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MMAH 96 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cody Hardwick (ranked 25047 p4p, 24501 weight class) and Jose Rocha (ranked 512 p4p, 502 weight class). 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Cody Hardwick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Rocha!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocha misses with a wild body shot.
Hardwick avoids the body shot from Rocha.
Hardwick half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rocha looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardwick is just out of range.
Jose Rocha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rocha throws a body punch but Hardwick moves out of range.
Hardwick misses the shot to the body.
Rocha swings widly with a right hand
and Hardwick counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hardwick looking to sit in guard and control but Rocha gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rocha passes Hardwick's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rocha seems to be working for a kimura but Hardwick defends the submission attempt.
Rocha trying to mount his opponent but Hardwick defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha trying to control from half guard but Hardwick is working away.
Rocha is working for a submission of some sort.
Rocha is looking for a kimura but Hardwick is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rocha to get the leverage.
Rocha passes to side control.
Rocha is working to tighten his grip on Hardwick's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Hardwick has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Rocha is really squeezing tight and eventually Hardwick passes out! Rocha breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jose Rocha!
Jose Rocha decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dirty Undies (ranked 25210 p4p, 24533 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 493 p4p, 480 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dirty Undies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Undies.
Undies throws a head kick that misses.
Undies on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Undies counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Silva throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Undies could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Undies trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Undies sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Undies stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Undies stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Undies is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Undies, which made it look bad.
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.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Undies fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Silva to the ground. Undies is now in Silva's guard.
Silva is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Undies presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Undies tightens his grip and picks Silva up, before dumping him to the ground. Silva manages to land in guard.
Undies lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Undies missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva looking to control.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Undies throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Undies trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Undies. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Dirty Undies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
Undies shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Undies trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Undies stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Undies not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Undies lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Undies missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva is looking to control Undies's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Undies looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Undies controlling the action here.
Undies seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dirty Undies dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Undies displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Undies shoots in.
Silva replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Undies blocks it well.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dirty Undies is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Undies sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dirty Undies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Undies circles away.
Undies shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Undies was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Undies tries to stand but Silva is controlling his head.
Silva is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Undies controlling from side mount.
Undies is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Undies lands an elbow.
Silva trying to remain calm as Undies controls from the top position.
Silva misses with a strike from the bottom.
Undies wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.
Silva is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Undies has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's two 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.
Silva wants to control but Undies postures up.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Undies sits in half guard.
Undies content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Undies is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Undies circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
As Undies backs off Silva throws a huge counter combo but Undies manages to avoid it all.
Undies changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Undies manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Undies holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Undies gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Silva is trying to control the position but Undies postures up.
Silva lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Undies throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Undies on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Undies tries to get out of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Undies is retaining full guard.
Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
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 Dirty Undies will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Undies fails with a takedown attempt.
Undies moves out of range of the body kick.
Undies stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Undies tries to counter by clinching up but Silva breaks away and moves out of range.
Dirty Undies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Undies misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Undies.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a low kick but Undies moves out of range easily.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Undies, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Undies against the cage but Undies circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Undies clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Undies has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Silva uses from the top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Undies is on top in guard.
Silva wants to sweep here but Undies controlling him for the moment.
Undies controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Undies trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva looking to control.
Undies trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Undies makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Undies's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Undies stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dirty Undies overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Undies is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Undies is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Undies looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Undies has his takedown stuffed
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Undies counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva is trying to drag Undies to the mat but Undies just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Undies effectively controlling the action here.
Silva is working for takedown but Undies is calmly controlling the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Come on Undies - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dirty Undies showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Undies, 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirty Undies!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Bateman (ranked 25034 p4p, 5093 weight class) and Rory Devaney (ranked 439 p4p, 413 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Bateman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rory Devaney!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bateman throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Devaney tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bateman is in Devaney's guard.
Bateman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bateman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Devaney looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Devaney is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bateman stands up from Devaney's guard - Bateman perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bateman throws out a loose jab but Devaney uses good head movement to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Devaney.
Patrick Bateman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bateman tries to clinch up.
Bateman scores with a body shot.
Bateman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Devaney circles away.
Bateman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bateman 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.
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!
Devaney is looking to get back to full guard here but Bateman has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Bateman.
Bateman advances nicely into full mount.
