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EIFC: Rum's Revenge PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ydgard Baner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Django Flash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baner comes to the cage accompanied by ...Ognia, Burzy i Buntu. Ydgard Baner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ydgard Baner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Django Flash!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baner throws a leg kick but Flash checks it.
Baner ducks under a wild hook from Flash.
Baner staying out of range there.
Flash's corner calls for a 1-2. Flash obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Ydgard Baner has been cut.
Flash lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Flash will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Flash blocks a head kick by Baner.
Baner misses with a two punch combination.
Flash stalks Baner and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Baner's face. Baner staggers backwards, shaken.
Baner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Flash moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Flash.
Flash avoids a kick to the body.
Baner throws a series of strikes that have Flash backpedaling.
Baner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Flash thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baner tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baner moves forwards but Flash connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Baner is rocked!
Baner ducks under a wild hook from Flash.
Oh Baner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Flash avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baner is breathing heavily.
Flash thows a left - swing and a miss!
Flash looks to land a right hand but Baner moved out of range.
Flash throws a lazy right hand but Baner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Flash misses with a straight right.
Flash jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Django Flash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Flash misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Flash.
Baner staying out of range there.
Flash scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baner ducks under a wild hook from Flash.
Baner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Flash jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Flash misses with the combination.
Flash loads up on a big right hand but Baner slips the punch.
Baner throws a left and a right that both miss
and Flash counters with a big left hand that crumples Baner! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Django Flash!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wambam Inakan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joni Johnsso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inakan's entrance music is Slap U Around. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Wambam Inakan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joni Johnsso!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnsso moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Inakan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
No luck for Johnsso with that takedown attempt.
Inakan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Inakan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johnsso tries to clinch but Inakan moves out of range.
Inakan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnsso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnsso walks into a jab.
Johnsso doesn't manage to clinch there - Inakan circles away.
Johnsso falls off balance throwing a combination
and Inakan counters with a thumping low kick.
Inakan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnsso on the side of the head.
Inakan misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnsso gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Inakan counters with an outside leg kick.
Inakan lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inakan cracks Johnsso with a right hand to the side of the head.
Inakan scores with a one two! Johnsso had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Inakan jabs Johnsso right on the nose. Johnsso blinks but takes it well.
Johnsso misses with a takedown
and Inakan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wambam Inakan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joni Johnsso.
Johnsso looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Inakan!
Johnsso looks gassed!
Johnsso wants to take his opponent's back but Inakan doesn't allow it.
Inakan is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Johnsso looking to secure an arm triangle but Inakan defends it well.
Johnsso takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Inakan is trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsso working for the choke.
Inakan is trying to stand back up.
Inakan fending off the submission attempt from Johnsso.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Inakan is trying to stand back up.
Johnsso working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Inakan is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Johnsso has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Inakan taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Joni Johnsso!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orsino Mancini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Reinhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mancini comes to the cage accompanied by Rise Against - Survive. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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201 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Orsino Mancini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Reinhard!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinhard lands with a big left! Mancini is wobbled badly! Reinhard comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Mancini to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mike Reinhard!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Olof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Olof is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Anderson Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Olof!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir fails with a takedown attempt.
Olof avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A combination from Olof does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olof tries to clinch
and Mir holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Olof struggles to land a body shot inside as Mir controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Olof tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mir decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Olof's guard.
Olof looking for a sweep. Not yet Olof, not yet.
Olof manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Olof scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mir?
Mir is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Mir tries to hold on but Olof postures up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Olof cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mir tries to buck Olof off but he can't manage it.
Mir tries to hold on but Olof pushes him away.
Olof controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olof working the ground and pound effectively.
Olof landing strikes, looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olof jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mir manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Mir throws Olof to one side and escapes!
Olof moves into the clinch.
Olof misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mir.
The is referee keeping an eye on Mir - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A right handed body shot lands from Olof.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir throws a knee to the head but misses.
Olof scores with a hook to the body.
Olof lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Olof.
Olof digs a right hand underneath Mir's ribcage. Mir let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from Olof.
Olof missing with knees to the body.
Mir is pressed up against the cage. Olof has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mir down to the mat. Mir avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mir circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mir counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mir.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mir manages to break the clinch.
Olof tries to clinch
and Mir holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mir using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Olof has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Olof lands a nice knee to the body.
