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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Minasian (ranked 22432 p4p, 830 weight class) and Shiva Shiva (ranked 22622 p4p, 834 weight class). Minasian comes to the cage accompanied by Ara Gevorgyan - Artsakh. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Minasian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shiva Shiva!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minasian misses with a straight right.
Minasian stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Minasian wants it to stay on the feet.
Shiva goes for a double leg but Minasian avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Minasian continues to drive forward.
Minasian quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Minasian throws a hook to the side of Shiva's head but Shiva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Shiva misses.
Shiva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Minasian sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shiva somewhat.
Alex Minasian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shiva Shiva.
Minasian lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Shiva Shiva has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Minasian.
Shiva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Minasian. That one must have hurt.
Minasian lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minasian lands a nice looking body shot.
Shiva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shiva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Minasian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shivas head.
Minasian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Minasian lands a right hand.
Minasian misses with a punch on the inside.
Minasian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Minasian.
Shiva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Minasian works on Shiva's body with a couple of short punches.
Minasian misses with a punch on the inside.
Shiva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shiva blocking some punches.
Minasian lands a body shot.
Shiva controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice body punch from Minasian.
Shiva looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Minasian stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Minasian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Minasian's corner calls for a 1-2. Minasian obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A left lands for Minasian.
Minasian moves into range and connects with a jab.
Minasian connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Minasian scores with a body shot.
Minasian fakes the leg kick and cracks Shiva in the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Minasian.
Minasian scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick by Shiva misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Shiva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Minasian.
Shiva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Minasian can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Minasian throws a quick counter kick to the body but Shiva avoids it.
Minasian takes a swing at Shiva's ribcage but misses.
Shiva shapes to counter with a head kick.
Minasian feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shiva's calf.
Minasian clobbers Shiva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Minasian connects with a jab.
Shiva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Minasian. Beautiful body shot.
Minasian uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shiva has time to react.
That has opened up Shiva Shiva's cut even more.
Minasian feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Shiva sprawling to the canvas! Shiva rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Minasian finish him?!
Shiva is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Minasian cracks Shiva with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Shiva tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Minasian pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Shiva is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Minasian!
An out of breath Alex Minasian thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Shiva Shiva spoke after the fight, saying 'Whatever, he fucking cheated!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Long (ranked 22226 p4p, 508 weight class) and Sammy Gravano (ranked 22180 p4p, 534 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sammy Gravano!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Gravano. No joy for Long on that attempt.
Gravano pushes Long up against the cage in a clinch.
Long working hard to break the clinch.
Gravano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
An inside leg kick from Long misses.
Long pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gravano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Long shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gravano sprawls well. Gravano wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Long gets slowly back to his feet.
Long misses with a wild body shot.
Long throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravano darts in and clinches Long up against the cage.
Gravano jumps guard but Long turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gravano keeps control of Long as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gravano tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Long just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gravano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long tries to clinch there but Gravano circles away.
Gravano avoids the body shot from Long.
Gravano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gravano lands a leg kick that knocks Long off balance momentarily.
Gravano throws a sloppy head kick and Long moves out of range easily.
Sammy Gravano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Long moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gravano gets tackled into the cage by Long. Long maintains the clinch.
Gravano is trying to pull guard but Long has him pressed against the cage.
Brandon Long has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Gravano.
Long tries to break the clinch but Gravano is controlling the position.
Gravano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Long tries to clinch but Gravano is having none of it.
Gravano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Long tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gravano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Long misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Long throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Long tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravano has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Long changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gravano fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gravano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gravano throws a head kick that misses.
Gravano moves into range and clinches up with Long.
Long is looking to break free of the clinch but Gravano has double underhooks.
Long is trying to break free.
Long looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gravano breaks from the clinch.
Long shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gravano as he jumps to the side.
Long takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gravano plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Brandon Long has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravano closes the distance and clinches.
Gravano breaks the clinch.
Nice cross by Long.
A looping hook to the body misses from Long. Gravano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Long tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Long scores with a hook to the body. Gravano takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Long lands with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Long.
Gravano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Long fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gravano blocks a leg kick.
Gravano throws a counter combo.
