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EEC 118 - The Re-Match PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gian Dupre LaFlamme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Merceli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maximus Merceli has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gian Dupre LaFlamme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maximus Merceli!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaFlamme throws a hook to the side of Merceli's head but Merceli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Merceli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
LaFlamme has his takedown stuffed
and Merceli counters with a shoot takedown. LaFlamme fights it but they end up in guard.
Merceli being controlled here momentarily.
Merceli is looking to stand up but LaFlamme won't let him.
Merceli must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Merceli stands and steps away. LaFlamme gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Merceli throws a leg kick which misses LaFlamme's front leg but catches the back leg as LaFlamme tries to avoid it.
LaFlamme tries to clinch
and LaFlamme takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LaFlamme misses with a takedown attempt
and Merceli counters with a crisp one two that drops LaFlamme! Merceli thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves LaFlamme to his feet! LaFlamme is in big trouble!
LaFlamme is rocked!
LaFlamme tries to clinch up
and Merceli counters with a good low kick that LaFlamme was not able to check.
Oh LaFlamme is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
LaFlamme is breathing heavily.
LaFlamme tries for a takedown but Merceli circles away easily
and Merceli counters with a double leg that slams his opponent to the canvas! LaFlamme is in trouble here! Merceli pounds away until the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Maximus Merceli!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hector Vazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Lins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hector Vazquez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Henry Lins's chin.
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188 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Vazquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henry Lins!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vazquez shoots in looking for a takedown but Lins manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vazquez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lins looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lins controls from within his opponent's guard.
Vazquez throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Vazquez is working an open guard so Lins takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Vazquez fails with the takedown
and Lins counters by moving into the clinch.
Lins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Hector Vazquez has been cut.
Lins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vazquez misses with a takedown attempt
and Lins counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Vazquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lins gets to his feet - Vazquez follows without any prompting.
Lins instigates a clinch.
Lins is pressed up against the cage. Vazquez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lins down to the mat. Lins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lins shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Vazquez's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vazquez controls Lins momentarily but Lins frees himself.
Lins is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Vazquez looking to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vazquez wants to clinch but Lins slips to the side
and Lins finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Vazquez is breathing heavily.
Vazquez has his takedown stuffed
and Lins holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vazquez backwards.
Lins successfully pulls guard.
Lins manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lins content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vazquez is looking to get to half guard.
Lins scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lins controlling his opponent.
Lins working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lins cracks Vazquez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lins raining down shots from the mount!
Lins tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Let's hope that Lins 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.
Lins lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vazquez hang on?
Lins content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lins scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vazquez?
Vazquez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lins controlling his opponent.
Lins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lins lands a big elbow.
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 crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lins sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Lins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hector Vazquez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lins rushes Vazquez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vazquez is working for takedown but Lins is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lins throws a front kick that sends Vazquez stumbling back into the cage.
Lins misses with a wild combination.
Lins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lins throws a sloppy head kick
and Vazquez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lins fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vazquez sprawls well initially but Lins persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lins looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Vazquez wants to get back to full guard but Lins has passed into side control.
Lins decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lins explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lins throws a head kick but Vazquez moves out of range.
Vazquez tries to keep at a distance but Lins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lins avoiding damage as Vazquez throws knees to the body.
Lins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lins closes the distance and clinches.
Lins drags the fight down to the ground.
Lins has his feet on Vazquez's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Lins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lins.
Lins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vazquez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lins avoids it.
Lins breaks from the clinch.
Lins lands a head kick. Vazquez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hector Vazquez's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lins darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lins is nestled in close to Vazquez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lins stands up and beckons Vazquez to join him on the feet.
Vazquez gets tackled into the cage by Lins. Lins maintains the clinch.
Vazquez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lins can't get the takedown.
Lins successfully pulls guard.
Lins has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Vazquez off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Lins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lins manages to pull guard.
Lins managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lins is on top in guard.
Lins stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lins feints and then cracks Vazquez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vazquez down.
Lins drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lins stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Lins moves into the clinch.
Lins jumps guard and drags Vazquez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lins trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vazquez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lins has his feet on Vazquez's thighs here. He's pushed Vazquez off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Vazquez screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Henry Lins!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mack Speed!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Speed as he jumps to the side.
