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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximo Katakutan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quartus Altera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Altera's choice of entrance music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2Byj1L4mY0. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maximo Katakutan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Quartus Altera!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katakutan throws a sloppy head kick and Altera moves out of range easily.
Altera checks a leg kick.
Altera is looking to clinch but Katakutan is avoiding it.
Katakutan throws a lazy head kick
and Altera counters with a one-two to the body.
Katakutan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Altera.
Altera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Katakutan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Katakutan closes the distance and clinches.
Katakutan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Katakutan throws a nice looking combination but Altera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Altera lands a nice looking kick to the body. Katakutan takes a step back to recover.
Altera moves in looking to clinch but Katakutan pushes him off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Katakutan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Altera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Katakutan throws a right hand that Altera ducks under and follows up with a left that Altera also avoids with ease.
Altera stalks Katakutan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Katakutan's face. Katakutan staggers backwards, shaken.
Katakutan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Altera tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Katakutan is in Altera's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Katakutan is looking to work some ground and pound but Altera has wrist control.
Altera wants to get back to his feet but Katakutan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Katakutan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Altera wants to stand but Katakutan is controlling the position.
Katakutan gets to his feet. Altera looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Quartus Altera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Katakutan looks to land a combination but Altera avoids it well.
Katakutan has closed the distance and engaged Altera in a clinch.
Katakutan manages to break the clinch.
Altera throws a sloppy head kick and Katakutan moves out of range easily.
Altera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Altera tries to clinch up.
Katakutan is looking to score with low kicks.
Katakutan throws a chopping leg kick but Altera manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Katakutan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Katakutan is breathing heavily.
Katakutan tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Altera moves in looking to clinch but Katakutan pushes him off.
Danga de danga de dang - Katakutan scores with a four punch combination!
Altera wants to clinch.
Katakutan thows a leg kick but Altera checks it
and Altera counters with a nice low kick that buckles Katakutan's knee momentarily.
Katakutan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Altera tries to clinch but Katakutan moves out of range.
Altera checks a low kick from Katakutan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Katakutan is looking to chop away at Altera's legs.
Altera doesn't manage to clinch there - Katakutan circles away.
Katakutan pushes Altera up against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Katakutan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Katakutan is trying to break the clinch but Altera has him pressed against the cage.
Altera tries a knee to the head but Katakutan blocks it.
Katakutan avoiding damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Katakutan as Altera tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Altera takes an elbow to the temple.
Katakutan keeps control of Altera as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Katakutan drags the fight down to the ground.
Katakutan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Katakutan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Katakutan unloads with some shots from mount but Altera bucks and avoids them well.
Poor strikes thrown by Katakutan there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Katakutan working for a submission but Altera is keeping him at bay.
Altera wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Katakutan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katakutan looking to control but Altera is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Altera wants to try and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Katakutan misses with a head shot.
Altera really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Katakutan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Katakutan breaks from Altera's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Altera takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Altera's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Katakutan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Katakutan thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Katakutan thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximo Katakutan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Katakutan gets a double leg takedown into Altera's guard.
Katakutan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Katakutan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Altera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Katakutan.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Katakutan is looking to work some ground and pound but Altera has wrist control.
Katakutan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Maximo Katakutan.
Katakutan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Katakutan dodges the punch combination from Altera.
Katakutan gets a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katakutan stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Maximo Katakutan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Altera misses with a few strikes there.
Katakutan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Katakutan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Katakutan throws a head kick that misses
and Altera counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Altera works over Katakutan's head and body with a nice combination.
Katakutan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Katakutan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Altera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Katakutan throws a one two combo.
Altera doesn't manage to clinch there - Katakutan circles away.
Katakutan avoids the head kick by Altera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Altera blocks a head kick by Katakutan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Katakutan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Altera on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Katakutan. Katakutan obviously looking to wear him down.
Altera doesn't manage to clinch there - Katakutan circles away.
Katakutan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Altera tries to clinch but Katakutan moves out of range.
Katakutan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Katakutan throws a sloppy head kick and Altera moves out of range easily.
Altera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Katakutan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Katakutan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Altera.
Altera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Katakutan misses with a double jab
and Altera counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Altera goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Altera moves in looking to clinch but Katakutan pushes him off.
Altera gets caught napping as Katakutan dives in and scores a takedown. Altera manages to retain guard.
Katakutan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Altera wants to stand but Katakutan is controlling the position.
Katakutan stands up from Altera's guard - Katakutan perhaps looking for a knockout.
Katakutan misses with a head kick.
Altera is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Altera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Altera fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Katakutan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Altera checks a leg kick nicely.
Altera wants to clinch.
Katakutan throws a sloppy head kick and Altera moves out of range easily.
Altera doesn't manage to clinch there - Katakutan circles away.
Altera throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Katakutan instigates a clinch.