A low kick from Long misses
and Gravano counters with a one-two to the body.
Sammy Gravano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Long misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Long misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Long misses.
Gravano lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gravano takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long misses with a kick to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gravano tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gravano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Long misses with a takedown attempt - Gravano sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Long shoots in and drives through. Gravano sprawls well.
Gravano lands a big head kick that sends Long tumbling to the mat! Gravano takes a step backwards and waves Long back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gravano takes one to the side of the head.
Gravano lands with a thumping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Long. Gravano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gravano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gravano lands a big head kick that sends Long tumbling to the mat! Gravano takes a step backwards and waves Long back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Long is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Long stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gravano.
Oh Long is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gravano avoids the head kick by Long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Gravano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Long's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gravano thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Long if he has to take too many more of those.
Long seems to have got his legs back now.
Gravano takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gravano has closed the distance and engaged Long in a clinch.
Long wants to break the clinch but can't.
Long tries a body shot but Gravano blocks it.
Gravano lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gravano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Long takes a swing at Gravano's ribcage but misses.
Long misses with a takedown attempt - Gravano sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Long shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravano scores with a jab.
Gravano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Long.
Gravano throws a series of punches but Long avoids them all with ease.
Long throws a hook but Gravano blocks it.
Long fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gravano! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravano clinches up with Long and pushes him back against the cage.
Gravano manages to break the clinch.
Gravano displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Long.
Gravano is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Long. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Long on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gravano. Gravano obviously looking to wear him down.
Long keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Long tries to land a front kick but Gravano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gravano stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gravano wants it to stay on the feet.
Gravano circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Long backs off Gravano throws a huge counter combo but Long manages to avoid it all.
Gravano rushes Long and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Long wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gravano has him pressed against the cage.
Gravano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Long is looking to clinch.
A combination from Long does no damage.
Gravano throws a counter combo.
Gravano lands a nice looking body kick.
Long is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long throws a series of punches but Gravano moves out of range.
Gravano throws a right and a left that Long avoids nicely.
Long shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gravano defends it nicely.
Gravano connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gravano throws a right and a left that Long avoids nicely.
Long shoots in for a takedown but Gravano shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gravano feints the counter takedown.
Gravano throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Long looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gravano is fending him off so far but Long persists. Nope, Gravano circles away and we're back to standing.
Good leg kick by Gravano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sammy Gravano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gravano connects with a body shot that sends Long's belly button to the back.
Gravano throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravano takes the fight into the clinch.
Gravano manages to pull guard.
Gravano is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Gravano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gravano pushes Long up against the cage in a clinch.
Gravano is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Long gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gravano tries to score a body lock takedown but Long shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Long is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gravano prevents Long from breaking the clinch.
Long wants to get back to striking at distance but Gravano won't allow it.
Gravano breaks from the clinch.
Long tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gravano defends well and Long ends up having to push Gravano into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravano lands a head kick. Long smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Brandon Long's cut is getting worse.
Gravano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Long 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.
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!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Long.
Long misses with an uppercut.
Gravano steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Long.
Gravano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gravano stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gravano has Long pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Long manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Long wants to break free but Gravano has control.
Gravano wants a takedown.
Gravano jumps guard but Long turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Long wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gravano has him pressed against the cage.
Gravano prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gravano landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Gravano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brandon Long's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gravano paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Long throws a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Long.
Long lands a nice looking body shot.
Gravano clinches.
Gravano breaks from the clinch.
Gravano throws a hook but Long avoids it easily.
Gravano scores with a head kick. Long tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gravano keeps the fight on the outside.
Long misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravano throws a right hand that Long ducks under and follows up with a left that Long also avoids with ease.
Long tries to clinch but Gravano moves out of range.
Long throws a shot from downtown. Gravano moves away and avoids it.
Long tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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 avoids the head kick by Long.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Gravano finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Long throws a big shot that misses.
Long circles away from the clinch attempt.
Long swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gravano with a hook.
Long throws a body punch but Gravano moves out of range.
Gravano tries to clinch but Long moves out of range.
Gravano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Long misses the target.
Gravano tries to clinch there but Long circles away.
