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MMAH 103 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Somrak Khamsing (ranked 3257 p4p, 3335 weight class) and Tamaz Tsiklauri (ranked 377 p4p, 381 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ White Belt
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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, Somrak Khamsing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tamaz Tsiklauri!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsiklauri sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A big left from Tsiklauri misses.
Tsiklauri scores with a nice right hand.
Tsiklauri throws a head kick but Khamsing moves out of range.
Khamsing seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Tsiklauri looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Khamsing shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Khamsing scores with a leg kick.
Khamsing misses with a kick to the body.
Khamsing tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khamsing blocks a jab.
Khamsing has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tsiklauri finds it's way round the side to connect with Khamsing's head.
Khamsing throws a body kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Tsiklauri on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Khamsing misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khamsing throws a body kick that misses
letting Tsiklauri counter with a right hand.
Tsiklauri cracks Khamsing with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Khamsing dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tsiklauri. That did some damage!
Tsiklauri has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tsiklauri misses with a looping left.
Tsiklauri looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Khamsing fakes the leg kick and cracks Tsiklauri in the body.
Khamsing uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tsiklauri.
Tsiklauri misses with a jab to the body
and Khamsing counters with an inside leg kick.
Khamsing looks for the body kick but Tsiklauri saw that one coming.
Tsiklauri only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tsiklauri on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Khamsing throws a low kick but Tsiklauri avoids it.
Khamsing gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsiklauri throws a leg kick
and Khamsing counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tsiklauri is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khamsing checks a low kick from Tsiklauri.
Khamsing thinks about countering with a body kick.
Khamsing throws a leg kick
and Tsiklauri counters with a leg kick.
Khamsing tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tsiklauri flicks out a counter leg kick but Khamsing steps away.
Tsiklauri has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tsiklauri blocks the body kick.
Jab from Tsiklauri.
Khamsing buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tsiklauri throws a lazy right hand but Khamsing sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khamsing throws a leg kick but Tsiklauri sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tsiklauri scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Khamsing attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsiklauri looks to score with a jab to the body but Khamsing is just out of range.
Tsiklauri lands a head kick. Khamsing smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
 Khamsing is rocked!
Tsiklauri lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tamaz Tsiklauri!
A victorious Tamaz Tsiklauri thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Qwerty (ranked 3050 p4p, 3640 weight class) and Aingot Nofud (ranked 356 p4p, 405 weight class). Aingot Nofud will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Qwerty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aingot Nofud!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nofud throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut lands for Qwerty. That snapped Nofud's head back.
Nofud lands a nice leg kick that just misses Qwerty's sensitive parts.
Nofud swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nofud slips a straight right by Qwerty.
The crowd cheers as Qwerty lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nofud doesn't seem phased though.
Aingot Nofud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nofud scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
 It looks like Phil Qwerty has been cut.
Qwerty throws a jab but it's blocked by Nofud.
Nofud ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Qwerty moves away.
Nofud feints and then cracks Qwerty's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Qwerty down.
Nofud looks to throw the jab but Qwerty is out of range.
Qwerty misses with a hook
and Nofud counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Nofud misses with a looping left.
Nofud slips a jab from Qwerty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qwerty throws out a loose jab but Nofud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nofud misses with a body kick.
Nofud takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nofud throws a big shot that misses.
Nofud swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Qwerty looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nofud misses with an uppercut
and Qwerty counters by clinching up.
Qwerty lands a nice uppercut.
Nofud softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nofud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nofud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nofud working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nofud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nofud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nofud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nofud tries to pull guard but Qwerty holds him up against the cage and eventually Nofud drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nofud misses with a punch on the inside.
Nofud tries to throw a body punch but Qwerty avoids it by throwing Nofud back against the cage.
Nofud lands a right hand that snaps the head of Qwerty backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Qwerty blocking some punches.
Nofud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nofud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Qwerty's elbow.
Qwerty wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nofud has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Qwerty.
Nice body punch from Nofud.
A head punch on the inside from Nofud fails to land.
Qwerty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nofud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nofud misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nofud creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Qwerty blocks an uppercut.
