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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Haley Herzog Hearn (ranked 3289 p4p, 342 weight class) and Jamiah Monlova (ranked 22520 p4p, 527 weight class). Monlova has chosen Erica Kane - Speaker Knockerz as his entrance music. Jamiah Monlova looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Herzog Hearn
vs
Monlova

182 cm
23
199 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

182 cm
24
194 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Urban Fighter

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Haley Herzog Hearn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamiah Monlova!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monlova lands a body shot.
Monlova has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Herzog Hearn is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Herzog Hearn pushes Monlova up against the cage in a clinch.
Herzog Hearn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Herzog Hearn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Monlova throws a head kick that Herzog Hearn semi-blocks.
Monlova lands with a slapping head kick.
Herzog Hearn with a hook.

It looks like Jamiah Monlova has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by Herzog Hearn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Herzog Hearn.

Herzog Hearn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Monlova takes an elbow to the forehead.
Monlova looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Herzog Hearn lands an elbow inside.

Herzog Hearn has Monlova pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Herzog Hearn pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Monlova tumbling to the mat - Herzog Hearn dives into Monlova's guard.
Monlova can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Herzog Hearn controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herzog Hearn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Monlova escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Herzog Hearn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Herzog Hearn throwing strikes but missing.
Herzog Hearn is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Herzog Hearn postures up in Monlova's guard and throws a big left but Monlova blocks it.
Herzog Hearn sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Herzog Hearn looking to pass the guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Monlova avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Herzog Hearn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Herzog Hearn with a nice head shot there.
Herzog Hearn trying to control the position from guard on top but Monlova is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Herzog Hearn controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Herzog Hearn sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Monlova's guard.
Herzog Hearn not doing much here.
Herzog Hearn lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herzog Hearn looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Herzog Hearn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Herzog Hearn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Monlova's head.
Herzog Hearn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Herzog Hearn sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's four 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.
Herzog Hearn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Herzog Hearn is nestled in close to Monlova, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Monlova is trying to maintain the position but Herzog Hearn is very close to passing his half guard.
Monlova has hold of Herzog Hearn's hands but Herzog Hearn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Still in half guard, Herzog Hearn seems content to control.
Herzog Hearn throws a strike but Monlova avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Herzog Hearn distracts Monlova with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Monlova not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Monlova utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Haley Herzog Hearn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamiah Monlova's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Herzog Hearn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Haley Herzog Hearn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

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

Monlova is rocked!
Monlova shoots for a double leg takedown but Herzog Hearn sprawls well. He's pushed Monlova's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Monlova is still on wobbly legs! Can Herzog Hearn finish him?

Herzog Hearn instigates a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Herzog Hearn.

That has opened up Jamiah Monlova's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clinched against the cage, Herzog Hearn lands a big elbow that drops Monlova! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Monlova is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Haley Herzog Hearn!
Haley Herzog Hearn thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eero Jukola (ranked 2361 p4p, 230 weight class) and Mac Bandini (ranked 22848 p4p, 432 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Jukola
vs
Bandini

165 cm
20
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

179 cm
21
153 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eero Jukola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mac Bandini!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jukola defending well as Bandini loads up on a big left hand.
Jukola displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bandini throws out the jab.
Bandini throws a looping overhand right but Jukola ducks down to avoid it.
Bandini 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.
Jukola blocks the body kick.
Jukola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bandini was well out of range. Poor timing from Jukola.
Bandini scores with a decent looking hook.
Bandini misses with a looping right.
Bandini falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Jukola to counter with a crisp jab.

Bandini darts in and clinches Jukola up against the cage.

Bandini breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jukola looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jukola misses the shot to the body.
Jukola throws a shot from downtown. Bandini moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jukola slips a straight right by Bandini.
Bandini lands a nice shot that snaps Jukola's head back.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jukola.
Mac Bandini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jukola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bandini was well out of range. Poor timing from Jukola.
Jukola slips under a jab from Bandini.
Jukola looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandini thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jukola lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jukola misses with a body punch
and Bandini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bandini moves out of range of the strikes.
Bandini scores with a nice strike.
Jukola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bandini.
Bandini looks to land a left hand but Jukola moved out of range nicely.
Jukola digs a good hook to Bandini's body.
Mac Bandini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jukola misses with a hook.
Jukola connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bandini momentarily.
Jukola checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice straight punches there by Jukola. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jukola.
Jukola misses with a body shot.
Jukola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bandini manages to avoid it.
Jukola ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bandini uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jukola.
Jukola throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bandini misses with an uppercut.
Bandini doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandini with a nice cross.

Jukola closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bandini quickly recovers to half guard.
Bandini is trying to stand back up but Jukola is controlling him
Jukola controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jukola throwing shots but Bandini is blocking nicely.
Jukola lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jukola lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jukola 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.
Jukola missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jukola lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jukola wants to take a breather but Bandini is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jukola is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jukola sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bandini defending well though.
Jukola throwing shots but Bandini is blocking nicely.
Jukola controlling the action here.
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. Jukola connects with a nice short shot to Bandini's temple.
Bandini is trying to stand.
Jukola controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jukola throws a strike but Bandini avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bandini is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jukola throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bandini works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jukola stays in close to Bandini's body and controls the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bandini swings for the body but Jukola moves out of range.
Jukola swinging wildly here.
Bandini throws out a loose jab but Jukola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jukola swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bandini wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jukola ducks under a wild hook from Bandini.
Jukola swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bandini keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jukola.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eero Jukola dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bandini throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Bandini as he connects with a hook.
Jukola listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bandini misses the jab.
Bandini showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jukola.
Jukola rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bandini moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bandini swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Bandini gets caught flat footed, as Jukola shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Bandini has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Jukola is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A frustrated look appears on Bandini's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bandini swings wildly with an uppercut but Jukola uses good head movement to avoid it.

