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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Coffey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Vasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasquez has chosen Vicente Fernandez - Los Mandados as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Coffey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Cain Vasquez!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coffey clinches with his opponent.
Coffey breaks from the clinch.
Vasquez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Coffey as he jumps to the side.
Coffey rushes Vasquez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Coffey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Coffey has Vasquez pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Coffey pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Vasquez tumbling to the mat - Coffey dives into Vasquez's guard.
Coffey throws a big right hand that misses.
Coffey preventing the sweep.
Coffey postures up in Vasquez's guard and throws a big left but Vasquez blocks it.
Coffey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Coffey scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Coffey works over Vasquez with some ground and pound from guard.
Coffey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Coffey lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coffey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Coffey throwing strikes but missing.
Vasquez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coffey advances to half guard.
Ground and pound from Coffey.
Coffey uses his free foot to push down on Vasquez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Vasquez.
Coffey landing punches.
Coffey lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vasquez can do anything to dispel that myth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee warns Vasquez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Vasquez takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Coffey's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Coffey!
A relieved looking John Coffey thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Tomkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Shiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shiva has chosen DMX - Ain't No Sunshine as his entrance music. 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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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Taylor Tomkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Anderson Shiva!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shiva is looking to clinch but Tomkins is avoiding it.
Shiva shoots for a double leg takedown but Tomkins sprawls well. He's pushed Shiva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shiva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Shiva misses the target.
Tomkins stuffs the takedown.
Taylor Tomkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Shiva.
Tomkins defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shiva.
Shiva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tomkins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shiva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shiva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shiva wants to clinch
and Tomkins counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiva shoots in for a takedown but Tomkins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tomkins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shiva.
Shiva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shiva misses with a leg kick
and Tomkins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shiva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tomkins as he jumps to the side.
Tomkins cracks Shiva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tomkins throws a sloppy head kick and Shiva moves out of range easily.
Shiva tries to clinch but Tomkins moves away
and Tomkins finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Shiva has his takedown stuffed
and Tomkins counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomkins works over Shiva's head and body with a nice combination.
Shiva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tomkins tries to avoid it but Shiva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tomkins to the ground. Tomkins escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tomkins circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tomkins counters with a nice body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shiva is defended easily by Tomkins.
Taylor Tomkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Shiva fails to land the takedown.
Shiva looks winded!
Shiva wants to clinch
and Shiva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiva blocks a head kick by Tomkins.
Tomkins throws a one two combo.
Tomkins throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Shiva is rocked!
Shiva misses with a double jab
and Tomkins counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Shiva is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Taylor Tomkins!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Damage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Dyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damage comes to the cage accompanied by Burritos - by Sublime. 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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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Max Damage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Dyson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Dyson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dyson.
Dyson misses with a hook. Damage ducked under it nicely.
Dyson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Damage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dyson.
Damage shoots in but no luck this time.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dyson.
Damage closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dyson circles away.
Dyson misses with a lunging right hand
and Damage counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dyson won't be happy with that.
Damage is looking to take a break and control but Dyson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dyson tries to improve position but can't.
Damage working the ground and pound from side control.
Dyson wants to control but Damage postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Damage in side control, throwing shots but Dyson defends.
Dyson is trying to escape the position but Damage is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dyson is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Dyson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damage content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Dyson tries to buck Damage off but Damage is having none of it.
Dyson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dyson tries to improve position but can't.
Damage creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dyson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dyson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Damage wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Damage working the ground and pound but Dyson is defending the strikes.
Dyson is trying to improve his position.
Damage will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Damage trying to control the position but Dyson is working away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damage controlling the position from side mount.
Damage cracks Dyson with a big right hand but Dyson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dyson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Damage wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damage lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dyson down.
It looks like Mike Dyson has been cut.
Dyson tries to improve position but can't.
Dyson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Dyson wants to control but Damage postures up.
Dyson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Damage cracks Dyson with a big right hand but Dyson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
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!
Dyson tries to bench press Damage off him but Damage keeps the position.
Dyson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Damage lands an elbow.
Dyson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Damage connects with a decent elbow.
Damage in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Dyson looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Damage turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Damage!
During a confident post fight interview, Max Damage thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turner comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Take Em Out- Rev Theory kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Turner!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell drives through with a takedown into Turner's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Campbell looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Turner is on top in guard.
Turner landing with the ground and pound.
