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Skrap Fights 77 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sami Steele (ranked 6523 p4p, 48 weight class) and Riley Ferguson (ranked 7131 p4p, 50 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!
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sami Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Riley Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ferguson slips a straight right by Steele.
Steele misses with an uppercut.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Steele paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ferguson staying out of range there.
Ferguson ducks under a wild hook from Steele.
We've been told by Steele's head coaches at Panda Sprawl n Brawl that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Steele looks to land a right hand but Ferguson moved out of range.
Ferguson has managed to clinch.
Ferguson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steele misses with an uppercut. Ferguson saw that one coming.
Steele throws a jab when Ferguson was well out of range.
Steele loads up on a big right hand but Ferguson slips the punch.
Ferguson misses with an uppercut.
Ferguson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Steele, pushing him back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ferguson.
Ferguson breaks the clinch.
Steele swings widly with a right hand
enabling Ferguson to counter with a crisp jab.
Ferguson moves in looking to clinch but Steele pushes him off.
Steele misses with a hook. Ferguson ducked under it nicely.
Steele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steele thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson throws a body shot but no joy.
Steele misses with a hook. Ferguson ducked under it nicely.
Steele stuns Ferguson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ferguson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steele moves away.
Steele takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Steele throws a hook but Ferguson avoids it easily.
Ferguson slips under a jab.
Steele misses with an uppercut.
Ferguson forces Steele back against the ropes and clinches.
Ferguson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Steele.
Ferguson takes one on the button.
Steele misses with a hook.
Ferguson has managed to clinch.
Ferguson misses with some punches.
Ferguson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steele misses with a looping right.
Sami Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferguson ducks under a wild hook from Steele.
Ferguson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steele.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ferguson misses with a wild body shot.
Ferguson moves away from the strike by Steele.
Steele avoids the body shot from Ferguson.
Steele misses with a looping right.
Steele throws an overhand right that lands on Ferguson's shoulder, as Ferguson tries to avoid the shot.
Steele throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferguson.
Ferguson staying out of range there.
Steele misses the jab.
Ferguson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steele.
Steele throws a hook but Ferguson avoids it easily.
Steele throws a lazy right hand but Ferguson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steele defending well as Ferguson loads up on a big left hand.
Steele misses with a wild body shot.
Ferguson ducks under a wild hook from Steele.
Ferguson misses with a wild body shot.
Ferguson lands with a cross.
Steele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson looks to land a right hand but Steele moved out of range.
Steele swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ferguson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Steele counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Ferguson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ferguson slips under a jab.
Ferguson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A slow jab from Steele misses its intended target.
Steele misses with an uppercut. Ferguson saw that one coming.
Steele misses with a straight right.
Steele looks to land a left hand but Ferguson moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Ferguson.
Ferguson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ferguson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ferguson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steele throws out the jab.
Ferguson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Steele paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Steele wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Steele misses with a hook. Ferguson ducked under it nicely.
Ferguson has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ferguson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferguson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Steele escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steele throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferguson.
Steele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steele slips a straight right by Ferguson.
Ferguson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steele.
Sloppy strikes from Ferguson. Those never looked like landing.
Steele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferguson misses with a hook
and Steele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Ferguson misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Steele misses the target.
Steele connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Steele is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ferguson lands a jab to the nose.
Ferguson loads up on a big right hand but Steele slips the punch.
Steele was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ferguson throws a jab when Steele was well out of range.
Ferguson wants to clinch.
Ferguson slips a jab from Steele.
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 Sami Steele will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Steele moves out of range as Ferguson strikes.
Steele misses with a hook. Ferguson ducked under it nicely.
Steele misses with an uppercut.
A nice side step and Ferguson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ferguson throws a good cross that connects.
Ferguson throws a jab when Steele was well out of range.
Ferguson moves away from the strike by Steele.
Ferguson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steele was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferguson.
Steele is looking to counter punch.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch but Steele swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steele closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch but Steele swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ferguson defending well as Steele loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Steele.
Ferguson missing with a left hand there. Steele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferguson moves out of range of the strikes.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch but Steele swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steele scores with a nice head shot.
Steele scores with a body shot.
Ferguson swings widly with a right hand
enabling Steele to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Steele momentarily.
Ferguson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steele.
Ferguson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ferguson breaks the clinch.
Sami Steele is winning the standup battle so far.
Ferguson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ferguson staying out of range there.
Ferguson throws an overhand right that lands on Steele's shoulder, as Steele tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Steele.
Ferguson scores with a one two! Steele had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ferguson staying out of range there.
