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DC 32: HW Guest Appearance! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rapido Nadadora (ranked 5833 p4p, 23895 weight class) and Van Peta (ranked 511 p4p, 562 weight class). Peta has chosen O Retrô Ativo - Heróis do Status Quo 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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Decent wrestler
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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 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rapido Nadadora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Van Peta!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Nadadora enables Peta to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nadadora manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nadadora utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Peta with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peta chips away with some ground and pound.
Peta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Peta landing some decent shots from guard.
Nadadora on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nadadora tries to get out of the position.
Nadadora preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Peta is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Peta with a flurry of punches that miss.
Peta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nadadora keeping moving, preventing Peta from controlling successfully.
Peta postures up in Nadadora's guard and throws a big left but Nadadora blocks it.
Peta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peta throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Peta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nadadora throws a right and a left that Peta avoids nicely.
Peta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peta darts in looking for a takedown but Nadadora gets double underhooks and turns Peta into the cage.
Peta 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.
Nadadora displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Peta.
Nadadora looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nadadora slaps away a takedown attempt from Peta, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rapido Nadadora has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Van Peta.
Peta shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nadadora defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadadora swinging wildly here.
Peta shoots in for a takedown but Nadadora shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Peta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Peta closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nadadora avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Peta.
Nadadora wants to control but Peta is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Peta throwing shots but Nadadora is blocking nicely.
Nadadora is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Peta scoring with strikes to the body and head.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Peta working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Peta sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nadadora defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peta not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nadadora taking some punishment here, with Peta in his half guard.
Peta throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Peta is looking to take a break and control but Nadadora is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Peta lands a nice short elbow.
Peta thows a huge punch but Nadadora dodges it nicely.
Nadadora taking some punishment here, with Peta in his half guard.
Peta seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Peta thows a huge punch but Nadadora dodges it nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nadadora is trying to stand back up but Peta is controlling him
Peta is pressing down on Nadadora's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nadadora is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Peta there.
Peta thows a huge punch but Nadadora dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Peta there.
Nadadora knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Peta on the ground.
Peta missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Peta missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nadadora is breathing heavily.
Peta throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nadadora was covering up waiting for the punch and Peta finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Peta throwing strikes from guard but Nadadora blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peta throws a big right hand that misses.
Peta is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Van Peta dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nadadora misses with a two punch combination.
Nice takedown defense from Nadadora. No joy for Peta on that attempt.
It looked like Nadadora was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Peta slips a jab and a cross from Nadadora.
Nadadora swinging wildly here.
Nadadora's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nadadora duly obliges.
Peta shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nadadora sprawls well. Nadadora wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Peta gets slowly back to his feet.
Nadadora misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nadadora misses with a combination
and Peta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peta takes a swing at Nadadora's ribcage but misses.
Rapido Nadadora is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peta throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nadadora's waist but Nadadora gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Peta off to one side.
Rapido Nadadora has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Van Peta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadadora stuffs the takedown attempt from Peta. Peta gets slowly back to his feet.
Nadadora appears to be looking for a big counter.
Peta dives in for a single leg takedown but Nadadora sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nadadora misses with the combination.
Rapido Nadadora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Nadadora does no damage.
Peta fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nadadora avoids it really well and circles away.
Peta dodges the punch combination from Nadadora.
Nadadora misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nadadora rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from Peta. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Nadadora misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peta throws a jab when Nadadora was well out of range.
Peta bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peta looks up at the clock and then as Nadadora takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Peta smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Nadadora is working to avoid the ground and pound but Peta connects with a decent elbow.
Nadadora tries to improve position but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Check out the look on Peta's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Peta scoring with punches and elbows.
Peta throws a strike aimed at the side of Nadadora's head but Nadadora avoids it well.
Nadadora defending against the ground and pound.
Peta working the ground and pound.
Peta lands an elbow.
Peta grinds an elbow into Nadadora's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadadora takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Peta is putting a hurting on Nadadora here, landing some big shots from side control.
Peta working the head and body with strikes.
Peta scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nadadora to see if he's OK.
Peta working the ground and pound.
Peta throws a strike aimed at the side of Nadadora's head but Nadadora avoids it well.
Peta lands a decent elbow from side control.
Peta working the body and head with strikes.
Peta working the ground and pound from side control.
Peta creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
 Nadadora is rocked!