Turner is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Turner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Campbell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Turner is in close to Campbell's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Turner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Campbell's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Turner's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Turner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Turner is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Turner landing some decent shots from guard.
Campbell looking for a sweep. Not yet Campbell, not yet.
Turner's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner slips nicely into half guard.
Turner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Turner working over Campbell with some ground and pound. Campbell looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell won't allow Turner to pass to mount.
Turner has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Turner controlling the pace for now.
Turner connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Campbell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Campbell tries to get out of the position.
Turner looking to control and managing it successfully.
Turner breaks from Campbell's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Turner.
Turner looking to secure an arm triangle but Campbell defends it well.
Turner controlling his opponent.
Turner unloading with bombs!
Turner controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turner dominating with strikes here.
Turner content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campbell is desperately trying to improve his position but Turner has a good base and remains in mount.
Turner tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Turner landing punches.
Turner is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Turner working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Campbell looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Turner! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jason Turner!
A less than humble Jason Turner misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Bain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Martial Delicat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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168 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, James Bain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fred Martial Delicat!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Martial Delicat as Bain shoots in.
Martial Delicat checks a low kick from Bain.
Bain missing with a left hand there. Martial Delicat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bain throws a nice looking combination but Martial Delicat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bain shoots in looking for a takedown. Martial Delicat tries to sprawl out of it but Bain keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Martial Delicat manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Martial Delicat takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Martial Delicat moves away from the strike by Bain.
Martial Delicat tries to keep at a distance but Bain has taken the fight into the clinch.
Martial Delicat has picked Bain up - he's going for a ride! Martial Delicat dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Martial Delicat sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bain defending well though.
Bain is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Martial Delicat's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Martial Delicat's back!
Martial Delicat has hold of Bain's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
Bain misses with punches from the back.
Martial Delicat has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martial Delicat rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Bain has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Martial Delicat bucks up and throws Bain to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Martial Delicat is looking to clinch.
Bain tries a head kick but it misses.
Martial Delicat looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Martial Delicat prevents Bain from improving his position.
Bain scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Martial Delicat manages to mount him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Martial Delicat cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martial Delicat is landing with some decent strikes but Bain is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Martial Delicat has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Martial Delicat controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martial Delicat is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bain can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bain knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Martial Delicat on the ground.
Martial Delicat trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Martial Delicat landing shots from mount.
Bain on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bain tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martial Delicat sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Martial Delicat lands a big shot there that rocks Bain but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Martial Delicat raining down shots from the mount!
Bain wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Martial Delicat.
Martial Delicat controlling the pace for now.
Bain tries to reverse the position but Martial Delicat maintains control.
Martial Delicat tries to control but Bain wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bain is looking to improve his position but Martial Delicat isn't that keen on the idea.
Martial Delicat stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Martial Delicat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martial Delicat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bain moves out of range of the body kick from Martial Delicat.
Martial Delicat looks to land a body kick but Bain moved away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice combination there by Bain.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bain is defended easily by Martial Delicat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Bain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martial Delicat connects with a leg kick. Bain looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Martial Delicat dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bain throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martial Delicat counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Martial Delicat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martial Delicat closes the distance and pushes Bain back into the cage.
Martial Delicat jumps guard.
Martial Delicat wants to stand up but Bain is controlling him.
Bain throws a strike but Martial Delicat rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Martial Delicat trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Martial Delicat working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bain's head.
Bain looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Martial Delicat passes Bain's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Martial Delicat perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martial Delicat is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Bain is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fred Martial Delicat!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Pegg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimi Manuwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimi Manuwa has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Simon Pegg's chin.
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205 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Pegg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimi Manuwa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pegg has closed the distance and engaged Manuwa in a clinch.
Pegg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pegg has Manuwa pressed against the cage, preventing Manuwa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pegg breaks the clinch.
Pegg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Manuwa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Pegg counter with a right hand.
Pegg clinches with his opponent.
Manuwa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manuwa is trying to push Pegg away but Pegg has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Manuwa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pegg drops down looking for an ankle pick but Manuwa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pegg defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Manuwa.
Pegg connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pegg feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Manuwas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pegg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pegg pushes Manuwa up against the cage in a clinch.
Pegg goes for a takedown in the clinch but Manuwa prevents it.
A short right from Pegg on the inside.
Pegg drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Manuwa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Pegg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pegg has Manuwa pressed against the cage, preventing Manuwa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pegg misses with some punches.
