LMS 45th War PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hayato Furingi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy South (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Furingi
vs
South

190 cm
27
220 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

195 cm
26
235 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hayato Furingi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tommy South!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oooooh!!! Furingi has knocked South down with a huge combo! Furingi steps away and waves a wobbly South back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Tommy South has been cut.

Furingi feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends South sprawling to the canvas! South rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Furingi finish him?!

South is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
South is looking to land body kicks.
A little feinted left hand from Furingi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
South is still on wobbly legs! Can Furingi finish him?
South ducks into an uppercut from Furingi and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hayato Furingi!
After the fight, Hayato Furingi was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Modnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Paddon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Modnar
vs
Paddon

168 cm
21
155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Conquer
Modern Wear Apparel

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elijah Modnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Paddon!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paddon throws out a leg kick but Modnar moves out of range and Paddon only half commits.
Paddon misses with a wild body shot.
Modnar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paddon.
Paddon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Modnar throws out the jab.
Modnar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Modnar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Modnar wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Modnar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paddon.
Paddon throws a hook but Modnar avoids it easily.
Modnar misses with a body shot
and Paddon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Modnar.
Paddon just misses with a punch to the body.
Modnar tries to counter with a takedown but Paddon is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paddon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Modnar slips a straight right by Paddon.
Modnar wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Paddon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Modnar.
Modnar drops down looking for a counter takedown but Paddon sprawls and moves away.
Modnar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Modnar scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Modnar scores with a head kick. Paddon tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Modnar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Paddon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paddon lands with a nice body punch.
Modnar takes one to the side of the head.
Paddon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Modnar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Paddon misses the jab.
Modnar drops down looking for a counter takedown but Paddon sprawls and moves away.
Modnar clobbers Paddon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Paddon lands with a good body shot.
Paddon lands with a hook. Modnar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
No joy there for Paddon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Modnar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paddon 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.
Modnar takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Paddon misses.
Paddon misses the jab.
Paddon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Paddon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paddon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Modnar. That did some damage!
Paddon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Modnar's head backwards.
Modnar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Paddon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Paddon.
Paddon moves out of range of the leg kick from Modnar.
A head kick misses from Modnar.
Paddon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd cheers as Paddon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Modnar doesn't seem phased though.
Paddon moves out of range as Modnar throws a body kick.
Paddon misses with the combination.
As Paddon tries to get set, Modnar tries to push him back and clinch up but Paddon manages to avoid the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paddon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paddon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Modnar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Paddon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Modnar.
Modnar moves out of range of the strikes.
Paddon missing with a left hand there. Modnar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paddon throws a body punch but Modnar moves out of range.
Paddon tried to score with a low kick but Modnar checks it.
Paddon connects with a nice looking jab.
Paddon throws a hook to the side of Modnar's head but Modnar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paddon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Modnar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Modnar checks a leg kick.
Modnar throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Modnar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Paddon's head backwards.
Paddon scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paddon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Modnar blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paddon misses with a straight left.
Paddon scores with a body shot.
Paddon slips under a jab.
Paddon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Modnar misses with a wild body shot.
Modnar misses the shot to the body.
Paddon throws a low kick but Modnar moves out of range easily.
Paddon is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Modnar had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Paddon throws a leg kick but Modnar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Paddon throws a leg kick but Modnar checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Paddon. That's going to slow Modnar down.
Paddon is looking to score with low kicks.
Modnar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Modnar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darren Paddon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Paddon misses the shot to the body.
Modnar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Paddon misses with a few strikes there.
Modnar tries to counter with a takedown but Paddon is quick to defend against it.
A jab lands there for Paddon.
Paddon just misses with a punch to the body.
Paddon walks into a left hand.
Modnar misses with a body kick.
Darren Paddon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Paddon misses its intended target.
Paddon cracks a nice hook into Modnar's ribs.
Modnar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Paddon - that will leave a mark!
Modnar lands a body shot.
Paddon is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Modnar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Modnar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paddon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Modnar scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Modnar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paddon misses with an uppercut.
Modnar lands with a nice body kick.
Paddon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Modnar. Modnar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Modnar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Paddon is looking to score with low kicks.
Modnar is looking to counter the offense by Paddon and move into the clinch.
A combination from Paddon does no damage.
Modnar tries to counter with a takedown but Paddon is quick to defend against it.
A big right from Paddon misses.
Paddon misses with a hook. Modnar ducked under it nicely.
Paddon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Paddon throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Modnar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Modnar.
Paddon swings wildly with an uppercut but Modnar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Modnar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Paddon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paddon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Modnar lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Modnar cracks Paddon with a nice body shot.
Paddon is breathing heavily.
Paddon takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Modnar gets through Paddon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Modnar lands a nice shot to the body.
Modnar lands a damaging elbow.
Modnar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Paddon.
Modnar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Modnar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Modnar blocks a body shot from Paddon.
Modnar lands a nice elbow.
A body shot lands from Modnar.
Modnar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Modnar lands a nice elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Paddon fails to land.
Modnar lands an elbow inside that Paddon shrugs off.
Modnar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Modnar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Modnar has Paddon pressed against the cage, preventing Paddon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Modnar lands a nice elbow.
Modnar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Paddon is trying to break the clinch but Modnar has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Modnar gets through Paddon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Modnar.
Modnar digs a right hand into Paddon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Paddon's gas tank.
Modnar lands with a light punch inside.
Modnar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Modnar lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Modnar.
Modnar lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Modnar as the two fighters clinch.
Modnar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Modnar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Paddon.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Modnar.
Modnar lands a body punch.
Modnar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paddon's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Modnar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Modnar lands an elbow that stopped Paddon in his tracks for a moment.
Modnar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Modnar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Paddon tries to throw a body punch but Modnar avoids it by throwing Paddon back against the cage.
Modnar lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Modnar as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Modnar.
Modnar pushes Paddon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Modnar lands a nice shot to the body.
Modnar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Modnar lands an elbow inside that Paddon shrugs off.
Paddon tries to circle away but Modnar has him pinned against the cage.
Modnar lands an elbow just above Paddon 's eye.
Modnar lands a nice elbow.
A short uppercut from Modnar.
Modnar lands with a light punch inside.
Modnar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paddon's defenses.
Modnar is working Paddon over against the cage.
Paddon struggles to land a body shot inside as Modnar controls his hands.
Modnar lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Modnar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paddon backwards.
Paddon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Modnar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Modnar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Modnar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Modnar - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elijah Modnar dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Paddon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Paddon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Modnar counters by moving into the clinch.
Modnar lands a damaging elbow.
Modnar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paddon's efforts to push away.
Modnar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Modnar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Modnar lands a nice shot to the body.
Modnar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Modnar scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Modnar.
Modnar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Paddon backwards.
Elijah Modnar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Modnar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Modnar.
Modnar lands with a left to the head.
Paddon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Modnar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Modnar.
Modnar lands with a left to the head.

