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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petrus Nekongo (ranked 6192 p4p, 6151 weight class) and Tiff Sanford (ranked 546 p4p, 543 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sanford's choice of entrance music: Body Count - Body Count's in the House. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Petrus Nekongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tiff Sanford!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nekongo ducks under a wild hook from Sanford.
Nekongo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nekongo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanford.
Nekongo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heavy Metal in the buildup to the fight.
Nekongo throws a hook but Sanford avoids it easily.
Sanford darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sanford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nekongo throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanford.
Sanford slips under a jab.
Sanford lands a big head kick that sends Nekongo tumbling to the mat! Sanford takes a step backwards and waves Nekongo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Nekongo is rocked!
 It looks like Petrus Nekongo has been cut.
Sanford has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Nekongo is landing a low percentage of 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!
Nekongo looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanford is just out of range.
Sanford swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nekongo missing with a left hand there. Sanford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanford circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Nekongo tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Sanford wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tiff Sanford!
An out of breath Tiff Sanford 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Calton (ranked 5262 p4p, 5279 weight class) and Mordor Mettovaara (ranked 603 p4p, 605 weight class). 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles Calton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mordor Mettovaara!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mettovaara swings widly with a right hand
and Calton counters with a nice uppercut.
Calton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Calton scores with a nice right hand.
Mettovaara wants to land a leg kick but Calton is out of range.
Calton looks to land a left hand but Mettovaara moved out of range nicely.
Calton misses with a body shot.
Mettovaara slips a jab and a cross from Calton.
Calton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mettovaara.
Mettovaara scores with a leg kick.
Mettovaara's corner calls for a 1-2. Mettovaara obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Calton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice cross by Calton.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calton throws a jab but it's blocked by Mettovaara.
Mettovaara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Calton was well out of range. Poor timing from Mettovaara.
Mettovaara throws an overhand right that lands on Calton's shoulder, as Calton tries to avoid the shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Mettovaara blocks the leg kick.
Mettovaara appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mettovaara.
Mettovaara slips a jab and a cross from Calton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mettovaara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Calton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Calton throws a low kick but Mettovaara moves out of range easily.
Mettovaara fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Calton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mettovaara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mettovaara throws a head kick but Calton moves out of range.
Calton misses with a left hand
and Mettovaara counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Calton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Calton moves out of range as Mettovaara strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Calton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mettovaara misses the shot to the body.
Mettovaara moves out of range of the body kick.
Calton needs to keep his hands up - Mettovaara had a free shot at his head there.
Calton closes the distance and clinches.
Calton tries to throw a body punch but Mettovaara avoids it by throwing Calton back against the cage.
Mettovaara lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mettovaara manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mettovaara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Calton misses with a body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mettovaara.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mettovaara.
Calton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mettovaara tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Calton is able to avoid easily.
Calton tries to clinch
and Mettovaara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Calton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mettovaara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Calton closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mettovaara counters with a right hand to the body.
Donk. Calton catches Mettovaara right on the button with a cross.
Calton finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Calton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Calton 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.
Mettovaara slips under a jab from Calton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mettovaara.
Mettovaara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Mettovaara does no damage.
Calton throws a one two combo.
Mettovaara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Calton misses with an uppercut.
Calton throws a hook but Mettovaara avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mettovaara.
Nice shot by Calton.
Mettovaara throws a hook to the side of Calton's head but Calton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Calton doesn't manage to clinch there - Mettovaara circles away.
Mettovaara lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Calton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Calton scores with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Mettovaara. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mettovaara.
Calton moves out of range of the body kick.
Mettovaara scores with a crisp jab that stopped Calton in his tracks.
Calton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calton tries to clinch but Mettovaara is having none of it.
Calton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Calton 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.
Calton throws a shot from downtown. Mettovaara moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Mettovaara misses.
Calton throws a body punch but Mettovaara moves out of range.
Calton throws a hook to the side of Mettovaara's head but Mettovaara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Calton rushes Mettovaara and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Mettovaara.
Calton tries a body shot but Mettovaara blocks it.
Calton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Calton.
Calton throws a punch but it's blocked by Mettovaara.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short left from Mettovaara.
Calton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Calton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Calton.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Charles Calton will probably get the nod.
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.
Mettovaara tries to land a leg kick but Calton saw it coming and moves away.
Mettovaara connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mettovaara throws a front kick aimed at Calton's knee but Calton avoids it well.