Pegg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Manuwa's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pegg manages to break the clinch.
Manuwa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pegg counters with a nice uppercut.
Manuwa misses with a kick to the body.
Jimi Manuwa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manuwa moves away from the strike by Pegg.
Pegg shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Manuwa is trying to defend but Pegg finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, if Pegg is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Pegg missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pegg takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Manuwa pushes Pegg off looking to stand but Pegg dives back in and keeps control.
Pegg keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Manuwa is trying to stand up here but Pegg is controlling him well.
Pegg trying to mount his opponent but Manuwa defends it.
Manuwa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pegg.
Manuwa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pegg. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pegg controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Simon Pegg just wasn't active enough.
Pegg moves out of range of the body kick from Manuwa.
Pegg shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Manuwa is trying to defend but Pegg finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pegg slows the pace down in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pegg passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Manuwa!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Pegg dominated that round.
That's time! Pegg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pegg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice jab there from Manuwa.
Manuwa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pegg connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Manuwa scrambles back to his feet.
Manuwa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pegg circles away.
Manuwa closes the distance and clinches.
Pegg stalls.
Manuwa is trying to push Pegg away but Pegg has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pegg lands with a short shot to the head.
Manuwa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Manuwa takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pegg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pegg lands with a light punch inside.
Pegg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pegg manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pegg prevents Manuwa from breaking the clinch.
Pegg has Manuwa pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Pegg pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Manuwa tumbling to the mat - Pegg dives into Manuwa's guard.
Pegg pushing down on Manuwa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pegg works his foot free and advances to mount.
Pegg takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pegg working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pegg controlling his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pegg lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pegg tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pegg can't control as he wanted to and Manuwa manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Pegg in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Manuwa tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Pegg!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Simon Pegg!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Yrnek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gennaro Trivieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trivieri comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Deep Purple - Child in Time kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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197 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Yrnek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Gennaro Trivieri!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yrnek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Trivieri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yrnek moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Yrnek tries to land a leg kick but Trivieri saw it coming and moves away.
Trivieri scores with a decent looking hook.
Yrnek throws an overhand right that lands on Trivieri's shoulder, as Trivieri tries to avoid the shot.
Nice jab there from Trivieri.
Trivieri with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trivieri misses with a takedown attempt - Yrnek sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Trivieri misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Trivieri keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yrnek. Trivieri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trivieri uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yrnek fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Trivieri checks it well.
A combination from Trivieri does no damage.
Yrnek throws out a loose jab but Trivieri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yrnek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trivieri scores with a punch to the head.
Yrnek defending well as Trivieri loads up on a big left hand.
Yrnek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trivieri slips a jab and a cross from Yrnek.
Yrnek is looking to chop away at Trivieri's legs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Trivieri.
Yrnek moves out of range as Trivieri strikes.
Yrnek on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Yrnek lands a jab to the nose.
Trivieri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yrnek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trivieri manages to avoid it.
Trivieri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yrnek manages to avoid it.
Trivieri uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yrnek has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trivieri looks to land a left hand but Yrnek moved out of range nicely.
Yrnek lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yrnek fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Trivieri is out of range.
Yrnek rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Trivieri counters with a straight right hand.
Henry Yrnek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A cross from Trivieri lands.
Yrnek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trivieri manages to avoid it.
Trivieri is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Yrnek had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Yrnek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trivieri manages to avoid it.
Trivieri has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Donk. Yrnek catches Trivieri right on the button with a cross.
Trivieri throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Trivieri lands with a shot to the body.
Yrnek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trivieri.
Yrnek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trivieri.
Yrnek throws a leg kick but Trivieri moved away.
Trivieri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yrnek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trivieri connects with a looping right hand.
Yrnek throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Trivieri counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trivieri swings for the body but Yrnek moves out of range.
Yrnek tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheers as Trivieri lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yrnek doesn't seem phased though.
Yrnek is rocked!
Yrnek is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Trivieri doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Yrnek crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Yrnek's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gennaro Trivieri!
Our winner, Gennaro Trivieri, 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arild Einemo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalju Harju (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Einemo comes to the cage accompanied by Arkasia - Into Nowhere (Feat CoMa). Harju has chosen Hardwell - Spaceman as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Arild Einemo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalju Harju!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Einemo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Einemo blocks the body kick.