Paddon is rocked!
Modnar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Modnar pushes Paddon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Modnar as the two fighters clinch.
Modnar lands an elbow that stopped Paddon in his tracks for a moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Modnar.
Modnar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paddons head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Modnar.
Modnar pushes Paddon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Modnar digs a right hand underneath Paddon's ribcage. Paddon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Modnar presses Paddon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Modnar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Modnar is working Paddon over against the cage.
Modnar works on Paddon's body with a couple of short punches.
Modnar lands an elbow inside that Paddon shrugs off.
Modnar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Paddon.
A left hand lands to the body for Modnar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Modnar lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Modnar.
A nice left hand lands by Modnar.
Modnar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Modnar lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Modnar.
Modnar works on Paddon's body with a couple of short punches.
Modnar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Paddon is still on wobbly legs! Can Modnar finish him?
Modnar lands with a left to the head.
Modnar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paddon seems to have recovered his senses.
Modnar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Modnar.
Modnar lands with a left to the head.
Modnar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paddons head.
A nice left hand lands by Modnar.
A short body shot lands from Modnar as the two fighters clinch.
Modnar digs a right hand underneath Paddon's ribcage. Paddon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Modnar pushes Paddon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Modnar cracks Paddon with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Modnar.
Still in the clinch, Modnar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Paddon takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Modnar.
Modnar lands a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Modnar lands a hook that snaps the head of Paddon backwards.
Modnar lands an elbow inside that Paddon shrugs off.
Modnar lands an elbow inside that Paddon shrugs off.
Modnar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paddon backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Modnar.
Modnar lands an elbow just above Paddon 's eye.
Modnar lands an elbow that stopped Paddon in his tracks for a moment.
Paddon working hard to break the clinch.
Modnar lands a shoulder strike.
Modnar pushes Paddon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Modnar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Paddon backwards.
Modnar is leaning against Paddon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Modnar digs a right hand underneath Paddon's ribcage. Paddon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Modnar lands with a light punch inside.
Modnar scores with a hook to the body.
Modnar scores with a shoulder strike.
Modnar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Modnar.
Modnar scores with a shoulder strike.
Modnar scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Modnar scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Modnar.
Modnar pushes Paddon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Modnar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Modnar lands with a short shot to the head.
Modnar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Modnar scores with a shot to the side of Paddon's head.
Modnar digs a right hand into Paddon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Paddon's gas tank.
Paddon takes an elbow to the temple.
Modnar lands a nice elbow.
Paddon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Modnar.
Modnar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Modnar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Modnar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paddons head.
Modnar cracks Paddon with a nice body shot.
Paddon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Modnar is working Paddon over against the cage.
Modnar creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Paddon's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Paddon drops to his knees and Modnar pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elijah Modnar!
A relieved looking Elijah Modnar 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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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Athan Stamatis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royler Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stamatis comes to the cage accompanied by Lose Yourself. Gracie has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stamatis
vs
Gracie

