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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bob White (ranked 5958 p4p, 6028 weight class) and David Snake (ranked 239 p4p, 241 weight class). David Snake struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Snake!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White shoots in and bounces Snake off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
White stopping the sweep attempt from Snake.
White slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
White seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Snake for as long as he can get away with.
White forces his way into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
White is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White moves into full mount! Snake won't be happy about that!
White controlling his opponent.
Snake is trying to escape the mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Snake can do anything to dispel that myth.
White has hold of Snake's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Snake manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
White misses with a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Snake to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Snake shrugs it off.
White thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
White unloads with some shots from mount but Snake bucks and avoids them well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snake wants to hold on but White pushes him away.
Snake has given up his back.
Snake tries to escape the position.
White keeps control of the position easily here as Snake tries to buck him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snake wants to get back to his feet.
What can Snake do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
White has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Snake tries to escape but White has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Snake is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
White has got one arm under Snake's chin. This could be trouble... Snake trying to control the other hand but White gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Snake has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bob White!
Our winner, Bob White, 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 Kald Derin (ranked 6360 p4p, 6236 weight class) and Roy Crough (ranked 490 p4p, 489 weight class). Crough has chosen Serbian national anthem as his entrance music. Kald Derin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roy Crough's chin.
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kald Derin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roy Crough!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crough shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Derin pinned against the cage. Derin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Derin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crough lands with a nice combination. Derin backs away looking to recover.
 It looks like Kald Derin has been cut.
Derin seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Crough shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Derin is backing up but Crough catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Derin covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Crough Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Crough!
After winning the bout, Roy Crough thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Brown (ranked 5402 p4p, 5567 weight class) and Sasek Base (ranked 473 p4p, 477 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Solid boxing
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sasek Base!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Base with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brown counters with a series of strikes. Base will be more careful next time no doubt.
Brown lands with a shot to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Brown.
 Base is rocked!
Brown stands up and beckons Base to his feet.
Base is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Base is on queer street and Brown is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Peter Brown!
Peter Brown bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Swain (ranked 25360 p4p, 3948 weight class) and Jon Raymond (ranked 608 p4p, 510 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert Swain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Raymond!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raymond avoids a punch combination nicely.
Raymond looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Swain throws a right and a left that Raymond avoids nicely.
Raymond closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Swain did well to prevent Raymond getting side control.
Swain keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Raymond wants to pass to mount but Swain is defending the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swain tries to kick Raymond off but Raymond keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Swain blocking the ground and pound attempt from Raymond.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swain trying to control here.
Swain has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Raymond is on him like a limpet, forcing Swain back against the cage.
Swain is trying to break the clinch but Raymond has him pressed against the cage.
Swain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Raymond breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Raymond shoots in and drives through. Swain sprawls well.
Swain seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sloppy strikes from Swain. Those never looked like landing.
Raymond throws a leg kick
and Swain counters with a one-two to the body.
Swain throws a right and a left that Raymond avoids nicely.
Raymond walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swain misses with the combination.
Robert Swain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Swain gets caught flat footed, as Raymond shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Swain has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Raymond is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
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!
Swain can't break the clinch.
Swain tries to break the clinch but Raymond is controlling the position.
Swain has had enough of the clinch but Raymond keeps him there for the moment.
Raymond's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raymond tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swain lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Raymond fails with an attempt to clinch.
Swain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Raymond circles away quickly and effectively.
Left hook, right uppercut from Swain.
Raymond shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Swain defends it nicely.
Swain looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Raymond takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swain feints a jab promting Raymond to slip. Swain then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Raymond slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Raymond shoots in looking for a takedown. Swain tries to sprawl out of it but Raymond keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Swain manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Robert Swain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Raymond.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swain throws a one two combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Swain dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Swain lands a two punch combo.
Robert Swain is winning the standup battle so far.
Swain looks to land a combination but Raymond avoids it well.
Raymond dodges the punch combination from Swain.
We've been informed that Raymond has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Raymond throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swain gets tackled into the cage by Raymond. Raymond maintains the clinch.
Swain can't break the clinch.
Raymond is breathing heavily.
Raymond gets control of Swain's arms and successfully pulls guard. Raymond will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raymond tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Swain stands up from Raymond's guard - Swain perhaps looking for a knockout.
Swain throws a nice looking combination but Raymond bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Swain misses with a few strikes there.
Swain lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Raymond avoids a punch combination nicely.
Raymond looks to land a left hand but Swain moved out of range nicely.
Robert Swain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Swain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Raymond feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raymond has his takedown stuffed
and Swain counters with a two punch combo.