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Speed counters with a low kick, right behind Smith 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Speed misses with a head kick.
John Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Speed counters with a head kick that drops Smith to the mat! Smith scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Smith is rocked!
Speed is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Speed looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Speed backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Smith's temple! It sends Smith violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Speed celebrates and the doctors try to help Smith!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Mack Speed!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Larsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uriel Verrus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ethan Larsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Uriel Verrus!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verrus throws a poor cross that misses
and Larsen counters with a takedown into side control.
Larsen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Larsen trying to control the position but Verrus is working away.
Larsen tries to advance position but instead Verrus slips a leg back in to half guard.
Larsen tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Larsen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Verrus is just riding it out for now. Larsen eventually gives up the hold.
Larsen wants to control but Verrus is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verrus holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Verrus makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Verrus.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Larsen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Verrus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Larsen is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Verrus is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Verrus has escaped and now he's on top!
Verrus distracts Larsen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verrus trying to control the position from guard on top but Larsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Larsen wants to stand but Verrus is controlling the position.
Larsen pulls Verrus in to control the position.
Verrus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Larsen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Larsen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Verrus is controlling him.
Verrus landing with the ground and pound.
Verrus wants to control from the top but Larsen keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verrus lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Verrus won't allow Larsen to get back to his feet.
Larsen trying to control the position.
Verrus trying to control the position from guard on top but Larsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Larsen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Larsen looking for a guillotine here but Verrus defends easily.
Larsen working a defensive guard here.
Verrus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Verrus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Verrus connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsen wants to get back to his feet but Verrus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Verrus throwing strikes but missing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Larsen is on top in guard.
Larsen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Larsen drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Verrus manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Larsen has Verrus in his guard.
Verrus cracks Larsen with a solid left hand.
Verrus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Verrus stopping the sweep attempt from Larsen.
Verrus throwing strikes from guard but Larsen blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uriel Verrus dominated that 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.
Verrus throws a body punch but Larsen moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Verrus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Verrus swings for the body but Larsen moves out of range.
Verrus drives through with a takedown into guard.
Verrus stands up over Larsen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Larsen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Verrus won't allow Larsen to get back to his feet.
Larsen pushes Verrus off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Verrus gets the takedown into side control.
Larsen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Verrus.
Verrus working the ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen taking a bit of punishment here - Verrus scoring with strikes.
Verrus working the ground and pound from side control.
Verrus lands a few punches from side control.
Larsen pushes Verrus away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Verrus gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Verrus landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Larsen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Larsen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Verrus is putting a hurting on Larsen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Larsen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Larsen wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Verrus working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsen struggling a bit here.
Verrus misses with the ground and pound.
Verrus working the ground and pound.
Verrus working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Verrus is working Larsen over with some ground and pound from side control.
Verrus landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Verrus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Larsen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Larsen pushes Verrus away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Verrus gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Larsen taking a bit of punishment here - Verrus scoring with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Verrus grinds an elbow into Larsen's temple.
Verrus working the head and body with strikes.
Verrus cracks Larsen with a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verrus is putting a hurting on Larsen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Larsen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Verrus scores with a couple of short elbows.
You can see the frustration on Larsen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Verrus throws a strike aimed at the side of Larsen's head but Larsen avoids it well.
Verrus is chipping away with strikes.
Verrus working the body and head with strikes.
Larsen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Verrus asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Verrus working away.
Verrus cracks Larsen with a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verrus scoring with punches and elbows.
Uriel Verrus has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ground and pound from Verrus seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Verrus working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Verrus working the head with strikes.
Larsen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Verrus asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Larsen wants to control but Verrus postures up.
Larsen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Verrus lands an elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larsen is trying to buck Verrus off.
Verrus scores with punches from side control.
Verrus in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uriel Verrus 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!
Verrus shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Larsen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
You get the feeling that Larsen really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Larsen can't escape the position.
Verrus with a couple of short strikes.
Verrus lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Larsen hang on?
Verrus scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Larsen?
Larsen is in a horrible position here. Verrus smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Larsen is rocked!
Verrus with a couple of short strikes.