Olof scores a nice knee to the body.
Olof works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Olof 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.
Mir tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Olof counters with a two punch combo.
Olof clinches with his opponent.
Mir breaks the clinch.
Mir looks to clinch
and Olof counters with a three punch combo that has Mir backing up. Mir nods at Olof to acknowledge the strikes.
Olof gets caught flat footed, as Mir shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Olof wants to get back to his feet but Mir passes into half guard.
Mir wants to get back to his feet.
Olof wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir is thwarting Olof's attempts to control the position.
Mir wants to stand but Olof has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Olof manages to get to full guard.
Olof has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mir off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Olof misses with a takedown attempt
and Mir counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mir.
Olof lands with a left to the head.
Mir is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir connects with a knee to the head.
Olof lands with a right to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Olof.
Olof wants a takedown.
Mir is pressed up against the cage. Olof has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mir down to the mat. Mir avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Anderson Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Olof.
Olof wants to clinch but Mir slips to the side
and Mir counters by clinching up.
Olof gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Olof misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Olof.
Olof lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olof digs a right hand into Mir's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mir's gas tank.
Olof drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mir pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mir clinches but Olof breaks the clinch
and Olof counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Olof lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good body shot from Olof.
Olof throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Olof lands a left hand.
Mir avoiding damage as Olof throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Olof lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mir leaning against his opponent.
Olof lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Olof.
Olof lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Olof has Mir pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mir manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Olof on the inside.
Mir's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Olof lands a body shot.
Olof lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mir backwards.
Olof jumps guard but Mir stands there with Olof around his waist. Olof gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Olof 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!
Mir tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Olof counters with a three punch combo that has Mir backing up. Mir nods at Olof to acknowledge the strikes.
Olof looks to clinch
and Mir moves into the clinch.
Mir tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Olof.
Mir really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Olof lands a left hand.
Mir using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Olof has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Olof misses with a hook to the ribs.
Olof unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mir lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Olof pulls guard effortlessly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olof is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Olof scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Olof tries to bum rush Mir with a series of wild strikes but Mir uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mir moves into range and clinches up with Olof.
Olof is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mir pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mir's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mir just leaning against Olof, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mir gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Olof counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Anderson Mir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mir dodges the punch combination from Olof.
Olof shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olof decides to stand and escape the position.
Mir closes the distance and clinches up with Olof, looking for a takedown. Mir pushes Olof against the cage but Olof circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Olof closes the distance but Mir moves to the side
and Mir counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Olof kicks Mir off and gets back to his feet.
Olof shoots in for a double leg but Mir sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olof tries to clinch but Mir moves away
and Mir counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Olof wants to get back to his feet.
Mir wants to stand up but Olof has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Olof pushes Mir off and gets back to his feet.
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!
Mir swats away the attempt to clinch by Olof.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mir darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Olof.
I've got Olof 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Olof!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brad Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Lowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan comes into the arena with Freestyler blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Brad Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Curtis Lowe!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Ryan misses.
Lowe gets the takedown into side control.
Ryan tries to improve position but can't.
Lowe landing a few strikes.
Lowe scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Ryan is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Lowe can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Curtis Lowe!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Atte P (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nico Giuseppe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). P comes to the cage accompanied by Svenne Banan. Atte P had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Atte P!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nico Giuseppe!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giuseppe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches P on the side of the head.
P takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Giuseppe misses with a few strikes there.
Giuseppe works over P's head and body with a nice combination.
Giuseppe scores with a jab to the head.
Giuseppe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
P throws a head kick but Giuseppe moves out of range.
Giuseppe lands with a shot to the body.
Atte P seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
P is breathing heavily.
P throws a sloppy head kick and Giuseppe moves out of range easily.
Giuseppe clobbers P with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Giuseppe takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Giuseppe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Giuseppe cracks P with a good jab.
Giuseppe misses with a few strikes there.
Giuseppe lands with a nice combination. P backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Atte P has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Giuseppe.
P takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A cross from P lands.
P is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
P misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giuseppe misses with the combination.
A left lands for Giuseppe.
P throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Giuseppe.
A shot to the body from P misses
and Giuseppe counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A head kick misses from P.
P slow jab from Giuseppe misses its intended target.
P throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
P throws a head kick but Giuseppe moves out of range.