Raymond fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Swain was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Swain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Swain scores with a jab.
Swain's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Swain duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swain throws a one two combo.
Swain displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swain throws a nice looking combination but Raymond bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Swain misses with the combination.
A head kick by Raymond misses
and Swain counters with a left and a right that stings Raymond.
Swain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Raymond fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As Raymond looks to move away, Swain throws a big counter combo but Raymond just gets out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raymond shoots for a takedown but Swain saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As Raymond looks to move away, Swain throws a big counter combo but Raymond just gets out of the way.
Robert Swain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Raymond.
Swain lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A punch combination from Swain misses.
Raymond wants to clinch but Swain slips to the side
and Swain counters with a two punch combo.
Swain throws a series of strikes that have Raymond backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Swain lands the left hand.
A leg kick checked by Swain.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Swain dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Raymond throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Swain to counter with a crisp jab.
Swain takes a kick to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Swain misses.
Raymond tries to clinch up.
Swain went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A nice combination there by Swain.
A nice combination there by Swain.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raymond shoots and misses
and Swain counters with a series of strikes. Raymond will be more careful next time no doubt.
Swain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raymond throws the kick towards the body but Swain avoids it.
Swain appears to be looking for a big counter.
Swain clobbers Raymond with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Swain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch combination from Swain misses.
A combination from Swain does no damage.
Swain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Swain is working the combinations to good effect here.
Raymond shoots and misses
and Swain counters with a two punch combo.
Raymond on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raymond is looking to clinch but Swain is avoiding it.
Raymond tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Swain counters with a left and a right that stings Raymond.
Swain misses with a few strikes there.
Raymond tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Swain counters with a three punch combo that has Raymond backing up. Raymond nods at Swain to acknowledge the strikes.
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!
Swain works over Raymond's head and body with a nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swain misses with a few strikes there.
A left and a right from Swain both land. Nice combination.
Raymond looking to score a takedown here. Swain is defending well but Raymond drives through and ends up in Swain's guard.
Swain looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Robert Swain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Raymond decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Raymond shoots in for a takedown but Swain shows good takedown defense.
Robert Swain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Raymond.
Raymond shoots and misses
and Swain counters with a series of strikes. Raymond will be more careful next time no doubt.
Some wild striking there from Swain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raymond throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Swain's waist but Swain gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Raymond off to one side.
Swain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Raymond moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Raymond now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swain swats away the attempt to clinch by Raymond.
Swain is looking for a counter combo.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Swain.
Jon Raymond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raymond swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Swain counters with a three punch combo that has Raymond backing up. Raymond nods at Swain to acknowledge the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Swain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Swain, 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Swain!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maycon Jardim (ranked 3441 p4p, 6320 weight class) and Gregor Frieberg (ranked 460 p4p, 581 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maycon Jardim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gregor Frieberg!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frieberg tries for a takedown but Jardim circles away easily
and Jardim counters with a straight right hand.
Frieberg with a poor takedown
and Jardim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Frieberg tries to clinch up
and Jardim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Frieberg with a poor takedown
and Jardim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maycon Jardim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregor Frieberg.
Frieberg shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jardim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frieberg shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Frieberg was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jardim struggling a bit here.
Jardim on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jardim tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frieberg scores with punches from side control.
Frieberg is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jardim has escaped the position, nice work there.
Frieberg works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jardim wants to control but Frieberg postures up.
Jardim is looking for a sweep.
Frieberg works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Frieberg works to advance to full mount. Jardim defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Frieberg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Frieberg lands a big elbow.
Jardim working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frieberg lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jardim tries to buck Frieberg off but he can't manage it.
Jardim keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Frieberg breaks from Jardim's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frieberg has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jardim's face.
It looks like Maycon Jardim has been cut.
Frieberg with the ground and pound from mount.
Frieberg is working for a guillotine from mount but Jardim frees his head quite easily.
Frieberg looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Frieberg fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Frieberg is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Frieberg!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gregor Frieberg!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roronoa Zoro (ranked 5222 p4p, 4810 weight class) and Aki Takagi (ranked 355 p4p, 339 weight class). 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roronoa Zoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aki Takagi!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoro shoots in and gets a takedown into Takagi's guard.
Zoro drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Zoro jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Zoro pushes down on Takagi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Zoro seems to be working for a kimura but Takagi defends the submission attempt.
Zoro wants to work for an arm triangle but Takagi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Zoro in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Takagi tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Zoro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roronoa Zoro!
Roronoa Zoro thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Willow Crow (ranked 4128 p4p, 4067 weight class) and Callum McCewen (ranked 500 p4p, 497 weight class). Willow Crow has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Willow Crow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Callum McCewen!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for McCewen.
