Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Syn Birthday Bash London
Date: Nov 30, 2020

#R1#
Poulsen motions for Keenan to come forward. Poulsen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Keenan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Poulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keenan manages to avoid it.
Keenan is looking to score with low kicks.
Poulsen swinging wildly here.
Keenan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Keenan is looking to slow Poulsen down with leg kicks.
Keenan blocks a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Keenan misses its target.
Keenan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Keenan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Keenan connects with a nice looking jab.
Poulsen delivers a nice body kick.
Keenan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Poulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Poulsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keenan cracks Poulsen with a good jab.
Poulsen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Keenan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keenan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Poulsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Keenan throws a one two combo. #T1#
Poulsen ducks under a wild hook from Keenan.
Keenan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Keenan. That's going to slow Poulsen down.
Some bone on bone action there as Poulsen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Keenan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Poulsen misses with an uppercut.
Keenan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Poulsen in his tracks.
Donk. Keenan catches Poulsen right on the button with a cross.
Poulsen checks the leg kick.
Keenan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Poulsen.
Keenan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Poulsen in his tracks.
Keenan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Poulsen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Keenan.
Good work by Poulsen as he checks the leg kick.
Poulsen misses with an uppercut.
Keenan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keenan delivers a nice body kick.
Keenan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poulsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Keenan.
Poulsen throws out a counter right but Keenan avoids it with no problem.#T2#
Keenan misses with a body kick.
Keenan needs to keep his hands up - Poulsen had a free shot at his head there.
Poulsen cracks Keenan with a good jab.
Keenan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Keenan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Keenan throws a body shot but no joy.
Keenan avoids the head kick by Poulsen.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Keenan.
Keenan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Poulsen's head.
Poulsen swings for the body but Keenan moves out of range.
Keenan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Poulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Keenan misses its target.
Poulsen tests Keenan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Keenan lunges at Poulsen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Poulsen's hand.
Poulsen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Keenan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Keenan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Keenan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good leg kick by Poulsen. #T3#
Poulsen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Poulsen misses with a body shot.
Poulsen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Keenan throws a sloppy head kick
and Poulsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Keenan lands a nice shot to the body.
Poulsen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Keenan.
Poulsen with a hook.
A slow jab from Keenan misses its intended target.
Poulsen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Keenan scores with a spinning back kick!
Keenan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Poulsen's hands.
Keenan throws a front kick aimed at Poulsen's knee but Poulsen avoids it well.
Poulsen throws a hook to the side of Keenan's head but Keenan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keenan pushes Poulsen away with a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keenan just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Keenan. #T4#
Keenan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gareth Keenan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poulsen avoids a kick to the body.
Poulsen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Keenan cracks Poulsen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Keenan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poulsen.
Poulsen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Keenan.
Poulsen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Keenan lands a body shot.
Keenan slips a straight right by Poulsen.
Poulsen swings for the body but Keenan moves out of range.
Poulsen throws a body punch but Keenan moves out of range.
Keenan scores with a shot to the body.
Poulsen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Keenan finds it's way round the side to connect with Poulsen's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poulsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keenan.
A jab from Poulsen misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Poulsen.
A lazy body kick from Keenan
and Poulsen counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gareth Keenan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Poulsen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Keenan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Poulsen scrambles back to his feet.
Keenan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poulsen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Keenan ducks under a wild hook from Poulsen.
Poulsen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Keenan.
Keenan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poulsen manages to avoid it.
Keenan throws a leg kick but Poulsen moved away.
Keenan misses with a hook
and Poulsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Keenan lands a front kick.
Poulsen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Keenan scores with a leg kick.
Keenan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Keenan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Poulsen ducks under a wild hook from Keenan.
It seemed like Poulsen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Keenan.
Keenan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poulsen checks a leg kick nicely.
Keenan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Keenan throws a leg kick but Poulsen sees it coming and moves out of range. #T1#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Keenan.
Keenan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Some wild striking there from Keenan.
Poulsen throws out a counter right but Keenan avoids it with no problem.
Keenan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Poulsen counters with a straight right hand.
Poulsen misses with a hook.
Keenan missing with a left hand there. Poulsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Keenan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Poulsen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Keenan throws a head kick that misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Poulsen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Keenan has got the better of the exchanges.
Keenan staying out of range there.
Poulsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Keenan stuns Poulsen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Poulsen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Keenan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poulsen.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Keenan.
Keenan is looking to land body kicks.
Poulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keenan moves away.
Keenan quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.#T2#
Keenan misses with a kick to the body
and Poulsen 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!
Keenan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Keenan misses with a low kick.
Keenan checks the leg kick.
Keenan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poulsen moves away.
Poulsen avoids the body shot from Keenan.
Poulsen throws out a counter right but Keenan avoids it with no problem.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Keenan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Poulsen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Poulsen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A little jabbing left from Poulsen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Keenan misses with a low kick as Poulsen jumps back.
A good leg kick by Keenan.
A combination from Poulsen does no damage.
Good exchange - Keenan coming out on top.
Keenan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Keenan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Keenan's corner calls for a 1-2. Keenan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Keenan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Poulsen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Keenan throws a half hearted mid kick.#T3#
Poulsen blocks the body kick.
Poulsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keenan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Keenan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poulsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Keenan.
Keenan takes a swing at Poulsen's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Poulsen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Keenan misses with the body kick
and Poulsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Poulsen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Poulsen misses with a body shot.
Keenan scores with a nice right hand.
Keenan throws a sloppy body shot
and Poulsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Poulsen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Keenan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poulsen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Keenan can pounce on him.
Keenan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Keenan lands a nice hook to Poulsen's body. Poulsen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Poulsen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Keenan works Poulsen's body with a nice hook.
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!
Poulsen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Keenan.
Poulsen looking to land some kicks to the body here. #T4#
Poulsen misses with a hook to the body
and Keenan counters with a nice uppercut.
Poulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keenan moves away.
A low kick lands for Keenan.
That kick from Keenan tenderised Poulsen's leg. Poulsen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Keenan lands a glancing blow to the side of Poulsen's head.
Keenan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Keenan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poulsen.
Keenan takes a swing at Poulsen's ribcage but misses.
Poulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keenan moves away.
Keenan misses with a body punch
and Poulsen counters with a straight right hand.
Poulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Keenan is just out of range.
Poulsen ducks under a wild hook from Keenan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lazy body kick from Keenan
and Poulsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Keenan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poulsen can do to turn this around?
Keenan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Poulsen.
Keenan throws a leg kick
and Poulsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Keenan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gareth Keenan dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Keenan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Poulsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Keenan throws a jab when Poulsen was well out of range.
Poulsen misses with a hook. Keenan ducked under it nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Keenan.
Keenan throws a series of punches but Poulsen avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Keenan does no damage.
Poulsen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Keenan can pounce on him.
Keenan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
No joy there for Poulsen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Keenan throws a push kick but Poulsen slaps the foot to one side.
Poulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keenan manages to avoid it.
Keenan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Poulsen is out of range and Keenan settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keenan ducks under a wild hook from Poulsen.
Poulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Keenan throws a poor cross that misses
and Poulsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Poulsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Poulsen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Keenan takes a swing at Poulsen's ribcage but misses. #T1#
A punch combination from Poulsen misses.
Poulsen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Keenan at a distance.
Keenan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Keenan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A low kick from Keenan misses
and Poulsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Poulsen blocks a low kick nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Poulsen! But no joy.
Poulsen checks a leg kick.
Poulsen scores with a jab to the body.
Keenan misses with a left hand
and Keenan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Poulsen loads up on a big right hand but Keenan slips the punch.
Poulsen throws a shot from downtown. Keenan moves away and avoids it.
Keenan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Keenan tries to work over Poulsen's front leg with a kick but Poulsen checks it.
Poulsen throws out a counter right but Keenan avoids it with no problem.
Decent striking displayed by Poulsen there.
A telegraphed right hand from Keenan misses the target.
Poulsen scores with a jab to the jaw.#T2#
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!
Poulsen moves out of range of the body kick.
Keenan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poulsen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Poulsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Poulsen throws a head kick but Keenan moves out of range.
Keenan looks to land a right hand but Poulsen moved out of range.
Keenan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Poulsen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Keenan misses with a low kick.
Keenan connects with a body shot that sends Poulsen's belly button to the back.
Poulsen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Keenan can pounce on him.
Keenan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Poulsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Keenan scores with a nice strike.
Poulsen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Poulsen avoids the body shot from Keenan.
Keenan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poulsen.
Poulsen 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.
Poulsen lands a jab-cross combination. #T3#
Keenan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poulsen.
A thudding body kick lands there by Keenan!
Poulsen missing with a left hand there. Keenan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Poulsen throws a hook but Keenan blocks it.
Keenan lands an overhand right.
Good shot there by Keenan.
Poulsen throws a body punch but Keenan moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Poulsen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Keenan looks to land a left hand but Poulsen moved out of range nicely.
Poulsen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big right from Poulsen misses.
Poulsen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Keenan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Poulsen 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.
Poulsen takes one to the chin there.
Poulsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Keenan.
Keenan thows a leg kick but Poulsen checks it
and Poulsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poulsen throws a jab when Keenan was well out of range.
Poulsen blocks a low kick nicely.
Keenan lunges at Poulsen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Poulsen's hand.
Keenan misses with a leg kick
and Poulsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Keenan misses with a series of wild punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Keenan as he connects with a hook.
Keenan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Poulsen is able to avoid easily.
Poulsen throws out a counter right but Keenan avoids it with no problem.
Poulsen scores with a decent looking hook.
Keenan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Keenan throws a sloppy body shot
and Keenan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Poulsen throws a body punch but Keenan moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keenan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vang Poulsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poulsen throws a head kick but Keenan moves out of range.
Keenan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vang Poulsen.
Well Keenan 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gareth Keenan!
Post fight, Gareth Keenan took to the microphone: 'I believe this is over now.'.

Event: Syn TBD
Date: Oct 11, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poulsen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Quin counters with a nice uppercut.
Quin lands a jab-cross combination.
Quin looks to throw the jab but Poulsen is out of range.
A jab lands there for Quin.
Quin avoids the body shot from Poulsen.
Poulsen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Poulsen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Quin.
Poulsen slips a straight right by Quin.
Quin lands a nice shot that snaps Poulsen's head back.
Quin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poulsen manages to avoid it.
Poulsen is looking to counter punch.
Poulsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quin throws out the jab.
Poulsen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Quin finds it's way round the side to connect with Poulsen's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poulsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Quin.
Nice defenses there by Quin.
Quin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Quin connects with a jab.
James Quin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quin scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Quin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Poulsen momentarily.
Quin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Quin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Poulsen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Poulsen misses the shot to the body.
Donk. Quin catches Poulsen right on the button with a cross.
Quin avoids the body shot from Poulsen.
Quin misses with an uppercut.
Quin throws the left hand but Poulsen avoids the punch easily.
Quin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Quin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Poulsen slips a straight right by Quin.
Quin slips under a jab.
Quin misses with a straight left.
Quin with a hook.
Poulsen slips under a jab from Quin.
A swing and a miss from Quin.
Poulsen misses the jab.#T2#
Poulsen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A combination from Poulsen does no damage.
Poulsen takes a swing at Quin's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quin looks to score with a jab to the body but Poulsen is just out of range.
Poulsen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Quin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Poulsen slips under a jab.
Quin tests Poulsen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab from Quin.
Quin misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the body from Poulsen misses
and Quin counters with a left to the body.
Poulsen connects with a crisp jab.
Quin lands with a good body shot.
A slow jab from Quin misses its intended target. #T3#
Poulsen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Quin misses with a shot to the body
and Poulsen counters with a leg kick.
Poulsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quin.
Poulsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Quin connects with a jab.
Quin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poulsen manages to avoid it.
Poulsen slips a straight right by Quin.
Quin misses with a body shot.
Poulsen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Poulsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quin.
Poulsen throws a jab when Quin was well out of range.
Poulsen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Poulsen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quin. Poulsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poulsen throws a jab when Quin was well out of range.#T4#
Quin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poulsen.
Poulsen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A countering left hand to the body from Quin misses.
Quin looks to score with a jab to the body but Poulsen is just out of 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!
Quin scores with a jab.
Poulsen throws an overhand right that lands on Quin's shoulder, as Quin tries to avoid the shot.
Quin misses with a wild body shot.
Quin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poulsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Poulsen's hands.
Quin misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Poulsen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Quin tests Poulsen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Quin cracks Poulsen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Poulsen.
Quin moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Quin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Quin misses the shot to the body.
Poulsen scores with a nice strike.
Quin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Quin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Quin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Quin.
Quin misses the body punch
and Poulsen counters with a low kick, right behind Quin 's knee.
Poulsen takes one to the side of the head.
Poulsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quin.
Quin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Poulsen counters with a one-two to the body.
Poulsen digs a good body shot into Quin's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poulsen blocks a jab.
Quin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Poulsen in his tracks.
Quin slips under a jab from Poulsen.
Quin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#T1#
Poulsen ducks under a wild hook from Quin.
Poulsen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A jab from Quin does it's job there.
Poulsen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Poulsen scores with a jab.
Quin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poulsen moves away.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Poulsen might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Quin lands with a shot to the body.
Poulsen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Good work by Quin as he checks the leg kick.
Poulsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quin.
Quin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Poulsen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Quin.
A jab lands there for Quin.#T2#
Poulsen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Quin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poulsen.
James Quin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Quin misses with a straight left.
Nice straight punches there by Quin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Quin.
Poulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Quin throws a shot from downtown. Poulsen moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Quin.
Quin swings widly with a right hand
and Poulsen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Quin throws a looping overhand right but Poulsen ducks down to avoid it.
Poulsen missing with a left hand there. Quin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Poulsen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice shot lands for Poulsen.
A lazy left from Poulsen finds it's target.
Quin throws a leg kick
and Poulsen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T3#
Poulsen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Poulsen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Quin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Poulsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Poulsen blocks a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Quin there.
Quin throws a lazy uppercut
letting Poulsen counter with a right hand.
Quin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poulsen moves away.
Quin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Poulsen is out of range.
Poulsen throws a front kick aimed at Quin's knee but Quin avoids it well.
Quin avoids the head kick by Poulsen.
Quin misses with a lunging right hand
and Poulsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Poulsen tries a low kick but Quin avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quin. Poulsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poulsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quin.
Poulsen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T4#
Quin misses with a straight right.
Poulsen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Quin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poulsen.
Quin digs a good body shot into Poulsen's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Poulsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheers as Quin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Poulsen doesn't seem phased though.
Poulsen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Poulsen misses the target.
Quin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Poulsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Poulsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quin.
Poulsen throws a head kick but Quin moves out of range.
Quin scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but James Quin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Quin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Poulsens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Poulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quin.
Quin lands a right hook to the body.
Poulsen throws a poor cross that misses
and Quin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Poulsen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Poulsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quin tests Poulsen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Poulsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quin.
Poulsen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Quin defending well as Poulsen loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Poulsen.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen misses with an uppercut. Quin saw that one coming.
Quin lands a nice shot that snaps Poulsen's head back. #T1#
Poulsen misses with a lunging right hand
and Quin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Poulsen throws a right hand that misses
and Quin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Quin lands a right hook to the body.
Poulsen takes a swing at Quin's ribcage but misses.
Quin loads up on a big right hand but Poulsen slips the punch.
Quin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poulsen.
Poulsen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Quin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poulsen defending well as Quin loads up on a big left hand.
Quin throws a sloppy body shot
and Poulsen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Quin lands a right hook to the body.
Poulsen scores with a jab.
Poulsen ducks under a wild hook from Quin.
Poulsen misses with a hook.
Quin throws out a counter right but Poulsen avoids it with no problem.
Quin cracks Poulsen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#T2#
Poulsen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Quin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Poulsen's head backwards.
Quin misses with an uppercut.
Poulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Poulsen loads up on a big right hand but Quin slips the punch.
A shot to the body from Quin misses
and Poulsen counters with a left to the body.
Quin avoids the head kick by Poulsen.
Poulsen staying out of range there.
Quin digs a good hook to Poulsen's body.
Poulsen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
James Quin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Quin ducks right into an uppercut from Poulsen.
Poulsen moves away from the strike by Quin.
Quin misses with a body shot
and Poulsen counters with a straight right hand.
Quin with a hook.
Poulsen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Poulsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quin.
Quin cracks a nice hook into Poulsen's ribs.
Quin blocks a jab.
Poulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quin was well out of range. Poor timing from Poulsen.
Quin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Quin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poulsen.
Poulsen sets himself, and Quin steps forward looking for the clinch! Poulsen avoids it this time.
Poulsen swings for the body but Quin moves out of range.
Poulsen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poulsen misses with a wild body shot. #T4#
Poulsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quin.
Nice jab there from Quin.
Quin lands a nice shot to the body.
Poulsen misses the jab.
Poulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quin was well out of range. Poor timing from Poulsen.
Poulsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quin.
Quin throws a jab but it's blocked by Poulsen.
Poulsen takes a swing at Quin's ribcage but misses.
Quin scores with a shot to the body.
Quin misses with a body shot.
Quin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Poulsen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Quin catches Poulsen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vang Poulsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Quin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Quin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Quin!
A relieved looking James Quin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: Syn Point vs Puno 3
Date: Sep 20, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Experiment throws a low kick but Poulsen avoids it.
Experiment lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Experiment keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poulsen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Experiment lands with a thumping leg kick.
Poulsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Poulsen takes a swing at Experiment's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Experiment misses the target.
Experiment misses with a straight right.
As Experiment backs off Poulsen throws a huge counter combo but Experiment manages to avoid it all.
Experiment throws a hook but Poulsen avoids it easily.
Experiment with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Experiment has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Lab in the buildup to the fight.
Finnish Experiment seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Experiment lands a high kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Experiment clinches.
Experiment prevents Poulsen from breaking the clinch.
Poulsen misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen misses with a body punch.
Poulsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Experiment uses good head movement to avoid it.
Experiment is struggling to control the position.#T1#
Experiment blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Experiment comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Experiment throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Experiment tries a body shot but Poulsen blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poulsen.
Still in the clinch, Poulsen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Experiment works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Poulsen.
A short body shot lands from Poulsen as the two fighters clinch.
Poulsen has Experiment pushed against the cage.#BC#
Experiment breaks the clinch.
Poulsen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Experiment throws a leg kick
and Poulsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Poulsen takes a swing at Experiment's ribcage but misses.
Experiment fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Poulsen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T2#
Poulsen misses with a body shot.
Experiment keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Poulsen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Experiment rather than just go for the knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Experiment swinging wildly here.
Poulsen cracks Experiment with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Experiment misses with a low kick as Poulsen jumps back.
Experiment throws out a leg kick but Poulsen moves out of range and Experiment only half commits.
Poulsen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Experiment misses with a leg kick.
Experiment throws a nice outside leg kick.
Poulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Poulsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Experiment looks to land a combination but Poulsen avoids it well.
Experiment throws a nice outside leg kick.
Experiment throws a leg kick that misses.
Experiment fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Poulsen.#T3#
A chopping leg kick lands by Experiment.
Experiment tries to land a leg kick but Poulsen saw it coming and moves away.
Poulsen digs a good body shot into Experiment's ribs.
Experiment checks a leg kick.
Experiment throws a leg kick but Poulsen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Poulsen blocks a leg kick.
Experiment tries to land a leg kick but Poulsen saw it coming and moves away.
Experiment throws a low kick, looking for Poulsen's leg but Poulsen calmly moves out of range.
Experiment throws a leg kick that misses.
Poulsen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Some bone on bone action there as Poulsen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A bone on bone clash there as Experiment blocks the leg kick.
A big right from Poulsen misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Experiment.
Experiment fails in his attempt to clinch.
Experiment pivots, looking for a leg kick but Poulsen is out of range and Experiment settles back down. #T4#
Poulsen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Experiment.
Poulsen stuns Experiment with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Experiment tries a low kick but Poulsen avoids it.
A combination from Poulsen does no damage.
Experiment misses with a low kick as Poulsen jumps back.
Experiment throws a chopping leg kick but Poulsen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Poulsen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL#
Experiment instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Experiment working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Poulsen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Experiment seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Poulsen can turn it around.
Poulsen is trying to push Experiment away but Experiment has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Poulsen stalling in the clinch.
Poulsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Experiment just misses with a elbow thrown towards Poulsen's brow.
Experiment fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poulsen cracks Experiment with a nice body shot.
Experiment prevents a body shot from Poulsen.
Experiment blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Finnish Experiment 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.#R2#
Poulsen throws a series of punches but Experiment moves out of range. #CL#
Experiment rushes Poulsen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Poulsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poulsen working aggressively here.
Experiment is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poulsen can do to turn this around?
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Experiment as Poulsen tries to tie him up.
Experiment blocking some punches.
Poulsen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Experiment stalling the fight.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Poulsen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.#BC#
Experiment breaks from the clinch.
Poulsen ducks under a wild hook from Experiment.
Poulsen throws a series of punches but Experiment avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poulsen avoids the head kick by Experiment.
Poulsen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Poulsen. Those never looked like landing.
Experiment tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Poulsen is able to avoid easily.
Experiment feints and then cracks Poulsen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Poulsen down. #T1#
Experiment connects with a good right hand that stumbles Poulsen. Poulsen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Experiment tries to work over Poulsen's front leg with a kick but Poulsen checks it.
Poulsen misses with a low kick.
A big left from Poulsen misses.
Experiment fires out a quick counter leg kick but Poulsen just manages to avoid it.
Experiment blocks a jab.
Experiment lands a nice looking body shot.
Experiment misses with a low kick as Poulsen jumps back.
Poulsen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Finnish Experiment is winning the standup battle so far.
Experiment tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Poulsen is able to avoid easily.
A low kick from Experiment misses
and Poulsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Some wild striking there from Experiment.
Experiment lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Poulsen scores with a jab.#T2#
Experiment needs to keep his hands up - Poulsen had a free shot at his head there.
Experiment lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Experiment misses its intended target.
Poulsen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Experiment throws a leg kick but Poulsen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Poulsen thuds a left hand into Experiment's body.
Poulsen checks a low kick from Experiment.
Experiment tries a low kick but Poulsen avoids it.
It seemed like Poulsen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Poulsen misses with a looping left.
Poulsen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Experiment throws a low kick, looking for Poulsen's leg but Poulsen calmly moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Poulsen! But no joy.
Experiment throws a leg kick
and Poulsen counters with a thumping low kick.
Poulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Experiment looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Experiment tries to clinch but Poulsen moves out of range.
Experiment keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poulsen.#T3#
Experiment tries a low kick but Poulsen avoids it.
Experiment thows a leg kick but Poulsen checks it
enabling Poulsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Poulsen throws a hook but Experiment avoids it easily.
Poulsen throws a body punch but Experiment moves out of range.
Experiment throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Experiment misses with a leg kick.
Experiment tries to score with a low kick but Poulsen moves his leg out of the way.
Poulsen checks a leg kick nicely.
Experiment jabs Poulsen right on the nose. Poulsen blinks but takes it well.
Experiment with a nice calf kick.
Poulsen looks to land a right hand but Experiment moved out of range.
Experiment lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Poulsen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Experiment turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Experiment fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Poulsen on the side of the head.#T4#
Poulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Experiment's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Poulsen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Experiment scrambles back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Poulsen misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Experiment takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Experiment darts in trying to clinch
and Poulsen counters with a good low kick that Experiment was not able to check.
Poulsen thuds a left hand into Experiment's body.
Experiment tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Poulsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Experiment walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Poulsen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Experiment throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Poulsen throws out a counter right but Experiment avoids it with no problem.
Poulsen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Poulsen lands with a hook. Experiment tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Experiment uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poulsen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vang Poulsen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Poulsen avoids the body shot from Experiment.
Experiment feints and then cracks Poulsen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Poulsen down.
Experiment throws a leg kick that misses. #CL#
Experiment gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Come on Poulsen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Poulsen blocks an elbow strike from Experiment.
Experiment doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Experiment cracks Poulsen with a nice body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#BC2#
Poulsen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Experiment misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Experiment moves into the clinch.
Experiment lands an elbow that stopped Poulsen in his tracks for a moment.
Finnish Experiment has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Experiment blocks a body shot from Poulsen.
Poulsen misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Poulsen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Experiment controlling the action here for a moment.
Poulsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poulsen trying to control the position but instead, Experiment has worked for underhooks and has pushed Poulsen into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Experiment throws an elbow but misses.
Experiment is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Experiment cracks Poulsen with a nice body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Experiment throws an elbow but misses.
Experiment lands a damaging elbow.
Poulsen misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Experiment pushes Poulsen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Experiment lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Poulsen controlling the action here for a moment.
Poulsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poulsen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Experiment is trying to maintain a safe position but Poulsen gets an underhook and turns Experiment into the cage.
Experiment tries to work over Poulsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Poulsen blocking some punches. #BC#
Experiment breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Experiment lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Experiment swings for the body but Poulsen moves out of range.
Experiment wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Experiment doesn't manage to clinch there - Poulsen circles away.
Experiment lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #T3#
Experiment takes a kick to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Experiment.
Experiment throws a chopping leg kick but Poulsen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Experiment tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Poulsen misses.
Poulsen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Experiment. That's going to slow Poulsen down.
A big right from Poulsen misses.
Experiment checks a low kick from Poulsen.
Experiment throws a leg kick that misses.
Experiment moves away from the strike by Poulsen.
Experiment is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Experiment smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big left from Poulsen misses. #T4#
Experiment misses with a low kick.
Experiment walks into a stiff left hand from Poulsen.
Poulsen sizes up Experiment with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Experiment scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Experiment dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Poulsen. That did some damage!
Experiment throws a nice inside leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Experiment.
Poulsen throws a sloppy head kick and Experiment moves out of range easily.
Experiment is looking to score with low kicks.
Poulsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Experiment.
Experiment displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poulsen throws out the jab.
Experiment scores with a hook to the body. Poulsen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Poulsen checks a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Poulsen checks a leg kick.
Poulsen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Finnish Experiment showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Experiment 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finnish Experiment!
Finnish Experiment thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: SYN Perpetuum
Date: Aug 15, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poulsen.
Doyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poulsen manages to avoid it.
Poulsen takes one to the side of the head.
Doyle moves out of range as Poulsen strikes.
Poulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doyle manages to avoid it.
Doyle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poulsen.
A leg kick checked by Doyle.
Doyle appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.#CL#
Doyle rushes Poulsen and presses him up against the cage.
Doyle tries to throw a body punch but Poulsen avoids it by throwing Doyle back against the cage.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poulsen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doyle has a couple of punches blocked by Poulsen.
Poulsen looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Poulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle tries to work over Poulsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Poulsen is pushing Doyle up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Poulsen trying to control the position but instead, Doyle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Poulsen into the cage.#T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.
Good body shot from Poulsen.
Doyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Poulsen.
A right hook to the body lands for Poulsen.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poulsen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Poulsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Doyle controls his hands.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Poulsen uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Doyle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doyle scores with a hook.
Doyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle throws the kick towards the body but Poulsen avoids it.#T2#
Poulsen throws a hook to the side of Doyle's head but Doyle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poulsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Poulsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doyle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doyle lands a glancing blow to the side of Poulsen's head.
Doyle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Doyle tries to clinch
and Poulsen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poulsen clobbers Doyle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Poulsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Poulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doyle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Poulsen. Beautiful body shot.
Poulsen lands a body shot.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
Doyle throws a leg kick but Poulsen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Poulsen throws a jab when Doyle was well out of range.
Doyle throws a combination that misses
and Poulsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Poulsen misses the jab.
Doyle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Poulsen throws the left hand but Doyle avoids the punch easily.#T3#
Poulsen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Doyle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Poulsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Doyle tries to close the distance and clinch but Poulsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Poulsen fails to land with a series of punches.
Poulsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doyle throws out the jab.
Doyle with a nice cross.
Doyle connects with a body shot that sends Poulsen's belly button to the back.
Nice body punch from Doyle.
Doyle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Poulsen doesn't seem bothered though.
Poulsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doyle.
Poulsen throws a good cross that connects.
Poulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doyle moves away.
Poulsen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doyle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Poulsen's hands.
Doyle walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Poulsen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Doyle fails in his attempt to clinch. #T4#
Poulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doyle.
Doyle tried to counter with a leg kick but Poulsen avoided it.
Doyle takes a swing at Poulsen's ribcage but misses.
Poulsen misses with a looping right.
Poulsen throws the left hand but Doyle avoids the punch easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Doyle misses its target.
Doyle moves out of range of the strikes.
Doyle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Doyle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Poulsen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Doyle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Doyle is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Poulsen misses with a body shot.
Poulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doyle manages to avoid it.
Poulsen throws a jab when Doyle was well out of range.
Poulsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Doyle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Poulsen lands with a nice body punch.
Doyle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poulsen.
Poulsen misses with an uppercut.
Poulsen throws a lazy right hand but Doyle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vang Poulsen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Doyle moves to clinch but Poulsen breaks away
and Poulsen counters with a good low kick that Doyle was not able to check.
Poulsen scores with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Poulsen.
Poulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doyle.
A low kick from Poulsen misses
and Doyle makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Poulsen swings for the body but Doyle moves out of range.
Doyle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Poulsen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big left from Poulsen misses.
Poulsen thuds his right hand into Doyle's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Poulsen loads up on a big right hand but Doyle slips the punch.
Doyle is looking to wear down Poulsen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Poulsen lands a jab to the nose.
Poulsen misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poulsen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Poulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Doyle is just out of range.
Doyle connects with a jab.#T1#
Poulsen swings for the body but Doyle moves out of range.
Poulsen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doyle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Doyle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poulsen.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doyle.
Poulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Doyle is just out of range.
Doyle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poulsen.
Doyle is looking to counter the offense by Poulsen and move into the clinch.
Poulsen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fighters circling - Poulsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doyle slips a straight right by Poulsen.
Doyle misses with a body shot.
Doyle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice shot by Doyle.
Poulsen swings widly with a right hand
and Doyle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Doyle throws an off balance right hand
and Poulsen counters with a nice leg kick.
Poulsen swings for the body but Doyle moves out of range.
Poulsen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Poulsen connects with the punch.#T2#
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!
A big left from Poulsen misses.
Doyle jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Doyle cracks Poulsen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Poulsen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Doyle eats them both and turns towards Poulsen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A jab from Poulsen finds it's way through Doyle's defenses.
Poulsen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Poulsen lands an overhand right.
Poulsen blocks a jab.
Doyle tries to land a leg kick but Poulsen saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Poulsen misses.
Doyle fires out a quick counter leg kick but Poulsen just manages to avoid it.
Doyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poulsen.
Poulsen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Poulsen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Poulsen throws the left hand but Doyle avoids the punch easily.
Doyle wants to clinch.
Good work by Poulsen as he checks the leg kick.
Poulsen misses with a body shot. #T3#
Poulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Poulsen.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen jabs Doyle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Doyle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Poulsen at a distance. #CL#
Doyle closes the distance and clinches.
Poulsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poulsen working aggressively here.
Poulsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doyle.
Doyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poulsen.
Doyle works on Poulsen's body with a couple of short punches.
Doyle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Poulsen misses with a body punch.
Poulsen looking to slow down the pace here.
Doyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Poulsen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doyle or not. #T4#
Poulsen lands with a light punch inside.
Doyle tries to work over Poulsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doyle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Poulsen backwards.
Doyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doyle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Doyle lands a nice uppercut.
Poulsen misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poulsen.
Poulsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Doyle controls his hands.
Doyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Poulsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doyle's elbow.
Doyle lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Poulsen.
Poulsen lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poulsen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Poulsen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Doyle seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Poulsen can turn it around.
A nice left hand lands by Poulsen.
Doyle misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vang Poulsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Doyle lands a body shot.
Doyle throws a wild body kick that Poulsen sees coming a mile off.
Vang Poulsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Poulsen lunges at Doyle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Doyle's hand.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Poulsen is just out of range.
Poulsen tries to land a leg kick but Doyle saw it coming and moves away.
Doyle throwing a counter right hand but Poulsen manages to avoid it.
Poulsen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Poulsen throws a series of punches but Doyle moves out of range.
Poulsen misses with a body shot.
Doyle needs to keep his hands up - Poulsen had a free shot at his head there.
Poulsen motions for Doyle to come forward. Poulsen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Doyle lands with a kick to the temple. Poulsen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poulsen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Doyle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poulsen.
Poulsen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doyle scores with a jab to the head.
Poulsen cracks a nice hook into Doyle's ribs.#T1#
Doyle moves out of range as Poulsen strikes.
Poulsen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Doyle defending well as Poulsen loads up on a big left hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Poulsen checks a leg kick.
Doyle throws the left hand but Poulsen avoids the punch easily.
Poulsen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Doyle doesn't seem bothered though.
Doyle thuds a left hand into Poulsen's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Poulsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doyle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Poulsen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Doyle doesn't seem bothered though.
Doyle misses the jab.
Poulsen is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Poulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poulsen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Poulsen misses with a body punch
and Doyle counters with a straight right hand.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
A swing and a miss from Poulsen.
Jimmy Doyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Doyle scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Poulsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Poulsen!
Poulsen throws a right hand that misses
and Doyle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poulsen moves away from the strike by Doyle.
Doyle slips a jab from Poulsen.
Doyle throws a body punch but Poulsen moves out of range.
Poulsen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Poulsen is just out of range.
Doyle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poulsen.
Poulsen throws a body punch but Doyle moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Doyle.
Doyle throws a hook but Poulsen blocks it.
Doyle throws a sloppy body shot
and Poulsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doyle tries to clinch there but Poulsen circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Poulsen misses the target. #T3#
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen is looking to chop away at Doyle's legs.
Poulsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doyle.
Poulsen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Doyle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Poulsen throws an off balance right hand
and Doyle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Poulsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping body kick lands there for Doyle.
Doyle throws an overhand right that lands on Poulsen's shoulder, as Poulsen tries to avoid the shot.
Poulsen throws a shot to the body.
Doyle thuds a left hand into Poulsen's body.
Doyle jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Doyle jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
An inside leg kick from Doyle misses.
Decent striking displayed by Poulsen there.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doyle tries to land a leg kick but Poulsen saw it coming and moves away.
Good shot there by Doyle.
Poulsen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Doyle misses with a hook
and Poulsen counters with a thumping low kick.
Poulsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Poulsen checks a leg kick.
Poulsen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Doyle dips to his left and cracks Poulsen with an uppercut!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Doyle.
Poulsen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Doyle under the eye.
Poulsen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Doyle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good work by Poulsen as he checks the leg kick.
Doyle throws a looping overhand right but Poulsen ducks down to avoid it.
Doyle takes a swing at Poulsen's ribcage but misses.
Vang Poulsen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Poulsen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