Peta takes a little break here. Nadadora wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Peta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nadadora keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peta lands a nice forearm strike.
Oh Nadadora is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nadadora is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Peta cracks Nadadora with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Peta immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Nadadora is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Peta!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Van Peta!
In his post fight interview, Van Peta started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Math Riddle (ranked 3338 p4p, 4050 weight class) and Dmitry Rodichkin (ranked 402 p4p, 468 weight class). Math Riddle had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Math Riddle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Rodichkin!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Jrvilinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodichkin blocks the body kick.
A swing and a miss from Rodichkin.
Riddle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodichkin.
Rodichkin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Riddle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rodichkin scrambles back to his feet.
Riddle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rodichkin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rodichkin throws a body punch but Riddle moves out of range.
As Rodichkin looks to move away, Riddle throws a big counter combo but Rodichkin just gets out of the way.
A slapping leg kick lands for Riddle.
Riddle cracks Rodichkin with an open hand slap.
Riddle throws a wild body kick that Rodichkin sees coming a mile off.
Nice defenses there by Rodichkin.
Riddle takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riddle lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Riddle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rodichkin tries to clinch up but Riddle circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodichkin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rodichkin avoids the head kick by Riddle.
Rodichkin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Riddle misses with a straight left.
Rodichkin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodichkin jabs Riddle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rodichkin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Riddle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Riddle connects with a leg kick.
Riddle throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rodichkin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rodichkin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Riddle cracks Rodichkin on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Rodichkin falls backwards against the cage. Riddle follows up with more strikes that drop Rodichkin to his knees. Riddle keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Rodichkin! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Math Riddle!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Pauschi (ranked 2609 p4p, 23198 weight class) and Ruben Flijers (ranked 320 p4p, 580 weight class). The key to victory for Chris Pauschi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Pauschi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ruben Flijers!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemki, Marco Blurstrm and Roosa Jrvilinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pauschi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flijers.
Flijers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pauschi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Flijers scores with a nice head shot.
Flijers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been told by Pauschi's head coaches at Bronk´s GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Flijers connects with a crisp jab.
Pauschi swings widly with a right hand
and Flijers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Chris Pauschi has been cut.
Flijers misses with a kick to the body.
Pauschi tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Flijers manages to circle out of the way.
Flijers walks into a straight right hand from Pauschi.
Pauschi closes the distance and clinches.
Flijers stalling against the cage.
Pauschi blocks an uppercut.
Flijers blocks an elbow strike.
Flijers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pauschi's elbow.
Pauschi misses with an elbow over the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flijers is looking to control Pauschi's arms but Pauschi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Flijers has his back to the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Flijers.
Pauschi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Flijers throws a punch but it's blocked by Pauschi.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pauschi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pauschi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pauschi pushes off an throws an elbow but Flijers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Flijers lands a nice uppercut.
Flijers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Flijers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pauschi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Flijers in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pauschi trying to land knees to the body.
Pauschi takes a shot to the head.
Flijers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pauschi avoids it.
Flijers's coach down at Julians Sports Bar & Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Flijers's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pauschi throws an elbow that misses.
Pauschi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Flijers avoids a wild elbow strike from Pauschi.
Stalling in the clinch from Flijers.
Pauschi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flijers controlling the action here for a moment.
Flijers is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pauschi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Flijers blocks it with crossed arms.
Flijers avoiding damage as Pauschi throws knees to the body.
Flijers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Flijers tries to land a knee to the head but Pauschi blocks with his arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Flijers.
Flijers looking to throw knees to the head but Pauschi is blocking nicely.
Flijers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pauschi.
Pauschi avoiding damage as Flijers throws knees to the body.
Pauschi struggles to land a body shot inside as Flijers controls his hands.
Pauschi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pauschi misses with a punch to the body.
Flijers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pauschi backwards.
Pauschi misses with an elbow strike.
Pauschi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Flijers is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice left hand lands by Flijers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pauschi working Flijers over with knees to the body.
Pauschi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Flijers.
Pauschi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Flijers lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Flijers looks winded!
Pauschi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Flijers avoids the elbow strike from Pauschi, against the cage.
Flijers tries to stall but Pauschi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Flijers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Flijers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pauschi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pauschi lands a damaging elbow.
Flijers avoiding damage as Pauschi throws knees to the body.
Flijers blocks an elbow strike.