Bandini pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bandini 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 Jukola has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jukola and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bandini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jukola with a nice cross.
Jukola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bandini.
Jukola is looking to counter punch.
Eero Jukola is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukola misses with a hook. Bandini ducked under it nicely.
Jukola chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bandini can pounce on him.
Bandini swinging wildly here.
Jukola swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bandini throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bandini throws out a powerful jab.
Bandini throws a leg kick but Jukola checks it.
Bandini wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bandini is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bandini steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jukola.
Bandini looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jukola throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice body kick there by Bandini.
A punch lands to the side of Bandini 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jukola fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bandini looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bandini closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bandini blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bandini tries to break the clinch but Jukola is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandini has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A left hand lands to the body for Bandini.
Jukola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jukola working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Bandini manages to break the clinch.
Jukola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bandini manages to avoid it.
Jukola slips under a jab from Bandini.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bandini!
Jukola steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bandini.
Jukola throws a big counter combination but Bandini scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bandini rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Jukola to counter with a crisp jab.
Jukola fails to land with a series of punches.
Bandini throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jukola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bandini slips under a jab from Jukola.
A jab from Bandini misses.
Bandini loads up on a big right hand but Jukola slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Jukola misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jukola swings for the body but Bandini moves out of range.
Bandini slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice cross by Bandini.
A big right from Jukola misses.
A head kick from Bandini lands but Jukola takes it in his stride.
Bandini tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jukola throws a hook to the side of Bandini's head but Bandini sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bandini misses with a looping left.
Jukola drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A punch combination from Bandini misses.
It looked like Jukola was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bandini.
Bandini is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bandini throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jukola was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bandini throws a combination that misses
and Jukola counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bandini slips under a jab from Jukola.
Bandini ducks under a wild hook from Jukola.
Bandini misses with a combination
enabling Jukola to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jukola checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandini misses with a hook.
Jukola circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jukola with a hook.
Bandini looks to throw the jab but Jukola is out of range.
Jukola misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bandini lands with a cross.
Bandini looks to score with a jab to the body but Jukola is just out of range.
Bandini tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jukola dips to his left and cracks Bandini with an uppercut!
Bandini is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jukola.
Bandini throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jukola.
Jukola swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jukola misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bandini wants to land a leg kick but Jukola is out of range.
Bandini moves away from the strike by Jukola.
Bandini throws a shot from downtown. Jukola moves away and avoids it.
Jukola with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mac Bandini will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Bandini tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bandini's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bandini duly obliges.
Jukola ducks under a wild hook from Bandini.
Bandini uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jukola.
Jukola on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jukola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bandini.
Jukola takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jukola throws a hook to the side of Bandini's head but Bandini sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bandini tries to move into range but Jukola moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice defenses there by Jukola.
Nice takedown defense from Bandini. No joy for Jukola on that attempt.
Bandini throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bandini throws a right hand that misses
and Jukola counters with a stiff right hand.
Bandini connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bandini throws a leg kick which misses Jukola's front leg but catches the back leg as Jukola tries to avoid it.
Jukola misses the shot to the body.
Jukola shoots for a takedown but Bandini saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandini tried to score with a low kick but Jukola checks it.
Jukola misses the shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Jukola 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bandini lands with a straight right. Jukola didn't see that one coming.
Bandini lands a nice hook to Jukola's body. Jukola takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bandini connects with a body shot that sends Jukola's belly button to the back.
Bandini dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bandini throws a jab but it's blocked by Jukola.
Jukola bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bandini - that will leave a mark!
Jukola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bandini.
Jukola swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bandini throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jukola.
Bandini moves away from the strike by Jukola.
Bandini ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bandini gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jukola to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Jukola is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bandini is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bandini has escaped and now he's on top!

Jukola might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jukola looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jukola doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Bandini looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandini pushing down on Jukola's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bandini is stalling here. Jukola is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bandini seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Jukola has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Jukola cracks Bandini with a big right hand but Bandini just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jukola controlling from side mount.
Jukola working the head with strikes.
Eero Jukola overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jukola in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jukola scoring with punches and elbows.
Jukola is working Bandini over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bandini is trying to get back to his feet.
Bandini is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jukola misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jukola slows the pace down.
An elbow from Jukola crashes against the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mac Bandini comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bandini 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mac Bandini!
Mac Bandini 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.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joonas Olli (ranked 3361 p4p, 287 weight class) and Harry Potter (ranked 4005 p4p, 333 weight class). Harry Potter will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Olli
vs
Potter

155 cm
21
158 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

170 cm
21
155 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Joonas Olli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Potter!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Potter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've been hearing reports that Olli has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Olli is trying hard to land a takedown here. Potter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Olli fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Potter avoids it really well and circles away.
Potter has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Olli throws a head kick that misses.
Olli shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Potter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joonas Olli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by Potter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Joonas Olli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Olli shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potter keeping moving, preventing Olli from controlling successfully.
Olli postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Olli trying to control but Potter is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olli postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Potter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Potter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Olli might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Olli trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Potter trying to keep a closed guard but Olli is proving a slippery customer.
Olli throwing strikes but missing.
Olli working some strikes from top position.
Potter is adopting a defensive guard.
Olli working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Olli missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olli wants to control from the top but Potter keeps moving.
Olli throws a big right hand that misses.
Olli lands a couple of digs.
Potter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Olli lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Potter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Olli.
Olli postures up and lands a big shot to Potter's brow.
Potter wants to sweep here but Olli controlling him for the moment.
Olli throwing strikes from guard but Potter blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olli content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Olli 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.
Olli wants to control from the top but Potter keeps moving.
Olli trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olli working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Olli in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Olli throws an elbow that misses. Potter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Olli's guard. Nice move by Potter!

Olli will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Potter must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Olli striking off his back but it's not causing Potter any problems.
Olli is striking from the bottom but Potter uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olli wants to get back to full guard.
Olli pushes Potter off looking to stand but Potter dives back in and keeps control.
Potter trying to control the action but Olli is working from the bottom.
Olli has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Potter is working away from the top position though.
Olli punching from the bottom.
Potter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Olli. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Olli is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Olli is trying to stand back up but Potter is controlling him
Olli regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Potter stuffs the takedown attempt from Olli. Olli gets slowly back to his feet.
Olli shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Olli shoots for a double leg takedown but Potter sprawls well. He's pushed Olli's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joonas Olli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Olli with a poor takedown
and Olli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Potter swats away the attempt to clinch by Olli.
Potter stuffs the takedown.
Olli fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Potter clinches up against the cage.

