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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Trejean Dugall (ranked 6280 p4p, 278 weight class) and Alex Hadley (ranked 24914 p4p, 294 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hadley's choice of entrance music: Fight Music - Eminem. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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148 lbs
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trejean Dugall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Hadley!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hadley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dugall counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hadley is trying to pull guard but Dugall turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dugall taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Dugall.
Hadley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dugall is pressed up against the cage. Hadley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dugall down to the mat. Dugall avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Trejean Dugall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Hadley.
Hadley shoots and misses
and Dugall holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dugall lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hadley.
A right handed body shot lands from Dugall.
Dugall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hadley backwards.
Hadley is rocked!
Hadley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hadley is still on wobbly legs! Can Dugall finish him?
Hadley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dugall lands with a light punch inside.
Dugall lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dugall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Hadley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dugall creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Hadley's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Hadley drops to his knees and Dugall pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trejean Dugall!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Mama (ranked 24340 p4p, 522 weight class) and Elijah Byrne (ranked 7319 p4p, 519 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Mama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elijah Byrne!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byrne scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Joe Mama has been cut.
Mama throws a right hand that misses
and Byrne counters with a nice uppercut.
Mama is rocked!
Mama swings away with a body shot that misses
and Byrne counters with a big left hand that crumples Mama! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Elijah Byrne!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rory Andler (ranked 6468 p4p, 479 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 5684 p4p, 458 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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198 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rory Andler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Jones !
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andler tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Andler really is a fat lump.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Andler pinned against the cage. Andler gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Andler misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've been told by Andler's head coaches at UnderGround Wrestling and Jiu Jitsu that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Andler sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Andler has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andler pulls guard effortlessly.
Jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Andler has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jones has managed to get both his arms back between Andler's legs - danger averted.
Andler looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Jones has picked Andler up and slammed him! Andler can't keep hold of the triangle and Jones manages to pass to side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andler is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Andler taking some punishment here, with Jones in his half guard.
Jones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Andler actively working from the bottom here.
Jones looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Andler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Andler looking for submissions off his back.
Andler has hold of Jones 's hands but Jones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones working over Andler with some ground and pound. Andler looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Andler looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Andler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jones content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jones lands with a punch from half guard.
Jones is thwarting Andler's attempts to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Andler keeps working.
Andler is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Rory Andler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andler closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Andler gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones .
Andler throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Andler connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones can't get the takedown.
Rory Andler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Jones .
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
Andler lands a right hand.
Andler jumps into guard, dragging Jones to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andler is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
Jones makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Andler is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jones defends well.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Andler working for submissions but it's allowed Jones to get to half guard.
Jones takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andler wants to get back to full guard.
Andler is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones is controlling the pace.
Nice strikes from Jones there.
Andler slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Andler can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jones controls the pace.
Jon Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Andler keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
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 Rory Andler will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Andler gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jones to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Andler is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
Jones with a nice head shot there.
Jones keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Andler's head.
Andler might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Andler has momentary wrist control but Jones slips an elbow through the middle.
Andler has momentary wrist control but Jones slips an elbow through the middle.
Andler keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones gets to his feet. Andler looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Andler changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jones looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jones throws Andler to one side and escapes!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andler is looking for a counter combo.
Jones closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jones working the ground and pound from side control.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones working away.
Andler wants to get back to his feet but Jones drags him back down.
Jones lands an elbow.
Andler holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Jones controlling the position from side mount.
Jones working the ground and pound from side control.
Jones tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jones has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Andler wants to control but Jones postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Andler looks calm but he's in trouble here. Jones gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Andler is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Jones lets go of the hold and Andler can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jon Jones !
A determined Jon Jones didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Romeo Harris (ranked 24247 p4p, 550 weight class) and Donald McCalister (ranked 4165 p4p, 415 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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178 lbs
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Romeo Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donald McCalister!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCalister shoots in looking for a takedown. Harris tries to sprawl out of it but McCalister keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Harris misses with a takedown attempt - McCalister sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McCalister throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
McCalister takes the fight into the clinch.
McCalister misses with a body punch.
McCalister lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harris drops down looking for an ankle pick but McCalister pulls his leg out and moves away.
McCalister slaps away a takedown attempt from Harris, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McCalister is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romeo Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris takes the fight into the clinch.
McCalister lands a knee to the body.