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 Jimmy Doyle.
I think Poulsen 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vang Poulsen!
Vang Poulsen bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: Syn 698 Turner vs Tapani
Date: Jul 10, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poulsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sepulveda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poulsen misses with a body shot.
It looked like Sepulveda wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sepulveda tries to land a body kick
and Poulsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sepulveda definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sepulveda throws a wild body kick that Poulsen sees coming a mile off.
Poulsen moves out of range of the body kick.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Sepulveda wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Poulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sepulveda moves away.
Sepulveda swings for the body but Poulsen moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Poulsen misses the target.
Poulsen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Poulsen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sepulveda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poulsen moves away.
Poulsen moves out of range as Sepulveda throws a body kick.
Sepulveda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poulsen moves away.
Sepulveda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poulsen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sepulveda. Poulsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sepulveda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poulsen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T1#
Sepulveda takes a swing at Poulsen's ribcage but misses.
Sepulveda walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Poulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sepulveda moves away.
Sepulveda throws a shot to the body.
Sepulveda throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sepulveda dives in and grabs Poulsen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Poulsen pushes down on Sepulveda's head and hops out.
Poulsen misses the shot to the body.
Sepulveda shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Poulsen as he jumps to the side.
Poulsen looks to land a combination but Sepulveda avoids it well.
A quick step to the side and Sepulveda tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sepulveda just misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen misses with an uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Sepulveda blocks the leg kick.
Vang Poulsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sepulveda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poulsen throws out the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Poulsen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sepulveda takes a swing at Poulsen's ribcage but misses. #T2#
Sepulveda misses with a straight right.
Sepulveda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sepulveda swings for the body but Poulsen moves out of range.
Sepulveda looks to score with a jab to the body but Poulsen is just out of range.
Poulsen takes a swing at Sepulveda's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poulsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Poulsen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sepulveda.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Sepulveda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poulsen lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Poulsen misses.
Sepulveda misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Poulsen! But no joy.
Poulsen throws a shot from downtown. Sepulveda moves away and avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Sepulveda 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sepulveda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sepulveda moves away.
Jab from Sepulveda.#T3#
Sepulveda takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sepulveda just misses with a punch to the body.
Sepulveda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poulsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Sepulveda.
Sepulveda scores with a sloppy right hand. Poulsen should have avoided that one.
Sepulveda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sepulveda shoots in but Poulsen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sepulveda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poulsen.
Sepulveda has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Poulsen misses with a hook. Sepulveda ducked under it nicely.
Sepulveda throws a body punch but Poulsen moves out of range.
Poulsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sepulveda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poulsen missing with a left hand there. Sepulveda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sepulveda is looking to wear down Poulsen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sepulveda avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick from Poulsen lands but Sepulveda takes it in his stride. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD#
Sepulveda is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Poulsen's half guard.#SUB#
Sepulveda is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Poulsen has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB#
Sepulveda is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Poulsen defends it well.
Sepulveda stalling.
Sepulveda is looking to take a break and control but Poulsen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Sepulveda is looking for a kimura but Poulsen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sepulveda to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vang Poulsen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Sepulveda works Poulsen's body with a nice hook.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Sepulveda looks to score with a jab to the body but Poulsen is just out of range.
Sepulveda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poulsen.
Sepulveda shoots in looking for a takedown. Poulsen tries to sprawl out of it but Sepulveda keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Poulsen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sepulveda looks to throw the jab but Poulsen is out of range.
Sepulveda looks to score with a jab to the body but Poulsen is just out of range.
Poulsen flicks out a counter leg kick but Sepulveda steps away.
Sepulveda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poulsen moves away.
Poulsen looks to land a right hand but Sepulveda moved out of range.
Poulsen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sepulveda throws a shot to the body.
Sepulveda moves away from the strike by Poulsen.
Sepulveda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poulsen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Poulsen is looking to slow Sepulveda down with leg kicks.
Poulsen throws a hook but Sepulveda blocks it.#T1#
Sepulveda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sepulveda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poulsen misses with a hook.
Poulsen tries a head kick but it misses.
Poulsen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sepulveda wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Poulsen loads up on a big right hand but Sepulveda slips the punch.
Poulsen lands a jab to the head.
Poulsen lunges at Sepulveda with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sepulveda's hand.
Sepulveda misses with a hook.
Sepulveda misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Poulsen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sepulveda fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Poulsen checks it well.
Vang Poulsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sepulveda takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sepulveda loads up on a big right hand but Poulsen slips the punch.
Sepulveda tries to score a power double leg takedown but Poulsen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sepulveda somewhat.#T2#
Sepulveda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sepulveda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poulsen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poulsen lands the left hand.
Poulsen 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.
Sepulveda just misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen misses the jab.
Sepulveda looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sepulveda darts in looking for a takedown but Poulsen gets double underhooks and turns Sepulveda into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Sepulveda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sepulveda looks to land a right hand but Poulsen moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poulsen. Sepulveda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Sepulveda.
A jab from Poulsen misses.
Poulsen dips to his left and cracks Sepulveda with an uppercut!
Sepulveda fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#T3#
Sepulveda throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Poulsen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sepulveda looks to score with a jab to the body but Poulsen is just out of range.
Poulsen lands with a nice body punch.
Poulsen feints a jab promting Sepulveda to slip. Poulsen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sepulveda slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Poulsen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Poulsen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sepulveda. That one must have hurt.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Sepulveda was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sepulveda on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sepulveda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sepulveda scores with a kick to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sepulveda shoots in but no luck this time.
Poulsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Poulsen! But no joy.#T4#
Poulsen moves out of range as Sepulveda throws a body kick.
Poulsen follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Poulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sepulveda.
A little feinted left hand from Sepulveda on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Poulsen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sepulveda's sensitive parts.
Sepulveda misses with a body shot.
Poulsen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sepulveda.
Poulsen lands a slapping body shot.
Poulsen connects with a body shot that sends Sepulveda's belly button to the back.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Sepulveda swings for the body but Poulsen moves out of range.
Poulsen misses with an uppercut. Sepulveda saw that one coming.
Sepulveda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poulsen.
Poulsen swings for the body but Sepulveda moves out of range.
Sepulveda misses with a hook.
Poulsen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vang Poulsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Sepulveda swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Poulsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Poulsen throws the left hand but Sepulveda avoids the punch easily.
Poulsen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sepulveda at a distance.
Sepulveda moves out of range of the strikes.
Sepulveda drops his hands momentarily and Poulsen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sepulveda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sepulveda shoots in but no luck this time.
Sepulveda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sepulveda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Poulsen throws a sloppy head kick and Sepulveda moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Poulsen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sepulveda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poulsen slips under a jab from Sepulveda.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sepulveda. Poulsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sepulveda will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Poulsen with a nice cross.#T1#
Poulsen swings for the body but Sepulveda moves out of range.
Poulsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Sepulveda on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Poulsen ducks under a wild hook from Sepulveda.
Poulsen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sepulveda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poulsen lands a jab to the nose.
Sepulveda throws a right hand that misses
and Poulsen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sepulveda looks to throw the jab but Poulsen is out of range.
Sepulveda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poulsen.
Poulsen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sepulveda.
Poulsen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Sepulveda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poulsen lands an overhand right.
Sepulveda misses with a wild body shot.
Sepulveda shoots in and drives through. Poulsen sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Poulsen misses with a few strikes there.
Poulsen works Sepulveda's body with a nice hook.#T2#
Poulsen cracks a nice hook into Sepulveda's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sepulveda's corner calls for a 1-2. Sepulveda obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Poulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poulsen throws a jab when Sepulveda was well out of range.
Sepulveda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poulsen throws out the jab.
Poulsen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Poulsen throws out a loose jab but Sepulveda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sepulveda blocks a jab.
Poulsen throws a nice outside leg kick.
A lazy left from Sepulveda finds it's target.
Poulsen tries to score with a low kick but Sepulveda moves his leg out of the way.
Sepulveda throws a lazy right hand but Poulsen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Poulsen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Poulsen takes a swing at Sepulveda's ribcage but misses.
Poulsen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sepulveda staying out of range there.#T3#
Sepulveda walks into a stiff left hand from Poulsen.
Poulsen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poulsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Poulsen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sepulveda looks to score with a jab to the body but Poulsen is just out of range.
Poulsen misses with a body punch
and Sepulveda counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sepulveda ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Poulsen lands a head kick!
Alejandro Sepulveda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sepulveda swings for the body but Poulsen moves out of range.
Sepulveda ducks under a wild hook from Poulsen.
Sepulveda looks to score with a jab to the body but Poulsen is just out of range.
Sepulveda closes this distance looking for a takedown but Poulsen circles away.
A little jabbing left from Poulsen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Poulsen takes one to the chin there.
Poulsen scores with a shot to the body.
Poulsen throws a lazy right hand but Sepulveda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Sepulveda misses the target.#T4#
Sepulveda misses with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sepulveda looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Poulsen is fending him off so far but Sepulveda persists. Nope, Poulsen circles away and we're back to standing.
Poulsen moves out of range of the strikes.
Sepulveda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Poulsen.
A low kick lands for Poulsen.
Sepulveda looks to throw the jab but Poulsen is out of range.
Poulsen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Poulsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poulsen lands with an overhand left.
Poulsen scores with a jab to the body.
Poulsen throws a right hand that Sepulveda ducks under and follows up with a left that Sepulveda also avoids with ease.
A quick step to the side and Sepulveda tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poulsen 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.
Poulsen missing with a left hand there. Sepulveda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Poulsen moves out of range of the body kick.
Vang Poulsen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Poulsen misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sepulveda. Poulsen does a little dance to reset his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vang Poulsen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Poulsen 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vang Poulsen!
After the fight, Vang Poulsen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: Syn 691 Dog vs Rockwell
Date: Jun 06, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poulsen swings for the body but Gro Ulfimph moves out of range.
Poulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Gro Ulfimph is just out of range.
Gro Ulfimph looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gro Ulfimph motions for Poulsen to come forward. Gro Ulfimph throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Poulsen! But no joy.
Gro Ulfimph connects with a body shot.
Poulsen checks the leg kick.
Gro Ulfimph walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Poulsen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Poulsen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gro Ulfimph catches Poulsen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Poulsen avoids the body shot from Gro Ulfimph.
A jab from Poulsen does it's job there.
Gro Ulfimph motions for Poulsen to come forward. Gro Ulfimph throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gro Ulfimph avoids the body shot from Poulsen.
Murzol Gro Ulfimph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gro Ulfimph throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Poulsen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Poulsen swings for the body but Gro Ulfimph moves out of range.
Poulsen swings for the body but Gro Ulfimph moves out of range.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a hook.
Poulsen lands a body shot.
Gro Ulfimph keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gro Ulfimph blocks a head kick by Poulsen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T1#
Gro Ulfimph slips a jab and a cross from Poulsen.
Gro Ulfimph wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Poulsen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Poulsen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gro Ulfimph rather than just go for the knockout.#CL#
Gro Ulfimph takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Gro Ulfimph.
Poulsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Poulsen tries to work over Gro Ulfimph's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gro Ulfimph jumps guard but Poulsen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gro Ulfimph lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Poulsen backwards.
Poulsen looking to stall.
Gro Ulfimph lands a right hand.
Gro Ulfimph lands with a short shot to the head.
Poulsen blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poulsen.
Poulsen takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poulsen leaning against his opponent. #T2#
Gro Ulfimph misses with a punch on the inside.
Gro Ulfimph lands with a light punch inside.
Poulsen can't find room to land a body shot as Gro Ulfimph controls the action.
Gro Ulfimph lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Poulsen backwards.
Gro Ulfimph tries to pull guard but Poulsen won't allow it.
Gro Ulfimph can't find room to land a body shot as Poulsen controls the action.
Gro Ulfimph fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Murzol Gro Ulfimph. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gro Ulfimph tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it. #TD#
Gro Ulfimph pulls guard.
Gro Ulfimph has his hands on Poulsen's head, controlling the position.
Poulsen wants to control from the top but Gro Ulfimph keeps moving. #SUB#
Gro Ulfimph looking for a guillotine here but Poulsen defends easily.
Gro Ulfimph preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T3#
Poulsen works over Gro Ulfimph with some ground and pound from guard.
Gro Ulfimph lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Poulsen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gro Ulfimph can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Poulsen keeping full guard, as Gro Ulfimph tries to pass. #SUB2#
Gro Ulfimph got a little sloppy there for a moment and Poulsen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gro Ulfimph has managed to get both his arms back between Poulsen's legs - danger averted.
Gro Ulfimph tries to free his leg and advance position but Poulsen is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Gro Ulfimph drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gro Ulfimph jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Poulsen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T4#
Gro Ulfimph sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Poulsen pulls Gro Ulfimph in to control the position. #SUB2#
Poulsen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gro Ulfimph defends well.
Gro Ulfimph looking to pass the guard.
Gro Ulfimph sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murzol Gro Ulfimph dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Poulsen checks the leg kick.
A nice side step and Poulsen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Poulsen lands with an overhand left.
Gro Ulfimph swinging wildly here.
Gro Ulfimph scores with a jab to the head.
Poulsen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A swing and a miss from Poulsen.
Gro Ulfimph throws a leg kick that misses.
Poulsen checks a leg kick nicely.
Poulsen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Gro Ulfimph here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Poulsen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gro Ulfimph throws a body punch but Poulsen moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Gro Ulfimph has managed to clinch.
Gro Ulfimph misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Poulsen.
Murzol Gro Ulfimph has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC2#
Poulsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gro Ulfimph lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Poulsen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Poulsen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Poulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gro Ulfimph was well out of range. Poor timing from Poulsen.
Gro Ulfimph is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poulsen can do to turn this around?#T1#
Jab by Poulsen.
Gro Ulfimph slips under a jab from Poulsen.
Gro Ulfimph throws a jab when Poulsen was well out of range.
Poulsen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poulsen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gro Ulfimph is able to avoid easily.
Gro Ulfimph uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poulsen.
Poulsen swinging wildly here.
As Poulsen tries to get set, Gro Ulfimph tries to push him back and clinch up but Poulsen manages to avoid the attempt.
Gro Ulfimph scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Poulsen blocks a leg kick.
Gro Ulfimph fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Poulsen on the side of the head.
Gro Ulfimph connects with a crisp jab.
Gro Ulfimph misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poulsen. Gro Ulfimph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a low kick.
Gro Ulfimph throws a leg kick but Poulsen checks it.
Gro Ulfimph scoring well with a low kick there. #T2#
Poulsen walks into a stiff left hand from Gro Ulfimph.
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!
Poulsen throws a hook to the side of Gro Ulfimph's head but Gro Ulfimph sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gro Ulfimph throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Poulsen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gro Ulfimph scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gro Ulfimph thows a left - swing and a miss!
Poulsen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Poulsen moves out of range as Gro Ulfimph strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gro Ulfimph darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Poulsen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gro Ulfimph finds it's way round the side to connect with Poulsen's head.
Poulsen misses with a body kick.
Gro Ulfimph throws a big shot that misses.
Gro Ulfimph finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gro Ulfimph throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gro Ulfimph blocks a jab.
Poulsen checks the leg kick.
Gro Ulfimph connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Poulsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gro Ulfimph connects with a looping right hand. #T3#
A nice inside leg kick there by Gro Ulfimph. That's going to slow Poulsen down.
Gro Ulfimph fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Poulsen is out of range.
Gro Ulfimph moves out of range of the leg kick from Poulsen.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gro Ulfimph tries to clinch but Poulsen moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poulsen. Gro Ulfimph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poulsen stuns Gro Ulfimph with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circling - Poulsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poulsen throws a solid leg kick but Gro Ulfimph takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Poulsen.
A big right from Gro Ulfimph misses.
Gro Ulfimph looks to throw the jab but Poulsen is out of range.
Gro Ulfimph fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Poulsen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gro Ulfimph backs up against the cage.
Nice defenses there by Poulsen.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a body shot
and Poulsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of 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!
Poulsen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a body shot.
Murzol Gro Ulfimph is winning the standup battle so far.#T4#
Poulsen takes one to the chin there.
Poulsen lands with a right hand.
Gro Ulfimph dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Poulsen. That did some damage!
Poulsen blocks a jab.
A big left from Poulsen misses.
Gro Ulfimph ducks under a wild hook from Poulsen.
Gro Ulfimph avoids the body shot from Poulsen.
Poulsen lands with a good body shot.
Poulsen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Poulsen stuns Gro Ulfimph with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gro Ulfimph changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gro Ulfimph lands a glancing blow to the side of Poulsen's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gro Ulfimph.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gro Ulfimph takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Poulsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Poulsen looks to land a left hand but Gro Ulfimph moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poulsen. Gro Ulfimph does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Murzol Gro Ulfimph will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Jab from Gro Ulfimph.
Poulsen throws a looping overhand right but Gro Ulfimph ducks down to avoid it.
Poulsen throws a head kick that misses.
Gro Ulfimph uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poulsen.
Gro Ulfimph throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A nice side step and Poulsen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Poulsen looks to land a right hand but Gro Ulfimph moved out of range.
Gro Ulfimph takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Poulsen scores with a shot to the body.
Gro Ulfimph looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Poulsen swings and misses with a shot to the body#CL#
and Gro Ulfimph holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Poulsen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poulsen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gro Ulfimph tries to pull guard but Poulsen won't allow it.
Poulsen slowing the pace effectively.
Gro Ulfimph goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T1#
A shot in the inside from Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph tries a body shot but Poulsen blocks it.
Poulsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gro Ulfimph lands a body punch in the clinch.
Poulsen trying to control the position but instead, Gro Ulfimph has worked for underhooks and has pushed Poulsen into the cage.
Gro Ulfimph tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poulsen's elbow.
Gro Ulfimph tries to pull guard but Poulsen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gro Ulfimph tries a body shot but Poulsen blocks it.
Poulsen blocks an uppercut. #TD#
Gro Ulfimph jumps guard. #SUB#
Gro Ulfimph throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Poulsen trying to control but Gro Ulfimph is working from the bottom. #T2#
Gro Ulfimph pulls Poulsen in close to prevent any damage.
Gro Ulfimph working a defensive guard here.
Gro Ulfimph pulls Poulsen in to control the position.
Gro Ulfimph is trying to control the position but Poulsen postures up.
Gro Ulfimph wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Poulsen trying to control but Gro Ulfimph is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph connects with a solid leg kick. #T3#
Gro Ulfimph throws out a powerful jab.
Poulsen jabs Gro Ulfimph right on the nose. Gro Ulfimph blinks but takes it well.
Nice uppercut there from Poulsen.
Gro Ulfimph fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Gro Ulfimph closes the distance and clinches.
Poulsen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Poulsen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Poulsen is trying to break free.
Poulsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Gro Ulfimph.
Murzol Gro Ulfimph is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Poulsen throws a head punch that misses.
Poulsen misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gro Ulfimph working aggressively here.
Poulsen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T4#
Poulsen avoiding damage.
Poulsen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Poulsen pressing his opponent against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Gro Ulfimph.
Poulsen lands an uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gro Ulfimph stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Gro Ulfimph.
Vang Poulsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poulsen misses with a punch to the body.

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 Murzol Gro Ulfimph.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gro Ulfimph, 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murzol Gro Ulfimph!
Murzol Gro Ulfimph decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Syn 684 Shamrock vs Point
Date: May 03, 2020

#R1#
Stipe throws a jab when Poulsen was well out of range.
Stipe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Poulsen misses with a looping right.
Poulsen backing away here, and Stipe unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stipe momentarily.
Stipe misses with a right hand
and Poulsen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stipe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stipe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Poulsen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big right from Poulsen misses.
Stipe misses with a body shot.
Stipe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A lazy left from Stipe finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poulsen misses with a shot to the body
and Stipe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Poulsen scores with a hook to the body. Stipe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stipe avoids the body shot from Poulsen.
Stipe tries for a takedown but Poulsen circles away easily
and Poulsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T1#
Stipe throws a jab when Poulsen was well out of range.
Poulsen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Poulsen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Poulsen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
No joy there for Poulsen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stipe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stipe avoids the body shot from Poulsen.
Poulsen leaves Stipe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Poulsen misses.
Poulsen misses with a lunging right hand
and Stipe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stipe misses with a low kick.
Poulsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stipe catches Poulsen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stipe fails with a takedown attempt.
Vang Poulsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mini Stipe.
Stipe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Poulsen. #T2#
Poulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stipe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Poulsen throws a low kick but Stipe avoids it.
A slow jab from Stipe misses its intended target.
Stipe throws a leg kick which misses Poulsen's front leg but catches the back leg as Poulsen tries to avoid it.
Poulsen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stipe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Poulsen scrambles back to his feet.
Stipe cracks Poulsen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A swing and a miss from Stipe.
Poulsen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stipe circles away quickly and effectively.
Stipe changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Stipe 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.
Poulsen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stipe throws a series of punches but Poulsen avoids them all with ease. #TD2#
Stipe decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Poulsen trying to control from the bottom.
Stipe working the head and body with strikes. #T3#
Stipe stalling away here and it's allowed Poulsen to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Stipe working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.#SUB#
Poulsen is looking for a triangle but Stipe pushes his legs off easily.
Stipe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Poulsen is trying to keep Stipe in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stipe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stipe is fighting to break Poulsen's control of his arms but Poulsen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Poulsen seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Poulsen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stipe wants to control from the top but Poulsen keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poulsen trying to keep a closed guard but Stipe is proving a slippery customer.
Stipe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stipe postures up in Poulsen's guard and throws a big left but Poulsen blocks it.
Poulsen has control of Stipe's left arm, preventing Stipe from doing any damage.
Stipe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Poulsen is keeping the position for now.
Poulsen working a defensive guard here.
Stipe trying to control the position from guard on top but Poulsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Poulsen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stipe misses with a straight left.
Stipe misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mini Stipe dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Stipe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Poulsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Poulsen clobbers Stipe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stipe looks to throw the jab but Poulsen is out of range.
Poulsen throwing a counter right hand but Stipe manages to avoid it.
Mini Stipe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stipe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Poulsen is out of range.
Poulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stipe moves out of range as Poulsen strikes.
Poulsen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stipe shoots in but Poulsen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stipe fails with the takedown
and Poulsen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stipe moves out of range of the strikes.
Poulsen connects with a jab.
Stipe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Poulsen has time to react.
Stipe tries to work over Poulsen's front leg with a kick but Poulsen checks it.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Stipe looks to land a right hand but Poulsen moved out of range.
It appears Poulsen was looking to counter with a kick there.
Poulsen is looking to slow Stipe down with leg kicks.
Poulsen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Stipe connects with a single shot there.
Stipe connects with an inside leg kick.
Stipe ducks right into an uppercut from Poulsen.
Poulsen looks to land a right hand but Stipe moved out of range.
Stipe thuds his right hand into Poulsen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Poulsen throws a body punch but Stipe moves out of range.
A left lands for Poulsen.
A decent looking cross lands there for Poulsen.
Poulsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Stipe misses with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poulsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Poulsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stipe throws a hook to the side of Poulsen's head but Poulsen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stipe tries to bum rush Poulsen with a series of wild strikes but Poulsen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T2#
Stipe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stipe slips a straight right by Poulsen.
Stipe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vang Poulsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poulsen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Poulsen lands the left hand.
Poulsen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Poulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stipe.
Stipe changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Stipe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Poulsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stipe.
It looked like Poulsen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Stipe.
Poulsen tries a head kick but it misses.
Stipe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vang Poulsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mini Stipe.
Jab from Stipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poulsen. Stipe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stipe only half commits to the counter leg kick.#T3#
Poulsen throws a leg kick but Stipe checks it.
Stipe misses with a wild body shot.
As Stipe looks to move away, Poulsen throws a big counter combo but Stipe just gets out of the way.
Stipe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Poulsen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab from Poulsen finds it's way through Stipe's defenses.
Stipe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poulsen manages to avoid it.
Poulsen scores with a nice right hand.
Stipe misses with a takedown attempt
and Poulsen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Poulsen jabs at Stipe's body.
Poulsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stipe.
Poulsen lunges at Stipe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stipe's hand.
Stipe is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poulsen. Stipe does a little dance to reset his feet.
A good leg kick by Stipe.
Poulsen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stipe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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!
Stipe takes one to the chin there.#T4#
Poulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stipe is looking to clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Poulsen.
Poulsen moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Stipe misses.
Poulsen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Poulsen throws a big shot that misses.
Stipe misses the jab.
A quick step to the side and Poulsen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poulsen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A big right from Poulsen misses.
Poulsen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fighters circling - Stipe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poulsen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Poulsen throws a poor cross that misses
and Stipe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stipe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poulsen.
Poulsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Stipe.
Stipe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vang Poulsen dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Poulsen checks a leg kick nicely.
Poulsen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Poulsen connects with a solid leg kick.
Stipe throws a hook to the side of Poulsen's head but Poulsen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stipe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stipe misses with a low kick.
Poulsen throwing a counter right hand but Stipe manages to avoid it.
Poulsen lands a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Poulsen misses the target.
Poulsen jabs at Stipe's body.#CL2#
Stipe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Poulsen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stipe struggles to land a body shot inside as Poulsen controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stipe lands with a short shot to the head.
Poulsen can't find room to land a body shot as Stipe controls the action.
Stipe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1#
Stipe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Poulsen backwards.
Stipe tries for a takedown. No joy.
Poulsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poulsen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stipe is keeping busy.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stipe.
Poulsen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Poulsen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stipe looking for a takedown.
Poulsen trying to control the position but instead, Stipe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Poulsen into the cage.
Stipe tries to throw a body punch but Poulsen avoids it by throwing Stipe back against the cage.
Poulsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stipe can't find room to land a body shot as Poulsen controls the action. #T2#
Poulsen prevents a body shot from Stipe.
Poulsen is stalling here.
Stipe dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Poulsen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stipe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Poulsen is looking to control Stipe's arms but Stipe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Poulsen has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stipe.
Poulsen tries to throw a body punch but Stipe avoids it by throwing Poulsen back against the cage.
Stipe cracks Poulsen with a nice body shot.
Poulsen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Poulsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poulsen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Poulsen tries a body shot but Stipe blocks it. #T3#
Poulsen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Poulsen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Poulsen avoiding damage.
Poulsen misses with some punches.
A short right from Poulsen on the inside.
Poulsen lands with a short shot to the head.
Stipe is looking for a takedown.
Vang Poulsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mini Stipe.
Poulsen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stipe.
A left hand lands to the body for Poulsen. #T4#
The referee calls for Stipe to work. #TD2#
Stipe works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. #SUB#
Poulsen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB#
Poulsen is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB#
Poulsen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Poulsen keeping moving, preventing Stipe from controlling successfully.
Poulsen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stipe is one step ahead there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vang Poulsen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Poulsen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vang Poulsen!
A very excited looking Vang Poulsen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Syn 678 Toivonen vs Martynov
Date: Mar 28, 2020