Pauschi throws an elbow but it misses.
Flijers lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pauschi missing with knees to the body.
Flijers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pauschi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Flijers backwards.
Pauschi trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Flijers on the inside.
Pauschi blocks a body shot from Flijers.
Pauschi lands a damaging elbow.
Flijers tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pauschi lands an elbow inside that Flijers shrugs off.
Flijers avoids a wild elbow strike from Pauschi.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pauschi.
A knee to the head by Flijers.
Flijers blocks an elbow strike from Pauschi.
Flijers looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pauschi scores with a knee to the head.
Pauschi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Flijers jumps guard and drags Pauschi to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Flijers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Flijers wants to sweep here but Pauschi controlling him for the moment.
Pauschi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ruben Flijers will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Pauschi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Flijers tries a head kick but it misses.
Flijers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pauschi wants to clinch up but Flijers keeps it at a distance.
Flijers appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Flijers lands a nice looking body shot.
Flijers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pauschi.
Pauschi avoids the body shot from Flijers.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flijers. Pauschi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pauschi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pauschi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flijers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Flijers throws a looping overhand right but Pauschi ducks down to avoid it.
Pauschi wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flijers swings widly with a right hand
and Pauschi moves into the clinch.
Pauschi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Flijers jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pauschi walks away with a smile on his face. Flijers gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Flijers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pauschi.
Flijers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pauschi. Pauschi obviously looking to wear him down.
Flijers slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pauschi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Flijers throws a body shot but no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pauschi.
Flijers swats away the attempt to clinch by Pauschi.
Flijers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pauschi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pauschi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Flijers circles away quickly and effectively.
Flijers throws the left hand but Pauschi avoids the punch easily.
Flijers misses the shot to the body.
Pauschi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pauschi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Flijers doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Pauschi does it's job there.
Flijers misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Flijers.
Flijers throws a body punch but Pauschi moves out of range.
Pauschi moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pauschi as Flijers tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flijers is trying to pull guard but Pauschi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Flijers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pauschi is defending well for now.
Flijers tries to land a knee to the head but Pauschi blocks with his arms.
Flijers slows down the pace here.
Pauschi misses with an elbow strike.
Pauschi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Flijers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pauschi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Flijers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pauschi misses with an elbow strike.
Pauschi avoiding damage as Flijers throws knees to the body.
Flijers manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Flijers has Pauschi pulled in close to control his posture.
Pauschi stays in close to Flijers's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flijers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Flijers controlling Pauschi's posture.
Pauschi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Flijers is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Flijers throws out a powerful jab.
Pauschi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Flijers taking a breather.
Flijers jumps guard.
Pauschi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pauschi trying to control the position from guard on top but Flijers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flijers is trying to keep Pauschi in close.
Pauschi won't allow Flijers to sweep him here.
Flijers bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pauschi's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ruben Flijers will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Chris Pauschi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pauschi slips under a jab from Flijers.
Pauschi misses with a body shot.
Flijers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pauschi lands the left hand.
Flijers connects with the punch.
Flijers throws a body shot but no joy.
Pauschi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Flijers throws out the jab.
Pauschi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Flijers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Flijers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pauschi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Flijers throws a lazy uppercut
letting Pauschi counter with a right hand.
Flijers staying out of range there.
Pauschi tries to close the distance and clinch but Flijers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pauschi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pauschi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Flijers misses with a body shot.
Flijers takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flijers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pauschi was well out of range. Poor timing from Flijers.
Pauschi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Flijers backs away, Pauschi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pauschi throws a lazy right hand but Flijers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Flijers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pauschi tests Flijers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Flijers misses the shot to the body.
Pauschi tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Flijers manages to circle out of the way.
Pauschi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pauschi moves into the clinch.
Pauschi misses with a knee to the head.
Pauschi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pauschi lands an elbow inside that Flijers shrugs off.
 It looks like Ruben Flijers has been cut.
Flijers pulls guard effortlessly.
Pauschi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Flijers is trying to control the position but Pauschi postures up.
Flijers bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pauschi's guard.
Chris Pauschi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pauschi keeping moving, preventing Flijers from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flijers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Flijers wants to control from the top but Pauschi keeps moving.
Flijers preventing the sweep.
Flijers stays in close to Pauschi's body and controls the position.
Pauschi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Flijers's guard.
Pauschi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Flijers wants to sweep here but Pauschi controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flijers controls Pauschi momentarily but Pauschi frees himself.
