vassilakos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is in close to Vassilakos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Thompson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thompson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Thompson passes Vassilakos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Thompson trying to mount his opponent but Vassilakos defends it.
Thompson is thwarting Vassilakos's attempts to control the position.
Thompson controlling the action here.
Vassilakos looking for submissions off his back.
Vassilakos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Thompson pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vassilakos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Thompson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Thompson is keen to just control but Vassilakos is a slippery customer.
Vassilakos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vassilakos is refusing to be controlled, as Thompson sits in half guard.
Vassilakos has hold of Thompson's hands but Thompson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Thompson working Vassilakos over with strikes.
Thompson lands with a punch from half guard.
Thompson wants to advance to full mount but Vassilakos doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Thompson working some strikes from top position.
Thompson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Thompson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fotis Vassilakos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vassilakos lands a nice hook to Thompson's body. Thompson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thompson has Vassilakos up against the cage in a clinch.
Vassilakos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thompson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thompson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thompson is pushing Vassilakos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Scott Thompson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thompson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thompson stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson stalling the fight.
Thompson manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Vassilakos misses.
Vassilakos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thompson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Vassilakos's guard.
Vassilakos is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson trying to control but Vassilakos is working from the bottom.
Thompson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vassilakos's head.
Vassilakos keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
Vassilakos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thompson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Thompson pushing down on Vassilakos's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ground and pound from Thompson.
Thompson is trying to control the action in half guard but Vassilakos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Thompson 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vassilakos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Thompson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Thompson is looking to take a break and control but Vassilakos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vassilakos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Thompson is working away from the top position though.
Thompson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vassilakos keeps working.
Thompson winds up and cracks Vassilakos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vassilakos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Vassilakos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Thompson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson distracts Vassilakos with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Thompson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Vassilakos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scott Thompson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thompson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vassilakos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vassilakos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thompson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Vassilakos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vassilakos working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Thompson has passed into half guard!
Thompson prevents Vassilakos from improving his position.
Thompson wants to control but Vassilakos is keeping him busy.
Ground and pound from Thompson.
Thompson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thompson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Thompson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vassilakos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Thompson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fotis Vassilakos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Thompson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thompson closes the distance and clinches.
Vassilakos has Thompson pushed against the cage.
Thompson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Vassilakos regains guard.
Vassilakos is looking for a triangle but Thompson pushes his legs off easily.
Thompson passes Vassilakos's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Vassilakos trying to control but Thompson postures up.
Thompson drops an elbow to the side of Vassilakos's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vassilakos is staying active underneath Thompson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Thompson controlling the pace.
Thompson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Thompson wants to control but Vassilakos is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson wants to pass the guard but Vassilakos is defending well.
Vassilakos moves into full guard.
Vassilakos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Thompson defends well.
Thompson connects with a couple of short punches.
Vassilakos keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
Vassilakos has momentary wrist control but Thompson slips an elbow through the middle.
Thompson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vassilakos can do to turn this around?
Thompson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Thompson trying to control but Vassilakos is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vassilakos wants to control but Thompson passes easily into half guard.
Thompson stalling.
Thompson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Thompson is trying to control. Vassilakos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Thompson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vassilakos trying to control from the bottom.
Thompson is looking to advance position but Vassilakos won't allow it.
Thompson drops an elbow to the side of Vassilakos's head.
Vassilakos has hold of Thompson's hands but Thompson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vassilakos is refusing to be controlled, as Thompson sits in half guard.
Nice strikes from Thompson there.
Thompson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vassilakos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Thompson wants to pass to mount but Vassilakos is defending the position.
Vassilakos is looking to improve his position.
Thompson passes to full mount!
Thompson looking to finish Vassilakos with some ground and pound. This is bad for Vassilakos!
Thompson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Thompson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Vassilakos manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Thompson drops an elbow to the side of Vassilakos's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Thompson there.
Thompson stalling away here and it's allowed Vassilakos to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Vassilakos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thompson defends it easily.
Thompson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vassilakos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thompson is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vassilakos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thompson is aware though and is defending well.
Fotis Vassilakos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scott Thompson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson wants to control from the top but Vassilakos keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thompson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Thompson!
During a confident post fight interview, Scott Thompson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chaikka Chai (ranked 2197 p4p, 5561 weight class) and Dan Moroney (ranked 306 p4p, 536 weight class). Moroney has chosen Seek and Destroy - Metallica as his entrance music. Chaikka Chai has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Chaikka Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Moroney!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Chai blocks the leg kick.
Moroney has his takedown stuffed
and Chai counters with a nice uppercut.
Chai blocks the body kick.
Moroney tries to clinch but Chai moves out of range.
Moroney with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chai counters with a straight right hand.
Moroney tries to clinch but Chai moves out of range.
Moroney rushes Chai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moroney backwards.
Moroney tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chai smiles and moves away.