McCalister lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCalister landing knees to the head.
McCalister breaks from the clinch.
McCalister throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
McCalister closes the distance and clinches.
McCalister tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McCalister is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Harris is breathing heavily.
A bit of stalling here from McCalister.
Harris is trying to drag McCalister to the mat but McCalister just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
McCalister unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harris lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by McCalister.
McCalister drags the fight down to the ground.
Harris prevents McCalister from getting back to his feet.
McCalister throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCalister working a defensive guard here.
Harris tries to free his leg and advance position but McCalister is retaining full guard.
McCalister had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Harris defends it easily.
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!
Harris not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald McCalister dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McCalister takes the fight into the clinch.
McCalister pulls guard effortlessly.
Harris is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris got a little sloppy there for a moment and McCalister has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Harris has managed to get both his arms back between McCalister's legs - danger averted.
Harris decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on McCalister, up you get!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris is trying hard to land a takedown here. McCalister sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McCalister gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Harris to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McCalister looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've been informed that McCalister has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCalister can't keep his opponent in guard - Harris advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
McCalister looks like he's trying to stand up.
McCalister is staying active underneath Harris, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McCalister with the active half guard here but Harris passes nicely into side control.
McCalister prevents Harris from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McCalister is looking for a sweep.
Harris is trying to get an arm triangle but McCalister is defending well.
McCalister is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McCalister wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Harris has ideas of his own. He's got hold of McCalister's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! McCalister is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Harris!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Romeo Harris!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gold Man (ranked 23717 p4p, 299 weight class) and Mark Callus (ranked 24385 p4p, 302 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gold Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Callus!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Callus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Man is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Callus is defending well for now.
Man misses with the head strike.
Man could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Man blocks a body shot from Callus.
Callus successfully pulls guard.
Callus wants to stand but Man is controlling the position.
Callus uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Callus has Man up against the cage in a clinch.
Callus gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Man regains guard.
Man is trying to control the position but Callus postures up.
Callus gets to his feet - Man follows without any prompting.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Callus clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callus tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
Man jumps guard.
Callus gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Callus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Callus as Man tries to tie him up.
Man looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Callus manages to pull guard.
Callus is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Callus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Callus pushes Man off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
We've been informed that Callus has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Callus closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Man quickly recovers to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man works his way to full guard. Good work.
Callus won't allow Man to sweep him here.
Callus stands up and waves to Man to follow him.
Callus bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Callus stands up.
Man dives in and grabs Callus's left leg, looking for a takedown. Callus pushes down on Man's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Callus dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Callus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Callus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Callus wants it to stay on the feet.
Callus closes the distance and clinches.
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Man is trying to pull guard but Callus turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Callus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice sprawl there from Callus as Man shoots in.
Callus wants to counter the offense by Man and move into the clinch position.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gold Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Callus rushes Man and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Callus breaks the clinch.
Callus clinches.
Callus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Callus has Man pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Callus pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Man tumbling to the mat - Callus dives into Man's guard.
Callus decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Man, up you get!
Man has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Callus finds it's way round the side to connect with Man's head.
Callus moves into the clinch successfully.
Callus landing knees to the body.
Man is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Callus effectively controlling the action here.
Callus gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Man.
Callus misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man is trying to pull guard but Callus has him pressed against the cage.
Callus lands with a short shot to the head.
Man is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Come on Callus - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Callus decides to pull guard.
Mark Callus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man won't allow Callus to get back to his feet.
Man working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Callus has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Man is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Callus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Man has a takedown stuffed.
Callus darts in and clinches Man up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Callus.
Man has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Callus avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Callus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Callus closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Man quickly recovers to half guard.
Callus stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Man shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Callus as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gold Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Callus. That snapped Man's head back.
Callus shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Man is trying to defend but Callus finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Callus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Man. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Callus stands up out of the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Man, pushing him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Callus.
Man tries to pull guard but Callus forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Callus breaks from the clinch.
Man lands with an uppercut that bounces Callus off the cage and back into range.
Callus forces Man back against the cage and clinches.
A hook to the body from Callus.
Mark Callus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Callus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Callus drags the fight down to the ground.
Callus wriggles free and stands up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callus rushes Man and presses him up against the cage.
Man has Callus pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Callus manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Man is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Callus pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Callus lands a good knee to the midsection. Man won't want to take too many of those.
