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DC 103: Burdon v Pope PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Slinger (ranked 2519 p4p, 4321 weight class) and Henny Bottles (ranked 170 p4p, 258 weight class). Slinger kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hail Mary. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Slinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henny Bottles!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slinger drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bottles gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bottles is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Slinger scores with a couple of nice shots.
Slinger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bottles missing with punches from the bottom.
Slinger is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bottles is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Slinger is trying to control the action in half guard but Bottles is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bottles wants to control but Slinger is keeping busy.
We've been hearing that Slinger has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bottles manages to get to full guard.
Our spies down at at The Scrap Squad inform us that Bottles has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Slinger wants to control from the top but Bottles keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottles seems keen to control Slinger's posture.
Bottles lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bottles being controlled here momentarily.
Bottles throwing strikes from guard but Slinger blocks nicely.
Slinger is looking for a triangle but Bottles pushes his legs off easily.
Bottles trying to control the position from guard on top but Slinger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottles with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bottles is looking to work some ground and pound but Slinger has wrist control.
Slinger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bottles avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Slinger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bottles throws a big right hand that misses.
Bottles throwing strikes but missing.
Bottles throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slinger throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bottles escapes and throws Slinger's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Slinger gets back to half guard.
Slinger is doing well to control the position and prevent Bottles from advancing to side control.
Slinger is looking for a sweep. Bottles is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Slinger keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Slinger moves into full guard.
Bottles with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slinger controls Bottles momentarily but Bottles frees himself.
Bottles trying to control but Slinger is working from the bottom.
Slinger might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bottles preventing the sweep.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Bottles throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Slinger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bottles.
Slinger seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bottles is looking to clinch but Slinger is avoiding it.
Slinger shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Slinger trying to control the action but Bottles is working from the bottom.
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 Patrick Slinger will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bottles enables Slinger to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bottles manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bottles is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Slinger manages to get to full guard.
Slinger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bottles 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.
Bottles throwing strikes but missing.
Slinger is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bottles defends well.
Bottles loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottles trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bottles throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slinger keeping moving, preventing Bottles from controlling successfully.
Bottles avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Slinger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Slinger is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bottles is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bottles throws a strike but Slinger rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Slinger won't allow Bottles to sweep him here.
Bottles is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Slinger is controlling him.
Bottles is trying to control the position but Slinger postures up.
Slinger with a nice head shot there.
Bottles tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Slinger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bottles works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Slinger with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bottles bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Slinger's guard.
Bottles throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Slinger is trying to control the position but Bottles postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottles passes into half guard.
Slinger tries to roll over but Bottles keeps him under control.
Bottles missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bottles missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Slinger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Slinger is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bottles pulls his head out easily.
Bottles missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Slinger is looking to control Bottles's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Slinger avoid being mounted?
Bottles with the ground and pound but Slinger uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bottles throws a big right hand that misses.
Bottles stopping the sweep attempt from Slinger.
Bottles postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bottles is fighting to break Slinger's control of his arms but Slinger is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bottles throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bottles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henny Bottles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bottles stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bottles wants it to stay on the feet.
Bottles throws a head kick that misses.
Slinger closes the distance and clinches up with Bottles, looking for a takedown. Slinger pushes Bottles against the cage but Bottles circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bottles dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slinger. That did some damage!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henny Bottles 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!
Slinger blocks a head kick by Bottles.
Slinger shoots in for a takedown but Bottles shows good takedown defense.
Slinger throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Slinger shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bottles defends it nicely.
Slinger misses with a takedown attempt
and Bottles counters with a left and a right that stings Slinger.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Slinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bottles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That kick from Bottles tenderised Slinger's leg. Slinger is trying to keep his angry face on.
Slinger shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Slinger dives in and grabs Bottles's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bottles pushes down on Slinger's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bottles digs a good body shot into Slinger's ribs.
Slinger slips a jab and a cross from Bottles.
Slinger blocks a head kick by Bottles.
Slinger checks the leg kick.
Bottles thows a body kick. Slinger tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slinger misses with a low kick.
Slinger shoots in for a double leg but Bottles sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Slinger gets tackled into the cage by Bottles. Bottles maintains the clinch.