Gravano scores with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Long.
Gravano takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Long takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gravano has Long up against the cage in a clinch.
Gravano breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravano scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gravano throws a head kick that misses.
Gravano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gravano ducks right into an uppercut from Long.
Gravano has Long up against the cage in a clinch.
Gravano manages to break the clinch.
Long misses the jab.
Long moves into the clinch.
Gravano gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Long regains guard.
Long preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gravano is looking to work some ground and pound but Long has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Long looking to control.
Gravano must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravano prevents Long from getting back to his feet.
Long utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Long is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gravano tries to kick Long off but Long keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gravano pushes Long off and gets back to his feet.
Long swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gravano moves into the clinch.
Long is looking to break free of the clinch but Gravano has double underhooks.
Gravano pulls guard.
Long gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Long has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gravano.
Long will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gravano paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Long changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gravano bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Long misses with the combination.
Long fails with the takedown.
Long fails to land the takedown.
Brandon Long has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brandon Long is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gravano rushes Long and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gravano looking for a takedown.
Sammy Gravano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Long has had enough of the clinch but Gravano keeps him there for the moment.
Long misses with a punch to the body.
Gravano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gravano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sammy Gravano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gravano has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sammy Gravano!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Thiago (ranked 3467 p4p, 444 weight class) and Cyborg Silva (ranked 4428 p4p, 521 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Thiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cyborg Silva!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Thiago slips under a jab from Silva.
Thiago will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thiago gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
It looks like Thiago Thiago has been cut.
Thiago fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thiago connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
Thiago Thiago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Thiago misses
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Thiago uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Silva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva scores with a jab. Thiago acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Thiago.
Thiago takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thiago throws out the jab.
Silva lands a big right hand that sends Thiago crashing to the mat! Silva stays standing though and waves Thiago back to his feet!
Thiago is rocked!
Thiago takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Thiago was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thiago.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thiago scores with a leg kick.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thiago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thiago lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thiago tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws out a counter right but Thiago avoids it with no problem.
Thiago uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Thiago keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thiago.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thiago, right into the meat.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Thiago.
Thiago lands with a shot to the body.
Silva moves out of range as Thiago throws a body kick.
Thiago is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Thiago lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Thiago scores with a push kick.
Thiago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva throws a counter combo.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Thiago's head back.
Thiago throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thiago tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Thiago feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thiago's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye.
Thiago fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thiago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thiago - that will leave a mark!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thiago throws a body kick that misses.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thiago scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Thiago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Thiago.
Thiago lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Thiago waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Thiago uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva tries to move into range but Thiago moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thiago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Thiago Thiago will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thiago Thiago's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thiago lands a body shot.
Thiago moves into the clinch.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Thiago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva connects with a high kick.
Thiago throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Thiago connects with a single shot there.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thiago stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thiago throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thiago pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thiago motions for Silva to come forward. Thiago throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws out a counter right but Thiago avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thiago counters with a straight right hand.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Thiago saw that one coming.
Thiago has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Thiago with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Thiago's head back.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Thiago tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Thiago listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thiago.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Thiago was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thiago gets a clinch.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Thiago.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva tries to circle away but Thiago has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thiago misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thiago jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Thiago gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thiago lands a nice looking kick to the body. Silva takes a step back to recover.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Thiago.
Thiago's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thiago scrambles back to his feet.
Thiago takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thiago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Thiago fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Thiago with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Thiago throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thiago throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thiago.
Silva throws out a counter right but Thiago avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
It looks like Thiago has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Thiago connects with a body shot.
Jab by Silva.
Silva throws a right and a left that Thiago avoids nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Thiago misses the target.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thiago looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab from Thiago misses.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Thiago wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silva checks a leg kick.
A big right from Silva misses.
Jab, jab by Silva - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiago slips under a jab from Silva.
Decent striking displayed by Thiago there.
Thiago Thiago is winning the standup battle so far.
Thiago throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Thiago throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thiago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thiago throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thiago fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thiago moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Thiago counters with a nice body kick.
Thiago misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Thiago dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Thiago's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Thiago misses with a body kick.