Callus lands a good knee to the midsection. Man won't want to take too many of those.
Callus lands an elbow inside that Man shrugs off.
Callus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Man or not.
Callus ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Callus no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Callus manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Callus breaks the clinch.
Callus instigates a clinch.
Gold Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mark Callus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Man fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Callus lands a damaging elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Callus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Callus 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Callus!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Wellwood (ranked 3006 p4p, 301 weight class) and Yardbird Knox (ranked 2945 p4p, 295 weight class). Wellwood comes to the cage accompanied by Never Scared - Bone Crusher. Knox has chosen Tear da Club Up | Three 6 Mafia as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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251 lbs
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285 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kenneth Wellwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yardbird Knox!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wellwood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Knox 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.
Wellwood takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wellwood wants to get back to striking at distance but Knox won't allow it.
Wellwood tries to break free but Knox pushes him back against the cage.
Wellwood tries to break free but Knox pushes him back against the cage.
Knox lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wellwood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knox.
Wellwood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wellwood is trying to force a seperation but Knox has the dominant position.
Wellwood is looking to break free of the clinch but Knox has double underhooks.
Knox prevents Wellwood from breaking the clinch.
Knox blocks a body shot from Wellwood.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
Knox misses with some punches.
Knox has Wellwood pressed against the cage, preventing Wellwood from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knox prevents Wellwood from breaking the clinch.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Wellwood.
Knox digs a right hand into Wellwood's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wellwood's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wellwood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Wellwood's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knox working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Wellwood's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wellwood backwards.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wellwood blocks an uppercut.
Knox prevents Wellwood from breaking the clinch.
Knox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knox can't find room to land a body shot as Wellwood controls the action.
Wellwood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wellwood wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Knox has him pressed against the cage.
Wellwood wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wellwood.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Wellwood.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Wellwood has had enough of the clinch but Knox keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellwood is trying to stall.
Wellwood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wellwood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wellwood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wellwood is looking to break free of the clinch but Knox has double underhooks.
Wellwood blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Wellwood's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knox scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox tries to work over Wellwood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wellwood wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wellwood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wellwood blocking some punches.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Knox.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wellwood or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yardbird Knox dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Knox moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Knox lands with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Wellwood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wellwood keeps the fight on the outside.
A shot to the liver by Knox. Beautiful body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Knox. That snapped Wellwood's head back.
Wellwood throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Wellwood misses its intended target.
Wellwood swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
We've been told by Wellwood's head coaches at whitey's gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Knox lands with an uppercut that bounces Wellwood off the cage and back into range.
Wellwood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Wellwood.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox thuds his right hand into Wellwood's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Knox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wellwood throws a series of punches but Knox avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wellwood misses with a body shot
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab by Knox.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wellwood misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox lands an overhand right.
Knox lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Knox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wellwood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kenneth Wellwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wellwood wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Knox has him pressed against the cage.
Knox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wellwood blocking some punches.
Wellwood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wellwood blocks an uppercut.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Knox lands a nice shot to the body.
Wellwood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knox lands a nice uppercut.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Knox scores with a hook to the body.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Wellwood controls his hands.
Knox lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands a hook that snaps the head of Wellwood backwards.
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!
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox gets through Wellwood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knox is working Wellwood over against the cage.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Wellwood uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Wellwood.
Wellwood wants to break free but Knox has control.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
Knox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knox scores with a shot to the side of Wellwood's head.
Wellwood wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
Wellwood blocks a body shot from Knox.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox tries a body shot but Wellwood blocks it.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Wellwood controls his hands.
Knox lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
Knox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yardbird Knox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Knox lands with a good body shot.
Wellwood throws a nice looking combination but Knox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wellwood gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Knox.
Wellwood takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wellwood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Wellwood takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Knox lands a body shot.
Wellwood takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wellwood throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
Wellwood walks into a jab.
Yardbird Knox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Wellwood.
Nice jab there from Knox.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wellwood misses with a hook
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Wellwood throws a hook but Knox blocks it.
Kenneth Wellwood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Knox.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knox with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Knox connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knox connects with a right hand. Wellwood shakes it off.
Knox jabs Wellwood right on the nose. Wellwood blinks but takes it well.
Knox lands with a right hand.
Good shot there by Knox.
Knox works Wellwood's body with a nice hook.
Yardbird Knox is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch but Wellwood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knox closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox scores with a shot to the side of Wellwood's head.
