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SMASH: Vila vs McQuirre PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jens Mertens (ranked 6723 p4p, 3720 weight class) and Darko Lujivic (ranked 522 p4p, 384 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jens Mertens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darko Lujivic!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mertens misses with a body shot.
Lujivic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mertens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mertens looks to land a combination but Lujivic avoids it well.
Lujivic fails with the takedown.
Mertens throwing a counter right hand but Lujivic manages to avoid it.
Mertens throws a right and a left that Lujivic avoids nicely.
Lujivic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mertens rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lujivic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mertens lands a nice shot to the body.
Mertens lands with a nice combination. Lujivic backs away looking to recover.
Mertens misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick lands for Lujivic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mertens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lujivic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mertens misses with a few strikes there.
Lujivic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mertens.
Lujivic tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mertens defends well and Lujivic ends up having to push Mertens into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jens Mertens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darko Lujivic.
Lujivic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mertens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lujivic connects with a leg kick.
Mertens looks to land a combination but Lujivic avoids it well.
Lujivic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mertens lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mertens attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lujivic lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mertens is looking to score with low kicks.
Lujivic moves in looking to clinch but Mertens pushes him off.
Mertens seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mertens tries a head kick but it misses.
We've been informed that Lujivic 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.
Jens Mertens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mertens wants to slow Lujivic down by chopping away at his legs.
Lujivic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lujivic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jens Mertens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lujivic throws a hook but Mertens blocks it.
Lujivic swings for the body but Mertens moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lujivic checks a leg kick.
Mertens scores with a hook.
Lujivic blocks a head kick by Mertens.
Mertens throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lujivic is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mertens takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lujivic checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lujivic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice combination there by Mertens.
A combination from Lujivic does no damage.
Lujivic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mertens lands with a nice combination. Lujivic backs away looking to recover.
Lujivic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mertens.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lujivic.
Mertens scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lujivic slips a jab and a cross from Mertens.
Mertens rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lujivic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mertens is breathing heavily.
Mertens scores with a jab to the body.
Lujivic throws a jab when Mertens was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Lujivic catches Mertens right on the button with a cross.
A combination from Lujivic does no damage.
Lujivic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mertens throws a series of punches but Lujivic moves out of range.
Mertens misses with a wild combination.
Lujivic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lujivic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick from Mertens misses.
Lujivic avoids a kick to the body.
Despite the aggression on Lujivic's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mertens misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lujivic changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lujivic doesn't manage to clinch there - Mertens circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jens Mertens dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lujivic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lujivic avoids the head kick by Mertens.
Good leg kick by Lujivic.
Jens Mertens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mertens looks for the body kick but Lujivic saw that one coming.
Mertens tries to bum rush Lujivic with a series of wild strikes but Lujivic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mertens misses with a wild combination.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lujivic might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mertens has got the better of the exchanges.
Lujivic throws a nice looking combination but Mertens bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mertens appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lujivic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mertens's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mertens tries to bum rush Lujivic with a series of wild strikes but Lujivic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Lujivic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lujivic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mertens avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lujivic wants to clinch up but Mertens keeps it at a distance.
Lujivic throws a body punch but Mertens moves out of range.
Mertens throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mertens misses with the combination.
Mertens misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lujivic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lujivic wants to clinch.
Mertens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mertens digs a good body shot into Lujivic's ribs.
Lujivic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mertens swings for the body but Lujivic moves out of range.
A low kick from Mertens is predictable there
and Lujivic makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mertens really felt that one!
Mertens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lujivic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mertens throws a combination. Lujivic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lujivic scores with a leg kick.
Mertens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lujivic can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mertens takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mertens misses the shot to the body.
Mertens looks to land a right hand but Lujivic moved out of range.
Mertens stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mertens wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Mertens.
Lujivic throws a counter combo.
Mertens stuffs the takedown attempt from Lujivic. Lujivic gets slowly back to his feet.
Mertens went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jens Mertens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darko Lujivic.
Mertens on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lujivic misses with a double jab.
Mertens lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mertens is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mertens throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lujivic counters with an inside leg kick.
Lujivic shoots in for a takedown but Mertens shows good takedown defense.
Lujivic throws a nice looking combination but Mertens bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lujivic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mertens counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lujivic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mertens's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lujivic goes for a double leg but Mertens avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mertens continues to drive forward.
Mertens throws a big counter combination but Lujivic scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mertens looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mertens rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lujivic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lujivic throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mertens lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lujivic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lujivic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lujivic is looking for the big counter here.
Lujivic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lujivic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lujivic thumps Mertens with a low kick.
Jens Mertens is winning the standup battle so far.
Lujivic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jens Mertens dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mertens throws a right and a left that Lujivic avoids nicely.
Lujivic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mertens stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lujivic.
Lujivic misses with a double jab.
Mertens throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lujivic.
Lujivic fails with the takedown
and Mertens counters with a stiff right hand.
Mertens fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lujivic takes one on the button.
A head kick misses from Mertens.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mertens throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lujivic swinging wildly here.
Mertens is looking to wear down Lujivic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mertens misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lujivic fails with a takedown attempt.
Mertens appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mertens looks to land a body kick but Lujivic moved away.
Mertens swats away the attempt to clinch by Lujivic.
Mertens appears to be looking for a big counter.
Danga de danga de dang - Mertens scores with a four punch combination!
Mertens motions for Lujivic to come forward. Mertens throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mertens misses with a leg kick.
Mertens takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
No luck for Lujivic with that takedown attempt.
Jens Mertens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darko Lujivic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Mertens.
Lujivic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mertens throws a series of punches but Lujivic moves out of range.
Mertens throws a head kick but Lujivic moves out of range.
Lujivic appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mertens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Lujivic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mertens lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lujivic is defended easily by Mertens.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lujivic is looking to clinch.
Mertens throws a series of strikes that have Lujivic backpedaling.
Lujivic shoots for a takedown but Mertens saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As Lujivic looks to move away, Mertens throws a big counter combo but Lujivic just gets out of the way.
Lujivic lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mertens will feel that in the morning.
Lujivic lands a head kick. Mertens smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lujivic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mertens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lujivic connects with a leg kick.
Mertens uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That kick from Lujivic tenderised Mertens's leg. Mertens is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lujivic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mertens defends it nicely.
Mertens is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lujivic misses with a double jab.
Mertens appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mertens connects with the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mertens goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Mertens misses.
Lujivic is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lujivic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mertens has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mertens lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lujivic circles away quickly and effectively.
Mertens looks for the body kick but Lujivic saw that one coming.
