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MMAHelsinki - 94 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matt Tomasello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Tomasello has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Tomasello !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurstr�m, Arvi Lind and Roosa J�rvil�inen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tomasello gets a takedown into half guard.
Cooper kicks off Tomasello and gets to his feet.
Cooper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tomasello moves away.
Cooper throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tomasello on the side of the head.
Tomasello scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooper throws a shot from downtown. Tomasello moves away and avoids it.
Cooper throws a right hand that misses
and Tomasello moves into the clinch.
Cooper stops a takedown attempt from Tomasello .
Tomasello is working for takedown but Cooper is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cooper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tomasello has him pressed against the cage.
Tomasello is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Tomasello . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tomasello gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Cooper regains guard.
Cooper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tomasello throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper wants to get back to his feet but Tomasello is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tomasello lands a couple of elbows.
Cooper has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Tomasello is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The referee calls for Tomasello to work.
Cooper tries to break the clinch but Tomasello is controlling the position.
Tomasello stalling the fight.
Cooper has had enough of the clinch but Tomasello keeps him there for the moment.
Cooper working hard to break the clinch.
Cooper is trying to break free.
Cooper tries to circle away but Tomasello has him pinned against the cage.
Cooper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tomasello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooper.
John Cooper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tomasello under the eye.
Nice straight punches there by Cooper. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cooper.
Tomasello shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cooper napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooper is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Tomasello throws a strike aimed at the side of Cooper's head but Cooper avoids it well.
Cooper prevents Tomasello from moving into mount.
An elbow from Tomasello crashes against the mat.
Tomasello prevents Cooper from escaping the position.
Cooper is not content to let Tomasello control the position.
Cooper felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is pushing Tomasello 's head away, looking to escape. Tomasello manages to hold on to the position though.
Tomasello wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cooper keeps working.
Tomasello throws an elbow but Cooper slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cooper is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cooper bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tomasello 's head backwards.
Cooper moves out of range of the strikes.
Cooper swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tomasello throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Cooper on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomasello closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tomasello lands in his opponent's guard.
Tomasello throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cooper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cooper is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tomasello is controlling him.
Tomasello distracts Cooper with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cooper wants to stand but Tomasello is controlling the position.
Tomasello with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cooper wants to stand but Tomasello is controlling the position.
Tomasello wants to control from the top but Cooper keeps moving.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Cooper will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Cooper.
Cooper misses with a combination
and Tomasello counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tomasello gets a takedown into half guard.
Cooper is trying to stand back up but Tomasello is controlling him
Cooper is refusing to be controlled, as Tomasello sits in half guard.
Cooper blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tomasello .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomasello seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tomasello 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.
Cooper has one foot on Tomasello 's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomasello swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cooper counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cooper scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tomasello doesn't seem bothered though.
Tomasello ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cooper uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cooper misses with a looping right.
Tomasello fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cooper swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tomasello tries to clinch but Cooper moves out of range.
Cooper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cooper misses with the combination.
Cooper walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tomasello scores with a body shot.
John Cooper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cooper takes a swing at Tomasello 's ribcage but misses.
John Cooper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tomasello misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomasello looks for a takedown but Cooper sprawls well.
Tomasello dodges the punch combination from Cooper.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooper tries to keep at a distance but Tomasello has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cooper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tomasello .
Cooper controlling the action here for a moment.
Tomasello can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Tomasello . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tomasello misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooper wants to break free but Tomasello has control.
Tomasello goes for a takedown attempt but Cooper pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tomasello shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tomasello was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cooper explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper swings for the body but Tomasello moves out of range.
Tomasello changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cooper tries to avoid it but Tomasello manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cooper to the ground. Cooper escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cooper lands a body shot.
Cooper throws a right and a left that Tomasello avoids nicely.
Tomasello throwing a counter right hand but Cooper manages to avoid it.
Cooper misses with a two punch combination.
Cooper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tomasello .
Cooper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tomasello gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cooper breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Cooper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cooper moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tomasello .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lands a lovely overhand right.
Cooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooper misses with a straight right.
Tomasello misses the shot to the body.
Tomasello fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cooper tries to counter with a clinch but Tomasello shakes him off and moves away.
A big right from Tomasello misses.
Tomasello looks to land a combination but Cooper avoids it well.
Cooper slips a jab and a cross from Tomasello .
Cooper goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tomasello misses the shot to the body.
Cooper scores with a hook.
Tomasello walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cooper drops Tomasello with a left and a right! Oh, Tomasello is hurt - Cooper dives into side control looking to finish!