Calton doesn't manage to clinch there - Mettovaara circles away.
Mettovaara misses with a series of wild punches.
Mettovaara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Calton's head.
Mordor Mettovaara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mettovaara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Calton's sensitive parts.
Calton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mettovaara unleashes a big counter combination but Calton bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mettovaara misses with a low kick.
It looked like Calton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Calton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mettovaara. Mettovaara circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calton slips a straight right by Mettovaara.
Calton is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mettovaara tries to land a leg kick but Calton saw it coming and moves away.
Calton drives through and clinches with Mettovaara against the cage.
Calton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A short right from Mettovaara.
Calton is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mettovaara.
Oh Calton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mettovaara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Look low, kick high! Mettovaara uses the oldest trick in the book to send Calton tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Mettovaara is absolutely delighted - when Calton wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mordor Mettovaara!
After winning the bout, Mordor Mettovaara thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pallas Anttonen (ranked 5281 p4p, 4280 weight class) and Tomas Tetrev (ranked 606 p4p, 556 weight class). Tomas Tetrev is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pallas Anttonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomas Tetrev!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tetrev scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tetrev fails to land a wild elbow strike.
An elbow from Tetrev crashes against the mat.
Tetrev misses with the ground and pound.
Anttonen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Tetrev.
Tetrev landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Tetrev working the head with strikes.
Tetrev throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tetrev wants to control but Anttonen is keeping him busy.
Tetrev looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Anttonen is avoiding damage well.
Anttonen defending against the ground and pound.
Tetrev fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Anttonen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tetrev.
Tetrev tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tetrev fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Tetrev wants to control but Anttonen is keeping him busy.
The ground and pound from Tetrev seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Tetrev misses with the ground and pound.
Tetrev fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Tetrev throws an elbow but Anttonen slips to the side and avoids it well.
Tetrev cracks Anttonen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Anttonen can't do much from the bottom here.
Tetrev working the ground and pound but Anttonen is defending the strikes.
Anttonen defending against the ground and pound.
Tetrev is looking to take a break and control but Anttonen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tetrev scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tetrev throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tetrev throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Anttonen works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Tetrev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tetrev working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Anttonen is staying active underneath Tetrev, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tetrev throws a strike but Anttonen avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Tetrev throws a big right hand that misses.
Tetrev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tetrev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tetrev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tetrev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tetrev throws an elbow that misses. Anttonen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tetrev's guard. Nice move by Anttonen!
Tetrev is pulling down on Anttonen's head. It's preventing any offense from Anttonen, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anttonen stopping the sweep attempt from Tetrev.
Tetrev managing to control the position.
Anttonen preventing the sweep.
Tetrev controlling Anttonen's posture.
Tetrev working a defensive guard here.
Tetrev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Anttonen wants to pass the guard but Tetrev is keeping the position.
Tetrev looking to control.
Tetrev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anttonen's guard.
Tetrev chips away with some ground and pound.
Anttonen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tetrev throwing strikes from guard but Anttonen blocks nicely.
Anttonen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tetrev.
Tetrev with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tetrev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tetrev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tetrev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tetrev throws a big right hand that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tomas Tetrev dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A shot to the liver by Tetrev. Beautiful body shot.
Anttonen thumps Tetrev with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Anttonen.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anttonen. That's going to slow Tetrev down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Anttonen.
A big right from Tetrev misses.
A slow jab from Anttonen misses its intended target.
Tetrev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anttonen sprawls well. Anttonen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tetrev gets slowly back to his feet.
Anttonen looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Tetrev fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Anttonen sprawls well initially but Tetrev persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tetrev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tetrev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anttonen's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tetrev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tetrev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tetrev working Anttonen over with strikes.
Anttonen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tetrev.
Tetrev wants to control but Anttonen is keeping him busy.
Tetrev working the head and body with strikes.
Tetrev winds up and cracks Anttonen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anttonen is not content to let Tetrev control the position.
Tetrev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tetrev throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Anttonen to regain full guard.
Tetrev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tetrev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anttonen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tetrev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tetrev throwing strikes from guard but Anttonen blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tetrev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anttonen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tetrev lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tetrev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tetrev working some strikes from top position.
Tetrev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tetrev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tetrev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tetrev is looking to work some ground and pound but Anttonen has wrist control.
Tetrev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tetrev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tetrev throws a big right hand that misses.