Nofud misses with a body punch.
Nofud is working for takedown but Qwerty is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nofud fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Phil Qwerty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aingot Nofud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nofud.
A right hand to the body from Nofud.
Nofud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Qwerty on the inside.
Qwerty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Qwerty misses with a body punch.
Nofud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nofud lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nofud tries a body shot but Qwerty blocks it.
Nofud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nofud misses with some punches.
Nofud is working for takedown but Qwerty is calmly controlling the position for now.
Qwerty tries to throw a body punch but Nofud avoids it by throwing Qwerty back against the cage.
Qwerty wants to get back to striking at distance but Nofud won't allow it.
Nofud jumps guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qwerty sitting in guard here, content to control.
Qwerty might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nofud throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Qwerty looking to sit in guard and control but Nofud gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Qwerty being controlled here, momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aingot Nofud dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phil Qwerty's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Qwerty takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Qwerty misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nofud connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nofud. Qwerty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Qwerty misses with an uppercut. Nofud saw that one coming.
Nofud is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Qwerty checks a low kick from Nofud.
Nofud lands a high kick to the side of Qwerty's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Nofud dives into guard, looking to finish.
Qwerty is rocked!
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!
Nofud engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Oh Qwerty is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Qwerty seems to have got his legs back now.
Qwerty keeping full guard, as Nofud tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qwerty is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nofud slips nicely into half guard.
Qwerty won't allow Nofud to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Qwerty is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Nofud has latched onto it... Big trouble! Nofud pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Qwerty is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Nofud!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aingot Nofud!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ovaltine Jenkins (ranked 2473 p4p, 2963 weight class) and Winter Scarletwound (ranked 302 p4p, 348 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ovaltine Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Winter Scarletwound!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Scarletwound.
Scarletwound rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jenkins makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Scarletwound really felt that one!
Jenkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jenkins takes a swing at Scarletwound's ribcage but misses.
Scarletwound lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Ovaltine Jenkins has been cut.
Jenkins looks to land a left hand but Scarletwound moved out of range nicely.
Scarletwound pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Jenkins was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Scarletwound.
Scarletwound tries a head kick but it misses.
Jenkins lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice cross by Jenkins.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Scarletwound throws a hook to the side of Jenkins's head but Jenkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenkins moves out of range as Scarletwound strikes.
Good shot there by Jenkins.
Scarletwound throws a head kick that misses.
Scarletwound throws a jab but it's blocked by Jenkins.
Jenkins scores with a body shot.
Scarletwound pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Scarletwound throws a sloppy head kick and Jenkins moves out of range easily.
Jenkins slips under a jab from Scarletwound.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jenkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jenkins works over Scarletwound's head and body with a nice combination.
Jenkins slips a straight right by Scarletwound.
Scarletwound misses with a straight right.
Scarletwound missing with a left hand there. Jenkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Jenkins was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Scarletwound.
Nice uppercut there from Scarletwound.
Scarletwound throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scarletwound missing with a left hand there. Jenkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jenkins avoids the head kick by Scarletwound.
Scarletwound misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scarletwound throws a hook to the side of Jenkins's head but Jenkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Scarletwound misses with a kick to the body.
Scarletwound checks a leg kick.
Jenkins throws a body punch but Scarletwound moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Scarletwound on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jenkins connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jenkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scarletwound walks into a straight right hand from Jenkins.
Jenkins tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Scarletwound scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarletwound takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jenkins lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jenkins takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Scarletwound lands a nice looking body kick.
Jenkins throws a good cross that connects.
Scarletwound misses with an uppercut. Jenkins saw that one coming.
Jenkins appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jenkins walks into a left hand.
Jenkins is rocked!
Jenkins digs a good body shot into Scarletwound's ribs.
Oh Jenkins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! Scarletwound lands a beautiful left hook that drops Jenkins. Jenkins tries to recover but Scarletwound is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Jenkins lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Winter Scarletwound!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Li Gong (ranked 2278 p4p, 3103 weight class) and Jean Luc Gaspard (ranked 162 p4p, 203 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Li Gong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Luc Gaspard!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gong misses with a wild body shot.