Tomasello is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tomasello tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cooper wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Oh Tomasello is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cooper working the head and body with strikes.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
John Cooper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cooper swinging wildly here.
A punch lands to the side of Tomasello 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tomasello gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Cooper gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Cooper!
After winning the bout, John Cooper thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Spanky Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Draven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edgar's entrance music is Kick In The Door. A fine choice. Draven has chosen Dead Souls as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spanky Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Draven!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draven wants to slow Edgar down by chopping away at his legs.
Draven dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Edgar. That did some damage!
A jab from Edgar finds it's way through Draven's defenses.
Nice sprawl there from Draven as Edgar shoots in.
Edgar takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Eric Draven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draven ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Edgar has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Edgar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Draven.
Edgar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Draven.
Edgar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Draven.
Edgar scores with a nice head shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Draven.
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!
Edgar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Draven.
Edgar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Draven stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Draven thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Edgar if he has to take too many more of those.
Edgar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Edgar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Draven.
A head kick misses from Draven.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Draven 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Edgar throws a shot to the body.
Draven explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
An inside leg kick lands from Draven.
Eric Draven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Draven ducks under a wild hook from Edgar.
Edgar takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Edgar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Draven.
Draven lands a nice looking kick to the body. Edgar takes a step back to recover.
Draven lands a nice looking kick to the body. Edgar takes a step back to recover.
Draven stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Draven wants it to stay on the feet.
Edgar will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Draven stuns Edgar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edgar tries to clinch up.
Draven scores with a head kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Draven.
Edgar is breathing heavily.
Edgar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Draven lands with a thumping leg kick.
Draven wants to clinch up but Edgar keeps it at a distance.
Edgar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Draven lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Draven scores with a push kick.
Edgar throws a poor cross that misses
and Draven makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Edgar really felt that one!
Draven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Edgar takes one on the button.
Edgar throws an overhand right that lands on Draven's shoulder, as Draven tries to avoid the shot.
Edgar lands a jab to Draven's midsection.
Edgar takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Draven.
Draven throws a body punch but Edgar moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Draven!
Edgar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Draven.
A looping hook to the body misses from Draven. Edgar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Draven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Draven avoids the body shot from Edgar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Draven lands a right hook to the body.
Edgar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Draven.
Draven steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Edgar.
Draven follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Edgar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Draven lands a front kick.
Crunch! Draven slams his shin into Edgar's torso.
Edgar moves in looking to clinch but Draven pushes him off.
Edgar takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Spanky Edgar has been cut.
Edgar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Draven.
Edgar shoots for a double leg takedown but Draven sprawls well. He's pushed Edgar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Draven counters with a body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spanky Edgar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edgar misses with a wild body shot.
Draven scores with a spinning back kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draven throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Draven pushes Edgar away with a front kick.
Draven scores with a head kick.
Draven moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven misses the shot to the body.
Edgar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Draven. Draven obviously looking to wear him down.
Draven connects with the punch.
Edgar is rocked!
Edgar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Draven.
Edgar is looking to counter punch.
Draven lands a leg kick that knocks Edgar off balance momentarily.
Edgar misses with a hook.
Edgar looks to land a left hand but Draven moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Draven misses the target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Draven.
A chopping leg kick lands by Draven.
Draven lands a nice looking kick to the body. Edgar takes a step back to recover.
A nice inside leg kick there by Draven. That's going to slow Edgar down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Draven tries a head kick but it misses.
Edgar avoids the head kick by Draven.
Edgar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Edgar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Draven dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Spanky Edgar's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Draven scores with a shot to the body.
A left lands for Edgar.
Draven scores with a jab to the body.
Draven blocks a jab.
Draven misses with a wild body shot.
Draven throws a leg kick which misses Edgar's front leg but catches the back leg as Edgar tries to avoid it.
Draven has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Draven blocks a low kick nicely.
Edgar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Draven.
A telegraphed right hand from Draven misses the target.
Edgar tries to counter with a takedown but Draven is quick to defend against it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Draven!
Draven misses the shot to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Edgar might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Edgar throws an overhand right that lands on Draven's shoulder, as Draven tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Draven avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Draven has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Draven lands with a right hand.
Draven throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Edgar.
Oh Edgar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Draven is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Edgar rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edgar tries for a takedown but Draven sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven tries to clinch up.
Edgar seems to have got his legs back now.
Edgar misses with a hook.
Draven lands a big head kick that sends Edgar tumbling to the mat! Draven takes a step backwards and waves Edgar back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Draven closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Edgar! Draven dives in looking to finish! Edgar is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Draven!