176 cm
37
184 lbs
54 - 27 - 0

225 cm
28
268 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

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 54 - 27 - 0, fighting out of New York, Athan Stamatis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Royler Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Gracie needs to keep his hands up - Stamatis had a free shot at his head there.
Stamatis lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
Gracie looks winded!
Stamatis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stamatis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stamatis lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A solid body kick from Stamatis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Stamatis cracks Gracie with an uppercut from hell and Gracie crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Stamatis's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stamatis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Stamatis distracts Gracie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stamatis stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stamatis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Stamatis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stamatis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Gracie is rocked!
Gracie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stamatis wants to stand but Gracie has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gracie is still in real trouble! Can Stamatis finish him?
Stamatis passes Gracie's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stamatis stalling.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice strikes from Stamatis there.
It looks like Stamatis is going to stand back up.
Stamatis 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.
Gracie taking some punishment here, with Stamatis in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis controlling the action here.
Stamatis working over Gracie with some ground and pound. Gracie looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Stamatis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stamatis lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Gracie quite badly. Gracie pulls Stamatis in close trying to recover. Stamatis postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Gracie on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Gracie doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Athan Stamatis!
In his post fight interview, Athan Stamatis started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitt Thrawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tired and clearly flustered, he entered the arena late and after a little discussion it was decided that the bout should take place.
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Riley and Mitt Thrawn. Riley's entrance music is Queen - It's A Hard Life. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Riley
vs
Thrawn