Despite the aggression on Silva's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thiago explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thiago just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Thiago with a body shot.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva checks a low kick from Thiago.
Thiago just misses with a punch to the body.
Thiago wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thiago. Thiago obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva scores with a jab.
Thiago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Thiago with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Thiago.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thiago.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thiago takes one to the side of the head.
Thiago fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Thiago sprawling to the canvas! Thiago rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Silva finish him?!
Oh Thiago is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thiago counters by clinching up.
Thiago is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Thiago seems to have got his legs back now.
Thiago lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Thiago ducks down to avoid it.
Silva gets tackled into the cage by Thiago. Thiago maintains the clinch.
Silva wants to break free but Thiago has control.
Thiago avoiding damage.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thiago lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thiago.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
That kick from Thiago tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva throws out a counter right but Thiago avoids it with no problem.
Thiago is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thiago looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Silva checks a low kick from Thiago.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Thiago tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Thiago.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva throws a counter combo.
Thiago throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thiago cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
A big right from Silva misses.
Thiago appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Thiago connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiago tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thiago tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thiago connects with the punch.
Thiago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Thiago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva throws out a counter right but Thiago avoids it with no problem.
Cyborg Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thiago doesn't seem phased though.
Silva swinging wildly here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva cracks Thiago with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thiago Thiago is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Thiago's leg but Thiago calmly moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cyborg Silva.
I think Thiago has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Thiago!
Thiago Thiago decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Ure (ranked 3917 p4p, 386 weight class) and Suck it (ranked 2865 p4p, 289 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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260 lbs
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278 lbs
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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
4 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Phil Ure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Suck it!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by it.
Ure takes one on the chin but seems OK.
it lands a nice looking body shot.
it throws a lazy right hand but Ure sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
it fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ure takes one on the button.
It looks like Phil Ure has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
it sends Ure crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! it is motioning to the referee to let Ure up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
it has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ure is landing a low percentage of strikes.
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!
it drops Ure with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Ure! it dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Suck it!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Trumpsfeld (ranked 3282 p4p, 423 weight class) and Goku Judo (ranked 9359 p4p, 796 weight class). Dan Trumpsfeld has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Trumpsfeld!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Goku Judo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Trumpsfeld looks to land a combination but Judo avoids it well.
Trumpsfeld fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Judo manages to avoid it.
Trumpsfeld's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Judo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Trumpsfeld scrambles back to his feet.
Judo misses with a hook.
Judo throws an overhand right that lands on Trumpsfeld's shoulder, as Trumpsfeld tries to avoid the shot.
Trumpsfeld throws a looping overhand right but Judo ducks down to avoid it.
Judo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Judo looks to land a combination but Trumpsfeld avoids it well.
Trumpsfeld lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Trumpsfeld throws a hook but Judo avoids it easily.
Judo throws out a counter right but Trumpsfeld avoids it with no problem.
Judo slips under a jab from Trumpsfeld.
Judo throws out a counter right but Trumpsfeld avoids it with no problem.
Judo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Trumpsfeld's hands.
Trumpsfeld throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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!
Judo lands a jab.
Trumpsfeld fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Judo! But no joy.
Trumpsfeld misses with the combination.
Trumpsfeld paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judo rushes Trumpsfeld and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Judo pulls guard effortlessly.
Judo is looking for a triangle but Trumpsfeld pushes his legs off easily.
Judo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Trumpsfeld defends well.
Trumpsfeld trying to stand up but can't free himself from Judo's guard.
Judo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Judo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judo trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trumpsfeld avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Trumpsfeld tries to stand but Judo is controlling from the bottom.
Trumpsfeld stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Judo slips a jab and a cross from Trumpsfeld.
Dan Trumpsfeld is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trumpsfeld moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Goku Judo has been cut.
Trumpsfeld tries to bum rush Judo with a series of wild strikes but Judo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Judo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Judo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trumpsfeld moves away.
A head kick misses from Trumpsfeld.
Judo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Judo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Judo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Trumpsfeld is wriggling around but Judo manages to pass to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Judo drops an elbow to the side of Trumpsfeld's head.
Trumpsfeld wants to get back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Judo connects with a nice short shot to Trumpsfeld's temple.