After winning the bout, Eric Draven thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gary Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Kravichenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Day comes into the arena with Last minute - Great day to choke you out blaring out of the sound system. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oleg Kravichenko!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kravichenko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kravichenko throws a good cross that connects.
Kravichenko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Day at a distance.
Day slips under a jab.
A combination from Kravichenko does no damage.
Kravichenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Day.
Kravichenko throws a hook but Day avoids it easily.
Day tries to work over Kravichenko's front leg with a kick but Kravichenko checks it.
Kravichenko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Day backs up against the cage.
Day throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kravichenko clobbers Day with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Day misses with a body kick.
Kravichenko throws a shot from downtown. Day moves away and avoids it.
Kravichenko digs a good body shot into Day's ribs.
Kravichenko jabs Day right on the nose. Day blinks but takes it well.
Kravichenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Day.
Kravichenko misses with a double jab.
Day takes a swing at Kravichenko's ribcage but misses.
Kravichenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day moves away from the strike by Kravichenko.
Day swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kravichenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Day throws a looping overhand right but Kravichenko ducks down to avoid it.
Day misses with a body shot.
Kravichenko throws a right hand that Day ducks under and follows up with a left that Day also avoids with ease.
Day throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kravichenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kravichenko has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Day.
Day fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kravichenko manages to avoid it.
Kravichenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Day misses with a looping left.
Nice body kick there by Day.
Day punishes Kravichenko's body with a nice straight punch.
Day thumps Kravichenko with a low kick.
Day throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kravichenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Kravichenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Day.
Nice uppercut lands for Kravichenko. That snapped Day's head back.
Good leg kick by Day there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day looks to score with a jab to the body but Kravichenko is just out of range.
Kravichenko 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.
Day throws a leg kick but Kravichenko moved away.
Kravichenko misses with the combination.
Day scores with a leg kick.
Day on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kravichenko throws a jab when Day was well out of range.
Kravichenko has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Day is looking to chop away at Kravichenko's legs.
Kravichenko connects with a body shot.
Day on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kravichenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Kravichenko tries to get set, Day tries to push him back and clinch up but Kravichenko manages to avoid the attempt.
Day stuns Kravichenko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Day scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kravichenko doesn't seem bothered though.
Kravichenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Day was well out of range. Poor timing from Kravichenko.
Day is looking to wear down Kravichenko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Day takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kravichenko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kravichenko wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kravichenko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Day slips under a jab.
Kravichenko is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Day had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into p�t�.
Day staying out of range there.
Day throws a nice inside leg kick.
Day keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kravichenko.
Day bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kravichenko jabs at Day's body.
Day scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kravichenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kravichenko misses with a right hand
and Day counters with a straight right hand.
Day moves out of range as Kravichenko strikes.
Kravichenko throws a body punch but Day moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Day misses the target.
Kravichenko scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kravichenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Day attempts a counter takedown but Kravichenko avoids it well and moves away.
Kravichenko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A lazy left from Day finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kravichenko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Day.
A swing and a miss from Kravichenko.
Kravichenko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Day looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Day misses with a hook. Kravichenko ducked under it nicely.
Kravichenko takes a swing at Day's ribcage but misses.
Day moves away from the strike by Kravichenko.
Day doesn't manage to clinch there - Kravichenko circles away.
Kravichenko scores with a hook to the body. Day takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Day throws a head kick but Kravichenko moves out of range.
Day throws a jab when Kravichenko was well out of range.
Day staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kravichenko throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kravichenko misses the jab.
Kravichenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Day connects with an inside leg kick.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Kravichenko dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Day moves out of range of the strikes.
Day appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Day slips under a jab.
Day misses with a two punch combination.
Kravichenko now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Oleg Kravichenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Day scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice shot by Kravichenko.
Kravichenko misses with an uppercut. Day saw that one coming.
Day lands a head kick. Kravichenko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kravichenko throws a shot to the body.
Kravichenko misses the body punch
and Day counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kravichenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Day tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Day lands a nice uppercut.
Kravichenko is trying to force a seperation but Day has the dominant position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Day.
Day pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kravichenko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Day counters with an inside leg kick.
Jab from Day.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kravichenko.
Day tries to score with a low kick but Kravichenko moves his leg out of the way.
It seemed like Kravichenko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kravichenko misses with an uppercut.
Kravichenko cracks Day with an open hand slap.
A punch combination from Kravichenko misses.
Kravichenko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Day throws a hook to the side of Kravichenko's head but Kravichenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Day throws a looping overhand right but Kravichenko ducks down to avoid it.
Kravichenko moves away from the strike by Day.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kravichenko! But no joy.
Kravichenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Kravichenko cracks Day with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Day misses with a looping right.