#R1#
Poulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Experiment manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Experiment.
Poulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Experiment releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Poulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poulsen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Experiment throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Experiment tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Experiment.
Donk. Experiment catches Poulsen right on the button with a cross.
Experiment lands a jab to the head.
Experiment throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poulsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Experiment.
Poulsen lands a slapping body shot.
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!
Experiment misses with a left hand
letting Poulsen counter with a right hand.
We've been informed that Experiment has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and Experiment releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Poulsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Poulsen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Experiments jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Experiment thuds a left hand into Poulsen's body.
Poulsen blocks a leg kick.
Poulsen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T1#
Poulsen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Experiment checks a low kick from Poulsen.
Poulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finnish Experiment is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Experiment with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Poulsen lands with a good body shot.
Poulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Experiment scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Poulsen misses with a hook. Experiment ducked under it nicely.
Poulsen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Experiment throws a combination that misses
and Poulsen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Experiment avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poulsen connects with a right hand. Experiment shakes it off.
Experiment throws out a leg kick but Poulsen moves out of range and Experiment only half commits.
Poulsen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Experiment has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poulsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Experiment.
Experiment pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poulsen throws a head kick that Experiment semi-blocks. #T2#
A bone on bone clash there as Poulsen blocks the leg kick.
Poulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Experiment manages to avoid it.
Experiment is looking for the big counter here.
Poulsen throws a series of punches but Experiment moves out of range.
Poulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Experiment.
Experiment jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Poulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Experiment is just out of range.
Experiment throws a leg kick but Poulsen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Poulsen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Experiment. That one must have hurt.
Experiment tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Poulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Experiment manages to avoid it.
Experiment plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A shot to the liver by Experiment. Beautiful body shot.
Experiment avoids the body shot from Poulsen.
Experiment tries a head kick but it misses.
Poulsen misses the jab.
Poulsen takes a swing at Experiment's ribcage but misses. #T3#
Poulsen lands a slapping body shot.
A head kick misses from Experiment.
Poulsen lands a two punch combo.
Poulsen is looking to wear down Experiment with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Poulsen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Experiment.
Experiment will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Experiment throws a nice outside leg kick.
Poulsen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Experiment throws a sloppy head kick and Poulsen moves out of range easily.
Experiment lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Poulsen circles away quickly and effectively.
A chopping leg kick lands by Poulsen.
Poulsen lands a jab to the head.
Experiment looks to land a left hand but Poulsen moved out of range nicely.
Poulsen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poulsen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Poulsen.
Poulsen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Experiment tries to land a leg kick but Poulsen saw it coming and moves away.
Poulsen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Poulsen is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.#T4#
Poulsen swats away the attempt to clinch by Experiment.
Experiment lands a nice hook to Poulsen's body. Poulsen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Experiment thows a body kick. Poulsen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Experiment pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poulsen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Experiment scores with a decent looking hook.
Poulsen misses the shot to the body.
Experiment looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A quick step to the side and Poulsen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poulsen blocks a jab.
Experiment throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A good leg kick by Experiment.
Experiment tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poulsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Experiment.
Poulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Experiment manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Experiment on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Experiment walks into a stiff left hand from Poulsen.
Poulsen lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Finnish Experiment will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Poulsen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Poulsen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Poulsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poulsen 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poulsen. Experiment does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Experiment throws a head kick that misses
and Poulsen counters with a series of strikes. Experiment will be more careful next time no doubt.
Experiment throws out a leg kick but Poulsen moves out of range and Experiment only half commits.
A bone on bone clash there as Poulsen blocks the leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Poulsen misses its target.
Experiment throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Poulsen misses its intended target.
Experiment misses with an uppercut. Poulsen saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Experiment was well out of range. Poor timing from Poulsen.
Experiment takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Poulsen misses with an uppercut. Experiment saw that one coming.
Experiment steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Poulsen throws the left hand but Experiment avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poulsen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T1#
Experiment misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poulsen.
Poulsen checks a low kick from Experiment.
Good leg kick by Experiment there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Experiment stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Poulsen works Experiment's body with a nice hook.#CL2#
Experiment takes the fight into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Poulsen.
Experiment avoiding damage.
Poulsen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Poulsen prevents a body shot from Experiment.
Poulsen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Experiment lands an elbow just above Poulsen 's eye.
Experiment lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Experiment.
Experiment pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Experiment makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T2#
Experiment tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poulsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Experiment's elbow.
Poulsen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poulsen tries to throw a body punch but Experiment avoids it by throwing Poulsen back against the cage.
Experiment has a couple of punches blocked by Poulsen.
Poulsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Experiment lands a damaging elbow.
Poulsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Experiment lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Experiment lands a right hand that snaps the head of Poulsen backwards.
Experiment taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Experiment can't find room to land a body shot as Poulsen controls the action.
Experiment creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #BC#
Poulsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Poulsen throws out a loose jab but Experiment uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Experiment was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T3#
Poulsen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Experiment. Experiment obviously looking to wear him down. #CL2#
Experiment clinches up with Poulsen and pushes him back against the cage.
Poulsen controlling the action here for a moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Experiment blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Experiment gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Experiment creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Poulsen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Poulsen throws a head punch that misses.
Experiment lands a nice uppercut.
Poulsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poulsen.
Experiment misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Experiment pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Poulsen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #T4#
Experiment looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Experiment is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The referee calls for Poulsen to work.
Experiment digs a right hand underneath Poulsen's ribcage. Poulsen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Experiment lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Poulsen trying to control the position but instead, Experiment has worked for underhooks and has pushed Poulsen into the cage.
Poulsen is trying to maintain a safe position but Experiment gets an underhook and turns Poulsen into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Experiment tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Experiment blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Poulsen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Experiment throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Finnish Experiment showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Experiment avoids the body shot from Poulsen.
An inside leg kick from Experiment misses.
Experiment slips under a jab from Poulsen.
Both fighters circling a little - Poulsen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Poulsen throws a chopping leg kick but Experiment manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Experiment! But no joy.
Experiment throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Experiment slips under a jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Experiment!
Poulsen sizes up Experiment with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Experiment looks to throw the jab but Poulsen is out of range.
Poulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Experiment was well out of range. Poor timing from Poulsen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Experiment moves away.
Poulsen misses with a body shot.
Experiment misses with a lunging right hand
and Poulsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Experiment keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Experiment avoids the body shot from Poulsen.
Experiment steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Experiment missing with a left hand there. Poulsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Poulsen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#T1#
A bone on bone clash there as Poulsen blocks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Poulsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Experiment lunges at Poulsen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Poulsen's hand.
Poulsen tried to score with a low kick but Experiment checks it.
Experiment keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poulsen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Experiment. Experiment obviously looking to wear him down.
Experiment looks to throw the jab but Poulsen is out of range.
Experiment misses with a straight left.
Experiment scoring well with a low kick there.
Poulsen misses the shot to the body.
Experiment uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poulsen.
Experiment throws the kick towards the body but Poulsen avoids it.
Poulsen misses with a looping right.
Poulsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Experiment coming out on top.
Experiment slips under a jab.#T2#
Poulsen connects with the punch.
Experiment turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Experiment does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poulsen scores with a body shot.
Experiment on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Experiment is looking to clinch.
Poulsen blocks a leg kick.
Poulsen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Experiment buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Poulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Experiment was well out of range. Poor timing from Poulsen.
Poulsen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Poulsen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Poulsen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Experiment throws a head kick but Poulsen moves out of range.
Poulsen misses with a body punch
and Poulsen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Experiment throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Poulsen. #T3#
Poulsen connects with a body shot that sends Experiment's belly button to the back.
Poulsen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Poulsen misses with an uppercut. Experiment saw that one coming.
Poulsen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Poulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Experiment misses with a double jab
and Poulsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Poulsen moves away from the strike by Experiment.
And Poulsen counters with a quick kick to the body but Experiment blocks it.
Poulsen blocks a jab.
Experiment throws a body punch but Poulsen moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Experiment as he connects with a hook.
Experiment takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Experiment throws the left hand but Poulsen avoids the punch easily.
Experiment drops his hands momentarily and Poulsen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Experiment lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Experiment slips under a jab.#T4#
Experiment lands with a thumping leg kick.
Poulsen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Experiment. Experiment obviously looking to wear him down.
Poulsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Poulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Experiment moves away.
Poulsen swings for the body but Experiment moves out of range.
Poulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Experiment.
A jab from Experiment does it's job there.
Experiment cracks Poulsen with a good jab.
Poulsen throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Experiment.
Experiment wants to slow Poulsen down by chopping away at his legs.
Finnish Experiment is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Experiment jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Experiment throws a hook but Poulsen blocks it.
Poulsen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Poulsen throws a poor cross that misses
and Experiment counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vang Poulsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Experiment scores with a hook to the body. Poulsen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Finnish Experiment.
Well Experiment has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finnish Experiment!
Finnish Experiment thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Syn 672 Dog vs Pendragon
Date: Feb 23, 2020

#R1#
Poulsen motions for Doyle to come forward. Poulsen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Doyle is trying to counter with his kicks.
Poulsen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poulsen.
Poulsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doyle.
Doyle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slow jab from Poulsen misses its intended target.
Poulsen cracks Doyle with a good jab.
Doyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poulsen sets himself, and Doyle steps forward looking for the clinch! Poulsen avoids it this time.
Doyle lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Poulsen drops his hands momentarily and Doyle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Doyle throws a nice looking combination but Poulsen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Doyle misses with an uppercut
and Poulsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Poulsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doyle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doyle throws a shot to the body.
Doyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poulsen manages to avoid it.
Poulsen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Doyle.
Poulsen connects with a body shot.
Doyle takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T1#
Doyle scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Poulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doyle swings for the body but Poulsen moves out of range.
Poulsen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Doyle has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Doyle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Doyle clinches up with Poulsen and pushes him back against the cage.
Doyle tries a body shot but Poulsen blocks it.
Poulsen tries a body shot but Doyle blocks it.
Doyle misses with a punch to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Poulsen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Doyle lands a body shot.
Poulsen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Poulsen can't find room to land a body shot as Doyle controls the action.
Poulsen blocks a body shot from Doyle.
Doyle working aggressively here.
Poulsen tries to throw a body punch but Doyle avoids it by throwing Poulsen back against the cage. #T2#
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Doyle misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen is trying to maintain a safe position but Doyle gets an underhook and turns Poulsen into the cage.
Doyle scores with a shot to the side of Poulsen's head.
Poulsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Doyle controls his hands.
Poulsen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Doyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poulsen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poulsen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Poulsen.
A short left from Doyle.
Poulsen is looking to control Doyle's arms but Doyle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Poulsen has his back to the cage.
Poulsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poulsen avoiding damage.
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poulsen blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T3##BC2#
Doyle breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Doyle. Beautiful body shot.
Poulsen is looking to wear down Doyle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Decent striking displayed by Poulsen there.
Doyle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Doyle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Doyle misses with an uppercut.
Poulsen takes a swing at Doyle's ribcage but misses.
Doyle scores with a jab to the body.
Poulsen lands a right hook to the body.
Poulsen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Doyle's calf.
Poulsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
A low kick from Doyle misses
and Poulsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poulsen cracks Doyle with an open hand slap.#CL2#
Doyle has closed the distance and engaged Poulsen in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Doyle.
Doyle scores with a hook to the body.
Doyle tries a body shot but Poulsen blocks it.
Poulsen digs a right hand into Doyle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doyle's gas tank. #T4#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Doyle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Doyle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Poulsen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Doyle is keeping busy.
Doyle blocks an uppercut.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doyle can't find room to land a body shot as Poulsen controls the action.
Poulsen has Doyle pushed against the cage.
Doyle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doyle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doyle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC#
Poulsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A chopping leg kick lands by Poulsen.
Doyle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poulsen.
Doyle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Doyle misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Doyle dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Poulsen moves out of range of the strikes.
Poulsen misses with a straight left.
Poulsen jabs at Doyle's body.
Doyle throws a hook but Poulsen avoids it easily.
It looked like Poulsen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Doyle misses with a hook. Poulsen ducked under it nicely.
Doyle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Poulsen. That did some damage!
Doyle misses with a hook. Poulsen ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Poulsen misses.
Doyle is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Poulsen with a body shot.
Poulsen misses with an uppercut.
Poulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Doyle is just out of range.
Poulsen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Doyle throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doyle.
Doyle throws a body shot but no joy.
Doyle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Doyle tries to clinch but Poulsen is having none of it.
Poulsen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T1#
Doyle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Poulsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doyle throws a hook but Poulsen avoids it easily.
Poulsen takes a swing at Doyle's ribcage but misses.
Poulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poulsen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab from Doyle misses.
Poulsen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doyle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#CL2#
Doyle instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.
Poulsen working aggressively here.
Doyle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poulsen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Doyle misses with the head strike.
Doyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #T2#
Doyle throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Poulsen.
Doyle lands with a right to the head.
Poulsen prevents a body shot from Doyle.
A hook to the body from Poulsen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doyle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doyle throws a head punch that misses.
Poulsen has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle.
Poulsen cracks Doyle with a nice body shot.
Doyle misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Doyle.
Doyle working aggressively here.
Poulsen stalling in the clinch but Doyle improves position.
Poulsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doyle scores with a shot to the side of Poulsen's head.
Poulsen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Doyle on the inside.
Poulsen digs a right hand into Doyle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doyle's gas tank. #T3#
Doyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Poulsen - that landed with a thud.
Poulsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poulsen misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Poulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle lands with a light punch inside.
Poulsen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Doyle scores with a shoulder strike.
Poulsen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Poulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poulsen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Doyle presses Poulsen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Poulsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poulsen misses with a punch to the body. #T4#
Poulsen controlling the action here for a moment.
Doyle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Poulsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doyle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Poulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle blocks an uppercut.
Doyle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doyle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Doyle misses with some punches.
Doyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poulsen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Doyle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Poulsen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doyle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Doyle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Poulsen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Doyle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Poulsen scrambles back to his feet.
Doyle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vang Poulsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Doyle jabs Poulsen right on the nose. Poulsen blinks but takes it well.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Poulsen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle avoids the body shot from Poulsen.
Poulsen misses with a looping left.
Doyle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Doyle is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Poulsen misses.
Doyle throws out a counter right but Poulsen avoids it with no problem.
Doyle cracks Poulsen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CL2#
Doyle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Poulsen, pushing him back against the cage.
Doyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Poulsen.
Doyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poulsen's elbow.
Doyle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Poulsen can't find room to land a body shot as Doyle controls the action. #T1#
Poulsen avoiding damage.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Poulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle prevents a body shot from Poulsen.
Doyle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Doyle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Doyle struggles to land a body shot inside as Poulsen controls his hands.
Poulsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doyle throws a head punch that misses.
Poulsen blocks a body shot from Doyle.
A short left from Poulsen.
Doyle lands with a light punch inside.
Poulsen tries to work over Doyle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.
Doyle lands a hook that snaps the head of Poulsen backwards.
Doyle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Poulsen fails to land. #T2#
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doyle presses Poulsen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Doyle has a couple of punches blocked by Poulsen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poulsen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Poulsen misses with the head strike.
Poulsen looking to slow down the pace here.
Poulsen blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poulsen.
Doyle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Poulsen misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle.
Doyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doyle misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Doyle gets through Poulsen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T3#
Poulsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Doyle.
Poulsen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Poulsen misses with a body punch.
Doyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poulsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doyle throws a head punch that misses.
Doyle working aggressively here.
Poulsen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Doyle is keeping busy.
Doyle has a couple of punches blocked by Poulsen.
Poulsen lands with a light punch inside.
Poulsen avoiding damage.
Poulsen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Poulsen tries to stall but Doyle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Doyle lands with a left to the head.
Doyle misses with a punch on the inside. #T4#
Doyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Poulsen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Poulsen fails to land.
Doyle can't find room to land a body shot as Poulsen controls the action.
Poulsen takes a shot to the head.
Doyle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doyle presses Poulsen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#BC#
Poulsen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doyle scores with the left hand. Poulsen knows he should have avoided that one.
Doyle misses with an uppercut. Poulsen saw that one coming.
Doyle cracks Poulsen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Doyle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Poulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poulsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Vang Poulsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#CL2#
Doyle pushes Poulsen up against the cage in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Doyle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Doyle has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Doyle!
Jimmy Doyle seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Syn 668 Magafuli vs Robinson
Date: Jan 26, 2020

#R1#
Poulsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keenan.
Keenan half committed to a counter leg kick.
Poulsen swings for the body but Keenan moves out of range.
Keenan misses with a leg kick.
Keenan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keenan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Poulsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poulsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Keenan.
Keenan is looking to slow Poulsen down with leg kicks.
Danga de danga de dang - Keenan scores with a four punch combination!
Keenan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Keenan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Poulsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keenan jabs Poulsen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big left from Keenan misses.
Keenan scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Poulsen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keenan walks into a straight right hand from Poulsen.
Poulsen misses the shot to the body.
Poulsen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Keenan.
Keenan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Keenan lands a head shot.#T1#
Poulsen jabs at Keenan's body.
Keenan moves out of range as Poulsen strikes.
A slow jab from Poulsen misses its intended target.
Keenan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Keenan.
Keenan throws a head kick but Poulsen moves out of range.
Poulsen misses with a straight right.
Keenan walks into a stiff left hand from Poulsen.
Keenan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poulsen.
Poulsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keenan.
Keenan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Poulsen takes a step back to recover.
Poulsen blocks the body kick.
Keenan slips under a jab.
Keenan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Poulsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Keenan, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keenan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Keenan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Poulsen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Keenan.#T2#
Poulsen lands a slapping body shot.
Keenan throws a leg kick but Poulsen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Keenan thows a leg kick but Poulsen checks it
and Poulsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Keenan just misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gareth Keenan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keenan blocks a head kick by Poulsen.
Poulsen slips under a jab.
Keenan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Poulsen scores with a jab to the body.
Keenan lands a really nice looking cross but Poulsen seems unphased.
A nice leg kick lands there from Keenan.
Keenan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Poulsen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Keenan momentarily.
Keenan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Poulsen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Keenan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Keenan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poulsen.
Keenan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Poulsen misses with a jab to the body
and Keenan counters with a nice uppercut.
Keenan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T3#
Poulsen takes a swing at Keenan's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Poulsen.
Keenan is looking to counter punch.
A lazy left from Keenan finds it's target.
Keenan slips a jab from Poulsen.
Keenan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Poulsen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Poulsen defending well as Keenan loads up on a big left hand.
Poulsen throws a lazy right hand but Keenan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Poulsen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Keenan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Poulsen digs a good body shot into Keenan's ribs.
Keenan lands with a right hand.
Keenan swings for the body but Poulsen moves out of range.
Poulsen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Poulsen 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.
Poulsen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Keenan. Keenan obviously looking to wear him down.
Keenan connects with a body shot.
Poulsen tries to bum rush Keenan with a series of wild strikes but Keenan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poulsen avoids the body shot from Keenan.
Keenan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Keenan scores with a hook.#T4#
Keenan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Keenan slips under a jab from Poulsen.
Poulsen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Poulsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keenan.
Keenan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Poulsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Keenan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Keenan throws a sloppy head kick and Poulsen moves out of range easily.
Poulsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Keenan misses with a looping right.
Keenan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poulsen manages to avoid it.
Keenan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Keenan lands a glancing blow to the side of Poulsen's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poulsen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Poulsen misses with a hook. Keenan ducked under it nicely.
Keenan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Keenan throws a sloppy head kick and Poulsen moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick from Keenan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gareth Keenan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Poulsen swings for the body but Keenan moves out of range.
Poulsen jabs Keenan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Keenan looks to land a right hand but Poulsen moved out of range.
Poulsen slips a straight right by Keenan.
Poulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keenan manages to avoid it.
Poulsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keenan.
Keenan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Poulsen misses with a straight left.
Keenan throws out a leg kick but Poulsen moves out of range and Keenan only half commits.
Poulsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from Poulsen misses.
Poulsen connects with a body shot.
Keenan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poulsen throws out the jab.
Keenan misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keenan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poulsen.
Keenan scoring well with a low kick there.
Keenan looks to land a left hand but Poulsen moved out of range nicely.
Keenan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Poulsen punishes Keenan's body with a nice straight punch.
Poulsen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T1#
Poulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keenan connects with a nice looking jab.
Poulsen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Keenan.
Poulsen wants to land a leg kick but Keenan is out of range.
Poulsen avoids the body shot from Keenan.
Poulsen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Keenan thumps Poulsen with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Keenan misses.
Keenan is looking to slow Poulsen down with leg kicks.
Poulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keenan was well out of range. Poor timing from Poulsen.
Keenan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poulsen.
Keenan digs a good body shot into Poulsen's ribs.
Keenan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Poulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gareth Keenan is winning the standup battle so far.
Keenan tests Poulsen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Keenan thuds a left hand into Poulsen's body.
Poulsen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keenan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Keenan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Poulsen checks it well.
Keenan blocks a head kick by Poulsen.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Keenan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Poulsen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Poulsen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Poulsen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Keenan just misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Keenan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Poulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Keenan avoids the body shot from Poulsen.
Keenan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Poulsen is out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Keenan thuds his right hand into Poulsen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Keenan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Keenan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poulsen.
Poulsen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Keenan loads up on a big right hand but Poulsen slips the punch.
Poulsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Keenan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Poulsen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Keenan has got the better of the exchanges.
Keenan jabs at Poulsen's body.
Keenan misses with a looping right.
Poulsen tries a quick counter leg kick but Keenan is wise to it.#T3#
Poulsen misses with a kick to the body.
Keenan throws a leg kick but Poulsen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Poulsen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Keenan takes a swing at Poulsen's ribcage but misses.
Keenan scores with the left hand. Poulsen knows he should have avoided that one.
Keenan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Poulsen scores with a hook.
Keenan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Poulsen looks to land a right hand but Keenan moved out of range.
Keenan feints and then cracks Poulsen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Poulsen down.
Keenan tries to score with a low kick but Poulsen moves his leg out of the way.
Keenan just misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Keenan slips a straight right by Poulsen.
It looked like Keenan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Poulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keenan was well out of range. Poor timing from Poulsen.
Poulsen throws a body punch but Keenan moves out of range.
Poulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keenan manages to avoid it.
Poulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keenan manages to avoid it.
Poulsen throws a body shot but no joy. #T4#
Poulsen avoids the body shot from Keenan.
Keenan lands with a kick to the temple. Poulsen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poulsen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Poulsen misses with a hook to the body
and Keenan counters with a nice uppercut.
Keenan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Keenan blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Poulsen.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Keenan.
Poulsen throws a shot from downtown. Keenan moves away and avoids it.
Keenan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Keenan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Poulsen swings for the body but Keenan moves out of range.
Poulsen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Keenan.
Keenan is looking to score with low kicks.
Poulsen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid leg kick lands there for Keenan.
Poulsen blocks a leg kick.
Poulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Keenan is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Keenan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gareth Keenan dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Poulsen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Keenan to score with a decent uppercut.
Poulsen throws a jab when Keenan was well out of range.
A jab from Keenan does it's job there.
Poulsen swings for the body but Keenan moves out of range.
Keenan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poulsen can do to turn this around?
Keenan looks to land a left hand but Poulsen moved out of range nicely.
Keenan lands with a hook. Poulsen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Keenan.
Keenan looks to land a left hand but Poulsen moved out of range nicely.
Keenan lands a nice hook to Poulsen's body. Poulsen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Keenan.
Poulsen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Keenan. That one must have hurt.
Keenan misses with a low kick.
Keenan throws the left hand but Poulsen avoids the punch easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Keenan. That's going to slow Poulsen down.
Keenan throws a leg kick but Poulsen moved away.
Poulsen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
Jab from Keenan.
Keenan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poulsen. #T1#
Keenan scoring well with a low kick there.
Keenan throws a solid leg kick but Poulsen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Keenan.
Keenan checks a low kick from Poulsen.
Keenan throws a low kick but Poulsen avoids it.
Keenan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poulsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Keenan digs a good hook to Poulsen's body.
Keenan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Poulsen.
Keenan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Keenan ducks right into an uppercut from Poulsen.
Nice shot by Keenan.
Keenan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Poulsen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Keenan misses with a wild body shot.
Poulsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Poulsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Keenan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Keenan.
Poulsen throws a looping overhand right but Keenan ducks down to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keenan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Poulsen on the side of the head.#T2#
Poulsen jabs Keenan right on the nose. Keenan blinks but takes it well.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keenan throws out a leg kick but Poulsen moves out of range and Keenan only half commits.
Keenan lands a head shot.
Keenan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keenan throws a body punch but Poulsen moves out of range.
Keenan cracks the inside of Poulsen's front leg.
Poulsen throws a head kick that misses.
Keenan lands a nice looking body kick.
Keenan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Keenan.
Poulsen slips a straight right by Keenan.
Keenan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poulsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Keenan.
Crunch! Poulsen slams his shin into Keenan's torso.
Keenan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Poulsen counters with a nice uppercut. #T3#
A head kick misses from Keenan.
Poulsen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Keenan.
Keenan throws a lazy right hand but Poulsen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Poulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Keenan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Keenan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Poulsen misses the jab.
Keenan defending well as Poulsen loads up on a big left hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Keenan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Keenan staying out of range there.
Poulsen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Poulsen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Keenan.
Keenan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Keenan throws a head kick that Poulsen semi-blocks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keenan throws out a loose jab but Poulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keenan defending well as Poulsen loads up on a big left hand.
Poulsen misses with a head kick. #T4#
Keenan with a jab.
Poulsen throws a body punch but Keenan moves out of range.
Keenan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poulsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Keenan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Poulsen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Keenan.
Poulsen works Keenan's body with a nice hook.
Keenan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poulsen.
Keenan throws a leg kick but Poulsen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Poulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keenan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poulsen manages to avoid it.
Poulsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keenan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Keenan lands with an overhand left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keenan avoids the body shot from Poulsen.
Keenan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Poulsen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vang Poulsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poulsen avoids the body shot from Keenan.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gareth Keenan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Keenan 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Gareth Keenan!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Gareth Keenan!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Gareth Keenan!

Gareth Keenan wins by unanimous decision!
Gareth Keenan took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I believe this is over now.'.