Olli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Olli is defended easily by Potter.
Olli has a takedown stuffed.
Olli looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Olli shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Potter counters with a thumping low kick.
Olli shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Potter but Potter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Olli has a takedown stuffed.
Potter tries to score with a low kick but Olli moves his leg out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olli darts in looking for a takedown but Potter gets double underhooks and turns Olli into the cage.
Olli shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Potter as he avoids it easily.
Potter swings for the body but Olli moves out of range.
Olli seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Potter misses with a wild combination.
Olli shoots for a takedown but Potter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Potter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Olli tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Potter defends well and Olli ends up having to push Potter into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Potter jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Olli changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Potter tries to avoid it but Olli manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Potter to the ground. Potter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Potter lands a jab to Olli's midsection.
Harry Potter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Olli on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olli tries for a takedown but Potter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Potter misses.
Potter throws a low kick but Olli avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Olli.
Potter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Potter pushes Olli up against the cage in a clinch.

Potter manages to break the clinch.
Olli shoots in and drives through. Potter sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Olli.
Potter only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Olli blocks the leg kick.
Olli looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Potter is fending him off so far but Olli persists. Nope, Potter circles away and we're back to standing.
Potter looks to land a body kick but Olli moved away.
Potter connects with an inside leg kick.
Potter stuns Olli with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Potter clinches up with Olli and pushes him back against the cage.
Olli jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Potter walks away with a smile on his face. Olli gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Potter closes the distance and pushes Olli back into the cage.

Potter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Potter stuffs the takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Potter clinches.

Potter breaks the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Potter. No joy for Olli on that attempt.
Olli fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Potter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Olli's head backwards.
Olli fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Potter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Potter throws a front kick aimed at Olli's knee but Olli avoids it well.
Olli shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Potter as he jumps to the side.
Potter tries a quick counter leg kick but Olli is wise to it.
Olli misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No joy there for Potter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Potter misses with the combination.
Olli fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Potter was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joonas Olli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Potter is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Olli shoots in for a takedown but Potter shows good takedown defense.
Olli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Potter.
Olli shoots and misses
and Potter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olli misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Potter is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Olli rather than just go for the knockout.
Potter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Olli tries to score a power double leg takedown but Potter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Olli somewhat.
Joonas Olli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Olli shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Potter pinned against the cage. Potter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Potter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Potter slaps away a takedown attempt from Olli, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter misses the jab.
Potter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Olli checks it well.
Potter stuffs the takedown attempt from Olli. Olli gets slowly back to his feet.
Potter lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Olli misses with a takedown attempt - Potter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Olli fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Potter throws a jab but it's blocked by Olli.

Potter moves into the clinch.
Olli jumps guard but Potter stands there with Olli around his waist. Olli gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Olli is trying to pull guard but Potter has him pressed against the cage.
Olli tries to pull guard but Potter forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Potter is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Potter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olli closes the distance and clinches up with Potter, looking for a takedown. Olli pushes Potter against the cage but Potter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Potter cracks Olli with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Potter thows a body kick. Olli tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Potter throws a head kick that misses.
Potter loads up on a big right hand but Olli slips the punch.
Olli goes for a double leg but Potter avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Potter continues to drive forward.
Potter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Olli closes this distance looking for a takedown but Potter circles away.
Potter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Olli looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Potter misses.
Potter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Olli checks it well.
Olli is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Potter.
Potter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Olli is able to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Olli appears to be looking for a big counter.

Potter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Olli, pushing him back against the cage.
Olli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Potter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Potter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Potter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Olli gets a takedown into half guard.
Olli missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Potter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Olli.
Joonas Olli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Olli missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Potter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Potter 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Potter!
After winning the bout, Harry Potter 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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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Buenaventura Durruti (ranked 2926 p4p, 172 weight class) and John Cargo (ranked 22460 p4p, 313 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Durruti
vs
Cargo

170 cm
22
136 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

181 cm
22
133 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Buenaventura Durruti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Cargo!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durruti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cargo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cargo throws a front kick that sends Durruti stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick misses from Cargo.
Cargo throws a leg kick which misses Durruti's front leg but catches the back leg as Durruti tries to avoid it.
Cargo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Durrutis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cargo throws a combination. Durruti tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cargo scores with a jab to the body.
Durruti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cargo throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cargo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Durruti counters with a good, hard body kick but Cargo shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durruti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Durruti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cargo.
Durruti moves away from the strike by Cargo.
Cargo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Durruti at a distance.
Cargo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cargo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Durruti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cargo.
Cargo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Durruti looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Durruti takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Durruti thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Cargo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cargo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cargo scores with a punch to the head.
Cargo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cargo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cargo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cargo throws a right hand that misses
and Durruti counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cargo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
John Cargo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cargo swings widly with a right hand
and Durruti counters with a body kick.
Cargo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durruti.
Cargo throws a leg kick
and Durruti makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cargo misses with a hook.
Durruti is looking to counter the offense by Cargo and move into the clinch.
Cargo blocks a head kick by Durruti.
Durruti throws a head kick but Cargo moves out of range.
Cargo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cargo with a jab.
A jab lands there for Cargo.
Cargo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cargo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cargo connects with a right hand. Durruti shakes it off.
Durruti throws a sloppy head kick and Cargo moves out of range easily.
Durruti moves forwards but Cargo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cargo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cargo checks a low kick from Durruti.
Cargo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Durruti had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cargo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cargo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cargo cracks Durruti with an open hand slap.
Cargo keeps Durruti at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cargo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Durruti counter with a right hand.
Cargo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Cargo.
Cargo scores with a punch to the head.
Durruti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cargo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Durruti under the eye.
Cargo scoring well with a low kick there.
Durruti has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Durruti there as he acknowledges the shot.
Durruti needs to keep his hands up - Cargo had a free shot at his head there.
Durruti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jab, jab by Cargo - just one landing.
Cargo lands a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cargo misses with a double jab.
Cargo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Durruti counter with a right hand.
Cargo connects with a leg kick. Durruti looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Durruti avoids a kick to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Durruti might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Cargo misses.
Durruti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cargo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Durruti. Durruti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cargo scores with a hook to the body. Durruti takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Durruti looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cargo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cargo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cargo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cargo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cargo lands with a nice body punch.
Cargo scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cargo lands a jab to the nose.
Durruti moves out of range as Cargo strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cargo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Durruti definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cargo blocks a head kick by Durruti.
Durruti tries to move into range but Cargo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cargo.
Cargo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cargo lands a glancing blow to the side of Durruti's head.
Cargo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cargo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cargo misses with a straight left.
Durruti misses with a looping right.
Durruti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cargo to score with a decent uppercut.
Durruti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durruti misses with a hook.
Cargo lands a leg kick that knocks Durruti off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durruti misses with a kick to the body.
Jab by Cargo.
Durruti stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Durruti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Durruti looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cargo's corner calls for a 1-2. Cargo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jab, jab by Cargo - just one landing.
Cargo scores with a nice right hand.
Durruti takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cargo lands a leg kick that knocks Durruti off balance momentarily.
Cargo scoring well with a low kick there.
Durruti takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Durruti moves out of range of the body kick from Cargo.
Durruti takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Durruti will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cargo connects with a leg kick. Durruti looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cargo cracks Durruti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cargo lands an overhand right.
Cargo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A punch lands to the side of Durruti 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Durruti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cargo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cargo takes a swing at Durruti's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cargo scores with the left hand. Durruti knows he should have avoided that one.