Mertens misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mertens slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Darko Lujivic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jens Mertens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mertens connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lujivic's hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jens Mertens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mertens has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jens Mertens!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leo Lucky (ranked 3780 p4p, 5285 weight class) and Jens Jensen (ranked 188 p4p, 221 weight class). Jens Jensen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leo Lucky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jens Jensen!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lucky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lucky dips to his left and cracks Jensen with an uppercut!
Jensen forces Lucky back against the cage and clinches.
Lucky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lucky lands with a left to the head.
Jensen is trying to break free.
Jensen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lucky missing with knees to the body.
Jensen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jensen.
Jensen takes a shot to the head.
Jensen tries to pull guard but Lucky holds him up against the cage and eventually Jensen drops back down to his feet.
Lucky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lucky wants to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lucky - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucky lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lucky manages to break the clinch.
Jensen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jensen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jensen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lucky knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jensen on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lucky controls the position for a moment.
Lucky prevents Jensen from moving into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen wants to control but Lucky is keeping him busy.
Jensen stands up.
Jensen gets a clinch.
Lucky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lucky pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jensen back to the cage. Lucky follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jensen walks into a left hand.
Lucky misses the jab.
Jensen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lucky.
Jensen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lucky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lucky seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jensen darts in looking for a takedown but Lucky gets double underhooks and turns Jensen into the cage.
Lucky stuffs the takedown.
Leo Lucky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jens Jensen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucky throws a shot from downtown. Jensen moves away and avoids it.
Lucky throws a hook but Jensen blocks it.
Lucky slaps away a takedown attempt from Jensen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Leo Lucky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lucky lands a glancing blow to the side of Jensen's head.
Lucky misses with a double jab
and Jensen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lucky's guard.
Jensen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lucky, up you get!
Jensen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lucky's guard.
Jensen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jensen pushes down on Lucky's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jensen controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jensen works his way into full mount!
Jensen lands a nice shot to the head.
Lucky in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jensen tries to control but Lucky wriggling away.
Lucky in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Lucky 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.
Jensen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lucky circles away.
Lucky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jensen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jensen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lucky as he jumps to the side.
Jensen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lucky misses with a wild combination.
Lucky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jensen can do to turn this around?
Lucky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Lucky as he connects with a hook.
Lucky connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucky throws a combination. Jensen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lucky looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lucky defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jensen.
Leo Lucky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jens Jensen.
A punch lands to the side of Jensen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jensen fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lucky to the ground. Jensen is now in Lucky's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucky keeping moving, preventing Jensen from controlling successfully.
Jensen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lucky is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jensen controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jensen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jensen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jensen stopping the sweep attempt from Lucky.
Lucky pulls Jensen in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Leo Lucky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lucky looks to score with a jab to the body but Jensen is just out of range.
Jensen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lucky misses with an uppercut. Jensen saw that one coming.
Jensen has Lucky up against the cage in a clinch.
Jensen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jensen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jensen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lucky is fending him off so far but Jensen persists. Nope, Lucky circles away and we're back to standing.
Lucky misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Lucky does no damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lucky takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lucky lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jensen backs up against the cage.
Lucky swings for the body but Jensen moves out of range.
Jensen wants to land a leg kick but Lucky is out of range.
Jensen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jensen slips a jab from Lucky.
Jensen feints the counter takedown.
Jensen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lucky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jensen.
Jensen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jensen shoots in looking for a takedown but Lucky manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jensen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jensen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lucky can't find room to land a body shot as Jensen controls the action.
Lucky stalling in the clinch but Jensen improves position.
Jensen pulls Lucky into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jensen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lucky is controlling him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jensen is on top in guard.
Jensen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jensen slips nicely into half guard.
Jensen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Lucky dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jensen takes one on the button.
A big right from Lucky misses.
Nice sprawl there from Lucky as Jensen shoots in.
Jensen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jensen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lucky circles away.
Leo Lucky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jens Jensen.
Jensen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lucky.
Jensen unleashes a big counter combination but Lucky bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lucky connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lucky scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucky throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jensen closes the distance and pushes Lucky back into the cage.
Lucky is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lucky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucky effectively controlling the action here.
Jensen is working for takedown but Lucky is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jensen tries to pull guard but Lucky forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jensen is looking to break free of the clinch but Lucky has double underhooks.
Jensen has hold of one of Lucky's legs. Lucky is fighting the takedown attempt but Jensen gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Jens Jensen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jensen wants to control from the top but Lucky keeps moving.
Lucky pulls Jensen in to control the position.
Jensen trying to control but Lucky is working from the bottom.
Lucky wants to hit a sweep here but Jensen passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Lucky there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucky tries to lock up and control but Jensen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lucky wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Jensen has good solid back control here.
Jensen is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Lucky won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Jensen off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jens Jensen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rasmus Reedtz (ranked 3080 p4p, 4224 weight class) and Tandi House (ranked 330 p4p, 412 weight class). Tandi House is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rasmus Reedtz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tandi House!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reedtz thuds his right hand into House's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Reedtz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from House.
House takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reedtz throws a body kick that misses
and House counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by House.
House is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
House throwing strikes but missing.
House wants to control from the top but Reedtz keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
House postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
House trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reedtz is adopting a defensive guard.
House trying to control the position from guard on top but Reedtz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
House throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reedtz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Reedtz shoots in for a double leg but House sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
House fails with a takedown attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Reedtz as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
House looks to score with a jab to the body but Reedtz is just out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from House enables Reedtz to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. House manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
House wriggles free and stands up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
House throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
House tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reedtz was well out of range. Poor timing from House.
An attempted straight right counter from Reedtz misses the target.
Reedtz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. House looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Reedtz working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Check out the look on Reedtz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Reedtz cracks House with a big elbow.
House taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reedtz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Reedtz controls the position from side control.
House is looking to regain half guard here but Reedtz keeps moving and retains side control.
House struggling a bit here.
Reedtz trying to control the action but House is working from the bottom.
Reedtz landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reedtz landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Reedtz grinds an elbow into House's temple.
Reedtz wants to control but House is keeping him busy.
Reedtz happy to just control the position for now.
Reedtz cracks House with a big elbow.
You can see the frustration on House's face as Reedtz controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rasmus Reedtz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
House walks into a jab.
Reedtz lands with a nice body punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Reedtz. That snapped House's head back.
House throws a sloppy head kick and Reedtz moves out of range easily.
Reedtz lands with a kick to the temple. House shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Reedtz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that House can do to turn this around?
Reedtz connects with a looping right hand.
Reedtz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
House is looking to improve his position.
Reedtz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
House is trying to control but can't.
House is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reedtz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rasmus Reedtz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reedtz 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.