Gaspard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gong moves away.
Gong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gong displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gaspard up against the cage.
Gaspard gets control of Gong's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gaspard will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gaspard has his foot on Gong's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gong works his way back into a safe position though.
Gong has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gong wants to stand but Gaspard is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gaspard wants to sweep here but Gong controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gong pushes down on Gaspard's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gong is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gong controlling the pace.
Gaspard looking for submissions off his back.
Gaspard is looking for a sweep. Gong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gong tries to pass to full mount but Gaspard defends it.
It looks like Gong is going to stand back up.
Gong tries to pass to full mount but Gaspard defends it.
Gong passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gaspard is desperately trying to improve his position but Gong has a good base and remains in mount.
Gong tries to control but Gaspard wriggling away.
Gong looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gong wants to get back to his feet but Gaspard is holding on tight.
Gaspard really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gong avoids the attempt from Gaspard to control.
Gaspard is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gong is looking to stand but Gaspard has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Gaspard is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gaspard is still trying to improve position.
Gaspard gets back to half guard.
Gaspard moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gong wants to stand but Gaspard has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gong preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gong is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gaspard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gong is one step ahead there.
Gong would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gong pushes down on Gaspard's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gong with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gong tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Gaspard.
Gaspard is refusing to be controlled, as Gong sits in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Li Gong dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
An inside leg kick from Gong misses.
Gong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gong throws a jab but it's blocked by Gaspard.
Gaspard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Gaspard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gong looks to land a left hand but Gaspard moved out of range nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Gong there.
Gong darts in and clinches Gaspard up against the cage.
Gong lands a hook that snaps the head of Gaspard backwards.
Gaspard throws a punch but it's blocked by Gong.
Gong tries a body shot but Gaspard blocks it.
Gaspard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Gong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Gong.
Gaspard tries to pull guard but Gong holds him up against the cage and eventually Gaspard drops back down to his feet.
Gong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gaspard can do to turn this around?
Gong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gaspard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gong blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gong struggles to land a body shot inside as Gaspard controls his hands.
Gaspard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gaspard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gong is working Gaspard over against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gaspard gets through Gong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gaspard lands a nice uppercut.
Gong tries to work over Gaspard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gaspard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Li Gong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gong.
Gong stalling the fight.
Gaspard has a couple of punches blocked by Gong.
Gaspard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gong misses with a punch on the inside.
Gong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gong scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gong.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gaspard.
Gong has a couple of punches blocked by Gaspard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gong can't find room to land a body shot as Gaspard controls the action.
Gaspard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gong pushes Gaspard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gong misses with some punches.
Gaspard lands a left hand.
Gong lands with a short shot to the head.
Gaspard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gong misses with a punch to the body.
Gong throws a head punch that misses.
Gong stalling the fight.
Gong has a couple of punches blocked by Gaspard.
Gaspard throws a punch but it's blocked by Gong.
Gong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gaspard tries to pull guard but Gong won't allow it.
A right hand to the body from Gong.
The referee calls for Gong to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gong lands a body punch.
Gaspard throws a punch but it's blocked by Gong.
Gaspard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gaspard blocking some punches.
Gong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gong blocking some punches.
Gaspard jumps guard but Gong turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Li Gong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Luc Gaspard.
Gaspard tries to throw a body punch but Gong avoids it by throwing Gaspard back against the cage.
Gaspard working aggressively here.
Gong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Gaspard fails to land.
Gaspard lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gong.
Gong throws a head punch that misses.
Gong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gaspard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gong backwards.
Gong lands with a left to the head.
 Gaspard is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaspard has a couple of punches blocked by Gong.
Gaspard is still on wobbly legs! Can Gong finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Gong fails to land.
Gaspard seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaspard is trying to pull guard but Gong turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gaspard blocks an uppercut.
Gong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gong has a couple of punches blocked by Gaspard.
Gaspard jumps guard but Gong stands there with Gaspard around his waist. Gaspard gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gaspard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gong.
Gong lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gaspard throws a head punch that misses.
Gong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gaspard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gaspard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gong misses with some punches.