Bottles connects with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Bottles.
Slinger can't get the takedown.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bottles is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bottles lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slinger has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bottles after a bit of a struggle.
Bottles misses with a punch to the body.
Bottles stalling the fight.
Bottles avoiding damage.
Bottles throws an elbow but it misses.
Bottles creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bottles struggles to land a body shot inside as Slinger controls his hands.
Bottles pushes off an throws an elbow but Slinger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bottles has Slinger pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottles missing with knees to the body.
Bottles dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bottles looking to throw knees to the head but Slinger is blocking nicely.
Bottles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
 It looks like Patrick Slinger has been cut.
Bottles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Slinger is defending well for now.
Bottles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Slinger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bottles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slinger has Bottles pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bottles manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bottles working Slinger over with knees to the body.
Bottles is struggling to control the position.
Slinger has Bottles pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bottles manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Slinger has Bottles pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bottles manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bottles stalling.
Slinger goes for a takedown attempt but Bottles pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bottles closes the distance and pushes Slinger back into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henny Bottles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bottles 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henny Bottles!
Patrick Slinger was interviewed post fight and said 'Congratulations to my opponent. He got the better of me, and deserves all the credit in the world for his hard work. I hope we meet again.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan David Franco (ranked 3282 p4p, 5112 weight class) and David Boo (ranked 373 p4p, 488 weight class). Franco kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bullet For My Valentine- Tears Don't Fall. David Boo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan David Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, David Boo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Franco throws a head kick but Boo moves out of range.
Boo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A combination from Franco does no damage.
Boo is looking for the big counter here.
Franco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Boo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Franco.
Franco misses with a head kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Boo misses.
Juan David Franco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boo blocks a head kick by Franco.
Boo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boo tries to clinch but Franco moves out of range.
Franco tries a head kick but it misses.
Franco scores with a head kick.
Franco throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Franco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Franco swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Boo counters with a series of strikes. Franco will be more careful next time no doubt.
Franco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boo unleashes a big counter combination but Franco bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Franco throws a head kick that misses.
Boo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Franco.
Franco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Franco tries a head kick but it misses.
Whack! Franco lands a heavy head kick that drops Boo. The ref tackles Franco to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Boo was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Juan David Franco!
Our winner, Juan David Franco, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Milissis (ranked 2325 p4p, 3343 weight class) and Phil Rivers (ranked 195 p4p, 264 weight class). Rivers has chosen RUNNING IN THE 90ās as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elvis Milissis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phil Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rivers lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rivers tries to keep at a distance but Milissis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Milissis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rivers lands an elbow inside that Milissis shrugs off.
Milissis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Milissis throws an elbow that misses.
Rivers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Rivers on the inside.
Milissis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivers managing to block the knees to the body from Milissis.
Rivers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Milissis backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Milissis misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rivers.
Milissis misses with a knee strike.
Rivers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rivers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rivers gets through Milissis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Milissis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rivers avoids it.
A short uppercut from Milissis.
Rivers misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers avoids a wild elbow strike from Milissis.
Rivers misses with a punch to the body.
Rivers pressing his opponent against the cage.
Milissis has a couple of punches blocked by Rivers.
Rivers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rivers lands a hook to the side of the head.
Milissis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Milissis misses with an elbow over the top.
Milissis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A shot in the inside from Rivers.
Rivers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivers told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Rivers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Milissis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivers digs a right hand underneath Milissis's ribcage. Milissis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rivers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivers throws a head punch that misses.
Milissis tries to land knees in the clinch but Rivers avoids the damage to the body.
Milissis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rivers avoids it.
Milissis struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivers controls his hands.
Rivers throws a head punch that misses.
Rivers blocking some punches.
Milissis tries a knee to the head but Rivers blocks it.
Rivers lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Rivers.
Milissis misses with the head strike.
Milissis missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rivers.
Milissis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rivers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Milissis backwards.
Rivers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Milissis pushes off an throws an elbow but Rivers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Milissis misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Milissis.
Milissis avoids a wild elbow strike from Rivers.
A short right from Milissis on the inside.
Milissis blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rivers.
Rivers lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Rivers.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rivers.
Milissis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rivers avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rivers.
Rivers lands a shot to the body.