Flijers is adopting a defensive guard.
Pauschi throwing strikes but missing.
Pauschi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Flijers wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pauschi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pauschi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Flijers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Flijers throws out a loose jab but Pauschi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flijers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pauschi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Flijers misses with a wild body shot.
Flijers moves away from the strike by Pauschi.
Pauschi moves away from the strike by Flijers.
Pauschi thuds his right hand into Flijers's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Flijers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pauschi.
Ruben Flijers is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Flijers takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Flijers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Flijers blocks a head kick by Pauschi.
Pauschi closes the distance and clinches.
Flijers managing to block the knees to the body from Pauschi.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pauschi throws an elbow but misses.
Pauschi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Pauschi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Flijers has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemki scores the fight 30:29
Judge Marco Blurstrm scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Jrvilinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Chris Pauschi!
Chris Pauschi 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Diego (ranked 1854 p4p, 3695 weight class) and Harlin Faliaygo (ranked 253 p4p, 450 weight class). Harlin Faliaygo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sam Diego's chin.
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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 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harlin Faliaygo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurstrm and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Faliaygo swings widly with a right hand
and Diego counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Faliaygo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diego connects with a good right hand that stumbles Faliaygo. Faliaygo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Diego throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Faliaygo lands a lovely overhand right.
Diego misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Faliaygo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diego throws a body punch but Faliaygo moves out of range.
Faliaygo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Diego cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diego ducks right into an uppercut from Faliaygo.
It looks like Sam Diego has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Diego.
Faliaygo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diego.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diego fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Faliaygo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diego tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Faliaygo was well out of range. Poor timing from Diego.
Diego has been working on his boxing with his coaches at New York Public Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Faliaygo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A bone on bone clash there as Diego blocks the leg kick.
Diego loads up on a big right hand but Faliaygo slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faliaygo throws the kick towards the body but Diego avoids it.
A big left from Diego misses.
Faliaygo throws a jab but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Diego misses.
Diego digs a good body shot into Faliaygo's ribs.
Faliaygo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Good standup being displayed there by Diego as he connects with a hook.
Faliaygo scores with a jab.
Diego slips under a jab.
Faliaygo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diego's hands.
Diego is rocked!
Faliaygo knocks out Diego with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Faliaygo before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Faliaygo picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harlin Faliaygo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between DA Real (ranked 1821 p4p, 2536 weight class) and Uncle Abner (ranked 212 p4p, 281 weight class). DA Real 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DA Real!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uncle Abner!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Real slips a straight right by Abner.
Real lands with a shot to the body.
Real lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Uncle Abner has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Real.
A punch lands to the side of Abner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A shot to the liver by Real. Beautiful body shot.
Abner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Abner looks winded!
Real fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Real lands a big uppercut and Abner crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Abner looks OK. Real waves Abner back to his feet!
 Abner is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Real fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Abner is still on wobbly legs! Can Real finish him?
Abner walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Abner limp body while Real jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). DA Real!
A very excited looking DA Real rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between BIg Cholo (ranked 1805 p4p, 3914 weight class) and Francisco Hernandez (ranked 86 p4p, 184 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, BIg Cholo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Francisco Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurstrm, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cholo tries to avoid it but Hernandez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cholo to the ground. Cholo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Cholo misses the target.
Cholo throws a jab but it's blocked by Hernandez.
Cholo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hernandez's head.
It looks like Francisco Hernandez has been cut.
Cholo loads up on a big right hand but Hernandez slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Hernandez.
Hernandez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cholo lands a big uppercut and Hernandez crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hernandez looks OK. Cholo waves Hernandez back to his feet!
Hernandez is rocked!
We've been told by Cholo's head coaches at Average Judas Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cholo is stalking Hernandez. Hernandez circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Cholo, and it's lights out! Hernandez really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). BIg Cholo!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Make Makkonen (ranked 617 p4p, 2402 weight class) and Konstantin The Russian Giant (ranked 36 p4p, 118 weight class). Makkonen comes to the cage accompanied by Epic Sax Guy - time to SMESH!. The Russian Giant has chosen Soda Popinski Theme as his entrance music. Make Makkonen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Konstantin The Russian Giant's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Make Makkonen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin The Russian Giant!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Russian Giant scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Make Makkonen has been cut.