Event: Syn 664 Magufuli vs Whyme
Date: Dec 29, 2019

#R1#
Cook is trying hard to land a takedown here. Poulsen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Poulsen scores with a jab.
Nice body punch from Poulsen.
Cook swings for the body but Poulsen moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Poulsen! But no joy.
Good exchange - Poulsen coming out on top.
Poulsen works Cook's body with a nice hook.
Poulsen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Poulsen throws a lazy head kick
and Cook counters with a leg kick.
Poulsen throws a shot from downtown. Cook moves away and avoids it.
Cook has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Pantheon of Paroxysm in the buildup to the fight.
Cook tried to score with a low kick but Poulsen checks it.
Poulsen moves out of range of the leg kick from Cook.
Cook shoots in but Poulsen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Poulsen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Poulsen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Poulsen scores with a leg kick.
Jab from Poulsen.
Cook takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cook darts in looking for a takedown but Poulsen gets double underhooks and turns Cook into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Cook. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cook shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Poulsen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Poulsen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cook takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cook tries to score a power double leg takedown but Poulsen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cook somewhat.
Cook tried to score with a low kick but Poulsen checks it.#T2#
Cook throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vang Poulsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poulsen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Poulsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poulsen connects with a single shot there.#TD#
Cook closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Poulsen quickly recovers to half guard.
Cook takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Cook moves nicely into side control.
Cook wants to control but Poulsen is keeping him busy.
Cook will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Poulsen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Poulsen wants to control but Cook postures up.#T3#
Cook is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Poulsen is looking to reverse the position.
Poulsen is trying to control Cook's posture but Cook avoids it.
Cook trying to control the position but Poulsen is working away.
Cook takes a little break here. Poulsen wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Cook is looking to take a break and control but Poulsen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Poulsen wants to control but Cook postures up.
Cook is looking to take a break and control but Poulsen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cook is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Poulsen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poulsen. Cook does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cook is looking to counter punch.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
As Poulsen tries to get set, Cook tries to push him back and clinch up but Poulsen manages to avoid the attempt.
Poulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vang Poulsen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Poulsen catches Cook with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Poulsen lands a head kick. Cook smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cook tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Poulsen swivels and escapes.
Cook lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cook throws a shot from downtown. Poulsen moves away and avoids it.
Poulsen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Poulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Cook is just out of range.
Poulsen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Poulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Cook ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A quick step to the side and Cook tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Cook swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Poulsen throws a front kick aimed at Cook's knee but Cook avoids it well.
Poulsen connects with the punch.
Cook on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T1#
Poulsen jabs Cook to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Poulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cook.
Cook takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cook checks a low kick from Poulsen.
Cook takes a swing at Poulsen's ribcage but misses.
Poulsen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Poulsen misses with a left hand
and Cook finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Jab from Poulsen.
Poulsen connects with a jab.
Cook misses with a hook. Poulsen ducked under it nicely.
Cook keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vang Poulsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Poulsen lands a really nice looking cross but Cook seems unphased. #T2#
Poulsen misses with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cook bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poulsen tries a head kick but it misses.
Cook fires out a quick counter leg kick but Poulsen just manages to avoid it.
Poulsen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Poulsen takes a swing at Cook's ribcage but misses.
Poulsen takes a swing at Cook's ribcage but misses.
Poulsen misses the shot to the body.
Poulsen misses the body punch
and Cook counters with a right hand to the body.
Poulsen thuds his right hand into Cook's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cook walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Poulsen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cook connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Poulsen momentarily.
Cook shoots for a takedown but Poulsen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#T3#
Poulsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cook.
Poulsen swings for the body but Cook moves out of range.
Cook misses with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Poulsen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cook doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Poulsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poulsen punishes Cook's body with a nice straight punch.
Cook missing with a left hand there. Poulsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Poulsen misses with a left hand
and Cook counters with a leg kick.
Poulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Cook is just out of range.
Cook appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cook misses with a head kick.
Poulsen catches Cook with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#T4#
Poulsen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Poulsen slips under a jab.
Poulsen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poulsen lands a slapping body shot.
Cook misses with a lunging right hand
and Poulsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Poulsen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cook misses with a leg kick
and Poulsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Poulsen connects with a body shot.
Cook throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Poulsen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cook throws a head kick that misses
and Poulsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Poulsen misses with a looping left.
Poulsen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vang Poulsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
A jab from Poulsen finds it's way through Cook's defenses.
Cook on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Some bone on bone action there as Poulsen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cook shoots in but no luck this time.
Cook closes this distance looking for a takedown but Poulsen circles away.
Cook is looking to wear down Poulsen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Poulsen lands a glancing blow to the side of Cook's head.
Poulsen jabs Cook to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Poulsen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Poulsen misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poulsen swings for the body but Cook moves out of range.
Poulsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cook.
Poulsen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cook throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T1#
Poulsen takes a swing at Cook's ribcage but misses.
Poulsen thuds a left hand into Cook's body.
Poulsen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Poulsen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cook is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Poulsen, right into the meat.
Poulsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Cook.
Poulsen has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Cook slips under a jab.
Cook is looking to counter the offense by Poulsen and move into the clinch.
Vang Poulsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Decent striking displayed by Poulsen there.
Poulsen misses with a hook.
Cook shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cook avoids the body shot from Poulsen.
Cook keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T2#
Cook misses with a takedown attempt - Poulsen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Cook. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poulsen takes a swing at Cook's ribcage but misses.
Cook on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Poulsen lands a really nice looking cross but Cook seems unphased.
Cook will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Poulsen lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Cook is just out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cook checks a leg kick.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen lands a nice shot to the body.
Josh Cook has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cook looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#T3#
Cook moves out of range of the strikes.
Poulsen clobbers Cook with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Poulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cook appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Poulsen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cook's hands.
Poulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Cook was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Poulsen scores with a body shot.
Poulsen swings for the body but Cook moves out of range.
Poulsen lands a nice looking body shot.
Poulsen lands with an overhand left.
Poulsen throws an overhand right that lands on Cook's shoulder, as Cook tries to avoid the shot.
Cook throws the left hand but Poulsen avoids the punch easily.
Poulsen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T4#
Cook misses with a takedown attempt - Poulsen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Good exchange - Poulsen coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poulsen lands a head shot.
Poulsen lands with a shot to the body.
Cook tries to score with a low kick but Poulsen moves his leg out of the way.
Poulsen digs a good hook to Cook's body.
A big right from Cook misses.
Poulsen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed right hand from Cook misses the target.
Vang Poulsen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice body punch from Poulsen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vang Poulsen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Poulsen 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vang Poulsen!
A victorious Vang Poulsen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Syn 660 Slice vs Kerr
Date: Dec 08, 2019

#R1#
Gomi lands a high kick!
Poulsen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Poulsen misses with a combination
letting Gomi counter with a right hand.
Gomi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Poulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomi throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheers as Poulsen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gomi doesn't seem phased though.
Gomi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Poulsen is able to avoid easily.
The fighters circling - Gomi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gomi scores with a decent looking hook.
Gomi thumps Poulsen with a low kick.
Gomi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poulsen sizes up Gomi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Poulsen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gomi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poulsen.
A cross from Gomi lands.
Gomi throws a leg kick but Poulsen moved away.
Nice body punch from Poulsen.
Poulsen scores with a decent looking hook.
Poulsen throws a body punch but Gomi moves out of range. #T1#
Gomi looks to land a right hand but Poulsen moved out of range.
Poulsen throws a sloppy head kick and Gomi moves out of range easily.
Gomi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Poulsen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gomi ducks right into an uppercut from Poulsen.
Gomi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Poulsen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Gomi.
Poulsen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Poulsen ducks right into an uppercut from Gomi.
Gomi misses with a wild body shot.
Poulsen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head kick misses from Gomi.
Gomi connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Poulsen.
Gomi throws a lazy right hand but Poulsen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Poulsen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Poulsen throws out a loose jab but Gomi uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Poulsen slips a jab from Gomi.
Poulsen throws a shot to the body.
Poulsen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Poulsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gomi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gomi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Poulsen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gomi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Poulsen takes a step back to recover.
Gomi slips a straight right by Poulsen.
A big left from Gomi misses.
Poulsen throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Gomi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poulsen throws a leg kick but Gomi moved away.
Gomi misses with a hook. Poulsen ducked under it nicely.
Poulsen swings widly with a right hand
and Gomi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gomi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gomi tests Poulsen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Poulsen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gomi.
A big right from Gomi misses.
Poulsen feints a counter leg kick.#T3#
Gomi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Poulsen's head backwards.
Gomi scores with a jab to the body.
Gomi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poulsen.
Gomi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Poulsen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Poulsen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gomi takes a swing at Poulsen's ribcage but misses.
Gomi misses with the combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Poulsen misses.
Poulsen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gomi.
Gomi dodges the punch combination from Poulsen.
Gomi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Poulsen just manages to avoid it.
Gomi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Poulsen misses.
Gomi wants to slow Poulsen down by chopping away at his legs.
Gomi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Poulsen under the eye.
Poulsen throws a shot from downtown. Gomi moves away and avoids it.
Poulsen slips under a jab.#T4#
Gomi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poulsen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomi throws a leg kick but Poulsen checks it.
Gomi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gomi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Poulsen just manages to avoid it.
Poulsen connects with a crisp jab.
Poulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akihiro Gomi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poulsen throws a looping overhand right but Gomi ducks down to avoid it.
Gomi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from Gomi.
Gomi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gomi throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Poulsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poulsen connects with a right hand. Gomi shakes it off.
Gomi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Poulsen blocks a head kick by Gomi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gomi misses with a leg kick
letting Poulsen counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Gomi.#CL2#
Poulsen clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akihiro Gomi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Poulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomi moves away.
Akihiro Gomi is winning the standup battle so far.
Poulsen throws a lazy uppercut
and Gomi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gomi moves away from the strike by Poulsen.
Gomi throws a hook but Poulsen avoids it easily.
Poulsen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gomi moves out of range as Poulsen strikes.
Gomi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Poulsen wants to counter the offense by Gomi and move into the clinch position.
Poulsen avoids the head kick by Gomi.
Poulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomi.
Gomi misses with a low kick.
A big right from Gomi misses.
Gomi slips under a jab from Poulsen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomi tries a low kick but Poulsen avoids it.
Poulsen moves away from the strike by Gomi.
Gomi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gomi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Poulsen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomi. Poulsen does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Gomi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Poulsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Poulsen moves forwards but Gomi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gomi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poulsen can do to turn this around?
Poulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomi.
Gomi looks to land a body kick but Poulsen moved away.
A jab from Gomi does it's job there.
Gomi takes a swing at Poulsen's ribcage but misses.
Poulsen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Poulsen throws a hook but Gomi blocks it.
Poulsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gomi.
Poulsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gomi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poulsen.
Poulsen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gomi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Poulsen lands a lovely overhand right.
Poulsen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gomi can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poulsen misses the shot to the body.
Gomi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Poulsen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gomi scrambles back to his feet.#T2#
Poulsen lands with a nice body punch.
Gomi scores with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Poulsen.
Poulsen throws a looping overhand right but Gomi ducks down to avoid it.
Poulsen lands with a good body shot.
Gomi lands with a straight right. Poulsen didn't see that one coming.
Poulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomi.
Gomi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Poulsen takes a step back to recover.
Poulsen misses with an uppercut.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Poulsen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gomi cracks a nice hook into Poulsen's ribs.
Poulsen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gomi throws an overhand right that lands on Poulsen's shoulder, as Poulsen tries to avoid the shot.
Poulsen slips under a jab.
Poulsen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #T3#
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Gomi just misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gomi throws a solid leg kick but Poulsen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gomi.
Poulsen steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gomi.
Gomi throws a sloppy head kick and Poulsen moves out of range easily.
Poulsen moves out of range of the body kick.
Gomi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body punch from Poulsen.
Poulsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gomi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gomi ducks under a wild hook from Poulsen.
As Poulsen looks to move away, Gomi throws a big counter combo but Poulsen just gets out of the way.
Poulsen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Poulsen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gomi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poulsen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gomi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gomi lands with a nice combination. Poulsen backs away looking to recover.
Poulsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gomi throws out the jab.
Gomi misses the shot to the body. #T4#
Gomi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poulsen scores with a shot to the body.
Poulsen swinging wildly here.
Poulsen staying out of range there.
Poulsen throws the left hand but Gomi avoids the punch easily.
Gomi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomi thinks about countering with a body kick.
A clash of legs there as Poulsen blocks the low kick.
Poulsen avoids the head kick by Gomi.
Gomi fails to land with a series of punches.
Gomi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poulsen.
Gomi lands the left hand.
Poulsen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gomi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poulsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Gomi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poulsen throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akihiro Gomi dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Poulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomi was well out of range. Poor timing from Poulsen.
Gomi is looking to counter punch.
Gomi lands a head shot.
Poulsen misses with a looping right.
Gomi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poulsen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gomi misses with a body kick.
Poulsen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gomi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gomi tests Poulsen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Poulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomi is just out of range.
Gomi works the jab nicely.
Poulsen staying out of range there.
Gomi looks for the body kick but Poulsen saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gomi throws a jab but it's blocked by Poulsen.
Poulsen moves out of range as Gomi strikes.
A big right from Poulsen misses.
Poulsen lands with a nice body punch. #T1#
A big right from Gomi misses.
Gomi feints and then cracks Poulsen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Poulsen down.
Poulsen misses with a hook
and Gomi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Poulsen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Poulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomi moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Gomi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gomi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Poulsen will feel that in the morning.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gomi on the side of the head.
Poulsen throws a sloppy body shot
letting Gomi counter with a right hand.
Gomi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Poulsen misses with a hook.
Gomi missing with a left hand there. Poulsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Poulsen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gomi with a body shot.
Poulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomi manages to avoid it.
Gomi misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Gomi misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T2#
Gomi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Poulsen! But no joy.
Gomi 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.
Poulsen moves away from the strike by Gomi.
Poulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomi is just out of range.
Gomi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poulsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomi.
Poulsen looks to throw the jab but Gomi is out of range.
A big right from Gomi misses.
Gomi throws a right hand that misses
letting Poulsen counter with a right hand.
Poulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gomi throws a lazy uppercut
and Poulsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gomi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Poulsen slips under a jab.
Gomi throws a lazy right hand but Poulsen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Poulsen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gomi.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Poulsen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gomi has got the better of the exchanges.
Gomi throws a sloppy head kick and Poulsen moves out of range easily.
Gomi throws a jab but it's blocked by Poulsen. #T3#
Poulsen slips a straight right by Gomi.
Gomi connects with a jab.
Poulsen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gomi. Gomi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gomi misses with a shot to the body
and Poulsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gomi connects with a single shot there.
Gomi slips a jab from Poulsen.
Poulsen throws a big shot that misses.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen moves out of range of the strikes.
Gomi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Poulsen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Poulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poulsen throws a shot from downtown. Gomi moves away and avoids it.
Gomi throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Poulsen throws a shot from downtown. Gomi moves away and avoids it.#T4#
Nice defenses there by Gomi.
Poulsen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gomi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Poulsen throws a body punch but Gomi moves out of range.
Poulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomi was well out of range. Poor timing from Poulsen.
Poulsen lands with a right hand.
Gomi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Poulsen on the side of the head.
Poulsen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gomi.
Gomi thumps Poulsen with a low kick.
Gomi tries to work over Poulsen's front leg with a kick but Poulsen checks it.
Poulsen misses with a body shot.
Poulsen connects with a body shot that sends Gomi's belly button to the back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomi. Poulsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poulsen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gomi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vang Poulsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomi misses with a kick to the body
and Poulsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

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 Akihiro Gomi.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gomi, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akihiro Gomi!
Akihiro Gomi was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: Syn 654 Warror vs Diggs IV
Date: Oct 27, 2019

#R1#
Ekaku throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Poulsen looks like he wants to counter punch here.#TD#
Ekaku drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Poulsen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#SUB#
Ekaku looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ekaku tries to get to full guard but Poulsen has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poulsen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ekaku wants to control but Poulsen is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T1#
Ekaku wants to improve his position but Poulsen is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Let's hope that Poulsen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#SUB2#
Poulsen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ekaku wants to improve his position but Poulsen is controlling well. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ekaku trying to control here.
Poulsen is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poulsen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Poulsen prevents Ekaku from improving his position.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T3#
Poulsen walks into a left hand.
Hiroshi Ekaku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ekaku takes one to the side of the head.
Ekaku avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poulsen throws a lazy right hand but Ekaku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ekaku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poulsen.
Poulsen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ekaku's sensitive parts.
Poulsen lands a nice shot to the body.
Poulsen throws out a loose jab but Ekaku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ekaku stalks Poulsen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Poulsen's face. Poulsen staggers backwards, shaken.
Poulsen lands a jab to the head.
Ekaku looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ekaku ducks under a wild hook from Poulsen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ekaku misses with a low kick.
Poulsen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ekaku goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ekaku lands the left hand.#T4#
Poulsen throws a solid leg kick but Ekaku takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Poulsen.
An inside leg kick from Poulsen misses.
Poulsen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Poulsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Ekaku throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Poulsen on the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ekaku.#CL2#
Poulsen rushes Ekaku and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Poulsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ekaku's elbow.
Poulsen lands with a left to the head.
Poulsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poulsen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ekaku stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ekaku tries a body shot but Poulsen blocks it.
Poulsen misses with a body punch.
Poulsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Ekaku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poulsen throws a head punch that misses.
Ekaku lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hiroshi Ekaku will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Poulsen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hiroshi Ekaku is winning the standup battle so far.
Poulsen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ekaku finds it's way round the side to connect with Poulsen's head.
Ekaku is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Poulsen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ekaku.
Poulsen blocks a leg kick.
Ekaku tries to land a front kick but Poulsen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ekaku backing away here, and Poulsen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ekaku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poulsen moves away.
Ekaku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poulsen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ekaku scores with a punch to the head.
Poulsen throws a hook but Ekaku avoids it easily.
Poulsen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ekaku moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Poulsen stuns Ekaku with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ekaku keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poulsen.
Ekaku is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Poulsen swings for the body but Ekaku moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Ekaku on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Poulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A clash of legs there as Poulsen blocks the low kick.
Poulsen throws an off balance right hand
and Ekaku counters with a straight right hand.
Poulsen throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
Ekaku throws a leg kick but Poulsen checks it.
Poulsen scores with a hook to the body. Ekaku takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Poulsen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ekaku.
Ekaku lands a leg kick that knocks Poulsen off balance momentarily.
Poulsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ekaku sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poulsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Poulsen looks to land a right hand but Ekaku moved out of range.
Ekaku throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ekaku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poulsen throws a lazy right hand but Ekaku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ekaku fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ekaku lands with a cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ekaku. That's going to slow Poulsen down.
Ekaku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ekaku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Poulsen thuds his right hand into Ekaku's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ekaku connects with the punch.
Poulsen looks to throw the jab but Ekaku is out of range. #T2#
Good shot there by Poulsen.
Poulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Ekaku is just out of range.
Ekaku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poulsen.
Poulsen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ekaku doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ekaku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Poulsen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ekaku takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ekaku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poulsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Ekaku.
Poulsen lands a slapping body shot.
Poulsen ducks right into an uppercut from Ekaku.
Poulsen takes a swing at Ekaku's ribcage but misses.
Ekaku misses with a body kick.
Poulsen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ekaku attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Poulsen finds it's way through Ekaku's defenses.
Poulsen looks to land a right hand but Ekaku moved out of range.
Poulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T3#
Poulsen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A good leg kick by Poulsen.
Ekaku throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ekaku takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Poulsen scores with a jab. Ekaku acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Poulsen takes one to the chin there.
Ekaku bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poulsen misses with a straight left.
Poulsen avoids the head kick by Ekaku.
Poulsen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Ekaku on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ekaku.
Poulsen throws a head kick but Ekaku moves out of range.
Ekaku scores with a hook to the body. Poulsen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Poulsen jabs at Ekaku's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by Ekaku.
Poulsen tests Ekaku's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ekaku is looking to slow Poulsen down with leg kicks. #T4#
Ekaku misses with a low kick.
Poulsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ekaku.
Ekaku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poulsen.
Ekaku shoots in but no luck this time.
Poulsen blocks a head kick by Ekaku.
Ekaku throws a sloppy head kick and Poulsen moves out of range easily.
Poulsen is looking to slow Ekaku down with leg kicks.
Ekaku lands a jab.
Poulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ekaku manages to avoid it.
Poulsen lunges at Ekaku with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ekaku's hand.
Ekaku throws a hook but Poulsen avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ekaku takes a swing at Poulsen's ribcage but misses.
Ekaku misses with a straight right.
A punch combination from Poulsen misses.
Poulsen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Poulsen slips a jab from Ekaku.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hiroshi Ekaku will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Ekaku showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Poulsen.
Poulsen throws a lazy right hand but Ekaku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ekaku connects with a leg kick. Poulsen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice jab there from Ekaku.
Ekaku avoids the body shot from Poulsen. #TD#
Ekaku shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Poulsen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Poulsen bucks up and tries to throw Ekaku off but instead Ekaku has got his back!
Poulsen rolls, trying to escape but Ekaku keeps control of the position. #SUB#
Ekaku has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ekaku is not going to allow Poulsen to sit and survive in this position. #T1#
Ekaku is hanging on to Poulsen's back as he tries to escape.
Poulsen wants to control his opponent's hands but Ekaku gets his hands free. #SUB#
Ekaku is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Poulsen knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Poulsen for a finish.
Ekaku gets his hands free as Poulsen looks to control. #SUB#
Ekaku looking for the RNC. #T2#
Ekaku trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Poulsen doesn't escape.
Poulsen breaks Ekaku's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Poulsen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Poulsen trying to control but Ekaku is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Ekaku is looking for a triangle but Poulsen pushes his legs off easily. #T3#
Ekaku trying to control the position.
Poulsen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ekaku is keeping the position for now.
Poulsen controlling from the top position. #SUB#
Ekaku looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #T4#
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.
Ekaku keeping moving, preventing Poulsen from controlling successfully.
Poulsen controls from within his opponent's guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Poulsen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ekaku moves out of range as Poulsen strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ekaku lands a nice leg kick that just misses Poulsen's sensitive parts.
Poulsen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ekaku thows a left - swing and a miss!
Poulsen moves away from the strike by Ekaku.
Vang Poulsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poulsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Ekaku.
Ekaku moves out of range as Poulsen strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroshi Ekaku showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ekaku, 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hiroshi Ekaku!
Our winner, Hiroshi Ekaku, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: AEW 31
Date: Sep 07, 2019

#R1#
Poulsen's corner calls for a 1-2. Poulsen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Poulsen misses with an uppercut. Moru saw that one coming.
Moru looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vang Poulsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poulsen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Moru misses with a body shot.
Moru will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Poulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moru moves away.
Poulsen swings for the body but Moru moves out of range.
Poulsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poulsen checks a leg kick.
Poulsen ducks under a wild hook from Moru.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moru. Poulsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Poulsen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Moru checks a low kick from Poulsen.
Poulsen throws a body punch but Moru moves out of range.
Moru waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poulsen.
Poulsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moru moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Moru misses with a right hand
and Moru takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Good standup being displayed there by Moru as he connects with a hook.#T1#
Moru doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Poulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moru gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Moru bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab, jab by Poulsen - just one landing.
Poulsen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moru.
Poulsen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Moru counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Poulsen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Poulsen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Moru throws a right and a left that Poulsen avoids nicely.
Poulsen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Moru misses with a leg kick.
Moru lands a jab to Poulsen's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moru takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jab, jab by Poulsen - just one landing.
Poulsen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T2#
Poulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Moru on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Moru moves out of range as Poulsen strikes.
Moru lands with a nice combination. Poulsen backs away looking to recover.
A slow jab from Moru misses its intended target.
Poulsen tests Moru's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Poulsen scores with a head kick.
Poulsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Moru tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poulsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Moru.
Moru throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moru rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poulsen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Poulsen is looking to counter punch.
Poulsen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poulsen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Moru throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moru misses with a body shot.
Moru misses the shot to the body.
Poulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Moru throws a wild body kick that Poulsen sees coming a mile off.#T3#
Moru goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Poulsen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moru counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Poulsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moru pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moru throws a head kick that misses.
Moru lands with a nice combination. Poulsen backs away looking to recover.
Poulsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moru sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moru misses with a low kick.
Moru throws a body kick that misses.
Poulsen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Poulsen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A head kick misses from Moru.
Poulsen checks the leg kick.
Moru keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poulsen.
Poulsen throws a poor cross that misses
and Poulsen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Poulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moru was well out of range. Poor timing from Poulsen.#T4#
Moru looks to score with a jab to the body but Poulsen is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moru takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sloppy strikes from Moru. Those never looked like landing.
Moru lands with a thumping leg kick.
Moru feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Poulsen's calf.
Moru ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Poulsen misses the target.
Poulsen avoids a kick to the body.
Moru throws a shot from downtown. Poulsen moves away and avoids it.
Moru throws a hook but Poulsen avoids it easily.
Moru throws a looping overhand right but Poulsen ducks down to avoid it.
Moru lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poulsen throws a lazy right hand but Moru sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Poulsen throws a hook but Moru blocks it.
Moru keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moru misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ma Moru dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Poulsen moves out of range as Moru strikes.
Poulsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moru.
Ma Moru seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Poulsen misses with a looping right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Moru.
A big right from Poulsen misses.
Moru is looking to land body kicks.
Poulsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moru.
Poulsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moru now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Moru dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moru shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Moru scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moru walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Poulsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moru tries a quick counter leg kick but Poulsen is wise to it.
Poulsen lands a nice looking body shot.
A cross from Moru lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moru tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moru pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T1#
Moru avoids the body shot from Poulsen.
Poulsen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Poulsen takes a swing at Moru's ribcage but misses.
Poulsen misses with a straight right.
Moru tries to move into range but Poulsen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Moru misses with a hook to the body
and Moru takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moru bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poulsen takes a swing at Moru's ribcage but misses.
Moru moves out of range as Poulsen strikes.
Moru throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Poulsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moru ducks under a wild hook from Poulsen.
A countering left hand to the body from Moru misses.
Poulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poulsen throws a hook but Moru blocks it.
Moru on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Moru lands a two punch combo. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moru takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Moru misses the shot to the body.
Poulsen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moru scores with a jab.
Moru misses with a head kick.
Poulsen throws a big shot that misses.
Moru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poulsen moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poulsen. Moru does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poulsen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Poulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moru manages to avoid it.
Moru takes a swing at Poulsen's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Moru misses.
Poulsen clobbers Moru with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Poulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moru moves away.
Moru uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poulsen.#T3#
Poulsen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Moru lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Moru.
Moru takes one on the button.
Moru lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice body kick there by Moru.
Poulsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moru pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poulsen throws a wild body kick that Moru sees coming a mile off.
Moru doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Poulsen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Moru.
A lazy body kick from Moru
and Poulsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poulsen throws a head kick that misses.
Moru displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poulsen throws out the jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Moru throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Poulsen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Moru.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moru lands a lovely overhand right.
Poulsen swings for the body but Moru moves out of range. #T4#
Poulsen throws a body kick that misses
and Moru counters with a nice body shot.
Moru scores with a leg kick.
Poulsen throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Moru to counter with a crisp jab.
Poulsen swings for the body but Moru moves out of range.
Moru comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Poulsen walks into a jab.
Poulsen missing with a left hand there. Moru was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Poulsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moru misses with a hook. Poulsen ducked under it nicely.
Poulsen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Poulsen throws a hook but Moru avoids it easily.
Moru throws a body punch but Poulsen moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good shot there by Poulsen.
Moru is looking to chop away at Poulsen's legs.
Poulsen walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Vang Poulsen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Moru misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poulsen.
Poulsen throws a hook to the side of Moru's head but Moru sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moru tries a quick counter leg kick but Poulsen is wise to it.
Moru throws a right hand that Poulsen ducks under and follows up with a left that Poulsen also avoids with ease.
Moru scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Poulsen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moru tries to bum rush Poulsen with a series of wild strikes but Poulsen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Poulsen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Moru counters with a nice body shot.
Poulsen punishes Moru's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab lands there for Poulsen.
A jab from Poulsen finds it's way through Moru's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moru feints a jab promting Poulsen to slip. Moru then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Poulsen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Poulsen looks to land a body kick but Moru moved away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moru scores with a kick to the body.
Moru throws a nice inside leg kick.
Moru rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poulsen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Poulsen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Moru.#T1#
Poulsen defending well as Moru loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Poulsen misses the target.
Moru misses with a series of wild punches.
Moru takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Moru tries to score with a low kick but Poulsen moves his leg out of the way.
Moru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poulsen.
Moru swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moru swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Poulsen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Moru at a distance.
Moru loads up on a big right hand but Poulsen slips the punch.
Moru swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Poulsen connects with a body shot.
Poulsen digs a good hook to Moru's body.
A swing and a miss from Moru.#T2#
Poulsen lands a really nice looking cross but Moru seems unphased.
Poulsen wants to land a leg kick but Moru is out of range.
Moru looks to land a left hand but Poulsen moved out of range nicely.
Moru fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Moru.
Moru chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Poulsen moves out of range of the body kick.
Poulsen is looking to counter punch.
Poulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Nice jab there from Poulsen.
A left and a right from Moru both land. Nice combination.
Moru uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poulsen.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Poulsen avoids the elbow strike from Moru, against the cage.
Moru tries to land knees in the clinch but Poulsen avoids the damage to the body.
Poulsen works on Moru's body with a couple of short punches.
Moru takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T3#
Moru doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Poulsen.
Moru takes a shot to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Poulsen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Poulsen.
Poulsen misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen taking a breather.
Moru tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poulsen gets through Moru's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Moru is trying to maintain a safe position but Poulsen gets an underhook and turns Moru into the cage.
Poulsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moru landing knees to the body.
Poulsen prevents Moru from breaking the clinch.#T4#
Poulsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poulsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Poulsen lands with a light punch inside.
Poulsen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Moru prevents a body shot from Poulsen.
Moru is trying to maintain a safe position but Poulsen gets an underhook and turns Moru into the cage.
Poulsen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Moru has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Poulsen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Moru.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Moru - that landed with a thud.
Poulsen stalling in the clinch but Moru improves position.
Moru gets through Poulsen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vang Poulsen has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC#
Poulsen breaks from the clinch.
Moru drops his hands momentarily and Poulsen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Moru cracks Poulsen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big right from Moru misses.
Poulsen throwing a counter right hand but Moru manages to avoid it.
Poulsen misses with a hook. Moru ducked under it nicely.
Poulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Moru is just out of range.