A big left from Day misses.
Kravichenko blocks a head kick by Day.
Kravichenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Day throwing a counter right hand but Kravichenko manages to avoid it.
Kravichenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Day.
Kravichenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kravichenko misses the shot to the body.
Day drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kravichenko sprawls and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Kravichenko. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Day walks into a stiff left hand from Kravichenko.
Day slips a jab from Kravichenko.
Kravichenko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Day.
Kravichenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Day lands a nice looking body shot.
Day shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kravichenko defends it nicely.
Kravichenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Day keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kravichenko.
Kravichenko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Day stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Day swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kravichenko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kravichenko throws a shot from downtown. Day moves away and avoids it.
Day looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day misses with a right hand
and Kravichenko counters with a one-two to the body.
It looks like Gary Day has been cut.
Day cracks Kravichenko with a right hand to the side of the head.
Day slips under a jab from Kravichenko.
Day keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kravichenko.
Kravichenko misses with a hook.
Day uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kravichenko.
Day fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kravichenko just manages to avoid it.
Day moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Day scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Day. Kravichenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kravichenko takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Day keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Day was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Day throws a body punch but Kravichenko moves out of range.
Day uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kravichenko.
Kravichenko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Day.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kravichenko loads up on a big right hand but Day slips the punch.
Day scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kravichenko takes a kick to the side of the head.
Day swinging wildly here.
Kravichenko throws a counter combo.
Kravichenko misses with the combination.
Day moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oleg Kravichenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Day lands with a hook. Kravichenko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Day gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kravichenko.
A solid leg kick lands there for Day.
Day slips under a jab.
Kravichenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Day.
Kravichenko doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Day ducks under a wild hook from Kravichenko.
A big left from Kravichenko misses.
Kravichenko misses with an uppercut.
Day takes a swing at Kravichenko's ribcage but misses.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Oleg Kravichenko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gary Day's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Day throws a head kick but Kravichenko moves out of range.
Kravichenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Day.
Kravichenko swinging wildly here.
Day slips a jab and a cross from Kravichenko.
Kravichenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Day cracks the inside of Kravichenko's front leg.
A shot to the liver by Day. Beautiful body shot.
Kravichenko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Day makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kravichenko throws the left hand but Day avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Day.
Day scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kravichenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Day chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good standup being displayed there by Kravichenko as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Day misses with a left hand
and Kravichenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kravichenko.
Kravichenko throws a hook to the side of Day's head but Day sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Day takes a swing at Kravichenko's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Day.
Kravichenko looks to land a left hand but Day moved out of range nicely.
Day looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kravichenko lands with a nice body punch.
Day bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kravichenko swings for the body but Day moves out of range.
Kravichenko avoids the head kick by Day.
Kravichenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Day looks for the body kick but Kravichenko saw that one coming.
Kravichenko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Day moves in looking to clinch but Kravichenko pushes him off.
Kravichenko has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Day.
A nice inside leg kick there by Day. That's going to slow Kravichenko down.
Day chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kravichenko misses with a hook to the body
and Day moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day misses with a body punch.
Day lands a body shot in the clinch.
Day can't find room to land a body shot as Kravichenko controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Day creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Day changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kravichenko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kravichenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Day.
Day fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kravichenko manages to avoid it.
Kravichenko lands with a shot to the body.
Day lands a high kick!
Kravichenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Day.
Day ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kravichenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Day gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Day clinches up with Kravichenko and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Day fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Day fails to land.
Kravichenko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Day has him pressed against the cage.
Day tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kravichenko just stands there and leans against the cage.
Day lands with a light punch inside.
Day prevents Kravichenko from breaking the clinch.
Day presses Kravichenko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gary Day has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Day has Kravichenko pressed against the cage, preventing Kravichenko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Day is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Day. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Day working aggressively here.
Kravichenko is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Day goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Day misses with a body punch.
Kravichenko is trying to break the clinch but Day is controlling him.
Kravichenko wants to get back to striking at distance but Day won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Day fails to land.
Kravichenko can't break the clinch.
Kravichenko misses with a body punch.
Day swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kravichenko tries to break the clinch but Day is controlling the position.
Day breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Day tries to score with a low kick but Kravichenko moves his leg out of the way.
Day scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kravichenko doesn't seem bothered though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Day showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kravichenko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mad Dog Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grimes has chosen "Cyanide" by Metallica as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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190 lbs
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195 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mad Dog Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Grimes!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurstr�m.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimes dips to his left and cracks Dog Iii with an uppercut!
Grimes throws out a powerful jab.
Dog Iii just misses with a punch to the body.