Devaney tries to lock up and control but Bateman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Devaney is trying to stand.
Devaney is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bateman wants to control the pace but Devaney is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bateman is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Bateman fails to land with a series of punches.
Bateman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Devaney sprawls well. Devaney wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bateman gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman clinches with his opponent.
Bateman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Devaney is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Bateman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bateman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bateman misses with a series of wild punches.
Devaney clinches with his opponent.
Devaney prevents the takedown attempt.
Devaney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Devaney connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bateman takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devaney moves into the clinch successfully.
Bateman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bateman lands with a nice combination. Devaney backs away looking to recover.
Bateman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bateman dodges the punch combination from Devaney.
Bateman has been working on his balance at , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Devaney.
Bateman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Devaney misses with a wild combination.
Devaney lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bateman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Devaney wants to control but Bateman is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devaney gets back to full guard.
Bateman scoring with some ground and pound.
Bateman wants to control from the top but Devaney keeps moving.
Devaney not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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 Bateman will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Devaney feints a jab promting Bateman to slip. Devaney then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bateman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Devaney tries to close the distance and clinch but Bateman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bateman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Devaney's waist but Devaney gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bateman off to one side.
Devaney throws a sloppy head kick and Bateman moves out of range easily.
Devaney tries to clinch there but Bateman circles away.
Devaney keeps the fight on the outside.
Despite the aggression on Devaney's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bateman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Devaney manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Devaney throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Devaney.
Devaney has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Devaney.
Devaney tries to stall but Bateman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bateman blocks a body shot from Devaney.
Bateman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Devaney wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bateman has him pressed against the cage.
Devaney trying to control the position but instead, Bateman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Devaney into the cage.
Bateman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Devaney gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bateman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bateman gets a double leg takedown into Devaney's guard.
Devaney is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Bateman drags the fight down to the ground.
Patrick Bateman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devaney trying to control but Bateman is working from the bottom.
Devaney wanted to stand there but Bateman had control of the position.
Devaney got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bateman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Devaney has managed to get both his arms back between Bateman's legs - danger averted.
Devaney trying to control but Bateman is working from the bottom.
Devaney stands up from Bateman's guard - Devaney perhaps looking for a knockout.
Devaney pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bateman is out of range and Devaney settles back down.
Bateman tries to counter with a takedown but Devaney is quick to defend against it.
Bateman keeps the fight on the outside.
Bateman tries to counter by clinching up but Devaney breaks away and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devaney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bateman.
Devaney looks to score with a jab to the body but Bateman is just out of range.
Devaney looks to land a combination but Bateman avoids it well.
Devaney misses with the combination.
Bateman avoids a punch combination nicely.
A shot to the liver by Devaney. Beautiful body shot.
Devaney throws a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Devaney. Those never looked like landing.
Bateman throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Devaney was covering up waiting for the punch and Bateman finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bateman trying to control but Devaney is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman won't allow Devaney to sweep him here.
Devaney pushes Bateman off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bateman slips under a jab.
Patrick Bateman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Devaney throws a right and a left that both miss.
Devaney throws a wild body kick that Bateman sees coming a mile off.
Bateman misses with a wild combination.
Bateman throws a one two combo.
Devaney displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bateman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Devaney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bateman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Devaney is trying to escape back to his feet but Bateman uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Bateman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Devaney, who protects the arm well.
Devaney tries to escape but Bateman is in control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Devaney is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bateman creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Rory Devaney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Devaney throws out a powerful jab.
A head kick misses from Bateman.
Devaney throws a one two combo.
Bateman throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Devaney tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bateman is in Devaney's guard.
Bateman wants to control from the top but Devaney keeps moving.
Devaney pushes Bateman off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bateman misses with a takedown attempt - Devaney sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bateman shoots in for a takedown but Devaney shows good takedown defense.
Some wild striking there from Devaney.
Devaney tries to close the distance and clinch but Bateman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Devaney moves into the clinch.
Devaney manages to break the clinch.
Devaney has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bateman throws a head kick that misses.
Devaney fails to land with a series of punches.
Bateman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bateman is defended easily by Devaney.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Bateman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devaney throws a series of strikes that have Bateman backpedaling.
A clash of legs there as Bateman blocks the low kick.
Devaney moves in looking to clinch but Bateman pushes him off.