Harju misses with a hook. Einemo ducked under it nicely.
Einemo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Einemo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harju.
Einemo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Einemo looks to score with a jab to the body but Harju is just out of range.
Einemo wants to slow Harju down by chopping away at his legs.
Harju fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Einemo checks it well.
Einemo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Einemo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Einemo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harju moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Einemo throws a leg kick
and Harju counters with a right hand to the body.
Harju changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Einemo tries to avoid it but Harju manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Einemo to the ground. Einemo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harju shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Einemo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harju.
Harju is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Harju prevents Einemo from improving his position.
Harju missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harju not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Einemo tries to roll over but Harju keeps him under control.
Harju missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harju working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Einemo's thigh. Einemo counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Harju must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Harju with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harju wants to control from the top but Einemo keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Einemo has his hands on Harju's head, controlling the position.
Einemo wants to sweep but no luck.
Einemo pulls Harju in close to prevent any damage.
Harju slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Harju avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harju throws out a leg kick but Einemo moves out of range and Harju only half commits.
Einemo lands with a shot to the body.
Einemo misses with a looping right.
Harju cracks Einemo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Harju clobbers Einemo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Einemo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harju has closed the distance and engaged Einemo in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Harju.
Einemo is pushing Harju up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Harju lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harju stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalju Harju dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Einemo misses with a wild body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Harju checks a leg kick.
Kalju Harju seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Einemo misses with a body kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Einemo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Einemo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harju is able to avoid easily.
Einemo moves out of range of the strikes.
Einemo throws a leg kick that misses.
Einemo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Harju lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A head kick from Einemo lands but Harju takes it in his stride.
Harju misses with an uppercut.
Einemo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Harju misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Einemo.
A punch combination from Harju misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harju lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Harju keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Einemo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harju blocks a jab.
Harju on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Harju lands a really nice looking cross but Einemo seems unphased.
Einemo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Harju uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Einemo.
Einemo thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Einemo misses.
Harju takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Einemo tries a low kick but Harju avoids it.
Einemo misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Einemo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Harju takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Einemo throws a body punch but Harju moves out of range.
Harju missing with a left hand there. Einemo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Einemo ducks under a wild hook from Harju.
Harju misses with a wild body shot.
Einemo tries to land a front kick but Harju steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harju throws a hook but Einemo avoids it easily.
Einemo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harju on the side of the head.
Harju throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arild Einemo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Einemo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harju.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harju.
Harju connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Einemo lands with a shot to the body.
Einemo throws a sloppy head kick and Harju moves out of range easily.
Harju scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Einemo doesn't seem bothered though.
Harju scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Einemo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Einemo just misses with a punch to the body.
Einemo throws a leg kick
and Harju counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harju forces Einemo back against the cage and clinches.
Harju lands with a light punch inside.
Harju has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Einemo after a bit of a struggle.
Einemo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harju's elbow.
Einemo taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Einemo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harju has a couple of punches blocked by Einemo.
A head punch on the inside from Harju fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Einemo fails to land.
Harju lands with a left to the head.
Harju misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Einemo can't find room to land a body shot as Harju controls the action.
A body shot lands from Harju.
Harju misses with the head strike.
Einemo is trying to break the clinch but Harju is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harju scores with a shot to the side of Einemo's head.
Einemo looking to slow down the pace here.
Harju stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kalju Harju will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Harju moves into range and connects with a jab.
Einemo with a jab.
Harju lands a glancing blow to the side of Einemo's head.
Einemo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Einemo leaves Harju with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Harju misses the shot to the body.
Einemo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harju is looking to clinch but Einemo is avoiding it.
Einemo scores with a nice strike.
Einemo misses with a low kick.
Einemo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Harju tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harju fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Einemo manages to avoid it.
Harju swings widly with a right hand
and Einemo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Einemo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Einemo connects with a high kick.
Einemo throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Einemo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harju looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That kick from Einemo tenderised Harju's leg. Harju is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harju does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Harju looks to land a left hand but Einemo moved out of range nicely.
Harju connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Einemo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Einemo slips under a jab.
Harju's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Einemo throws a leg kick but Harju sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Harju clinches up against the cage.
Harju pushes Einemo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harju has picked Einemo up - he's going for a ride! Harju dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harju trying to mount his opponent but Einemo defends it.
Harju trying to control the action but Einemo is working from the bottom.