Oh Larsen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big strike lands for Verrus! That's really hurt Larsen and he's turned his back - Verrus keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Verrus jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uriel Verrus!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lil Scrapy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jozo Martini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scrapy comes to the cage accompanied by Scrapy Do. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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164 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lil Scrapy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jozo Martini!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scrapy doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Martini to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Lil Scrapy has been cut.
Scrapy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Martini counters with a straight right hand.
Scrapy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martini counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Scrapy is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scrapy is trying to get back to full guard.
Oh Scrapy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Scrapy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Scrapy seems to have got his legs back now.
Martini is nestled in close to Scrapy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Martini tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Scrapy pushes Martini off looking to stand but Martini dives back in and keeps control.
Scrapy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Martini not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martini missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Martini missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Martini drops an elbow to the side of Scrapy's head.
Martini drops an elbow to the side of Scrapy's head.
Martini missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Martini decides to stand and escape the position.
Scrapy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martini decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Scrapy's guard.
Martini throws a big right hand that misses.
Martini is looking to work some ground and pound but Scrapy has wrist control.
Scrapy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Martini gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Martini won't allow Scrapy to sweep him here.
Martini stops Scrapy from standing up.
Martini working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martini gets to his feet - Scrapy follows without any prompting.
Scrapy is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martini has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Scrapy throws a combination that misses
and Martini counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scrapy with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Martini to counter with a crisp jab.
Scrapy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martini closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Scrapy's guard.
Martini decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Scrapy with a poor takedown
and Martini counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lil Scrapy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martini is looking to take a break and control but Scrapy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martini decides to stand back up. Martini steps back and let's Scrapy get back to his feet.
Scrapy misses with a hook
and Martini counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Scrapy is trying to keep Martini in close.
Martini with a nice head shot there.
Martini tries to stand but Scrapy is controlling from the bottom.
Scrapy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Scrapy is on top in guard.
Scrapy is fighting to break Martini's control of his arms but Martini is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Martini can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martini looking to hit a scissor sweep but Scrapy is one step ahead there.
Martini keeping full guard, as Scrapy tries to pass.
Martini is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martini is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Martini looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jozo Martini dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lil Scrapy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Martini showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scrapy.
Martini misses with a right hand
and Scrapy counters with a straight right hand.
Scrapy misses with an uppercut
and Martini counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scrapy throws a combination that misses
and Martini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Scrapy misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scrapy lands a jab to the nose.
Scrapy misses with a takedown attempt
and Martini counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Martini gets to his feet - Scrapy follows without any prompting.
Scrapy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martini makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Scrapy scores with a shot to the body.
Scrapy misses with a lunging right hand
and Martini counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scrapy throws a left and a right that both miss
so Martini counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Martini stands up and waves to Scrapy to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martini misses with a looping right.
Scrapy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scrapy moves in looking to clinch but Martini pushes him off.
Scrapy shoots and misses
and Martini counters with a left to the body.
Martini has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Martini looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martini throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scrapy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scrapy with a poor takedown
and Martini counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lil Scrapy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scrapy 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.
Martini scoring with punches to the head and body.
Martini gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Martini gets the takedown into side control.
Scrapy is not content to let Martini control the position.
Scrapy takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scrapy takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Martini stands up.
Scrapy with a nice cross.
Scrapy misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scrapy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Martini counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jozo Martini showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lil Scrapy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Scrapy throws a series of punches but Martini moves out of range.
Scrapy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Martini counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Scrapy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scrapy misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martini showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scrapy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scrapy with a lazy takedown attempt
so Martini counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martini gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lil Scrapy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martini closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Scrapy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Martini escapes and gets back to his feet.
Martini shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Scrapy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scrapy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Martini defends well.
Scrapy is working an open guard so Martini takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lil Scrapy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lil Scrapy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scrapy tries for a takedown but Martini circles away easily
and Martini counters with a shoot takedown. Scrapy fights it but they end up in guard.
Martini stands up from Scrapy's guard - Martini perhaps looking for a knockout.
Scrapy swings widly with a right hand
and Martini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Scrapy has his takedown stuffed
and Martini decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Scrapy's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lil Scrapy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martini decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Scrapy, up you get!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Scrapy. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scrapy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martini swings for the body but Scrapy moves out of range.