Reedtz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
House wants to control but Reedtz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Reedtz wants to take a breather but House is having none of it.
Reedtz not doing much here.
Reedtz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks House with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Reedtz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Reedtz prevents House from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
House has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Reedtz is working away from the top position though.
House taking some punishment here, with Reedtz in his half guard.
Reedtz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but House sees it coming and defends easily.
Reedtz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Reedtz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
House wants to improve his position but Reedtz is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reedtz is controlling the pace.
Reedtz lands strikes from half guard.
Reedtz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
House is looking to control Reedtz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can House avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reedtz trying to control the pace.
House works his way to full guard. Good work.
House can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Reedtz controls the pace.
Reedtz landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reedtz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Reedtz with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rasmus Reedtz dominated that second round.
That's time! Reedtz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A nice leg kick from Reedtz, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reedtz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reedtz connects with a leg kick.
House takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Reedtz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before House has time to react.
Reedtz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. House tries to avoid it but Reedtz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag House to the ground. House escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
House drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Reedtz defends it well.
Reedtz throws a head kick that misses.
Reedtz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
House shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Reedtz sprawls well. Reedtz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. House gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reedtz cracks a nice hook into House's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reedtz dips to his left and cracks House with an uppercut!
House fails to land the takedown.
House just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromReedtz.
Reedtz tests House's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reedtz connects with a nice looking jab.
Reedtz lands a jab to the nose.
Reedtz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
 House is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from House misses the target.
Reedtz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Reedtz slaps away a takedown attempt from House, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rasmus Reedtz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tandi House.
House misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
House fails with a takedown attempt.
Reedtz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
House throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reedtz tries for a takedown but House sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Reedtz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Reedtz lands a glancing blow to the side of House's head.
House is still on wobbly legs! Can Reedtz finish him?
Rasmus Reedtz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick lands for Reedtz.
Reedtz dives in and scores a takedown into House's guard.
House has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Reedtz has passed into side control.
Reedtz 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.
Reedtz scoring with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reedtz is putting a hurting on House here, landing some big shots from side control.
House is looking for a sweep.
House takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reedtz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Reedtz scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big shot lands for Reedtz! That's hurt House! Will he recover? Reedtz fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rasmus Reedtz!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Hines (ranked 2748 p4p, 2660 weight class) and Hugh Jackmen (ranked 353 p4p, 348 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Hugh Jackmen was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyler Hines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Hugh Jackmen!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hines fails with the takedown
and Jackmen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jackmen slips a jab and a cross from Hines.
Hines misses with a takedown attempt - Jackmen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hines throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackmen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hines tries to move into range but Jackmen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hines looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jackmen pushes Hines off looking to stand but Hines dives back in and keeps control.
Hines seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hines wants to work for an arm triangle but Jackmen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hines is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jackmen is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hines is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jackmen is just riding it out for now. Hines eventually gives up the hold.
Hines is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hines is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jackmen actively working from the bottom here.
Hines sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hines is working for a submission of some sort.
Jackmen is refusing to be controlled, as Hines sits in half guard.
Hines landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hines is looking for a kimura here.
Hines 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.
Jackmen is trying to escape back to his feet but Hines uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Jackmen pushes Hines away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hines gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hines is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jackmen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jackmen is trying to improve his position.
Hines lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jackmen down.
Jackmen is trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hines is trying to get an arm triangle but Jackmen is defending well.
Hines trying to control the position but Jackmen is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hines is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jackmen has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Hines dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hines swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackmen counters with a one-two to the body.
Hines throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackmen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hines throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackmen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackmen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hines fails with the takedown
and Jackmen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hines falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackmen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hines thinking.
Hines tries for a takedown but Jackmen circles away easily
and Jackmen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackmen scores with a shot to the body.
Jackmen thuds a left hand into Hines's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hines looks to land a combination but Jackmen avoids it well.
Hugh Jackmen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hines throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackmen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jackmen leaves Hines with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jackmen throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Hines. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackmen's corner calls for a 1-2. Jackmen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hines throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jackmen counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Jackmen. Beautiful body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jackmen.
Jackmen throws a series of strikes that have Hines backpedaling.
 Hines is rocked!
Hines throws a combination that misses
and Jackmen counters with a left and a right that stings Hines.
Oh Hines is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackmen lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackmen throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Hines colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Jackmen as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Hines is left battered and dazed whilst Jackmen and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hugh Jackmen!
A victorious Hugh Jackmen 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Harry Hendersons (ranked 2653 p4p, 2392 weight class) and Hajlberg Oezdemir (ranked 269 p4p, 246 weight class). Hajlberg Oezdemir is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harry Hendersons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hajlberg Oezdemir!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oezdemir lands with an overhand left.
Oezdemir throws a series of punches but Hendersons avoids them all with ease.
Oezdemir throws a lazy right hand but Hendersons sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oezdemir misses with a double jab.
Hendersons looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Oezdemir keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Oezdemir is trying to stand.
Oezdemir blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hendersons.
Hendersons is looking for a kimura but Oezdemir is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hendersons to get the leverage.
Oezdemir has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Hendersons is on him like a limpet, forcing Oezdemir back against the cage.
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!
Hendersons lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hendersons wants to work for an arm triangle but Oezdemir is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Oezdemir is trying to escape back to his feet but Hendersons uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Hendersons stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Oezdemir misses with the combination.
Hendersons moves out of range as Oezdemir strikes.
Hendersons looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oezdemir rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hendersons moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oezdemir throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oezdemir misses with a two punch combination.
Oezdemir misses with an uppercut. Hendersons saw that one coming.
Oezdemir fails to land with a series of punches.
Hajlberg Oezdemir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hendersons moves out of range of the strikes.
Hendersons steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oezdemir.
Hendersons forces Oezdemir back against the cage and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hendersons as Oezdemir tries to tie him up.
Hendersons tries to pull guard but Oezdemir won't allow it.
Hendersons fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Oezdemir misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oezdemir tries to circle away but Hendersons has him pinned against the cage.
Oezdemir tries a body shot but Hendersons blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oezdemir misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hendersons keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oezdemir's efforts to push away.
Hendersons tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Oezdemir smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Hendersons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oezdemir gets tackled into the cage by Hendersons. Hendersons maintains the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oezdemir creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hendersons jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Oezdemir walks away with a smile on his face. Hendersons gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Oezdemir rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hendersons counters with a one-two to the body.
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!
Oezdemir misses with a wild combination.
Oezdemir misses with a wild combination.
Oezdemir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oezdemir will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oezdemir misses with the combination.