Durruti moves into range and clinches up with Cargo.

Cargo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cargo's corner calls for a 1-2. Cargo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cargo thows a leg kick but Durruti checks it
and Durruti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cargo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cargo thows a leg kick but Durruti checks it
and Durruti counters with a left and a right that stings Cargo.

Cargo is rocked!
Cargo thows a leg kick but Durruti checks it

and Durruti counters with a crisp right hand that drops Cargo! Durruti lets Cargo back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Cargo is still on wobbly legs! Can Durruti finish him?
Cargo misses with an uppercut. Durruti saw that one coming.
Cargo misses with a hook. Durruti ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cargo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Durruti on the side of the head.
Durruti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Are you kidding me?! Durruti ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Cargo clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Buenaventura Durruti!
A victorious Buenaventura Durruti thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juhani Lammikko (ranked 2444 p4p, 255 weight class) and John Wayne (ranked 5681 p4p, 409 weight class). Juhani Lammikko has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Lammikko
vs
Wayne

190 cm
24
255 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

197 cm
20
225 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Juhani Lammikko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wayne will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lammikko seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lammikko has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FIERCE - {{$750}} - 15 Elite Coaches in the buildup to the fight.
Wayne swings for the body but Lammikko moves out of range.
Wayne closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lammikko circles away.
Wayne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lammikko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wayne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lammikko circles away quickly and effectively.
Lammikko went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lammikko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lammikko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wayne.
Lammikko appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lammikko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wayne.
Wayne is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
John Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wayne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lammikko throws out the jab.
Wayne tries to bum rush Lammikko with a series of wild strikes but Lammikko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lammikko seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wayne tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lammikko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wayne connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lammikko scrambles back to his feet.
No joy there for Wayne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lammikko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice shot lands for Lammikko.
Wayne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne 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.
Wayne misses with the combination.
Lammikko throws out a loose jab but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lammikko misses with a double jab.
Wayne just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Lammikko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wayne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lammikko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Wayne instigates a clinch.

Lammikko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws an off balance right hand
and Lammikko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lammikko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wayne misses with an uppercut. Lammikko saw that one coming.
Lammikko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wayne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lammikko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wayne takes a swing at Lammikko's ribcage but misses.
Wayne misses with an uppercut
and Lammikko counters with a two punch combo.
Wayne closes the distance and clinches up with Lammikko, looking for a takedown. Wayne pushes Lammikko against the cage but Lammikko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Lammikko.
Wayne jabs Lammikko right on the nose. Lammikko blinks but takes it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lammikko misses the shot to the body.
Wayne misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big left from Wayne misses.
Wayne throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lammikko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lammikko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lammikko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wayne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wayne shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Juhani Lammikko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Wayne.
Lammikko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Despite the aggression on Wayne's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lammikko throws a right hand that Wayne ducks under and follows up with a left that Wayne also avoids with ease.
Lammikko misses with a hook. Wayne ducked under it nicely.
Lammikko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lammikko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Wayne does no damage.
Wayne catches Lammikko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lammikko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lammikko scores with a three punch combo!
Wayne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lammikko.
Wayne scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Wayne clinches up against the cage.