Grimes has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Grimes lands a jab to Dog Iii's midsection.
Grimes swings for the body but Dog Iii moves out of range.
Dog Iii takes one to the side of the head.
Grimes throws a hook but Dog Iii avoids it easily.
Dog Iii moves out of range of the strikes.
Dog Iii scores with a jab. Grimes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Brian Grimes has been cut.
Dog Iii lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grimes's sensitive parts.
Grimes takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dog Iii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grimes.
Dog Iii misses with a hook.
Dog Iii thuds his right hand into Grimes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Grimes scores with a jab to the body.
Dog Iii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grimes lands an overhand right.
A jab from Grimes misses.
Dog Iii is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dog Iii.
Brian Grimes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog Iii throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grimes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dog Iii thinking.
Dog Iii slips under a jab from Grimes.
Grimes looks to land a right hand but Dog Iii moved out of range.
Dog Iii is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dog Iii is looking to slow Grimes down with leg kicks.
Grimes looks to score with a jab to the body but Dog Iii is just out of range.
Grimes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dog Iii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dog Iii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimes.
Dog Iii fails to land with a series of punches.
Dog Iii pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grimes is out of range and Dog Iii settles back down.
Grimes misses with an uppercut. Dog Iii saw that one coming.
Dog Iii throws a front kick aimed at Grimes's knee but Grimes avoids it well.
Grimes throws a body shot but no joy.
Dog Iii went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dog Iii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grimes throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grimes. Dog Iii does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grimes.
Dog Iii scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grimes throws a jab when Dog Iii was well out of range.
Grimes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dog Iii blocks a jab.
Grimes thuds a left hand into Dog Iii's body.
Dog Iii avoids the body shot from Grimes.
Grimes throws a big shot that misses.
Dog Iii scores with a jab.
Grimes misses with a shot to the body
and Dog Iii counters with a solid body kick.
Dog Iii bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dog Iii shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Grimes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grimes throws a right hand that misses
and Dog Iii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grimes is rocked!
Dog Iii tries to work over Grimes's front leg with a kick but Grimes checks it.
Dog Iii is looking to score with low kicks.
Dog Iii feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grimes's calf.
Grimes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grimes throws a jab but it's blocked by Dog Iii.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog Iii dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grimes. That did some damage!
Grimes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dog Iii throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grimes swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dog Iii misses with a body shot.
Dog Iii looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grimes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grimes takes a swing at Dog Iii's ribcage but misses.
Grimes looks to score with a jab to the body but Dog Iii is just out of range.
Dog Iii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grimes.
Dog Iii looks to throw the jab but Grimes is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grimes. Dog Iii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dog Iii half committed to a counter leg kick.
Grimes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grimes missing with a left hand there. Dog Iii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dog Iii misses with a hook. Grimes ducked under it nicely.
Dog Iii's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dog Iii duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog Iii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dog Iii throws a head kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dog Iii tries to land a leg kick but Grimes saw it coming and moves away.
Dog Iii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grimes throws an off balance right hand
and Dog Iii counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Dog Iii has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Dog Iii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grimes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dog Iii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grimes moves away.
Grimes throws a poor cross that misses
and Dog Iii counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Dog Iii throws a lazy right hand but Grimes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dog Iii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dog Iii is looking to counter with a body kick.
Grimes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grimes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Both fighters circling a little - Dog Iii finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dog Iii scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dog Iii throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dog Iii looks to throw the jab but Grimes is out of range.
Dog Iii tests Grimes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dog Iii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mad Dog Iii dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Grimes's cut.
That's time! Dog Iii's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dog Iii listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dog Iii scores with a nice head shot.
Grimes looks to score with a jab to the body but Dog Iii is just out of range.
A big left from Dog Iii misses.
Grimes misses with a looping left.
Grimes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dog Iii.
Dog Iii is looking to slow Grimes down with leg kicks.
Dog Iii throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grimes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grimes moves out of range of the body kick.
Grimes swings for the body but Dog Iii moves out of range.
Dog Iii slips under a jab from Grimes.
Grimes looks to land a right hand but Dog Iii moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Grimes misses.
Good leg kick by Dog Iii there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dog Iii staying out of range there.
It looked like Dog Iii was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Grimes.
Grimes misses the shot to the body.
Dog Iii is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog Iii ducks under a wild hook from Grimes.
An inside leg kick lands from Dog Iii.
Grimes missing with a left hand there. Dog Iii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mad Dog Iii is winning the standup battle so far.
Dog Iii moves into range and connects with a jab.
Grimes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dog Iii throws a body punch but Grimes moves out of range.
Grimes misses with a hook
and Dog Iii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Grimes. Dog Iii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dog Iii throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grimes on the side of the head.