Rivers lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers avoids the elbow strike from Milissis, against the cage.
Rivers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rivers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rivers misses with some punches.
Milissis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rivers.
Rivers lands a left hand.
Milissis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Milissis tries a knee to the head but Rivers blocks it.
Rivers lands a nice uppercut.
Rivers lands a body punch.
Milissis looking to throw knees to the head but Rivers is blocking nicely.
Rivers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rivers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Milissis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rivers working aggressively here.
Milissis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Milissis backwards.
Rivers lands a shoulder strike.
Rivers content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rivers dodges an elbow strike from Milissis.
Milissis tries to work over Rivers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Milissis misses with an elbow over the top.
Milissis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rivers.
Milissis blocking some punches.
Rivers avoids a wild elbow strike from Milissis.
Milissis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
A shot in the inside from Rivers.
Rivers blocks the elbow strike.
Rivers blocking some punches.
Rivers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rivers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rivers leaning his opponent against the cage.
Milissis tries to land knees in the clinch but Rivers avoids the damage to the body.
Rivers lands a nice uppercut.
Rivers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rivers lands a right hand.
Rivers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivers is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Milissis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rivers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivers is struggling to control the position.
Rivers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Rivers dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Milissis slips a straight right by Rivers.
Rivers clinches with his opponent.
Rivers avoiding damage as Milissis throws knees to the body.
Milissis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Milissis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Milissis misses with a knee strike.
Milissis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Phil Rivers seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Milissis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rivers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Milissis blocks an uppercut.
Rivers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rivers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rivers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rivers lands a right hand.
Rivers displaying some good clinch control by pressing Milissis up against the cage.
Rivers misses with a punch on the inside.
Milissis misses with a punch to the body.
Milissis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rivers has his back arched nicely, preventing the 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!
Rivers lands with a light punch inside.
Milissis takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milissis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Milissis.
Rivers blocks a body shot from Milissis.
Milissis missing with knees to the body.
Milissis tries to land knees in the clinch but Rivers avoids the damage to the body.
Rivers avoiding damage.
Rivers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rivers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rivers lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Elvis Milissis has been cut.
Milissis misses with a punch to the body.
Rivers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rivers scores with a shoulder strike.
Rivers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rivers works on Milissis's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Milissis throws an elbow but misses.
Rivers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Milissis's elbow.
Milissis takes an elbow to the temple.
Milissis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rivers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Milissis backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rivers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Milissis misses with an elbow over the top.
Rivers scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers can't find room to land a body shot as Milissis controls the action.
Rivers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Milissis.
Rivers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Milissis backwards.
Rivers blocks an elbow strike.
Rivers lands a hook to the side of the head.
Milissis can't find room to land a body shot as Rivers controls the action.
Rivers lands with a short shot to the head.
Milissis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rivers lands an elbow that stopped Milissis in his tracks for a moment.
A short uppercut from Rivers.
Rivers lands with a right to the head.
Rivers gets through Milissis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Rivers.
Rivers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Milissis backwards.
Milissis misses with an elbow over the top.
Rivers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Milissis backwards.
 Milissis is rocked!
Rivers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rivers.
Rivers lands a left hand.
Oh Milissis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Milissis takes a shot to the head.
Rivers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milissis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Milissis seems to have got his legs back now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Milissis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rivers's brow.
A short left from Rivers.
Rivers has Milissis pressed against the cage.
Rivers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Milissis backwards.
Milissis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Milissis looking to throw knees to the head but Rivers is blocking nicely.
Rivers lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rivers misses with some punches.
Milissis blocking some punches.
Milissis tries to land knees in the clinch but Rivers avoids the damage to the body.
Rivers prevents a body shot from Milissis.
Rivers misses with a punch on the inside.
Rivers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Milissis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rivers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivers lands with a left to the head.
Rivers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Milississ head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rivers scores with a shot to the side of Milissis's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rivers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rivers creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Milissis's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Milissis drops to his knees and Rivers pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Rivers!
After the big win, Phil Rivers made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors The Natural Order and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Verney Lapierre (ranked 1403 p4p, 3841 weight class) and Ari Katajamaki (ranked 104 p4p, 240 weight class). Lapierre comes to the cage accompanied by Sugar. 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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142
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135
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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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Verney Lapierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Ari Katajamaki!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Lapierre misses.