P really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
P throws a head kick but Giuseppe moves out of range.
Giuseppe jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Giuseppe.
Giuseppe works the jab nicely.
Giuseppe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Giuseppe scores with a one two! P had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Giuseppe has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Giuseppe cracks P with a good jab.
Giuseppe moves out of range of the body kick.
P throws a left and a right that both miss
and Giuseppe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
P swings and misses with a hook to the body.
P throws a poor cross that misses
and Giuseppe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Giuseppe missing with a left hand there. P was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
P looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
P shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Giuseppe looks to land a combination but P avoids it well.
Giuseppe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
P tries a head kick but it misses.
Giuseppe throws a hook but P blocks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from P.
P will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
P looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Giuseppe walks forward, straight into a front kick from P.
P thows a body shot but no joy.
Giuseppe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
P swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Giuseppe misses with a series of wild punches.
P moves into range and clinches up with Giuseppe.
P tries to land knees in the clinch but Giuseppe avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giuseppe wants to break free but P has control.
Giuseppe tries to break the clinch but P is controlling the position.
Giuseppe avoiding damage as P throws knees to the body.
P breaks from the clinch.
Giuseppe misses with a combination
and P counters with a slapping leg kick.
P tries a head kick but it misses.
Giuseppe stuns P with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
P walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Giuseppe misses with a series of wild punches.
P misses with a kick to the body.
P tries to score with a low kick but Giuseppe moves his leg out of the way.
P doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Giuseppe, as that shot connected.
P throws a head kick but Giuseppe moves out of range.
Giuseppe scores with a jab to the head.
P dodges the punch combination from Giuseppe.
P is looking to wear down Giuseppe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A combination from Giuseppe does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giuseppe scores with a nice head 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!
The fighters circle momentarily. Giuseppe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Giuseppe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and P counters with a flying knee. Nice.
P takes a body punch but keeps moving.
P on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Giuseppe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping P at a distance.
Giuseppe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Giuseppe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Giuseppe throws a series of punches but P moves out of range.
Donk. Giuseppe catches P right on the button with a cross.
P swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Giuseppe misses with a few strikes there.
Giuseppe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
P tries to clinch but Giuseppe is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
P rushes Giuseppe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Giuseppe wants to break free but P has control.
P breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
P works over Giuseppe's head and body with a nice combination.
Giuseppe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nico Giuseppe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Atte P's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Giuseppe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Giuseppe.
P misses with a looping right.
P misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
P thows a left - swing and a miss!
P lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Danga de danga de dang - Giuseppe scores with a four punch combination!
P misses with a hook. Giuseppe ducked under it nicely.
Giuseppe lands with a cross.
P throws a head kick but Giuseppe moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for P. That snapped Giuseppe's head back.
Giuseppe is rocked!
Giuseppe just misses with a punch to the body.
Giuseppe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by P.
P misses with the combination.
P is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Giuseppe.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
P misses with an uppercut
and Giuseppe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
P takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A cross from Giuseppe lands.
Giuseppe misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giuseppe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent P stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Giuseppe throws a series of punches but P avoids them all with ease.
Jab from Giuseppe.
Giuseppe tries to bum rush P with a series of wild strikes but P uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
P dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Giuseppe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from P.
P misses with a head kick.
Giuseppe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
P throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Giuseppe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
P thows a body shot but no joy.
Giuseppe clobbers P with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
P takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Giuseppe lands a jab to the nose.
P throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Giuseppe stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. P follows into mount!
Giuseppe is still in real trouble! Can P finish him?
P can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Giuseppe is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giuseppe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with P. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Giuseppe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
P tries to control but Giuseppe wriggling away.
Giuseppe seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Giuseppe is in all sorts of trouble here.
P get's back to his feet.
A punch combination from Giuseppe misses.
P has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
P closes the distance and clinches.
P breaks from the clinch.
P takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
P goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
P throws a sloppy head kick and Giuseppe moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
P takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Giuseppe misses with a looping left.
P has managed to clinch.
P keeps control of Giuseppe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Giuseppe is looking to break free of the clinch but P has double underhooks.
Giuseppe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from P.
P gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Giuseppe wants to get back to striking at distance but P won't allow it.
Giuseppe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
P breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from P.
Jab by Giuseppe.
Giuseppe lands a nice looking body shot.