Einemo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harju.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Einemo wants to improve his position but Harju is controlling well.
Harju tries to pass to full mount but Einemo defends it.
Harju not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harju controlling the action here.
Harju is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Einemo reverses the position - he's now on top in Harju's guard.
Arild Einemo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Einemo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harju is keeping the position for now.
Kalju Harju is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Einemo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Einemo pushing down on Harju's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Einemo thows a huge punch but Harju dodges it nicely.
Harju holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kalju Harju comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harju 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalju Harju!
During a confident post fight interview, Kalju Harju thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ville Paakkari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dias has chosen Caso Indefinido as his entrance music. Ville Paakkari is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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157 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ville Paakkari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcos Dias!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dias misses with a few strikes there.
Paakkari ducks right into an uppercut from Dias.
Dias takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dias chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Paakkari can pounce on him.
Paakkari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dias bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paakkari throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dias.
Dias lands a jab to the head.
Paakkari throws a body punch but Dias moves out of range.
Paakkari throws an overhand right that lands on Dias's shoulder, as Dias tries to avoid the shot.
Paakkari throws a hook but Dias blocks it.
Paakkari misses with a hook to the body
and Dias counters with a nice uppercut.
Dias wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Paakkari throws a sloppy head kick and Dias moves out of range easily.
Dias tries to bum rush Paakkari with a series of wild strikes but Paakkari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dias misses with a few strikes there.
Dias displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paakkari throws out the jab.
Paakkari lands with a cross.
Marcos Dias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paakkari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paakkari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dias throws out the jab.
Paakkari takes the fight into the clinch.
Dias tries to pull guard but Paakkari holds him up against the cage and eventually Dias drops back down to his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Paakkari.
Paakkari just leaning against Dias, taking a breather.
Dias tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Paakkari smiles and moves away.
Dias doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dias takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dias on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Paakkari. Paakkari obviously looking to wear him down.
Dias connects with a crisp jab.
Paakkari shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dias eats them both and turns towards Paakkari to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dias scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dias throws the left hand but Paakkari avoids the punch easily.
Paakkari moves forwards but Dias connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Paakkari pushes Dias up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Paakkari.
Dias tries to pull guard but Paakkari won't allow it.
Ville Paakkari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Dias.
Paakkari lands a nice elbow.
Dias jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Paakkari walks away with a smile on his face. Dias gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dias takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dias throws a series of punches but Paakkari moves out of range.
Dias fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paakkari manages to avoid it.
Crunch! Paakkari slams his shin into Dias's torso.
Dias misses with a straight right.
Dias connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Paakkari defending well as Dias loads up on a big left hand.
Paakkari scoring well with a low kick there.
Paakkari moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dias uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paakkari.
Jab from Paakkari.
Dias ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dias misses with a looping left.
Dias is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Paakkari had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Paakkari throws a jab but it's blocked by Dias.
Paakkari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No joy there for Dias, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dias moves out of range of the body kick.
Dias has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Paakkari finds it's way round the side to connect with Dias's head.
Paakkari tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dias is able to avoid easily.
Dias throws a sloppy body shot
and Paakkari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paakkari closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Paakkari lands a good knee to the midsection. Dias won't want to take too many of those.
Dias is trying to break the clinch but Paakkari is controlling him.
Paakkari lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dias tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Paakkari smiles and moves away.
Dias throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dias takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dias looks to land a combination but Paakkari avoids it well.
Paakkari lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dias throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dias jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donk. Dias catches Paakkari right on the button with a cross.
Paakkari throws a series of punches but Dias moves out of range.
Dias looks to land a combination but Paakkari avoids it well.
Dias avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paakkari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dias fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Paakkari on the side of the head.
Paakkari defending well as Dias loads up on a big left hand.
Dias swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ville Paakkari will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dias ducks under a wild hook from Paakkari.
Paakkari gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice body punch from Paakkari.
Paakkari landing knees to the head.
Dias tries to pull guard but Paakkari won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Paakkari.
Dias tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Paakkari smiles and moves away.
Dias blocks a head kick by Paakkari.
Paakkari lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Paakkari throws a big shot that misses.
Dias stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Paakkari.
Dias throws a hook to the side of Paakkari's head but Paakkari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paakkari takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dias connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paakkari manages to avoid it.
Dias throws a lazy right hand but Paakkari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paakkari scores with a one two! Dias had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dias lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Paakkari at a distance.