Lapierre stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Katajamaki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lapierre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Katajamaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lapierre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lapierre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Katajamaki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lapierre is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lapierre misses with the head strike.
Katajamaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Lapierre on the inside.
Katajamaki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lapierre gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lapierre misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katajamaki has Lapierre pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Katajamaki pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lapierre tumbling to the mat - Katajamaki dives into Lapierre's guard.
Lapierre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Katajamaki working some strikes from top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lapierre is looking for a triangle but Katajamaki pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapierre escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Katajamaki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Katajamaki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Katajamaki scoring with punches to the head and body.
Katajamaki landing some decent shots from guard.
Lapierre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Katajamaki got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lapierre has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Katajamaki has managed to get both his arms back between Lapierre's legs - danger averted.
Katajamaki scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lapierre has his foot on Katajamaki's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Katajamaki works his way back into a safe position though.
Katajamaki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lapierre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lapierre is looking for a triangle but Katajamaki pushes his legs off easily.
Lapierre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Katajamaki scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katajamaki lands a couple of digs.
Katajamaki lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lapierre had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Katajamaki defends it easily.
Katajamaki connects with a couple of short punches.
Lapierre is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Katajamaki postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Katajamaki's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Katajamaki connects with a couple of short punches.
Lapierre is rocked!
Katajamaki postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Oh Lapierre is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Katajamaki scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Katajamaki loads up on a big left hand. Lapierre felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Katajamaki looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Lapierre can't hide his disappointment, as Katajamaki celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ari Katajamaki!
A victorious Ari Katajamaki thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Suriyan Sitsongrit (ranked 1412 p4p, 1580 weight class) and Miles O Brien (ranked 120 p4p, 135 weight class). Suriyan Sitsongrit could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Miles O Brien's chin.
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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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Suriyan Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miles O Brien!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Brien is looking to clinch but Sitsongrit is avoiding it.
Sitsongrit looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit tries to land a leg kick but O Brien saw it coming and moves away.
It seemed like O Brien was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the head.
Sitsongrit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
O Brien is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sitsongrit sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
O Brien closes the distance and clinches.
I was talking to Sitsongrit's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
O Brien manages to break the clinch.
Sitsongrit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. O Brien checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien is looking to clinch but Sitsongrit is avoiding it.
O Brien takes the fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot in the clinch.
O Brien swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien lands a hook that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
O Brien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
O Brien lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
O Brien misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by O Brien.
O Brien breaks the clinch.
O Brien thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses O Brien's front leg but catches the back leg as O Brien tries to avoid it.
Sitsongrit drops his hands momentarily and O Brien takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sitsongrit tries to move into range but O Brien moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but O Brien is out of range.
O Brien looks like he wants to counter punch here.
O Brien closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
O Brien swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Brien backwards.
Good body shot from Sitsongrit.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Brien tries to clinch but Sitsongrit moves away
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
O Brien wants to clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling O Brien to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight on the outside.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Brien throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit is looking to chop away at O Brien's legs.
Sitsongrit takes one to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but O Brien moves out of range.
Sitsongrit circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Brien takes one to the chin there.
O Brien tries to clinch up but Sitsongrit circles away and keeps his distance.
O Brien blocks a jab.
O Brien is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O Brien shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sitsongrit but Sitsongrit pushes him off and we're back to square one.
O Brien tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Suriyan Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but O Brien moves out of range.
O Brien darts in and clinches Sitsongrit up against the cage.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
O Brien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt O Brien or not.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as O Brien controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Suriyan Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sitsongrit throws a shot to the body.
O Brien wants to clinch.
O Brien pushes Sitsongrit up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Sitsongrit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
O Brien is trying to break the clinch but Sitsongrit is controlling him.
O Brien swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by O Brien.
O Brien breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but O Brien is out of range.
O Brien has Sitsongrit up against the cage in a clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Brien prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
O Brien swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Brien fails to pull guard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to work over O Brien's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from O Brien.
Sitsongrit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Brien is looking to clinch but Sitsongrit is avoiding it.
