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MMAH 88 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Vincent (ranked 5128 p4p, 5238 weight class) and Argus Reynolds (ranked 464 p4p, 468 weight class). The key to victory for Marshall Vincent has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marshall Vincent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Argus Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds moves into the clinch.
Vincent throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reynoldss head.
A head punch on the inside from Reynolds fails to land.
Reynolds missing with knees to the body.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but Vincent blocks it.
Reynolds is stalling here.
Reynolds swings wildly with an uppercut but Vincent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vincent is trying to break the clinch but Reynolds has him pressed against the cage.
Reynolds tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reynolds lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vincent backwards.
Reynolds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vincent.
Reynolds misses with some punches.
Vincent lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vincent has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vincent working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've been informed that Reynolds has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds swings wildly with an uppercut but Vincent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vincent manages to break the clinch.
Reynolds moves in looking to clinch but Vincent pushes him off.
Reynolds rushes Vincent and presses him up against the cage.
Reynolds misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reynolds effectively controlling the action here.
Vincent definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vincent is trying to push Reynolds away but Reynolds has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Reynolds utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reynolds misses with the head strike.
Vincent working hard to break the clinch.
Vincent blocking some punches.
Reynolds'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 Vincent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vincent wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reynolds lands with a short shot to the head.
Reynolds lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reynolds lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vincent.
Vincent is leaning against Reynolds and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reynolds's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reynolds working aggressively here.
Vincent wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reynolds has him pressed against the cage.
Vincent wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reynolds has him pressed against the cage.
Vincent wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vincent is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vincent wants to break free but Reynolds has control.
Reynolds lands a left hand.
Vincent on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds prevents a body shot from Vincent.
Reynolds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reynolds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vincent lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reynolds gets through Vincent's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reynolds takes a shot to the head.
Reynolds misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vincent works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vincent tries to break the clinch but Reynolds is controlling the position.
A nice left hand lands by Vincent.
Reynolds lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vincent or not.
Reynolds is working Vincent over against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vincent as Reynolds tries to tie him up.
Reynolds has Vincent pressed against the cage, preventing Vincent from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but Vincent blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Reynolds on the inside.
Reynolds has a couple of punches blocked by Vincent.
A short left from Reynolds.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reynolds lands an uppercut.
Vincent wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reynolds has him pressed against the cage.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but Vincent blocks with his arms.
Reynolds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vincent pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Reynolds fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vincent tries to keep at a distance but Reynolds has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reynolds dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vincent lands with a right to the head.
Reynolds tries to land knees in the clinch but Vincent avoids the damage to the body.
Reynolds holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Argus Reynolds dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vincent jabs Reynolds to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Reynolds tries to clinch up but Vincent circles away and keeps his distance.
Reynolds fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vincent darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Reynolds rushes Vincent and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reynolds tries to stall but Vincent uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reynolds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reynolds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Reynolds in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Reynolds misses with a punch on the inside.
Reynolds working aggressively here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vincent wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vincent.
Vincent pushes Reynolds back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vincent working aggressively here.
Reynolds is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent blocks a body shot from Reynolds.
Reynolds swings wildly with an uppercut but Vincent uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Vincent.
Reynolds swings wildly with an uppercut but Vincent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reynolds tries to work over Vincent's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reynolds.
Vincent throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reynoldss head.
Vincent is working Reynolds over against the cage.
Vincent is looking to break free of the clinch but Reynolds has double underhooks.
Vincent blocks a body shot from Reynolds.
Reynolds misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vincent lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reynolds misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vincent lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reynolds working aggressively here.
Reynolds struggles to land a body shot inside as Vincent controls his hands.
Vincent blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Vincent.
Reynolds slows down the pace here.
Reynolds misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reynolds throws a punch but it's blocked by Vincent.
A short right from Vincent on the inside.
Vincent digs a right hand underneath Reynolds's ribcage. Reynolds let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reynolds'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.
Reynolds pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vincent lands a right hand.
Vincent avoiding damage as Reynolds throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vincent.
Vincent tries to break free but Reynolds pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Vincent's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reynolds prevents Vincent from breaking the clinch.
Vincent managing to block the knees to the body from Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vincent blocks it with crossed arms.
Reynolds throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reynolds is pushing Vincent up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Vincent wants to get back to striking at distance but Reynolds won't allow it.