Chaikka Chai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Moroney.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Moroney checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai keeps the fight on the outside.
Chai throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Moroney.
It looks like Dan Moroney has been cut.
Moroney is looking to clinch but Chai is avoiding it.
Moroney throws a leg kick
and Chai scores with a counter punch that sends Moroney to the canvas! Chai smells blood - he's punishing Moroney with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Moroney has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chaikka Chai!
A relieved looking Chaikka Chai thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Raikov (ranked 2499 p4p, 5350 weight class) and Russian Bear (ranked 308 p4p, 484 weight class). Raikov comes to the cage accompanied by Back in the USSR. Ivan Raikov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Russian Bear's chin.
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Raikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Russian Bear!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Bear misses.
Bear fails in his attempt to clinch.
Raikov misses with a wild combination.
Raikov closes the distance and clinches.
Raikov taking a breather.
Bear tries to circle away but Raikov has him pinned against the cage.
Raikov wants the takedown. Bear is fighting it off but Raikov persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bear's guard against the cage.
Raikov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bear is keeping the position for now.
Bear is looking for a triangle but Raikov pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear keeping full guard, as Raikov tries to pass.
Raikov is posturing up here but Bear has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Raikov tries to roll out but it's too tight and Raikov has to tap! Slick submission there by Bear!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Russian Bear!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Russian Bear waved his t-shirt featuring Un-Kaged Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Read (ranked 1652 p4p, 3426 weight class) and Somporn Metharom (ranked 226 p4p, 404 weight class). Read comes to the cage accompanied by Fight Music. Metharom is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Porcelain - Moby. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Read!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Somporn Metharom!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Read gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Metharom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Metharom misses with a body punch.
Metharom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Read avoids it.
Metharom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Read's elbow.
Metharom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Read is defending well for now.
Read is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Read scores with a knee to the head.
Metharom looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Metharom throws a knee to the head but misses.
Metharom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Read's elbow.
Read blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Metharom tries a body shot but Read blocks it.
Read throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Metharom blocks it with crossed arms.
Read scores with a knee to the head.
Read missing with knees to the body.
Read looking to throw knees to the head but Metharom is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metharom working aggressively here.
Read avoiding damage.
Metharom swings wildly with an uppercut but Read uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Metharom - that landed with a thud.
Metharom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Read avoids it.
Read with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Read misses with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Metharom.
Read landing knees to the head.
Metharom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Metharom misses with a body punch.
Metharom missing with knees to the body.
Read blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Read lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Read is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Metharom is defending well for now.
Read blocking some punches.
Metharom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Read really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A knee to the head by Read.
Read misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Metharom.
Read misses with a knee strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Metharom missing with knees to the body.
Read connects with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Metharom tries to land a knee to the head but Read blocks with his arms.
Read throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Metharom blocks it with crossed arms.
Metharom tries to work over Read's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A knee to the head by Read.
Read misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Metharom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice body punch from Metharom.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Read looking to slow down the pace here.
Read seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Metharom is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Read tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Metharom being controlled against the cage.
Metharom lands a nice knee to the body.
Read on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Read is looking to control Metharom's arms but Metharom gets an underhook and turns him. Now Read has his back to the cage.
Metharom takes a knee right on the jaw!
Metharom missing with knees to the body.
Metharom misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metharom swings wildly with an uppercut but Read uses good head movement to avoid it.
Read avoiding damage as Metharom throws knees to the body.
Metharom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Metharom.
An attempted straight right counter from Read misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Read looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Metharom throws an overhand right that lands on Read's shoulder, as Read tries to avoid the shot.
Read forces Metharom back against the cage and clinches.
Read taking a breather.
Read tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Metharom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Metharom throws a head kick but Read moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Read misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Metharom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Metharom misses with a head kick.
Read fails with an attempt to clinch.
Metharom misses with a kick to the body.
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 Jay Read will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Read tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Metharom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Read tries to clinch but Metharom moves out of range.
Read lands a really nice looking cross but Metharom seems unphased.
Read takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Metharom throws a head kick that Read semi-blocks.
It looks like Jay Read has been cut.
Read clinches with his opponent.
Nice body punch from Read - that landed with a thud.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Read tries to land knees in the clinch but Metharom avoids the damage to the body.
Read with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Read's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Read looking to stall.
Metharom misses with a knee to the head.
Metharom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Read looking to throw knees to the head but Metharom is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metharom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Read.
Metharom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Read unloads a knee to the mid-section. Metharom lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Read takes a knee right on the jaw!
Metharom swings wildly with an uppercut but Read uses good head movement to avoid it.
Read managing to block the knees to the body from Metharom.
Metharom missing with knees to the body.
Metharom looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Read trying to land knees to the body.
Jay Read has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Read slowing the pace effectively.
Metharom throws a punch but it's blocked by Read.