Giuseppe lands with an uppercut that bounces P off the cage and back into rage.
P misses with a wild body shot.
Giuseppe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from P.
P jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice combination there by Giuseppe.
Giuseppe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by P.
P throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
P swings widly with a right hand
and Giuseppe counters with a left and a right that stings P.
Giuseppe cracks P with a right hand to the side of the head.
Giuseppe scores with a nice strike.
P misses with a body punch
and Giuseppe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
P dodges the punch combination from Giuseppe.
P darts in and clinches Giuseppe up against the cage.
P lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Giuseppe or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Giuseppe tries to break the clinch but P is controlling the position.
P lands with a left to the head.
P breaks the clinch.
Giuseppe scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
P is rocked!
P looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Atte P is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Giuseppe does it's job there.
Oh P is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Giuseppe misses with a double jab.
Nico Giuseppe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
P throws a sloppy head kick and Giuseppe moves out of range easily.
Giuseppe scores with a three punch combo!
Giuseppe works P's body with a nice hook.
P takes one to the chin there.
Giuseppe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nico Giuseppe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Atte P's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
P misses with an uppercut
and Giuseppe counters with a left to the body.
Giuseppe cracks P with a right hand to the side of the head.
Giuseppe misses with a wild combination.
Giuseppe throws an overhand right that lands on P's shoulder, as P tries to avoid the shot.
Giuseppe lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
P tries to clinch up but Giuseppe circles away and keeps his distance.
P looks to land a combination but Giuseppe avoids it well.
P misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
P seems to have got his legs back now.
Giuseppe lands a body shot.
P throws a push kick but Giuseppe slaps the foot to one side.
P clinches up with Giuseppe and pushes him back against the cage.
Giuseppe tries to break the clinch but P is controlling the position.
P prevents Giuseppe from breaking the clinch.
P lands a shoulder strike.
P breaks from the clinch.
Giuseppe lands the left hand.
Giuseppe checks a low kick from P.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Giuseppe cracks P with an open hand slap.
P thows a body shot but no joy.
Giuseppe moves out of range of the body kick from P.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Giuseppe.
P tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Giuseppe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Giuseppe closes the distance and lands a one-two.
P throws a sloppy head kick and Giuseppe moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from P.
P scores with a nice body kick.
P pulls out of a head kick attempt.
P swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Giuseppe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
P ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Giuseppe moves away.
P takes one on the button.
P wants to clinch.
Giuseppe blocks a head kick by P.
Nice shot lands for Giuseppe.
P tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giuseppe cracks P with a good jab.
P looks to land a body kick but Giuseppe moved away.
P falls off balance throwing a combination
and Giuseppe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Giuseppe scores with a sloppy right hand. P should have avoided that one.
P misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giuseppe.
Giuseppe looks to land a combination. P sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
P takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Giuseppe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by P.
P instigates a clinch.
P breaks from the clinch.
P slow jab from Giuseppe misses its intended target.
A combination from Giuseppe does no damage.
P pushes Giuseppe up against the cage in a clinch.
P breaks the clinch.
P throws an off balance right hand
and Giuseppe counters with a straight right hand.
P throws a head kick but Giuseppe moves out of range.
Giuseppe swinging wilding here.
Giuseppe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giuseppe is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Giuseppe.
A head kick misses from P.
Giuseppe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from P.
P misses with a head kick.
P clinches.
Giuseppe is looking to break free of the clinch but P has double underhooks.
Giuseppe can't break the clinch.
Giuseppe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
P breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
P misses with a body shot.
P on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
P connects with a solid leg kick.
P lands a high kick to the side of Giuseppe's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! P dives into guard, looking to finish.
Giuseppe wants to stand and escape but P is having none of it.
Atte P has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Giuseppe is wriggling around but P manages to pass to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
P prevents Giuseppe from standing back up.
P tries to stand but can't do so whilst Giuseppe controls his leg.
Giuseppe looks like he's trying to stand up.
P wants to stand up but Giuseppe is controlling the position.
P throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
P rushes Giuseppe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Giuseppe can't break the clinch.
Giuseppe is trying to break the clinch but P has him pressed against the cage.
P pressing his opponent against the cage.
P manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Giuseppe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Giuseppe lands with a nice combination. P backs away looking to recover.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nico Giuseppe.
I've got Giuseppe 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nico Giuseppe!
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