Ferguson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ferguson tries to clinch but Steele is having none of it.
Steele is looking to counter punch.
Steele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ferguson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferguson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steele throws a right hand that misses
and Steele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steele misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Steele is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ferguson.
Steele is rocked!
Ferguson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oh Steele is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ferguson moves away from the strike by Steele.
Ferguson rushes Steele with punches - Steele moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Steele goes down! Ferguson follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Riley Ferguson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Artturi Reinikainen (ranked 2217 p4p, 255 weight class) and Andre Alzamora (ranked 1576 p4p, 194 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?
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160 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artturi Reinikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Alzamora!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinikainen connects with a jab.
Reinikainen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gangsterdamage in the buildup to the fight.
Reinikainen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alzamora misses with a kick to the body
and Reinikainen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alzamora throws the left hand but Reinikainen avoids the punch easily.
Alzamora misses with a straight left.
Alzamora tries to land a body kick
and Reinikainen counters with a stiff right hand.
Alzamora throws a shot from downtown. Reinikainen moves away and avoids it.
Reinikainen misses with a kick to the body
letting Alzamora counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Alzamora misses
and Reinikainen counters with a crisp right hand that drops Alzamora! Reinikainen lets Alzamora back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Alzamora is rocked!
It looks like Andre Alzamora has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alzamora throws a lazy right hand but Reinikainen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reinikainen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Reinikainen throws a poor cross that misses
and Alzamora counters with a low kick, right behind Reinikainen 's knee.
Reinikainen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alzamora takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Alzamora misses with a straight right.
A punch combination from Reinikainen misses.
Alzamora throws a lazy body kick
and Reinikainen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Alzamora drops his hands momentarily and Reinikainen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alzamora lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body kick there by Alzamora.
Crunch! Reinikainen slams his shin into Alzamora's torso.
Alzamora fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Reinikainen cracks Alzamora with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Alzamora looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Reinikainen finish him?
Alzamora is still on wobbly legs! Can Reinikainen finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reinikainen cracks Alzamora's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Alzamora slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Reinikainen can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Artturi Reinikainen!
A very excited looking Artturi Reinikainen rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jungle Prince (ranked 2890 p4p, 345 weight class) and Brutalis Rhino (ranked 2024 p4p, 265 weight class). Prince comes to the ring accompanied by Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jungle Prince!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brutalis Rhino!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhino tries to keep at a distance but Prince has taken the fight into the clinch.
Prince using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rhino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Prince tries to clinch up but Rhino circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rhino breaks the clinch.
Prince closes the distance and pushes Rhino back into the ropes.
Prince has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rhino uses from the top position.
Prince might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rhino prevents Prince from getting back to his feet.
Rhino trying to control the position from guard on top but Prince is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Prince is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rhino is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhino decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Prince instigates a clinch.
Rhino breaks from the clinch.
Prince has his takedown stuffed
and Rhino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rhino!
Rhino lands with a shot to the body.
Rhino looking to score a takedown here. Prince is defending well but Rhino drives through and ends up in Prince's guard.
Rhino is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rhino drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Rhino seems to have locked his on tight now - Prince screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Rhino, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Brutalis Rhino!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Austin (ranked 1865 p4p, 250 weight class) and Daday Dadaeff (ranked 2117 p4p, 274 weight class). Austin comes to the ring accompanied by Roy Jones. Jr - Can't be Touched. Kyle Austin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daday Dadaeff!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin misses with a combination
and Dadaeff counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Kyle Austin has been cut.
Dadaeff ducks under a wild hook from Austin.
Dadaeff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Austin.
Austin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dadaeff scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Austin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dadaeff is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Austin with a body shot.
Austin tries to bum rush Dadaeff with a series of wild strikes but Dadaeff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Austin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dadaeff.
Austin works over Dadaeff's head and body with a nice combination.
Dadaeff misses with the combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Austin misses with a combination
and Dadaeff makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Austin looks to land a combination but Dadaeff avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Dadaeff.
Dadaeff scores with a jab. Austin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dadaeff cracks Austin with a hook to the temple - Austin is on wobbly legs here! Dadaeff swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Austin falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Dadaeff wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Daday Dadaeff!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between French Fried (ranked 2269 p4p, 213 weight class) and Manny Perez (ranked 2871 p4p, 251 weight class). Manny Perez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, French Fried!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Perez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez cracks Fried with an open hand slap.
Manny Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fried stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Perez scores with a sloppy right hand. Fried should have avoided that one.
No joy there for Perez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fried went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Perez avoids the head kick by Fried.
Fried tries a head kick but it misses.