A short right from Knox.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knox has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellwood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knox tries a body shot but Wellwood blocks it.
Knox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wellwood is trying to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Knox.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knox.
Knox lands a body punch.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Wellwood avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
Wellwood taking a breather.
Yardbird Knox seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knox lands a nice shot to the body.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Wellwood controls his hands.
Knox digs a right hand underneath Wellwood's ribcage. Wellwood let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knox lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Wellwood uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wellwood is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Knox's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Knox gets through Wellwood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yardbird Knox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Knox 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yardbird Knox!
After winning the bout, Yardbird Knox thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Michael Benitoy (ranked 3400 p4p, 266 weight class) and Ky Tycoon (ranked 2530 p4p, 217 weight class). Tycoon has chosen Im the champ as his entrance music. Ky Tycoon will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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155 lbs
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23
149 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Michael Benitoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ky Tycoon!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benitoy shoots in and gets a takedown into Tycoon's guard.
Benitoy prevents Tycoon from getting back to his feet.
Benitoy cracks Tycoon with a solid left hand.
Tycoon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Benitoy manages to get himself to full guard.
Benitoy trying to strike off his back.
Benitoy with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Tycoon can't handle though.
Tycoon wants to get up but he can't break Benitoy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Benitoy throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Tycoon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benitoy is keeping the position for now.
Benitoy lands an upkick as Tycoon stands over him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tycoon wants to control from the top but Benitoy keeps moving.
Tycoon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon wants to control from the top but Benitoy keeps moving.
Benitoy wants to sweep but no luck.
Benitoy trying to strike off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tycoon won't allow Benitoy to sweep him here.
Benitoy striking off his back but it's not causing Tycoon any problems.
Tycoon wants to stand but Benitoy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tycoon is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Benitoy is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Benitoy has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Benitoy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Benitoy is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Tycoon has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Benitoy is looking to defend but Tycoon has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Benitoy! Tycoon pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Benitoy taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ky Tycoon!
Ky Tycoon made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'First of all I would like to thank GOD for giving me this skills and to my opponent. Man he's tough I respect him if he's a montser, to the Organization and to my family trainers coaches teammates I couldn't do this without you guys and also the #JustTrain gym my sponsors and specially the Fans than'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between UniConor Noble (ranked 2413 p4p, 144 weight class) and Oganeditse Gaolathe (ranked 1627 p4p, 108 weight class). Noble comes to the cage accompanied by Eye of the Tiger. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, UniConor Noble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oganeditse Gaolathe!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaolathe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Noble keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gaolathe.
Noble takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gaolathe misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Gaolathe.
Gaolathe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noble was well out of range. Poor timing from Gaolathe.
Noble takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gaolathe digs a good body shot into Noble's ribs.
Noble on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Noble fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gaolathe looks to throw the jab but Noble is out of range.
Gaolathe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noble was well out of range. Poor timing from Gaolathe.
Noble has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gaolathe.
Good leg kick by Gaolathe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice body punch from Gaolathe.
Noble looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaolathe connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaolathe closes the distance and pushes Noble back into the cage.
Gaolathe misses with some punches.
Noble is trying to force a seperation but Gaolathe has the dominant position.
Gaolathe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Noble blocking some punches.
Gaolathe misses with a punch on the inside.
Gaolathe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gaolathe misses with a body punch.
Gaolathe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gaolathe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noble's elbow.
A short left from Gaolathe.
Gaolathe swings wildly with an uppercut but Noble uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaolathe working aggressively here.
Noble is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noble misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gaolathe lands a nice uppercut.
Gaolathe breaks the clinch.
Noble uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaolathe.
Gaolathe lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gaolathe. Noble does a little dance to reset his feet.
Noble checks a low kick from Gaolathe.
Oganeditse Gaolathe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noble feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gaolathe's calf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaolathe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Noble drops his hands momentarily and Gaolathe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gaolathe throws an off balance right hand
and Noble counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gaolathe punishes Noble's body with a nice straight punch.
Noble ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gaolathe throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oganeditse Gaolathe dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Noble takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Noble with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gaolathe to score with a decent uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Gaolathe misses the target.
Noble connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Noble keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noble was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gaolathe drives through and clinches with Noble against the cage.
Noble prevents a body shot from Gaolathe.
Noble blocks an uppercut.