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 Vang Poulsen.
I think Poulsen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vang Poulsen!
Vang Poulsen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: AEW 25
Date: Aug 17, 2019

#R1#
Poulsen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Letaivu's head backwards.
Poulsen connects with a jab.
Poulsen misses with a body shot.
Poulsen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Poulsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Letaivu.
Poulsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Letaivu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Letaivu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Letaivu throws a jab but it's blocked by Poulsen.
Letaivu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poulsen.
Poulsen flicks out a counter leg kick but Letaivu steps away.
Letaivu swings for the body but Poulsen moves out of range.
Letaivu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poulsen.
Letaivu throws a body punch but Poulsen moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Letaivu there.
Poulsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Letaivu.
Poulsen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Letaivu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Letaivu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poulsen.
Letaivu looks to land a left hand but Poulsen moved out of range nicely.
Vang Poulsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Letaivu lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Letaivu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Poulsen doesn't seem bothered though.
Letaivu misses with a looping left.
Poulsen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Poulsen lands a jab to Letaivu's midsection.#T1#
Poulsen works Letaivu's body with a nice hook.
Letaivu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poulsen.
Poulsen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Poulsen lands a nice shot to the body.
Letaivu throws a leg kick that misses.
Poulsen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Letaivu's head backwards.
Poulsen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Letaivu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Poulsen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Letaivu works Poulsen's body with a nice hook.
Letaivu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#CL#
Letaivu instigates a clinch.
Letaivu struggles to land a body shot inside as Poulsen controls his hands.
Poulsen misses with a punch to the body.
Letaivu being controlled against the cage.
Poulsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Letaivu's elbow. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Letaivu tries to work over Poulsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Poulsen lands with a short shot to the head.
Letaivu tries a knee to the head but Poulsen blocks it.
A hook to the body from Letaivu.
Poulsen taking a breather.
Letaivu misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poulsen.
Poulsen blocks an uppercut.
Poulsen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Letaivu misses with a punch on the inside.
Letaivu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Poulsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Letaivu tries to work over Poulsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Poulsen misses with a body punch. #T3#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Letaivu.
A right handed body shot lands from Poulsen.
Poulsen looking to stall.
Letaivu throws a head punch that misses.
Poulsen misses with some punches.
Poulsen misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Letaivu controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Letaivu.
Poulsen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Poulsen is stalling here.
Poulsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Letaivu controls his hands.
Letaivu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Letaivu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Poulsen is defending well for now.
Letaivu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Poulsen tries to work over Letaivu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T4#
Letaivu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poulsen stalling in the clinch but Letaivu improves position.
Letaivu presses Poulsen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Letaivu.
Letaivu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Poulsens head.
Letaivu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poulsen's elbow.
Letaivu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Poulsen backwards.
A short right from Letaivu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Come on Poulsen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Poulsen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Letaivu backwards.
Letaivu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Poulsen blocks a body shot from Letaivu.
A nice right hand lands inside from Poulsen.
Letaivu lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Poulsen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Letaivu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pascal Letaivu will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Letaivu slips under a jab.
Poulsen misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Letaivu misses the target.
Poulsen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vang Poulsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Letaivu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Letaivu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Letaivu misses the shot to the body.
Poulsen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Poulsen looks to land a right hand but Letaivu moved out of range.
Letaivu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Letaivu lands a body shot.
Poulsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Letaivu.
Letaivu lands with a hook. Poulsen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Poulsen connects with a crisp jab.
Poulsen blocks a head kick by Letaivu.
Poulsen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Letaivu with a body shot.
Poulsen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Letaivu counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Letaivu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Letaivu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Poulsen lands the left hand.#T1#
Good exchange - Letaivu coming out on top.
Letaivu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Poulsen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A head kick misses from Letaivu.
Poulsen throws an overhand right that lands on Letaivu's shoulder, as Letaivu tries to avoid the shot.
Letaivu misses with a looping right.
Letaivu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poulsen can do to turn this around?
Poulsen throws a looping overhand right but Letaivu ducks down to avoid it.
Poulsen misses with a body shot.
Letaivu staying out of range there.
Poulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Letaivu was well out of range. Poor timing from Poulsen.
Letaivu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Letaivu scores with a shot to the body.
Poulsen throws a body punch but Letaivu moves out of range.
Letaivu throws a jab but it's blocked by Poulsen.
Poulsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Letaivu.
Letaivu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Letaivu throws a looping overhand right but Poulsen ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Poulsen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T2#
A jab from Poulsen misses.
Letaivu misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Poulsen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Letaivu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poulsen throws out the jab.
Letaivu wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Poulsen misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Letaivu misses the target.
Poulsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Letaivu.#CL#
Letaivu has closed the distance and engaged Poulsen in a clinch.
Poulsen blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Poulsen.
Poulsen pushes Letaivu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Letaivu misses with a body punch.
Letaivu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Letaivu can't find room to land a body shot as Poulsen controls the action.
Poulsen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Letaivu or not.
Pascal Letaivu has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T3#
Letaivu gets through Poulsen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Letaivu blocks a body shot from Poulsen.
Poulsen stalling in the clinch but Letaivu improves position.
Poulsen looking to stall.
Poulsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Letaivu's elbow.
Letaivu has Poulsen pressed against the cage, preventing Poulsen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Poulsen tries to work over Letaivu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Poulsen looking to slow down the pace here.
Poulsen takes a shot to the head.
Poulsen cracks Letaivu with a nice body shot.
Poulsen tries to throw a body punch but Letaivu avoids it by throwing Poulsen back against the cage.
Poulsen is stalling here.
Letaivu scores with a shoulder strike.
Letaivu tries to work over Poulsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T4#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Letaivu.
Poulsen can't find room to land a body shot as Letaivu controls the action.
Poulsen stalling.
Poulsen blocks an uppercut.
Letaivu digs a right hand underneath Poulsen's ribcage. Poulsen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Letaivu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Letaivu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Letaivu misses with a knee to the head.
Poulsen misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen lands a nice uppercut.
Letaivu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Poulsen blocks an uppercut.
Letaivu tries to work over Poulsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Letaivu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Poulsen is defending well for now.
Poulsen misses with a body punch.
Letaivu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pascal Letaivu dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Poulsen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Poulsen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Letaivu slips a straight right by Poulsen.
A little feinted left hand from Letaivu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Letaivu connects with a body shot that sends Poulsen's belly button to the back.
Poulsen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Poulsen drops his hands momentarily and Letaivu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Poulsen tries to move into range but Letaivu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Poulsen takes a swing at Letaivu's ribcage but misses.
Poulsen cracks a nice hook into Letaivu's ribs.
Letaivu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Poulsen on the side of the head.
Letaivu throws a series of punches but Poulsen moves out of range.
Poulsen throws an off balance right hand
and Letaivu counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poulsen throws a hook but Letaivu avoids it easily.
Poulsen lands with a right hand.
Poulsen slips a jab and a cross from Letaivu.
Letaivu scores with a jab. Poulsen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Poulsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T1#
Letaivu avoids the body shot from Poulsen.
Poulsen loads up on a big right hand but Letaivu slips the punch.
Poulsen swings for the body but Letaivu moves out of range.
Poulsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Poulsen misses with a body shot.
Letaivu thuds a left hand into Poulsen's body.
Poulsen misses with a lunging right hand
and Letaivu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Letaivu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Poulsen.
Poulsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Letaivu.
Poulsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Letaivu.
Poulsen throws the left hand but Letaivu avoids the punch easily.
Letaivu works Poulsen's body with a nice hook.
Letaivu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poulsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Letaivu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Poulsen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T2#
Poulsen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Poulsen misses with a hook. Letaivu ducked under it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
Letaivu rushes Poulsen and presses him up against the cage.
Poulsen misses with some punches.
Poulsen blocking some punches.
Letaivu cracks Poulsen with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poulsen.
Letaivu stalling in the clinch but Poulsen improves position.
Letaivu swings wildly with an uppercut but Poulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Letaivu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poulsen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Poulsen is trying to break the clinch but Letaivu is controlling him.
Letaivu digs a right hand into Poulsen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Poulsen's gas tank. #T3#
Poulsen managing to block the knees to the body from Letaivu.
Letaivu lands a body shot.
Poulsen can't find room to land a body shot as Letaivu controls the action.
Poulsen working aggressively here.
Letaivu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poulsen looking to slow down the pace here.
Poulsen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Letaivu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Poulsen backwards. #BC2#
Poulsen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Poulsen misses its intended target.
Letaivu throws a big counter combination but Poulsen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Poulsen throws a lazy right hand but Letaivu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Letaivu wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Letaivu thumps Poulsen with a low kick.
Poulsen ducks under a wild hook from Letaivu.
Poulsen missing with a left hand there. Letaivu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Letaivu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Letaivu takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T4#
Poulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Letaivu misses the jab.
Pascal Letaivu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Letaivu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Letaivu misses the shot to the body.
Poulsen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Poulsen misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Letaivu slips a jab from Poulsen.
Letaivu tests Poulsen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Poulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Letaivu lands an overhand right.
Poulsen cracks Letaivu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Letaivu cracks Poulsen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Letaivu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Poulsens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vang Poulsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poulsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Letaivu.
Letaivu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pascal Letaivu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Letaivu 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pascal Letaivu!
A determined Pascal Letaivu didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!

Event: AEW 19
Date: Jul 27, 2019

#R1#
Poulsen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Durden misses with a double jab
and Poulsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick from Durden misses.
Durden throws a low kick but it's checked well by Poulsen.
Durden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Durden throws a nice outside leg kick.
Durden throws a lazy right hand but Poulsen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Durden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice cross by Durden.
Poulsen defending well as Durden loads up on a big left hand.
Durden lands a lovely overhand right.
Poulsen throws a low kick but Durden moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poulsen thuds a left hand into Durden's body.
Durden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poulsen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Poulsen misses with a looping right.
Durden fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Poulsen checks it well.
Poulsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Durden swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Poulsen throws out a counter right but Durden avoids it with no problem.#T1#
Durden throws a head kick but Poulsen moves out of range.
Poulsen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Poulsen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Poulsen, right into the meat.
Poulsen lunges at Durden with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Durden's hand.
Durden with a hook.
Poulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Durden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poulsen.
Durden dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Poulsen. That did some damage!
Durden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poulsen.
Durden throws a big shot that misses.
Nice body punch from Poulsen.
Poulsen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Durden throwing a counter right hand but Poulsen manages to avoid it.
Poulsen loads up on a big right hand but Durden slips the punch.
Durden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poulsen manages to avoid it.
Poulsen misses with a body shot.
Durden slips a straight right by Poulsen.
Durden buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poulsen looks to land a right hand but Durden moved out of range.#T2#
Poulsen loads up on a big right hand but Durden slips the punch.
Poulsen swings for the body but Durden moves out of range.
Poulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Poulsen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Poulsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Durden.
Durden looks to throw the jab but Poulsen is out of range.
Poulsen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Poulsen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Durden connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Poulsen scrambles back to his feet.
Durden connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Durden tries to bum rush Poulsen with a series of wild strikes but Poulsen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Poulsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poulsen throws out a loose jab but Durden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durden manages to avoid it.
Poulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by Poulsen.
Poulsen misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durden. Poulsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poulsen throws a hook but Durden blocks it.#T3#
Durden lands a jab.
Poulsen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've been told by Durden's head coaches at The Jungle Room that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Durden lands a head shot.
Durden is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Poulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Durden scores with a nice body kick.
Durden avoids the body shot from Poulsen.
Poulsen misses with a hook. Durden ducked under it nicely.
Durden scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Poulsen doesn't seem bothered though.
Durden throws a leg kick but Poulsen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Poulsen takes a swing at Durden's ribcage but misses.
Durden throwing a counter right hand but Poulsen manages to avoid it.
Poulsen misses with an uppercut
and Durden counters with a left to the body.
Poulsen ducks under a wild hook from Durden.
Poulsen loads up on a big right hand but Durden slips the punch.
Durden wants to land a leg kick but Poulsen is out of range.
Poulsen scores with a decent looking hook.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durden throws an off balance right hand
and Poulsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Durden avoids the body shot from Poulsen.
Durden takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Poulsen throws a body punch but Durden moves out of range.
Durden throws a sloppy body shot
and Poulsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Poulsen lands with an overhand left.
Poulsen walks into a left hand.
Poulsen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Durden.
Durden scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Poulsen lands with a cross.
Poulsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Poulsen tries to land a leg kick but Durden saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poulsen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Poulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Durden throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Durden.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tyler Durden will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Poulsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Durden throws out the jab.
Durden misses with an attempted mid kick.
Durden thuds his shin into the meat of Poulsen's side.
Durden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poulsen.
Durden turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Poulsen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Durden momentarily.
Durden with a nice cross.
Poulsen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Durden counters with an inside leg kick.
Durden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poulsen.
Poulsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Durden scores with a decent looking hook.
Poulsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Durden slips under a jab from Poulsen.
Durden looks to throw the jab but Poulsen is out of range.
Poulsen throws a body punch but Durden moves out of range.
Durden lands a nice shot that snaps Poulsen's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Poulsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T1#
Poulsen throws a right hand that misses
and Durden counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Durden misses with a low kick.
Poulsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Durden.
Durden slips a jab from Poulsen.
Durden throws a body shot but no joy.
Durden tries to score with a low kick but Poulsen moves his leg out of the way.
Poulsen takes a swing at Durden's ribcage but misses.
Poulsen avoids the body shot from Durden.
Poulsen tries to clinch but Durden is having none of it.
Durden swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Poulsen misses the jab.
Durden swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Durden missing with a left hand there. Poulsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Durden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Durden misses with a body shot.
Poulsen with a nice cross.
Poulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Durden missing with a left hand there. Poulsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Poulsen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tyler Durden is winning the standup battle so far.
Durden blocks a jab.#T2#
Durden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poulsen throws a hook but Durden blocks it.
Poulsen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Durden connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poulsen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Durden's hands.
Poulsen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Durden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Durden punishes Poulsen's body with a nice straight punch.
Poulsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Durden misses the shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Poulsen. That's going to slow Durden down.
Durden blocks a head kick by Poulsen.
Durden ducks under a wild hook from Poulsen.
Poulsen throws a lazy right hand but Durden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Durden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poulsen throws out the jab.
Poulsen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Durden can pounce on him. #T3#
Durden chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice uppercut lands for Durden. That snapped Poulsen's head back.
Poulsen blocks a jab.
Poulsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Durden.
Poulsen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Poulsen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Durden lands a right hook to the body.
Poulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durden manages to avoid it.
Poulsen blocks a leg kick.
Jab by Poulsen.
Durden delivers a nice body kick.
Poulsen tries a head kick but it misses.
Durden misses with a hook.
Durden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Poulsen misses.
As Poulsen backs away, Durden returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Durden moves away from the strike by Poulsen.
A jab from Poulsen misses. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poulsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poulsen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A good leg kick by Durden.
Poulsen misses with a hook.
Poulsen takes a swing at Durden's ribcage but misses.
Durden swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Poulsen looks to land a body kick but Durden moved away.
An attempted straight right counter from Durden misses the target.
Poulsen swings for the body but Durden moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Durden on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Durden tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Poulsen misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Durden. Those never looked like landing.
Durden lands with a shot to the body.
Poulsen takes a swing at Durden's ribcage but misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Durden!
Poulsen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Poulsen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Poulsen misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Durden dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Poulsen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Poulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durden manages to avoid it.
Durden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Durden throws a body shot but no joy.
A good leg kick by Durden.
Poulsen throws a shot from downtown. Durden moves away and avoids it.
Poulsen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Durden slips a jab from Poulsen.
Poulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Durden is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Durden.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poulsen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Poulsen misses with a straight left.
Poulsen misses with a straight left.
Poulsen misses with a leg kick.
Poulsen misses with a series of wild punches. #T1#
Durden defending well as Poulsen loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poulsen. Durden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poulsen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Durden throws a jab but it's blocked by Poulsen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durden. Poulsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durden scores with a nice right hand.
Poulsen throws a good cross that connects.
Poulsen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Some bone on bone action there as Poulsen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Durden swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Poulsen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Durden throws a shot from downtown. Poulsen moves away and avoids it.
Poulsen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Poulsen throws a head kick that misses.
Durden throws a jab but it's blocked by Poulsen.
Poulsen throws a right and a left that Durden avoids nicely.
Poulsen swinging wildly here.
Tyler Durden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Durden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poulsen.
Good leg kick by Durden there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Poulsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Durden throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durden scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Poulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Durden.
Poulsen drops his hands momentarily and Durden takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Durden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Durden moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Durden walks into a jab.
Poulsen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Durden with a nice cross.
Durden moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Durden on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Durden ducks under a wild hook from Poulsen.
Poulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durden was well out of range. Poor timing from Poulsen.
Durden feinted there with a counter leg kick.#T3#
Durden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poulsen.
Poulsen misses with an uppercut.
Durden pivots, looking for a leg kick but Poulsen is out of range and Durden settles back down.
Durden throws a leg kick which misses Poulsen's front leg but catches the back leg as Poulsen tries to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Poulsen misses the target.
Durden lands a jab to Poulsen's midsection.
Durden throws a jab but it's blocked by Poulsen.
Poulsen flicks out a counter leg kick but Durden steps away.
Durden misses with a low kick as Poulsen jumps back.
Poulsen misses with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Poulsen.
Poulsen misses with a straight right.
Durden lands a nice hook to Poulsen's body. Poulsen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Durden blocks a jab.
Poulsen misses with a lunging right hand
and Durden counters with a straight right hand.
Poulsen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Poulsen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie. #T4#
A big right from Poulsen misses.
A jab from Poulsen misses.
Durden is looking for a counter combo.
Poulsen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Durden throws a lazy right hand but Poulsen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Durden slips under a jab from Poulsen.
Durden is looking to counter punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durden slips a jab from Poulsen.
Poulsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Durden throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A jab from Poulsen misses.
Poulsen lands the left hand.
Poulsen cracks the inside of Durden's front leg.
Durden throws a hook but Poulsen blocks it.
Durden looks to land a right hand but Poulsen moved out of range.
Poulsen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Durden.
Durden throws the left hand but Poulsen avoids the punch easily.
Poulsen misses with a looping right.
Poulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durden moves away.
Durden was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vang Poulsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poulsen misses with a looping left.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vang Poulsen.
Well Durden 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!

Event: Grand Prix Finals
Date: Jun 29, 2019

#R1#
Sakuraba throws a body punch but Poulsen moves out of range.
Poulsen misses with a looping right.
Sakuraba with a poor takedown
and Poulsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sakuraba shoots in looking for a takedown. Poulsen tries to sprawl out of it but Sakuraba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Poulsen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Poulsen punishes Sakuraba's body with a nice straight punch.
Sakuraba misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Poulsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vang Poulsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakuraba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poulsen throws out the jab.
Sakuraba shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ishiihara Sakuraba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sakuraba misses the shot to the body.
Sakuraba shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Poulsen counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
Poulsen lands a right hook to the body.
Poulsen cracks Sakuraba with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vang Poulsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sakuraba tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Poulsen defends well and Sakuraba ends up having to push Poulsen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Poulsen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sakuraba is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jab by Sakuraba.
Poulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Sakuraba is just out of range.
Sakuraba feinted with a counter takedown.
Poulsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Poulsen misses with an uppercut. Sakuraba saw that one coming.
Poulsen jabs at Sakuraba's body.
Poulsen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Poulsen misses with an uppercut. #TD#
Sakuraba looking to score a takedown here. Poulsen is defending well but Sakuraba drives through and ends up in Poulsen's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sakuraba trying to control but Poulsen is working from the bottom.
Sakuraba throwing strikes but missing. #T2#
Poulsen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sakuraba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Poulsen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sakuraba working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sakuraba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Poulsen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sakuraba is working Poulsen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sakuraba's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Poulsen controlling the position.
Sakuraba stands up over Poulsen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Poulsen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sakuraba postures up in Poulsen's guard and throws a big left but Poulsen blocks it. #T3#
Sakuraba in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sakuraba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Poulsen working a defensive guard here. #SUB2#
Poulsen is looking for a triangle but Sakuraba pushes his legs off easily.
Sakuraba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sakuraba 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.
Sakuraba trying to control but Poulsen is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Poulsen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Poulsen controls Sakuraba momentarily but Sakuraba frees himself.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sakuraba wants to control from the top but Poulsen keeps moving. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Poulsen lands a slapping body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Poulsen as Sakuraba shoots in.
Poulsen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Poulsen misses with an uppercut.
Poulsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sakuraba.
Poulsen looks to throw the jab but Sakuraba is out of range.
Poulsen misses with a straight left.
Sakuraba shoots in and drives through. Poulsen sprawls well.
Sakuraba walks into a left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Poulsen.
Poulsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sakuraba.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vang Poulsen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Sakuraba throws a head kick that misses.
Poulsen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sakuraba on the side of the head.
Poulsen misses the shot to the body.
Sakuraba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poulsen.
Sakuraba half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sakuraba moves away from the strike by Poulsen.
Sakuraba attempts a counter takedown but Poulsen avoids it well and moves away.
Poulsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poulsen lands a body shot.
Poulsen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sakuraba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poulsen misses with a straight left.
Poulsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sakuraba.
Nice jab there from Poulsen.
Sakuraba shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Poulsen pinned against the cage. Poulsen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
It seemed like Poulsen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T1#
Sakuraba takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Poulsen cracks a nice hook into Sakuraba's ribs.
Sakuraba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poulsen.
Poulsen misses with a hook. Sakuraba ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poulsen. Sakuraba does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poulsen. Sakuraba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poulsen connects with a body shot.
Sakuraba misses with a takedown attempt - Poulsen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Poulsen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sakuraba takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T2#
Sakuraba throws a body punch but Poulsen moves out of range.
Poulsen lands a right hook to the body.
Poulsen looks to throw the jab but Sakuraba is out of range.
Poulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Sakuraba is just out of range.
Sakuraba tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Poulsen swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ishiihara Sakuraba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poulsen slips under a jab from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba dives in for a single leg takedown but Poulsen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#TD#
Sakuraba drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakuraba postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sakuraba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sakuraba accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB2#
Sakuraba got a little sloppy there for a moment and Poulsen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sakuraba has managed to get both his arms back between Poulsen's legs - danger averted.#T3#
Sakuraba with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Poulsen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sakuraba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sakuraba works over Poulsen with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poulsen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ishiihara Sakuraba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Poulsen controls Sakuraba momentarily but Sakuraba frees himself.
Sakuraba trying to control but Poulsen is working from the bottom.
Sakuraba postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sakuraba sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Poulsen's guard.
Poulsen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Poulsen being controlled here, momentarily. #T4#
Poulsen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sakuraba is one step ahead there.
Sakuraba throws a big elbow that misses.
Sakuraba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Poulsen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Poulsen can't keep his opponent in guard - Sakuraba advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Poulsen holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Sakuraba trying to pass the guard but Poulsen defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vang Poulsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Poulsen clobbers Sakuraba with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body. #TD#
Sakuraba shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Poulsen is trying to defend but Sakuraba finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sakuraba tries to pass the half guard into mount. Poulsen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Poulsen is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poulsen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sakuraba.
Poulsen is not content to let Sakuraba control the position.
Poulsen keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. #T1#
Poulsen trying to hold on to Sakuraba's head to control him but Sakuraba postures up.
Sakuraba is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sakuraba lands strikes from half guard.
Poulsen is refusing to be controlled, as Sakuraba sits in half guard.
Still in half guard, Sakuraba seems content to control.#SUB#
Sakuraba is trying to work for a kimura but Poulsen is defending well.
Sakuraba trying to control from half guard but Poulsen is working away. #T2#
Poulsen wants to control but Sakuraba is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB#
Sakuraba wants to work for an arm triangle but Poulsen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sakuraba not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sakuraba is trying to control. Poulsen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sakuraba scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sakuraba lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sakuraba throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sakuraba landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Poulsen is holding on to half guard well.#T3#
Sakuraba thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sakuraba missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #SUB#
Sakuraba is looking for a kimura but Poulsen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sakuraba to get the leverage.
Sakuraba lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Poulsen keeping hold of Sakuraba's head, controlling as best he can.
Sakuraba wants to pass the guard but Poulsen is defending well.
Poulsen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sakuraba lands a big shot there that rocks Poulsen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now. #T4#
Sakuraba landing strikes, looking to finish!
Poulsen regains half guard.
Sakuraba trying to pass the guard but Poulsen defending well.
Poulsen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sakuraba winds up and cracks Poulsen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Poulsen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sakuraba moves nicely into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ishiihara Sakuraba showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Poulsen 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vang Poulsen!
Vang Poulsen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: PSE 43
Date: May 18, 2019