Reynolds takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds trying to stall but Vincent improves his position.
Vincent scores with a shot to the side of Reynolds's head.
Reynolds swings wildly with an uppercut but Vincent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reynolds misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vincent tries to break free but Reynolds pushes him back against the cage.
Reynolds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reynolds lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vincent blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vincent blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reynolds working aggressively here.
Reynolds throws a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reynolds misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vincent.
Reynolds misses with some punches.
Reynolds's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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 Marshall Vincent will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Vincent lands a glancing blow to the side of Reynolds's head.
Reynolds moves into the clinch successfully.
Reynolds has a couple of punches blocked by Vincent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reynolds.
Reynolds swings wildly with an uppercut but Vincent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reynolds misses with a punch on the inside.
Vincent lands with a short shot to the head.
Reynolds keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vincent's efforts to push away.
Vincent takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds working aggressively here.
Argus Reynolds seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reynolds has a couple of punches blocked by Vincent.
Vincent blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vincent lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reynolds backwards.
Reynolds taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent tries to break free but Reynolds pushes him back against the cage.
Reynolds throws a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Reynolds scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vincent blocks an uppercut.
Reynolds stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Vincent blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reynolds works on Vincent's body with a couple of short punches.
Reynolds missing with knees to the body.
Reynolds lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vincent.
Vincent blocking some punches.
Vincent lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reynolds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vincent wants to break free but Reynolds has control.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but Vincent blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds prevents Vincent from breaking the clinch.
Vincent blocking some punches.
Vincent being controlled against the cage.
Reynolds has a couple of punches blocked by Vincent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vincent.
Reynolds has Vincent pressed against the cage, preventing Vincent from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reynolds has a couple of punches blocked by Vincent.
Vincent pushes Reynolds back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vincent is trying to break the clinch but Reynolds has him pressed against the cage.
Vincent working hard to break the clinch.
Reynolds looking to throw knees to the head but Vincent is blocking nicely.
Reynolds has a couple of punches blocked by Vincent.
Reynolds lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reynolds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Vincent.
Reynolds throws a head punch that misses.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but Vincent blocks with his arms.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but Vincent blocks it.
Reynolds takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vincent tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reynolds's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reynolds.
Vincent blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reynolds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vincent working hard to break the clinch.
Vincent managing to block the knees to the body from Reynolds.
Vincent lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reynolds has a couple of punches blocked by Vincent.
Reynolds misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds missing with knees to the body.
Vincent tries a body shot but Reynolds blocks it.
Vincent lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reynolds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Reynolds.
Reynolds with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reynolds is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vincent is defending well for now.
Reynolds prevents Vincent from breaking the clinch.
Vincent is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vincent lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vincent looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice left hand lands by Vincent.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but Vincent blocks it.
Reynolds keeps control of Vincent as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reynolds scores with a shot to the side of Vincent's head.
Vincent can't break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Argus Reynolds comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Reynolds has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Argus Reynolds!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jani Hurme (ranked 5262 p4p, 4582 weight class) and Ren Yamato (ranked 566 p4p, 532 weight class). Jani Hurme 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 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 London, Jani Hurme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ren Yamato!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurme fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yamato looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Yamato takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hurme pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yamato back to the cage. Hurme follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hurme connects with a jab.
Yamato drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hurme is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hurme might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hurme is really struggling to control Yamato but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hurme looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Yamato is defending well. Hurme quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Yamato has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Hurme celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jani Hurme!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edmond Dantes (ranked 4968 p4p, 4140 weight class) and Ionut Sava (ranked 459 p4p, 413 weight class). Ionut Sava is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edmond Dantes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ionut Sava!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dantes pushes Sava up against the cage in a clinch.
Sava is trying to break the clinch but Dantes has him pressed against the cage.
Dantes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dantes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dantes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sava fails to pull guard.
A short right from Dantes.
Sava wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sava can't get the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sava is trying to force a seperation but Dantes has the dominant position.
Sava pulls guard.
Dantes trying to control the position from guard on top but Sava is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantes 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.
Sava keeping full guard, as Dantes tries to pass.
Dantes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sava looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dantes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sava is keeping the position for now.
Sava bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dantes's guard.
