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Event:
QFC Tournament 845 Round 3
Date: May 13, 2018 |
#R1#
Joyce shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mauer pinned against the cage. Mauer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mauer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mauer tries for a takedown but Joyce sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mauer fails to land the takedown.
Joyce feinted with a counter takedown.#TD#
Joyce shoots in and bounces Mauer off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mauer looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T1#
Joyce lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mauer trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Joyce 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.#SUB2#
Mauer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Joyce trying to control but Mauer is working from the bottom.
Mauer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Joyce's guard. #REVB#
Mauer won't allow Joyce to sweep him here.
Mauer trying to control but Joyce is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Joyce is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mauer won't allow Joyce to sweep him here. #T2#
Mauer trying to control the position from guard on top but Joyce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mauer tries to free his leg and advance position but Joyce is retaining full guard.
Joyce bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mauer's guard. #REVR#
Joyce trying to control but Mauer is working from the bottom.
Joyce postures up and lands a big shot to Mauer's brow. #T3#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mauer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mauer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#SUB2#
Mauer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Joyce gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Joyce trying to control the position from guard on top but Mauer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mauer misses with an uppercut.
Joyce wants to clinch.#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.#TD2#
Mauer scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mauer controlling the action here.
Joyce wants to improve his position but Mauer is controlling well.
Joyce is working hard here to advance position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Joyce is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mauer scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Mauer will probably get the nod.
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#
Mauer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joyce fails to land the takedown.#TD2#
Mauer bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mauer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Joyce keeps working.
Joyce is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joyce prevents Mauer from improving position. #T1#
Joyce wants to control but Mauer postures up.
Joyce takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Joyce manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mauer's best efforts.
John Mauer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Joyce has hold of Mauer's hands but Mauer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Joyce avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mauer.
Mauer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Joyce gets full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Joyce is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Joyce lands a couple of elbows.
Joyce wants to control from the top but Mauer keeps moving. #T2#
Joyce lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Joyce working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Joyce pushes down on Mauer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mauer tries to roll over but Joyce keeps him under control.
Joyce lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Joyce working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #T3#
Joyce is keen to just control but Mauer is a slippery customer.
Mauer wants to get back to full guard.
Joyce lands with a punch from half guard.
Mauer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mauer.
Mauer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Joyce postures up in Mauer's guard and throws a big left but Mauer blocks it.
Joyce trying to control but Mauer is working from the bottom.
Joyce tries to free his leg and advance position but Mauer is retaining full guard. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mauer keeping moving, preventing Joyce from controlling successfully.
Joyce controlling from the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mauer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Joyce tries to clinch up but Mauer circles away and keeps his distance.
Mauer loads up on a big right hand but Joyce slips the punch.
Joyce has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mauer finds it's way round the side to connect with Joyce's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Joyce shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mauer as he avoids it easily.
Mauer changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Joyce throws a body punch but Mauer moves out of range.
Joyce missing with a left hand there. Mauer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Mauer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Joyce steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mauer.
Joyce throws a body punch but Mauer moves out of range. #TD2#
Mauer gets a takedown into half guard.
Mauer lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Joyce is looking for a sweep. Mauer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mauer drops an elbow to the side of Joyce's head.
Mauer is keen to just control but Joyce is a slippery customer.
Joyce is pressing down on Mauer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mauer stopping the sweep attempt from Joyce.#T1#
Mauer forces his way into half guard.
Joyce manages to get to full guard.
Mauer lands a couple of digs.
Mauer preventing the sweep.
Mauer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Joyce is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mauer scoring with some ground and pound.
Michael Joyce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Mauer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Joyce throws a couple of heel strikes.
Joyce is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Joyce bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mauer's guard. #REVR#
Mauer keeping full guard, as Joyce tries to pass.
Mauer working a defensive guard here.
Joyce is stalling in the full guard. #T3#
Mauer is trying to control the position but Joyce postures up.
Joyce is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mauer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mauer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Joyce is one step ahead there. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Joyce. #T4#
Joyce lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Joyce landing strikes.
Mauer tries to get back to half guard but can't.#SUB#
Joyce working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mauer takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Joyce showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mauer 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for John Mauer!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Michael Joyce!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for John Mauer!
John Mauer wins by split decision!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 845 Round 2
Date: May 12, 2018 |
#R1#
Kychenkov shoots in but no luck this time. #CL#
Joyce closes the distance and pushes Kychenkov back into the cage.