Lammikko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wayne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab, jab by Wayne - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Wayne will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lammikko.
Wayne scores with a nice head shot.
Wayne tries to land a front kick but Lammikko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wayne misses with a hook to the body
and Lammikko counters with a three punch combo that has Wayne backing up. Wayne nods at Lammikko to acknowledge the strikes.
Wayne throws a combination that misses
and Lammikko counters with a series of strikes. Wayne will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lammikko misses with a wild combination.
Wayne misses with a two punch combination.
Wayne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lammikko.
Nice defenses there by Wayne.
Wayne on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wayne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lammikko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wayne fails with the takedown
and Lammikko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Juhani Lammikko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Wayne does no damage.
Lammikko was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wayne tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lammikko swivels and escapes.
Lammikko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wayne lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wayne fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lammikko checks it well.
Wayne swinging wildly here.
It looked like Lammikko was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lammikko misses with a looping right.
Wayne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lammikko is able to avoid easily.
Lammikko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wayne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lammikko at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Lammikko was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wayne.
Wayne throws a shot to the body.
Wayne cracks Lammikko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wayne throws a body punch but Lammikko moves out of range.
Lammikko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lammikko misses the jab.
Lammikko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Juhani Lammikko is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wayne motions for Lammikko to come forward. Wayne throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne looks to clinch
and Lammikko counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Lammikko.
Lammikko looks to score with a jab to the body but Wayne is just out of range.
Wayne is looking for the big counter here.
Wayne dodges the punch combination from Lammikko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne misses with a leg kick
letting Lammikko counter with a right hand.
Wayne is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wayne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lammikko counters with a left and a right that stings Wayne.
Lammikko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wayne.
Wayne digs a good hook to Lammikko's body.
Wayne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A counter left hand to the body from Lammikko misses its target.
Wayne throws the left hand but Lammikko avoids the punch easily.
Lammikko is looking to counter punch.
Wayne is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jab, jab by Wayne - just one landing.
Wayne tries to clinch up but Lammikko circles away and keeps his distance.
Lammikko misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lammikko throws a right hand that misses
and Wayne counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wayne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wayne, as that shot connected.
Wayne takes a swing at Lammikko's ribcage but misses.
Wayne doesn't manage to clinch there - Lammikko circles away.
Wayne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice body punch from Lammikko.
Lammikko throws a jab but it's blocked by Wayne.
Wayne takes a swing at Lammikko's ribcage but misses.
Lammikko works over Wayne's head and body with a nice combination.
Wayne throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lammikko.
Lammikko is looking for a counter combo.
Wayne lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Juhani Lammikko will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lammikko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wayne scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lammikko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wayne to score with a decent uppercut.
Lammikko slips a jab and a cross from Wayne.
Wayne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lammikko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wayne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wayne scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne misses with an uppercut. Lammikko saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Lammikko misses.
Wayne has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wayne uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lammikko has time to react.
Wayne tries to close the distance and clinch but Lammikko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Lammikko misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lammikko checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lammikko lands a jab to Wayne's midsection.
Wayne is looking to land body kicks.

Wayne closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Lammikko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wayne throws a hook but Lammikko avoids it easily.
Wayne dodges the punch combination from Lammikko.
Wayne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wayne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Juhani Lammikko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wayne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne misses with the combination.
It looked like Lammikko was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wayne clobbers Lammikko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wayne misses with the combination.
Lammikko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wayne tries to land a body kick
and Lammikko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wayne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lammikko throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lammikko blocks a jab.
Lammikko appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wayne fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lammikko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wayne moves away.
Wayne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lammikko.
Wayne misses with a head kick.
Wayne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice sprawl there from Lammikko as Wayne shoots in.
Lammikko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wayne loads up on a big right hand but Lammikko slips the punch.
Lammikko went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wayne throws a series of punches but Lammikko avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Wayne.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne takes one to the side of the head.
Wayne slips a jab and a cross from Lammikko.
Lammikko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wayne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wayne has a takedown stuffed.
Juhani Lammikko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Wayne.
Lammikko fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wayne misses with an uppercut
and Lammikko counters with a stiff right hand.
Wayne misses the shot to the body.
Wayne throws a big shot that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Wayne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wayne 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Wayne!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Joseph Watson (ranked 1908 p4p, 247 weight class) and Roland Weudke (ranked 6515 p4p, 522 weight class). Watson comes to the cage accompanied by Anarchy in the UK. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Joseph Watson
vs
Weudke

190 cm
21
213 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
204 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Joseph Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roland Weudke!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weudke lands a leg kick that knocks Watson off balance momentarily.
Weudke feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Watsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Watson swings widly with a right hand
and Weudke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Weudke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Weudke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watson manages to avoid it.
Watson throws a body punch but Weudke moves out of range.
Watson moves out of range of the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Watson checks a leg kick.
Weudke takes a swing at Watson's ribcage but misses.
Weudke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Watson's calf.
Weudke scores with a jab to the jaw.
Watson slips a straight right by Weudke.
Weudke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Watson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson scores with a nice head shot.
Watson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson lands a nice looking body shot.
Weudke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Weudke throws a body kick that misses

and Watson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Weudke won't be happy with that.
Weudke tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Watson doesn't have the hooks in and Weudke manages to turn into his guard.
Weudke is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Watson working for a triangle but Weudke defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Weudke is now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Watson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Watson trying to control from the bottom.
Weudke trying to control the pace.
Watson wants to improve his position but Weudke is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Weudke in particular looking to stall.
Watson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Weudke is working away from the top position though.

Watson with the active half guard here but Weudke passes nicely into side control.
Watson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Watson gets back to full guard.
Watson being controlled here, momentarily.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roland Weudke dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nice uppercut lands for Weudke. That snapped Watson's head back.
Weudke lands the left hand.
Watson tries to clinch but Weudke moves out of range.
Weudke throws a counter combo.
Watson misses with a body shot
and Weudke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Watson takes one on the button.
Watson slips under a jab.
Weudke on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Roland Weudke has been cut.
Weudke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Watson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Watson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Watson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weudke was well out of range. Poor timing from Watson.
Nice cross by Weudke.
Weudke takes a swing at Watson's ribcage but misses.
Watson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Watson tries to clinch but Weudke moves away
and Weudke counters with a straight right hand.
Weudke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Watson cracks Weudke with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Watson misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson tries to clinch but Weudke moves out of range.
Watson misses the shot to the body.
Watson lands a nice shot that snaps Weudke's head back.
Watson shoots in for a double leg but Weudke sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Watson doesn't manage to clinch there - Weudke circles away.
Watson moves away from the strike by Weudke.
As Weudke tries to get set, Watson tries to push him back and clinch up but Weudke manages to avoid the attempt.
Weudke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Roland Weudke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Watson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Weudke counters with a slapping leg kick.
Weudke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Watson doesn't seem bothered though.
Watson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weudke manages to avoid it.
Weudke is looking for the big counter here.
Watson lands with a nice body punch.
Weudke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Weudke misses the shot to the body.
Watson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Watson lands a nice hook to Weudke's body. Weudke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own 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!
Weudke avoids the body shot from Watson.
A big right from Weudke misses.
Watson clobbers Weudke with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Weudke. Watson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Weudke thuds a left hand into Watson's body.
Weudke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watson was well out of range. Poor timing from Weudke.
Watson misses with a wild body shot.
Watson fails to land with a series of punches.
Weudke misses with a double jab.
Watson goes for a double leg but Weudke avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Weudke continues to drive forward.
Weudke let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weudke misses with a lunging right hand
and Watson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Weudke moves out of range of the body kick from Watson.
Weudke slips under a jab from Watson.
Weudke misses with a leg kick.
Weudke lands a really nice looking cross but Watson seems unphased.
Weudke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Weudke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Weudke misses with a hook. Watson ducked under it nicely.
Watson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Weudke.
A good leg kick by Weudke.
Roland Weudke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weudke avoids the body shot from Watson.
Weudke finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Watson misses its target.
Watson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Weudke lands with an overhand left.
Watson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weudke scores with a jab to the body.
Weudke tries to score with a low kick but Watson moves his leg out of the way.
Weudke throws out a loose jab but Watson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watson tries to counter with a takedown but Weudke is quick to defend against it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weudke pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Watson back to the cage. Weudke follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Weudke lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Weudke connects with a nice looking jab.
Watson sizes up Weudke with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Weudke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Weudke throws a body punch but Watson moves out of range.
Watson misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Weudke! But no joy.
Watson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Weudke defends well and Watson ends up having to push Weudke into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Joseph Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Watson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Weudke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roland Weudke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roland Weudke'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Watson takes a swing at Weudke's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Weudke! But no joy.
Watson throws an off balance right hand
and Weudke counters with a leg kick.
Watson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Weudke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Watson jabs at Weudke's body.
Watson slips a jab and a cross from Weudke.
Watson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Weudke manages to circle out of the way.
Weudke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Watson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Weudke throws a leg kick