Sava stopping the sweep attempt from Dantes.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dantes is on top in guard.
Dantes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sava swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dantes trying to control the position from guard on top but Sava is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dantes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dantes passes Sava's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dantes controlling the action here.
Sava tries to roll over but Dantes keeps him under control.
Dantes works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sava seems a little lost for a moment, as Dantes dominates the positioning.
Sava tries to buck Dantes off but Dantes is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dantes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sava keeps working.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edmond Dantes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dantes moves into the clinch.
A short right from Dantes on the inside.
 It looks like Ionut Sava has been cut.
Sava takes a shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sava is trying to force a seperation but Dantes has the dominant position.
Sava fails to pull guard.
A shot in the inside from Dantes.
Sava is looking for a takedown.
Dantes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sava can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sava tries to circle away but Dantes has him pinned against the cage.
Sava unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dantes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dantes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantes cracks Sava with a nice body shot.
Dantes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sava wants a takedown but no success here.
Edmond Dantes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ionut Sava.
Dantes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dantes works on Sava's body with a couple of short punches.
Sava is trying to force a seperation but Dantes has the dominant position.
Dantes cracks Sava with a nice body shot.
Dantes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sava tries to pull guard but Dantes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sava fails to pull guard.
Sava tries to circle away but Dantes has him pinned against the cage.
Dantes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Savas head.
Dantes scores with a shot to the side of Sava's head.
Dantes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sava backwards.
Dantes is leaning against Sava and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Dantes.
Dantes tries to throw a body punch but Sava avoids it by throwing Dantes back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Dantes.
Sava has had enough of the clinch but Dantes keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dantes misses with a punch to the body.
Dantes lands a body shot.
Sava fails to pull guard.
Sava taking a breather.
Sava fails to pull guard.
Dantes lands with a short shot to the head.
Sava tries for a takedown but Dantes manages to get underhooks.
Dantes pushes Sava back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dantes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dantes lands with a right to the head.
Sava can't break the clinch.
Sava fails to pull the fight into his guard.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dantes.
Dantes lands a nice shot to the body.
Sava has had enough of the clinch but Dantes keeps him there for the moment.
Dantes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sava backwards.
Sava has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dantes after a bit of a struggle.
Sava is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edmond Dantes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ionut Sava's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sava shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dantes as he avoids it easily.
Dantes tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sava manages to circle out of the way.
Dantes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sava, pushing him back against the cage.
Dantes lands a shot to the body.
Dantes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dantes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sava's elbow.
Dantes has Sava pressed against the cage, preventing Sava from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sava wants to get back to striking at distance but Dantes won't allow it.
Still in the clinch, Dantes scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dantes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Edmond Dantes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dantes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dantes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sava backwards.
Sava is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Dantes.
Dantes lands a body punch.
Dantes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dantes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dantes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dantes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sava or not.
Dantes lands a body shot.
Sava's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That has opened up Ionut Sava's cut even more.
A short body shot lands from Dantes as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dantes lands with a light punch inside.
Sava is trying to break the clinch but Dantes is controlling him.
Dantes has Sava pressed against the cage, preventing Sava from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Still in the clinch, Dantes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dantes digs a right hand underneath Sava's ribcage. Sava let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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!
Dantes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Savas head.
Dantes pushes Sava back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dantes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Dantes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sava is trying to force a seperation but Dantes has the dominant position.
Dantes presses Sava against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dantes is working Sava over against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dantes.
A body shot lands from Dantes.
Dantes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sava drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dantes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Edmond Dantes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ionut Sava.
Sava takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dantes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Dantes.
Sava tries to pull guard but Dantes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sava wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dantes stops a takedown attempt from Sava.
Sava has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dantes after a bit of a struggle.
A body shot lands from Dantes.
Sava is trying to break the clinch but Dantes has him pressed against the cage.
Dantes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dantes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edmond Dantes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dantes 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:25
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edmond Dantes!
Edmond Dantes gave a mention to Nevermore Clothing Co in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ivarsson Trippin (ranked 24351 p4p, 3925 weight class) and Antwon Phisher (ranked 370 p4p, 295 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivarsson Trippin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antwon Phisher!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trippin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Phisher fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Trippin to the ground. Phisher is now in Trippin's guard.
Trippin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Phisher content to stall in guard here.