Tetrev trying to control the position from guard on top but Anttonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tetrev landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tetrev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tetrev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tetrev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anttonen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tetrev throws an elbow that misses. Anttonen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tetrev's guard. Nice move by Anttonen!
Tetrev is controlling Anttonen's posture.
Tetrev is continuing to stall.
Tetrev is striking off his back. Anttonen thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Anttonen prevents Tetrev from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tetrev is trying to control but can't.
Tetrev slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tetrev looking for a sweep. Not yet Tetrev, not yet.
Tetrev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anttonen's guard.
Tetrev throws a strike but Anttonen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tetrev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tetrev working a defensive guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tomas Tetrev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Anttonen misses with a head kick.
Pallas Anttonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tetrev drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tetrev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tetrev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tetrev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tetrev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tetrev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tetrev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Anttonen's head.
Tetrev cracks Anttonen with a solid left hand.
Tetrev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tetrev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tetrev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tetrev throws a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tetrev lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anttonen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tetrev.
Tetrev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tetrev lands a couple of digs.
Tetrev postures up and lands a big shot to Anttonen's brow.
Tetrev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tetrev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tetrev is looking to work some ground and pound but Anttonen has wrist control.
Tetrev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tetrev slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Tetrev misses the target.
Anttonen gets caught flat footed, as Tetrev shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tetrev working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tetrev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tetrev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tetrev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Anttonen's head.
Tetrev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anttonen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tetrev works over Anttonen with some ground and pound from guard.
Tetrev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anttonen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tomas Tetrev has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tetrev pushes down on Anttonen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tetrev drops an elbow to the side of Anttonen's head.
Anttonen is rocked!
Tetrev is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Anttonen is hurt! He's hurt bad - Tetrev fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Anttonen from any more punishment! Congratulations to Tetrev! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomas Tetrev!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Winter Panda (ranked 4140 p4p, 3992 weight class) and Jack Ovstraski (ranked 493 p4p, 477 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Winter Panda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Ovstraski!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ovstraski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ovstraski misses with a wild body shot.
Panda feinted with a counter takedown.
Ovstraski connects with a single shot there.
Ovstraski misses with a straight left.
Panda slips under a jab.
Panda attempts a counter takedown but Ovstraski avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ovstraski connects with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Ovstraski misses the jab.
Ovstraski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovstraski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Panda drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ovstraski sprawls and moves away.
Panda seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ovstraski scores with a jab. Panda acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ovstraski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Panda.
Panda takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ovstraski scores with a nice head shot.
Ovstraski throws a jab when Panda was well out of range.
Panda attempts a counter takedown but Ovstraski avoids it well and moves away.
Ovstraski missing with a left hand there. Panda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ovstraski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Panda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Panda takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jack Ovstraski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ovstraski misses with a looping left.
Panda feinted with a counter takedown.
Ovstraski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Panda. Panda circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jack Ovstraski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Panda takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Panda slips a straight right by Ovstraski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda walks into a straight right hand from Ovstraski.
Ovstraski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Panda.
Panda walks into a left hand.
Ovstraski might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ovstraski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ovstraski misses with a looping left.
Panda attempts a counter takedown but Ovstraski avoids it well and moves away.
Ovstraski is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Panda had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Ovstraski lands with a hook. Panda tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ovstraski is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Panda ducks right into an uppercut from Ovstraski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ovstraski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Panda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Panda.
Panda half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Panda shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice cross by Ovstraski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Ovstraski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Panda appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Ovstraski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ovstraski throws a lazy uppercut
and Panda counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Panda.
Ovstraski wants to sweep here but Panda controlling him for the moment.
Ovstraski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Panda postures up.
Panda throwing strikes but missing.
Panda has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Panda is looking to work some ground and pound but Ovstraski has wrist control.
Panda won't allow Ovstraski to sweep him here.
Ovstraski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Panda postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Panda in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ovstraski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda throwing strikes but missing.
Panda working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Panda throws an elbow that misses. Ovstraski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Panda's guard. Nice move by Ovstraski!
Panda might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ovstraski stands and throws Panda's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovstraski stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ovstraski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ovstraski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ovstraski. Panda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Panda attempts a counter takedown but Ovstraski avoids it well and moves away.
A big left from Ovstraski misses.
Panda attempts a counter takedown but Ovstraski avoids it well and moves away.
Panda takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Good standup being displayed there by Ovstraski as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ovstraski lands an overhand right.