and Watson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Watson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson wants to pass the guard but Weudke is keeping the position.
Watson stands and throws Weudke's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Weudke is trying to buck Watson off.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Watson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Weudke has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Watson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Weudke, who protects the arm well.

Watson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Weudke is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Watson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Weudke is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Watson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Watson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Watson trying to control the action but Weudke is working from the bottom.
Weudke struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson looking to control but instead Weudke has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Watson is looking to stall here but Weudke recovers full guard.
Watson is looking to advance position but Weudke has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Watson tries to reverse the position but Weudke maintains control.
Watson is working hard here to advance position.
Roland Weudke has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weudke wants to control the pace but Watson is squirming around nicely.
Watson wants to hold on but Weudke pushes him away.
Watson can't escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Paul Joseph Watson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Weudke content just to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roland Weudke.
I've got Weudke winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30

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

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malek Mohammed (ranked 4019 p4p, 413 weight class) and Bina Raga (ranked 1657 p4p, 216 weight class). Malek Mohammed has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mohammed
vs
Raga

189 cm
23
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

171 cm
21
182 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

One stop shop

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malek Mohammed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bina Raga!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mohammed lands a left and a right that send Raga crashing to the mat, dazed. Mohammed thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Raga is rocked!

It looks like Bina Raga has been cut.
Mohammed walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Raga drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Mohammed swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Raga's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malek Mohammed!
After winning the bout, Malek Mohammed thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sho Nuff (ranked 1915 p4p, 250 weight class) and Robert Myres (ranked 3392 p4p, 374 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Nuff
vs
Myres

195 cm
27
215 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

195 cm
29
205 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sho Nuff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Myres!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myres walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nuff is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Myres.
Myres blocks a jab.
Nuff throws a sloppy head kick and Myres moves out of range easily.

Myres darts in and clinches Nuff up against the cage.
Myres looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nuff throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nuff presses Myres against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Nuff - that landed with a thud.
Nuff pushes off an throws an elbow but Myres leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Myres swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nuff has Myres pushed against the cage.
Nuff lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Robert Myres has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuff scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Myres - that landed with a thud.
Nuff throws an elbow that misses.
Nuff stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nuff misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuff prevents a body shot from Myres.
Nice elbow from Nuff.
Nuff pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nuff blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Myres creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nuff throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nuff is struggling to control the position.
Our sources have told us that Nuff has been working on his elbows in the gym.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Myres.
Myres avoids the elbow strike from Nuff, against the cage.
Nuff scores with a shot to the side of Myres's head.
Nuff throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nuff just misses with a elbow thrown towards Myres's brow.
Nuff misses with a body punch.
Myres avoids the elbow strike from Nuff, against the cage.
Nuff throws an elbow that misses.
Nuff misses with an elbow strike.
Myres misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nuff throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Myres tries to throw a body punch but Nuff avoids it by throwing Myres back against the cage.
Myres lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Myres's elbow.
Myres misses with a hook from the clinch.
Myres working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nuff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Myres misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nuff works on Myres's body with a couple of short punches.
Myres lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Myres.
Myres misses with a punch on the inside.
Nuff prevents a body shot from Myres.
Nuff takes an elbow to the temple.
Nuff throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Myres lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nuff blocks the elbow strike.
Myres lands an elbow just above Nuff 's eye.
Myres lands an uppercut.
Myres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nuff lands an elbow just above Myres 's eye.
Myres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Myres misses with a punch on the inside.
Myres creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nuff's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuff works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nuff.
Nuff lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Myres swings wildly with an uppercut but Nuff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Myres tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nuff dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Myres.
Nuff lands an elbow that stopped Myres in his tracks for a moment.
Myres creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nuff's defenses.
Nuff dodges an elbow strike from Myres.
Myres can't find room to land a body shot as Nuff controls the action.
Nice elbow from Nuff.
Myres looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nuff lands a nice elbow.
Nuff lands a body punch in the clinch.
Myres avoids the elbow strike from Nuff, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nuff just misses with a elbow thrown towards Myres's brow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nuff misses with an elbow strike.
Myres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myres misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nuff just misses with a elbow thrown towards Myres's brow.
Myres swings wildly with an uppercut but Nuff uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Myres on the inside.
Nuff lands an elbow just above Myres 's eye.
Myres blocks the elbow strike.
Nuff dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nuff.
A right handed body shot lands from Myres.
Nuff working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Myres pushes off an throws an elbow but Nuff leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Myres pushes off an throws an elbow but Nuff leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Myres lands with a right to the head.
Myres takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Myres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nuff prevents a body shot from Myres.
Myres misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nuff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nuff throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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 Sho Nuff will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robert Myres's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Myres bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Myres looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nuff 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.