Phisher trying to control the position from guard on top but Trippin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Phisher must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phisher stays in close to Trippin's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Trippin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Phisher.
Phisher shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Trippin sprawls well. Trippin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Phisher gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Trippin cracks Phisher with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Antwon Phisher has been cut.
Ivarsson Trippin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Trippin.
Trippin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Trippin slaps away a takedown attempt from Phisher, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ivarsson Trippin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antwon Phisher.
Phisher looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Trippin tried to counter with a leg kick but Phisher avoided it.
Trippin throws a quick inside leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Phisher.
Trippin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Phisher fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trippin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Phisher has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Phisher closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Trippin wants to control but Phisher is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Phisher seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Trippin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Phisher looks to land a strike but Trippin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Trippin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Trippin being controlled here, momentarily.
Phisher pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trippin is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phisher trying to control the position from guard on top but Trippin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Phisher closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Trippin's guard.
Phisher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Trippin being controlled here, momentarily.
Phisher drops back, looking for a kneebar! Trippin looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Trippin looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Trippin!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Phisher tries to improve position but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivarsson Trippin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antwon Phisher's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Horrible takedown attempt by Phisher or perhaps it was just good defense by Trippin, which made it look bad.
Trippin misses with a body shot.
Phisher ducks under a wild hook from Trippin.
Phisher looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Trippin lands a leg kick that knocks Phisher off balance momentarily.
Phisher throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Trippin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Phisher is in Trippin's guard.
Phisher trying to control the position from guard on top but Trippin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trippin being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phisher is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
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.
Trippin wants to sweep here but Phisher controlling him for the moment.
Phisher looking to pass the guard.
Phisher controlling from the top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Phisher throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Trippin scores with a shot to the body.
Phisher tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Trippin swivels and escapes.
Trippin lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trippin with a nice calf kick.
Phisher shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Trippin but Trippin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ivarsson Trippin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antwon Phisher.
Trippin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A chopping leg kick lands by Trippin.
Phisher throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Trippin's waist but Trippin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Phisher off to one side.
A low kick from Trippin is predictable there
and Phisher counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trippin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Phisher not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phisher postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Phisher controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Trippin is trying to keep Phisher in close.
Phisher drops back, looking for a kneebar! Trippin looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Trippin looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Trippin!
Trippin is looking to take a break and control but Phisher is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Trippin just content to control the position.
Phisher trying his best to control but Trippin has mounted him.
Phisher has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trippin trying to control but Phisher is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivarsson Trippin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antwon Phisher's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Trippin.
Phisher's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Phisher throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Trippin was covering up waiting for the punch and Phisher finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Phisher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phisher is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trippin wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Phisher is now in half guard.
Phisher perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trippin is looking to control Phisher's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Trippin avoid being mounted?
Phisher wants to control but Trippin is keeping him busy.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Well, if Phisher is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two 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.
Phisher has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Trippin.
Trippin jabs Phisher right on the nose. Phisher blinks but takes it well.
Phisher shoots in for a takedown but Trippin shows good takedown defense.
Trippin stuffs the takedown.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Trippin - that will leave a mark!
Phisher scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Phisher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Trippin is pressing down on Phisher's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Phisher wants to pass the guard but Trippin is keeping the position.
Trippin is trying to control the position but Phisher postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phisher wants to pass the guard but Trippin is keeping the position.
Trippin is pulling down on Phisher's head to control his posture.
Trippin continues to stall.
Phisher throws an elbow that misses. Trippin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Phisher's guard. Nice move by Trippin!
Phisher pulls Trippin in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Phisher is trying to keep Trippin in close.
Phisher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Phisher pulls Trippin in close to prevent any damage.
Antwon Phisher has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trippin wants to control from the top but Phisher keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Antwon Phisher.
I think Trippin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivarsson Trippin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billi Goat (ranked 4246 p4p, 4524 weight class) and Johannes Kostaja (ranked 489 p4p, 502 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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175
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Billi Goat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johannes Kostaja!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kostaja thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kostaja throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Kostaja misses.
Goat gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Goat working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Johannes Kostaja has been cut.
Goat presses Kostaja against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Goat.
A head punch on the inside from Kostaja fails to land.
A short uppercut from Goat.
Goat dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Goat.
Nice body punch from Goat.
Goat working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goat scores with a shot to the side of Kostaja's head.