McCewen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McCewen scores with a leg kick.
Crow on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Crow takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Crow tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McCewen connects with a solid leg kick.
Good leg kick by McCewen.
Crow looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCewen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McCewen thumps Crow with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by McCewen. That's going to slow Crow down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCewen's corner calls for a 1-2. McCewen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Callum McCewen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick from McCewen, right into the meat of the thigh.
McCewen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McCewen misses with a leg kick
and Crow counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Crow.
McCewen keeping moving, preventing Crow from controlling successfully.
Crow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Crow trying to control the position from guard on top but McCewen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCewen wants to stand but Crow is controlling the position.
Crow looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Crow trying to control but McCewen is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCewen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crow is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McCewen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McCewen with a nice calf kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for McCewen.
McCewen scoring well with a low kick there.
McCewen lands a leg kick that knocks Crow off balance momentarily.
Callum McCewen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCewen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crow takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McCewen lands a right hook to the body.
McCewen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crow looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McCewen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crow.
McCewen connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from McCewen, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
McCewen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McCewen with the inside leg kick.
McCewen throws a leg kick which misses Crow's front leg but catches the back leg as Crow tries to avoid it.
Crow fails in his attempt to clinch.
McCewen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McCewen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crow.
McCewen connects with the punch.
Crow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McCewen, pushing him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Callum McCewen dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McCewen lands a leg kick that knocks Crow off balance momentarily.
McCewen connects with a looping right hand.
McCewen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Crow. Crow circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
An inside leg kick lands from McCewen.
Crow looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Crow 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.
McCewen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crow rushes McCewen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Crow changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McCewen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
McCewen lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crow is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Crow fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McCewen throws a quick inside leg kick.
McCewen thumps Crow with a low kick.
McCewen feints and then cracks Crow's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crow down.
Crow throws a head kick but McCewen moves out of range.
McCewen flicks out a counter leg kick but Crow steps away.
Willow Crow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCewen scores with a leg kick.
McCewen connects with a leg kick.
McCewen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCewen with a nice calf kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for McCewen.
McCewen is looking to slow Crow down with leg kicks.
Crow stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McCewen.
McCewen scoring well with a low kick there.
Crow takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Crow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crow wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCewen jabs Crow right on the nose. Crow blinks but takes it well.
A good leg kick by McCewen.
McCewen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crow's sensitive parts.
Crow clinches up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McCewen obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crow managing to block the knees to the body from McCewen.
Crow working hard to break the clinch.
McCewen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crow has him pressed against the cage.
McCewen working hard to break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McCewen obliges.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McCewen stops a takedown attempt from Crow.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willow Crow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crow fails to pull guard.
A shot in the inside from McCewen.
Crow tries to land knees in the clinch but McCewen avoids the damage to the body.
McCewen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McCewen lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCewen has Crow pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Callum McCewen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A nice leg kick from McCewen, right into the meat of the thigh.
McCewen digs a good body shot into Crow's ribs.
McCewen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McCewen is looking to slow Crow down with leg kicks.
McCewen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Crow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCewen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crow has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
McCewen throws a right hand that Crow ducks under and follows up with a left that Crow also avoids with ease.
It looked like Crow wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crow moves in looking to clinch but McCewen pushes him off.
McCewen connects with an inside leg kick.
McCewen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Callum McCewen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCewen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crow has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A good leg kick by McCewen.
McCewen throws a nice outside leg kick.
McCewen lands with a nice body punch.
McCewen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crow throws a low kick, looking for McCewen's leg but McCewen calmly moves out of range.
That kick from McCewen tenderised Crow's leg. Crow is trying to keep his angry face on.
McCewen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crow 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.
McCewen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McCewen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCewen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from McCewen.
McCewen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCewen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crow. That did some damage!
McCewen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crow has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Crow on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McCewen. McCewen obviously looking to wear him down.
McCewen throws a leg kick which misses Crow's front leg but catches the back leg as Crow tries to avoid it.
McCewen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Callum McCewen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McCewen throws a leg kick which misses Crow's front leg but catches the back leg as Crow tries to avoid it.
McCewen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crow. That did some damage!
McCewen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Crow on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McCewen. McCewen obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by McCewen.
McCewen connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCewen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McCewen clobbers Crow with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McCewen lands a leg kick that knocks Crow off balance momentarily.
McCewen throws a nice outside leg kick.
McCewen lands with a thumping leg kick.