Perez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fried misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Perez! But no joy.
Fried with a nice cross.
Fried defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Perez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fried looks to land a right hand but Perez moved out of range.
Fried defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Perez.
The fighters circle momentarily. Perez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fried uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perez.
Perez lands with a straight right. Fried didn't see that one coming.
Perez looking to score a takedown here. Fried is defending well but Perez drives through and ends up in Fried's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez wants to control from the top but Fried keeps moving.
Perez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Perez is stalling in the full guard.
Perez postures up in Fried's guard and throws a big left but Fried blocks it.
Perez pushing down on Fried's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
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. Perez connects with a nice short shot to Fried's temple.
Fried won't allow Perez to pass to mount.
Perez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fried on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fried tries to get out of the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Perez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Fried keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fried keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Perez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fried defending well though.
Perez wants to control but Fried is keeping him busy.
Perez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Perez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Perez stops Fried from getting back to his feet.
Perez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fried defending well though.
Perez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fried taking shots to the head.
Fried wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Perez.
Perez raining down shots from the mount!
Perez lands with some strikes.
Perez with the ground and pound from mount.
Perez lands a big elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Perez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fried is rocked!
Perez has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fried's face.
Oh Fried is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perez postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Fried badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Perez around the waist but Perez pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Perez is the winner by TKO! Perez jumps onto the ropes and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Perez!
A relieved looking Manny Perez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Jones Jr (ranked 1383 p4p, 196 weight class) and Robin Williams (ranked 1083 p4p, 157 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Jones Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robin Williams!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Williams.
A punch combination from Jones Jr misses.
Jones Jr moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Williams catches Jones Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Williams misses with a straight right.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Williams throws the left hand but Jones Jr avoids the punch easily.
Jones Jr scores with a hook.
Jones Jr scores with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Williams.
Jones Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've been hearing reports that Jones Jr has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jones Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Williams seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jones Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jones Jr counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Williams!
Williams takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Williams is not content to let Jones Jr control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Williams wants to control but Jones Jr postures up.
Jones Jr cracks Williams with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Jones Jr works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries to buck Jones Jr off but Jones Jr is having none of it.
Who's going to make the next move?
Williams is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Williams struggling a bit here.
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Williams regains half guard.
Jones Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Williams's head.
Williams wants to control but Jones Jr is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Williams is looking for a sweep. Jones Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Williams wants to control but Jones Jr is keeping busy.
Jones Jr has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr landing shots from mount.
Jones Jr looking to secure an arm triangle but Williams defends it well.
Williams tries to hold on but Jones Jr postures up.
Williams is trying to escape the mount.
Jones Jr 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.
Jones Jr avoids the attempt from Williams to control.
Williams working to try and regain half guard.
Williams is still trying to improve position.
Williams takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Williams wants to hold on but Jones Jr pushes him away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones Jr raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr working Williams over with strikes here.
Williams wants to hold on but Jones Jr pushes him away.
Williams working to try and regain half guard.
Jones Jr with shots to the head and body - Williams looks very uncomfortable down there.
Williams is trying desperately to improve position.
Jones Jr scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Williams?
A nice elbow there by Jones Jr.
Jones Jr lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Williams taking shots to the head.
Williams is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Jones Jr's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Jones Jr!
Jim Jones Jr seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between JoJo Diaz (ranked 1643 p4p, 110 weight class) and Sergey Objedkov (ranked 616 p4p, 40 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sergey Objedkov enters the ring!
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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
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, JoJo Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Objedkov!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Objedkov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Objedkov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Objedkov blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Objedkov wants a takedown.
Diaz digs a right hand underneath Objedkov's ribcage. Objedkov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diaz digs a right hand underneath Objedkov's ribcage. Objedkov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diaz presses Objedkov against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Diaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Objedkov wants a takedown.
Diaz is defending well against a takedown attempt.
JoJo Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergey Objedkov.
Objedkov turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Diaz is looking for a sweep.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz struggling a bit here.
Diaz defending against the ground and pound.
Objedkov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Objedkov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Diaz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Diaz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Diaz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Objedkov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Diaz is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Diaz managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Objedkov.
Diaz gets back to half guard.
Objedkov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Objedkov is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diaz wants to control but Objedkov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to control but Objedkov is keeping busy.
Diaz actively working from the bottom here.
Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diaz tries to roll over but Objedkov keeps him under control.
Objedkov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Diaz defends it well.
Diaz actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Objedkov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
Objedkov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Objedkov there.
Diaz trying to control from the bottom.
Diaz is pressing down on Objedkov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Diaz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Diaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Objedkov defends well.