The Russian Giant throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Makkonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Russian Giant misses with a leg kick
and Makkonen counters with a single leg into guard. The Russian Giant didn't expect that.
Makkonen stands up over The Russian Giant, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The Russian Giant can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Makkonen controls the pace.
Makkonen slips nicely into half guard.
The Russian Giant missing with punches from the bottom.
Makkonen moves into full mount! The Russian Giant won't be happy about that!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makkonen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The Russian Giant is trying to stand up.
The Russian Giant is looking to improve his position but Makkonen isn't that keen on the idea.
The Russian Giant takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The Russian Giant is rocked!
It looks like Konstantin The Russian Giant has been cut.
Oooh a big shot lands for Makkonen! The Russian Giant is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Make Makkonen!
Make Makkonen retains his super heavyweight title!
Post fight, an emotional Make Makkonen said 'Oh boys he was a tough test for me, but i was confident that if i lay my hands on his soft bum, his soul is mine. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paavo Talvela (ranked 601 p4p, 1227 weight class) and Ray Ruthlessness (ranked 82 p4p, 169 weight class). Talvela's entrance music is For Heavy Metal we will die!. A fine choice. Ruthlessness has chosen Meek Mill - Going Bad (feat. Drake) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Paavo Talvela could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ray Ruthlessness's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paavo Talvela!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Ruthlessness!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemki and Marco Blurstrm.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruthlessness digs a good hook to Talvela's body.
Talvela connects with a leg kick.
A cross from Ruthlessness lands.
Ruthlessness uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Talvela doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ruthlessness misses with an uppercut.
Talvela throws a looping overhand right but Ruthlessness ducks down to avoid it.
Talvela closes the distance and clinches.
Talvela lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruthlessness wants to improve his position but Talvela is controlling well.
Ruthlessness is staying active underneath Talvela, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ruthlessness tries to roll over but Talvela keeps him under control.
Talvela scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ruthlessness blocking the ground and pound attempt from Talvela.
Ruthlessness is concentrating on defense, preventing Talvela from advancing position.
Ruthlessness trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruthlessness tries to get to full guard but Talvela has control of the leg.
Talvela thows a huge punch but Ruthlessness dodges it nicely.
Ruthlessness won't allow Talvela to pass to mount.
Ruthlessness is controlling Talvela's trapped leg to prevent Talvela from advancing to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruthlessness is trying to maintain the position but Talvela is very close to passing his half guard.
Talvela not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ruthlessness wants to improve his position but Talvela is controlling well.
Talvela lands with a punch from half guard.
Ruthlessness is looking to control Talvela's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ruthlessness avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Talvela thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ruthlessness's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruthlessness moves into full guard.
Ruthlessness looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Talvela throws a big right hand that misses.
Talvela chips away with some ground and pound.
Talvela lands a couple of digs.
Ruthlessness has his hands on Talvela's head, controlling the position.
Ruthlessness avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Talvela won't allow Ruthlessness to sweep him here.
Ruthlessness is trying to hold Talvela in close to prevent damage but Talvela has managed to pass into half guard.
Talvela is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ruthlessness defends it well.
Ruthlessness tries to roll over but Talvela keeps him under control.
Talvela thows a huge punch but Ruthlessness dodges it nicely.
Talvela missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruthlessness makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ruthlessness.
Talvela postures up and lands a big shot to Ruthlessness's brow.
Talvela throwing strikes from guard but Ruthlessness blocks nicely.
Ruthlessness pulls Talvela in close to his closed guard and prevents Talvela from doing any damage or advancing position.
Talvela postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ruthlessness is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ruthlessness is pulling down on Talvela's head. It's preventing any offense from Talvela, at least for the moment.
Talvela is looking to work some ground and pound but Ruthlessness has wrist control.
Talvela landing some decent shots from guard.
Ruthlessness tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talvela throwing strikes but missing.
Talvela lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Talvela content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Talvela landing some decent shots from guard.
Ruthlessness wants to sweep here but Talvela controlling him for the moment.
We've been informed that Ruthlessness has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ruthlessness avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ruthlessness keeping moving, preventing Talvela from controlling successfully.
Ruthlessness is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Talvela landing with the ground and pound.
Ruthlessness looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ruthlessness is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ruthlessness trying to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paavo Talvela dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ruthlessness misses with a hook
and Talvela counters with a straight right hand.