Hendersons appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hendersons ducks under a wild hook from Oezdemir.
Sloppy strikes from Oezdemir. Those never looked like landing.
Oezdemir looks winded!
Hendersons throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Oezdemir was covering up waiting for the punch and Hendersons finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hendersons stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oezdemir swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hendersons drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hendersons jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Oezdemir is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hendersons loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hendersons drops back looking for a leg! Oezdemir is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Oezdemir manages to kick Hendersons off! Hendersons jumps back into Oezdemir's guard.
Oezdemir is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hendersons is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendersons postures up in Oezdemir's guard and throws a big left but Oezdemir blocks it.
Oezdemir keeping full guard, as Hendersons tries to pass.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Oezdemir is looking to stand up but Hendersons isn't so interested in that idea.
Hendersons slips nicely into half guard.
Hendersons works his way into side control.
Hendersons is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Oezdemir has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hendersons looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Oezdemir is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hendersons is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hajlberg Oezdemir 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.
Oezdemir throws a body punch but Hendersons moves out of range.
Hendersons showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oezdemir.
Oezdemir misses with a hook.
Hendersons throwing a counter right hand but Oezdemir manages to avoid it.
Hendersons has closed the distance and engaged Oezdemir in a clinch.
Hendersons tries to pull guard but Oezdemir forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hendersons has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Oezdemir is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Oezdemir has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hendersons misses with an elbow over the top.
Oezdemir lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hendersons backwards.
Oezdemir is trying to break free.
Oezdemir lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oezdemir misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oezdemir is looking to break free of the clinch but Hendersons has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oezdemir.
A shot in the inside from Oezdemir.
A short right from Oezdemir.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Oezdemir.
Oezdemir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oezdemir is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Oezdemir lands a hook that snaps the head of Hendersons backwards.
Oezdemir wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oezdemir prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Hendersons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Oezdemir fails to land.
Oezdemir looking to slow down the pace here.
Hendersons fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oezdemir.
Hendersons takes a shot to the head.
Oezdemir works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hendersons tries to pull guard but Oezdemir holds him up against the cage and eventually Hendersons drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oezdemir is looking to break free of the clinch but Hendersons has double underhooks.
Hendersons keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oezdemir's efforts to push away.
A nice left hand lands by Oezdemir.
Oezdemir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hajlberg Oezdemir seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hendersons blocks an uppercut.
Hendersons is trying to pull guard but Oezdemir turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Oezdemir.
Oezdemir stalling in the clinch but Hendersons improves position.
Hendersons is trying to pull guard but Oezdemir turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Oezdemir wants to get back to striking at distance but Hendersons won't allow it.
Oezdemir has had enough of the clinch but Hendersons keeps him there for the moment.
Oezdemir lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oezdemir lands a body shot.
Hendersons is trying to pull guard but Oezdemir turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Oezdemir looking to stall.
Oezdemir trying to control the position but instead, Hendersons has worked for underhooks and has pushed Oezdemir into the cage.
Oezdemir fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hendersons is trying to pull guard but Oezdemir has him pressed against the cage.
Oezdemir throws a punch but it's blocked by Hendersons.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oezdemir.
Oezdemir misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hendersons gets control of Oezdemir's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hendersons will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hendersons might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Oezdemir is looking to stand up but Hendersons won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendersons had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Oezdemir defends it easily.
Oezdemir trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hendersons's guard.
Hendersons seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Hendersons is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Oezdemir defends well.
Hendersons has a closed guard, preventing Oezdemir from standing up.
Hendersons is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Oezdemir defends well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hendersons looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hajlberg Oezdemir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hendersons's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Oezdemir misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Oezdemir. Those never looked like landing.
Oezdemir throws a hook but Hendersons blocks it.
Hendersons is looking for a counter combo.
Hendersons closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Oezdemir has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Hendersons is on him like a limpet, forcing Oezdemir back against the cage.
Hendersons fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hendersons is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Oezdemir to keep the fight standing.
Oezdemir swings wildly with an uppercut but Hendersons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Oezdemir - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oezdemir is trying to force a seperation but Hendersons has the dominant position.
Hendersons tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Oezdemir just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Hendersons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oezdemir scores with a shoulder strike.
Hendersons tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hendersons fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendersons misses with some punches.
Oezdemir is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Oezdemir looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hendersons tries to score a body lock takedown but Oezdemir shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hendersons pulls Oezdemir into guard.
Oezdemir trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hendersons's guard.
Oezdemir gets to his feet. Hendersons looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Oezdemir gets caught napping as Hendersons dives in and scores a takedown. Oezdemir manages to retain guard.
Hendersons is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Oezdemir keeping full guard, as Hendersons tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oezdemir is looking to stand up but Hendersons isn't so interested in that idea.
Hendersons thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hendersons tries to free his leg and advance position but Oezdemir is retaining full guard.
Oezdemir wants to stand and escape but Hendersons is having none of it.
Hendersons drops back looking for a leg! Oezdemir is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Oezdemir manages to kick Hendersons off! Hendersons jumps back into Oezdemir's guard.
Hendersons drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hendersons jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hendersons passes Oezdemir's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hendersons is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendersons works his way into side control.
Hendersons tries to advance to mount but Oezdemir denies him.
Oezdemir wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hendersons wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Oezdemir, who protects the arm well.
Oezdemir is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hendersons is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Oezdemir is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hendersons working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hendersons thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hendersons working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hendersons is trying to get an arm triangle but Oezdemir is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hendersons tries for a kimura but Oezdemir is defending well.
Harry Hendersons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hendersons is trying to get an arm triangle but Oezdemir is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Harry Hendersons.
I think Oezdemir 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hajlberg Oezdemir!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Shot (ranked 3392 p4p, 1705 weight class) and Mono Loco (ranked 327 p4p, 196 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Counter fighter
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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 29 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sebastian Shot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mono Loco!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loco fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shot misses the jab.
Loco shoots in for a double leg but Shot sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Loco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Loco tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Shot defends well and Loco ends up having to push Shot into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It looked like Shot wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sebastian Shot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mono Loco.
Loco dives in for a single leg takedown but Shot sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Good shot there by Shot.
Nice sprawl there from Shot as Loco shoots in.
We've been hearing reports that Shot has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Shot throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loco shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shot sprawls well. Shot wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Loco gets slowly back to his feet.
Loco dives in for a single leg takedown but Shot sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
An attempted straight right counter from Shot misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Loco shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shot sprawls well. Shot wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Loco gets slowly back to his feet.
Loco shoots in but Shot avoids the takedown attempt easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Shot misses the target.
Loco gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shot.