Ovstraski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ovstraski throws the left hand but Panda avoids the punch easily.
Panda attempts a counter takedown but Ovstraski avoids it well and moves away.
Ovstraski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ovstraski misses the jab.
Ovstraski tests Panda's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ovstraski misses with an uppercut
and Panda counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ovstraski won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ovstraski regains half guard, as Panda was trying to land strikes.
Panda thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ovstraski's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda is thwarting Ovstraski's attempts to control the position.
Panda lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ovstraski trying to control here.
Winter Panda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Panda working over Ovstraski with some ground and pound. Ovstraski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
 It looks like Jack Ovstraski has been cut.
Panda seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
 Ovstraski is rocked!
Ovstraski wants to control but Panda is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ovstraski is still in real trouble! Can Panda finish him?
Ovstraski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Panda.
Ovstraski seems to have recovered his senses.
Panda thows a huge punch but Ovstraski dodges it nicely.
Ovstraski is looking to improve his position.
Ovstraski is trying to maintain the position but Panda is very close to passing his half guard.
Panda missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Panda looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ovstraski is looking for a sweep. Panda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panda drops an elbow to the side of Ovstraski's head.
Ovstraski is trying to get back to full guard.
Panda drops an elbow to the side of Ovstraski's head.
Panda thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ovstraski's head.
Panda sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ovstraski defending well though.
Panda thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Panda lands a big elbow - Ovstraski is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Panda!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Winter Panda!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Doolittle (ranked 2790 p4p, 3315 weight class) and Luka Stjepanic (ranked 348 p4p, 415 weight class). Luka Stjepanic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dexter Doolittle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luka Stjepanic!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stjepanic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Doolittle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Doolittle scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stjepanic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Doolittle misses with a body kick.
Stjepanic missing with a left hand there. Doolittle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stjepanic looks to score with a jab to the body but Doolittle is just out of range.
Doolittle throws a hook but Stjepanic blocks it.
Doolittle scores with the left hand. Stjepanic knows he should have avoided that one.
Doolittle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stjepanic.
Doolittle scores with a nice strike.
Doolittle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stjepanic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doolittle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doolittle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stjepanic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stjepanic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doolittle.
Stjepanic looks to throw the jab but Doolittle is out of range.
Stjepanic's corner calls for a 1-2. Stjepanic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Doolittle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stjepanic throws a looping overhand right but Doolittle ducks down to avoid it.
Doolittle takes a swing at Stjepanic's ribcage but misses.
Stjepanic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stjepanic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Doolittle rather than just go for the knockout.
Stjepanic slips a straight right by Doolittle.
Dexter Doolittle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stjepanic scores with a hook to the body. Doolittle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Doolittle looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Stjepanic ducks under a wild hook from Doolittle.
Stjepanic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Stjepanic tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stjepanic ducks under a wild hook from Doolittle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stjepanic lands a jab.
Stjepanic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Doolittle misses with a wild body shot.
Stjepanic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doolittle ducks under a wild hook from Stjepanic.
It looked like Doolittle was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Stjepanic.
Stjepanic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doolittle takes a swing at Stjepanic's ribcage but misses.
Doolittle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stjepanic slips a straight right by Doolittle.
Doolittle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stjepanic.
Stjepanic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Doolittle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stjepanic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stjepanic. Doolittle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stjepanic moves out of range as Doolittle strikes.
Doolittle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stjepanic moves away.
Stjepanic throws a body punch but Doolittle moves out of range.
Stjepanic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stjepanic has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Stjepanic lands with a shot to the body.
Doolittle scores with a shot to the body.
Stjepanic lands with a shot to the body.
Doolittle lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stjepanic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stjepanic looks to throw the jab but Doolittle is out of range.
Doolittle defending well as Stjepanic loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle throws an overhand right that lands on Stjepanic's shoulder, as Stjepanic tries to avoid the shot.
Doolittle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stjepanic manages to avoid it.
Doolittle takes a swing at Stjepanic's ribcage but misses.
Doolittle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Stjepanic misses the target.
Doolittle misses with a straight left.
Stjepanic loads up on a big right hand but Doolittle slips the punch.
Nice shot by Doolittle.
Doolittle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stjepanic.
Stjepanic slips a straight right by Doolittle.
Doolittle jabs Stjepanic right on the nose. Stjepanic blinks but takes it well.