O Brien looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Suriyan Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Brien is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. O Brien was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Brien gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
O Brien has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sitsongrit pushes O Brien back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
O Brien wants to get back to striking at distance but Sitsongrit won't allow it.
Sitsongrit pushes O Brien back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
O Brien is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit tries to work over O Brien's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but O Brien blocks it.
O Brien wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Suriyan Sitsongrit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sitsongrit is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sitsongrit lands a hook that snaps the head of O Brien backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit pushes O Brien back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
 O Brien is rocked!
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as O Brien controls his hands.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
O Brien is still on wobbly legs! Can Sitsongrit finish him?
A right hand to the body from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sitsongrit pushes O Brien back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Brien can't break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Sitsongrit as the two fighters clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt O Brien or not.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Sitsongrit dips a shoulder and cracks O Brien with a mighty uppercut! O Brien falls back against the cage and Sitsongrit unloads with a barrage of strikes! O Brien is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Sitsongrit screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Suriyan Sitsongrit!
In his post fight interview, Suriyan Sitsongrit started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miyata San (ranked 2033 p4p, 2472 weight class) and Arturo Del Torro (ranked 176 p4p, 207 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158
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Solid boxing
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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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miyata San!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Arturo Del Torro!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Torro looks to score with a jab to the body but San is just out of range.
Del Torro misses with a leg kick.
No joy there for Del Torro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A decent looking cross lands there for San.
Del Torro throws a leg kick
and San cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Del Torro pivots, looking for a leg kick but San is out of range and Del Torro settles back down.
San misses with an uppercut. Del Torro saw that one coming.
Del Torro throws a hook but San blocks it.
Del Torro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
San throws out a powerful jab.
San displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Del Torro throws out the jab.
San swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
San avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Del Torro throws a left and a right that both miss
and San counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Del Torro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jab from San.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Del Torro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Del Torro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
San takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Del Torro moves out of range of the strikes.
Del Torro takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San misses with a straight right.
San sets himself, and Del Torro steps forward looking for the clinch! San avoids it this time.
Arturo Del Torro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Del Torro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
San swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
San fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
San shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than San was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
San misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
San working the head and body with strikes.
San in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Del Torro dodges the ground and pound from San.
San tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San in side control lands a decent elbow.
San landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
San sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Del Torro is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
San looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
San lands some shots froms side control.
San wants to lay and pray for a moment but Del Torro keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
San is working Del Torro over with some ground and pound from side control.
San landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
San working the ground and pound.
Del Torro manages to work his way to half guard, despite San's best efforts.
San is trying to control the action in half guard but Del Torro is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
San throws a strike but Del Torro avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Our spies down at at Tran MMA Gym inform us that Del Torro has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
San is looking to work some ground and pound but Del Torro has wrist control.
San throws a big elbow that misses.
San with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
San throws a big right hand that misses.
San trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
San is looking to work some ground and pound but Del Torro has wrist control.
San postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
San is in close to Del Torro's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
San working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Del Torro's head.
San wants to control from the top but Del Torro keeps moving.
San landing some decent shots from guard.
San is working Del Torro over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miyata San dominated that round.
That's time! San's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
San slips a straight right by Del Torro.
Del Torro misses with a right hand
and San counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Del Torro misses the jab.
Del Torro digs a good body shot into San's ribs.
San lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
San lands with a nice body punch.
Del Torro tries to clinch up.
Nice uppercut lands for San. That snapped Del Torro's head back.
San looks to land a left hand but Del Torro moved out of range nicely.
Del Torro misses with an uppercut.
Good shot there by San.
Del Torro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Del Torro works over San's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
San scores with a jab to the body.
San scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
San takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
San throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Del Torro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
San missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
San trying to control from half guard but Del Torro is working away.
San sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Del Torro defending well though.
Del Torro is breathing heavily.
Del Torro wants to control but San is keeping busy.
San throws a strike but Del Torro avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Del Torro has momentary wrist control but San slips an elbow through the middle.
San throwing strikes from guard but Del Torro blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San works over Del Torro with some ground and pound from guard.
San drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Del Torro dives on top into guard.
Del Torro preventing the sweep.
San seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Miyata San overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as San holds on and takes a little breather.
Del Torro looking to sit in guard and control but San gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
San lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San sitting in guard here, content to control.