 Kostaja is rocked!
Goat throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kostajas head.
Kostaja is still on wobbly legs! Can Goat finish him?
A short right from Goat on the inside.
Kostaja looks winded!
Goat creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Kostaja with a big uppercut! Kostaja tries to clinch up but Goat pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Kostaja to the mat! Kostaja covers up and Goat unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Billi Goat!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Lesage (ranked 3173 p4p, 5392 weight class) and MF Jones (ranked 395 p4p, 541 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robbie Lesage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, MF Jones!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesage avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jones throws out a leg kick but Lesage moves out of range and Jones only half commits.
Lesage wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lesage drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Lesage backwards.
Lesage is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jones to keep the fight standing.
Lesage tries to pull guard but Jones forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lesage backwards.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lesage backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lesage.
Lesage tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbie Lesage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lesage pulls guard.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lesage has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lesage looking for a triangle here. Jones is fighting it but it looks tight! Lesage pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Jones is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Robbie Lesage!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Barrett (ranked 4569 p4p, 4009 weight class) and Jared Red (ranked 471 p4p, 447 weight class). Curtis Barrett 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Curtis Barrett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jared Red!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red gets a clinch.
Barrett wants a takedown but no success here.
Red creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barrett blocks the elbow strike.
Barrett takes an elbow to the forehead.
Red stops a takedown attempt from Barrett.
Red comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Red pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Red.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Red.
Red throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Red should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Red looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Red lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Red throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barrett avoids the elbow strike from Red, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Red.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Red gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Red creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barrett's defenses.
Barrett avoids the elbow strike from Red, against the cage.
Red lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Red lands a damaging elbow.
Red pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Red 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.
Red gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Red throws an elbow but it misses.
Red misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Red throws an elbow but misses.
Red throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Red lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Red lands a damaging elbow.
Red gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Red throws an elbow but misses.
Red lands an elbow just above Barrett 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barrett avoids the elbow strike from Red, against the cage.
Red comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Red looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Red looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Red looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Red comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Red lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barrett avoids the elbow strike from Red, against the cage.
Red lands an elbow that stopped Barrett in his tracks for a moment.
Red throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barrett drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Red gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Barrett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Red throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red misses with an elbow over the top.
Barrett blocks the elbow strike.
Red misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Red throws an elbow but misses.
Barrett has Red pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Red manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Red lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Red lands an elbow inside that Barrett shrugs off.
Red pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Red throws an elbow that misses.
Red misses with an elbow over the top.
Barrett takes an elbow to the temple.
Red pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barrett blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red lands an elbow inside that Barrett shrugs off.
 It looks like Curtis Barrett has been cut.
Barrett is breathing heavily.
Barrett blocks an elbow strike.
Red pushes off an throws an elbow but Barrett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Barrett avoids a wild elbow strike from Red.
Red throws an elbow that misses.
Red looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Red.
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!
Red misses with an elbow over the top.
Red pushes off an throws an elbow but Barrett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Red lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Red.
Red creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barrett's defenses.
Red pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barrett takes an elbow to the temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jared Red dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Curtis Barrett's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Red gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Red throws an elbow that misses.
Red looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Red throws an elbow that misses.
Barrett avoids a wild elbow strike from Red.
Barrett avoids the elbow strike from Red, against the cage.
Red pushes off an throws an elbow but Barrett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Barrett blocks the elbow strike.
Red lands an elbow just above Barrett 's eye.
Barrett blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Red prevents the takedown attempt.
Red throws an elbow that misses.
Barrett avoids a wild elbow strike from Red.
Barrett blocks the elbow strike.
Barrett takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Red lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Red throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barrett blocks an elbow strike from Red.
Barrett dodges an elbow strike from Red.
Barrett blocks an elbow strike.
Red throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Red lands an elbow just above Barrett 's eye.
Red comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Barrett blocks an elbow strike from Red.
Red looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Red has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Red just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barrett's brow.
Red pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Red pushes off an throws an elbow but Barrett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red misses with an elbow strike.
Barrett is working for takedown but Red is calmly controlling the position for now.
Barrett looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Barrett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barrett takes an elbow to the forehead.
Red lands a damaging elbow.
Red misses with an elbow over the top.