Gaspard throws a head punch that misses.
Gaspard works on Gong's body with a couple of short punches.
Gong lands a nice uppercut.
Gong swings wildly with an uppercut but Gaspard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaspard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Li Gong dominated that second round.
That's time! Gong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gaspard lands with a hook. Gong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Donk. Gong catches Gaspard right on the button with a cross.
Gong clinches with his opponent.
Gaspard tries to work over Gong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gaspard swings wildly with an uppercut but Gong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gaspard swings wildly with an uppercut but Gong uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Gong.
Gong is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaspard fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gong working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gong.
Gong wants to stall.
Gong can't find room to land a body shot as Gaspard controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gong throws a punch but it's blocked by Gaspard.
Gong swings wildly with an uppercut but Gaspard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaspard lands with a light punch inside.
Gaspard pulls Gong into guard.
Gong wanted to stand there but Gaspard had control of the position.
Gong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gong trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gaspard's guard.
Gong is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gaspard keeping full guard, as Gong tries to pass.
Gaspard working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gong trying to control but Gaspard is working from the bottom.
Gong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gaspard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gong stays in close to Gaspard's body and controls the position.
Gaspard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gong is looking to stand up but Gaspard won't let him.
Gaspard working for a triangle but Gong defends it easily.
Gong is stalling in the full guard.
Gaspard had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gong defends it easily.
Gong wants to stand but Gaspard has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
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.
Gong wants to stand and escape but instead Gaspard has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gaspard is fighting to break Gong's control of his arms but Gong is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gaspard postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gong wants to sweep but no luck.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Li Gong.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gong, 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Li Gong!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Davide Fontolan (ranked 1937 p4p, 3037 weight class) and Frontino Melfighi (ranked 138 p4p, 201 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Davide Fontolan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frontino Melfighi!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melfighi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fontolan.
Fontolan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Melfighi circles away quickly and effectively.
Melfighi clinches up with Fontolan and pushes him back against the cage.
Melfighi looking to slow down the pace here.
Fontolan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fontolan wants the takedown. Melfighi is fighting it off but Fontolan persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Melfighi's guard against the cage.
Melfighi wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Fontolan manages to pass to side control.
Nice strikes from Fontolan there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melfighi is trying to stand back up but Fontolan is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fontolan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontolan slips a nice elbow through Melfighi's hands, connecting with Melfighi's forehead.
Melfighi wants to get back to his feet.
Fontolan is taking a breather. Melfighi 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.
Melfighi wants to get back to his feet.
That's two 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.
Fontolan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Melfighi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fontolan lands a nice short elbow.
Melfighi looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fontolan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Melfighi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fontolan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Melfighi looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melfighi moves to clinch but Fontolan breaks away
and Fontolan counters with a right hand to the body.
Melfighi scores with a leg kick.
Melfighi wants to clinch
and Fontolan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Melfighi won't be happy with that.
Fontolan working the ground and pound.
Fontolan lands some shots froms side control.
Melfighi seems a little lost for a moment, as Fontolan dominates the positioning.
Fontolan is putting a hurting on Melfighi here, landing some big shots from side control.
Fontolan just content to control the position.
Fontolan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fontolan happy to just control the position for now.
Fontolan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Melfighi down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fontolan lands a decent elbow from side control.
A lull in the action here as Fontolan stalls from top position.
Fontolan is putting a hurting on Melfighi here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Melfighi is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Melfighi explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Davide Fontolan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Melfighi misses with a head kick.
Fontolan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fontolan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Melfighi circles away quickly and effectively.
Fontolan looks to land a combination. Melfighi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Melfighi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fontolan.
Fontolan gets the takedown into side control.
Melfighi wants to get back to his feet but Fontolan is dominant here and he's now got Melfighi's back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Melfighi trying to get back to his feet but Fontolan is in full control for now.
Fontolan 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.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Fontolan connects with a big shot to the side of Melfighi's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melfighi is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Fontolan lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Melfighi.
Fontolan is landing with strikes. Melfighi can't take much more of this.
Fontolan is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Fontolan looking for the choke but no joy.