Ruthlessness misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ruthlessness lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Talvela at a distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Talvela!
Ruthlessness tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Talvela was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruthlessness.
Talvela quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ruthlessness waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Talvela.
Talvela scores with a body shot.
Talvela lands a big right hand that sends Ruthlessness crashing to the mat! Talvela stays standing though and waves Ruthlessness back to his feet!
Ruthlessness is rocked!
It looks like Ray Ruthlessness has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruthlessness throws an off balance right hand
and Talvela scores with a counter punch that sends Ruthlessness to the canvas! Talvela smells blood - he's punishing Ruthlessness with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Ruthlessness has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paavo Talvela!
Paavo Talvela retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Paavo Talvela 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Dye (ranked 456 p4p, 3657 weight class) and Micah Frank (ranked 56 p4p, 447 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jack Dye has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jack Dye seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Dye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Micah Frank!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurstrm, Anni Minnemki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frank swats away the attempt to clinch by Dye.
Frank slips a straight right by Dye.
Dye lands a glancing blow to the side of Frank's head.
Dye has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts in the buildup to the fight.
Dye connects with a body shot.
Dye swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frank moves away.
Dye throws a body punch but Frank moves out of range.
Dye avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jack Dye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dye throws a shot from downtown. Frank moves away and avoids it.
Frank is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dye with a body shot.
Dye closes the distance and pushes Frank back into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Dye scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank misses with a punch to the body.
Dye lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dye scores with a shot to the side of Frank's head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dye lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dye tries to work over Frank's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dye swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dye misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dye.
Frank tries a body shot but Dye blocks it.
Frank is working Dye over against the cage.
Frank pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frank throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dye loads up on a big right hand but Frank slips the punch.
Frank scores with a hook to the body. Dye takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Frank steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dye.
Dye has Frank up against the cage in a clinch.
Dye doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dye working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Dye.
Dye throws a punch but it's blocked by Frank.
Dye trying to stall but Frank improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dye lands a body punch.
Dye lands a shot to the body.
Dye working aggressively here.
Dye lands a right hand that snaps the head of Frank backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Frank fails to land.
Frank breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dye fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dye takes a swing at Frank's ribcage but misses.
Dye closes the distance and clinches.
A hook to the body from Frank.
Dye throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Franks head.
Dye misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dye holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Frank stalling against the cage.
Frank goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank scores with a nice hook to the head.
Frank struggles to land a body shot inside as Dye controls his hands.
Frank misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dye tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frank's elbow.
Dye lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Frank.
Dye has a couple of punches blocked by Frank.
Dye blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dye tries to clinch but Frank moves away
and Frank counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dye tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dye on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dye lands a jab.
A shot to the liver by Dye. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dye. Frank does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Frank was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Frank looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Frank uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dye.
Dye throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dye just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Frank on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Frank lands a glancing blow to the side of Dye's head.
Dye lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frank circles away quickly and effectively.
Dye gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dye works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Frank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dye moves into the clinch successfully.
Dye's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Frank.
Dye throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Franks head.
Dye swings wildly with an uppercut but Frank uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dye tries a body shot but Frank blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dye.
Frank fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dye blocking some punches.
Dye struggles to land a body shot inside as Frank controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Dye dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab from Frank finds it's way through Dye's defenses.
Dye connects with the punch.
A jab from Dye misses.
Dye just misses with a punch to the body.
Dye misses with an uppercut
and Frank counters with a nice uppercut.
Dye looks to score with a jab to the body but Frank is just out of range.
Dye throws a predictable looking body shot
and Frank connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frank fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dye on the side of the head.
Frank connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dye is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dye throws a right hand that Frank ducks under and follows up with a left that Frank also avoids with ease.
Frank moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Frank keeps the fight on the outside.
A leg kick checked by Dye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frank thows a leg kick but Dye checks it
and Dye counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dye connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dye darts in and clinches Frank up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Dye scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Dye on the inside.
Frank stalling the fight.
Dye misses with a punch to the body.
Dye tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dye.
A short uppercut from Dye.
Dye lands a right hand that snaps the head of Frank backwards.
Frank works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dye working aggressively here.
Frank misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dye tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dye misses with some punches.
Frank struggles to land a body shot inside as Dye controls his hands.
Dye being controlled against the cage.
Frank blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank lands a body shot.