Barrett is trying to trip Red. He has hold of a leg but Red is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Barrett persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Red is on top in guard.
Red tries to free his leg and advance position but Barrett is retaining full guard.
Red wants to control from the top but Barrett keeps moving.
Red forces his way into half guard.
Red throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barrett blocking the ground and pound attempt from Red.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Barrett does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Red is looking to advance position but Barrett won't allow it.
Red decides to return to a standing position.
Jared Red is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Red doesn't manage to clinch there - Barrett circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Red. No joy for Barrett on that attempt.
Red moves into the clinch successfully.
Red misses with an elbow strike.
Red lands an elbow just above Barrett 's eye.
Jared Red seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Red throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Red creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Red lands an elbow inside that Barrett shrugs off.
Red gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Red lands an elbow inside.
Red lands an elbow that stopped Barrett in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red lands a nice elbow.
Barrett takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Red pushes off an throws an elbow but Barrett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Barrett avoids the elbow strike from Red, against the cage.
Red misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Red just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barrett's brow.
Red creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Red just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barrett's brow.
Red misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Red throws an elbow but misses.
Red pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barrett dodges an elbow strike from Red.
Red lands a damaging elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jared Red showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Curtis Barrett's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Red moves into the clinch successfully.
Red is pressed up against the cage. Barrett has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Red down to the mat. Red avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jared Red seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Red moves in looking to clinch but Barrett pushes him off.
Jared Red is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barrett closes this distance looking for a takedown but Red circles away.
Barrett gets tackled into the cage by Red. Red maintains the clinch.
Barrett blocks an elbow strike.
Red throws an elbow that misses.
Red pushes off an throws an elbow but Barrett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Barrett blocks the elbow strike.
Barrett dodges an elbow strike from Red.
Red throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrett is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Red gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Barrett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Red throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Red pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Red throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Red throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Red.
Red lands an elbow inside that Barrett shrugs off.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Red just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barrett's brow.
Red lands a nice elbow.
Barrett takes an elbow to the forehead.
Barrett takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Red.
Barrett blocks an elbow strike from Red.
Red throws an elbow that misses.
Red creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barrett's defenses.
Red lands an elbow just above Barrett 's eye.
Barrett blocks an elbow strike.
Red lands an elbow just above Barrett 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barrett dodges an elbow strike from Red.
Barrett blocks an elbow strike.
Barrett blocks an elbow strike from Red.
Red pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barrett takes an elbow to the temple.
Red looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Red creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Red pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Red throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barrett avoids a wild elbow strike from Red.
Red lands a damaging elbow.
Red lands an elbow that stopped Barrett in his tracks for a moment.
Red gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrett takes an elbow to the temple.
Red creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barrett's defenses.
Red creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barrett's defenses.
Red pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Red lands a nice elbow.
Red misses with an elbow over the top.
Red misses with an elbow strike.
Red gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Red throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barrett takes an elbow to the forehead.
Barrett blocks an elbow strike.
Red misses with an elbow strike.
Red pushes off an throws an elbow but Barrett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red lands an elbow inside that Barrett shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Red.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Red looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Red.
Red lands an elbow inside that Barrett shrugs off.
Red throws an elbow that misses.
Red looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Red just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barrett's brow.
Red lands a damaging elbow.
Red lands an elbow that stopped Barrett in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Red throws an elbow but misses.
Red lands an elbow inside.
Curtis Barrett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jared Red is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Red lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jared Red comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Red 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 24:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 24:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jared Red!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jared Red made sure he mentioned Sakura Style, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaron Simon (ranked 3761 p4p, 2992 weight class) and Saul Singer (ranked 458 p4p, 403 weight class). The key to victory for Jaron Simon has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jaron Simon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saul Singer!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singer checks the leg kick.
Simon throws a good cross that connects.
Simon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Simon lands a nice hook to Singer's body. Singer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Simon tries to keep at a distance but Singer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Singer struggles to land a body shot inside as Simon controls his hands.
Simon throws a punch but it's blocked by Singer.
Simon can't find room to land a body shot as Singer controls the action.
Simon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Simon throws a punch but it's blocked by Singer.
Singer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Simons head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singer stalling the fight.
A left hand lands to the body for Singer.
A bit of stalling here from Singer.