San working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
San throwing strikes but missing.
San throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
San trying to control the position from guard on top but Del Torro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
San postures up in Del Torro's guard and throws a big left but Del Torro blocks it.
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.
San looking to pass the guard.
Del Torro working a defensive guard here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
San stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Del Torro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
San cracks a nice hook into Del Torro's ribs.
Del Torro throws a shot from downtown. San moves away and avoids it.
San throwing a counter right hand but Del Torro manages to avoid it.
San uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
San fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Del Torro manages to avoid it.
Del Torro throws a leg kick but San sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by San as he connects with a hook.
Del Torro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miyata San dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
San looks to land a left hand but Del Torro moved out of range nicely.
Del Torro throws a shot from downtown. San moves away and avoids it.
Del Torro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as San throws out the jab.
San is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Del Torro can do to turn this around?
Del Torro throws out a leg kick but San moves out of range and Del Torro only half commits.
San bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Del Torro's head backwards.
A decent looking cross lands there for San.
San moves into range and connects with a jab.
Del Torro misses the shot to the body.
San uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Del Torro.
San lands with a shot to the body.
San uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Del Torro.
Del Torro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
San dips to his left and cracks Del Torro with an uppercut!
San misses with a hook.
Del Torro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Del Torro misses with a shot to the body
and San counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Del Torro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
San throws a lazy right hand but Del Torro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Del Torro tries to clinch but San moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San cracks Del Torro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
San throws a hook but Del Torro avoids it easily.
Miyata San is winning the standup battle so far.
San displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Del Torro throws out the jab.
San loads up on a big right hand but Del Torro slips the punch.
Del Torro looks to land a left hand but San moved out of range nicely.
Del Torro misses with a hook.
San was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Del Torro throws a lazy uppercut
and San counters with a stiff right hand.
San moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Del Torro ducks under a wild hook from San.
Del Torro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Del Torro connects with an inside leg kick.
San comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Del Torro throws an overhand right that lands on San's shoulder, as San tries to avoid the shot.
Del Torro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting San counter with a right hand.
San moves out of range of the strikes.
San closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Del Torro did well to prevent San getting side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Del Torro blocking the ground and pound attempt from San.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San is working for a kimura but Del Torro is defending it quite comfortably.
Del Torro blocking the ground and pound attempt from San.
San lands strikes from half guard.
San slips a nice elbow through Del Torro's hands, connecting with Del Torro's forehead.
Del Torro blocking the ground and pound attempt from San.
San landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
San is keen to just control but Del Torro is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Torro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
San lands strikes from half guard.
San is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
San working Del Torro over with strikes.
Del Torro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
San is trying to control. Del Torro wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
San working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Del Torro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Arturo Del Torro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
San wants to pass the guard but Del Torro is defending well.
Del Torro is trying to defend against the ground and pound but San scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
San lands with a punch from half guard.
San looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
San seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Del Torro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
San thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
San throws a strike but Del Torro avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
San postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
San's corner is telling him to maintain position.
San scoring with punches to the head and body.
Del Torro has momentary wrist control but San slips an elbow through the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miyata San showed his dominance in that final round.
Well San has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miyata San!
A relieved looking Miyata San thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seth Mansour (ranked 1156 p4p, 1255 weight class) and Damar Sulekov (ranked 127 p4p, 78 weight class). Seth Mansour had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Seth Mansour!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Damar Sulekov!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sulekov throws a right hand that misses
and Mansour counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sulekov's knee momentarily.
Sulekov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mansour seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Sulekov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sulekov rushes Mansour and presses him up against the cage.
Mansour throws a punch but it's blocked by Sulekov.
Sulekov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mansour struggles to land a body shot inside as Sulekov controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Sulekov.
Sulekov lands a takedown into guard.
Sulekov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mansour is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Mansour is being controlled here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Sulekov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Mansour dodges the ground and pound from Sulekov.
Mansour is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sulekov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Sulekov.
Mansour is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sulekov is controlling him well.
Sulekov wants to control but Mansour is keeping him busy.
Sulekov goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mansour rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sulekov's guard! Nice work there by Mansour!
Sulekov throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mansour uses it to pass to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sulekov wants to control but Mansour postures up.