Devaney looks for the body kick but Bateman saw that one coming.
Bateman manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Devaney on his heels. He'll look to pass Devaney's guard now, I'm sure.
Devaney is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bateman stands and steps away. Devaney gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Devaney looks to throw a body kick
and Bateman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bateman winds up and cracks Devaney with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Devaney really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bateman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bateman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devaney is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Devaney avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bateman.
Bateman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bateman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bateman drops an elbow to the side of Devaney's head.
Devaney is looking to control Bateman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Devaney avoid being mounted?
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rory Devaney.
I think Devaney 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Cruise (ranked 5644 p4p, 4775 weight class) and Bo Samba (ranked 519 p4p, 480 weight class). Cruise kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Purge announcement. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Cruise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bo Samba!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Donk. Samba catches Cruise right on the button with a cross.
Cruise lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Samba backs up against the cage.
Cruise fails to land with a series of punches.
Cruise looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cruise could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Samba lunges at Cruise with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cruise's hand.
No joy there for Cruise, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cruise is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruise swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Samba is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Samba lands a big right hand that sends Cruise crashing to the mat! Samba stays standing though and waves Cruise back to his feet!
 Cruise is rocked!
Samba cracks Cruise with a left hook right on the temple and Cruise goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Samba lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Cruise is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bo Samba!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between El Moreno Duranto (ranked 4665 p4p, 5172 weight class) and Daniel Dux (ranked 276 p4p, 287 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, El Moreno Duranto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Dux!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Duranto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Daniel Dux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch combination from Dux misses.
Duranto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Duranto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Duranto.
An attempted straight right counter from Duranto misses the target.
Duranto misses the shot to the body.
Duranto throws an overhand right that lands on Dux's shoulder, as Dux tries to avoid the shot.
Duranto fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dux on the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Duranto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duranto gets caught flat footed, as Dux shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dux tries to free his leg and advance position but Duranto is retaining full guard.
Dux trying to control but Duranto is working from the bottom.
Dux is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux gets to his feet. Duranto looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dux throws a jab but it's blocked by Duranto.
Dux tries to bum rush Duranto with a series of wild strikes but Duranto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dux feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Duranto kicks Dux off and gets to his feet.
Dux is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Duranto.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dux shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Duranto sprawls well. Duranto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dux gets slowly back to his feet.
Duranto swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux scores with a takedown into Duranto's guard.
Dux loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dux accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dux gets to his feet - Duranto follows without any prompting.
Duranto lands with a straight right. Dux didn't see that one coming.
Dux throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Duranto's waist but Duranto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dux off to one side.
Duranto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dux gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Duranto wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duranto working hard to break the clinch.
Dux is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Duranto to keep the fight standing.
El Moreno Duranto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Dux.
Dux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duranto throws a nice looking combination but Dux bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Dux.
Dux closes this distance looking for a takedown but Duranto circles away.
Dux moves into the clinch.
Dux pulls guard.
Duranto tries to free his leg and advance position but Dux is retaining full guard.
Dux is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Duranto is sitting in close to Dux's body. Dux has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Duranto is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Duranto is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Dux.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Daniel Dux!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Somrak Khamsing (ranked 5246 p4p, 4713 weight class) and Leon Park (ranked 499 p4p, 477 weight class). Somrak Khamsing could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Leon Park's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Somrak Khamsing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leon Park!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khamsing throws a head kick that misses.
Park swings for the body but Khamsing moves out of range.
Park scores with a jab to the body.
Park throws a right hand that misses
and Khamsing counters with a leg kick.
Park throws a big shot that misses.
Park throws the left hand but Khamsing avoids the punch easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Khamsing.
A countering left hand to the body from Park misses.
Park throws a body shot but no joy.
Khamsing blocks a jab.
Park misses with a looping right.
Khamsing fakes the leg kick and cracks Park in the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Park.
Park throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Park fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khamsing manages to avoid it.
Park tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khamsing was well out of range. Poor timing from Park.
Khamsing appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Khamsing throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Park looks to land a right hand but Khamsing moved out of range.
Park throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khamsing sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donk. Park catches Khamsing right on the button with a cross.
A good leg kick by Khamsing.
Park scores with a shot to the body.
Khamsing pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A shot to the body from Park misses
and Khamsing counters with a nice body kick.