Nice defenses there by Doolittle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luka Stjepanic will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stjepanic misses with an uppercut.
Stjepanic misses with a wild body shot.
Doolittle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Doolittle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stjepanic.
Stjepanic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doolittle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Luka Stjepanic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stjepanic scores with a nice right hand.
Doolittle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stjepanic closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Doolittle! Stjepanic dives in looking to finish! Doolittle is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luka Stjepanic!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jed Hall (ranked 2577 p4p, 6190 weight class) and Bahamut Parkkinen (ranked 311 p4p, 545 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jed Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bahamut Parkkinen!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall throws a jab when Parkkinen was well out of range.
Parkkinen tries a quick counter leg kick but Hall is wise to it.
Hall cracks Parkkinen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Parkkinen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hall throws a hook to the side of Parkkinen's head but Parkkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Parkkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall throws a hook to the side of Parkkinen's head but Parkkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Hall backs off Parkkinen throws a huge counter combo but Hall manages to avoid it all.
Hall changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hall takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Parkkinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hall circles away quickly and effectively.
Parkkinen catches Hall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hall lands a nice shot to the body.
Parkkinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hall.
Jed Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parkkinen misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parkkinen throws a jab when Hall was well out of range.
Hall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Parkkinen at a distance.
Parkkinen connects with a right hand. Hall shakes it off.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Parkkinen is just out of range.
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parkkinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Parkkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
Hall misses with an uppercut.
Hall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Hall.
Hall has a takedown stuffed.
Hall moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with an uppercut
and Parkkinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Parkkinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hall staying out of range there.
Hall avoids the body shot from Parkkinen.
Nice uppercut there from Hall.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice defenses there by Hall.
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parkkinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Parkkinen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hall swings for the body but Parkkinen moves out of range.
Parkkinen throws out a counter right but Hall avoids it with no problem.
Bahamut Parkkinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall misses with a jab to the body
and Parkkinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hall throws a jab but it's blocked by Parkkinen.
Hall misses with a hook.
Parkkinen moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall cracks Parkkinen with an open hand slap.
A cross from Hall lands.
Parkkinen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Parkkinen's coach down at FF Forever was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Parkkinen's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hall throws a hook to the side of Parkkinen's head but Parkkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Parkkinen moves out of range as Hall strikes.
Hall throws a poor cross that misses
and Parkkinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall misses with an uppercut. Parkkinen saw that one coming.
Parkkinen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Parkkinen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Parkkinen moves out of range as Hall strikes.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Parkkinen misses.
Parkkinen needs to keep his hands up - Hall had a free shot at his head there.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Parkkinen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hall with a body shot.
Hall connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parkkinen.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parkkinen manages to avoid it.
Parkkinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hall.
Hall misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Parkkinen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall avoids the body shot from Parkkinen.
Hall cracks Parkkinen with an open hand slap.
Hall lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parkkinen.
Hall feinted with a counter takedown.
Parkkinen is looking to slow Hall down with leg kicks.
Parkkinen throws out a loose jab but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jed Hall dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hall throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Bahamut Parkkinen has been cut.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parkkinen manages to avoid it.
Parkkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Parkkinen ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Parkkinen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hall ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Parkkinen missing with a left hand there. Hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Parkkinen looks to land a left hand but Hall moved out of range nicely.
Hall throws out a loose jab but Parkkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Parkkinen is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parkkinen.
Parkkinen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A big right from Hall misses.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Parkkinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall moves away from the strike by Parkkinen.
Hall misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Parkkinen counter with a right hand.
Parkkinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hall throws out a powerful jab.
Hall defending well as Parkkinen loads up on a big left hand.
Hall loads up on a big right hand but Parkkinen slips the punch.
Hall slips a jab from Parkkinen.
Hall feinted with a counter takedown.
Jab by Hall.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parkkinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Parkkinen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Parkkinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Hall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Parkkinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jed Hall is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parkkinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hall throws a hook but Parkkinen avoids it easily.
Parkkinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Parkkinen misses
and Hall counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Parkkinen!
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Parkkinen can do to turn this around?
Hall landing a few strikes.
Parkkinen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sloppy strikes there by Hall.
Hall working the ground and pound but Parkkinen is defending the strikes.
Hall wants to control but Parkkinen is keeping him busy.
Parkkinen is looking for a sweep.
Hall landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall wants to control but Parkkinen is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parkkinen is trying to control Hall's posture but Hall avoids it.