184 cm
34
188 lbs
27 - 12 - 2

165 cm
21
185 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Good gas tank

Sparta Fightware
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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 27 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Ronnie Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mitt Thrawn!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Riley manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Thrawn on his heels. He'll look to pass Thrawn's guard now, I'm sure.
Thrawn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Riley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Thrawn trying to keep a closed guard but Riley is proving a slippery customer.
Thrawn can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Riley controls the pace.
Thrawn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Riley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Riley advances to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Riley is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Riley is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrawn wants to control but Riley is keeping busy.
Riley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fighters are battling for position here. Thrawn manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Thrawn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thrawn looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riley passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Thrawn seems a little lost for a moment, as Riley dominates the positioning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Riley is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thrawn is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Thrawn is trying to get back to his feet.
Thrawn gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thrawn can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thrawn tries to reverse the position but Riley maintains control.
Riley landing punches.
Riley controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrawn wants to control but Riley is having none of it.
Thrawn tries to reverse the position but Riley maintains control.
Thrawn tries to buck Riley off but he can't manage it.
BOOM! Riley connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riley postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Thrawn looks a forlorn figure.
Thrawn can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Thrawn can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Riley controlling the position easily from mount.
Thrawn is working to get back to half guard.
Thrawn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Thrawn wants to control but Riley is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Riley controlling the pace for now.
Thrawn tries to lock up and control but Riley gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie Riley dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Thrawn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Riley moves away from the strike by Thrawn.
Thrawn throws a body shot but no joy.
Riley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Riley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thrawn dips to his left and cracks Riley with an uppercut!
Riley sizes up Thrawn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Riley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thrawn's sensitive parts.
Thrawn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riley tries a head kick but it misses.
Riley swings for the body but Thrawn moves out of range.
Riley with a nice cross.
Thrawn looks to land a right hand but Riley moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thrawn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Riley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Riley clobbers Thrawn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Riley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Riley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Riley!
Riley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thrawn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thrawn. Riley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thrawn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Riley catches Thrawn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A nice inside leg kick there by Riley. That's going to slow Thrawn down.
Riley staying out of range there.
Riley delivers a nice body kick.
Riley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Riley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thrawn on the side of the head.
Riley is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Thrawn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Riley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Riley scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thrawn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ronnie Riley is winning the standup battle so far.
Thrawn misses the jab.
Riley connects with a body shot that sends Thrawn's belly button to the back.
Riley throws a body shot but no joy.
Thrawn wants to counter with a clinch but Riley pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Riley.
Thrawn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riley lands a nice looking body kick.
Thrawn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thrawn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riley.
Riley moves away from the strike by Thrawn.
Thrawn digs a good hook to Riley's body.
Riley connects with a body shot.
Thrawn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Riley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thrawn scrambles back to his feet.
Riley lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Riley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thrawn.
Thrawn takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Riley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thrawn misses with a straight left.
Thrawn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Riley can pounce on him.
Riley throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Riley lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Thrawn takes a swing at Riley's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley slips a straight right by Thrawn.
Thrawn moves in looking to clinch but Riley pushes him off.
Riley seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A slow jab from Thrawn misses its intended target.
Riley throws a leg kick which misses Thrawn's front leg but catches the back leg as Thrawn tries to avoid it.
Thrawn is looking to clinch but Riley is avoiding it.
Riley darts in looking for a takedown but Thrawn gets double underhooks and turns Riley into the cage.
Thrawn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Riley can pounce on him.
Riley feints a jab promting Thrawn to slip. Riley then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Thrawn slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Riley scoring well with a low kick there.
Thrawn drops his hands momentarily and Riley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Riley scores with a hook to the body. Thrawn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Riley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thrawn looks to land a left hand but Riley moved out of range nicely.
Thrawn steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Riley. That one must have hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thrawn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thrawn there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrawn throws a body punch but Riley moves out of range.
Thrawn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jab from Riley.
Thrawn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riley feints and then cracks Thrawn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thrawn down.
The fighters circling - Thrawn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thrawn looks to land a left hand but Riley moved out of range nicely.
Riley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thrawn throws an overhand right that lands on Riley's shoulder, as Riley tries to avoid the shot.
Thrawn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Riley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riley lands with a shot to the body.
Thrawn avoids the head kick by Riley.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thrawn tries to clinch up.
Riley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Riley scores with a kick to the body.
Riley connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie Riley dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Riley tries a head kick but it misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Riley - that will leave a mark!
A nice leg kick lands there from Riley.
Jab by Riley.
Riley connects with a solid leg kick.
Riley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thrawn can do to turn this around?
Thrawn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thrawn tries to counter with a clinch but Riley shakes him off and moves away.
Thrawn misses the jab.

Riley clinches up with Thrawn and pushes him back against the cage.
Riley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thrawn backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Riley.
Riley scores a nice knee to the body.
Thrawn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thrawn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Riley lands a body punch.
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!
Riley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Riley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thrawn.
Riley lands a hook that snaps the head of Thrawn backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thrawn backwards.
Riley lands a right hand.
Thrawn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Riley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Mitt Thrawn has been cut.
Riley lands a nice uppercut.