Read tries a knee to the head but Metharom blocks it.
Read takes an elbow to the temple.
Metharom avoiding damage as Read throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metharom trying to land knees to the body.
Metharom struggles to land a body shot inside as Read controls his hands.
Read using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Metharom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Metharom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Read is defending well for now.
Metharom tries to land knees in the clinch but Read avoids the damage to the body.
Metharom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Metharom looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jay Read is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Read closes the distance and pushes Metharom back into the cage.
Read looking to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Read throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Read obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metharom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Metharom moves forwards but Read connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Read misses with a series of wild punches.
And Metharom responds with a good body kick, but Read manages to step out the way in time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Metharom. Read does a little dance to reset his feet.
Read tries to clinch up but Metharom circles away and keeps his distance.
Jay Read seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Read tries to clinch but Metharom moves out of range.
Metharom throws a head kick that misses.
Read moves into range and clinches up with Metharom.
Read lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Somporn Metharom has been cut.
Read looking to throw knees to the head but Metharom is blocking nicely.
Metharom tries to stall but Read uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Metharom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Read misses with a knee to the head.
Metharom misses with an elbow strike.
Read throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metharom creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Read blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Read lands a good knee to the midsection. Metharom won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Metharom misses with some punches.
Metharom throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Metharom can't find room to land a body shot as Read controls the action.
Read blocking some punches.
Read throws a knee to the head but misses.
Metharom avoiding damage as Read throws knees to the body.
Metharom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Read tries to clinch up.
Metharom misses with a looping left.
Metharom lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Read tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Read tries to clinch up but Metharom circles away and keeps his distance.
Metharom circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Somporn Metharom will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Metharom misses with a kick to the body.
Read clinches up with Metharom and pushes him back against the cage.
Read tries a knee to the head but Metharom blocks it.
Read throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Metharom blocks it with crossed arms.
Read blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Read on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Read looking to throw knees to the head but Metharom is blocking nicely.
Metharom looking to stall.
Metharom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Read slowing the pace effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Read tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Read is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Metharom is defending well for now.
Read stalling in the clinch but Metharom improves position.
Metharom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Metharom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Metharom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Read is looking to clinch but Metharom is avoiding it.
Read tries to close the distance and clinch up but Metharom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Read fails in his attempt to clinch.
Metharom circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Metharom. Read does a little dance to reset his feet.
Read ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Read is looking to clinch but Metharom is avoiding it.
Metharom follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Read fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Read misses with a knee to the head.
Metharom tries a knee to the head but Read blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metharom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Metharom can't find room to land a body shot as Read controls the action.
Read tries to land a knee to the head but Metharom blocks with his arms.
Read with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Metharom throws an elbow that misses.
Metharom with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Read keeps control of Metharom as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Read using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Metharom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Read using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Metharom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Read.
Metharom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Metharom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Read's elbow.
Metharom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Read with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Read blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Metharom.
Read utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Metharom.
Metharom misses with some punches.
Read leaning his opponent against the cage.
Read tries to land a knee to the head but Metharom blocks with his arms.
Read with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Read with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Metharom avoiding damage as Read throws knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Metharom as Read tries to tie him up.
Read avoids a wild elbow strike from Metharom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Read with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Metharom prevents a body shot from Read.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Read avoids the elbow strike from Metharom, against the cage.
Metharom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Read blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Read has Metharom pushed against the cage.
Read trying to land knees to the body.
Read missing with knees to the body.
Read tries to land a knee to the head but Metharom blocks with his arms.
Metharom managing to block the knees to the body from Read.
Metharom lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Read backwards.
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!
Read avoids the elbow strike from Metharom, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jay Read.
I think Read has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Read!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Musa Vitalik (ranked 1591 p4p, 2796 weight class) and David Hanson (ranked 232 p4p, 377 weight class). Vitalik comes to the cage accompanied by Planet Purge - Midnight Tyrannosaurus & Ehide. Musa Vitalik could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to David Hanson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Musa Vitalik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, David Hanson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitalik misses with a right hand
and Hanson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Vitalik!
Hanson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hanson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Vitalik is trying to improve his position.
Hanson tries for a kimura but Vitalik is defending well.
Hanson lands a few punches from side control.
Vitalik tries to bench press Hanson off him but Hanson keeps the position.
Hanson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Vitalik is looking for a sweep.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Vitalik tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Vitalik has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hanson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hanson tries for a kimura but Vitalik is defending well.
Hanson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Vitalik has escaped the position, nice work there.
Vitalik is trying to control Hanson's posture but Hanson avoids it.
Hanson has an Americana. Vitalik didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Hanson is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Hanson hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). David Hanson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miles O Brien (ranked 1437 p4p, 2778 weight class) and Pupp Eye (ranked 204 p4p, 335 weight class). O Brien's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sweet Leaf. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miles O Brien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pupp Eye!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eye is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
O Brien misses with an uppercut. Eye saw that one coming.