Objedkov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Objedkov trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Objedkov throws a big right hand that misses.
Objedkov lands a couple of elbows.
Objedkov is fighting to break Diaz's control of his arms but Diaz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Diaz has momentary wrist control but Objedkov slips an elbow through the middle.
Diaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Objedkov defends it easily.
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Objedkov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Objedkov scores with the left hand. Diaz knows he should have avoided that one.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz looks to throw a body kick
and Objedkov counters with a straight right hand.
Objedkov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Diaz's half guard.
Objedkov is taking a breather. Diaz says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Diaz is looking for a sweep. Objedkov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Objedkov is thwarting Diaz's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Objedkov is trying to work for a kimura but Diaz is defending well.
Diaz is looking for a sweep. Objedkov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Objedkov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Diaz is just riding it out for now. Objedkov eventually gives up the hold.
Diaz gets full guard.
Sergey Objedkov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Objedkov is aware though and is defending well.
Objedkov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Objedkov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Objedkov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Diaz's guard.
Objedkov working over Diaz with some ground and pound. Diaz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Objedkov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Objedkov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Diaz is looking for a sweep. Objedkov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Diaz trying to control here.
Objedkov is trying to control the action in half guard but Diaz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Diaz trying to control but Objedkov postures up.
Diaz is looking to improve his position.
Objedkov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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. Objedkov connects with a nice short shot to Diaz's temple.
Diaz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Objedkov is thwarting Diaz's attempts to control the position.
Objedkov winds up and cracks Diaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Objedkov prevents Diaz from improving his position.
Objedkov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Diaz sees it coming and defends easily.
Diaz trying to control from the bottom.
Diaz is looking to improve his position.
Objedkov trying to control from Diaz's half guard. Diaz has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Objedkov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diaz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Objedkov has managed to get both his arms back between Diaz's legs - danger averted.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Objedkov connects with a couple of short punches.
Objedkov trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz is trying to control the position but Objedkov postures up.
Objedkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Objedkov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Objedkov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Objedkov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Diaz connects with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Diaz seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The crowd cheers as Diaz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Objedkov doesn't seem phased though.
Objedkov shoots in for a double leg but Diaz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Objedkov blocks a leg kick.
Objedkov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Objedkov.
Objedkov lands a glancing blow to the side of Diaz's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Objedkov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Diaz defends well and Objedkov ends up having to push Diaz into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Good exchange - Diaz coming out on top.
Objedkov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Objedkov darts in looking for a takedown but Diaz gets double underhooks and turns Objedkov into the ropes.
JoJo Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergey Objedkov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Objedkov.
Objedkov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Objedkov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Objedkov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Objedkov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Diaz is trying to get back to full guard.
Diaz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Diaz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Objedkov defends it easily.
Well,Diaz is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Objedkov scoring with some ground and pound.
Objedkov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Objedkov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Diaz working for a triangle but Objedkov defends it easily.
Diaz is trying to keep Objedkov in close.
Sergey Objedkov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Objedkov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Objedkov drops an elbow to the side of Diaz's head.
Diaz wants to get back to full guard.
Objedkov is trying to control the action in half guard but Diaz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Diaz tries to roll over but Objedkov keeps him under control.
Objedkov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Diaz trying to hold on to Objedkov's head to control him but Objedkov postures up.
Diaz is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Objedkov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Objedkov throwing shots but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Diaz has a hand on Objedkov's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Objedkov takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Diaz is looking to get to half guard.
Objedkov dominating with strikes here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Objedkov avoids the attempt from Diaz to control.
Diaz is desperately trying to improve his position but Objedkov has a good base and remains in mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergey Objedkov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Objedkov 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 George Francis scores the fight for Sergey Objedkov!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Sergey Objedkov!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Sergey Objedkov!
Sergey Objedkov wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Sergey Objedkov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Askren (ranked 350 p4p, 56 weight class) and Kimmo Kallio (ranked 684 p4p, 113 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Matt Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimmo Kallio!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Kallio misses
and Askren counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Askren.
Kallio is staying active underneath Askren, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kallio desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Askren sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kallio defending well though.
Askren looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren thows a huge punch but Kallio dodges it nicely.
Kallio tries to roll over but Askren keeps him under control.
Askren throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio is trying to stand up here but Askren is controlling him well.
Askren looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kallio with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Askren throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kallio to regain full guard.
Askren with a flurry of punches that miss.
Askren landing some decent shots from guard.
Kallio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Askren is fighting to break Kallio's control of his arms but Kallio is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Askren 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.
Askren lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren controls from within his opponent's guard.