Scrapy misses with a double jab
and Martini counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martini shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Scrapy's guard.
Martini decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Scrapy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Martini counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martini gets to his feet. Scrapy looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Scrapy scores with a nice head shot.
Martini throws a lazy right hand but Scrapy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jozo Martini is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Scrapy misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scrapy gets caught napping as Martini dives in and scores a takedown. Scrapy manages to retain guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jozo Martini comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Martini 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 24:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 24:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jozo Martini!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ken Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George St Pierre has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ken Masters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Masters avoids it really well and circles away.
Masters lands with a nice body punch.
St Pierre tries for a takedown but Masters circles away easily
enabling Masters to counter with a crisp jab.
St Pierre takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Masters scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
St Pierre looks gassed!
St Pierre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Masters counters with a nice body shot.
Ken Masters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George St Pierre.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masters lands with a shot to the body.
Masters connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Masters lands with a cross.
It looks like George St Pierre has been cut.
Ken Masters is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Masters scores with a jab to the body.
St Pierre takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Masters fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masters lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Masters lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Masters moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
St Pierre is rocked!
Masters is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Masters lands with a straight right. St Pierre didn't see that one coming.
St Pierre is still on wobbly legs! Can Masters finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masters drops St Pierre with a straight right hand, right on the button! Masters follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ken Masters!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ultimate Warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davis Obrien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obrien comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Stone Cold Crazy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ultimate Warrior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Davis Obrien!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obrien looks to throw the jab but Warrior is out of range.
A combination from Obrien does no damage.
Obrien moves in looking to clinch but Warrior pushes him off.
Obrien moves in looking to clinch but Warrior pushes him off.
Obrien thows a body shot but no joy.
Obrien tries to clinch up.
Warrior ducks under a wild hook from Obrien.
Obrien throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warrior scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Obrien is looking for a sweep.
Obrien taking a bit of punishment here - Warrior scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior has hold of Obrien's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Obrien seems comfortable defending it but Warrior has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Obrien is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Obrien is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Warrior couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ultimate Warrior!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Race (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Race!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hulk Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Race gets the takedown into side control.
Race in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hogan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hogan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hogan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Race.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hogan wants to improve his position but Race is controlling well.
Race throwing shots but Hogan is blocking nicely.
Race lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hogan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Race tries to pass to full mount but Hogan defends it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hogan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hogan looking for a guillotine here but Race defends easily.
Race got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hogan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Race has managed to get both his arms back between Hogan's legs - danger averted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Race throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Race is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hogan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Race doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Race manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Race avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hogan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Race postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Race connects with a couple of short punches.
Hogan has momentary wrist control but Race slips an elbow through the middle.
Hogan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Race's guard.
Hogan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Race looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hogan is one step ahead there.
Hogan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Race swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Race escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hogan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Race has momentary wrist control but Hogan slips an elbow through the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Race looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Race has his foot on Hogan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hogan works his way back into a safe position though.
Race is breathing heavily.
Hogan tries to free his leg and advance position but Race is retaining full guard.
Race is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hogan defends well.
Hogan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hogan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hogan lands a couple of digs.
Race can't keep his opponent in guard - Hogan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Race tries to roll over but Hogan keeps him under control.
Hogan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan moves nicely into side control.
Race sneaks back into half guard.
Race is trying to get back to full guard.
Hogan trying to mount his opponent but Race defends it.
Hogan prevents Race from improving his position.
Hogan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hogan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Race is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Hulk Hogan!
Hulk Hogan is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pate Mustajarvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Gionathan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mustajarvi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gangsta Rap. Gionathan has chosen Swedish House Mafia Vs Tinie Tempah - Miami 2 Ibiza as his entrance music. Lorenzo Gionathan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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266 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pate Mustajarvi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lorenzo Gionathan!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustajarvi scores with a hook.
Gionathan swinging wildly here.
Gionathan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Pate Mustajarvi has been cut.
Gionathan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mustajarvi.
Gionathan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gionathan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mustajarvi lands a right hook to the body.
Mustajarvi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mustajarvi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gionathan connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gionathan looking to score a takedown here. Mustajarvi is defending well but Gionathan drives through and ends up in Mustajarvi's guard.