Trumpsfeld on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Trumpsfeld tries to get out of the position.
Trumpsfeld tries to kick Judo off but Judo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Judo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Trumpsfeld tries to kick Judo off in order to stand up. Judo Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Trumpsfeld wants to get back to his feet but Judo drags him back down.
Judo trying to control the position but Trumpsfeld is working away.
Judo cracks Trumpsfeld with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Judo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Judo looks up at the clock and then as Trumpsfeld takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Judo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Trumpsfeld knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Judo on the ground.
Judo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Judo trying to control the action but Trumpsfeld is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Judo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Judo works to advance to full mount. Trumpsfeld defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
You get the feeling that Trumpsfeld really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Judo looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Trumpsfeld is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Judo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Judo has hold of Trumpsfeld's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Trumpsfeld manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Judo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Judo controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Goku Judo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Goku Judo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Judo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trumpsfeld cracks Judo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Trumpsfeld throws a left and a right that both miss
and Judo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Judo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Trumpsfeld lands a head shot.
Judo slips a jab and a cross from Trumpsfeld.
Judo scores with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Trumpsfeld misses the target.
Trumpsfeld misses with a combination
and Judo counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Trumpsfeld badly! He tries to strike back but Judo puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Trumpsfeld out cold! Oh man, Trumpsfeld will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Goku Judo!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zero Chance (ranked 3374 p4p, 284 weight class) and Kieran McArthur (ranked 4649 p4p, 355 weight class). Chance comes to the cage accompanied by Asa Masa - Tarkasta Itsesi. Zero Chance has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zero Chance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kieran McArthur!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from McArthur misses the target.
A clash of legs there as McArthur blocks the low kick.
Chance misses with a wild body shot.
McArthur throws out a counter right but Chance avoids it with no problem.
McArthur throws a head kick that misses.
McArthur throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Zero Chance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chance. McArthur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chance throws a right and a left that both miss.
McArthur has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Chance misses with a looping left.
McArthur circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chance wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chance takes a swing at McArthur's ribcage but misses.
Chance definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chance scores with a hook.
McArthur avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chance avoids the head kick by McArthur.
Chance throws a hook but McArthur avoids it easily.
Kieran McArthur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McArthur lands a body shot.
Chance throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chance!
It looks like Kieran McArthur has been cut.
McArthur clinches up against the cage.
McArthur escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chance lands with a shot to the body.
McArthur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chance was well out of range. Poor timing from McArthur.
Chance tries to move into range but McArthur moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McArthur rushes Chance and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McArthur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chance blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McArthur tries a body shot but Chance blocks it.
Chance blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McArthur lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chance doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from McArthur as the two fighters clinch.
McArthur lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chance backwards.
McArthur on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McArthur pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McArthur fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chance is rocked!
It looks like Zero Chance has been cut.
Chance looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oh Chance is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McArthur throws a pinpoint strike between Chance's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Chance crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and McArthur scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kieran McArthur!
Kieran McArthur tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddison Tollett (ranked 4729 p4p, 494 weight class) and Sven Ludwig (ranked 1044 p4p, 140 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddison Tollett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sven Ludwig!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ludwig throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A low kick from Ludwig misses
enabling Tollett to counter with a crisp jab.
Tollett takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tollett misses the jab.
Ludwig only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Tollett. Beautiful body shot.
Tollett clinches.
Ludwig manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ludwig has a closed guard, preventing Tollett from standing up.
Tollett being controlled here momentarily.
Tollett is pushing down on Ludwig's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ludwig is fighting to maintain full guard but Tollett has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ludwig trying to control but Tollett postures up.
Ludwig tries to roll over but Tollett keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tollett wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ludwig keeps working.
Ludwig gets full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ludwig is on top in guard.
Tollett preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ludwig working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Ludwig trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ludwig loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ludwig throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ludwig is in close to Tollett's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tollett is looking to stand up but Ludwig isn't so interested in that idea.
Ludwig works over Tollett with some ground and pound from guard.
Tollett is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ludwig is controlling him.
Tollett wriggles free and stands up.
Tollett loads up on a big right hand but Ludwig slips the punch.