Simon is pressed up against the cage. Singer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Simon down to the mat. Simon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Singer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simon digs a good hook to Singer's body.
Simon missing with a left hand there. Singer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Simon.
Singer has closed the distance and engaged Simon in a clinch.
Singer digs a right hand into Simon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Simon's gas tank.
Singer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Singer misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Simon fails to land.
Simon working aggressively here.
Singer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Simon backwards.
Singer lands with a short shot to the head.
Singer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Simon backwards.
Singer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Simon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jaron Simon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Simon scores with the left hand. Singer knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Simon tries to keep at a distance but Singer has taken the fight into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Singer.
Singer is struggling to control the position.
A right hook to the body lands for Singer.
Singer has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Simon uses from the top position.
Singer wriggles free and stands up.
Singer throws a looping overhand right but Simon ducks down to avoid it.
Simon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Singer looks to land a right hand but Simon moved out of range.
Simon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Singer moves into the clinch.
Simon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Singer as the two fighters clinch.
Simon is breathing heavily.
Simon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Simon misses with some punches.
Singer is trying to drag Simon to the mat but Simon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jaron Simon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saul Singer.
Simon misses with the head strike.
Singer scores with a shoulder strike.
Simon misses with the head strike.
Simon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Singer presses Simon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Singer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Simon or not.
Simon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Simon has a couple of punches blocked by Singer.
Simon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Singer misses with a body punch.
Singer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Simon backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Simon throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Singer.
A hook to the body from Singer.
Simon throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Singer - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Singer lands a nice uppercut.
Singer pulls guard effortlessly.
Simon won't allow Singer to get back to his feet.
Singer pushes Simon off and gets back to his feet.
Singer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Simon as he avoids it easily.
It looked like Simon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Simon does it's job there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saul Singer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Singer has closed the distance and engaged Simon in a clinch.
Simon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Simon is trying to stall.
Singer is working for takedown but Simon is calmly controlling the position for now.
Singer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Simon can't find room to land a body shot as Singer controls the action.
Singer blocks an uppercut.
Simon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Simon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Singer's elbow.
Singer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Simon backwards.
Singer presses Simon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singer is working Simon over against the cage.
Singer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Simon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Singer gets through Simon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Simon prevents the takedown attempt.
Simon looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Singer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Saul Singer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Singer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singer avoiding damage.
Good body shot from Singer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Singer digs a right hand into Simon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Simon's gas tank.
Singer presses Simon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Singer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Singer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Simon backwards.
 Simon is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Singer.
Oh Simon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Singer slowing the pace effectively.
Simon tries to work over Singer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Simon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Singer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Singer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Simon is defending well.
Jaron Simon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saul Singer.
Simon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Singer lands a nice shot to the body.
Simon seems to have got his legs back now.
Singer lands a body shot.
Singer works on Simon's body with a couple of short punches.
Singer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Simon backwards.
Simon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Singer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Simon is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singer pushes Simon against the cage. Singer is working some dirty boxing. Singer pushes off with a quick right hook! Simon goes down! Simon tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Singer moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saul Singer!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mursk Apuro (ranked 2399 p4p, 3724 weight class) and Umar Khattab (ranked 276 p4p, 398 weight class). Mursk Apuro had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mursk Apuro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Umar Khattab!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apuro closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Apuro lands in his opponent's guard.
Apuro lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Apuro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Apuro pushing down on Khattab's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Apuro 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.
Khattab keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Apuro slips a nice elbow through Khattab's hands, connecting with Khattab's forehead.
Apuro has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Apuro missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khattab avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Apuro.
Apuro missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Khattab really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Apuro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Apuro lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Apuro there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apuro lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Apuro looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Apuro is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Khattab reverses the position - he's now on top in Apuro's guard.
Apuro on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Apuro tries to get out of the position.
Apuro manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Khattab manages to get himself to full guard.
Apuro throws a big elbow that misses.
Apuro postures up in Khattab's guard and throws a big left but Khattab blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khattab is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Khattab throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apuro postures up in Khattab's guard and throws a big left but Khattab blocks it.
Apuro throws a big elbow that misses.
Apuro throws a big right hand that misses.
Khattab working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Apuro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Apuro manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Apuro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Khattab keeping moving, preventing Apuro from controlling successfully.
Apuro is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apuro wants to control from the top but Khattab keeps moving.