Kychenkov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Joyce is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#TD2#
Kychenkov tightens his grip and picks Joyce up, before dumping him to the ground. Joyce manages to land in guard.
Joyce throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Joyce is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kychenkov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kychenkov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Joyce is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joyce wants to sweep but no luck.
Joyce is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Joyce wants to sweep but no luck. #T1#
Kychenkov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Joyce throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kychenkov shoots in but no luck this time.
Joyce changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Michael Joyce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slava Kychenkov.#TD2#
Kychenkov gets a takedown into half guard.
Joyce is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kychenkov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kychenkov's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joyce is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Kychenkov up.
Joyce has Kychenkov flattened out and is raining down punches.
Kychenkov is trying to break free.
Kychenkov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Joyce. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Joyce has good solid back control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Joyce lands a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joyce scores with punches and elbows.
Joyce is not going to allow Kychenkov to sit and survive in this position.
Kychenkov rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Joyce slows the pace down in half guard.
Kychenkov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Joyce scores with a couple of nice shots.#T3#
Joyce seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kychenkov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kychenkov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Joyce is working away from the top position though.
Joyce works his way into full mount!
Joyce with the ground and pound from mount.
Kychenkov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Joyce keeping moving, preventing Kychenkov from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Joyce is on top in guard.
#REVR##T4#
Kychenkov controls Joyce momentarily but Joyce frees himself.
Joyce sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kychenkov's guard.
Joyce content to control rather than advance.
Kychenkov trying to control here.
Ground and pound from Joyce.
Joyce is trying to control the action in half guard but Kychenkov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Joyce dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Kychenkov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joyce.
Kychenkov shoots in looking for a takedown. Joyce tries to sprawl out of it but Kychenkov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Joyce manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Slava Kychenkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joyce stuffs the takedown attempt from Kychenkov. Kychenkov gets slowly back to his feet.
Joyce misses with a straight right. #TD2#
Kychenkov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kychenkov showed some decent athleticism there.
Joyce 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.
Joyce wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Joyce looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joyce wants to control but Kychenkov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kychenkov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Joyce keeps working. #T1#
Joyce is trying to get back to full guard.
Joyce is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Joyce manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kychenkov trying to control but Joyce is working from the bottom.
Joyce manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kychenkov manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Kychenkov throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
#T2#
Joyce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kychenkov has his hands on Joyce's head, controlling the position.
Joyce seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kychenkov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Joyce scoring with punches to the head and body. #T3#
Joyce trying to control but Kychenkov is working from the bottom.
Joyce works over Kychenkov with some ground and pound from guard.
Kychenkov keeping moving, preventing Joyce from controlling successfully.
Kychenkov managing to control the position.
Joyce sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kychenkov's guard.
Kychenkov has hold of Joyce's hands but Joyce slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Joyce lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Joyce trying to control the pace. #T4#
Kychenkov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Joyce.
Kychenkov trying to control but Joyce postures up.
Joyce with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Joyce is trying to control the action in half guard but Kychenkov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Joyce dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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#
Joyce misses with a straight right.
And Kychenkov tries to counter it with a takedown but Joyce pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kychenkov shoots for a takedown but Joyce saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kychenkov shoots in looking for a takedown. Joyce tries to sprawl out of it but Kychenkov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Joyce manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #TD#
Joyce is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kychenkov's half guard.
Kychenkov keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Joyce is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kychenkov can do to turn this around?#SUB2#
Kychenkov actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kychenkov is trying to control but Joyce passes into side control!
#T1#
Joyce lands an elbow.
Joyce has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Kychenkov wants to control but Joyce is having none of it.
Joyce looking to control but Kychenkov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Joyce lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Joyce punishing his opponent with strikes.
Joyce lands a couple of good shots and Kychenkov has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Kychenkov wants to escape the position.
Joyce gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Michael Joyce is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Kychenkov is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Kychenkov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Joyce struggling to keep hold of the position.
Joyce is landing with strikes. Kychenkov can't take much more of this.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
I really don't envy Kychenkov right now.
Joyce just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Joyce is not going to allow Kychenkov to sit and survive in this position.
Joyce scores with punches to the body.
Joyce lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Kychenkov hold on?!
#SUB#
Joyce tightening his grip on Kychenkov, looking for the choke. #T3#
Joyce lands a shot to the head.