Melfighi is trying to get back to his feet but Fontolan has full control of the position and if anything, Melfighi has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Fontolan scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Fontolan biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melfighi is trying to stand back up.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melfighi trying to get back to his feet but Fontolan is in full control for now.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Fontolan connects with a big shot to the side of Melfighi's head.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
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.
Melfighi is trying to get back to his feet but Fontolan has full control of the position and if anything, Melfighi has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Fontolan throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Melfighi!
Melfighi is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Fontolan lands punches and elbows.
Fontolan keeps control of the position easily here as Melfighi tries to buck him off.
Fontolan is landing with strikes. Melfighi can't take much more of this.
Fontolan scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Davide Fontolan dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Melfighi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fontolan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Melfighi swings for the body but Fontolan moves out of range.
Fontolan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Melfighi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Melfighi is looking to clinch.
Davide Fontolan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fontolan keeps the fight on the outside.
Fontolan attempts a counter takedown but Melfighi avoids it well and moves away.
Melfighi swinging wildly here.
Melfighi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Horrible takedown attempt by Fontolan or perhaps it was just good defense by Melfighi, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fontolan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fontolan counters with a two punch combo.
Melfighi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Melfighi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melfighi wants to clinch but Fontolan slips to the side
and Fontolan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fontolan tries to bum rush Melfighi with a series of wild strikes but Melfighi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Melfighi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Melfighi wants to clinch
and Fontolan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Melfighi moves in looking to clinch but Fontolan pushes him off.
Fontolan works over Melfighi's head and body with a nice combination.
A head kick by Melfighi misses
and Fontolan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fontolan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fontolan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Melfighi tries to clinch up
enabling Fontolan to counter with a crisp jab.
Fontolan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Melfighi can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fontolan moves out of range of the body kick from Melfighi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fontolan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Melfighi was covering up waiting for the punch and Fontolan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Melfighi wants to stand and escape but Fontolan is having none of it.
Fontolan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fontolan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Fontolan'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.
Melfighi wants to get back to his feet but Fontolan passes into half guard.
Melfighi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fontolan is taking a breather. Melfighi 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.
Melfighi is trying to stand.
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.
Fontolan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Melfighi tries to kick Fontolan off in order to stand up. Fontolan Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Fontolan works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Fontolan working the ground and pound from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Melfighi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Melfighi is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here as Fontolan stalls from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Davide Fontolan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fontolan, 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davide Fontolan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franciszek Zukowski (ranked 1532 p4p, 2853 weight class) and Omari Ayuba (ranked 162 p4p, 303 weight class). Ayuba has chosen 2Pac - All Eyez On Me as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Omari Ayuba enters the cage!
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265
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260
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Franciszek Zukowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Omari Ayuba!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ayuba moves into the clinch successfully.
Ayuba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zukowski.
Zukowski manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ayuba wants to stand but Zukowski has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ayuba wants to stand and escape but instead Zukowski has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zukowski stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A right-left combo lands from Ayuba.
It looks like Franciszek Zukowski has been cut.
Zukowski has a takedown stuffed.
Zukowski with a poor takedown
and Ayuba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ayuba lands with a cross.
Zukowski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zukowski misses with a body punch
and Ayuba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zukowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ayuba seems to be stalking Zukowski here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Zukowski drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Omari Ayuba!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Howard Clay (ranked 2263 p4p, 3696 weight class) and Banchamek Buakaw (ranked 239 p4p, 372 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Banchamek Buakaw!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buakaw slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Clay ducks under a wild hook from Buakaw.
As Buakaw tries to get set, Clay tries to push him back and clinch up but Buakaw manages to avoid the attempt.
Clay forces Buakaw back against the cage and clinches.
Buakaw breaks the clinch.
Buakaw scores with a sloppy right hand. Clay should have avoided that one.
Buakaw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Buakaw works the jab nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Buakaw.
It looks like Howard Clay has been cut.
Buakaw drops Clay with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Clay looks back up at him and smiles so Buakaw waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buakaw thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Buakaw manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Buakaw feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Clay sprawling to the canvas! Clay rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Buakaw finish him?!