Paakkari gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Paakkari just leaning against Dias, taking a breather.
Dias is trying to break free.
Dias tries to break free but Paakkari pushes him back against the cage.
Paakkari landing knees to the head.
It looks like Marcos Dias has been cut.
Dias tries to pull guard but Paakkari holds him up against the cage and eventually Dias drops back down to his feet.
Ville Paakkari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Dias.
Paakkari gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dias wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dias being controlled against the cage.
Paakkari landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias is trying to pull guard but Paakkari has him pressed against the cage.
Paakkari lands with a short shot to the head.
Paakkari landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paakkari creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dias's defenses.
Nice body punch from Paakkari - that landed with a thud.
Dias takes an elbow to the temple.
Dias jumps guard but Paakkari turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Paakkari scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dias tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Paakkari smiles and moves away.
Paakkari takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Paakkari misses with a straight left.
Paakkari rushes Dias and presses him up against the cage.
Paakkari putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dias in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Paakkari just stands there and leans against the cage.
Paakkari digs a right hand into Dias's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dias's gas tank.
Paakkari is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dias is breathing heavily.
Paakkari lands a nice shot to the body.
Paakkari connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dias's face.
Dias tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ville Paakkari has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dias fails to pull guard.
Paakkari has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Paakkari unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dias lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Paakkari.
Paakkari landing knees to the body.
Dias takes an elbow to the temple.
Paakkari unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dias lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paakkari lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Paakkari working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dias takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Paakkari.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paakkari unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dias lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Paakkari lands a shot to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Paakkari obliges.
The referee is keeping an eye on Paakkari - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Paakkari lands a body punch.
Dias is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Paakkari to keep the fight standing.
A right hand to the body from Paakkari.
Paakkari unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dias wants to break the clinch but can't.
Paakkari lands a good knee to the midsection. Dias won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Paakkari obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paakkari landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Paakkari lands a knee to the head.
Paakkari unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Paakkari landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ville Paakkari dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcos Dias's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Paakkari instigates a clinch.
Paakkari gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Paakkari with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dias tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dias jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Paakkari walks away with a smile on his face. Dias gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Paakkari scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Paakkari instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Paakkari.
Paakkari landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dias tries to circle away but Paakkari has him pinned against the cage.
Paakkari lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dias takes an elbow to the forehead.
A body shot lands from Paakkari.
Paakkari landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dias takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A knee to the head by Paakkari.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dias tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Paakkari smiles and moves away.
Ville Paakkari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Dias.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Paakkari scores with a sloppy right hand. Dias should have avoided that one.
Paakkari lands with a straight right. Dias didn't see that one coming.
Dias takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Paakkari connects with a leg kick. Dias looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dias swings widly with a right hand
and Paakkari holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Paakkari lands a nice knee to the body.
Paakkari unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Paakkari slows down the pace here.
Paakkari pushes Dias back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Paakkari utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Paakkari landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Paakkari on the inside.
Paakkari lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Paakkari scores a nice knee to the body.
Dias tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Paakkari smiles and moves away.
Paakkari throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dias throws a hook but Paakkari avoids it easily.
Dias misses with a hook
and Paakkari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paakkari clinches with his opponent.
Paakkari is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Knees to the body from Paakkari.
Paakkari makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Paakkari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dias can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias tries to throw a body punch but Paakkari avoids it by throwing Dias back against the cage.
Dias jumps guard but Paakkari turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Paakkari gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Paakkari.
A right hook to the body lands for Paakkari.
Paakkari landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Paakkari obliges.
Dias tries to pull guard but Paakkari forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Marcos Dias has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paakkari gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dias takes an elbow to the temple.
Dias jumps guard but Paakkari turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dias takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Paakkari.
Dias fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Paakkari.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paakkari landing knees to the body.
Paakkari unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dias lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Paakkari scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dias takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Paakkari.
Ville Paakkari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paakkari with a knee to the head.
Paakkari crunches a lovely knee into Dias's ribcage.
Paakkari stalling the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paakkari lands a good knee to the midsection. Dias won't want to take too many of those.
Paakkari lands a knee to the head.
Paakkari landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Paakkari lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ville Paakkari showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Paakkari 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ville Paakkari!
In defeat, Marcos Dias stepped up to the mic, saying 'Good Fight man. I will be back soon.'.
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