Joyce biding his time, looking for the opening.
Joyce has the hooks in. Kychenkov is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Joyce has good solid back control here.
Joyce is landing with strikes from the back. #T4#
Kychenkov tries to escape but Joyce has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Joyce is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Joyce gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Joyce gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Joyce apologises and we restart here on the feet.
#TD#
Joyce throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kychenkov was covering up waiting for the punch and Joyce finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Joyce stays in close to Kychenkov's body and controls the position.
Slava Kychenkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kychenkov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Joyce showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Joyce 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Michael Joyce!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Michael Joyce!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Michael Joyce!
Michael Joyce wins by unanimous decision!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 845 Round 1
Date: May 11, 2018 |
#R1#
Ragnarok tries to clinch but Joyce is having none of it.
Joyce throws a low kick, looking for Ragnarok's leg but Ragnarok calmly moves out of range.
Ragnarok doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Joyce tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ragnarok is able to avoid easily.#TD#
Joyce fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ragnarok sprawls well initially but Joyce persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Joyce seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ragnarok does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Joyce is looking to pass Ragnarok's guard but actually Ragnarok recovers to full guard.
Joyce won't allow Ragnarok to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joyce pushing down on Ragnarok's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Joyce is looking to take a break and control but Ragnarok is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ragnarok is pressing down on Joyce's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T1#
Ragnarok trying to control the position.
Joyce is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ragnarok wants to get back to his feet but Joyce is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ragnarok working a defensive guard here.
Joyce wants to control from the top but Ragnarok keeps moving. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ragnarok lands a really nice looking cross but Joyce seems unphased.
Joyce stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Joyce wants it to stay on the feet.
Ragnarok throws an ugly left hook that misses
#TD#
and Joyce counters with a takedown into side control.
Ragnarok is looking to reverse the position.
Joyce working the ground and pound.
Ragnarok tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Joyce happy to just control the position for now. #T3#
Ragnarok manages to work his way to half guard, despite Joyce's best efforts.
Ragnarok is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Joyce's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Joyce's back!
Joyce prevents Ragnarok from getting a body triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joyce breaks Ragnarok's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Joyce is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Joyce slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T4#
Ragnarok looks winded!
Ragnarok not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Joyce postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Joyce pushes down on Ragnarok's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Joyce is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ragnarok!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joyce tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Joyce dominated that round.
That's time! Joyce's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Ragnarok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joyce.
Ragnarok throws a big counter head kick but Joyce avoids it with no problem.
Joyce swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ragnarok counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ragnarok wants to clinch up but Joyce keeps it at a distance.
Joyce is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ragnarok can do to turn this around?#CL#
Joyce clinches up against the cage.
Joyce avoids a wild elbow strike from Ragnarok.#TD2#
Ragnarok jumps into guard, dragging Joyce to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joyce trying to control but Ragnarok is working from the bottom.
Joyce cracks Ragnarok with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joyce connects with a couple of short punches.
Ragnarok controls Joyce momentarily but Joyce frees himself. #T1#
Joyce working some strikes from top position.
Michael Joyce overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ragnarok wants to sweep but no luck.
Ragnarok trying to control the position.
Joyce scoring with punches to the head and body.
Joyce is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ragnarok being controlled here, momentarily.
Joyce wants to pass the guard but Ragnarok is keeping the position.#T2#
Joyce trying to control but Ragnarok is working from the bottom.
Ragnarok can't keep his opponent in guard - Joyce advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Joyce winds up and cracks Ragnarok with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Joyce is trying to control the action in half guard but Ragnarok is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Joyce scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Joyce lands a nice short elbow.
Ragnarok is breathing heavily.#T3#
Ragnarok is looking to improve his position.
Joyce looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Well, if Joyce is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Joyce wants to advance to full mount but Ragnarok doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Joyce is working Ragnarok over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #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.
Joyce controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Joyce keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ragnarok's head.
Joyce with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Joyce passes Ragnarok's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Joyce there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Joyce is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ragnarok!
Joyce with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Joyce dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3##TD#
Joyce darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Joyce takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Joyce lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Joyce seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Joyce landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #ROC#
Ragnarok is rocked!
Joyce looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ragnarok is still in real trouble! Can Joyce finish him?
Joyce lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Joyce scores with a big shot! Ragnarok's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Ragnarok! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Joyce!
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