#R1#
Durden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poulsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Durden.
Durden defending well as Poulsen loads up on a big left hand.
Durden circles away from the clinch attempt.
Durden scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Durden circles away from the clinch attempt.
Poulsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Poulsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Durden throws a body shot but no joy.
Durden scores with a nice head shot.
Poulsen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Durden throws an overhand right that lands on Poulsen's shoulder, as Poulsen tries to avoid the shot.
Poulsen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Durden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Poulsen.
Durden throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Poulsen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Durden misses with a straight right.
Durden lands with a hook. Poulsen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durden manages to avoid it.
Poulsen misses with a hook. Durden ducked under it nicely.
Durden throws a quick counter kick to the body but Poulsen avoids it.
Poulsen misses with an uppercut. Durden saw that one coming.
Durden connects with a right hand. Poulsen shakes it off.#T1#
Poulsen throws a lazy uppercut
and Durden makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Durden looks to land a left hand but Poulsen moved out of range nicely.
Poulsen lands the left hand.
Poulsen throws a body punch but Durden moves out of range.
Poulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durden.
Poulsen throws out a loose jab but Durden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durden bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Poulsen's head backwards.
Poulsen connects with a looping right hand.
Poulsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Durden.
Poulsen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poulsen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Durden scores with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Durden there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durden swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Durden thuds his shin into the meat of Poulsen's side.
Poulsen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Durden 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.
Poulsen throws a jab when Durden was well out of range.#T2#
Durden lands a leg kick that knocks Poulsen off balance momentarily.
Durden buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Durden fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Poulsen checks it well.
Poulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durden.
Tyler Durden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poulsen.
A low kick from Durden is predictable there
and Poulsen counters with a straight right hand.
Poulsen cracks Durden with a right hand to the side of the head.
Durden misses with a looping right.
Poulsen throws out a counter right but Durden avoids it with no problem.
Durden pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Durden throws a low kick, looking for Poulsen's leg but Poulsen calmly moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Poulsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That kick from Durden tenderised Poulsen's leg. Poulsen is trying to keep his angry face on.
A telegraphed right hand from Durden misses the target.
Durden scores with a kick to the midsection.
Poulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Durden throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Poulsen misses with a body shot. #T3#
Durden throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Poulsen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Durden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Poulsen misses its intended target.
Durden misses with a wild combination.
Poulsen moves out of range of the body kick from Durden.
Poulsen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Durden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Poulsen throws a nice head kick!
Poulsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Durden.
Poulsen misses with an uppercut. Durden saw that one coming.
Durden is looking to score with low kicks.
Poulsen is looking to clinch.
Durden feinted there with a counter leg kick.#CL2#
Poulsen drives through and clinches with Durden against the cage.
Poulsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Durden lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durden lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Durden working aggressively here. #T4#
Durden gets through Poulsen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Poulsen.
Poulsen lands with a light punch inside.
Durden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poulsen blocks a body shot from Durden.
Poulsen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
I was talking to Durden's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Poulsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durden's elbow.
Durden is trying to break the clinch but Poulsen is controlling him.
A right handed body shot lands from Durden.
A head punch on the inside from Durden fails to land.
Poulsen can't find room to land a body shot as Durden controls the action.
Durden misses with a punch on the inside.
Poulsen taking a breather.
Durden swings wildly with an uppercut but Poulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC#
Durden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Durden throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Durden dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Durden swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Poulsen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Durden misses with an attempted mid kick.
Poulsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Durden.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durden. Poulsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durden takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Durden with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Poulsen slips a jab and a cross from Durden.
Poulsen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Durden feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Poulsens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Poulsen checks a low kick from Durden.
A bone on bone clash there as Poulsen blocks the leg kick.
Poulsen throws a big shot that misses.
Durden throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Poulsen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Durden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Durden throws a quick counter head kick but Poulsen was just out of range.
A head kick misses from Poulsen.
Durden swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Durden staying out of range there.
Poulsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Poulsen misses.
Poulsen works Durden's body with a nice hook.#T1#
Poulsen avoids the head kick by Durden.
Poulsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poulsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Durden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Durden misses the target.
Poulsen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Durden under the eye.
Poulsen lands with a straight right. Durden didn't see that one coming.
A solid body kick from Durden.
Durden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poulsen can do to turn this around?
Durden misses with a hook to the body
and Poulsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poulsen cracks Durden with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Durden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poulsen.
Tyler Durden is winning the standup battle so far.
Poulsen lands a nice looking body shot.
Durden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Poulsen.
Durden moves away from the strike by Poulsen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durden. Poulsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poulsen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durden slips under a jab from Poulsen.
Durden tries a head kick but it misses.
Durden looks to land a body kick but Poulsen moved away.
Durden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #T2#
Poulsen lands a jab to the nose.
Poulsen throws a body punch but Durden moves out of range.
Poulsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Durden ducks under a wild hook from Poulsen.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Durden swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Poulsen misses with a body shot.
Durden misses with a wild body shot.
Durden takes a kick to the side of the head.
Poulsen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Poulsen tests Durden's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Durden plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Durden tries to move into range but Poulsen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Poulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durden was well out of range. Poor timing from Poulsen.
Durden lands the left hand.
Poulsen throws a shot from downtown. Durden moves away and avoids it.
Durden lands a two punch combo. #T3#
Durden throws a chopping leg kick but Poulsen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Poulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durden takes a jab right on the kisser.
Poulsen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#CL2#
Poulsen gets a clinch.
Durden has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Poulsen.
Poulsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Durden controls his hands. #BC2#
Poulsen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Poulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durden manages to avoid it.
Durden lands a glancing blow to the side of Poulsen's head.
Poulsen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Poulsen misses the shot to the body.
Poulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durden moves away.
Poulsen throws the left hand but Durden avoids the punch easily.
Poulsen throws an overhand right that lands on Durden's shoulder, as Durden tries to avoid the shot.
Durden throws a low kick but Poulsen moves out of range easily. #T4#
Durden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poulsen.
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!#CL2#
Durden gets tackled into the cage by Poulsen. Poulsen maintains the clinch.
Poulsen has Durden pressed against the cage.
Poulsen tries to stall but Durden uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Poulsen looking to slow down the pace here.
Poulsen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Durden.
Poulsen tries to work over Durden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Poulsen blocks an uppercut.
Poulsen can't find room to land a body shot as Durden controls the action.
Durden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Poulsen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Poulsen looking to slow down the pace here.#BC#
Durden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Durden throws a leg kick but Poulsen checks it.
Poulsen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vang Poulsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Durden throws a leg kick that misses.
Poulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durden.
Durden slips under a jab from Poulsen.
Nice body kick from Durden.#CL2#
Poulsen has managed to clinch.
Durden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poulsen's elbow.
Durden misses with a punch to the body.
Durden tries a body shot but Poulsen blocks it.
Poulsen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Durden is leaning against Poulsen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Poulsen tries to stall but Durden uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poulsen blocking some punches.
Durden misses with the head strike.
Durden lands a body punch. #BC#
Durden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Poulsen needs to keep his hands up - Durden had a free shot at his head there.
Poulsen slips a jab and a cross from Durden. #T1#
Durden moves away from the strike by Poulsen.
Poulsen misses with an uppercut. Durden saw that one coming.
Poulsen checks the leg kick.
Durden throws a nice head kick! #CL2#
Poulsen moves into the clinch successfully.
Durden scores with a shoulder strike.
Durden misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Poulsen.
Durden misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poulsen.
Durden prevents a body shot from Poulsen.
A body shot lands from Durden.
Durden looking to slow down the pace here.
Durden working aggressively here.
A short right from Durden on the inside.
Poulsen can't find room to land a body shot as Durden controls the action. #T2#
Poulsen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Durden fails to land.
Durden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Poulsen digs a right hand into Durden's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Durden's gas tank.
Poulsen misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Poulsen on the inside.
Poulsen controlling the action here for a moment.
Durden lands an uppercut.
Poulsen misses with a punch to the body.
Durden throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Poulsens head.
Poulsen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Durden is stalling here.
Durden prevents Poulsen from breaking the clinch.
Durden has a couple of punches blocked by Poulsen. #T3#
Durden has a couple of punches blocked by Poulsen.
Poulsen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Durden backwards.
Poulsen blocks a body shot from Durden.
Vang Poulsen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Durden stalling in the clinch but Poulsen improves position.
Poulsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poulsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Durden.
Durden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Durden misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Durden.
A body shot lands from Durden.
A left hand lands to the body for Durden.
Durden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poulsen throws a head punch that misses.
Durden blocks an uppercut.
Durden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poulsen.#T4#
Poulsen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Durden backwards.
Durden working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Poulsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poulsen working aggressively here.
Durden blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#BC#
Durden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Poulsen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Poulsen throws a hook but Durden avoids it easily.
Poulsen looks to land a left hand but Durden moved out of range nicely.
Durden throws a hook but Poulsen avoids it easily.
Poulsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Durden on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Durden.
Durden ducks under a wild hook from Poulsen.
Durden shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Durden thows a leg kick but Poulsen checks it
and Poulsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

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 Tyler Durden.
I think Durden has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Durden!
A victorious Tyler Durden thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: PSE 37
Date: Apr 20, 2019

#R1#
Poulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Poulsen lands a glancing blow to the side of Gadelha's head.
Gadelha swings for the body but Poulsen moves out of range.
Poulsen takes a swing at Gadelha's ribcage but misses.
Gadelha feinted with a counter takedown.
Gadelha looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Poulsen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gadelha misses with a body shot.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Poulsen catches Gadelha with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gadelha slips under a jab from Poulsen.
Poulsen digs a good body shot into Gadelha's ribs.
Poulsen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gadelha ducks under a wild hook from Poulsen.
Gadelha is looking to counter the offense by Poulsen and move into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Gadelha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gadelha was well out of range. Poor timing from Poulsen.
Gadelha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poulsen.
Gadelha throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gadelha shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Poulsen sprawls well. Poulsen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gadelha gets slowly back to his feet.#T1#
Gadelha connects with a body shot that sends Poulsen's belly button to the back.
Poulsen throws a jab when Gadelha was well out of range.
Poulsen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vang Poulsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the liver by Poulsen. Beautiful body shot.
Poulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poulsen slips a jab from Gadelha.
Poulsen throws a counter combo.
Poulsen lands a really nice looking cross but Gadelha seems unphased.
Gadelha misses with a looping left.
Gadelha just misses with a punch to the body.
Gadelha connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Poulsen's hands.
Gadelha moves away from the strike by Poulsen.
Gadelha throws a series of punches but Poulsen avoids them all with ease.
Gadelha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gadelha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T2#
Poulsen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice sprawl there from Poulsen as Gadelha shoots in.
Poulsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gadelha.
Poulsen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gadelha with a body shot.
Gadelha comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gadelha missing with a left hand there. Poulsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gadelha is looking to wear down Poulsen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A jab from Poulsen finds it's way through Gadelha's defenses.
Gadelha avoids the body shot from Poulsen.
Gadelha throws an off balance right hand
and Poulsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poulsen connects with a right hand. Gadelha shakes it off.
Poulsen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Poulsen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gadelha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poulsen.
Poulsen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gadelha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poulsen ducks under a wild hook from Gadelha.
Gadelha swings for the body but Poulsen moves out of range.
Gadelha throws a body shot but no joy.
Gadelha throws a jab but it's blocked by Poulsen. #T3#
Gadelha lands a lovely overhand right.
Good exchange - Poulsen coming out on top.
A jab from Poulsen misses.
Gadelha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Gadelha misses its intended target.
Poulsen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gadelha looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Poulsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gadelha.
Poulsen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gadelha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Poulsen.
Gadelha swings for the body but Poulsen moves out of range.
Poulsen scores with a nice right hand.
Gadelha just misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen moves away from the strike by Gadelha.
Poulsen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gadelha throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gadelha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Poulsen throws out a loose jab but Gadelha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gadelha attempts a counter takedown but Poulsen avoids it well and moves away.
Gadelha slips under a jab from Poulsen.#T4#
Poulsen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gadelha. That did some damage!
Poulsen takes a swing at Gadelha's ribcage but misses.
Poulsen swings for the body but Gadelha moves out of range.
Gadelha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poulsen manages to avoid it.
Poulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Gadelha is just out of range.
Gadelha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poulsen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gadelha keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gadelha throws a hook but Poulsen avoids it easily.
Gadelha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poulsen.
Poulsen lands an overhand right.
Gadelha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Poulsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Poulsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Poulsen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gadelha had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gadelha throws a nice looking combination but Poulsen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gadelha moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gadelha takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Poulsen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gadelha looks to score with a jab to the body but Poulsen is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vang Poulsen dominated that round.
That's time! Gadelha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Gadelha looks to land a right hand but Poulsen moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Gadelha misses the target.
Gadelha lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gadelha.
Gadelha misses with a body punch
and Poulsen counters with a straight right hand.
Poulsen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gadelha misses with a hook. Poulsen ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Poulsen.
Poulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gadelha stalks Poulsen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Poulsen's face. Poulsen staggers backwards, shaken.
Poulsen lands with an uppercut that bounces Gadelha off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poulsen throws a shot to the body.
Gadelha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poulsen.
Vang Poulsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Poulsen scores with a jab to the body.
Gadelha throws a big shot that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Poulsen as he connects with a hook.
Gadelha just misses with a punch to the body.
Gadelha throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gadelha fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Poulsen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T1#
Gadelha throws a body punch but Poulsen moves out of range.
Gadelha throws the left hand but Poulsen avoids the punch easily.
Poulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donk. Poulsen catches Gadelha right on the button with a cross.
Gadelha misses with a few strikes there.
Poulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poulsen lands a jab to the head. #CL2#
Poulsen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gadelha looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Poulsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gadelha misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Poulsen.
Gadelha lands a hook that snaps the head of Poulsen backwards.
Gadelha letting Poulsen take a breather here.
A body shot lands from Poulsen.
Poulsen cracks Gadelha with a nice body shot.#T2#
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Poulsen presses Gadelha against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
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!
Gadelha wants to break free but Poulsen has control.
Poulsen lands a hook that snaps the head of Gadelha backwards.
Poulsen has Gadelha pressed against the cage, preventing Gadelha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gadelha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poulsen misses with a body punch.
A short left from Gadelha.
Poulsen lands a body shot.
Poulsen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gadelha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poulsen's elbow.
Poulsen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gadelha is keeping busy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Poulsen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gadelha tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Poulsen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Poulsen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Poulsen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.#T3#
Gadelha lands a right hand that snaps the head of Poulsen backwards.
Gadelha misses with the head strike.
Gadelha misses with the head strike.
Poulsen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Poulsen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gadelha backwards.
Gadelha working aggressively here.
Poulsen blocks a body shot from Gadelha.
Poulsen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gadelha fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Poulsen blocks an uppercut.
Poulsen tries to work over Gadelha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gadelha lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gadelha misses with the head strike. #T4#
Poulsen taking a breather.
Gadelha misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Poulsen.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Poulsen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gadelha's efforts to push away.
Poulsen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gadelha seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Poulsen can turn it around.
Poulsen avoids a wild elbow strike from Gadelha.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poulsen.
Poulsen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Poulsen is struggling to control the position.
A head punch on the inside from Gadelha fails to land.
A short left from Poulsen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poulsen avoiding damage as Gadelha throws knees to the body.
Poulsen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Poulsen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Poulsen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Gadelha - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vang Poulsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Poulsen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Poulsen swings for the body but Gadelha moves out of range.
Gadelha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gadelha moves out of range of the strikes.
Gadelha blocks a jab.
Gadelha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poulsen moves away.
Poulsen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gadelha throws a hook but Poulsen avoids it easily.
Gadelha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poulsen.
Poulsen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Poulsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gadelha looks to score with a jab to the body but Poulsen is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Poulsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poulsen looks to land a left hand but Gadelha moved out of range nicely.
Poulsen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gadelha cracks Poulsen with an open hand slap.
Gadelha misses with a right hand
and Poulsen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gadelha.#T1#
Gadelha loads up on a big right hand but Poulsen slips the punch.
Poulsen throws a shot to the body.
Gadelha shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#CL2#
Poulsen moves into the clinch successfully.
Poulsen just leaning against Gadelha, taking a breather.
Gadelha wants to get back to striking at distance but Poulsen won't allow it.
Vang Poulsen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gadelha throws an elbow but it's blocked. #BC2#
Poulsen breaks from the clinch.
Gadelha lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gadelha's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gadelha duly obliges.
Gadelha avoids the body shot from Poulsen.
Poulsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gadelha.
Poulsen missing with a left hand there. Gadelha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Poulsen jabs at Gadelha's body.
Gadelha throws a lazy uppercut
and Poulsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gadelha moves out of range of the strikes.
Gadelha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T2#
A big left from Poulsen misses.
Gadelha gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Poulsen swings for the body but Gadelha moves out of range.
Poulsen misses the jab.
Poulsen swings widly with a right hand
and Gadelha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poulsen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gadelha takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gadelha connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gadelha loads up on a big right hand but Poulsen slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Gadelha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gadelha fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A slow jab from Gadelha misses its intended target.
Gadelha shoots in but Poulsen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gadelha missing with a left hand there. Poulsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Poulsen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Poulsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gadelha.#T3#
Poulsen slips a straight right by Gadelha.
Poulsen jabs Gadelha to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Poulsen jabs Gadelha right on the nose. Gadelha blinks but takes it well.
Gadelha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poulsen.
Poulsen looks to throw the jab but Gadelha is out of range.
Gadelha throws a jab when Poulsen was well out of range.
Poulsen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gadelha keeps the fight on the outside.
Gadelha is looking to counter the offense by Poulsen and move into the clinch.
Poulsen cracks Gadelha with an open hand slap.
Gadelha misses with a double jab
and Poulsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gadelha slips a jab from Poulsen.
Gadelha takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gadelha throws a right and a left that Poulsen avoids nicely.
Poulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Gadelha throwing a counter right hand but Poulsen manages to avoid it.
Poulsen misses the shot to the body. #T4#
Poulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gadelha manages to avoid it.
Gadelha is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Poulsen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gadelha slips a jab from Poulsen.
Gadelha wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Poulsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Poulsen looks to land a left hand but Gadelha moved out of range nicely.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Gadelha looks to land a right hand but Poulsen moved out of range.
Poulsen throws a poor cross that misses #CL#
and Gadelha counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gadelha.
Gadelha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Poulsen lands with a light punch inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gadelha takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Poulsen fails to land.
Poulsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Claudio Gadelha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poulsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poulsen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vang Poulsen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A left hand lands to the body for Poulsen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vang Poulsen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Poulsen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vang Poulsen!
Vang Poulsen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Claudio Gadelha was interviewed post fight and said 'Ouch that hurt!'.

Event: ABW 194 Meat Boy - Smith III
Date: Jan 29, 2019

#R1#
Megalos thuds his right hand into Poulsen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've been told by Poulsen's head coaches at Hardpunch (13 Elite / 1000$ that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Megalos scores with a punch to the head.
Poulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Megalos has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Megalos throws a push kick but Poulsen slaps the foot to one side.
Poulsen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Megalos ducks under a wild hook from Poulsen.
Megalos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Megalos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Poulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Megalos was well out of range. Poor timing from Poulsen.
Megalos staying out of range there.
Poulsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vasilios Megalos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Megalos throws a leg kick but Poulsen moved away.
Poulsen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Megalos. That snapped Poulsen's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Megalos. Beautiful body shot.
Megalos ducks under a wild hook from Poulsen.
Poulsen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Poulsen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poulsen misses with a hook
and Megalos counters with a straight right hand.
Poulsen swats away the attempt to clinch by Megalos.
It looked like Poulsen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Megalos.#T1#
Poulsen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Megalos counters with a thumping low kick.
Poulsen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Megalos misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the liver by Megalos. Beautiful body shot.
Megalos tries to clinch
and Poulsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Megalos misses with a right hand
letting Poulsen counter with a right hand.
Megalos blocks a jab.
Megalos tries to clinch but Poulsen is having none of it.
Megalos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Megalos jabs Poulsen right on the nose. Poulsen blinks but takes it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Megalos. Poulsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poulsen drops his hands momentarily and Megalos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Megalos scores with a push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poulsen throws a body punch but Megalos moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Megalos misses the target. #T2#
Megalos connects with a leg kick. Poulsen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Megalos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Megalos loads up on a big right hand but Poulsen slips the punch.
Megalos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poulsen.
Megalos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Megalos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Poulsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL#
Poulsen clinches up against the cage.
Megalos lands with a right to the head.
Poulsen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Megalos lands a left hand.
Megalos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poulsen lands a hook that snaps the head of Megalos backwards.
Megalos blocks a body shot from Poulsen.
Poulsen is leaning against Megalos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Megalos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Megalos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Poulsen.
Poulsen blocks a body shot from Megalos.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Megalos. #T3#
Megalos prevents a body shot from Poulsen.
Poulsen just leaning against Megalos, taking a breather.
Megalos has a couple of punches blocked by Poulsen.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Megalos pushes Poulsen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Megalos cracks Poulsen with a nice body shot.
Megalos tries to work over Poulsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Megalos prevents a body shot from Poulsen.
Poulsen misses with a body punch. #BC2#
Megalos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Megalos is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Poulsen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Megalos is looking to slow Poulsen down with leg kicks.
Megalos thuds a left hand into Poulsen's body.#CL2#
Megalos has Poulsen up against the cage in a clinch.
Poulsen tries a body shot but Megalos blocks it.
Megalos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Megalos misses with a punch to the body.
Megalos misses with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
Poulsen digs a right hand underneath Megalos's ribcage. Megalos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Megalos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Poulsen blocking some punches.
Megalos blocks a body shot from Poulsen.
Poulsen works on Megalos's body with a couple of short punches.
Poulsen misses with the head strike.
Megalos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC#
Poulsen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Megalos lunges at Poulsen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Poulsen's hand.
Megalos throws a hook to the side of Poulsen's head but Poulsen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A solid leg kick lands there for Megalos.
Megalos throws a jab when Poulsen was well out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Megalos.
Poulsen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL2#
Megalos forces Poulsen back against the cage and clinches.
Poulsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Megalos prevents a body shot from Poulsen.
Poulsen lands with a left to the head. #BC2#
Megalos manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasilios Megalos dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Megalos throws out a loose jab but Poulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poulsen blocks the body kick.
Vasilios Megalos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Megalos pushes Poulsen away with a front kick.
Poulsen throws out a loose jab but Megalos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poulsen tries to clinch but Megalos is having none of it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Megalos, as that shot connected.
Megalos misses with an uppercut.
Poulsen misses with a straight left.
Poulsen throws a hook but Megalos avoids it easily.
Megalos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Poulsen momentarily.
Megalos misses with a straight right.
Poulsen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Megalos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Megalos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Megalos lands a slapping body shot.
A shot to the body from Megalos misses
and Megalos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Poulsen misses the shot to the body. #T1##CL#
Poulsen has managed to clinch.
Poulsen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Megalos backwards.
Megalos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Poulsen has a couple of punches blocked by Megalos.
Vasilios Megalos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Poulsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Megalos's elbow.
Megalos tries to work over Poulsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Poulsen misses with the head strike.
Megalos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poulsen looking to stall.
Poulsen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Poulsen trying to stall but Megalos improves his position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Poulsen tries a body shot but Megalos blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poulsen.
Megalos digs a right hand into Poulsen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Poulsen's gas tank.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Poulsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Megalos lands with a left to the head. #T2#
Poulsen has a couple of punches blocked by Megalos.
Megalos presses Poulsen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Megalos on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Megalos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Megalos.
A head punch on the inside from Poulsen fails to land.
Poulsen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Megalos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #BC2#
Megalos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Megalos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Poulsen misses the target.
Megalos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poulsen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Poulsen walks into a straight right hand from Megalos.
Megalos lands a jab to the head.
Megalos throws a chopping leg kick but Poulsen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Megalos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Poulsen misses with a straight left.
Megalos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T3#
Poulsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Megalos throws a low kick but Poulsen avoids it.
Megalos thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Poulsen if he has to take too many more of those.
Poulsen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Megalos throws a looping overhand right but Poulsen ducks down to avoid it.
Poulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Megalos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Poulsen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Megalos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Megalos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab by Megalos.
Poulsen throws an off balance right hand
and Poulsen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Poulsen misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Megalos misses its intended target.
Megalos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A solid body kick from Megalos.
Poulsen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Megalos to score with a decent uppercut.#T4#
Poulsen throws a hook but Megalos avoids it easily.
Poulsen avoids a kick to the body.
Megalos tries to clinch there but Poulsen circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Megalos tries to close the distance and clinch but Poulsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Poulsen is looking to counter punch.
Megalos moves out of range of the leg kick from Poulsen.
Megalos works the jab nicely.
Poulsen swings for the body but Megalos moves out of range.
Poulsen misses with a looping right.
Poulsen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Megalos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Megalos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Megalos thumps Poulsen with a low kick.
Poulsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Megalos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasilios Megalos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Good exchange - Megalos coming out on top.
Megalos thuds his shin into the meat of Poulsen's side.
Megalos throws a lazy uppercut
and Poulsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Poulsen throws a right hand that misses
and Megalos counters with a nice body shot.
Megalos lands a leg kick that knocks Poulsen off balance momentarily.
A solid body kick from Megalos.
Megalos tries to clinch
and Poulsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Poulsen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Megalos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Megalos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Megalos staying out of range there.
A cross from Megalos lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Megalos throws the kick towards the body but Poulsen avoids it.
Poulsen moves out of range of the body kick.#T1#
Poulsen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Megalos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Megalos misses with a head kick.
Megalos looks to throw the jab but Poulsen is out of range.
Poulsen needs to keep his hands up - Megalos had a free shot at his head there.
Megalos jabs at Poulsen's body.
Megalos misses the jab.
Megalos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Poulsen.
Poulsen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Megalos throws a wild body kick that Poulsen sees coming a mile off.
Poulsen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Megalos.
Poulsen moves away from the strike by Megalos.
Megalos lunges at Poulsen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Poulsen's hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Megalos as he connects with a hook.#T2#
Megalos tries to clinch up.
Megalos misses with a shot to the body
and Megalos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poulsen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Poulsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Megalos misses with a right hand
and Poulsen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Poulsen throws a hook but Megalos avoids it easily.
Megalos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Poulsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Megalos throws a body punch but Poulsen moves out of range.
Megalos lands with a nice body punch.
Megalos swings widly with a right hand
enabling Poulsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Megalos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Poulsen.
Poulsen lands with a nice body punch.
Megalos misses with a body kick.
Poulsen throwing a counter right hand but Megalos manages to avoid it.
Poulsen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Megalos moves into range and connects with a jab. #T3#
Poulsen swings for the body but Megalos moves out of range.
Megalos throws a lazy uppercut
and Poulsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Megalos lands the left hand.
Poulsen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Megalos.
Poulsen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Megalos slips a straight right by Poulsen.
Poulsen scores with a hook.
Poulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Megalos.
Megalos tries to clinch up
and Poulsen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Megalos lands with a kick to the ribs.
Megalos throws a lazy body kick
and Poulsen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Megalos thinking.
Megalos misses with a straight left.
Poulsen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#T4#
Megalos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Poulsen. Poulsen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Megalos checks the leg kick.
Megalos throws an overhand right that lands on Poulsen's shoulder, as Poulsen tries to avoid the shot.
Poulsen is looking to counter punch.
Nice jab there from Megalos.
The fighters circling - Megalos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poulsen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crunch! Megalos slams his shin into Poulsen's torso.
Poulsen wants to clinch
and Megalos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Megalos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Poulsen doesn't seem bothered though.
Megalos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Megalos misses with a body kick.
Poulsen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Poulsen avoids a kick to the body.
Poulsen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vang Poulsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poulsen moves out of range of the leg kick from Megalos.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vasilios Megalos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Megalos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasilios Megalos!

Event: ABW 185 Arendse - Bamalog
Date: Dec 20, 2018

#R1#
Ali throws a leg kick which misses Poulsen's front leg but catches the back leg as Poulsen tries to avoid it.
Ali throws a looping overhand right but Poulsen ducks down to avoid it.
Poulsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Ali.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ali.
Ali throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Poulsen looks to land a left hand but Ali moved out of range nicely.
Ali loads up on a big right hand but Poulsen slips the punch.
Ali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poulsen.
Poulsen wants to clinch up but Ali keeps it at a distance.
Poulsen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ali misses with a head kick.
Ali throws a leg kick
and Poulsen counters with a straight right hand.
Ali paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ali - that will leave a mark!
Ali lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ali bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ali finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ali tried to score with a low kick but Poulsen checks it.
Poulsen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A slow jab from Poulsen misses its intended target.
Ali punishes Poulsen's body with a nice straight punch.
Ali fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#T1#
A telegraphed right hand from Ali misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Ali.
Poulsen works Ali's body with a nice hook.
Nice body punch from Poulsen.
Ali keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poulsen.
Poulsen throws the left hand but Ali avoids the punch easily.
Ali with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Poulsen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ali looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ali on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Poulsen. Poulsen obviously looking to wear him down.
Ali tries to clinch there but Poulsen circles away.
Ali lands a leg kick that knocks Poulsen off balance momentarily.
Ali throws a front kick that sends Poulsen stumbling back into the cage.
Poulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ali moves away.
Ali is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Poulsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sarfraz Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali moves out of range of the strikes.
Ali is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Poulsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ali throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ali lands a nice leg kick that just misses Poulsen's sensitive parts. #T2##CL2#
Ali darts in and clinches Poulsen up against the cage.
Poulsen tries to throw a body punch but Ali avoids it by throwing Poulsen back against the cage.
Poulsen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Poulsen tries to stall but Ali uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Poulsen blocks an uppercut.
Ali throws a head punch that misses.
Ali misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poulsen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Poulsen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ali prevents a body shot from Poulsen.
Poulsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Poulsen fails to land.
Poulsen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Poulsen is looking to control Ali's arms but Ali gets an underhook and turns him. Now Poulsen has his back to the cage.
Poulsen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ali misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ali. #T3#
Poulsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Ali controls his hands.
Ali swings wildly with an uppercut but Poulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poulsen lands a hook that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Ali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ali swings wildly with an uppercut but Poulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ali lands on the inside with an uppercut.
I was talking to Poulsen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Poulsen can't find room to land a body shot as Ali controls the action.
Ali misses with a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ali misses with a short punch on the inside.
Poulsen lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ali creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ali misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ali gets through Poulsen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T4#
Ali lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ali misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Ali.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poulsen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ali working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ali has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Poulsen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ali can turn it around.
Poulsen has Ali pushed against the cage.
Ali can't find room to land a body shot as Poulsen controls the action.
A short left from Ali.
Ali can't find room to land a body shot as Poulsen controls the action.
Poulsen effectively controlling the action here.
Ali pushes Poulsen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Ali on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poulsen looking to stall.
Ali digs a right hand underneath Poulsen's ribcage. Poulsen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ali keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Poulsen's efforts to push away.
Ali lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sarfraz Ali dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Poulsen.
Poulsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poulsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ali can't find room to land a body shot as Poulsen controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Ali as the two fighters clinch.
Ali softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ali tries to throw a body punch but Poulsen avoids it by throwing Ali back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ali.
A short right from Poulsen on the inside.
Ali working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Poulsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ali misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poulsen looking to stall.
Ali has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poulsen blocking some punches. #T1#
Ali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ali swings wildly with an uppercut but Poulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poulsen digs a right hand underneath Ali's ribcage. Ali let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ali scores with a shoulder strike.
Ali tries a body shot but Poulsen blocks it.
Come on Poulsen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sarfraz Ali seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ali lands a nice shot to the body.
Ali blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Poulsen.
A short right from Ali.
Ali is working Poulsen over against the cage.
Ali lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ali misses with a punch on the inside.
Ali lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ali blocks an uppercut.
Poulsen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Ali lands a left hand. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poulsen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ali misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Poulsen.
Ali lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Poulsen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alis head.
Poulsen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Poulsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee is keeping an eye on Poulsen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The referee is keeping an eye on Poulsen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Poulsen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ali has a couple of punches blocked by Poulsen.
Ali misses with a hook to the ribs. #T3#
Poulsen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ali.
A head punch on the inside from Ali fails to land.
Poulsen prevents a body shot from Ali.
Ali tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ali lands an uppercut.
Poulsen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Ali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poulsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poulsen works on Ali's body with a couple of short punches.
Ali's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ali blocks a body shot from Poulsen.
Ali misses with a punch on the inside.
Ali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ali misses with a punch on the inside.
Poulsen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Poulsen effectively controlling the action here.#T4#
Ali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poulsen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ali.
Poulsen misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poulsen blocking some punches.
Poulsen lands a hook that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Ali.
Ali lands a nice shot to the body.
Poulsen wants to stall.
Ali lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ali fails to land.
Poulsen is trying to force a seperation but Ali has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Ali fails to land.
Ali lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poulsen's elbow.
Ali swings wildly with an uppercut but Poulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sarfraz Ali showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Ali explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Poulsen lands a head shot.
Poulsen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Poulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ali waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poulsen.
Poulsen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ali throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ali slips under a jab.
Poulsen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Poulsen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ali lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ali defending well as Poulsen loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali misses with a hook.
A quick step to the side and Poulsen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ali avoids the body shot from Poulsen.
Poulsen tries to close the distance and clinch but Ali swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Poulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poulsen lands with a straight right. Ali didn't see that one coming.#T1#
Poulsen misses with a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ali. That's going to slow Poulsen down.
Poulsen missing with a left hand there. Ali was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ali jabs Poulsen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Poulsen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Poulsen misses with an uppercut. Ali saw that one coming.
Poulsen clobbers Ali with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ali throws a front kick that sends Poulsen stumbling back into the cage.
Ali scores with a head kick.
Nice jab there from Ali.
Ali moves away from the strike by Poulsen.
Poulsen throws a jab when Ali was well out of range.
Poulsen wants to clinch up but Ali keeps it at a distance.
Ali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ali! But no joy.
Ali is looking to score with low kicks.
A big right from Ali misses.
Ali throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali cracks Poulsen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#T2#
Ali throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ali throws a looping overhand right but Poulsen ducks down to avoid it.
Poulsen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Poulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ali.
Poulsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Ali scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Poulsen slips a straight right by Ali.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ali lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Poulsen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Poulsen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Poulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ali was well out of range. Poor timing from Poulsen.
Ali connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Poulsen with a nice cross.
Ali misses with a low kick.
Poulsen moves out of range as Ali throws a body kick.
Poulsen misses with a straight right.
Poulsen throws a hook but Ali blocks it.
Poulsen misses the body punch
and Ali counters with a solid body kick.
Ali fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Poulsen on the side of the head.
Poulsen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Poulsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ali.#T3#
An inside leg kick lands from Ali.
Ali avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poulsen digs a good body shot into Ali's ribs.#CL2#
Ali drives through and clinches with Poulsen against the cage.
Ali working aggressively here.
Poulsen looking to stall.
Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poulsen lands a body shot.
Ali has a couple of punches blocked by Poulsen.
Ali tries to throw a body punch but Poulsen avoids it by throwing Ali back against the cage.
Ali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Ali.
A body shot lands from Poulsen.
Ali misses with a punch on the inside.
Poulsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Poulsen can't find room to land a body shot as Ali controls the action. #T4#
Poulsen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ali is keeping busy.
Poulsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poulsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Poulsen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ali.
Ali misses with the head strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Poulsen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poulsen taking a breather.
Ali throws a punch but it's blocked by Poulsen.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Poulsen.
The referee is keeping an eye on Poulsen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vang Poulsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poulsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ali creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sarfraz Ali comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ali has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sarfraz Ali!
A very excited looking Sarfraz Ali made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: PFC 70 Fitzpatrick vs Van Gaal
Date: Oct 27, 2018