Gaolathe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gaolathe working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaolathe has a couple of punches blocked by Noble.
Gaolathe prevents a body shot from Noble.
Noble will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gaolathe up against the cage.
Gaolathe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Noble.
Gaolathe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gaolathe being controlled against the cage.
Gaolathe misses with an elbow strike.
Gaolathe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Noble blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gaolathe misses with a punch on the inside.
Gaolathe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noble's elbow.
Gaolathe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gaolathe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Noble doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gaolathe breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaolathe swings for the body but Noble moves out of range.
Noble swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gaolathe scores with a jab.
Gaolathe tries to clinch there but Noble circles away.
Gaolathe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gaolathe misses with a looping right.
Noble throwing a counter right hand but Gaolathe manages to avoid it.
Gaolathe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oganeditse Gaolathe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gaolathe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gaolathe connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Noble misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaolathe throws a leg kick which misses Noble's front leg but catches the back leg as Noble tries to avoid it.
Gaolathe misses with a shot to the body
and Noble counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gaolathe moves into range and clinches up with Noble.
Noble blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gaolathe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oganeditse Gaolathe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gaolathe connects with a body shot.
Oganeditse Gaolathe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gaolathe throws a series of punches but Noble avoids them all with ease.
Noble appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gaolathe has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gaolathe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gaolathe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Noble has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gaolathe finds it's way round the side to connect with Noble's head.
Noble walks into a left hand.
Gaolathe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gaolathe connects with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Gaolathe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Noble uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaolathe.
Noble swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gaolathe darts in and clinches Noble up against the cage.
Gaolathe misses with the head strike.
Noble lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaolathe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Noble.
UniConor Noble has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noble blocks an uppercut.
Noble pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gaolathe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noble was well out of range. Poor timing from Gaolathe.
Nice shot by Gaolathe.
Gaolathe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Noble looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gaolathe scores with a nice right hand.
Gaolathe avoids a kick to the body.
A jab from Gaolathe misses.
Good shot there by Gaolathe.
Gaolathe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Noble at a distance.
Gaolathe takes the fight into the clinch.
Gaolathe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Noble wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaolathe has a couple of punches blocked by Noble.
Noble blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gaolathe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Noble blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gaolathe fails to land.
Gaolathe is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gaolathe misses with the head strike.
Oganeditse Gaolathe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gaolathe tries a body shot but Noble blocks it.
Noble blocking some punches.
Noble content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gaolathe working aggressively here.
Gaolathe lands a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oganeditse Gaolathe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gaolathe 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oganeditse Gaolathe!
A victorious Oganeditse Gaolathe thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Beach (ranked 1787 p4p, 238 weight class) and James Moriarty (ranked 1562 p4p, 210 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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18
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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217 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Counter fighter
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sammy Beach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Moriarty!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beach fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moriarty manages to avoid it.
Beach jabs at Moriarty's body.
A jab from Beach misses.
Moriarty looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Moriarty walks into a jab.
Beach misses with a hook
and Moriarty counters with a left and a right that stings Beach.
Beach changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Beach swings for the body but Moriarty moves out of range.
Beach clinches up against the cage.
I was talking to Beach's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Moriarty lands a body punch in the clinch.
Beach struggles to land a body shot inside as Moriarty controls his hands.
Beach lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beach lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Moriarty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moriarty misses with the head strike.
Moriarty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moriarty working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Moriarty as Beach tries to tie him up.
Moriarty lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Beach lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Beach fails to land.
Moriarty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beach escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moriarty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beach tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moriarty manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Beach misses with a left hand
and Moriarty counters with a stiff right hand.
Beach tries to clinch up.
Beach misses the jab.
Moriarty looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Moriarty thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moriarty drops his hands momentarily and Beach takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Moriarty takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beach thuds his right hand into Moriarty's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Beach gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moriarty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moriarty tries a body shot but Beach blocks it.
Moriarty blocking some punches.
Beach lands a shot to the body.
Moriarty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beach working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moriarty lands with a short shot to the head.
Beach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beach gets through Moriarty's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Moriarty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moriarty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moriarty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moriarty lands with a light punch inside.
Moriarty lands a shot to the body.
Beach misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Beach dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Beach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moriarty moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Moriarty! But no joy.
Beach darts in trying to clinch
and Moriarty counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Beach forces Moriarty back against the cage and clinches.