McCewen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Crow. Crow circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Willow Crow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crow has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McCewen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Callum McCewen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McCewen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 26:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Callum McCewen!
Callum McCewen decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jett Robins (ranked 3596 p4p, 4705 weight class) and Ned Chicane (ranked 279 p4p, 332 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ned Chicane was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jett Robins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ned Chicane !
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robins sizes up Chicane with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big left from Robins misses.
Chicane rushes Robins and presses him up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Chicane .
Robins trying to control the position but instead, Chicane has worked for underhooks and has pushed Robins into the cage.
Chicane keeps control of Robins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chicane has a couple of punches blocked by Robins.
Robins drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chicane pulls his leg out and moves away.
Robins definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chicane closes the distance and pushes Robins back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robins jumps guard but Chicane stands there with Robins around his waist. Robins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chicane utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chicane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Robinss head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chicane is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chicane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robins's elbow.
Chicane gets through Robins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chicane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Robins blocking some punches.
Chicane trying to land knees to the body.
Chicane swings wildly with an uppercut but Robins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chicane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chicane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robins.
Chicane lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Jett Robins has been cut.
Robins tries to pull guard but Chicane forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jett Robins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chicane lands with a short head shot on the inside.
 Robins is rocked!
Chicane controlling the action here for a moment.
Robins is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chicane is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chicane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Robins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chicane connects with a knee to the head.
Oh Robins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chicane lands a good knee to the midsection. Robins won't want to take too many of those.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chicane .
Chicane creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Robins's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Robins drops to his knees and Chicane pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ned Chicane !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Wagner (ranked 3595 p4p, 3154 weight class) and Magnus Forsberg (ranked 479 p4p, 436 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Wagner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnus Forsberg!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Forsberg.
Forsberg throws a counter combo.
Forsberg lands a right hook to the body.
Wagner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wagner tries to score with a low kick but Forsberg moves his leg out of the way.
Wagner misses with a hook. Forsberg ducked under it nicely.
Forsberg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Forsberg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Forsberg looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wagner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Forsberg lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wagner missing with a left hand there. Forsberg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wagner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Forsberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wagner misses with a lunging right hand
and Forsberg counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Wagner misses its intended target.
Forsberg let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wagner misses with a hook.
A low kick from Wagner misses
and Forsberg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Forsberg scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner dodges the punch combination from Forsberg.
Wagner tests Forsberg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Forsberg thuds his right hand into Wagner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bruce Wagner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wagner throws a right hand that misses
and Forsberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wagner is looking to chop away at Forsberg's legs.
Wagner throws a hook to the side of Forsberg's head but Forsberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Forsberg with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Forsberg with a jab.
Wagner misses with a low kick.
Forsberg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wagner throws a looping overhand right but Forsberg ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forsberg ducks under a wild hook from Wagner.
Wagner misses with a hook
and Forsberg counters with a left to the body.
Forsberg lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - Forsberg coming out on top.
A shot to the liver by Forsberg. Beautiful body shot.
Forsberg takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wagner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Forsberg counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Wagner is predictable there
enabling Forsberg to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Wagner misses
and Forsberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wagner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Forsberg is able to avoid easily.
Wagner throws an overhand right that lands on Forsberg's shoulder, as Forsberg tries to avoid the shot.
Wagner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wagner is breathing heavily.
Wagner misses with a hook
and Forsberg counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forsberg connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Forsberg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wagner doesn't seem bothered though.
Forsberg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wagner.
Forsberg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sloppy strikes from Wagner. Those never looked like landing.
Wagner throws a right hand that misses
and Forsberg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Forsberg scores with a hook to the body. Wagner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab, jab by Forsberg - just one landing.
A shot to the liver by Forsberg. Beautiful body shot.
Wagner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Forsberg lands a body shot.
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!
Wagner swings widly with a right hand
and Forsberg counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wagner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wagner swings widly with a right hand
and Forsberg counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Forsberg. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Forsberg.
Wagner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Forsberg jabs at Wagner's body.
Forsberg moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wagner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Forsberg counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wagner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Forsberg scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wagner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Forsberg lands a jab to the nose.
Wagner is rocked!
Forsberg cracks Wagner with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Wagner looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away
can Forsberg finish him?
Oh Wagner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Forsberg connects with a combination that backs up Wagner into the cage. Forsberg lands a flurry of punches that gets past Wagner's guard. Wagner is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Forsberg bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Magnus Forsberg!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vlad DaMan (ranked 2403 p4p, 2905 weight class) and Tony Halme (ranked 257 p4p, 308 weight class). Halme is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Katri Helena-Katson autiota hiekkarantaa. Tony Halme will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vlad DaMan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Halme!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halme tries to clinch but fails miserably
and DaMan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
DaMan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Halme sprawls well initially but DaMan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Halme actively working from the bottom here.