Dog Iii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grimes.
Dog Iii is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Grimes slips a straight right by Dog Iii.
Grimes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dog Iii lets loose with a powerful body kick. Grimes will feel that in the morning.
Dog Iii moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grimes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dog Iii.
Grimes swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Dog Iii to counter with a crisp jab.
Grimes is still on wobbly legs! Can Dog Iii finish him?
Grimes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dog Iii to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog Iii throws a series of punches but Grimes avoids them all with ease.
Dog Iii moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Grimes seems to have recovered his senses.
A big left from Grimes misses.
Grimes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dog Iii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grimes can do to turn this around?
Grimes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dog Iii counters with a nice leg kick.
Grimes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grimes misses with a body shot.
Grimes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dog Iii moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grimes throws a body punch but Dog Iii moves out of range.
Dog Iii fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grimes.
Grimes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dog Iii manages to avoid it.
Grimes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dog Iii connects with a leg kick. Grimes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dog Iii thumps Grimes with a low kick.
Grimes moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grimes misses the jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grimes throws an off balance right hand
and Dog Iii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dog Iii will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Grimes throws out a counter right but Dog Iii avoids it with no problem.
Dog Iii looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dog Iii takes one to the side of the head.
Grimes throws a right hand that misses
and Dog Iii counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dog Iii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dog Iii pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dog Iii throws a hook but Grimes blocks it.
Grimes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dog Iii moves away.
Dog Iii was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dog Iii lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Grimes might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dog Iii has got the better of the exchanges.
Dog Iii changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Grimes misses with a lunging right hand
and Dog Iii counters with an inside leg kick.
Grimes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dog Iii stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grimes is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grimes throws a hook to the side of Dog Iii's head but Dog Iii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dog Iii.
Grimes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dog Iii fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dog Iii blocks a jab.
Grimes throws a body punch but Dog Iii moves out of range.
Grimes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dog Iii takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Grimes thuds his right hand into Dog Iii's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dog Iii connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grimes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dog Iii.
Grimes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A clash of legs there as Grimes blocks the low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dog Iii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grimes.
Dog Iii throws a shot from downtown. Grimes moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Grimes misses.
Grimes throws the left hand but Dog Iii avoids the punch easily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mad Dog Iii dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brian Grimes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dog Iii catches Grimes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice shot by Dog Iii.
Grimes's corner calls for a 1-2. Grimes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dog Iii bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grimes's head backwards.
Grimes misses with a looping right.
Grimes misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Grimes misses its intended target.
Dog Iii misses with a hook.
Dog Iii ducks under a wild hook from Grimes.
Grimes throws a looping overhand right but Dog Iii ducks down to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grimes.
Grimes scores with a jab to the body.
Grimes walks into a stiff left hand from Dog Iii.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dog Iii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grimes misses with a body shot.
Dog Iii throws a jab when Grimes was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes just misses with a punch to the body.
Dog Iii drops Grimes with a beautiful combination! Grimes stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dog Iii is looking for the KO!
Grimes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
BOOM! Dog Iii lands a beautiful left hook that drops Grimes. Grimes tries to recover but Dog Iii is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Grimes lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mad Dog Iii!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorma Joukahainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Lambert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lambert has chosen Aaron Lewis - Country Boy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
220 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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24
212 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Great elbows
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jorma Joukahainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Lambert!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lambert gets the takedown into side control.
Lambert thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lambert scores with punches from side control.
Joukahainen is not content to let Lambert control the position.
Joukahainen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Joukahainen trying to hold on to Lambert's head to control him but Lambert postures up.
Lambert has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lambert wants to pass to mount but Joukahainen is defending the position.
Lambert lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joukahainen is concentrating on defense, preventing Lambert from advancing position.
Lambert seems to be working for a kimura but Joukahainen defends the submission attempt.
Lambert sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Joukahainen defending well though.
Joukahainen wants to control but Lambert is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lambert working Joukahainen over with strikes.
Lambert takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lambert looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Joukahainen trying to control but Lambert postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambert landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Joukahainen trying to control but Lambert postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lambert lands a nice short elbow.
Lambert throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lambert is trying to control the action in half guard but Joukahainen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lambert is looking for a kimura here.
Lambert looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joukahainen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lambert.
Joukahainen taking some punishment here, with Lambert in his half guard.
Lambert sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Joukahainen is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Lambert jumps into side control!
A lull in the action here as Lambert stalls from top position.
Joukahainen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Joukahainen gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joukahainen wants to get back to full guard but Lambert has mounted him!
Joukahainen can't escape the position.