Ludwig steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tollett.
Ludwig was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tollett throws the left hand but Ludwig avoids the punch easily.
Ludwig misses with a wild body shot.
Tollett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ludwig was well out of range. Poor timing from Tollett.
Tollett cracks Ludwig with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tollett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ludwig blocks a jab.
Tollett throws a jab but it's blocked by Ludwig.
Tollett lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ludwig slips a jab from Tollett.
Ludwig connects with a leg kick. Tollett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slow jab from Tollett misses its intended target.
Tollett misses with a wild combination.
Ludwig is looking to land body kicks.
Tollett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tollett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ludwig.
Tollett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ludwig moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tollett. Ludwig does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ludwig appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tollett throws an off balance right hand
letting Ludwig counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ludwig takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ludwig tries for a takedown but Tollett sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tollett seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tollett misses the body punch
and Ludwig counters with a low kick, right behind Tollett 's knee.
Tollett lands with a nice body punch.
Tollett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A slow jab from Tollett misses its intended target.
Tollett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ludwig throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ludwig is looking to score with low kicks.
Tollett moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tollett misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddison Tollett dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ludwig misses with a body kick.
It looked like Tollett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tollett throws a hook but Ludwig avoids it easily.
Tollett tries to clinch there but Ludwig circles away.
Ludwig keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tollett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ludwig thinks about the counter body kick.
Ludwig uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tollett.
And Ludwig tries to counter it with a takedown but Tollett pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tollett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ludwig misses with a low kick as Tollett jumps back.
Eddison Tollett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ludwig on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tollett misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tollett throws a hook but Ludwig blocks it.
Tollett moves out of range of the body kick.
Ludwig uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ludwig moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludwig takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A shot to the body from Tollett misses
and Ludwig counters with a solid body kick.
Tollett lands with a shot to the body.
Eddison Tollett is winning the standup battle so far.
Ludwig circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ludwig moves away from the strike by Tollett.
And Ludwig responds with a good body kick, but Tollett manages to step out the way in time.
Tollett lands with an overhand left.
A slow jab from Tollett misses its intended target.
Ludwig ducks right into an uppercut from Tollett.
Ludwig lands a leg kick that knocks Tollett off balance momentarily.
Ludwig connects with a body shot that sends Tollett's belly button to the back.
Tollett misses the shot to the body.
Tollett lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tollett misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tollett.
Tollett takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tollett steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ludwig. That one must have hurt.
Ludwig lands a leg kick that knocks Tollett off balance momentarily.
Donk. Tollett catches Ludwig right on the button with a cross.
Ludwig is looking to slow Tollett down with leg kicks.
Ludwig scores with a leg kick.
Tollett throws a hook but Ludwig blocks it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ludwig.
Eddison Tollett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tollett moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tollett misses with a jab to the body
and Ludwig counters with an outside leg kick.
Tollett scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ludwig is rocked!
Ludwig swings for the body but Tollett moves out of range.
Ludwig is still on wobbly legs! Can Tollett finish him?
A jab lands there for Tollett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Tollett just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Ludwig has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Eddison Tollett!
Eddison Tollett was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Noah Jones (ranked 1899 p4p, 98 weight class) and Finnish Experiment (ranked 7332 p4p, 291 weight class). Jones kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Barrels of Whiskey. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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138 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Noah Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Experiment but Experiment pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Experiment fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Experiment counters with a nice leg kick.
Experiment fakes the leg kick and cracks Jones in the body.
Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Experiment.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Experiment makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noah Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones with a poor takedown
and Experiment makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Noah Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Experiment defends it nicely.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Experiment sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones looks for a takedown but Experiment sprawls well.
Jones fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment digs a good body shot into Jones's ribs.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones drops his hands momentarily and Experiment takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Experiment closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Noah Jones has been cut.
Experiment punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice body punch from Experiment.
Nice uppercut there from Experiment.
Experiment closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Nice elbow from Experiment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Experiment lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Experiment.
Experiment lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Noah Jones's cut is getting worse.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Experiment turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jones is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Experiment to keep the fight standing.
Experiment lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Experiment.