Myres tries to keep at a distance but Nuff has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nuff is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Myres tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nuff's elbow.
Nuff leaning his opponent against the cage.
Myres has a couple of punches blocked by Nuff.
Myres takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuff misses with a body punch.
Nuff blocking some punches.
Nuff lands a body punch in the clinch.
Myres throws a head punch that misses.
Myres throws a punch but it's blocked by Nuff.
Myres swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nuff stalling against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuff creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Myres's defenses.
Myres goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nuff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nuff lands a nice elbow.
Myres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Myres dodges an elbow strike from Nuff.
Nuff lands an elbow that stopped Myres in his tracks for a moment.
Nuff misses with an elbow strike.
Nuff digs a right hand into Myres's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Myres's gas tank.
Nuff lands a nice elbow.
Myres is breathing heavily.
Nuff manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nuff works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Myres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Myres avoids a wild elbow strike from Nuff.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nuff just misses with a elbow thrown towards Myres's brow.
Nuff lands a damaging elbow.
Nuff avoids a wild elbow strike from Myres.
Nuff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuff lands an elbow just above Myres 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nuff lands a shot to the body.
Nuff makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nuff misses with an elbow strike.
Nuff gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nuff lands an elbow that stopped Myres in his tracks for a moment.
Nuff creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short left from Nuff.
Nuff throws an elbow but it misses.
Myres misses with the head strike.
Nuff lands an elbow inside that Myres shrugs off.

That has opened up Robert Myres's cut even more.
Myres takes an elbow to the temple.
Myres avoids the elbow strike from Nuff, against the cage.
Nuff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nuff's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Still in the clinch, Myres scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nuff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Myres can do to turn this around?
Myres blocks the elbow strike.
Nuff stalling the fight.
Myres blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Nuff.
Myres lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nuff effectively controlling the action here.
Myres misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nuff looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nuff just misses with a elbow thrown towards Myres's brow.
Nuff blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nuff just misses with a elbow thrown towards Myres's brow.
Nuff lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nuff creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Myres creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Myres creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nuff lands an elbow that stopped Myres in his tracks for a moment.
Nuff stalling against the cage.
Sho Nuff has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nuff just misses with a elbow thrown towards Myres's brow.
Nuff has Myres pressed against the cage.
Myres misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuff lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Myres or not.
Nuff lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nuff throws an elbow but misses.
Nuff misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nuff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Myres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Myres misses with an elbow strike.
Nuff scores with a hook to the body.
Nuff lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Nuff.
Myres doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Nuff as the two fighters clinch.
Nuff lands a damaging elbow.
Nuff creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Myres's defenses.
Nuff throws an elbow that misses.
Myres throws a punch but it's blocked by Nuff.
Nuff stalls.
Nuff lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Myres backwards.
Nuff softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sho Nuff dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robert Myres'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!

Danga de danga de dang - Nuff scores with a four punch combination!
Nuff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Myres throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nuff scores with a three punch combo!
Nice straight punches there by Nuff. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nuff.

Myres gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myres lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Nuff - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Myres - that landed with a thud.
Nuff lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nuff scores with a nice hook to the head.
Myres takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nuff lands with a right to the head.
Nuff lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuff cracks Myres with a nice body shot.
Come on Nuff - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nuff lands an elbow inside that Myres shrugs off.
A body shot lands from Nuff.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nuff throws an elbow but misses.
Nuff lands a damaging elbow.
Nuff lands an elbow inside that Myres shrugs off.
Nuff misses with an elbow over the top.
Nuff slowing the pace effectively.
A left hand lands to the body for Nuff.
Nuff digs a right hand underneath Myres's ribcage. Myres let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nuff pushes off an throws an elbow but Myres leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nuff lands an elbow inside that Myres shrugs off.

Myres is rocked!
Nuff lands a nice elbow.
Myres is still on wobbly legs! Can Nuff finish him?
Nuff lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

The cut above Robert Myres's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nuff lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Myres takes an elbow to the temple.
Nuff dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nuff lands an elbow just above Myres 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clinched against the cage, Nuff lands a big elbow that drops Myres! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Myres is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sho Nuff!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jason Arlington (ranked 1807 p4p, 193 weight class) and Queen Tamar (ranked 1530 p4p, 167 weight class). Arlington comes to the cage accompanied by Unchained Melody. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tamar's choice of entrance music: Super Sako. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Arlington
vs
Tamar

170 cm
21
150 lbs
4 - 1 - 2

165 cm
22
156 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

UnderGround Clothing Co.

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 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Arlington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Queen Tamar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamar digs a good body shot into Arlington's ribs.
Tamar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Arlington darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Arlington shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tamar 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.

It looks like Jason Arlington has been cut.
Arlington misses with an uppercut
and Tamar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jason Arlington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Arlington gets caught napping as Tamar dives in and scores a takedown. Arlington manages to retain guard.
Arlington lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tamar keeping moving, preventing Arlington from controlling successfully.
Arlington distracts Tamar with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Arlington preventing the sweep.
Arlington advances position into side control!
Tamar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Arlington wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlington tries to move to mount but Tamar blocks the move with his legs.
Tamar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arlington trying to control the position but Tamar is working away.
Tamar prevents Arlington from moving into mount.
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Arlington tries to advance to mount but Tamar denies him.
Arlington is working hard here to advance position.
Arlington cracks Tamar with a big right hand but Tamar just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamar struggling a bit here.
Tamar is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Arlington missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tamar tries to roll over but Arlington keeps him under control.
Tamar moves into full guard.
Arlington stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tamar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tamar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Arlington's guard.

Arlington lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Arlington advances to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlington sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tamar defending well though.
Arlington trying to pass the guard but Tamar defending well.
Tamar regains full guard. Nicely done.
Arlington has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Tamar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Arlington wants to control from the top but Tamar keeps moving.
Tamar has Arlington pulled in close to control his posture.
Arlington looking to pass the guard.
Tamar wants to sweep here but Arlington controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tamar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Arlington is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Arlington sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tamar's guard.
Tamar wants to get back to full guard.
Tamar controlling the position for now.