Moriarty throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Moriarty throws a head punch that misses.
Beach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beach lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sammy Beach has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beach.
A short right from Beach.
A shot in the inside from Moriarty.
Moriarty scores with a shot to the side of Beach's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Moriarty.
Moriarty throws a punch but it's blocked by Beach.
Beach tries a body shot but Moriarty blocks it.
Beach throws a punch but it's blocked by Moriarty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach misses with the head strike.
Moriarty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beach misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Moriarty.
Moriarty lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Beach blocks a body shot from Moriarty.
Moriarty lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Beach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beach throws a punch but it's blocked by Moriarty.
Moriarty blocks an uppercut.
Moriarty lands with a left to the head.
Beach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beach lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Beach scores with a shoulder strike.
Beach misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moriarty misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moriarty creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moriarty swings wildly with an uppercut but Beach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beach misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moriarty scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Moriarty blocks a body shot from Beach.
Moriarty working aggressively here.
Beach misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Moriarty.
Moriarty throws a head punch that misses.
Beach misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moriarty prevents a body shot from Beach.
Moriarty misses with a punch on the inside.
Beach goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moriarty lands a hook that snaps the head of Beach backwards.
Moriarty blocks an uppercut.
Beach misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moriarty can't find room to land a body shot as Beach controls the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Beach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moriarty drops Beach onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Beach is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Beach is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Beach is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moriarty misses with the head strike.
Beach seems to have got his legs back now.
Moriarty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moriarty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beach swings wildly with an uppercut but Moriarty uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Moriarty showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Beach gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Moriarty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beach blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Moriarty.
Beach misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beach prevents a body shot from Moriarty.
Beach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beach lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moriarty backwards.
Moriarty lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moriarty creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Beach misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moriarty lands with a short shot to the head.
Beach tries to work over Moriarty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beach blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Moriarty fails to land.
Moriarty gets through Beach's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Moriarty scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moriarty lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Moriarty tries a body shot but Beach blocks it.
Beach misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Moriarty.
Good body shot from Moriarty.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beach tries to work over Moriarty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moriarty stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Moriarty misses with the head strike.
Moriarty lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Moriarty lands a shot to the body.
Moriarty digs a right hand into Beach's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Beach's gas tank.
Moriarty lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Beach.
Moriarty lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Beach blocks a body shot from Moriarty.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moriarty creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Moriarty lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from Moriarty.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moriarty lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Beach's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Beach prevents a body shot from Moriarty.
Moriarty has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moriarty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beach wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Moriarty lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Moriarty.
Moriarty blocking some punches.
Moriarty works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Beach misses with some punches.
Moriarty misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Beach fails to land.
Moriarty misses with a punch on the inside.
Moriarty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beach.
Beach blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Moriarty.
Moriarty misses with some punches.
Beach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moriarty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moriarty misses with a body punch.
Beach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Moriarty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Moriarty 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Moriarty!
James Moriarty 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.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between DeMarcus Diallo (ranked 2185 p4p, 260 weight class) and Gomez Addams (ranked 1436 p4p, 187 weight class). Diallo comes to the cage accompanied by Who's Stopping Me?. Addams is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Family Vales. This should be a great matchup!
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26
185 lbs
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21
195 lbs
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Basic striking
Very strong |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, DeMarcus Diallo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gomez Addams!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diallo is looking to clinch.
Addams flicks out a counter leg kick but Diallo steps away.
Addams throws a wild body kick that Diallo sees coming a mile off.
Addams misses with an attempted mid kick.
As Addams tries to get set, Diallo tries to push him back and clinch up but Addams manages to avoid the attempt.
Diallo closes the distance and clinches.
Diallo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diallo lands a body shot.
Diallo lands a left hand.
Addams stalls.
With the fighters up against the cage, Addams throws an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Diallo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Diallo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Addams.
Addams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Diallo on the inside.
Diallo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Addams backwards.
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!
Diallo working aggressively here.
Diallo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diallo tries a body shot but Addams blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Addams throws an elbow but misses.
Addams slowing the pace effectively.
Diallo tries a body shot but Addams blocks it.
Diallo lands a body punch.
Addams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diallo avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Diallo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Addams trying to land knees to the body.
Diallo digs a right hand into Addams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Addams's gas tank.
Addams lands an elbow that stopped Diallo in his tracks for a moment.