Frank lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dye 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!
Dye tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frank throws a jab but it's blocked by Dye.
Frank scores with a leg kick.
Dye checks the leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Frank. Those never looked like landing.
Frank closes the distance and clinches.
Dye is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frank can do to turn this around?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frank.
Frank blocks an uppercut.
Frank misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dye can't find room to land a body shot as Frank controls the action.
Frank blocking some punches.
Frank tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dye's elbow.
Frank breaks from the clinch.
Frank connects with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dye swings for the body but Frank moves out of range.
Frank looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dye misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frank.
Jack Dye is winning the standup battle so far.
Dye misses with a shot to the body
and Frank counters with a body kick.
Frank uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dye.
Frank thinks about the counter body kick.
Dye throws a looping overhand right but Frank ducks down to avoid it.
Dye throws a shot from downtown. Frank moves away and avoids it.
Dye lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dye dips to his left and cracks Frank with an uppercut!
Dye throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dye throws a jab when Frank was well out of range.
Frank uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dye.
Frank lands with a good body shot.
Dye connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dye misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dye throws a hook but Frank avoids it easily.
Frank jabs Dye right on the nose. Dye blinks but takes it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Frank.
Decent striking displayed by Dye there.
Dye fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frank manages to avoid it.
Dye closes the distance and pushes Frank back into the cage.
Frank throws a head punch that misses.
Dye throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Franks head.
Dye lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Frank lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dye throws a head punch that misses.
Frank tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dye.
Frank goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dye misses with a hook to the ribs.
Frank lands a hook that snaps the head of Dye backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Dye dominated that second round.
That's time! Dye's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dye checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dye swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dye slips under a jab from Frank.
Some wild striking there from Dye.
Frank goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The fighters circling - Frank throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dye takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dye fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dye looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Frank clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dye's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dye.
Dye throws a head punch that misses.
Dye doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frank can't find room to land a body shot as Dye controls the action.
Dye lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dye lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Frank or not.
Dye fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dye misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Frank stalling.
Dye has a couple of punches blocked by Frank.
Frank doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frank throws a punch but it's blocked by Dye.
Frank works on Dye's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Dye fails to land.
Dye doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frank can't find room to land a body shot as Dye controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Frank fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frank.
A body shot lands from Dye.
Frank is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dye prevents a body shot from Frank.
Frank trying to stall but Dye improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Dye.
Frank blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dye has a couple of punches blocked by Frank.
Dye lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dye throws a head punch that misses.
Dye softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Frank has a couple of punches blocked by Dye.
Dye lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dye makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Frank misses with a body punch.
Frank misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Frank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circling - Dye throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dye gets a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Frank takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A left hand lands to the body for Frank.
Frank lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Frank fails to land.
Frank blocks a body shot from Dye.
Dye misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frank doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frank trying to control the position but instead, Dye has worked for underhooks and has pushed Frank into the cage.
Dye makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jack Dye is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A body shot lands from Dye.
Dye struggles to land a body shot inside as Frank controls his hands.
Frank fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frank has a couple of punches blocked by Dye.
Frank's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Frank misses with a punch to the body.
Dye lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Frank backwards.
Frank can't find room to land a body shot as Dye controls the action.
A short left from Frank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Frank.
Frank has a couple of punches blocked by Dye.
A nice left hand lands by Dye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frank fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frank is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Frank works on Dye's body with a couple of short punches.
Frank misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dye digs a right hand into Frank's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Frank's gas tank.
Dye digs a right hand underneath Frank's ribcage. Frank let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Frank takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Frank tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dye throws a punch but it's blocked by Frank.
Frank misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Frank will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dye up against the cage.
Dye doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Dye showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dye 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 Blurstrm scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Dye!
Jack Dye took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Brooklyn Threads for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Zhdanov (ranked 305 p4p, 577 weight class) and Hassan Fezzik (ranked 43 p4p, 79 weight class). Zhdanov comes into the arena with Малиновая Лада (Raspberry Lada) by Gayazov$ Brother$ blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Roman Zhdanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hassan Fezzik!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Fezzik.
Zhdanov moves out of range of the strikes.
Fezzik misses with a looping right.
Zhdanov's corner calls for a 1-2. Zhdanov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Hassan Fezzik has been cut.