Khamsing lands a leg kick that knocks Park off balance momentarily.
Khamsing throws a head kick but Park moves out of range.
Khamsing lands a high kick!
The fighters circling - Park throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick by Khamsing misses
and Park connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khamsing looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Park is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
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!
Park pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khamsing is looking to counter with head kicks.
Park moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park blocks a head kick by Khamsing.
Khamsing misses with a head kick.
Park misses with a hook
and Khamsing counters with a body kick that stops Park in his tracks momentarily.
Park misses with an uppercut
and Khamsing counters with a solid body kick.
Park is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Park takes a kick to the side of the head.
Khamsing misses with a body kick.
Park moves out of range of the body kick.
Park misses with a body shot
and Khamsing counters with a thumping low kick.
Khamsing tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Park throws an overhand right that lands on Khamsing's shoulder, as Khamsing tries to avoid the shot.
Khamsing scores with a head kick. Park tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Khamsing staying out of range there.
Khamsing feints and then cracks Park's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Park down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park connects with a right hand. Khamsing shakes it off.
Park swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Park rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khamsing moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Park misses the target.
Khamsing slips under a jab from Park.
Leon Park seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Park misses.
Khamsing pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Park moves out of range as Khamsing throws a body kick.
Khamsing looks for the body kick but Park saw that one coming.
A big right from Park misses.
Park misses with a hook
and Khamsing counters with a big head kick but Park shrugs it off.
Jab by Park.
Khamsing scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Park connects with a right hand. Khamsing shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khamsing drops his hands momentarily and Park takes advantage with a crisp shot 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!
Khamsing takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Khamsing with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Park to score with a decent uppercut.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Khamsing.
Park misses with a lunging right hand
and Khamsing makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Park tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khamsing swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Park misses with a body punch
and Khamsing counters with a leg kick.
Khamsing pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Park misses with a hook
and Khamsing counters with a solid body kick.
Park looks winded!
Park misses with a right hand
and Khamsing counters with a leg kick.
Park has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Khamsing.
Khamsing scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Park moves out of range as Khamsing throws a body kick.
Khamsing throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Somrak Khamsing dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Park avoids the head kick by Khamsing.
A head kick misses from Khamsing.
Park's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab from Park does it's job there.
Khamsing slips a jab from Park.
Park avoids the head kick by Khamsing.
Park scores with a jab. Khamsing acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Khamsing throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Park's head.
Park throws an off balance right hand
and Khamsing counters with a body kick that stops Park in his tracks momentarily.
Khamsing delivers a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Park misses with a straight left.
Khamsing goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Khamsing fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Park has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khamsing. That's going to slow Park down.
Khamsing throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khamsing uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Park.
Khamsing throws a quick counter head kick but Park was just out of range.
Park misses with a wild body shot.
Park just misses with a punch to the body.
Khamsing misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Khamsing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Park crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Khamsing - the referee stops the clock and Park gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Khamsing. Park manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Park blocks a head kick by Khamsing.
Park pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khamsing wants to land a leg kick but Park is out of range.
Park looks to land a left hand but Khamsing moved out of range nicely.
Khamsing throws a head kick that misses.
Park looks to throw the jab but Khamsing is out of range.
Khamsing is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Park misses.
Khamsing misses with a body kick.
Good shot there by Park.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Park, as that shot connected.
Park throws a hook but Khamsing blocks it.
Khamsing displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Park throws out the jab.
Khamsing is looking to chop away at Park's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Park lands a lovely overhand right.
Khamsing uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Park.
Khamsing feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Park throws a sloppy body shot
and Khamsing counters with a nice leg kick.
Park throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khamsing looks to land a body kick but Park moved away.
Park swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Khamsing ducks under a wild hook from Park.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Park might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Khamsing has got the better of the exchanges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khamsing throws a sloppy head kick and Park moves out of range easily.
Park swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khamsing moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Park blocks a head kick by Khamsing.
Park doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Khamsing misses with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Park. Those never looked like landing.
Khamsing throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Park misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khamsing.
Khamsing tried to counter with a leg kick but Park avoided it.
Park blocks the body kick.
Park falls off balance throwing a combination
and Khamsing counters with a nice leg kick.
Park looks to land a left hand but Khamsing moved out of range nicely.