Diallo working aggressively here.
Diallo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Addams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diallo lands with a light punch inside.
Diallo lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Diallo.
Diallo misses with a punch on the inside.
Addams looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diallo managing to block the knees to the body from Addams.
Diallo scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diallo blocks an elbow strike from Addams.
Diallo lands with a light punch inside.
Diallo avoids the elbow strike from Addams, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Diallo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diallo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Addams blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Diallo on the inside.
Addams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diallo is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Addams just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diallo's brow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diallo.
Addams throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diallo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Addams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diallo.
Addams prevents a body shot from Diallo.
Addams blocks a body shot from Diallo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diallo misses with a punch to the body.
Diallo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice elbow from Addams.
Addams pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Diallo blocks an elbow strike from Addams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeMarcus Diallo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Diallo has closed the distance and engaged Addams in a clinch.
Addams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diallo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Addams lands a nice knee to the body.
Addams stalling in the clinch but Diallo improves position.
Addams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Addams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Addams is trying to break free.
Addams tries to circle away but Diallo has him pinned against the cage.
Addams trying to land knees to the body.
Diallo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diallo blocks an elbow strike from Addams.
Addams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diallo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Addams blocking some punches.
Diallo gets underhooks to prevent Addams's takedown attempt.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Addams missing with knees to the body.
Addams blocks a body shot from Diallo.
Diallo avoids the elbow strike from Addams, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Addams wants to break free but Diallo has control.
Diallo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Addams backwards.
Diallo lands a hook that snaps the head of Addams backwards.
DeMarcus Diallo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diallo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diallo has a couple of punches blocked by Addams.
Diallo swings wildly with an uppercut but Addams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diallo blocks an elbow strike.
Addams effectively controlling the action here.
Addams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diallo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Addams can do to turn this around?
Addams trying to land knees to the body.
Diallo pushes Addams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Diallo swings wildly with an uppercut but Addams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diallo lands with a light punch inside.
Diallo avoiding damage as Addams throws knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Diallo.
A head punch on the inside from Diallo fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Addams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Addams looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diallo tries to throw a body punch but Addams avoids it by throwing Diallo back against the cage.
Diallo throws a head punch that misses.
Diallo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Diallo can't find room to land a body shot as Addams controls the action.
Diallo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Addams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Addams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diallo misses with the head strike.
Addams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Diallo blocks an elbow strike.
Addams breaks from the clinch.
Diallo moves into the clinch.
Addams is trying to break free.
Diallo misses with a body punch.
Addams misses with a knee strike.
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 DeMarcus Diallo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Diallo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomez Addams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Addams closes the distance and clinches.
Diallo working aggressively here.
Diallo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diallo blocks an elbow strike.
Diallo lands with a right to the head.
Addams misses with a knee to the head.
Diallo blocks an elbow strike.
Diallo blocks the elbow strike.
Diallo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Addams misses with a knee to the head.
Diallo throws a punch but it's blocked by Addams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diallo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Addams lands an elbow just above Diallo 's eye.
Addams blocks an uppercut.
Addams misses with an elbow over the top.
Diallo lands a hook that snaps the head of Addams backwards.
Addams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diallo avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diallo lands a nice uppercut.
Diallo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diallo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Addams backwards.
Diallo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Diallo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Addams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diallo avoids it.
Diallo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diallo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Addams trying to land knees to the body.
Addams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diallo is defending well for now.
Diallo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Addams backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diallo.
A short right from Diallo on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Addams breaks the clinch.
Diallo tries to keep at a distance but Addams has taken the fight into the clinch.
Diallo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diallo tries a body shot but Addams blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Addams throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Diallo.
Addams is trying to force a seperation but Diallo has the dominant position.
Diallo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Addams throws an elbow but it misses.
Diallo blocks the elbow strike.
Addams creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Diallo misses with the head strike.
Diallo misses with a punch to the body.
Diallo is leaning against Addams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diallo dodges an elbow strike from Addams.
Diallo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diallo lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Diallo.
Addams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diallo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diallo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Diallo lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diallo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Addams tries to land knees in the clinch but Diallo avoids the damage to the body.
Addams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diallo is defending well for now.
Diallo presses Addams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
DeMarcus Diallo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diallo, 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DeMarcus Diallo!
DeMarcus Diallo looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Someone tell Raiam Dos Santos that there's a new sheriff in town. '.
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