Shot swinging wildly here.
Loco slips a jab from Shot.
Loco shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Shot to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loco will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Loco uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shot.
Loco goes for a double leg but Shot avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Shot continues to drive forward.
Nice sprawl there from Shot as Loco shoots in.
Shot went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Loco fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shot, as that shot connected.
Shot has taken the fight to the clinch.
Loco avoids the elbow strike from Shot, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shot lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shot trying to land knees to the body.
Shot pressing his opponent against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shot just misses with a elbow thrown towards Loco's brow.
Loco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loco tries to stall but Shot uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Shot tries a body shot but Loco blocks it.
Shot looking to slow down the pace here.
Loco lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Loco jumps guard but Shot stands there with Loco around his waist. Loco gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shot lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Loco.
Shot lands a hook that snaps the head of Loco backwards.
Shot is struggling to control the position.
Shot scores with a shot to the side of Loco's head.
Loco has hold of one of Shot's legs. Shot is fighting the takedown attempt but Loco gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Shot wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Loco manages to pass to side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shot wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shot is trying to maintain the position but Loco is very close to passing his half guard.
Shot controlling the position for now.
Loco wants to work for an arm triangle but Shot is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Loco prevents Shot from improving his position.
Shot is trying to control but Loco manages to pass to mount!
Shot really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastian Shot 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.
Shot looks to throw the jab but Loco is out of range.
Shot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shot misses with a hook.
Loco shoots for a takedown but Shot saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shot throws a lazy right hand but Loco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sebastian Shot is winning the standup battle so far.
Shot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Loco.
Loco closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shot circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Shot misses the target.
Loco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loco looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sebastian Shot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mono Loco.
Loco fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shot avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Loco shoots in but no luck this time.
Shot misses with an uppercut. Loco saw that one coming.
Loco shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch lands to the side of Loco 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Loco blocks a jab.
Loco tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shot sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Loco somewhat.
Loco with a poor takedown
and Shot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Loco looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Loco tries for a takedown but Shot circles away easily
letting Shot counter with a right hand.
Loco fails with a takedown attempt.
Shot throws the left hand but Loco avoids the punch easily.
Shot is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Shot misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shot slaps away a takedown attempt from Loco, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shot looks to throw the jab but Loco is out of range.
Shot displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Loco.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Shot - just one landing.
Shot swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Loco.
Sebastian Shot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Shot misses.
Shot takes the fight into the clinch.
Shot letting Loco take a breather here.
Loco tries for a takedown. No joy.
Shot misses with a knee strike.
Loco tries to throw a body punch but Shot avoids it by throwing Loco back against the cage.
Shot stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shot lands a hook that snaps the head of Loco backwards.
Loco prevents a body shot from Shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shot tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Loco stalling against the cage.
Loco fails to pull guard.
Shot misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Shot as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Shot scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sebastian Shot has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shot struggles to land a body shot inside as Loco controls his hands.
Shot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shot throws a head punch that misses.
Shot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loco blocks the elbow strike.
Loco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Loco shoots and misses
and Shot counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shot bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastian Shot dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Loco.
Loco gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shot counters with a right hand to the body.
Shot throws an overhand right that lands on Loco's shoulder, as Loco tries to avoid the shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Loco.
Sebastian Shot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mono Loco.
Shot misses with a jab, cross combination.
Loco shoots for a double leg takedown but Shot sprawls well. He's pushed Loco's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shot.
Loco shoots in for a takedown but Shot shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Loco moves out of range of the strikes.
Loco tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Shot defends well and Loco ends up having to push Shot into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Loco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shot looks to score with a jab to the body but Loco is just out of range.
Loco blocks a head kick by Shot.
Shot throws a hook but Loco avoids it easily.
Loco dives in and grabs Shot's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shot pushes down on Loco's head and hops out.
Loco looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Loco doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shot counters with a nice uppercut.
Loco closes the distance and clinches up with Shot, looking for a takedown. Loco pushes Shot against the cage but Shot circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shot misses with a body shot.
Shot connects with a body shot that sends Loco's belly button to the back.
Shot misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shot clinches up with Loco and pushes him back against the cage.
Shot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shot looking to throw knees to the head but Loco is blocking nicely.
Loco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Loco misses with a takedown
and Shot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shot scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Loco.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Loco is defended easily by Shot.
Shot swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shot misses the jab.
Loco dodges the punch combination from Shot.
Shot throws the left hand but Loco avoids the punch easily.
Loco changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Loco has his takedown stuffed
and Shot counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shot misses with a straight right.
Shot lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shot slaps away a takedown attempt from Loco, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loco slips a jab from Shot.
Loco has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shot finds it's way round the side to connect with Loco's head.
Loco shoots and misses
and Shot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shot clinches up against the cage.
Loco is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shot to keep the fight standing.
Shot is stalling here.
Sebastian Shot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shot swings wildly with an uppercut but Loco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loco trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Shot fails to land.
Shot throws a head punch that misses.
Mono Loco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shot blocks the elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shot blocks the elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastian Shot showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shot, 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebastian Shot!
A relieved looking Sebastian Shot 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam Gallagher (ranked 1180 p4p, 3049 weight class) and JR Adams Junior (ranked 148 p4p, 325 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liam Gallagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, JR Adams Junior!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams Junior tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adams Junior keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adams Junior looking to score a takedown here. Gallagher is defending well but Adams Junior drives through and ends up in Gallagher's guard.
Adams Junior looking to pass the guard.
Adams Junior being controlled here momentarily.
Adams Junior forces his way into half guard.
Adams Junior stalling.
Gallagher trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams Junior is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams Junior trying to pass the guard but Gallagher defending well.
Adams Junior looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher wants to control but Adams Junior is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gallagher has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Adams Junior is controlling the pace.
Adams Junior is looking to take a break and control but Gallagher is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gallagher tries to roll over but Adams Junior keeps him under control.
Gallagher actively working from the bottom here.
Adams Junior looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gallagher has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Adams Junior is working away from the top position though.
Adams Junior with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gallagher is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
It looks like Adams Junior might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Gallagher looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Adams Junior looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gallagher actively working from the bottom here.
Adams Junior passes the guard and advances to mount!
Adams Junior content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams Junior postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gallagher looks a forlorn figure.
Gallagher really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Adams Junior controlling from the full mount.
Gallagher wants to hold on but Adams Junior pushes him away.
Adams Junior tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Adams Junior tries to control but Gallagher wriggling away.
Gallagher wants to hold on but Adams Junior pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gallagher tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams Junior tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gallagher sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Adams Junior in particular looking to stall.