Knees to the body from Katakutan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Katakutan scores with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Katakutan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Katakutan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximo Katakutan dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Katakutan keeps the fight on the outside.
Altera is looking to clinch.
Katakutan rushes Altera and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Katakutan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Katakutan throws a nice looking combination but Altera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Katakutan throws a leg kick which misses Altera's front leg but catches the back leg as Altera tries to avoid it.
Katakutan throws a head kick but Altera moves out of range.
Katakutan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Katakutan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Altera sprawls well. Altera wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Katakutan gets slowly back to his feet.
Altera with a nice cross.
Altera tries to clinch but Katakutan moves out of range.
Katakutan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Katakutan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Katakutan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Altera swivels and escapes.
Altera lands a leg kick that knocks Katakutan off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Altera scores with a head kick.
Altera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Altera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Katakutan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Altera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Altera tries to clinch up but Katakutan circles away and keeps his distance.
Katakutan keeps the fight on the outside.
Altera tries to close the distance and clinch but Katakutan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Altera tries to clinch there but Katakutan circles away.
Katakutan looks to land a combination but Altera avoids it well.
Altera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Katakutan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Altera fails to land with a series of punches.
Altera throws a head kick that Katakutan semi-blocks.
Katakutan misses with a series of wild punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Altera as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katakutan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Altera counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Katakutan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Altera is trying to push Katakutan away but Katakutan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Katakutan is trying to trip Altera. He has hold of a leg but Altera is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Katakutan persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Altera utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Altera is looking to stand up but Katakutan isn't so interested in that idea.
Katakutan gets to his feet - Altera follows without any prompting.
Katakutan throws a head kick but Altera moves out of range.
Altera throws a sloppy head kick and Katakutan moves out of range easily.
Katakutan scores with a three punch combo!
Altera blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Altera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Katakutan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Katakutan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Katakutan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Katakutan keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Altera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Katakutan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Katakutan looks for a takedown but Altera sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximo Katakutan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Katakutan fails with a takedown attempt.
Katakutan misses with a double jab.
Altera tries to clinch but Katakutan is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes from Altera. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katakutan scores with a head kick. Altera tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Altera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Katakutan.
A right-left combo lands from Altera.
A punch combination from Katakutan misses.
Altera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Katakutan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Katakutan throws a head kick that misses.
Katakutan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Katakutan swats away the attempt to clinch by Altera.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Katakutan moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Come on Katakutan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Quartus Altera.
I think Katakutan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for Maximo Katakutan!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Maximo Katakutan!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Maximo Katakutan!
Maximo Katakutan wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylo Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray has chosen Layla as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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277 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
KO power |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charles Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Taylo Ray!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ray shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ray connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
It looks like Charles Tyson has been cut.
Ray has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ray breaks from Tyson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Charles Tyson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Charles Tyson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Taylo Ray!
Our winner, Taylo Ray, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marek Zegarek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juninho Ferrara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferrara has chosen Mat Zo - The Found as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Juninho Ferrara was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marek Zegarek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juninho Ferrara!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrara clinches up against the cage.
Ferrara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zegarek fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ferrara, pushing him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ferrara pulls Zegarek into guard.
Ferrara trying to keep a closed guard but Zegarek is proving a slippery customer.
Ferrara is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Zegarek is aware though and is defending well.
Zegarek wants to control from the top but Ferrara keeps moving.
Zegarek being controlled here momentarily.
Ferrara wants to stand but Zegarek is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zegarek has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ferrara is proving hard to escape from.
Ferrara controlling Zegarek's posture.
Ferrara is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Marek Zegarek wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Zegarek fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ferrara avoids it really well and circles away.
Zegarek gets caught flat footed, as Ferrara shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Zegarek had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ferrara defends it easily.
Ferrara passes Zegarek's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Zegarek makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zegarek.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrara would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ferrara looks gassed!
Zegarek manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ferrara manages to get himself to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zegarek working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ferrara's head.
Zegarek stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ferrara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zegarek postures up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ferrara is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zegarek's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zegarek passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ferrara explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Zegarek moves into the clinch.
Zegarek is trying to break the clinch but Ferrara has him pressed against the cage.
Zegarek tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zegarek obliges.
Zegarek has had enough of the clinch but Ferrara keeps him there for the moment.
Good body shot from Zegarek.
Zegarek struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferrara controls his hands.
Zegarek tries to pull guard but Ferrara won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marek Zegarek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferrara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zegarek's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrara is looking to control Zegarek's arms but Zegarek gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ferrara has his back to the cage.
Zegarek using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferrara is trying to force a seperation but Zegarek has the dominant position.
Zegarek drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ferrara pulls his leg out and moves away.
Zegarek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ferrara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zegarek has closed the distance and engaged Ferrara in a clinch.