Mustajarvi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gionathan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mustajarvi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gionathan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mustajarvi wants to control but Gionathan is keeping him busy.
Mustajarvi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gionathan works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gionathan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gionathan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mustajarvi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mustajarvi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mustajarvi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gionathan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mustajarvi manages to get himself to full guard.
Gionathan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mustajarvi is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gionathan advances to half guard.
Mustajarvi is trying to maintain the position but Gionathan is very close to passing his half guard.
Mustajarvi manages to get to full guard.
Gionathan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mustajarvi trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mustajarvi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gionathan trying to control the position from guard on top but Mustajarvi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Gionathan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pate Mustajarvi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gionathan misses with a leg kick
and Mustajarvi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gionathan's guard now.
Gionathan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mustajarvi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mustajarvi scoring with some ground and pound.
Mustajarvi wants to pass the guard but Gionathan is keeping the position.
Gionathan controls Mustajarvi momentarily but Mustajarvi frees himself.
Mustajarvi wants to pass the guard but Gionathan is keeping the position.
Mustajarvi thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gionathan is on top in guard.
Gionathan advances position into side control!
Gionathan is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
You can see the frustration on Mustajarvi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gionathan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mustajarvi keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustajarvi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mustajarvi trying to control here.
Mustajarvi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gionathan stopping the sweep attempt from Mustajarvi.
Gionathan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mustajarvi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gionathan!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gionathan tries to reverse the position but Mustajarvi maintains control.
Mustajarvi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gionathan hang on?
Gionathan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mustajarvi misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Mustajarvi throws a sloppy strike and Gionathan uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Gionathan has ended up in Mustajarvi's guard.
Mustajarvi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gionathan's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pate Mustajarvi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pate Mustajarvi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mustajarvi throws a sloppy head kick
letting Gionathan counter with a right hand.
Mustajarvi misses with a wild body shot.
Gionathan stuffs the takedown attempt from Mustajarvi. Mustajarvi gets slowly back to his feet.
Gionathan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mustajarvi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gionathan circles away quickly and effectively.
Mustajarvi throws a leg kick that misses.
Gionathan looks to throw the jab but Mustajarvi is out of range.
Gionathan throws a body punch but Mustajarvi moves out of range.
Lorenzo Gionathan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mustajarvi throws a lazy right hand but Gionathan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mustajarvi checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustajarvi misses with a hook
and Gionathan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mustajarvi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gionathan.
Gionathan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mustajarvi manages to avoid it.
Mustajarvi throws a body punch but Gionathan moves out of range.
A low kick from Mustajarvi is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gionathan slips a straight right by Mustajarvi.
Lorenzo Gionathan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gionathan blocks a jab.
Pate Mustajarvi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gionathan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Mustajarvi.
Gionathan cracks the inside of Mustajarvi's front leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustajarvi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gionathan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mustajarvi scores with a sloppy right hand. Gionathan should have avoided that one.
Gionathan moves forwards but Mustajarvi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gionathan.
Gionathan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mustajarvi on the side of the head.
Pate Mustajarvi's cut is getting worse.
Good work by Mustajarvi as he checks the leg kick.
Gionathan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gionathan throws a hook to the side of Mustajarvi's head but Mustajarvi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustajarvi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mustajarvi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mustajarvi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gionathan to score with a decent uppercut.
Gionathan connects with an inside leg kick.
Mustajarvi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mustajarvi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gionathan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mustajarvi scrambles back to his feet.
Gionathan misses with a two punch combination.
Gionathan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mustajarvi manages to avoid it.
Gionathan cracks Mustajarvi with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Mustajarvi looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Gionathan finish him?
Mustajarvi is rocked!
Pate Mustajarvi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gionathan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mustajarvi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gionathan throws a front kick aimed at Mustajarvi's knee but Mustajarvi avoids it well.
Gionathan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gionathan wants to slow Mustajarvi down by chopping away at his legs.
Gionathan throws a leg kick which misses Mustajarvi's front leg but catches the back leg as Mustajarvi tries to avoid it.
Mustajarvi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gionathan throws a head kick but Mustajarvi moves out of range.
A cross from Gionathan lands.
Gionathan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gionathan cracks Mustajarvi with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Mustajarvi tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Gionathan pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Mustajarvi is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lorenzo Gionathan!
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