Arlington is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Arlington trying to mount his opponent but Tamar defends it.
Arlington thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tamar won't allow Arlington to pass to mount.
Tamar gets full guard.
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 Jason Arlington will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Arlington's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The crowd cheers as Arlington lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tamar doesn't seem phased though.
Arlington on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Arlington scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tamar is not content to let Arlington control the position.
Tamar tries to get to full guard but Arlington has control of the leg.
Arlington lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tamar gets back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tamar controlling Arlington's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arlington wants to control from the top but Tamar keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlington wants to pass the guard but Tamar is keeping the position.
Arlington loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tamar is trying to control the position but Arlington postures up.
Arlington is looking to work some ground and pound but Tamar has wrist control.
Tamar keeping moving, preventing Arlington from controlling successfully.
Arlington wants to pass the guard but Tamar is keeping the position.
Tamar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tamar is adopting a defensive guard.
Tamar can't keep his opponent in guard - Arlington advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tamar preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Arlington lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Arlington is working for a kimura but Tamar is defending it quite comfortably.
Arlington is looking to advance position but Tamar won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamar is trying to control but can't.
Arlington moves nicely into side control.
Tamar is holding Arlington down, trying to stall.
Tamar is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Tamar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Arlington wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Arlington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tamar can do to turn this around?
Arlington tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tamar's legs.
Arlington trying to control the position but Tamar is working away.
Tamar managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Arlington.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlington staying calm.
Tamar holding on.
Arlington landing a few strikes.
Jason Arlington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tamar tries to bench press Arlington off him but Arlington keeps the position.
Arlington trying to control the action but Tamar is working from the bottom.
Tamar can't do much from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arlington moves into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Arlington dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jason Arlington's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Arlington cracks Tamar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tamar takes a swing at Arlington's ribcage but misses.
Arlington throws a jab but it's blocked by Tamar.

Arlington closes the distance and clinches.
Arlington lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tamar or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Arlington.
Arlington lands a body shot in the clinch.
Arlington changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tamar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Arlington scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Arlington misses its intended target.
Arlington darts in looking for a takedown but Tamar gets double underhooks and turns Arlington into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Arlington looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tamar!
Arlington tries to move to mount but Tamar blocks the move with his legs.
You can see the frustration on Tamar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tamar stops Arlington from passing to mount.
Arlington has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Tamar!
Tamar is trying desperately to improve position.
Arlington controlling from mount.
Queen Tamar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlington punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tamar wants to hold on but Arlington pushes him away.
Arlington controlling the position easily from mount.
Arlington connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Arlington lands a couple of good shots and Tamar has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arlington is punishing Tamar with strikes - can he finish him?!
Arlington is hanging on to Tamar's back as he tries to escape.
Tamar tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Arlington lands with some strikes.
Arlington lands a big shot there that rocks Tamar but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Tamar is rocked!
Tamar regains half guard.
Tamar is still in real trouble! Can Arlington finish him?
Arlington working Tamar over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamar is trying to control but can't.
Arlington lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tamar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Arlington has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Arlington is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tamar can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tamar tries to reverse the position but Arlington maintains control.
Tamar seems to have recovered his senses.
Arlington trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Arlington pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tamar holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Arlington tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Arlington wants to take his opponent's back but Tamar doesn't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Arlington wants to finish this one by submission but Tamar is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Arlington.
Arlington fails to take his opponent's back.
The referee warns Tamar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tamar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Arlington cracks Tamar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arlington can't control as he wanted to and Tamar manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Tamar is looking for a sweep. Arlington is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jason Arlington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Arlington wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tamar keeps working.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Arlington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Arlington, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Arlington!
A relieved looking Jason Arlington thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Queen Tamar stepped up to the mic, saying 'You fight like Mongol!'.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Stackhouse (ranked 2005 p4p, 231 weight class) and Masa Funaki (ranked 2118 p4p, 241 weight class). Stackhouse comes to the cage accompanied by True Blood. Jason Stackhouse is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Stackhouse
vs
Funaki

180 cm
22
164 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

180 cm
21
159 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Voodoo Nutrition

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 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Stackhouse !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Masa Funaki!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Funaki 's head but he takes it in his stride.

It looks like Masa Funaki has been cut.

Stackhouse gets a clinch.
Funaki tries to throw a body punch but Stackhouse avoids it by throwing Funaki back against the cage.
Stackhouse lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stackhouse lands with a short shot to the head.
Funaki manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Funaki tries a body shot but Stackhouse blocks it.
Funaki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Funaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stackhouse .
Funaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Stackhouse controls his hands.
Our sources have told us that Stackhouse has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Funaki tries to throw a body punch but Stackhouse avoids it by throwing Funaki back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stackhouse lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Funaki backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Funaki misses with a body punch.
Stackhouse pushes off an throws an elbow but Funaki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Funaki avoids the elbow strike from Stackhouse , against the cage.
Stackhouse lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Funaki stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch on the inside from Funaki fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stackhouse lands a hook that snaps the head of Funaki backwards.
Stackhouse softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Funaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Funaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stackhouse 's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stackhouse throws an elbow but misses.
Funaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stackhouse throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Funaki fails to land.
Funaki avoids the elbow strike from Stackhouse , against the cage.
Stackhouse working aggressively here.
Funaki tries to stall but Stackhouse uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stackhouse lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Stackhouse on the inside.
Funaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stackhouse creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Funaki's defenses.
Stackhouse blocks an elbow strike.
Funaki misses with an elbow over the top.
Funaki has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Stackhouse seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Funaki can turn it around.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stackhouse prevents a body shot from Funaki.
Funaki trying to stall but Stackhouse improves his position.
Stackhouse struggles to land a body shot inside as Funaki controls his hands.
Stackhouse lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stackhouse gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stackhouse .
Stackhouse creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Funaki's defenses.

Funaki is rocked!

That has opened up Masa Funaki's cut even more.
Stackhouse working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Funaki is still on wobbly legs! Can Stackhouse finish him?
Funaki trying to land knees to the body.
Stackhouse unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Funaki! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Stackhouse is unloading with more strikes now! Funaki drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Stackhouse !
Jason Stackhouse decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.