Park chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khamsing can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khamsing lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Khamsing moves away from the strike by Park.
Park lands with a shot to the body.
Somrak Khamsing is winning the standup battle so far.
Khamsing thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Park if he has to take too many more of those.
Khamsing lands a nice looking body kick.
Park is breathing heavily.
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!
Khamsing misses with a body kick.
Khamsing avoids the body shot from Park.
Park takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Khamsing misses with a head kick.
Khamsing is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Park can do to turn this around?
Khamsing misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Park fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khamsing quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Park looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Park throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Somrak Khamsing dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Park fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khamsing is looking to slow Park down with leg kicks.
Park blocks a head kick by Khamsing.
Khamsing throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from Park does it's job there.
Park misses with a straight left.
Park swings away with a body shot that misses
and Khamsing counters with a big head kick but Park shrugs it off.
Khamsing avoids the body shot from Park.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Khamsing scores with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khamsing plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Park walks forward, straight into a front kick from Khamsing.
Park blocks a head kick by Khamsing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Park throws a jab when Khamsing was well out of range.
It appears Khamsing was looking to counter with a kick there.
Park misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khamsing turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Park takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Park misses with an uppercut. Khamsing saw that one coming.
Khamsing moves out of range of the strikes.
Park fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khamsing manages to avoid it.
Khamsing throws a half hearted mid kick.
Khamsing needs to keep his hands up - Park had a free shot at his head there.
Park throws a body shot but no joy.
Khamsing scores with a nice body kick.
A big left from Park misses.
Khamsing scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khamsing ducks right into an uppercut from Park.
Park misses with an uppercut.
Khamsing throws a counter high kick but Park was just alert enough to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khamsing scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khamsing staying out of range there.
Park misses the jab.
Khamsing throws a quick counter kick to the body but Park avoids it.
Khamsing throws a lazy body kick
letting Park counter with a right hand.
Khamsing ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khamsing walks into a stiff left hand from Park.
Khamsing throws a front kick that sends Park stumbling back into the cage.
Park tries to bum rush Khamsing with a series of wild strikes but Khamsing uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And Khamsing counters with a quick kick to the body but Park blocks it.
Khamsing throws a push kick but Park slaps the foot to one side.
Khamsing scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khamsing scores with a leg kick.
Park falls off balance throwing a combination
and Khamsing counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khamsing connects with a solid leg kick.
Khamsing lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Park takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Park rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khamsing counters with a low kick, right behind Park 's knee.
Khamsing tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khamsing looks to land a body kick but Park moved away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Khamsing!
Khamsing fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Park has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Park misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Khamsing finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Park misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khamsing.
Khamsing walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Khamsing takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Park takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Park chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khamsing can pounce on him.
Both fighters circling a little - Khamsing finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Park throws a jab when Khamsing was well out of range.
Leon Park has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Khamsing.
A good leg kick by Khamsing.
Khamsing misses with an attempted mid kick.
Khamsing lands a head kick. Park smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Khamsing bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khamsing with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Khamsing thumps Park with a low kick.
Khamsing moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Khamsing keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Park.
And that's the end of the fight!
Somrak Khamsing showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Khamsing 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Somrak Khamsing!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Braga (ranked 3496 p4p, 5295 weight class) and Ismet Kurtovic (ranked 418 p4p, 503 weight class). The key to victory for Alberto Braga has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 Rio de Janeiro, Alberto Braga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ismet Kurtovic!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braga stuffs the takedown attempt from Kurtovic. Kurtovic gets slowly back to his feet.
Kurtovic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Braga slaps away a takedown attempt from Kurtovic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Braga misses the target.
Braga cracks Kurtovic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kurtovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Braga throws out the jab.
Kurtovic closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Braga to the mat! Braga manages to get full guard.
Kurtovic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kurtovic scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kurtovic tries to free his leg and advance position but Braga is retaining full guard.
Braga has his feet on Kurtovic's thighs here. He's pushed Kurtovic off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Kurtovic screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alberto Braga!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biz Biggie (ranked 3966 p4p, 4570 weight class) and Erich Von Lewinksi (ranked 441 p4p, 484 weight class). Von Lewinksi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by German Anthem. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Biz Biggie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Erich Von Lewinksi!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Lewinksi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Biggie as he avoids it easily.