Zhdanov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fezzik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fezzik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fezzik is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zhdanov scores with a shot to the side of Fezzik's head.
Fezzik tries to break the clinch but Zhdanov is controlling the position.
Still in the clinch, Zhdanov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fezzik misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fezzik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It looks like Roman Zhdanov has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zhdanov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fezzik's brow.
Fezzik lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zhdanov blocks an uppercut.
Zhdanov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fezzik.
Fezzik blocks an uppercut.
Fezzik dodges an elbow strike from Zhdanov.
Fezzik misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Zhdanov.
Fezzik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fezzik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zhdanov pushes Fezzik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Zhdanov.
Fezzik managing to block the knees to the body from Zhdanov.
Zhdanov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fezzik's defenses.
Zhdanov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fezzik avoids it.
Zhdanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zhdanov keeps control of Fezzik as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fezzik has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Zhdanov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fezzik can turn it around.
A short right from Zhdanov on the inside.
Fezzik manages to break the clinch.
Zhdanov throws a hook but Fezzik blocks it.
Fezzik throws a low kick but Zhdanov moves out of range easily.
Zhdanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zhdanov cracks Fezzik with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Zhdanov has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Fezzik to stand back up!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhdanov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fezzik. Fezzik obviously looking to wear him down.
Zhdanov moves into range and clinches up with Fezzik.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Zhdanov.
Zhdanov misses with an elbow over the top.
Fezzik stalls.
Fezzik tries to stall but Zhdanov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zhdanov lands an elbow inside that Fezzik shrugs off.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zhdanov.
Nice elbow from Zhdanov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhdanov.
Fezzik blocks an uppercut.
Zhdanov blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zhdanov throws an elbow but misses.
Fezzik dodges an elbow strike from Zhdanov.
Zhdanov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zhdanov blocks an uppercut.
Zhdanov throws an elbow but it misses.
Zhdanov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zhdanov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zhdanov presses Fezzik against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fezzik.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhdanov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fezzik's efforts to push away.
Fezzik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zhdanov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That has opened up Hassan Fezzik's cut even more.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zhdanov.
Zhdanov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Zhdanov fails to land.
Zhdanov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fezzik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fezzik swings wildly with an uppercut but Zhdanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zhdanov misses with a punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Fezzik.
A head punch on the inside from Zhdanov fails to land.
Fezzik blocks the elbow strike.
Fezzik throws a punch but it's blocked by Zhdanov.
Fezzik swings wildly with an uppercut but Zhdanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fezzik on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fezzik lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zhdanov backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fezzik tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhdanov scores with a shoulder strike.
The cut above Hassan Fezzik's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fezzik taking a breather.
Fezzik is trying to force a seperation but Zhdanov has the dominant position.
Fezzik tries to stall but Zhdanov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fezzik taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Fezzik.
Fezzik blocks an uppercut.
Fezzik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fezzik lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fezzik misses with some punches.
Fezzik effectively controlling the action here.
Fezzik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fezzik lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Zhdanov.
Zhdanov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zhdanov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zhdanov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fezzik or not.
Zhdanov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zhdanov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fezzik wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zhdanov has him pressed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Zhdanov dominated that round.
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!
Zhdanov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fezzik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fezzik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fezzik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zhdanov.
Fezzik misses with a head kick.
Fezzik looks to land a left hand but Zhdanov moved out of range nicely.
Fezzik checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zhdanov has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fezzik.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fezzik creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zhdanov blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhdanov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fezzik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roman Zhdanov is winning the standup battle so far.
Zhdanov throws a body punch but Fezzik moves out of range.
Zhdanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zhdanov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fezzik.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhdanov throws the left hand but Fezzik avoids the punch easily.
Zhdanov misses with a low kick.
Fezzik throws a lazy right hand but Zhdanov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fezzik misses with a hook
and Zhdanov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zhdanov thuds a left hand into Fezzik's body.
Zhdanov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fezzik is breathing heavily.
Zhdanov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fezzik looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zhdanov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fezzik drops his hands momentarily and Zhdanov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zhdanov drops Fezzik with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Fezzik looks back up at him and smiles so Zhdanov waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Hassan Fezzik's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zhdanov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zhdanov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fezzik throws a head kick that misses
and Zhdanov counters with a low kick, right behind Fezzik 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhdanov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hassan Fezzik's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Roman Zhdanov!
A relieved looking Roman Zhdanov 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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