Experiment comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Experiment comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Noah Jones's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Experiment lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jeez, Noah Jones's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Experiment comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Noah Jones's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Finnish Experiment!
Finnish Experiment decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Gelfen (ranked 2796 p4p, 283 weight class) and Ricco Torres (ranked 2625 p4p, 270 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddie Gelfen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricco Torres!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres shoots in but Gelfen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gelfen lands a jab.
Gelfen dives in and scores a takedown into Torres's guard.
Torres uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Torres tries to move into range but Gelfen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gelfen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gelfen wants it to stay on the feet.
Eddie Gelfen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gelfen looks to land a right hand but Torres moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gelfen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torres moves away.
Gelfen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Torres's hands.
Nice defenses there by Gelfen.
Gelfen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Torres counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gelfen!
Gelfen dodges the ground and pound from Torres.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gelfen is trying to improve his position.
Gelfen can't do much from the bottom here.
Torres cracks Gelfen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Torres working away.
Torres wants to take a breather but Gelfen manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Torres.
Torres is looking to work some ground and pound but Gelfen has wrist control.
Torres has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Torres working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gelfen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Torres has Gelfen in his guard.
Gelfen gets to his feet. Torres looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Torres cracks Gelfen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gelfen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gelfen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Torres.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gelfen 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 Torres has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Torres and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gelfen throws a poor cross that misses
and Torres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Torres defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gelfen.
Torres misses with a low kick.
Gelfen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Torres.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres fails with a takedown attempt.
Eddie Gelfen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricco Torres.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Torres misses the target.
Gelfen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A slow jab from Torres misses its intended target.
Gelfen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Torres looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Torres throws a shot from downtown. Gelfen moves away and avoids it.
Gelfen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gelfen.
Gelfen closes the distance and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Torres.
I was talking to Gelfen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Torres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gelfen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gelfen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Torres, pushing him back against the cage.
Torres wants a takedown but no success here.
Gelfen misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gelfen lands a shot to the body.
Torres misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gelfen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gelfen's elbow.
Gelfen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Torres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gelfen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Torres manages to break the clinch.
Gelfen misses the shot to the body.
Gelfen looks to land a combination but Torres avoids it well.
Gelfen defending well as Torres loads up on a big left hand.
Torres throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Gelfen counter with a right hand.
Torres misses with an uppercut
and Gelfen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gelfen looks for the body kick but Torres saw that one coming.
Torres misses with a straight left.
Gelfen misses with an uppercut. Torres saw that one coming.
Torres flicks out a counter leg kick but Gelfen steps away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Gelfen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Torres scores with a nice right hand.
Gelfen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Torres. That did some damage!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gelfen enables Torres to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gelfen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Torres wanted to stand there but Gelfen had control of the position.
Torres drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gelfen dives on top into guard.
Torres is trying to keep Gelfen in close.
Gelfen trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres wants to control but Gelfen passes easily into half guard.
Ricco Torres has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gelfen seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gelfen throwing shots but Torres is blocking nicely.
Torres is doing well to control the position and prevent Gelfen from advancing to side control.
Torres 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.
Gelfen wants to stand up but Torres manages to regain full guard.
Torres tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gelfen stands up from Torres's guard - Gelfen perhaps looking for a knockout.
Torres has his takedown stuffed
and Gelfen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Torres jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gelfen throws a combination that misses
and Torres connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Torres misses the jab.
Gelfen throws a quick counter head kick but Torres was just out of range.
Gelfen has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres goes for a takedown attempt but Gelfen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Torres has his takedown stuffed
and Gelfen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Torres is rocked!
Eddie Gelfen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricco Torres.
Gelfen measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Torres! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Eddie Gelfen!
Eddie Gelfen tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pina Colada Hoi (ranked 2464 p4p, 250 weight class) and Yoshi Takano (ranked 1210 p4p, 128 weight class). Pina Colada Hoi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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23
265 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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255 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pina Colada Hoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yoshi Takano!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoi tries to clinch there but Takano circles away.
Hoi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hoi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hoi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Takano misses.
Hoi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Takano.
Hoi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoshi Takano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takano doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hoi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hoi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hoi preventing the sweep.
Takano pulls Hoi in to control the position.