Thrawn is rocked!
Riley goes for a takedown attempt but Thrawn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Thrawn is still on wobbly legs! Can Riley finish him?
Riley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Riley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thrawn seems to have recovered his senses.
Thrawn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riley manages to avoid it.
Riley is looking to counter the offense by Thrawn and move into the clinch.
Thrawn missing with a left hand there. Riley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Riley throws a leg kick which misses Thrawn's front leg but catches the back leg as Thrawn tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Riley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thrawn doesn't seem phased though.
Thrawn takes a swing at Riley's ribcage but misses.
Riley lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riley connects with a high kick.
Thrawn has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Riley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Riley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ronnie Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thrawn looks to score with a jab to the body but Riley is just out of range.
Thrawn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thrawn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thrawn is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Thrawn tries to clinch up.
Riley looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Thrawn throws an overhand right that lands on Riley's shoulder, as Riley tries to avoid the shot.
Riley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thrawn.
Thrawn just misses with a punch to the body.
Thrawn is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Thrawn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riley lands a head kick. Thrawn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Riley shoots in for a takedown but Thrawn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Riley punishes Thrawn's body with a nice straight punch.
Thrawn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Thrawn wants to clinch.
Riley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Riley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thrawn throws out the jab.
Thrawn throws a body punch but Riley moves out of range.
Riley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riley half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Thrawn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riley throwing a counter right hand but Thrawn manages to avoid it.
Thrawn avoids the body shot from Riley.
Thrawn tries to counter by closing the distance.
Riley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good leg kick by Riley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Riley connects with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Riley.
Riley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Riley pushes Thrawn away with a front kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thrawn. Riley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thrawn misses with a straight left.
Riley moves away from the strike by Thrawn.
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!
Riley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thrawn.
Thrawn takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Riley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thrawn.
Riley throws a nice outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Riley.
Thrawn misses with a wild body shot.

Thrawn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mitt Thrawn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Thrawn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Riley.
Riley lands a shoulder strike.
Riley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ronnie Riley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Riley.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riley landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right handed body shot lands from Riley.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronnie Riley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Riley 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie Riley!
Ronnie Riley managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Reaper Combatwear, into his post fight interview.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
67%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mustaffa Spliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Tarnowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarnowski is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hemp Gru - Sami swoi . Spliff has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Spliff
vs
Tarnowski

188 cm
36
185 lbs
44 - 48 - 0

179 cm
26
154 lbs
36 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 44 - 48 - 0, fighting out of London, Mustaffa Spliff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michal Tarnowski!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spliff is looking to clinch but Tarnowski is avoiding it.
Spliff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tarnowski.
Spliff wants to clinch up but Tarnowski keeps it at a distance.
Tarnowski delivers a nice body kick.
Spliff closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Spliff gets a clinch.
Spliff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spliff tries to work over Tarnowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Tarnowski ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tarnowski no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tarnowski looking for a guillotine here but Spliff defends easily.
Spliff wanted to stand there but Tarnowski had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarnowski pulls Spliff in close to prevent any damage.
Spliff is looking to stand up but Tarnowski won't let him.
Spliff preventing the sweep.
Spliff is looking to stand up but Tarnowski won't let him.
Tarnowski trying to keep a closed guard but Spliff is proving a slippery customer.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tarnowski is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Spliff takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Tarnowski.
Tarnowski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Spliff's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliff gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tarnowski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spliff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spliff moves out of range of the body kick from Tarnowski.
Tarnowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tarnowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spliff was well out of range. Poor timing from Tarnowski.
Tarnowski connects with a nice looking jab.
Spliff tries to clinch but Tarnowski moves out of range.
Spliff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tarnowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Tarnowski shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Spliff napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliff wants to get back to his feet.
Tarnowski postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

Tarnowski tries for a kimura but Spliff is defending well.
Spliff defending against the ground and pound.
Tarnowski connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Spliff some visible discomfort.
Tarnowski tries to score with some ground and pound. Spliff controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Tarnowski is putting a hurting on Spliff here, landing some big shots from side control.
Spliff wants to get back to his feet but Tarnowski drags him back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski trying to control the action but Spliff is working from the bottom.
Spliff on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tarnowski landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Spliff is pushing Tarnowski's head away, looking to escape. Tarnowski manages to hold on to the position though.
Tarnowski scores with punches from side control.
Spliff is pushing Tarnowski's head away, looking to escape. Tarnowski manages to hold on to the position though.
Spliff is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tarnowski connects with a decent elbow.
Spliff is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Tarnowski lands an elbow.
Spliff is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tarnowski tries to score with some ground and pound. Spliff controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michal Tarnowski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Spliff fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tarnowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Spliff is just out of range.