Clay is rocked!
Good standup being displayed there by Buakaw as he connects with a hook.
Oh Clay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Banchamek Buakaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clay shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Clay seems to have got his legs back now.
Clay is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Buakaw doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Clay.
Buakaw felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buakaw is looking to escape.
Buakaw is controlling Clay's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Clay is looking to advance position but Buakaw won't allow it.
Clay is looking for a kimura here.
Buakaw is trying to stand.
That's two 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.
Clay moves into full mount! Buakaw won't be happy about that!
Clay trying to control but Buakaw is having none of it.
Buakaw prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Buakaw is squirming around, avoiding Clay's attempts to control the action.
Clay with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Buakaw holds on for dear life, controlling Clay's posture momentarily.
Buakaw 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay prevents Buakaw from improving his position.
Buakaw looks like he's trying to stand up.
Buakaw is staying active underneath Clay, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Buakaw works his way to full guard. Good work.
Clay tries to free his leg and advance position but Buakaw is retaining full guard.
Clay passes into half guard.
Buakaw tries to kick Clay off but Clay keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Clay wants to lay and pray for a moment but Buakaw keeps working.
Buakaw keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Clay is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Clay wants to control but Buakaw is keeping him busy.
Buakaw is trying to stand.
Clay is working for a submission of some sort.
Buakaw manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Clay moves into the clinch.
Clay jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Buakaw walks away with a smile on his face. Clay gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Buakaw misses with a series of wild punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Banchamek Buakaw dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Howard Clay's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Clay blocks a head kick by Buakaw.
Buakaw scores with a shot to the body.
Clay with a poor takedown
and Buakaw counters with a straight right hand.
Buakaw throws a lazy head kick
so Clay counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Clay avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clay looking to pass the guard.
Clay trying to move into half guard but instead Buakaw has managed to sweep!
Howard Clay overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Buakaw stands and throws Clay's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Clay is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Buakaw moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
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.
Clay stops Buakaw from passing to mount.
Clay is looking to regain half guard here but Buakaw keeps moving and retains side control.
Clay is working hard here to advance position.
Buakaw stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Buakaw bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Clay's head backwards.
Buakaw connects with a crisp jab.
Buakaw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clay shoots in looking for a takedown but Buakaw manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Clay's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Clay moves forwards but Buakaw connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Buakaw tries to bum rush Clay with a series of wild strikes but Clay uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Buakaw misses with a two punch combination.
Clay checks the leg kick.
Buakaw lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Buakaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Buakaw throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clay.
Clay gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Buakaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Howard Clay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay wants to clinch.
Clay rushes Buakaw and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Clay scores with a knee to the head.
Buakaw looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Clay is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Buakaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Buakaw working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clay tries to pull guard but Buakaw forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Clay with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Buakaw is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Buakaw is trying to break free.
Clay is working for takedown but Buakaw is calmly controlling the position for now.
Clay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Buakaw has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clay fails to pull guard.
Buakaw manages to break the clinch.
Buakaw lands a head shot.
Clay takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Buakaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Buakaw misses with a low kick.
Buakaw lands the left hand.
Clay blocks a head kick by Buakaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buakaw throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Banchamek Buakaw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Howard Clay's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Buakaw throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Clay stumbling backwards into the cage! Clay bounces back off the cage towards Buakaw, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Buakaw lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Buakaw celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Banchamek Buakaw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Da Silva (ranked 5088 p4p, 5531 weight class) and Jardani Jovanovich (ranked 285 p4p, 301 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 Las Vegas, Anderson Da Silva!
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, Jardani Jovanovich!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Da Silva scores with a takedown into Jovanovich's guard.
Jovanovich looking to control.
Jovanovich keeping moving, preventing Da Silva from controlling successfully.
Da Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Da Silva 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.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jovanovich can do anything to dispel that myth.
Da Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Jovanovich.
Da Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Da Silva stands and throws Jovanovich's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jovanovich is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jovanovich taking a bit of punishment here - Da Silva scoring with strikes.
Da Silva working the ground and pound.