#R1#
Poulsen ducks under a wild hook from Melamies.
Poulsen checks a leg kick nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Poulsen misses its target.
Poulsen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Melamies counters with a low kick, right behind Poulsen 's knee.
Melamies staying out of range there.
Nice shot lands for Melamies.
Melamies moves away from the strike by Poulsen.
It seemed like Melamies was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Poulsen misses with a shot to the body
and Melamies counters with a nice body kick.
Poulsen throws a wild body kick that Melamies sees coming a mile off.
Melamies throws a big shot that misses.
Poulsen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Melamies counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poulsen throws a shot from downtown. Melamies moves away and avoids it.
Poulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Melamies.
Melamies replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Poulsen blocks it well.#T1#
Poulsen darts in trying to clinch
and Melamies counters with a three punch combo that has Poulsen backing up. Poulsen nods at Melamies to acknowledge the strikes.
Vang Poulsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Melamies defending well as Poulsen loads up on a big left hand.
Poulsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Melamies is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Poulsen.
Poulsen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Poulsen misses with a hook
and Melamies cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poulsen takes a swing at Melamies's ribcage but misses.
Poulsen lands with a right hand.
Poulsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Melamies.
Poulsen throws the kick towards the body but Melamies avoids it.
Melamies raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Poulsen misses with a straight right. #T2#
A shot to the liver by Poulsen. Beautiful body shot.
Poulsen lands a nice hook to Melamies's body. Melamies takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Poulsen throws a nice looking combination but Melamies bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Poulsen misses with an uppercut
and Melamies counters with a stiff right hand.
Poulsen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Melamies counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Poulsen thinking.
Poulsen cracks Melamies with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Poulsen scores with a decent looking hook.
Melamies slips under a jab from Poulsen.
Poulsen lands a slapping body shot.
A lazy left from Melamies finds it's target.
Melamies lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Poulsen circles away quickly and effectively.
Poulsen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Melamies swings widly with a right hand
and Poulsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T3#
Poulsen throws a sloppy body shot
and Poulsen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Poulsen ducks under a wild hook from Melamies.
Poulsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Melamies tries a quick counter leg kick but Poulsen is wise to it.
Melamies tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poulsen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Melamies.
Melamies takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Poulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Melamies let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Melamies takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Melamies slips a jab from Poulsen.
Poulsen misses with a hook
and Melamies counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good work by Poulsen as he checks the leg kick.
Melamies lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Poulsen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Melamies is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Poulsen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.#T4#
Poulsen throws a poor cross that misses
and Melamies connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Melamies moves away.
Poulsen needs to keep his hands up - Melamies had a free shot at his head there.
Melamies moves out of range of the strikes.
Poulsen throws a poor cross that misses
and Melamies counters with a nice uppercut.
Poulsen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Melamies waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poulsen.
Melamies closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Melamies pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Poulsen lands a lovely overhand right.
Poulsen scores with a jab to the head.
Poulsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ibrahim Mamu Melamies will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Poulsen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Melamies counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Melamies throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poulsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Melamies uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poulsen.
Melamies throws a shot from downtown. Poulsen moves away and avoids it.
Melamies throws a jab but it's blocked by Poulsen.
Poulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poulsen misses with a left hand
and Melamies counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Poulsen throws a body punch but Melamies moves out of range.
Poulsen lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poulsen misses with a jab to the body
enabling Melamies to counter with a crisp jab.
Melamies misses with an uppercut.
Melamies moves out of range of the strikes.
Melamies lands a front kick.#T1#
Poulsen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Melamies counters with a nice body kick.
Poulsen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Melamies's hands.
Poulsen misses with a looping right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Poulsen, as that shot connected.
Poulsen throws a looping overhand right but Melamies ducks down to avoid it.
Poulsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Melamies.
Poulsen throws a sloppy body shot
and Melamies counters with a stiff right hand.
Melamies just misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen thinks about countering with a body kick.
Melamies misses with an uppercut.
Melamies throws a series of punches but Poulsen moves out of range.
Poulsen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Melamies counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Poulsen lands a jab to the head.
Poulsen throws a hook but Melamies blocks it.#T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Poulsen. Melamies does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poulsen slips a straight right by Melamies.
Poulsen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Poulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Melamies manages to avoid it.
Poulsen misses with a right hand
and Melamies counters with a body kick.
Poulsen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Melamies can pounce on him.
Melamies throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poulsen scores with a nice right hand.
Poulsen with a nice cross.
A low kick from Melamies misses
letting Poulsen counter with a right hand.
Poulsen swings widly with a right hand
and Melamies counters with a nice uppercut. #CL#
Poulsen clinches up with Melamies and pushes him back against the cage.
Melamies pushes Poulsen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T3#
Melamies goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Melamies is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Poulsen is looking to control Melamies's arms but Melamies gets an underhook and turns him. Now Poulsen has his back to the cage.
Nice body punch from Melamies. #BC2#
Melamies escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Melamies. Those never looked like landing.
Good work by Melamies as he checks the leg kick.
Melamies misses with a straight left.
Poulsen throws a lazy right hand but Melamies sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Poulsen backing away here, and Melamies unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Poulsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Melamies.
A countering left hand to the body from Melamies misses.
Melamies gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Melamies ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Poulsen throws an off balance right hand
and Melamies counters with a three punch combo that has Poulsen backing up. Poulsen nods at Melamies to acknowledge the strikes.
Poulsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Melamies.#T4#
Poulsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Melamies throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Melamies connects with a solid leg kick.
Poulsen misses with a left hand
and Melamies cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Poulsen closes the distance and clinches.
Poulsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Melamies goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Melamies is trying to break the clinch but Poulsen has him pressed against the cage.
Melamies swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC2#
Melamies escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Poulsen missing with a left hand there. Melamies was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Poulsen looks to throw the jab but Melamies is out of range.
Melamies appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice shot lands for Poulsen.
Melamies defending well as Poulsen loads up on a big left hand.
Poulsen moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMelamies.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ibrahim Mamu Melamies showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Melamies closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Poulsen lands a body shot.
Poulsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ibrahim Mamu Melamies seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Poulsen checks a leg kick.
Melamies misses with a looping right.
Melamies misses with a straight right.
Melamies is looking to slow Poulsen down with leg kicks.
Poulsen misses the shot to the body.
Poulsen misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poulsen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Poulsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Melamies.
Poulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Melamies.
Melamies with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Poulsen to score with a decent uppercut.#T1#
Nice defenses there by Poulsen.
Melamies moves away from the strike by Poulsen.
A slow jab from Poulsen misses its intended target.
Melamies ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Poulsen misses with a hook.
Melamies swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Poulsen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Melamies.
Poulsen throws a poor cross that misses
and Melamies cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A lazy body kick from Poulsen
and Melamies makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Poulsen swings widly with a right hand
and Melamies counters with a leg kick.
Poulsen throws a hook to the side of Melamies's head but Melamies sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice side step and Melamies releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Poulsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Melamies.
Melamies throws a looping overhand right but Poulsen ducks down to avoid it. #T2#
Melamies throws a hook to the side of Poulsen's head but Poulsen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Melamies throws a low kick but Poulsen avoids it.
Poulsen throws a looping overhand right but Melamies ducks down to avoid it.
Poulsen backing away here, and Melamies unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Poulsen lands a nice shot that snaps Melamies's head back.
Melamies takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Melamies has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poulsen misses with a hook
letting Melamies counter with a right hand.
Poulsen swings widly with a right hand
and Melamies counters with a stiff right hand.
Melamies with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Poulsen to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Poulsen. That snapped Melamies's head back.
Poulsen throws a shot from downtown. Melamies moves away and avoids it.
Poulsen scores with a nice strike.
Poulsen misses with a left hand
and Melamies makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T3#
Poulsen looks to land a right hand but Melamies moved out of range.
Poulsen tries to clinch up.
Melamies steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poulsen.
It seemed like Melamies was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Poulsen misses with a lunging right hand
and Melamies counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Poulsen throws a lazy uppercut
and Melamies counters with a stiff right hand.
Poulsen misses with a body shot.
Melamies scoring well with a low kick there.
Poulsen scores with a decent looking hook.
Poulsen throws a jab when Melamies was well out of range.
Melamies misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poulsen.
Poulsen connects with a body shot that sends Melamies's belly button to the back.
Poulsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Melamies.#T4#
Poulsen lands an overhand right.
Melamies digs a good body shot into Poulsen's ribs.
Melamies throws a sloppy body shot
and Poulsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Melamies uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poulsen.
Poulsen throws a hook to the side of Melamies's head but Melamies sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poulsen swings for the body but Melamies moves out of range.
Poulsen throws a hook to the side of Melamies's head but Melamies sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Melamies! But no joy.
Poulsen throws a lazy right hand but Melamies sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Melamies fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Poulsen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Melamies circles away quickly and effectively.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Melamies! But no joy.
Poulsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vang Poulsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poulsen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

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 Vang Poulsen.
I think Melamies 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vang Poulsen!
After winning the bout, Vang Poulsen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: PFC 63 Gaetz vs Junior*
Date: Sep 15, 2018

#R1#
Poulsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hart.
Poulsen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hart looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hart tries to bum rush Poulsen with a series of wild strikes but Poulsen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Poulsen misses with a right hand
and Hart counters with a solid body kick.
Poulsen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Poulsen moves out of range as Hart strikes.
Poulsen throws a jab when Hart was well out of range.
Poulsen sets himself, and Hart steps forward looking for the clinch! Poulsen avoids it this time.
Hart throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Poulsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poulsen throws a lazy right hand but Hart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Poulsen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Poulsen misses with a looping left.
Hart feints a counter leg kick.
Poulsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hart.
Hart throws a hook to the side of Poulsen's head but Poulsen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poulsen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hart lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hart dodges the punch combination from Poulsen.
Hart misses with an uppercut. #T1#
Hart drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Poulsen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Poulsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hart raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Poulsen lands with an overhand left.
Poulsen throws a head kick that misses.
Hart tries to counter with a clinch but Poulsen shakes him off and moves away.
Poulsen looks to throw the jab but Hart is out of range. #CL2#
Hart clinches.
Poulsen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hart throws a head punch that misses.
Hart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hart lands a shoulder strike.
Hart lands with a right to the head.
Poulsen blocking some punches.
Poulsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poulsen lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hart working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T2#
Hart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Poulsen can't find room to land a body shot as Hart controls the action.
Poulsen blocks an uppercut.
Poulsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hart misses with a punch on the inside.
Hart lands with a right to the head.
Poulsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hart throws a punch but it's blocked by Poulsen.
Poulsen blocks an uppercut.
Poulsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hart prevents a body shot from Poulsen.
Hart throws a head punch that misses.
Poulsen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poulsen's elbow.
Poulsen taking a break, stalling in the clinch. #T3#
Poulsen is trying to stall.
Poulsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Hart controls his hands.
Poulsen misses with some punches.
Poulsen misses with a punch to the body.
Hart has a couple of punches blocked by Poulsen.
Poulsen is leaning against Hart and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hart misses with a punch on the inside.
Poulsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hart misses with a punch on the inside.
Poulsen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Poulsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Poulsen is pushing Hart up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hart misses with a punch on the inside. #T4#
Poulsen lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Poulsen fails to land.
Poulsen has Hart pressed against the cage.
Poulsen stalling in the clinch but Hart improves position.
Hart lands a left hand.
Poulsen trying to stall but Hart improves his position.
Hart blocks an uppercut.
Hart lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Poulsen tries a body shot but Hart blocks it.
Poulsen misses with the head strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hart throws a punch but it's blocked by Poulsen.
Hart misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Hart dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Donk. Poulsen catches Hart right on the button with a cross.
Poulsen throws a right hand that misses
and Hart counters with a good, hard body kick but Poulsen shrugs it off.
Poulsen misses with a few strikes there.
Hart flicks out a counter leg kick but Poulsen steps away.
Vang Poulsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hart motions for Poulsen to come forward. Hart throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Poulsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hart.
Hart misses with an uppercut. Poulsen saw that one coming.
Hart with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Poulsen to score with a decent uppercut.
Poulsen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hart swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Poulsen counter with a right hand.
Poulsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hart.
Poulsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hart.
Hart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poulsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hart.
Poulsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hart swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poulsen works Hart's body with a nice hook.
Poulsen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hart at a distance. #CL2#
Hart takes the fight into the clinch. #T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hart.
Poulsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hart's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poulsen.
Poulsen wants to stall.
Poulsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hart's elbow.
Poulsen stalling in the clinch.
Hart works on Poulsen's body with a couple of short punches.
Poulsen works on Hart's body with a couple of short punches.
Hart lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Poulsen blocks an uppercut.
Poulsen trying to control the position but instead, Hart has worked for underhooks and has pushed Poulsen into the cage.
Hart throws a punch but it's blocked by Poulsen. #T2#
Hart scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Poulsen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hart up against the cage.
Poulsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hart swings wildly with an uppercut but Poulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hart lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Poulsen misses with a body punch.
Poulsen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right from Hart on the inside.
Hart pushes Poulsen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC#
Poulsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3#
Hart tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Poulsen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Poulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Poulsen throws a looping overhand right but Hart ducks down to avoid it.
Hart scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Poulsen throws the left hand but Hart avoids the punch easily.
Hart with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Poulsen connects with a body shot.
Vang Poulsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hart tries to clinch but Poulsen moves out of range.
Poulsen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice defenses there by Poulsen.
Poulsen misses with a head kick.
Poulsen scores with a jab to the body.
Hart looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Poulsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hart feints a counter leg kick.
Poulsen misses the jab.#CL2#
Hart moves into the clinch.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poulsen tries to stall but Hart uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hart scores with a hook to the body.
Poulsen working aggressively here.
Poulsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Hart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poulsen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hart.
Poulsen working aggressively here.
Hart lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hart.
Poulsen misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poulsen tries to throw a body punch but Hart avoids it by throwing Poulsen back against the cage.
Hart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Vang Poulsen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Hart lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Poulsen throws a sloppy body shot #CL2#
and Hart counters by clinching up.
Poulsen blocks an uppercut.
Poulsen tries to throw a body punch but Hart avoids it by throwing Poulsen back against the cage.
Hart lands with a right to the head.
Hart stalling the fight.
Hart lands a left hand that snaps the head of Poulsen backwards.
Poulsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poulsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poulsen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Poulsen misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poulsen.
Poulsen lands a nice shot to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hart goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poulsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Hart controls his hands. #T1#
Hart throws a head punch that misses.
Hart lands a left hand that snaps the head of Poulsen backwards.
Poulsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Hart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hart digs a right hand underneath Poulsen's ribcage. Poulsen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poulsen.
Poulsen taking a breather.
Poulsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kevin Hart seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hart swings wildly with an uppercut but Poulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poulsen takes a shot to the head.
Poulsen lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hart.
Hart blocks an uppercut.
Poulsen misses with a body punch. #T2#
Poulsen lands with a short shot to the head.
Hart misses with some punches.
Poulsen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Poulsen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right from Hart.
Hart lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hart swings wildly with an uppercut but Poulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Poulsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hart misses with some punches.
Hart lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Poulsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poulsen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#T3#
Hart has a couple of punches blocked by Poulsen.
Hart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poulsen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poulsen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poulsen.
Hart lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Poulsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poulsen scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poulsen.
Poulsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hart misses with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
Hart throws a punch but it's blocked by Poulsen.
Hart makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poulsen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hart misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Hart scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hart stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poulsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hart's elbow. #BC#
Poulsen breaks the clinch.
Hart throws a leg kick but Poulsen checks it.
Poulsen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hart uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poulsen.
Poulsen misses with an uppercut
and Hart counters with a stiff right hand.
Poulsen lands a nice shot to the body.
Hart pushes Poulsen away with a front kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Hart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hart 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Hart!
An out of breath Kevin Hart thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: PFC 56 Rock vs Miletich
Date: Aug 10, 2018

#R1#
Poulsen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Poulsen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Qwe throws a right hand that misses
and Poulsen counters with a nice body shot.
Qwe has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Poulsen is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Poulsen lands with a cross.
Nice defenses there by Qwe.
Qwe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Qwe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Qwe steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Poulsen.
Qwe throws a head kick that misses
and Poulsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poulsen looks to land a right hand but Qwe moved out of range.
Qwe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Qwe moves out of range of the strikes.
Qwe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poulsen.
Qwe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Poulsen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Qwe blocks a low kick nicely.
Qwe tries to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Qwe gets a clinch.
Poulsen lands a shot to the body.
Poulsen misses with a punch on the inside.
Poulsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Qwe controls his hands. #T1#
Qwe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poulsen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Poulsen.
Poulsen blocking some punches.
Poulsen effectively controlling the action here.
A short left from Qwe.
Qwe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Poulsen lands a left hand.
Poulsen scores with a shot to the side of Qwe's head. #ROC#
Qwe is rocked!
Poulsen blocking some punches.
Qwe is still on wobbly legs! Can Poulsen finish him?
A nice right hand lands inside from Poulsen.
Poulsen throws a big uppercut that drops Qwe! More strikes from Poulsen and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Qwe lies dazed against the cage as Poulsen celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vang Poulsen!
Our winner, Vang Poulsen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: PFC 40 Asskicken vs Brophy
Date: May 18, 2018

#R1#
Poulsen misses with a hook.
Poulsen throws a big shot that misses.
Shojo tries to score with a low kick but Poulsen moves his leg out of the way.
Shojo blocks a jab.
Poulsen with a jab.
Poulsen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Poulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poulsen just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromShojo.
Poulsen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shojo misses with a head kick.
Poulsen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shojo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vang Poulsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poulsen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poulsen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shojo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shojo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poulsen.
Shojo misses with a straight left.
Poulsen moves forwards but Shojo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shojo throws a lazy uppercut
and Poulsen counters with a left to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Poulsen there.
Poulsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shojo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shojo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blackscar Fitness in the buildup to the fight.#T1#
Poulsen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shojo ducks under a wild hook from Poulsen.
Poulsen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big right from Poulsen misses.
Shojo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Shojo.
Shojo throws a sloppy head kick
and Poulsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Shojo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Poulsen throws a shot to the body.
Poulsen avoids the head kick by Shojo.
Poulsen throws a right hand that misses
and Shojo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shojo misses with a looping right.
Shojo throws a big shot that misses.
Shojo cracks Poulsen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poulsen lands a glancing blow to the side of Shojo's head.
Poulsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shojo.
Shojo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T2#
Shojo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shojo throws the left hand but Poulsen avoids the punch easily.
Poulsen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Shojo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Poulsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shojo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Poulsen connects with a body shot.
Shojo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Poulsen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Poulsen lunges at Shojo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shojo's hand. #CL#
Shojo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Poulsen stalls.
Shojo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shojo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Poulsen slowing the pace effectively.
Shojo stalling the fight.
Poulsen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shojo is looking to control Poulsen's arms but Poulsen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shojo has his back to the cage. #T3#
Shojo can't find room to land a body shot as Poulsen controls the action.
Poulsen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Poulsen misses with a punch on the inside.
Poulsen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Poulsen has a couple of punches blocked by Shojo.
Shojo being controlled against the cage.#BC2#
Poulsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Poulsen misses the jab.
Shojo lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Shojo staying out of range there.
Poulsen scores with a nice head shot.
Poulsen punishes Shojo's body with a nice straight punch.#T4#
Shojo defending well as Poulsen loads up on a big left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shojo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shojo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shojo defending well as Poulsen loads up on a big left hand.
Poulsen lands a jab to Shojo's midsection.
Poulsen throws a lazy right hand but Shojo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Poulsen avoids the head kick by Shojo.
Shojo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shojo slips under a jab.
Poulsen throws a lazy right hand but Shojo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shojo tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Shojo misses the target.
Shojo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poulsen takes a swing at Shojo's ribcage but misses.
Poulsen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Poulsen finds it's way through Shojo's defenses.
Poulsen cracks Shojo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vang Poulsen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Shojo slips under a jab.
Shojo ducks under a wild hook from Poulsen.
Poulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shojo connects with a looping right hand. #CL#
Shojo closes the distance and clinches.
Poulsen is leaning against Shojo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shojo as Poulsen tries to tie him up.
Poulsen stalling in the clinch but Shojo improves position.
Poulsen works on Shojo's body with a couple of short punches.
Shojo can't find room to land a body shot as Poulsen controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Poulsen.
Shojo blocks a body shot from Poulsen.
Shojo trying to land knees to the body.
Poulsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shojo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that. #T1#
Shojo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Shojo.
Poulsen misses with a body punch.
Shojo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Poulsen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Poulsen is pushing Shojo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Poulsen scores with a shoulder strike. #CUT2#
It looks like Yuki Shojo has been cut.
Shojo is working for takedown but Poulsen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Poulsen tries to work over Shojo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Poulsen has Shojo pushed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shojo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poulsen misses with a punch on the inside. #T2#
Poulsen prevents a body shot from Shojo.
A head punch on the inside from Poulsen fails to land.
Poulsen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Poulsen looking to stall.
Poulsen managing to block the knees to the body from Shojo.
The referee calls for Poulsen to work.
Poulsen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A right handed body shot lands from Poulsen.
Poulsen just leaning against Shojo, taking a breather.
Shojo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poulsen being controlled against the cage.#T3#
Poulsen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Poulsen throws a head punch that misses.
Shojo trying to control the position but instead, Poulsen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shojo into the cage.
Shojo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Poulsen is defending well for now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Shojo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Poulsen.
Shojo digs a right hand into Poulsen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Poulsen's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Poulsen. #T4#
Poulsen slows down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shojo.
Shojo scores a nice knee to the body.
Poulsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shojo tries to work over Poulsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shojo lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Shojo.
Shojo stalling in the clinch but Poulsen improves position.
Poulsen lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Poulsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Shojo controls his hands.
Poulsen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shojo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Poulsen is defending well for now.
Poulsen tries to throw a body punch but Shojo avoids it by throwing Poulsen back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vang Poulsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yuki Shojo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Shojo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Poulsen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shojo scrambles back to his feet.
Shojo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Poulsen throws out a counter right but Shojo avoids it with no problem.
Poulsen with a nice cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shojo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shojo moves in looking to clinch but Poulsen pushes him off.
Poulsen cracks Shojo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice jab there from Poulsen.
Shojo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A right-left combo lands from Poulsen. #ROC2#
Shojo is rocked!
Poulsen scores with a shot to the body.
Oh Shojo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shojo throws a hook but Poulsen avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poulsen lands a head shot.
Poulsen swings for the body but Shojo moves out of range.
Shojo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Poulsen with a nice cross.
Shojo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shojo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Shojo on the wrong end of a nice jab.#T1#
Shojo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shojo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Poulsen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shojo tries to clinch up but Poulsen circles away and keeps his distance.
Poulsen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Poulsen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Poulsen steps in with a hook that catches Shojo right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Poulsen follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Shojo looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vang Poulsen!
Vang Poulsen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: PFC 35 Antonio vs Cranial
Date: Apr 27, 2018