Lambert working the ground and pound effectively.
Lambert with the ground and pound from mount.
Joukahainen working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joukahainen is in a horrible position here. Lambert smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
It looks like Jorma Joukahainen has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lambert drops a big elbow. That's hurt Joukahainen! More shots from Lambert and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Lambert!
Mike Lambert decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hello Bay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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27
300 lbs
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260 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hello Bay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruno Brown!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnem�ki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bay tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Bay misses with a takedown attempt
and Brown counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bay shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brown defends it nicely.
Bay has been working on his balance at CT + BJJ & Wrestling sparring gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Brown.
Bay scores with a takedown into Brown's guard.
Bay trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bay with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bay throws an elbow that misses. Brown uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bay's guard. Nice move by Brown!
Brown won't allow Bay to get back to his feet.
Brown stands up and waves to Bay to follow him.
Bay takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bay misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hello Bay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bay changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brown tries to avoid it but Bay manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brown to the ground. Brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bay moves forwards but Brown connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brown darts in and clinches Bay up against the cage.
Brown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bay has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Bay lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Bay throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Bay swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
Bay is breathing heavily.
Bay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bay.
A hook to the body from Brown.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Brown pushes Bay back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Brown.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of Bay's head.
Brown lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown lands a right hand.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Bay backwards.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
Brown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bay takes a shot to the head.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of Bay's head.
Bay is rocked!
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bay backwards.
Oh Bay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown lands with a left to the head.
Bay seems to have got his legs back now.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.
Brown pushes Bay back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Brown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Brown.
Brown has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bay seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Brown can turn it around.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brown lands with a left to the head.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.
Brown digs a right hand underneath Bay's ribcage. Bay let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brown is working Bay over against the cage.
Brown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Brown.
Brown drops Bay onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Bay is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brown creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Bay with a big uppercut! Bay tries to clinch up but Brown pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Bay to the mat! Bay covers up and Brown unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bruno Brown!
Bruno Brown thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Gardenia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Gravano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eli Gardenia has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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222 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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223 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Eli Gardenia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Sammy Gravano!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnem�ki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gardenia throws a body shot but no joy.
Gardenia connects with the punch.
Gardenia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gravano.
Gravano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gravano tries to score with a low kick but Gardenia moves his leg out of the way.
Gardenia cracks Gravano with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gravano ducks right into an uppercut from Gardenia.
Gardenia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gravano.
Gardenia throws a big counter combination but Gravano scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gardenia throws a body punch but Gravano moves out of range.
Gardenia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gravano drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
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!
Gravano throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gardenia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gravano is looking to work some ground and pound but Gardenia has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gravano cracks Gardenia with a solid left hand.
Gardenia wants to sweep here but Gravano controlling him for the moment.
Gardenia wants to get back to his feet but Gravano is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravano slips nicely into half guard.
Gardenia trying to hold on to Gravano's head to control him but Gravano postures up.
Gravano throwing shots but Gardenia is blocking nicely.
Gravano tries to pass to full mount but Gardenia defends it.
Gravano trying to control from Gardenia's half guard. Gardenia has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Gravano throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gardenia wants to stand up but Gravano is controlling him.
Gravano wants to control from the top but Gardenia keeps moving.
Gravano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gardenia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gravano is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gardenia keeping moving, preventing Gravano from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gravano takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gardenia moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gardenia lands a nice hook to Gravano's body. Gravano takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardenia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gravano was well out of range. Poor timing from Gardenia.
Gardenia tests Gravano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gravano takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gravano tries to bum rush Gardenia with a series of wild strikes but Gardenia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice uppercut there from Gardenia.
Gravano on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've been told by Gardenia's head coaches at London MMA Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gardenia misses with a straight left.
Gardenia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice cross by Gardenia.
A telegraphed right hand from Gardenia misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Gravano.
Gardenia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gravano circles away quickly and effectively.
Gravano walks into a stiff left hand from Gardenia.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gravano throws the left hand but Gardenia avoids the punch easily.
Gardenia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gravano moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravano with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gardenia counters with a stiff right hand.
Gardenia looks to score with a jab to the body but Gravano is just out of range.
Gardenia lands with a right hand.
Gardenia looks to score with a jab to the body but Gravano is just out of range.
Gardenia throws a body shot but no joy.
Gravano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gardenia.
Gravano misses with a low kick.
Gardenia just misses with a punch to the body.
Gravano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gardenia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gardenia misses with a hook.
Gardenia looks to throw the jab but Gravano is out of range.
Eli Gardenia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good standup being displayed there by Gardenia as he connects with a hook.
A left lands for Gardenia.