Parkkinen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hall tries to score with some ground and pound. Parkkinen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The strikes coming from Hall are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hall lands some shots froms side control.
Parkkinen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hall misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hall postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hall landing strikes.
The cut above Bahamut Parkkinen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bahamut Parkkinen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jed Hall!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lark Bizzy (ranked 5145 p4p, 3633 weight class) and Leopold Shaw (ranked 503 p4p, 411 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lark Bizzy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leopold Shaw!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bizzy misses with a two punch combination.
Shaw with the counter takedown but Bizzy avoids it easily.
Shaw closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bizzy wants to control but Shaw is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bizzy wants to get back to full guard.
Bizzy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shaw scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shaw not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bizzy tries to get to full guard but Shaw has control of the leg.
Shaw content to control rather than advance.
Bizzy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bizzy tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bizzy trying to hold on to Shaw's head to control him but Shaw postures up.
Bizzy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw drops an elbow to the side of Bizzy's head.
Bizzy wants to control but Shaw is keeping busy.
Still in half guard, Shaw seems content to control.
Bizzy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shaw on the ground.
Shaw throwing shots but Bizzy is blocking nicely.
Shaw content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Shaw looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bizzy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Shaw takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shaw looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shaw works his foot free and advances to mount.
Shaw connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Shaw is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Bizzy goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Shaw!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Leopold Shaw!
Leopold Shaw seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Makana Berzebal (ranked 2828 p4p, 3515 weight class) and Frank Rizzo (ranked 233 p4p, 284 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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150
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149
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Makana Berzebal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Rizzo!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Berzebal.
Rizzo throws a leg kick but Berzebal checks it.
Rizzo sizes up Berzebal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rizzo throws a chopping leg kick but Berzebal manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Berzebal gets a double leg takedown into Rizzo's guard.
Berzebal advances to half guard.
Berzebal seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Berzebal seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rizzo for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rizzo is looking to control Berzebal's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rizzo avoid being mounted?
Berzebal tries to pass to full mount but Rizzo defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo trying to control but Berzebal postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berzebal is trying to control. Rizzo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rizzo trying to control from the bottom.
Rizzo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Berzebal pulls his head out easily.
Rizzo trying to hold on to Berzebal's head to control him but Berzebal postures up.
Rizzo is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Berzebal is staying active.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Berzebal tries to clinch but Rizzo is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rizzo scores with a hook.
Rizzo pushes Berzebal up against the cage in a clinch.
Berzebal is trying to pull guard but Rizzo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Berzebal is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rizzo to keep the fight standing.
Rizzo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Makana Berzebal has been cut.
Berzebal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Berzebal is looking to break free of the clinch but Rizzo has double underhooks.
Berzebal has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rizzo after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Makana Berzebal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rizzo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Berzebal.
Berzebal tries for a takedown. No joy.
Berzebal tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rizzo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rizzo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rizzo.
Berzebal tries to score a body lock takedown but Rizzo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Berzebal gets control of Rizzo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Berzebal will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Berzebal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rizzo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rizzo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Berzebal is breathing heavily.
Berzebal keeping full guard, as Rizzo tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzebal has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rizzo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rizzo looking to pass the guard.
Berzebal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rizzo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rizzo trying to control but Berzebal is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rizzo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rizzo connects with a leg kick.
Berzebal walks into a left hand.
Nice takedown defense from Rizzo. No joy for Berzebal on that attempt.
Rizzo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rizzo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Berzebal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rizzo is looking to slow Berzebal down with leg kicks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Berzebal changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rizzo tries to avoid it but Berzebal manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rizzo to the ground. Rizzo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rizzo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Rizzo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Berzebal under the eye.
Rizzo tries to clinch up but Berzebal circles away and keeps his distance.
Rizzo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Rizzo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Makana Berzebal's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Rizzo.
Berzebal darts in looking for a takedown but Rizzo gets double underhooks and turns Berzebal into the cage.
Rizzo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Berzebal has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rizzo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rizzo pushes off an throws an elbow but Berzebal leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rizzo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
I was talking to Berzebal's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Berzebal is looking to break free of the clinch but Rizzo has double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Rizzo.
Rizzo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rizzo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rizzo lands an elbow just above Berzebal 's eye.
Rizzo lands a nice elbow.
Rizzo presses Berzebal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rizzo lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rizzo.
Rizzo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rizzo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rizzo.