Biggie has closed the distance and engaged Von Lewinksi in a clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Biggie has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Von Lewinksi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Biggie prevents it.
Biggie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Von Lewinksi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Biggie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Von Lewinksi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Biggie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Biggie managing to control the position.
Von Lewinksi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Biggie is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Von Lewinksi, into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biggie pushing down on Von Lewinksi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Biggie 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.
Von Lewinksi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Von Lewinksi is pressing down on Biggie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Biggie 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.
Von Lewinksi is looking for a triangle but Biggie pushes his legs off easily.
Biggie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Von Lewinksi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Biggie has managed to get both his arms back between Von Lewinksi's legs - danger averted.
Biggie lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Biggie lands a couple of elbows.
Biggie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggie postures up and lands a big shot to Von Lewinksi's brow.
Von Lewinksi looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Biggie has picked Von Lewinksi up and slammed him! Von Lewinksi can't keep hold of the triangle and Biggie manages to pass to side control!
Von Lewinksi isn't going anywhere.
Biggie moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Von Lewinksi can't do much from the bottom here.
Biggie just content to control the position.
Biggie lands an elbow.
Von Lewinksi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggie landing a few strikes.
Von Lewinksi is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Biggie 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.
Biggie just content to control the position.
Von Lewinksi tries to buck Biggie off but Biggie is having none of it.
Von Lewinksi is trying to control Biggie's posture but Biggie avoids it.
Von Lewinksi on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Biggie works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Von Lewinksi takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Lewinksi is looking to regain half guard here but Biggie keeps moving and retains side control.
Biggie has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Von Lewinksi!
Biggie controlling from the full mount.
Biggie seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Von Lewinksi for as long as he can get away with.
Von Lewinksi tries to hold on but Biggie pushes him away.
Von Lewinksi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Von Lewinksi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Von Lewinksi can't escape the position.
Biggie avoids the attempt from Von Lewinksi to control.
Biggie with a couple of short strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Biz Biggie dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Biggie tries to clinch there but Von Lewinksi circles away.
Biggie scores with a takedown into Von Lewinksi's guard.
Von Lewinksi tries to strike from the bottom.
Biggie passes into half guard.
Von Lewinksi is trying to control but can't.
Von Lewinksi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Von Lewinksi looking for submissions off his back.
Von Lewinksi is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biggie scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Biggie passes to full mount!
Biggie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Von Lewinksi can do to turn this around?
Von Lewinksi is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggie looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Biggie controlling the position easily from mount.
Von Lewinksi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Biggie fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Biggie looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Biggie controlling the position easily from mount.
Von Lewinksi tries to hold on but Biggie postures up.
Biggie lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Lewinksi tries to hold on but Biggie pushes him away.
Biggie raining down shots from the mount!
Biggie avoids the attempt from Von Lewinksi to control.
Biggie controlling from mount.
Von Lewinksi is working to get back to half guard.
Biggie working the ground and pound effectively.
Von Lewinksi wants to hold on but Biggie pushes him away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Biggie connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Biggie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Biggie's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggie with shots to the head and body - Von Lewinksi looks very uncomfortable down there.
Biggie controlling from the full mount.
Biggie lands a big elbow.
Von Lewinksi sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Von Lewinksi looking for submissions off his back.
Biggie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Biggie with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Biggie working over Von Lewinksi with some ground and pound. Von Lewinksi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Biggie with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Biggie frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Lewinksi is looking to get to half guard.
Biggie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Von Lewinksi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Von Lewinksi is trying to escape the mount.
Biggie looking for a guillotine from mount but Von Lewinksi is having none of it.
Biggie controlling from mount.
Biz Biggie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Biggie has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Von Lewinksi is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Biz Biggie 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!
Biggie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Von Lewinksi drops his hands momentarily and Biggie takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Von Lewinksi tries for a takedown but Biggie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Biggie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Biz Biggie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Von Lewinksi with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biggie throws an overhand right that lands on Von Lewinksi's shoulder, as Von Lewinksi tries to avoid the shot.
Von Lewinksi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Biggie defends it well.
Biggie throws a shot from downtown. Von Lewinksi moves away and avoids it.
Von Lewinksi feints the counter takedown.
Biggie scores with a nice right hand.