Gallagher keeping hold of Adams Junior's head, controlling as best he can.
Adams Junior with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gallagher is positioning himself well to prevent Adams Junior advancing to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gallagher wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JR Adams Junior dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gallagher is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Adams Junior gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gallagher throws a big shot that misses.
Adams Junior scores with a nice head shot.
Adams Junior misses the shot to the body.
Adams Junior's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gallagher under the eye.
Adams Junior darts in looking for a takedown but Gallagher gets double underhooks and turns Adams Junior into the cage.
A jab lands there for Gallagher.
Adams Junior blocks the body kick.
Adams Junior tries to clinch up but Gallagher circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams Junior avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from Adams Junior on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gallagher throws a head kick that misses.
Gallagher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adams Junior is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A nice leg kick from Adams Junior, right into the meat of the thigh.
Adams Junior cracks a nice hook into Gallagher's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher lands with an overhand left.
Gallagher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gallagher missing with a left hand there. Adams Junior was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adams Junior uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gallagher.
Adams Junior moves out of range of the body kick.
A shot to the body from Gallagher misses
and Gallagher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adams Junior pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab by Adams Junior.
Adams Junior cracks Gallagher with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Adams Junior throws a jab when Gallagher was well out of range.
Gallagher fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Adams Junior.
Gallagher misses with a left hand
and Adams Junior counters with a straight right hand.
Adams Junior looks to land a left hand but Gallagher moved out of range nicely.
Jab from Adams Junior.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams Junior jabs Gallagher right on the nose. Gallagher blinks but takes it well.
Gallagher throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gallagher throws a nice head kick!
Adams Junior scores with a leg kick.
Adams Junior closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gallagher tries a body shot but Adams Junior blocks it.
Gallagher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Adams Junior avoids the elbow strike from Gallagher, against the cage.
Gallagher trying to stall but Adams Junior improves his position.
Adams Junior misses with a body punch.
Adams Junior pushes Gallagher back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adams Junior wants the takedown. Gallagher is fighting it off but Adams Junior persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gallagher's guard against the cage.
Gallagher looking to control.
Adams Junior content to stall in guard here.
Gallagher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher looking to control but Adams Junior passes into half guard.
Gallagher is trying to maintain the position but Adams Junior is very close to passing his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Adams Junior in particular looking to stall.
Gallagher tries to roll over but Adams Junior keeps him under control.
Adams Junior tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gallagher knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Adams Junior not doing much here.
JR Adams Junior has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gallagher wants to control but Adams Junior is keeping busy.
Gallagher looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gallagher trying to control but Adams Junior postures up.
Gallagher tries to roll over but Adams Junior keeps him under control.
Adams Junior content to control rather than advance.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gallagher tries to land a front kick but Adams Junior steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JR Adams Junior showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Adams Junior swings widly with a right hand
and Gallagher counters with a nice body kick.
Adams Junior avoids the body shot from Gallagher.
An inside leg kick lands from Gallagher.
Gallagher tries to land a leg kick but Adams Junior saw it coming and moves away.
Gallagher on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Adams Junior has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Adams Junior lands a glancing blow to the side of Gallagher's head.
Adams Junior throws a jab but it's blocked by Gallagher.
Adams Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gallagher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gallagher takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Adams Junior ducks under a wild hook from Gallagher.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams Junior will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Adams Junior throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gallagher.
Adams Junior throws a solid leg kick but Gallagher takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Adams Junior.
An inside leg kick from Gallagher misses.
Adams Junior tries to work over Gallagher's front leg with a kick but Gallagher checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams Junior buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Adams Junior fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Adams Junior misses with a low kick.
Gallagher scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gallagher swings for the body but Adams Junior moves out of range.
A jab from Adams Junior finds it's way through Gallagher's defenses.
Gallagher lands a leg kick that knocks Adams Junior off balance momentarily.
Gallagher ducks under a wild hook from Adams Junior.
Gallagher lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
JR Adams Junior seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adams Junior avoids the body shot from Gallagher.
Adams Junior chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gallagher can pounce on him.
Gallagher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adams Junior takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Adams Junior is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gallagher with a body shot.
Adams Junior cracks Gallagher with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Adams Junior looks for a takedown but Gallagher sprawls well.
Gallagher appears to be looking for a big counter.
Liam Gallagher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
JR Adams Junior is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gallagher misses with a low kick.
Gallagher feints and then cracks Adams Junior's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Adams Junior down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adams Junior shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Adams Junior content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gallagher looking for submissions off his back.
Adams Junior wants to control but Gallagher is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher trying to hold on to Adams Junior's head to control him but Adams Junior postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ground and pound from Adams Junior.
Adams Junior looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gallagher is trying is best to control the position here.
Adams Junior sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gallagher is refusing to be controlled, as Adams Junior sits in half guard.
Gallagher with the active half guard here but Adams Junior passes nicely into side control.
Adams Junior has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams Junior controlling the pace for now.
Gallagher is desperately trying to improve his position but Adams Junior has a good base and remains in mount.
Adams Junior sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gallagher tries to reverse the position but Adams Junior maintains control.
Gallagher is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Adams Junior controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
JR Adams Junior comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Adams Junior 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JR Adams Junior!
An out of breath JR Adams Junior thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alessandro Orsini (ranked 377 p4p, 1312 weight class) and Oliver Hedman Karlsson (ranked 56 p4p, 189 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alessandro Orsini!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oliver Hedman Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hedman Karlsson misses with a body shot.
Hedman Karlsson throws a sloppy body shot
and Orsini counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hedman Karlsson works Orsini's body with a nice hook.
Orsini fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hedman Karlsson looks to throw the jab but Orsini is out of range.
Hedman Karlsson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Orsini seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Orsini takes one to the chin there.
Orsini avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hedman Karlsson slips under a jab.
Hedman Karlsson lands with a shot to the body.
Orsini goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hedman Karlsson throws out a counter right but Orsini avoids it with no problem.
Orsini looks to land a right hand but Hedman Karlsson moved out of range.
Hedman Karlsson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A nice combination there by Hedman Karlsson.
 It looks like Alessandro Orsini has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hedman Karlsson stuffs the takedown attempt from Orsini. Orsini gets slowly back to his feet.
Hedman Karlsson 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.
Orsini scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hedman Karlsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Jab, jab by Hedman Karlsson - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orsini cracks Hedman Karlsson with an open hand slap.
Orsini rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hedman Karlsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice defenses there by Orsini.
Orsini throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hedman Karlsson misses the jab.
Orsini loads up on a big right hand but Hedman Karlsson slips the punch.