Makana Berzebal's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo lands an elbow inside that Berzebal shrugs off.
Rizzo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice elbow from Rizzo.
Rizzo lands an elbow inside that Berzebal shrugs off.
Makana Berzebal's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rizzo lands an elbow that stopped Berzebal in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Makana Berzebal's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Frank Rizzo!
After winning the bout, Frank Rizzo 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Kulma Rauta (ranked 1970 p4p, 3308 weight class) and Phil Graves (ranked 264 p4p, 414 weight class). Graves is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I Bring The Darkness.. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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174
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Granite 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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kulma Rauta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phil Graves!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves throws a body shot but no joy.
Rauta throwing a counter right hand but Graves manages to avoid it.
Graves fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Rauta wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rauta is looking to chop away at Graves's legs.
Rauta checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Graves.
Rauta scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Phil Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rauta swats away the attempt to clinch by Graves.
Rauta fires out a quick counter leg kick but Graves just manages to avoid it.
Graves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Graves slips a jab and a cross from Rauta.
Graves wants to counter with a clinch but Rauta pushes him away.
Graves moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rauta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rauta misses with some punches.
Rauta slows down the pace here.
A right hand to the body from Rauta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves blocks an uppercut.
Graves throws a head punch that misses.
Rauta taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Graves letting Rauta take a breather here.
Rauta blocking some punches.
Rauta misses with a punch on the inside.
Rauta misses with a punch to the body.
Rauta has Graves pressed against the cage.
Graves works on Rauta's body with a couple of short punches.
Rauta prevents a body shot from Graves.
Rauta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rauta holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rauta misses with the head strike.
Rauta has a couple of punches blocked by Graves.
Graves throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves tries to throw a body punch but Rauta avoids it by throwing Graves back against the cage.
Rauta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but Rauta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Graves.
Graves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Graves lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rauta backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graves misses with some punches.
Rauta working aggressively here.
Graves lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rauta'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.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Graves.
Rauta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rauta has a couple of punches blocked by Graves.
Rauta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Graves throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graves.
A nice right hand lands inside from Graves.
It looks like Kulma Rauta has been cut.
Rauta lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Graves.
Rauta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rauta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
Rauta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graves's coach down at Combat Wombat Burrow was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Graves's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rauta throws a punch but it's blocked by Graves.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
Rauta breaks from the clinch.
Graves swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Rauta to counter with a crisp jab.
Graves misses with the combination.
We've been told by Rauta's head coaches at Jorzi GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rauta getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graves scores with a jab to the body.
Graves instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rauta.
Rauta scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rauta pressing his opponent against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Graves.
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Rauta.
Rauta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rauta scores with a shot to the side of Graves's head.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Rauta.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Graves.
Rauta is pushing Graves up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Graves lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rauta backwards.
Graves struggles to land a body shot inside as Rauta controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Phil Graves will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kulma Rauta's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A big left from Rauta misses.
Graves with a jab.
Graves has taken the fight to the clinch.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rauta lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
Rauta throws a head punch that misses.
Phil Graves seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
Rauta lands with a light punch inside.
Graves lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rauta backwards.
Rauta throws a punch but it's blocked by Graves.
Rauta will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Graves up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Graves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rauta.
Rauta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauta blocks an uppercut.
Rauta lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rauta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rauta misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Rauta.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rauta.
Still in the clinch, Graves scores with a nice short uppercut.
Graves misses with some punches.
Rauta displaying some good clinch control by pressing Graves up against the cage.
Rauta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Graves.
Rauta is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Graves blocks a body shot from Rauta.
Rauta scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta lands a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Graves as Rauta tries to tie him up.
Graves blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rauta working aggressively here.
Graves lands with a light punch inside.
Rauta taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rauta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
Graves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rauta lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Graves.
Graves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graves lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rauta backwards.
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Rauta.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Graves.
A short body shot lands from Rauta as the two fighters clinch.
Graves lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauta lands with a light punch inside.
Graves lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rauta.
Rauta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Graves tries to work over Rauta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Graves.
Rauta stalls.
Rauta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rauta just leaning against Graves, taking a breather.
The referee calls for Rauta to work.
Graves lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rauta backwards.
Graves struggles to land a body shot inside as Rauta controls his hands.
Rauta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rauta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Graves working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Graves.
Rauta blocks a body shot from Graves.