Askren throwing strikes but missing.
Kallio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Askren.
Kallio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Askren postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Askren throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kallio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kallio is looking to stand up but Askren isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren moves into the clinch.
Kallio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Askren as the two fighters clinch.
Kallio wants to break free but Askren has control.
Kallio wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Askren doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Askren lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kallio struggles to land a body shot inside as Askren controls his hands.
Askren has picked Kallio up - he's going for a ride! Askren dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Askren working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kallio has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Askren wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kallio keeps working.
Askren missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren wants to control but Kallio is keeping him busy.
Kallio regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kallio looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kallio is trying to keep Askren in close.
Askren working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Askren trying to control the position from guard on top but Kallio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Askren stopping the sweep attempt from Kallio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Askren dominated that round.
That's time! Askren's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice sprawl there from Kallio as Askren shoots in.
Kallio takes a swing at Askren's ribcage but misses.
Kimmo Kallio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kallio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Askren.
Nice defenses there by Askren.
Askren slips under a jab from Kallio.
Askren lands a slapping body shot.
Kallio misses with a body kick.
Kallio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Askren.
Askren is looking to clinch.
Kallio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Askren moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kallio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Askren attempts a counter takedown but Kallio avoids it well and moves away.
A big left from Askren misses.
Kallio throws a jab but it's blocked by Askren.
Askren looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kallio throws a chopping leg kick but Askren manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Askren attempts a counter takedown but Kallio avoids it well and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren 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.
Askren shoots for a takedown but Kallio saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kallio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Askren stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A punch combination from Kallio misses.
Askren looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kallio is fending him off so far but Askren persists. Nope, Kallio circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Askren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Askren shoots in but no luck this time.
Askren dodges the punch combination from Kallio.
Askren attempts a counter takedown but Kallio avoids it well and moves away.
Kallio jabs Askren to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Askren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kallio can do to turn this around?
Kallio throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Askren counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kallio working a defensive guard here.
Askren trying to control but Kallio is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren 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.
Askren trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Askren lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Askren postures up in Kallio's guard and throws a big left but Kallio blocks it.
Askren scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren is looking to work some ground and pound but Kallio has wrist control.
Kallio keeping moving, preventing Askren from controlling successfully.
Askren chips away with some ground and pound.
Askren looking to sit in guard and control but Kallio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Askren looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kallio passes into side control.
Askren is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren is working hard here to advance position.
Askren is trying to control Kallio's posture but Kallio avoids it.
Askren is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kallio has control of an arm but Askren manages to advance to Kallio's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kimmo Kallio will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Askren connects with a leg kick. Kallio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Askren thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kallio avoids the body shot from Askren.
Askren slips a straight right by Kallio.
Askren misses with a straight left.
Kallio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Askren misses with a body shot.
Kallio takes a swing at Askren's ribcage but misses.
Kallio misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kallio throws a right and a left that Askren avoids nicely.
Kallio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Askren throws a low kick but Kallio avoids it.
Askren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kallio was well out of range. Poor timing from Askren.
Kallio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio takes a swing at Askren's ribcage but misses.
Askren changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Askren drives through and clinches with Kallio against the ropes.
Askren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Askren doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good exchange - Askren coming out on top.
Kallio cracks Askren with an open hand slap.
Kallio misses with a wild body shot.
Askren walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kallio.
Askren shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kallio defends it nicely.
Kallio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kimmo Kallio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kallio misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Kallio.
Askren fails to land the takedown.
Kallio loads up on a big right hand but Askren slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kallio. Askren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Askren connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kallio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Askren doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Askren on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kallio throws a sloppy head kick and Askren moves out of range easily.
Kallio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Askren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Kallio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kallio jabs at Askren's body.
Kallio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kallio ducks under a wild hook from Askren.
Kallio misses the shot to the body.
Askren half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kallio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Askren drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kallio sprawls and moves away.
Askren takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Askren throws a lazy right hand but Kallio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Askren ducks under a wild hook from Kallio.
Kallio throws a hook to the side of Askren's head but Askren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kallio throws a low kick, looking for Askren's leg but Askren calmly moves out of range.
Kallio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Askren moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Askren prevents a body shot from Kallio.
Kallio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Askren stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Askren is stalling here.
Kallio breaks from the clinch.
A low kick from Kallio is predictable there
and Askren counters with a single leg into guard. Kallio didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Askren wants to control from the top but Kallio keeps moving.
Askren scoring with punches to the head and body.
Askren trying to control but Kallio is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kimmo Kallio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kallio 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Kimmo Kallio!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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