Orsini throws a lazy right hand but Hedman Karlsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Orsini throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hedman Karlsson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Orsini.
Hedman Karlsson blocks a jab.
Hedman Karlsson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hedman Karlsson misses the shot to the body.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orsini.
Hedman Karlsson slips under a jab.
Orsini looks to throw a body kick
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a straight right hand.
Orsini just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orsini throws a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orsini misses with a few strikes there.
Hedman Karlsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orsini manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Orsini on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Orsini throws an overhand right that lands on Hedman Karlsson's shoulder, as Hedman Karlsson tries to avoid the shot.
Orsini shoots and misses
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alessandro Orsini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orsini throws a body punch but Hedman Karlsson moves out of range.
Oliver Hedman Karlsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orsini shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hedman Karlsson eats them both and turns towards Orsini to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Orsini looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Orsini lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Orsini throws a low kick, looking for Hedman Karlsson's leg but Hedman Karlsson calmly moves out of range.
Hedman Karlsson avoids the body shot from Orsini.
Orsini on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hedman Karlsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Orsini is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Orsini on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Orsini lands a jab to the head.
Hedman Karlsson misses with an uppercut. Orsini saw that one coming.
A low kick lands for Orsini.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orsini connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hedman Karlsson. Hedman Karlsson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hedman Karlsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Orsini circles away quickly and effectively.
Orsini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hedman Karlsson.
Orsini throws a poor cross that misses
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Orsini thinking.
Hedman Karlsson loads up on a big right hand but Orsini slips the punch.
Hedman Karlsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Orsini to score with a decent uppercut.
Orsini throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hedman Karlsson throws a jab when Orsini was well out of range.
Jab from Orsini.
Orsini throws the left hand but Hedman Karlsson avoids the punch easily.
Hedman Karlsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orsini.
Hedman Karlsson moves away from the strike by Orsini.
Hedman Karlsson slips under a jab.
Hedman Karlsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Orsini is just out of range.
Orsini looks to score with a jab to the body but Hedman Karlsson is just out of range.
Orsini lands a nice shot that snaps Hedman Karlsson's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hedman Karlsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orsini was well out of range. Poor timing from Hedman Karlsson.
Orsini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Orsini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hedman Karlsson.
As Hedman Karlsson looks to move away, Orsini throws a big counter combo but Hedman Karlsson just gets out of the way.
Orsini misses with a hook.
Hedman Karlsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Orsini to score with a decent uppercut.
Hedman Karlsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Orsini bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hedman Karlsson's head backwards.
Hedman Karlsson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Orsini cracks Hedman Karlsson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Orsini uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hedman Karlsson.
Orsini swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hedman Karlsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Danga de danga de dang - Hedman Karlsson scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orsini shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hedman Karlsson is trying to defend but Orsini finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hedman Karlsson tries to get to full guard but Orsini has control of the leg.
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 Alessandro Orsini will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alessandro Orsini's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Orsini scoring well with a low kick there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Orsini counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hedman Karlsson thinking.
Alessandro Orsini is winning the standup battle so far.
Hedman Karlsson lands with a good body shot.
Hedman Karlsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orsini was well out of range. Poor timing from Hedman Karlsson.
Orsini scores with a jab.
Hedman Karlsson avoids the head kick by Orsini.
An inside leg kick from Orsini misses.
Hedman Karlsson throws out a counter right but Orsini avoids it with no problem.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a looping left.
Hedman Karlsson blocks a jab.
Orsini thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orsini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hedman Karlsson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hedman Karlsson! But no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a straight left.
Orsini is looking to counter punch.
Hedman Karlsson misses the body punch
and Orsini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hedman Karlsson jabs at Orsini's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orsini missing with a left hand there. Hedman Karlsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a two punch combination.
Hedman Karlsson throws a shot from downtown. Orsini moves away and avoids it.
Orsini misses with a straight left.
Nice jab there from Hedman Karlsson.
Orsini misses with a wild body shot.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a jab.
Orsini scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hedman Karlsson swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Orsini counter with a right hand.
Hedman Karlsson lands a really nice looking cross but Orsini seems unphased.
Orsini walks into a left hand.
Orsini lands a nice hook to Hedman Karlsson's body. Hedman Karlsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hedman Karlsson lands with a straight right. Orsini didn't see that one coming.
Hedman Karlsson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hedman Karlsson duly obliges.
Orsini wants to slow Hedman Karlsson down by chopping away at his legs.
Hedman Karlsson tries to move into range but Orsini moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orsini throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hedman Karlsson misses with an uppercut
and Orsini makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Orsini lands a nice hook to Hedman Karlsson's body. Hedman Karlsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hedman Karlsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Orsini throws a leg kick
letting Hedman Karlsson counter with a right hand.
Hedman Karlsson lands a jab to Orsini's midsection.
Orsini misses with a wild body shot.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a hook. Orsini ducked under it nicely.
Orsini takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Orsini dips to his left and cracks Hedman Karlsson with an uppercut!
Nice body kick there by Orsini.
Hedman Karlsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orsini.
Orsini uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson moves away from the strike by Orsini.
Hedman Karlsson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson punishes Orsini's body with a nice straight punch.
Hedman Karlsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Orsini uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hedman Karlsson.
Orsini comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a straight left.
Orsini avoids the body shot from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a right hand
enabling Orsini to counter with a crisp jab.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hedman Karlsson digs a good body shot into Orsini's ribs.
Hedman Karlsson connects with a body shot.
Orsini throws a jab when Hedman Karlsson was well out of range.
Hedman Karlsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Orsini.
Orsini bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hedman Karlsson's head.
A shot to the body from Hedman Karlsson misses
and Orsini counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Orsini avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Orsini wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hedman Karlsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orsini thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orsini fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hedman Karlsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hedman Karlsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Orsini.
No luck for Orsini with that takedown attempt.
Hedman Karlsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big right from Hedman Karlsson misses.
Orsini was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orsini.
Orsini swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orsini scores with a leg kick.
Hedman Karlsson connects with a right hand. Orsini shakes it off.
Orsini throws a sloppy body shot
and Orsini takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Oliver Hedman Karlsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alessandro Orsini's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hedman Karlsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hedman Karlsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Orsini slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Orsini throws out a powerful jab.
The fighters circling - Hedman Karlsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hedman Karlsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Orsini cracks Hedman Karlsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orsini misses with a hook. Hedman Karlsson ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Orsini misses.
A jab lands there for Hedman Karlsson.
Orsini pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orsini throws a lazy right hand but Hedman Karlsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hedman Karlsson throws a jab when Orsini was well out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hedman Karlsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Orsini attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orsini scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hedman Karlsson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Orsini scores with the left hand. Hedman Karlsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice straight punches there by Orsini. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Orsini.