Rauta taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rauta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rauta lands with a short shot to the head.
Rauta blocks an uppercut.
Graves misses with a body punch.
Rauta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
Rauta swings wildly with an uppercut but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves misses with a body punch.
Rauta avoiding damage.
Rauta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rauta misses with the head strike.
Rauta scores with a hook to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Graves as Rauta tries to tie him up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kulma Rauta will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kulma Rauta's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Graves throws an off balance right hand
and Rauta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Graves throws a big shot that misses.
Graves lands a jab to the head.
Graves slips a straight right by Rauta.
Rauta walks into a jab.
Nice defenses there by Rauta.
Rauta was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Graves thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Rauta misses its intended target.
Graves misses the jab.
Graves moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Graves moves into range and clinches up with Rauta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rauta stalls.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Rauta.
Graves is working Rauta over against the cage.
Rauta is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauta throws a punch but it's blocked by Graves.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but Rauta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Graves scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rauta blocking some punches.
Graves working aggressively here.
Rauta throws a head punch that misses.
Rauta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rauta pressing his opponent against the cage.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rauta throws a head punch that misses.
Rauta is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Graves is keeping busy.
Rauta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves working aggressively here.
Graves lands a hook that snaps the head of Rauta backwards.
Graves tries a body shot but Rauta blocks it.
Rauta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rauta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rauta lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
Rauta throws a punch but it's blocked by Graves.
Rauta working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Graves lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
A hook to the body from Rauta.
Graves lands a hook that snaps the head of Rauta backwards.
Rauta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rauta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rauta blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Rauta.
Graves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rauta is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rauta lands with a left to the head.
Graves tries to throw a body punch but Rauta avoids it by throwing Graves back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rauta.
Rauta stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Graves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graves.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Rauta.
A short right from Rauta.
Graves is working Rauta over against the cage.
Rauta is trying to maintain a safe position but Graves gets an underhook and turns Rauta into the cage.
Rauta scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rauta is trying to maintain a safe position but Graves gets an underhook and turns Rauta into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves misses with the head strike.
Graves can't find room to land a body shot as Rauta controls the action.
Rauta stalling the fight.
Graves misses with some punches.
Rauta is stalling here.
Rauta struggles to land a body shot inside as Graves controls his hands.
Rauta has a couple of punches blocked by Graves.
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Rauta.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
Rauta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Graves.
Graves scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Rauta.
Rauta blocks an uppercut.
Graves working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Graves lands with a left to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Graves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Graves has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Regueiro (ranked 1483 p4p, 3591 weight class) and Shogun Silva (ranked 58 p4p, 130 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Julio Regueiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Shogun Silva!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Regueiro takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Regueiro gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Regueiro is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Regueiro down to the mat. Regueiro avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Julio Regueiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shogun Silva.
Silva dives in and grabs Regueiro's left leg, looking for a takedown. Regueiro pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Regueiro has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva wants to take the fight to the mat but Regueiro manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Regueiro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Regueiro is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Regueiro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Regueiro gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Regueiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Regueiro forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Regueiro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
I was talking to Regueiro's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Regueiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Regueiro has managed to clinch.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Regueiro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Regueiro scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Regueiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Regueiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva dives in for a single leg takedown but Regueiro sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Regueiro sprawls well.
Regueiro moves into the clinch.
Regueiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Regueiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Regueiro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Regueiro lands a right hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Regueiro as Silva shoots in.
Silva looks for a takedown but Regueiro sprawls well.
Silva looks winded!
Regueiro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Regueiro lands a left hand.
Silva prevents a body shot from Regueiro.
Regueiro lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Regueiro breaks from the clinch.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Regueiro swivels and escapes.
Julio Regueiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro clinches with his opponent.
Regueiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Regueiro lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Regueiro is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Regueiro circles away and we're back to standing.
Regueiro has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Regueiro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Regueiro shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silva prevents a body shot from Regueiro.
Regueiro prevents the takedown attempt.
Regueiro breaks the clinch.
Regueiro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Regueiro scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Regueiro lands with an overhand left.
Regueiro punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Regueiro, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Regueiro against the cage but Regueiro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva gets tackled into the cage by Regueiro. Regueiro maintains the clinch.
Silva wants a takedown.
Regueiro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Regueiro scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Regueiro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Regueiro 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 10:8
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 10:8
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 10:8
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Regueiro!
After the fight, Julio Regueiro was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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