Spliff gets a clinch.
Tarnowski looking to stall.
Tarnowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Spliff misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Tarnowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tarnowski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spliff doesn't seem bothered though.
Spliff tries to clinch up but Tarnowski circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spliff is looking to clinch but Tarnowski is avoiding it.
Mustaffa Spliff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spliff tries to clinch there but Tarnowski circles away.
Good leg kick by Tarnowski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tarnowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Tarnowski.
Spliff is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spliff fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tarnowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Spliff.
Tarnowski throws a leg kick which misses Spliff's front leg but catches the back leg as Spliff tries to avoid it.
Spliff tries to clinch up.
Tarnowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spliff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tarnowski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Spliff is out of range and Tarnowski settles back down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tarnowski lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Spliff has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Spliff and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Spliff is looking to clinch but Tarnowski is avoiding it.
Tarnowski changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Spliff tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tarnowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tarnowski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spliff has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tarnowski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tarnowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spliff wants to clinch.
A good leg kick by Tarnowski.
Spliff tries to clinch up
and Tarnowski counters with a three punch combo that has Spliff backing up. Spliff nods at Tarnowski to acknowledge the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski misses the jab.
Tarnowski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Spliff backs up against the cage.
Spliff tries to clinch up but Tarnowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Tarnowski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Spliff moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tarnowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spliff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tarnowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Spliff tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tarnowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tarnowski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spliff's sensitive parts.
Tarnowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Spliff pinned against the cage. Spliff gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tarnowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Spliff wants to clinch up but Tarnowski keeps it at a distance.
Tarnowski tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tarnowski misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Spliff on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tarnowski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Michal Tarnowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spliff fails with an attempt to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tarnowski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spliff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tarnowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michal Tarnowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Spliff's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Spliff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spliff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tarnowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spliff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tarnowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tarnowski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tarnowski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Spliff tries to clinch up but Tarnowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Spliff is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spliff wants to clinch.
Spliff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tarnowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliff is looking to clinch.
Tarnowski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Spliff takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tarnowski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tarnowski throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tarnowski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Tarnowski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Spliff tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tarnowski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Spliff is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tarnowski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliff tries to clinch there but Tarnowski circles away.
Spliff is looking to clinch but Tarnowski is avoiding it.
Tarnowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mustaffa Spliff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tarnowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tarnowski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarnowski throws a leg kick which misses Spliff's front leg but catches the back leg as Spliff tries to avoid it.
Tarnowski tries to land a front kick but Spliff steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
As Tarnowski looks to move away, Spliff throws a big counter combo bu Tarnowski just gets out of the way.
Tarnowski clobbers Spliff with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Spliff tries to close the distance and clinch but Tarnowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And Tarnowski tries to counter it with a takedown but Spliff pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Spliff tries to clinch up
and Tarnowski counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski misses the shot to the body.
Spliff tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spliff is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mustaffa Spliff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spliff tries to clinch up but Tarnowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Tarnowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spliff was well out of range. Poor timing from Tarnowski.
Spliff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spliff throwing a counter right hand but Tarnowski manages to avoid it.
Tarnowski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spliff checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Spliff swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Spliff fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tarnowski scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Spliff.
Tarnowski lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tarnowski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Spliff is looking to clinch.
Spliff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tarnowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Michal Tarnowski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A left lands for Tarnowski.
Spliff takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Spliff tries to clinch up but Tarnowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Spliff moves in looking to clinch but Tarnowski pushes him off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tarnowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michal Tarnowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tarnowski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 24:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 24:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michal Tarnowski!
Michal Tarnowski decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.