#R1#
Daebak slips a straight right by Poulsen.
Poulsen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Poulsen throws the kick towards the body but Daebak avoids it.
Daebak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poulsen.
Daebak gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Poulsen.
Daebak moves out of range as Poulsen strikes.
Daebak steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Poulsen.
Poulsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Poulsen cracks a nice hook into Daebak's ribs.
Poulsen cracks Daebak with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Daebak tries to close the distance and clinch but Poulsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice cross by Poulsen.
Daebak blocks a jab.
Poulsen throws a jab when Daebak was well out of range.
Daebak avoids the body shot from Poulsen.
Poulsen throws an off balance right hand
and Daebak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Poulsen works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donk. Poulsen catches Daebak right on the button with a cross.
Poulsen moves out of range of the leg kick from Daebak.
Daebak wants to clinch.#T1#
Poulsen lands a really nice looking cross but Daebak seems unphased.
Poulsen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Poulsen throws a lazy right hand but Daebak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Daebak walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Poulsen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Poulsen looks to land a right hand but Daebak moved out of range.
Daebak throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Poulsen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Daebak - the referee stops the clock and Poulsen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Daebak. Poulsen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Poulsen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Daebak throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Daebak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Poulsen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Poulsen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Daebak slips under a jab from Poulsen.
Daebak has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Poulsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Poulsen sets himself, and Daebak steps forward looking for the clinch! Poulsen avoids it this time.
Daebak scores with a sloppy right hand. Poulsen should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daebak takes one to the side of the head. #T2#
Poulsen misses with a hook
and Daebak counters with a nice body shot.
Daebak cracks a nice hook into Poulsen's ribs.
Daebak lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Poulsen misses with a few strikes there.
A shot to the body from Daebak misses
and Poulsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daebak throws a nice outside leg kick.
Poulsen works the jab nicely.
Poulsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poulsen takes one to the chin there.
Poulsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Daebak throws a body punch but Poulsen moves out of range.
Poulsen looks to land a left hand but Daebak moved out of range nicely.
Daebak throws a good cross that connects.
Poulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daebak throws the left hand but Poulsen avoids the punch easily.
Daebak takes a swing at Poulsen's ribcage but misses.
Poulsen lands a jab to Daebak's midsection.
Poulsen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#T3#
Poulsen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Daebak misses with a hook to the body
and Poulsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Daebak throws a one two combo. #CL2#
Daebak pushes Poulsen up against the cage in a clinch.
Poulsen lands with a short shot to the head.
Daebak misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen stalling in the clinch but Daebak improves position.
Poulsen looking to stall.
Poulsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daebak's elbow.
Daebak fails to pull guard.
Daebak pushes Poulsen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Poulsen throws a head punch that misses.
Daebak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Poulsen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daebak prevents a body shot from Poulsen.
Poulsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Daebak - that landed with a thud. #T4#
Poulsen tries to throw a body punch but Daebak avoids it by throwing Poulsen back against the cage.
Daebak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poulsen throws a head punch that misses.
Daebak lands with a short shot to the head.
Daebak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daebak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Come on Poulsen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Daebak as Poulsen tries to tie him up.
Poulsen has Daebak pushed against the cage.
Poulsen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daebak backwards.
Daebak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daebak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poulsen blocks a body shot from Daebak.
Daebak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daebak lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Vang Poulsen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Poulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daebak.
A big left from Poulsen misses.
Daebak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Daebak fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Poulsen checks it well.
Poulsen throwing a counter right hand but Daebak manages to avoid it.
Poulsen throws a shot from downtown. Daebak moves away and avoids it.
Daebak throws a leg kick which misses Poulsen's front leg but catches the back leg as Poulsen tries to avoid it.
Poulsen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab lands there for Poulsen.
Daebak lands a jab to the nose.
Poulsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daebak.
Nice body punch from Poulsen.
Poulsen thuds his right hand into Daebak's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Daebak misses with a few strikes there.
Daebak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poulsen.
Daebak ducks under a wild hook from Poulsen.
Poulsen lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Daebak lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CL2#
Daebak clinches with his opponent. #T1#
Daebak lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Daebak - that landed with a thud.
Poulsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Daebak lands with a short shot to the head.
Poulsen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Daebak tries to throw a body punch but Poulsen avoids it by throwing Daebak back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Poulsen.
Daebak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Daebak misses with the head strike.
Daebak tries to throw a body punch but Poulsen avoids it by throwing Daebak back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Daebak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Poulsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Daebak tries to pull guard but Poulsen holds him up against the cage and eventually Daebak drops back down to his feet.
Poulsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daebak pushes Poulsen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Daebak.
Daebak lands with a light punch inside. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Poulsen.
Daebak is working Poulsen over against the cage.
Daebak lands a left hand that snaps the head of Poulsen backwards.
Daebak throws a punch but it's blocked by Poulsen.
Poulsen trying to stall but Daebak improves his position.
Poulsen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Daebak up against the cage.
Poulsen scores with a hook to the body.
Daebak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poulsen's elbow.
Poulsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daebak has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Poulsen gets through Daebak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Daebak blocking some punches.
Daebak throws a head punch that misses.
Harry Daebak seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Poulsen tries to throw a body punch but Daebak avoids it by throwing Poulsen back against the cage.
Daebak swings wildly with an uppercut but Poulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poulsen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#T3#
Poulsen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Poulsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poulsen.
Daebak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poulsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daebak's elbow.
Daebak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Daebak has a couple of punches blocked by Poulsen.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Poulsen prevents a body shot from Daebak.
Poulsen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Daebak.
Daebak misses with the head strike.
Poulsen blocks a body shot from Daebak.
A short left from Poulsen.
Poulsen blocks a body shot from Daebak. #T4#
Poulsen cracks Daebak with a nice body shot.
Poulsen lands with a right to the head.
Poulsen blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Poulsen.
Poulsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Daebak.
Daebak scores with a hook to the body.
Poulsen has Daebak pressed against the cage.
Poulsen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Daebak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daebak works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daebak lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Daebak fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Daebak.#TD2#
Daebak jumps guard.
Daebak seems keen to control Poulsen's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Harry Daebak will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Poulsen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Poulsen ducks under a wild hook from Daebak.
Poulsen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jab, jab by Poulsen - just one landing.
Daebak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poulsen.
Poulsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daebak.
Daebak is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Poulsen with a body shot.
Daebak throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Poulsen's head.
Daebak lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vang Poulsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Daebak throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Poulsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Poulsen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Daebak scores with a hook.
Daebak slips a jab from Poulsen.
Daebak slips a straight right by Poulsen.
Poulsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daebak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Daebak ducks under a wild hook from Poulsen.#CL2#
Daebak moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daebak pushes Poulsen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T1#
Daebak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daebak tries to throw a body punch but Poulsen avoids it by throwing Daebak back against the cage.
Daebak struggles to land a body shot inside as Poulsen controls his hands.
A short right from Poulsen.
Poulsen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Daebak throws a punch but it's blocked by Poulsen.
Poulsen wants to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Daebak.
Poulsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Daebak.
Poulsen lands a shot to the body.
Daebak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Daebak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poulsen lands a hook that snaps the head of Daebak backwards.
Poulsen stalling against the cage.
Daebak misses with a body punch. #T2#
Daebak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Poulsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Daebak.
Poulsen can't find room to land a body shot as Daebak controls the action.
Daebak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daebak scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poulsen.
Poulsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daebak's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Daebak.
Daebak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Daebak lands a body shot.
Poulsen tries to stall but Daebak uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Daebak lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Daebak.
Daebak misses with the head strike.
Daebak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Daebak scores with a shoulder strike.
Daebak lands with a right to the head. #T3#
Poulsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daebak's elbow.
Poulsen lands a body shot.
Poulsen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Poulsen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Daebak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Poulsen blocks an uppercut.
Daebak pushes Poulsen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Daebak misses with some punches.
Poulsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daebak's elbow.
Poulsen looking to stall.
Daebak lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Poulsen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Daebak.
Daebak throws a head punch that misses.
Poulsen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Poulsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T4#
Daebak is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Poulsen to keep the fight standing.
Daebak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Poulsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daebak.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Daebak.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poulsen trying to stall but Daebak improves his position.
Daebak lands a nice shot to the body.
Daebak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Daebak as Poulsen tries to tie him up.
Poulsen lands a body punch.
Poulsen stalling in the clinch but Daebak improves position.
Daebak working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Daebak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daebak lands a shoulder strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Daebak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Daebak 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Daebak!
Harry Daebak thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: PFC 21 Yamaguchi vs Darkk
Date: Mar 02, 2018

#R1##TD2#
Mawe closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ground and pound from Mawe seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Poulsen dodges the ground and pound from Mawe.
Mawe trying to control the position but Poulsen is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poulsen is looking to regain half guard here but Mawe keeps moving and retains side control.
Poulsen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mawe on the ground.
Mawe sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Poulsen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Poulsen is trying to get back to half guard.
Mawe in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mawe throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Mawe is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Poulsen's shoulder. That is not cool.
Poulsen wants to control but Mawe postures up.
Mawe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mawe in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Poulsen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mawe connects with a decent elbow. #T1#
Poulsen prevents Mawe from improving position.
Mawe landing a few strikes.
Poulsen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Poulsen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Poulsen trying to control here.
Nice strikes from Mawe there.
Poulsen is trying to control but Mawe passes into side control!
Poulsen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mawe wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mawe taking a break here but Poulsen is having none of it and regains half guard.
Poulsen trying to control from the bottom. #T2#
Ground and pound from Mawe.
Poulsen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mawe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mawe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Poulsen trying to control the position.
Mawe wants to control from the top but Poulsen keeps moving.
Mawe's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Poulsen will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Mawe landing some decent shots from guard.
Poulsen is pulling down on Mawe's head. It's preventing any offense from Mawe, at least for the moment.#T3#
Mawe postures up.
Mawe not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mawe trying to control the position from guard on top but Poulsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mawe lands a couple of digs.
Mawe wants to control from the top but Poulsen keeps moving.
Mawe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mawe is in close to Poulsen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Poulsen keeping moving, preventing Mawe from controlling successfully. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mawe distracts Poulsen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Poulsen is trying to keep Mawe in close.
Mawe lands a couple of elbows.
Mawe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mawe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Poulsen is adopting a defensive guard.
Mawe forces his way into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Poulsen is not content to let Mawe control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Watsz Mawe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Poulsen takes one to the chin there.
Poulsen digs a good body shot into Mawe's ribs.
Mawe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mawe fails with the takedown
enabling Poulsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Mawe lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mawe shoots in but no luck this time.
Mawe fails to land the takedown.
Vang Poulsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Watsz Mawe.#T1#
Jab by Poulsen.
Poulsen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mawe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poulsen.
Poulsen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mawe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Poulsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab, jab by Poulsen - just one landing.
Mawe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Poulsen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mawe somewhat.#T2#
Poulsen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mawe.
Vang Poulsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Poulsen avoids the body shot from Mawe.
Poulsen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A jab from Poulsen does it's job there.
Mawe doesn't manage to clinch there - Poulsen circles away.
Watsz Mawe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Poulsen misses the shot to the body. #TD2#
Mawe closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Poulsen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mawe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T3#
Poulsen taking some punishment here, with Mawe in his half guard.
Mawe winds up and cracks Poulsen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Mawe.
Poulsen wants to get back to full guard.
Poulsen has hold of Mawe's hands but Mawe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Poulsen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mawe.
Mawe drops an elbow to the side of Poulsen's head.
Mawe is stalling here. Poulsen is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Mawe seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Poulsen has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Poulsen wants to control but Mawe is keeping him busy.
A control attempt from Mawe but he's now mounted!#T4#
Mawe wants to hold on but Poulsen pushes him away.
Watsz Mawe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mawe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Poulsen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mawe regains half guard.
Mawe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB2#
Poulsen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vang Poulsen dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.
#R3#
Poulsen throws a body punch but Mawe moves out of range.
Mawe doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mawe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Poulsen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mawe counters with a straight right hand.
Mawe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mawe or perhaps it was just good defense by Poulsen, which made it look bad.
Vang Poulsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Watsz Mawe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mawe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A shot to the liver by Poulsen. Beautiful body shot.#T1#
Poulsen swings for the body but Mawe moves out of range.
Poulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mawe dives in for a single leg takedown but Poulsen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Poulsen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mawe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Poulsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mawe.
Poulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body. #TD2#
Mawe shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mawe showed some decent athleticism there.
Poulsen is looking to control Mawe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Poulsen avoid being mounted?#T2#
Mawe tries to pass the half guard into mount. Poulsen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mawe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Poulsen wants to improve his position but Mawe is controlling well.
Mawe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Poulsen trying to control from the bottom.
Poulsen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mawe is thwarting Poulsen's attempts to control the position.#T3#
Mawe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Poulsen defending well though.
Mawe winds up and cracks Poulsen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mawe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Poulsen wants to improve his position but Mawe is controlling well.
Poulsen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mawe is working away from the top position though.
Poulsen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mawe scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mawe is keen to just control but Poulsen is a slippery customer.
Poulsen won't allow Mawe to pass to mount.
Mawe working Poulsen over with strikes. #T4#
Poulsen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mawe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mawe prevents Poulsen from improving his position.
Mawe slips a nice elbow through Poulsen's hands, connecting with Poulsen's forehead.
Poulsen manages to get to full guard.
Poulsen being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Poulsen looking to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Watsz Mawe.
I think Mawe 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Watsz Mawe!
Watsz Mawe looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Line em' up, I'll take them out. '.

Event: PFC 11 Bailey vs McGuire
Date: Jan 20, 2018

#R1#
Shojo looks for a takedown but Poulsen sprawls well.
Shojo misses with a two punch combination.
A jab lands there for Poulsen.
Shojo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Shojo moves out of range as Poulsen strikes.
Poulsen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Poulsen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shojo.
Poulsen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shojo moves in looking to clinch but Poulsen pushes him off.
Jab from Shojo.
Poulsen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shojo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Poulsen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shojo misses with a low kick.
Poulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shojo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Poulsen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shojo can pounce on him.
Shojo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Poulsen counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Shojo is predictable there
and Poulsen counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT#
It looks like Yuki Shojo has been cut.#T1#
Shojo on the wrong end of a nice hook.#ROC#
Shojo is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Poulsen. Shojo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shojo is still on wobbly legs! Can Poulsen finish him?
Shojo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shojo seems to have recovered his senses.
Yuki Shojo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poulsen throws a hook but Shojo avoids it easily.
Shojo misses with a body shot
and Poulsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Shojo.
Vang Poulsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poulsen lands with an uppercut that bounces Shojo off the cage and back into range.
Sloppy strikes from Shojo. Those never looked like landing.
Poulsen misses with a wild body shot.
A leg kick checked by Poulsen.
Poulsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL2#
Shojo rushes Poulsen and presses him up against the cage.
Poulsen misses with a punch on the inside.
Shojo tries to throw a body punch but Poulsen avoids it by throwing Shojo back against the cage.
Poulsen takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poulsen has a couple of punches blocked by Shojo.
Poulsen prevents a body shot from Shojo. #T2#
Shojo lands an uppercut.
Poulsen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shojo trying to land knees to the body.
Poulsen scores with a shoulder strike.
Shojo working Poulsen over with knees to the body.
Shojo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt. #TD2#
Shojo turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Shojo manages to end up in side control.
Poulsen is trying to improve his position.
Poulsen wants to control but Shojo postures up.
Poulsen is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Shojo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Poulsen keeps working. #T3#
Shojo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Poulsen haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Shojo is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Poulsen's shoulder. That is not cool.
Poulsen tries to improve position but can't.
Poulsen is not content to let Shojo control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shojo working away.
Shojo just content to control the position.
Shojo is looking to take a break and control but Poulsen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Poulsen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shojo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Shojo is looking to take a break and control but Poulsen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Poulsen punishes Shojo's body with a nice straight punch.
Poulsen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shojo moves out of range as Poulsen strikes.
Shojo tries to clinch
and Poulsen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Poulsen takes a swing at Shojo's ribcage but misses.
Shojo wants to counter with a clinch but Poulsen pushes him away.
Shojo shoots in but Poulsen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shojo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poulsen.
Shojo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Poulsen as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Vang Poulsen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yuki Shojo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Shojo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shojo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Poulsen throws an overhand right that lands on Shojo's shoulder, as Shojo tries to avoid the shot.
Poulsen misses with an uppercut. Shojo saw that one coming.
Vang Poulsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Shojo lands a nice looking body shot.
Shojo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Poulsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Poulsen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shojo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Poulsen thinking.
Yuki Shojo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Poulsen misses with a looping right.
Shojo throws a head kick that misses.
Poulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Shojo is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poulsen misses with a right hand
and Shojo counters with a right hand to the body. #CL2#
Shojo clinches.
Poulsen misses with some punches.
Shojo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Poulsen.
Poulsen tries a body shot but Shojo blocks it.
Shojo lands a shot to the body.#T1#
Shojo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shojo tries to score a body lock takedown but Poulsen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Poulsen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Shojo misses with some punches.
Poulsen prevents a body shot from Shojo.
Shojo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shojo tries for a takedown but Poulsen manages to get underhooks.
Poulsen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shojo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Poulsen's face.
A nice right hand lands inside from Poulsen.
A left hand lands to the body for Shojo.
Shojo tries to land a knee to the head but Poulsen blocks with his arms.
Shojo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Poulsen prevents it.
Vang Poulsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuki Shojo.
A right hook to the body lands for Poulsen. #T2#
Shojo tries to throw a body punch but Poulsen avoids it by throwing Shojo back against the cage.
Shojo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Shojo missing with knees to the body.
Shojo can't find room to land a body shot as Poulsen controls the action.
Shojo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Poulsen - that landed with a thud.
Poulsen lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poulsen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Poulsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Shojo controls his hands.
Poulsen is stalling here.
Poulsen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shojos head.
Shojo struggles to land a body shot inside as Poulsen controls his hands.
Shojo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shojo lands with a short shot to the head. #T3#
Poulsen misses with the head strike.
Poulsen scores with a shot to the side of Shojo's head.
A right handed body shot lands from Poulsen.
Poulsen avoiding damage.
Poulsen avoiding damage.
Poulsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Shojo.
Shojo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poulsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Shojo can't get the takedown.
Shojo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Poulsen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Poulsen lands a nice uppercut.#T4#
Shojo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poulsen has a couple of punches blocked by Shojo.
Shojo takes a shot to the head.
Poulsen lands an uppercut.
Poulsen lands a nice uppercut.
Poulsen lands with a right to the head.
Poulsen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shojo tries a body shot but Poulsen blocks it.
Shojo misses with a knee strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Poulsen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Poulsen avoiding damage.
Shojo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poulsen scores with a shoulder strike.
Poulsen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Shojo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vang Poulsen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yuki Shojo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Shojo slips under a jab.
Poulsen sets himself, and Shojo steps forward looking for the clinch! Poulsen avoids it this time.
Shojo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Poulsen scores with a sloppy right hand. Shojo should have avoided that one.
Shojo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poulsen.
Shojo tries to close the distance and clinch but Poulsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shojo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poulsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Shojo.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen connects with a right hand. Shojo shakes it off.
Shojo misses with a low kick.
Poulsen lands with an uppercut that bounces Shojo off the cage and back into range.
Shojo swings for the body but Poulsen moves out of range.
It looked like Poulsen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shojo lands a right hook to the body.
Shojo defending well as Poulsen loads up on a big left hand.
Poulsen takes a swing at Shojo's ribcage but misses.
Shojo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Poulsen misses.
Shojo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Poulsen.#T1#
Shojo blocks a jab.
Poulsen misses with a hook.
Shojo slips a jab from Poulsen.
Shojo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shojo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Poulsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shojo.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Shojo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shojo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Poulsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Poulsen misses with a straight left.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Shojo slips a straight right by Poulsen.
Poulsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shojo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Poulsen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shojo scrambles back to his feet.
Shojo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yuki Shojo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
A big right from Poulsen misses.
Poulsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shojo.
Poulsen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shojo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Poulsen throws a leg kick but Shojo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shojo scores with a hook to the body. Poulsen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Poulsen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Poulsen wants it to stay on the feet.
Poulsen missing with a left hand there. Shojo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shojo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shojo throws a hook but Poulsen blocks it.
Poulsen throws a looping overhand right but Shojo ducks down to avoid it.
Shojo looks to score with a jab to the body but Poulsen is just out of range.
It looked like Poulsen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Poulsen's corner calls for a 1-2. Poulsen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Poulsen scores with a hook to the body. Shojo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Poulsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shojo can do to turn this around?
Shojo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poulsen moves away.#T3#
Shojo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poulsen.
Shojo slips under a jab.
Poulsen misses the jab.
Poulsen lands a jab to the head.
Poulsen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shojo counters with a two punch combo.
Shojo misses the shot to the body.
Shojo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shojo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Poulsen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shojo doesn't seem phased though.
Shojo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poulsen.
A nice side step and Shojo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Shojo throws a leg kick but Poulsen checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Poulsen misses the target.#CL2#
Shojo pushes Poulsen up against the cage in a clinch.
Shojo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Poulsen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Poulsen stops a takedown attempt from Shojo.
Shojo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Poulsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T4#
Shojo tries for a takedown but Poulsen manages to get underhooks.
Vang Poulsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuki Shojo.
Poulsen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shojo backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poulsen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Shojo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shojo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Poulsen misses with a punch on the inside.
Poulsen lands a body punch.
Poulsen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Poulsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Poulsen.
Vang Poulsen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shojo digs a right hand underneath Poulsen's ribcage. Poulsen let out a lung full of air as it connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vang Poulsen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Poulsen, 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vang Poulsen!
During a confident post fight interview, Vang Poulsen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: PFC 2- Benign Beginnings
Date: Dec 09, 2017

#R1#
Poulsen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Poulsen wants it to stay on the feet.
Pocc with a poor takedown
and Pocc takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pocc darts in looking for a takedown but Poulsen gets double underhooks and turns Pocc into the cage.
It looked like Poulsen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Vang Poulsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tusing Pocc.
Pocc has his takedown stuffed
and Poulsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Pocc with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Poulsen to counter with a crisp jab.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Poulsen! Pocc is backing up but he can't get away as Poulsen lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Pocc and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vang Poulsen!
Vang Poulsen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: SFC 16 - Bowman vs Chainz
Date: Aug 19, 2017

#R1#
Poulsen blocks a head kick by Defensor Iii.
Poulsen throws a hook but Defensor Iii avoids it easily.
Defensor Iii drops his hands momentarily and Poulsen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Defensor Iii's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Poulsen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Defensor Iii scrambles back to his feet.
Defensor Iii misses with the combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Poulsen misses its target.
Defensor Iii tries for a takedown but Poulsen circles away easily
and Poulsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've been told by Poulsen's head coaches at Valhalla Iron Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Defensor Iii closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Defensor Iii misses with a double jab
and Poulsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Defensor Iii misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Poulsen counters with a left to the body.
Defensor Iii with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poulsen works Defensor Iii's body with a nice hook.
Poulsen drops Defensor Iii with a big left hand! Defensor Iii is injured, injured bad! Poulsen jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vang Poulsen!
Vang Poulsen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: SFC13 - Yol vs Hong
Date: Jul 08, 2017

#R1#
A swing and a miss from Poulsen.
Poulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poulsen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frunze counters with a big head kick but Poulsen shrugs it off.
Frunze slips a straight right by Poulsen.
Poulsen misses with a right hand
and Frunze counters with a left to the body.
Frunze looks to score with a jab to the body but Poulsen is just out of range.
Vang Poulsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Poulsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Frunze defending well as Poulsen loads up on a big left hand.
Poulsen misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Poulsen misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frunze thows a body kick. Poulsen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice defenses there by Frunze.
Frunze appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Poulsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Frunze sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Frunze throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.#T1#
Poulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frunze manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Poulsen as he connects with a hook.
Poulsen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Frunze's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Frunze swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Poulsen.
A slapping body kick lands there for Frunze.
Poulsen misses the body punch
and Frunze counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Poulsen throws a sloppy body shot
and Frunze counters with a good, hard body kick but Poulsen shrugs it off.
Frunze scores with a jab. Poulsen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Poulsen looks to throw the jab but Frunze is out of range.
Frunze lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Poulsen connects with a single shot there.
Frunze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frunze slips under a jab.
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!
Frunze throws a leg kick but Poulsen checks it.
Poulsen lands a nice looking body shot. #T2#
Poulsen throws a hook to the side of Frunze's head but Frunze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poulsen misses with a right hand
and Frunze counters with an inside leg kick.
Poulsen misses with a hook to the body
and Frunze counters with a nice kick to the body.
Frunze needs to keep his hands up - Poulsen had a free shot at his head there.
Poulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Poulsen throws a body punch but Frunze moves out of range.
Poulsen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Frunze looks for the body kick but Poulsen saw that one coming.
Poulsen misses with a straight right.
And Frunze responds with a good body kick, but Poulsen manages to step out the way in time.
Poulsen throws a looping overhand right but Frunze ducks down to avoid it.
Frunze appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Poulsen throws a poor cross that misses
and Frunze counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Frunze swings widly with a right hand
enabling Poulsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Poulsen lands a nice shot to the body.
Frunze throws a head kick that looked like it stung. #T3#
Poulsen throws a sloppy body shot
and Frunze counters with a good low kick that Poulsen was not able to check.
Frunze connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Poulsen finds it's way through Frunze's defenses.
Frunze has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Frunze throws a head kick that misses
and Poulsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Poulsen throws a combination that misses
and Frunze connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frunze throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Poulsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poulsen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Poulsen misses with a lunging right hand
and Frunze counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Frunze swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Poulsen counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poulsen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Frunze counters with a head kick. That will keep Poulsen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Frunze will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #T4#
Frunze waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poulsen.
Frunze has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Frunze lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Frunze misses with a few strikes there.
Poulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frunze was well out of range. Poor timing from Poulsen.
Poulsen misses with a body shot
and Frunze counters with a straight right hand.
Frunze moves out of range as Poulsen strikes.
Poulsen misses with a shot to the body
and Poulsen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Poulsen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Frunze at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Frunze, right into the meat.
Frunze throws out a leg kick but Poulsen moves out of range and Frunze only half commits.
Frunze misses with a straight left.
Poulsen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timur Frunze dominated that round.
That's time! Poulsen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Poulsen misses with a hook
and Frunze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poulsen throws a series of punches but Frunze moves out of range.
Poulsen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Frunze.
Frunze uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poulsen.
Poulsen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Poulsen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Frunze counters with a straight right hand.
Poulsen 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.
Poulsen throws a lazy right hand but Frunze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poulsen takes a swing at Frunze's ribcage but misses.
Frunze lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Poulsen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Poulsen might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frunze takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #T1#
Frunze pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poulsen missing with a left hand there. Frunze was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Frunze! But no joy.
Poulsen misses with a straight right.
Frunze throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A big left from Frunze misses.
Poulsen misses with a shot to the body
and Frunze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poulsen throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Poulsen misses its intended target.
Poulsen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Frunze. Frunze obviously looking to wear him down.
Poulsen throws a nice looking combination but Frunze bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Poulsen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Frunze connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Poulsen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Frunze's hands.#T2#
Frunze throws out a loose jab but Poulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poulsen lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Poulsen.
Frunze let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Frunze drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Poulsen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Frunze takes a swing at Poulsen's ribcage but misses.
Frunze connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Frunze lands with a kick to the temple. Poulsen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Poulsen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Poulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frunze was well out of range. Poor timing from Poulsen.
Poulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poulsen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Poulsen swings for the body but Frunze moves out of range.
Poulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frunze was well out of range. Poor timing from Poulsen.#T3#
Frunze throws a nice outside leg kick.
Poulsen lands the left hand.
Frunze waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poulsen.
Frunze looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A decent looking cross lands there for Poulsen.
Timur Frunze seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Poulsen takes one to the chin there.
Frunze lands with a thumping leg kick.
Poulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poulsen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Frunze finds it's way round the side to connect with Poulsen's head.
Poulsen throws a right hand that misses
enabling Frunze to counter with a crisp jab.
Poulsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Frunze connects with an inside leg kick.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poulsen throws a lazy right hand but Frunze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Frunze looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Frunze takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Frunze walks into a stiff left hand from Poulsen.
Frunze thows a left - swing and a miss!
Poulsen misses with a right hand
and Frunze counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Poulsen misses with an uppercut. Frunze saw that one coming.
Poulsen catches Frunze with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Poulsen throws a hook but Frunze blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Frunze.
Frunze now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Poulsen lands with an overhand left.
Poulsen misses the jab.
Poulsen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Timur Frunze will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3#
Poulsen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Frunze finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Poulsen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Crunch! Frunze slams his shin into Poulsen's torso.
Poulsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Danga de danga de dang - Frunze scores with a four punch combination!
Poulsen misses with a right hand
and Frunze counters with a body kick that stops Poulsen in his tracks momentarily.
Frunze throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Frunze connects with a solid leg kick.
Frunze closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Poulsen out cold! Poulsen corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Timur Frunze!
Timur Frunze is the new featherweight champion!

Event: SFC11 - Bowman vs Risley
Date: Jun 17, 2017

#R1#
Chance with a poor takedown
and Poulsen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chance ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poulsen moves away.
Poulsen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chance doesn't seem bothered though.
Chance throws a head kick that misses
and Poulsen counters with a straight right hand.#CUT#
It looks like Zero Chance has been cut.
Poulsen scores with a body shot.
Poulsen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Poulsen cracks Chance with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chance tries to score with a low kick but Poulsen moves his leg out of the way.
Poulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Chance uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poulsen.
Chance misses with a left hand
and Poulsen counters with a huge left! Chance is in big trouble! He's backing up but Poulsen isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Chance from any more damage. A dominating finish by Poulsen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vang Poulsen!
Vang Poulsen retains his featherweight title!
Vang Poulsen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: SFC7 - Sandow vs Pechorin
Date: May 06, 2017

#R1#
Poulsen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vasla at a distance.
Poulsen connects with a body shot.
Vasla thows a leg kick but Poulsen checks it
and Poulsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vasla shoots for a double leg takedown but Poulsen sprawls well. He's pushed Vasla's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
It seemed like Poulsen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Poulsen.
Vasla shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Poulsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vasla slips under a jab.
No luck for Vasla with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasile Vasla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poulsen scores with a jab.
Poulsen cracks a nice hook into Vasla's ribs.#T1#
Vasla takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vasla is breathing heavily.
Poulsen misses with a wild combination.
Vasla walks into a stiff left hand from Poulsen.
Poulsen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vasla on the side of the head.#ROC2#
Vasla is rocked!
Vasla ducks into an uppercut from Poulsen and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vang Poulsen!
Vang Poulsen is the new featherweight champion!
An out of breath Vang Poulsen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: SFC3 - Saturdy Night Slaughter
Date: Apr 01, 2017

#R1#
Steinsson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Poulsen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Steinsson dives in for a single leg takedown but Poulsen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Poulsen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Steinsson shoots and misses
and Poulsen counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Steinsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Poulsen has knocked Steinsson down with a huge combo! Poulsen steps away and waves a wobbly Steinsson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#
Steinsson is rocked!
Steinsson throws a sloppy head kick #KD2#
and Poulsen counters with a nice right hand that sends Steinsson toppling to the canvas! Steinsson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Poulsen finish him?!
Oh Steinsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Steinsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Steinsson seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Steinsson.
A nice left hand lands by Poulsen.
A short left from Poulsen.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Steinsson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Poulsen walks away with a smile on his face. Steinsson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A shot to the liver by Poulsen. Beautiful body shot.#T1#
Steinsson misses with a double jab
and Poulsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Steinsson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Poulsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #KD2#
Poulsen lands a big right hand that sends Steinsson crashing to the mat! Poulsen stays standing though and waves Steinsson back to his feet!
Steinsson tries to clinch
and Poulsen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Poulsen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Steinsson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Steinsson 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!
Poulsen cracks Steinsson with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Steinsson falls to his knees and Poulsen doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vang Poulsen!
A victorious Vang Poulsen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: 4Kings . 006
Date: Feb 11, 2017

#R1#
Broden throws a sloppy head kick
and Poulsen counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT#
It looks like Joakim Broden has been cut.
Broden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Broden misses the jab.
Broden misses with a kick to the body #KD#
and Poulsen counters with a crisp right hand that drops Broden ! Poulsen lets Broden back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC#
Broden is rocked!
Poulsen cracks Broden with a left hook right on the temple and Broden goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Poulsen lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Broden is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vang Poulsen!
Vang Poulsen thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: 4Kings . 003
Date: Jan 21, 2017

#R1#
Masuka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Poulsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Masuka throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Poulsen counter with a right hand. #ROC#
Masuka is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Poulsen ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Masuka clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vang Poulsen!
Vang Poulsen thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: 4Kings . 001
Date: Dec 24, 2016

#R1#
Howard throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Poulsen's waist but Poulsen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Howard off to one side.
Howard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Poulsen to score with a decent uppercut.
Howard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Poulsen pinned against the cage. Poulsen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Howard tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Poulsen defends well and Howard ends up having to push Poulsen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Poulsen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vang Poulsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwayne Howard.
Poulsen lands with a shot to the body.
Howard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Poulsen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Howard with the counter takedown but Poulsen avoids it easily.
Howard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice shot by Poulsen.#CUT#
It looks like Dwayne Howard has been cut.
Poulsen jabs Howard right on the nose. Howard blinks but takes it well.#ROC#
Howard is rocked!
Poulsen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Howard is still on wobbly legs! Can Poulsen finish him?
Howard looks winded!
Poulsen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howard walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Poulsen swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vang Poulsen!

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