Mansour tries to stand but Sulekov is controlling his head.
Sulekov is looking to regain half guard here but Mansour keeps moving and retains side control.
Sulekov keeps trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sulekov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mansour off and has taken his back!
Mansour grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
It looks like Seth Mansour has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mansour has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Sulekov.
Sulekov lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Mansour hold on?!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sulekov misses with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mansour defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Sulekov's arms.
Sulekov controls the action.
Mansour is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Sulekov lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Jeez, Seth Mansour's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Seth Mansour's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Damar Sulekov!
A relieved looking Damar Sulekov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Judah Christ (ranked 504 p4p, 1416 weight class) and Jello Belly (ranked 73 p4p, 190 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Judah Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jello Belly!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Belly.
Christ misses with a straight left.
Christ tests Belly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Belly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Belly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Christ on the side of the head.
Christ throws a body shot but no joy.
Belly misses with a double jab.
Christ comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Christ takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Christ has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Judah Christ has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belly will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
An attempted straight right counter from Christ misses the target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Belly.
Christ jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice shot by Christ.
Christ scores with a crisp jab that stopped Belly in his tracks.
Christ fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belly manages to avoid it.
Belly takes a swing at Christ's ribcage but misses.
Christ scores with the left hand. Belly knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Belly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Belly swings for the body but Christ moves out of range.
Belly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Christ misses the target.
Belly clinches.
Belly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Christ breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Christ fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belly manages to avoid it.
Belly fails with a takedown attempt.
Judah Christ has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jello Belly.
Christ pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Belly missing with a left hand there. Christ was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Christ lands with a good body shot.
Nice defenses there by Christ.
Belly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christ throws out the jab.
Belly dodges the punch combination from Christ.
Judah Christ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Christ, as that shot connected.
Belly throws a hook but Christ avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Christ misses the target.
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!
Belly moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Decent striking displayed by Christ there.
Christ takes a swing at Belly's ribcage but misses.
Christ tests Belly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Christ looks to throw the jab but Belly is out of range.
Christ fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Christ throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Christ lands a left and a right that send Belly crashing to the mat, dazed. Christ thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Belly is rocked!
Belly looks to throw the jab but Christ is out of range.
Belly is still on wobbly legs! Can Christ finish him?
Belly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Christ lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Belly falls backwards - clearly groggy! Christ dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Judah Christ!
An out of breath Judah Christ thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Jello Belly stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm hungry'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Bollomard (ranked 880 p4p, 1892 weight class) and Kenjiro Tokugawa (ranked 125 p4p, 249 weight class). Bollomard's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mysterium. Kenjiro Tokugawa 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacques Bollomard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenjiro Tokugawa!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bollomard connects with a nice looking jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tokugawa has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Tokugawa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bollomard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick
and Bollomard counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tokugawa won't be happy with that.
Check out the look on Bollomard's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Tokugawa is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bollomard is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tokugawa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bollomard trying to control the action but Tokugawa is working from the bottom.
Tokugawa avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bollomard.
Bollomard lands a few punches from side control.
Bollomard trying to control the action but Tokugawa is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bollomard throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Check out the look on Bollomard's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bollomard lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bollomard throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bollomard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tokugawa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bollomard is working to tighten his grip on Tokugawa's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Tokugawa has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Bollomard is really squeezing tight and eventually Tokugawa passes out! Bollomard breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jacques Bollomard!
A victorious Jacques Bollomard thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Burdon (ranked 319 p4p, 534 weight class) and Eli Pope (ranked 47 p4p, 76 weight class). Eli Pope has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Burdon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eli Pope!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burdon lands a nice looking body shot.
Burdon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pope doesn't seem bothered though.
Burdon throws an off balance right hand
letting Pope counter with a right hand.
Burdon misses with a looping right.
Pope misses with a hook
and Burdon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pope cracks a nice hook into Burdon's ribs.
Pope takes one to the chin there.
Burdon throws an off balance right hand
and Pope counters with a good, hard body kick but Burdon shrugs it off.
Burdon throws an off balance right hand
and Pope counters with a huge head kick that drops Burdon! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eli Pope!
Eli Pope is the new lightweight champion!
Eli Pope decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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