Eye let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Eye takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Eye avoids the body shot from O Brien.
Eye swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Eye misses with a combination
and O Brien connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Brien definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
O Brien swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Eye! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eye keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Brien misses with a lunging right hand
and Eye counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien misses the body punch
and O Brien takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Brien connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
An inside leg kick from O Brien misses.
A little jabbing left from Eye on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fighters circling - O Brien throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Eye is looking for the big counter here.
O Brien lands with a good body shot.
O Brien throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Eye swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Eye keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eye throws out a counter right but O Brien avoids it with no problem.
Eye keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Brien.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien connects with a crisp jab.
O Brien is looking to score with low kicks.
O Brien throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Brien swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Eye cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O Brien swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eye uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Brien.
Eye lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien gets in close and instigates a clinch.
O Brien displaying some good clinch control by pressing Eye up against the cage.
O Brien breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Brien looks to land a left hand but Eye moved out of range nicely.
Eye throws a lazy uppercut
enabling O Brien to counter with a crisp jab.
O Brien fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eye.
O Brien works Eye's body with a nice hook.
The fighters circling - O Brien throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Eye swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
O Brien misses with a double jab
and Eye counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien misses with a looping left.
O Brien throws a body punch but Eye moves out of range.
O Brien rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Eye counter with a right hand.
O Brien misses with a body shot.
O Brien scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Brien bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Eye's head backwards.
Eye is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miles O Brien dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
O Brien fakes the body blow, causing Eye to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Eye goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Miles O Brien!
An out of breath Miles O Brien thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Prix (ranked 1762 p4p, 2850 weight class) and Patricio Balduino (ranked 214 p4p, 320 weight class). Balduino has chosen Heaven Sent - John Digweed as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cyrus Prix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patricio Balduino!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prix tests Balduino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Balduino tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Prix throws a lazy right hand but Balduino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice jab there from Prix.
Balduino tries to move into range but Prix moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Prix thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balduino changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Balduino tries to clinch up but Prix circles away and keeps his distance.
Balduino tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Prix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balduino fails with an attempt to clinch.
Balduino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've been informed that Balduino has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
The fight stays on the outside here - Balduino looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Balduino tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balduino darts in trying to clinch
and Prix counters with a straight right hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Prix.
Balduino tries to clinch
and Prix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've been told by Prix's head coaches at Bushido Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Balduino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Balduino walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Balduino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Balduino closes the distance looking to clinch
and Prix counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Balduino tries to land a body kick
and Prix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prix avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A quick step to the side and Prix tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balduino tries to clinch there but Prix circles away.
Balduino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Balduino tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Prix counters with a low kick, right behind Balduino 's knee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balduino moves to clinch but Prix breaks away
enabling Prix to counter with a crisp jab.
Balduino takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Prix avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Balduino tries to clinch but Prix moves out of range.
Prix avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prix throws a sloppy head kick and Balduino moves out of range easily.
Balduino moves into the clinch successfully.
Balduino tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Prix smiles and moves away.
Balduino is looking to clinch.
Prix throws a nice looking combination but Balduino bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Balduino is looking to clinch but Prix is avoiding it.
Prix feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Prix throws a hook but Balduino avoids it easily.
Prix lands with an overhand left.
Balduino throws a looping overhand right but Prix ducks down to avoid it.
Prix half committed to a counter leg kick.
Balduino closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Prix counter with a right hand.
Balduino tries to clinch but Prix is having none of it.
Prix is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balduino moves in looking to clinch but Prix pushes him off.
Prix is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Prix pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Balduino wants to clinch.
Prix is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Balduino tries to clinch but Prix is having none of it.
Prix keeps the fight on the outside.
Prix lands a nice looking body shot.
Prix lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balduino tries to clinch but Prix is having none of it.
Prix lands with an overhand left.
Balduino tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Prix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cyrus Prix dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fighters circling - Balduino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Balduino is looking to clinch.
Prix scores with a jab. Balduino acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Prix sizes up Balduino with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A good leg kick by Prix.
Balduino on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Prix scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Balduino tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Prix counters with a crisp right hand that drops Balduino! Prix lets Balduino back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Balduino is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prix keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Prix misses the target.
Cyrus Prix is winning the standup battle so far.
Balduino doesn't manage to clinch there - Prix circles away.
Prix wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Prix has knocked Balduino down with a huge combo! Prix steps away and waves a wobbly Balduino back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Balduino is still on wobbly legs! Can Prix finish him?
Balduino throws a lazy right hand but Prix sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Prix was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Balduino gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cyrus Prix!
During a confident post fight interview, Cyrus Prix thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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