Ferrara is trying to drag Zegarek to the mat but Zegarek just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Zegarek missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zegarek wants a takedown but no success here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marek Zegarek dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ferrara leaves Zegarek with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zegarek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferrara.
Zegarek drops Ferrara with a beautiful combination! Ferrara stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Zegarek is looking for the KO!
Ferrara is rocked!
It looks like Juninho Ferrara has been cut.
Zegarek throws out a leg kick but Ferrara moves out of range and Zegarek only half commits.
Ferrara is still on wobbly legs! Can Zegarek finish him?
Zegarek pushes Ferrara up against the cage in a clinch.
Ferrara lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ferrara is looking to take a break and control but Zegarek is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ferrara seems to have recovered his senses.
Zegarek trying to control but Ferrara postures up.
Zegarek is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrara performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ferrara tries to pass to full mount but Zegarek defends it.
Ferrara is breathing heavily.
Juninho Ferrara has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Zegarek moves into the clinch.
Ferrara tries for a takedown but Zegarek manages to get underhooks.
Zegarek working hard to break the clinch.
Ferrara can't get the takedown.
Zegarek pushes Ferrara back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Ferrara scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrara breaks the clinch.
Zegarek lands a big head kick that sends Ferrara tumbling to the mat! Zegarek takes a step backwards and waves Ferrara back to his feet - he wants the finish!
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!
Ferrara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zegarek slips a jab and a cross from Ferrara.
Zegarek fails with the takedown.
Zegarek shoots in for a takedown but Ferrara shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marek Zegarek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zegarek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ferrara drives through with a takedown into Zegarek's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Zegarek keeping moving, preventing Ferrara from controlling successfully.
Zegarek controls Ferrara momentarily but Ferrara frees himself.
Ferrara avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zegarek swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zegarek has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ferrara can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ferrara wants to control from the top but Zegarek keeps moving.
Zegarek throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrara trying to control the position from guard on top but Zegarek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zegarek trying to keep a closed guard but Ferrara is proving a slippery customer.
Ferrara looking to sit in guard and control but Zegarek gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zegarek has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ferrara is proving hard to escape from.
Zegarek stands up over Ferrara, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zegarek scoring with some ground and pound.
Zegarek advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marek Zegarek dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Juninho Ferrara's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Zegarek shoots in but no luck this time.
Ferrara dives in and grabs Zegarek's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zegarek pushes down on Ferrara's head and hops out.
Ferrara closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Zegarek throws a right hand that Ferrara ducks under and follows up with a left that Ferrara also avoids with ease.
Ferrara misses with a series of wild punches.
Zegarek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ferrara leaves Zegarek with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ferrara lands with a slapping head kick.
Marek Zegarek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferrara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zegarek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zegarek fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ferrara, pushing him back against the cage.
Ferrara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ferrara shoots in looking for a takedown. Zegarek tries to sprawl out of it but Ferrara keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zegarek manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zegarek throws a head kick that misses
and Ferrara counters with a two punch combo.
Ferrara throws a head kick that misses.
Zegarek clinches up against the cage.
Ferrara has Zegarek pressed against the cage, preventing Zegarek from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ferrara is trying to trip Zegarek. He has hold of a leg but Zegarek is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ferrara persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ferrara landing with the ground and pound.
Ferrara throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zegarek works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zegarek is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ferrara is controlling him.
Juninho Ferrara has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ferrara wants to control from the top but Zegarek keeps moving.
Zegarek looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zegarek is really struggling to control Ferrara but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Zegarek can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ferrara controls the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Marek Zegarek.
Zegarek pushes Ferrara up against the cage in a clinch.
Zegarek prevents a takedown attempt there.
Marek Zegarek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juninho Ferrara.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zegarek is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ferrara wants a takedown but no success here.
Ferrara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zegarek has him pressed against the cage.
Zegarek lands a good knee to the midsection. Ferrara won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zegarek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ferrara blocks it with crossed arms.
Zegarek lands a nice knee to the body.
Zegarek tries to score a body lock takedown but Ferrara shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zegarek drags the fight down to the ground.
Ferrara passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Zegarek manages to get back to half guard.
Ferrara is looking to stall here but Zegarek recovers full guard.
Zegarek lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ferrara!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrara is desperately trying to improve his position but Zegarek has a good base and remains in mount.
Zegarek tries to control but Ferrara wriggling away.
Zegarek is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ferrara can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
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!
Zegarek in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Zegarek looking to finish with strikes here!
Zegarek scores with a couple of good head shots there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zegarek landing shots from mount.
Juninho Ferrara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zegarek scoring with strikes but Ferrara is staying in there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marek Zegarek showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zegarek has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for Marek Zegarek!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Marek Zegarek!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Marek Zegarek!
Marek Zegarek wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Marek Zegarek, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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