Gravano tests Gardenia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gardenia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gravano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Gardenia dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gardenia jabs at Gravano's body.
Gardenia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gardenia scores with a body shot.
Gravano shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gardenia but Gardenia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gravano throws a combination that misses
and Gardenia counters with a nice uppercut.
Gravano swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gardenia counters with a nice uppercut.
Gravano has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gardenia finds it's way round the side to connect with Gravano's head.
Gravano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gardenia throws a body punch but Gravano moves out of range.
Gardenia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gravano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gravano looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gardenia stuns Gravano with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gardenia scores with a nice head shot.
Gardenia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gravano misses with a leg kick.
Gardenia jabs Gravano right on the nose. Gravano blinks but takes it well.
Gravano has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardenia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gardenia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gravano moves away.
Gravano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gardenia throws out the jab.
Eli Gardenia is winning the standup battle so far.
Gravano tries to close the distance and clinch but Gardenia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gravano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gardenia.
Gardenia digs a good body shot into Gravano's ribs.
Gravano misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gardenia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gardenia listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gravano throws a hook but Gardenia blocks it.
Gardenia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gardenia just misses with a punch to the body.
Gravano moves away from the strike by Gardenia.
Gardenia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gravano looks for the body kick but Gardenia saw that one coming.
Gravano fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardenia slips under a jab from Gravano.
Gravano swings for the body but Gardenia moves out of range.
Gravano has closed the distance and engaged Gardenia in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gravano breaks from the clinch.
Gardenia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gardenia takes a swing at Gravano's ribcage but misses.
Gardenia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gravano has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gardenia finds it's way round the side to connect with Gravano's head.
Gardenia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gardenia misses with a wild body shot.
Gardenia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gravano was well out of range. Poor timing from Gardenia.
Gardenia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gravano at a distance.
Gravano throws the left hand but Gardenia avoids the punch easily.
Gravano slips a jab from Gardenia.
Gravano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gravano looks to land a left hand but Gardenia moved out of range nicely.
Gardenia thuds a left hand into Gravano's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravano throws a shot from downtown. Gardenia moves away and avoids it.
Gravano misses the shot to the body.
Gardenia seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gardenia is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gardenia punishes Gravano's body with a nice straight punch.
Gardenia connects with a looping right hand.
Gravano is looking to clinch.
Gardenia just misses with a punch to the body.
Gravano takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gardenia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gravano.
Gardenia sets himself, and Gravano steps forward looking for the clinch! Gardenia avoids it this time.
Good shot there by Gardenia.
Gardenia gets caught napping as Gravano dives in and scores a takedown. Gardenia manages to retain guard.
Gravano missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gravano stays in close to Gardenia's body and controls the position.
Gardenia is wriggling around but Gravano manages to pass to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravano trying to control from Gardenia's half guard. Gardenia has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gravano looking to pass the guard.
Gravano drops back looking for a leg! Gardenia is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gardenia manages to kick Gravano off! Gravano jumps back into Gardenia's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gravano accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gardenia being controlled here, momentarily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Gardenia 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!
Gardenia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gravano lands with an uppercut that bounces Gardenia off the cage and back into range.
Gravano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gardenia.
Gravano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Gravano.
Gravano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gardenia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Gardenia on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gardenia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gardenia slips under a jab.
Gravano avoids the body shot from Gardenia.
Gardenia lands a nice looking body shot.
Gardenia digs a good hook to Gravano's body.
Gravano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gardenia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravano throws a lazy right hand but Gardenia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gardenia closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gravano shoots in for a takedown but Gardenia shows good takedown defense.
Gravano misses the shot to the body.
Gravano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gardenia.
Gardenia misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravano misses with a hook. Gardenia ducked under it nicely.
Gardenia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gardenia takes a swing at Gravano's ribcage but misses.
Gravano avoids the body shot from Gardenia.
Gravano looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gardenia!
Gravano misses with the ground and pound.
Gravano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gardenia keeps working.
Gardenia is trying to control Gravano's posture but Gravano avoids it.
Gravano landing a few strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gravano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gardenia keeps working.
Gravano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravano connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gardenia some visible discomfort.
Sammy Gravano has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gravano working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Gravano working the head and body with strikes.
Gravano lands a few punches from side control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Gravano working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Gravano tries to score with some ground and pound. Gardenia controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Gravano works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gravano working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gardenia is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee asks Gravano politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gravano prefers to stall for the moment though.
Gardenia on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Oh Gardenia is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gravano cracks Gardenia with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Gravano immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Gardenia is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Gravano!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sammy Gravano!
Sammy Gravano decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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pop
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