Jovanovich tries to buck Da Silva off but Da Silva is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes there by Da Silva.
Jovanovich tries to improve position but can't.
Da Silva 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.
Da Silva is chipping away with strikes.
Da Silva working the ground and pound.
Da Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jovanovich keeps working.
Jovanovich struggling a bit here.
Da Silva tries to move to mount but Jovanovich blocks the move with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Da Silva is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Jovanovich looks calm but he's in trouble here. Da Silva gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Jovanovich is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Da Silva lets go of the hold and Jovanovich can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anderson Da Silva!
Anderson Da Silva decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luke Smith (ranked 959 p4p, 2111 weight class) and Marco Mo (ranked 74 p4p, 151 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luke Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Mo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mo clinches.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Smith blocks a body shot from Mo.
Mo misses with the head strike.
Mo swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Mo.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Mo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
A short right from Smith.
Smith is leaning against Mo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mo can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
A head punch on the inside from Mo fails to land.
Smith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mo 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.
Mo scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mo prevents a body shot from Smith.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith cracks Mo with a nice body shot.
Smith gets through Mo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mo blocks an uppercut.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Mo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Smith scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Mo controls his hands.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Mo fails to land.
Smith lands a right hand.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Mo gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Mo can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Smith lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith presses Mo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Mo throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Mo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Mo tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Mo.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Mo swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mo misses with the head strike.
Mo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith blocks a head kick by Mo.
Smith swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mo.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mo is looking to clinch.
Mo walks into a left hand.
Smith slips a jab from Mo.
Smith appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
An inside leg kick from Mo misses.
Mo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.
Mo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mo throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Smith cracks Mo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Smith walks into a left hand.
Mo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Smith scores with a nice strike.
Smith stuns Mo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Mo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Mo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marco Mo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Smith dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mo moves away.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Luke Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
Smith tries to clinch up but Mo circles away and keeps his distance.
Mo feints a counter leg kick.
Nice cross by Smith.
Smith lands a body shot.
Mo misses with a series of wild punches.
A big right from Mo misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Mo throws a right hand that misses
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Smith takes a jab right on the kisser.
Smith moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mo fails to land.
Mo working aggressively here.
Smith pushes Mo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Smith.
Mo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mo lands a right hand.
Mo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A lazy left from Smith finds it's target.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mo can do to turn this around?
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mo.
Smith stuns Mo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith is looking to wear down Mo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith's corner calls for a 1-2. Smith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've been told by Smith's head coaches at Hammer House of Horror that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mo connects with an inside leg kick.
Mo misses with a low kick.
Mo just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSmith.
Mo misses with a hook
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Mo is rocked!
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mo.
Mo is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mo seems to have recovered his senses.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Smith! Mo is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Smith!
Luke Smith retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Luke Smith thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Walon Green (ranked 5110 p4p, 5086 weight class) and Mateo Sierrra (ranked 264 p4p, 262 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walon Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mateo Sierrra!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sierrra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sierrra takes the fight into the clinch.
Green tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sierrra just stands there and leans against the cage.
Green jumps guard but Sierrra stands there with Green around his waist. Green gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Green jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sierrra walks away with a smile on his face. Green gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walon Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sierrra closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green fails to pull guard.
Green tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sierrra smiles and moves away.
Sierrra moves in looking to clinch but Green pushes him off.
Green attempts a counter takedown but Sierrra avoids it well and moves away.
Sierrra moves into the clinch.
Sierrra lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green wants a takedown but no success here.
A short right from Sierrra.
Sierrra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Green fails to pull guard.
Green tries to pull guard but Sierrra forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Green fails to pull guard.
Green jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sierrra walks away with a smile on his face. Green gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sierrra lands a big head kick that sends Green tumbling to the mat! Sierrra takes a step backwards and waves Green back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Green is rocked!
It looks like Walon Green has been cut.
Sierrra moves into the clinch successfully.
Oh Green is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Green's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sierrra lands an elbow that stopped Green in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green jumps guard but Sierrra stands there with Green around his waist. Green gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sierrra lands a big knee to the head and Green goes down! Sierrra pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mateo Sierrra!
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