Takano wants to sweep but no luck.
Hoi throws a strike but Takano rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hoi looking for a sweep. Not yet Hoi, not yet.
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!
Hoi has his foot on Takano's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Takano works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoi is looking to sweep but instead, Takano has passed into half guard.
Hoi trying to get back to full guard but Takano takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Hoi 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.
Hoi can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takano controlling his opponent.
Hoi is desperately trying to improve his position but Takano has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoi is squirming around, avoiding Takano's attempts to control the action.
Takano controlling from the full mount.
Hoi regains half guard.
Hoi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Takano tries to free his leg and advance position but Hoi is retaining full guard.
Hoi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Takano gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hoi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoi working for submissions but it's allowed Takano to get to half guard.
Hoi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hoi wants to control but Takano is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Takano prevents Hoi from improving his position.
Hoi looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Takano pushes past his half guard into mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoi can't escape the position.
Hoi is working hard here to advance position.
Takano looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Takano avoids the attempt from Hoi to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshi Takano dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Takano misses the shot to the body.
Hoi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takano counters with a body kick.
Takano looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoi is just out of range.
Hoi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Takano sprawls and moves away.
A big right from Takano misses.
Takano misses the jab.
A good leg kick by Takano.
Takano connects with an inside leg kick.
Hoi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Takano connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hoi scrambles back to his feet.
Hoi wants to land a leg kick but Takano is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takano scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hoi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Takano but Takano pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice uppercut lands for Takano. That snapped Hoi's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Takano misses with a kick to the body.
Takano tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Takano moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yoshi Takano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hoi moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoi.
Hoi is trying to drag Takano to the mat but Takano just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Takano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hoi is trying to pull guard but Takano turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pina Colada Hoi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoi tries to work over Takano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hoi just leaning against Takano, taking a breather.
Takano misses with a punch on the inside.
Takano is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Takano.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Takano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hoi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Takano. Takano obviously looking to wear him down.
Takano takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takano swings for the body but Hoi moves out of range.
Takano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hoi loads up on a big right hand but Takano slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takano. Hoi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters circling a little - Takano finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hoi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Takano defends well and Hoi ends up having to push Takano into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It seemed like Takano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Takano lands with a nice body punch.
Takano thuds a left hand into Hoi's body.
Hoi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice body kick from Takano.
Takano lands a big head kick that sends Hoi tumbling to the mat! Takano takes a step backwards and waves Hoi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hoi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Takano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Takano. Hoi shrugs it off though.
Hoi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hoi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Takano.
Takano cracks the inside of Hoi's front leg.
Hoi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takano.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Takano.
A combination from Hoi does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Takano counters with a low kick, right behind Hoi 's knee.
Takano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hoi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yoshi Takano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hoi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Takano as he connects with a hook.
Hoi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Takano scores with a nice head shot.
Hoi is rocked!
Takano lands with a kick to the ribs.
Takano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Takano tries to land a front kick but Hoi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hoi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takano is looking to slow Hoi down with leg kicks.
Takano lands a nice shot to the body.
Takano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshi Takano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hoi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Takano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Takano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoi was well out of range. Poor timing from Takano.
Hoi goes for a double leg but Takano avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Takano continues to drive forward.
Hoi misses with a hook
and Takano counters with a good low kick that Hoi was not able to check.
Takano throws a good cross that connects.
Takano thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hoi if he has to take too many more of those.
Takano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Takano scores with a push kick.
Takano goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Takano cracks a nice hook into Hoi's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takano cracks Hoi with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hoi looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Takano finish him?
Oh Hoi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Takano.
Takano thuds his shin into the meat of Hoi's side.
Hoi seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoi moves out of range of the body kick.
Takano is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hoi rather than just go for the knockout.
Takano smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Takano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hoi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Takano. That one must have hurt.
Donk. Takano catches Hoi right on the button with a cross.
Takano digs a good hook to Hoi's body.
Hoi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Takano. Hoi shrugs it off though.
Takano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Takano scores with a spinning back kick!
Hoi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Takano. That one must have hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hoi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pina Colada Hoi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Takano throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Hoi is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Yoshi Takano!
Yoshi Takano seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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