DaMan is controlling the pace.
Halme trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DaMan slips a nice elbow through Halme's hands, connecting with Halme's forehead.
We've been hearing that DaMan has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Halme is trying to maintain the position but DaMan is very close to passing his half guard.
DaMan controlling the pace.
Halme looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halme looking for submissions off his back.
Nice strikes from DaMan there.
DaMan lands strikes from half guard.
Halme wants to improve his position but DaMan is controlling well.
Halme looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
DaMan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
DaMan working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DaMan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
DaMan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
DaMan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
DaMan is controlling the pace.
DaMan prevents Halme from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halme pushes DaMan off looking to stand but DaMan dives back in and keeps control.
Halme tries to roll over but DaMan keeps him under control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
DaMan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Halme misses with the combination.
DaMan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Halme misses with a jab, cross combination.
Halme fails in his attempt to clinch.
DaMan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Halme manages to circle out of the way.
Halme fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with DaMan, pushing him back against the cage.
Halme pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Halme prevents DaMan from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DaMan tries to score a body lock takedown but Halme shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
DaMan tries to break free but Halme pushes him back against the cage.
DaMan manages to break the clinch.
DaMan swats away the attempt to clinch by Halme.
The fight stays on the outside here - Halme looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Halme tries to clinch up but DaMan circles away and keeps his distance.
Halme moves in looking to clinch but DaMan pushes him off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Halme tries to clinch up but DaMan circles away and keeps his distance.
DaMan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
DaMan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
DaMan keeps the fight on the outside.
Halme tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad DaMan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Halme wants to clinch.
Halme tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. DaMan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
DaMan tries to counter by clinching up but Halme breaks away and moves out of range.
DaMan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Halme is looking to clinch.
Tony Halme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halme is looking to clinch but DaMan is avoiding it.
Halme fails to land with a series of punches.
Halme fails in his attempt to clinch.
DaMan swats away the attempt to clinch by Halme.
As Halme tries to get set, DaMan tries to push him back and clinch up but Halme manages to avoid the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halme closes the distance and clinches.
Halme lands an elbow inside that DaMan shrugs off.
It looks like Vlad DaMan has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halme misses with an elbow over the top.
Halme tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and DaMan avoids it.
DaMan can't break the clinch.
Halme lands an elbow inside that DaMan shrugs off.
Halme dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Halme'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.
Halme is looking to control DaMan's arms but DaMan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Halme has his back to the cage.
DaMan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Halme lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halme is defending well against a takedown attempt.
DaMan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vlad DaMan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halme misses with a knee strike.
DaMan is trying to push Halme away but Halme has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Halme throws an elbow but it's blocked.
DaMan is trying to force a seperation but Halme has the dominant position.
Halme lands with a left to the head.
Halme misses with an elbow strike.
Halme is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halme lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Halme.
DaMan has picked Halme up - he's going for a ride! DaMan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Halme wants to improve his position but DaMan is controlling well.
DaMan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Halme looking for submissions off his back.
Halme tries to kick DaMan off but DaMan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Vlad DaMan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Halme wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halme is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Halme is trying to stand.
Halme tries to get to full guard but DaMan has control of the leg.
Halme is trying to stand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
DaMan scores with a hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Halme has taken the fight to the clinch.
Halme fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Halme tries to work over DaMan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Halme showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vlad DaMan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
DaMan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
DaMan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
DaMan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Halme napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A lull in the action here as DaMan stalls from top position.
DaMan grinds an elbow into Halme's temple.
DaMan controls the position.
Halme tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but DaMan presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DaMan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
DaMan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DaMan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Halme for as long as he can get away with.
DaMan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
DaMan landing strikes from the mount.
Halme sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halme looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
DaMan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
DaMan working the head and body with strikes.
DaMan stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Halme to get to his feet.
Halme tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. DaMan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
DaMan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Halme manages to circle out of the way.
Halme closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Halme tries to close the distance and clinch but DaMan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Halme looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Halme has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halme unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Halme.
Halme creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
DaMan blocks a body shot from Halme.
Halme taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Halme manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Halme lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Halme gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from DaMan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DaMan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
DaMan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Halme gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Halme trying to stall but DaMan improves his position.
DaMan dodges an elbow strike from Halme.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Halme lands on the inside with an uppercut.
DaMan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Halme gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vlad DaMan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halme tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tony Halme.
I think Halme 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tony Halme!
Tony Halme tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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