Apuro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Khattab looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Apuro looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Apuro with a nice head shot there.
Apuro trying to control the position from guard on top but Khattab is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khattab working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Apuro.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Apuro trying to control but Khattab is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Apuro looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Apuro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khattab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apuro shoots for a takedown but Khattab saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Khattab misses with a jab, cross combination.
Apuro half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Apuro.
Apuro doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Khattab counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mursk Apuro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Apuro tries to score a body lock takedown but Khattab shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Apuro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Khattab is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Apuro is trying to force a seperation but Khattab has the dominant position.
Apuro is looking to take this one to the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khattab is looking for a takedown.
Apuro looking for a takedown.
Apuro is looking for a takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mursk Apuro dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Apuro shoots in but no luck this time.
Apuro shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Apuro scoring with punches to the head and body.
Apuro trying to control but Khattab is working from the bottom.
Khattab is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Khattab is trying to control the position but Apuro postures up.
Apuro with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khattab looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Khattab working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Apuro.
Apuro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Khattab has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Apuro has managed to get both his arms back between Khattab's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apuro wants to pass the guard but Khattab is keeping the position.
Apuro cracks Khattab with a solid left hand.
Apuro cracks Khattab with a solid left hand.
Apuro scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Apuro makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Apuro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khattab can do to turn this around?
Apuro looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mursk Apuro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Khattab working for a triangle but Apuro defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apuro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khattab swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Apuro throws an elbow that misses. Khattab uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Apuro's guard. Nice move by Khattab!
Khattab is fighting to break Apuro's control of his arms but Apuro is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Khattab sitting in guard here, content to control.
Apuro pulls Khattab in to control the position.
Khattab trying to control but Apuro is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khattab pushing down on Apuro's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Apuro gets back to full guard.
Khattab with a flurry of punches that miss.
Khattab advances position into side control!
I wouldn't like to be where Apuro is right now.
Apuro struggling a bit here.
Khattab wants to stand but Apuro has his arm trapped.
Apuro tries to buck Khattab off but Khattab is having none of it.
Khattab trying to control the action but Apuro is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apuro wants to control but Khattab postures up.
Apuro manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Apuro moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Khattab trying to control the position from guard on top but Apuro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khattab tries to free his leg and advance position but Apuro is retaining full guard.
Apuro is pulling down on Khattab's head. It's preventing any offense from Khattab, at least for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khattab drops back, looking for a kneebar! Apuro looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Apuro looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Apuro!
Apuro has knee on belly and moves into mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mursk Apuro dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Apuro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Khattab steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Apuro.
Apuro seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Khattab throws a nice looking combination but Apuro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khattab fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Apuro manages to avoid it.
Apuro has a takedown stuffed.
Khattab tries to sprawl but Apuro drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Apuro working Khattab over with strikes.
Apuro is taking a breather. Khattab says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Khattab blocking the ground and pound attempt from Apuro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Apuro lands a nice short elbow.
Khattab blocking the ground and pound attempt from Apuro.
Khattab is pressing down on Apuro's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apuro postures up.
Khattab wants to sweep but no luck.
Apuro wants to control from the top but Khattab keeps moving.
Apuro working some strikes from top position.
Apuro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Apuro postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Khattab preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Apuro showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Apuro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khattab swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apuro makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Apuro is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Apuro has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Apuro scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Apuro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khattab works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Apuro is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Apuro connects with a couple of short punches.
Apuro seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Apuro throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apuro cracks Khattab with a solid left hand.
Apuro wants to control from the top but Khattab keeps moving.
Apuro working some strikes from top position.
Apuro looking to sit in guard and control but Khattab gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Khattab won't allow Apuro to sweep him here.
Apuro is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Khattab stopping the sweep attempt from Apuro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khattab throwing strikes from guard but Apuro blocks nicely.
Khattab preventing the sweep.
Apuro pulls Khattab in to control the position.
Khattab works over Apuro with some ground and pound from guard.
Apuro seems keen to control Khattab's posture.
Apuro wants to sweep but no luck.
Khattab throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Apuro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Khattab pushing down on Apuro's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khattab is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Apuro doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Khattab.
Khattab is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mursk Apuro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Apuro, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mursk Apuro!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mursk Apuro made sure he mentioned Sakura Style, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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