Biggie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Von Lewinksi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Von Lewinksi feints the counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggie dives in and scores a takedown into Von Lewinksi's guard.
Biggie 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.
Von Lewinksi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Biggie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Von Lewinksi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Biggie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Biggie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Biggie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Von Lewinksi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Biggie has managed to get both his arms back between Von Lewinksi's legs - danger averted.
Von Lewinksi has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Biggie is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Von Lewinksi.
Von Lewinksi taking punishment in the form of punches.
Von Lewinksi is trying to escape the position but Biggie is controlling the position.
Biggie scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggie working the body and head with strikes.
Von Lewinksi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Biggie's best efforts.
Biggie content to control rather than advance.
Von Lewinksi tries to roll over but Biggie keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Biggie.
Von Lewinksi wants to get back to full guard but Biggie has mounted him!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Biggie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Biggie.
Biggie lands a couple of good shots and Von Lewinksi has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggie is working the ground and pound. Can Von Lewinksi escape?
Biggie has the hooks in. Von Lewinksi is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Can Von Lewinksi hold on?! Biggie is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Biz Biggie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Biggie just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Biggie continues to stall.
Von Lewinksi just trying to survive but Biggie is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Von Lewinksi is covering up but some of the strikes from Biggie are getting through and doing damage.
Biggie trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Von Lewinksi doesn't escape.
Biggie tightening his grip on Von Lewinksi, looking for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Lewinksi trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Von Lewinksi tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Biggie looking to control and managing it successfully.
Von Lewinksi tries to hold on but Biggie pushes him away.
Biggie working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Biggie controlling the pace for now.
Erich Von Lewinksi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Biggie has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Von Lewinksi's face.
Von Lewinksi is looking to improve his position but Biggie isn't that keen on the idea.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Von Lewinksi throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Biz Biggie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Biggie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:25
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Biz Biggie!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dover (ranked 2751 p4p, 2902 weight class) and Old Mma (ranked 335 p4p, 352 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Dover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Old Mma!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dover.
Dover closes the distance and clinches up with Mma, looking for a takedown. Dover pushes Mma against the cage but Mma circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dover.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dover shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Dover was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mma tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dover lands some shots froms side control.
Mma takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mma tries to buck Dover off but Dover is having none of it.
Dover working the ground and pound.
Mma tries to buck Dover off but Dover is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mma can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dover works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow 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!
Mma on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dover in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Mma is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ben Dover!
Old Mma spoke after the fight, saying 'Oh sh1t'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Howard Clay (ranked 1661 p4p, 2538 weight class) and Franciszek Zukowski (ranked 182 p4p, 278 weight class). Franciszek Zukowski told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Howard Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Franciszek Zukowski!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zukowski moves forwards but Clay connects with a nice, crisp jab.
 It looks like Franciszek Zukowski has been cut.
Clay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clay defending well as Zukowski loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Clay on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zukowski misses with a double jab.
Zukowski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zukowski slips under a jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Zukowski.
Clay tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zukowski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Zukowski working away.
Clay tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zukowski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Clay wants to control but Zukowski postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clay tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zukowski has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Zukowski ducks under a wild hook from Clay.
Zukowski moves into the clinch.
Clay misses with a body punch.
Zukowski has a couple of punches blocked by Clay.
Clay drags the fight down to the ground.
Clay has Zukowski pulled in close to control his posture.
Zukowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Clay keeping moving, preventing Zukowski from controlling successfully.
Clay pulls Zukowski in close to prevent any damage.
Clay not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zukowski manages to get himself to full guard.
Zukowski is adopting a defensive guard.
Clay trying to control but Zukowski is working from the bottom.
Zukowski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Clay sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Zukowski's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zukowski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Clay wants to control but Zukowski is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zukowski tries to get to full guard but Clay has control of the leg.
Clay is pressing down on Zukowski's thigh, looking to free his foot. Zukowski is holding on for now.
Zukowski punching from the bottom.
Zukowski 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.
Zukowski moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Zukowski wants to sweep but no luck.
Clay stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zukowski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zukowski is looking for a triangle but Clay pushes his legs off easily.
Clay trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zukowski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Clay manages to get himself to full guard.
Clay controls Zukowski momentarily but Zukowski frees himself.
Clay is really struggling to control Zukowski but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Clay has his foot on Zukowski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zukowski works his way back into a safe position though.
Clay pulls Zukowski in to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zukowski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Zukowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Clay is retaining full guard.
Clay looking for a guillotine here but Zukowski defends easily.
Zukowski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clay looking for a sweep. Not yet Clay, not yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Franciszek Zukowski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Franciszek Zukowski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Clay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Franciszek Zukowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zukowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Clay was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Zukowski.
Zukowski tries to clinch but Clay is having none of it.
Clay misses with a straight left.
Zukowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clay.
Clay moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zukowski lands a lovely overhand right.
Zukowski closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zukowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zukowski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Clay takes a swing at Zukowski's ribcage but misses.
Zukowski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Clay sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Zukowski or perhaps it was just good defense by Clay, which made it look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay dodges the punch combination from Zukowski.
Howard Clay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clay throws a lazy right hand but Zukowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clay loads up on a big right hand but Zukowski slips the punch.
Zukowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Clay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clay swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Zukowski tries to clinch up but Clay circles away and keeps his distance.
Howard Clay is winning the standup battle so far.
Clay throws the left hand but Zukowski avoids the punch easily.
Zukowski slips a straight right by Clay.
Clay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Zukowski tries to counter it with a takedown but Clay pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Zukowski scores with a takedown into Clay's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Clay trying to keep a closed guard but Zukowski is proving a slippery customer.
Zukowski drops back looking for a leg! Clay is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Clay manages to kick Zukowski off! Zukowski jumps back into Clay's guard.
Clay trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zukowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zukowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Clay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clay not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Clay looking for a sweep. Not yet Clay, not yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Franciszek Zukowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clay misses with a hook. Zukowski ducked under it nicely.
Clay misses with a straight left.
Clay throws a hook to the side of Zukowski's head but Zukowski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zukowski throws a series of punches but Clay moves out of range.
It looked like Clay wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zukowski instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clay jumps guard but Zukowski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Clay tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zukowski smiles and moves away.
Clay swings widly with a right hand
and Zukowski counters with a takedown into side control.
Zukowski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Clay. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Clay manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Franciszek Zukowski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zukowski is working for a submission of some sort.
Clay is looking for a sweep. Zukowski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zukowski is pressing down on Clay's thigh, looking to free his foot. Clay is holding on for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clay tries to get to full guard but Zukowski has control of the leg.
Clay has a hand on Zukowski's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Zukowski takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Franciszek Zukowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Franciszek Zukowski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Clay throws a poor cross that misses
and Zukowski counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Zukowski.
Clay wants to sweep here but Zukowski controlling him for the moment.
Clay is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Zukowski wants to control from the top but Clay keeps moving.
Clay is trying to control the position but Zukowski postures up.
Clay manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zukowski manages to get himself to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zukowski wants to get back to his feet but Clay is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Clay trying to control but Zukowski is working from the bottom.
Zukowski wants to sweep here but Clay controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay trying to control the position from guard on top but Zukowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zukowski working a defensive guard here.
Zukowski is trying to hold Clay in close to prevent damage but Clay has managed to pass into half guard.
Clay is trying to control. Zukowski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Clay is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Zukowski has managed to free his arm - good work.
Clay controlling the pace.
Clay wants to free his trapped foot but Zukowski is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Howard Clay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zukowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Clay trying to control from half guard but Zukowski is working away.
Zukowski wants to control but Clay is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Clay is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Zukowski has managed to free his arm - good work.
Clay seems to be working for a kimura but Zukowski defends the submission attempt.
Zukowski is looking for a sweep. Clay is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Zukowski keeping control of the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Zukowski fails to land the takedown.
Zukowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Clay misses.
Clay throws a lazy uppercut
and Zukowski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zukowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An attempted straight right counter from Clay misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zukowski moves out of range of the strikes.
And Zukowski tries to counter it with a takedown but Clay pushes his down on his head and steps out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zukowski.
Zukowski throws out a powerful jab.
Zukowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clay.
Clay sets himself, and Zukowski steps forward looking for the clinch! Clay avoids it this time.
Zukowski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Clay misses the jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Clay gets caught flat footed, as Zukowski shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zukowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Franciszek Zukowski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Clay looking for a guillotine here but Zukowski defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Franciszek Zukowski.
I've got Zukowski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Franciszek Zukowski!
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