Hedman Karlsson needs to keep his hands up - Orsini had a free shot at his head there.
Hedman Karlsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hedman Karlsson! But no joy.
Hedman Karlsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Orsini sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Orsini throwing a counter right hand but Hedman Karlsson manages to avoid it.
Orsini thumps Hedman Karlsson with a low kick.
Hedman Karlsson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hedman Karlsson takes a swing at Orsini's ribcage but misses.
Orsini tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hedman Karlsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Orsini.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a decent looking hook.
Orsini misses with a looping left.
A countering left hand to the body from Hedman Karlsson misses.
Orsini swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hedman Karlsson moves out of range as Orsini strikes.
Hedman Karlsson throws out a counter right but Orsini avoids it with no problem.
Orsini cracks Hedman Karlsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hedman Karlsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orsini lands a really nice looking cross but Hedman Karlsson seems unphased.
Orsini misses with a right hand
and Hedman Karlsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheers as Hedman Karlsson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Orsini doesn't seem phased though.
Orsini misses the shot to the body.
Hedman Karlsson ducks under a wild hook from Orsini.
Orsini takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Orsini misses with a lunging right hand
and Hedman Karlsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Orsini has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Orsini throws a lazy uppercut
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Orsini tries for a takedown but Hedman Karlsson circles away easily
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hedman Karlsson. Orsini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orsini decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Orsini looks to land a strike but Hedman Karlsson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orsini trying to control the position from guard on top but Hedman Karlsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hedman Karlsson trying to control the position here.
Orsini throws a big elbow that misses.
Orsini throwing strikes but missing.
Orsini is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hedman Karlsson has control of Orsini's left arm, preventing Orsini from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Orsini slips under a jab.
Hedman Karlsson blocks a jab.
Hedman Karlsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orsini.
A jab from Orsini finds it's way through Hedman Karlsson's defenses.
Orsini shoots in looking for a takedown but Hedman Karlsson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Orsini's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alessandro Orsini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Hedman Karlsson.
Orsini appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hedman Karlsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hedman Karlsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orsini.
Hedman Karlsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hedman Karlsson. Orsini does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Orsini was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Orsini is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hedman Karlsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Alessandro Orsini did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Alessandro Orsini's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Orsini ducks right into an uppercut from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Orsini.
Orsini throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Orsini misses.
Orsini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hedman Karlsson.
A big right from Orsini misses.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orsini throws a right hand that misses
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a nice body shot.
Hedman Karlsson tests Orsini's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Orsini stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orsini slips under a jab.
Orsini throws a half hearted mid kick.
Orsini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a hook. Orsini ducked under it nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Hedman Karlsson. No joy for Orsini on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson lands the left hand.
Orsini missing with a left hand there. Hedman Karlsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hedman Karlsson looks to land a left hand but Orsini moved out of range nicely.
Hedman Karlsson lands a head shot.
Hedman Karlsson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Orsini misses with a looping right.
Orsini tries a head kick but it misses.
Orsini takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A punch lands to the side of Orsini 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hedman Karlsson with a nice cross.
Hedman Karlsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Orsini on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hedman Karlsson misses the shot to the body.
Hedman Karlsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Orsini circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Orsini wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hedman Karlsson misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hedman Karlsson slips a straight right by Orsini.
Hedman Karlsson blocks a jab.
A punch combination from Hedman Karlsson misses.
Hedman Karlsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hedman Karlsson slaps away a takedown attempt from Orsini, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alessandro Orsini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orsini misses the jab.
Hedman Karlsson misses with an uppercut.
Orsini throwing a counter right hand but Hedman Karlsson manages to avoid it.
Orsini throws a hook but Hedman Karlsson blocks it.
Orsini thuds a left hand into Hedman Karlsson's body.
Orsini throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Orsini.
Orsini misses with a looping left.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orsini looks to land a right hand but Hedman Karlsson moved out of range.
Hedman Karlsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hedman Karlsson thuds a left hand into Orsini's body.
Orsini lands a nice shot that snaps Hedman Karlsson's head back.
Hedman Karlsson looks to land a right hand but Orsini moved out of range.
Orsini tries to score with a low kick but Hedman Karlsson moves his leg out of the way.
Orsini on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hedman Karlsson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Orsini lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orsini fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hedman Karlsson just manages to avoid it.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hook but Orsini blocks it.
Orsini lands with a cross.
Hedman Karlsson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Orsini finds it's way round the side to connect with Hedman Karlsson's head.
Orsini is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hedman Karlsson.
Orsini scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orsini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a hook.
Hedman Karlsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Orsini is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Orsini.
Hedman Karlsson lands the left hand.
Hedman Karlsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Hedman Karlsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hedman Karlsson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hedman Karlsson throws a series of punches but Orsini moves out of range.
Orsini throws a hook to the side of Hedman Karlsson's head but Hedman Karlsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hedman Karlsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Orsini.
Orsini ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Orsini pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hedman Karlsson takes one to the side of the head.
Orsini scores with a sloppy right hand. Hedman Karlsson should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Oliver Hedman Karlsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alessandro Orsini's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Orsini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hedman Karlsson.
Orsini throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Hedman Karlsson counter with a right hand.
Orsini fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hedman Karlsson checks it well.
Hedman Karlsson tests Orsini's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a straight right.
Orsini appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hedman Karlsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Orsini avoids the body shot from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson misses with an uppercut
and Orsini counters with a low kick, right behind Hedman Karlsson 's knee.
Hedman Karlsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hedman Karlsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Orsini looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orsini misses with a combination
and Orsini takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hedman Karlsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hedman Karlsson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orsini's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hedman Karlsson under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Hedman Karlsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Orsini misses the jab.
Orsini moves away from the strike by Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Orsini in his tracks.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a jab to the body
and Orsini counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hedman Karlsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orsini was well out of range. Poor timing from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson stuffs the takedown attempt from Orsini. Orsini gets slowly back to his feet.
Orsini throws a sloppy body shot
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Orsini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson checks a low kick from Orsini.
Orsini misses the body punch
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Hedman Karlsson misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orsini scores with a leg kick.
Hedman Karlsson lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orsini slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hedman Karlsson blocks a jab.
Orsini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orsini throws a shot from downtown. Hedman Karlsson moves away and avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Orsini. Beautiful body shot.
Orsini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orsini tries to bum rush Hedman Karlsson with a series of wild strikes but Hedman Karlsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hedman Karlsson thuds his right hand into Orsini's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hedman Karlsson punishes Orsini's body with a nice straight punch.
Orsini dives in and grabs Hedman Karlsson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hedman Karlsson pushes down on Orsini's head and hops out.
Hedman Karlsson throws out a counter right but Orsini avoids it with no problem.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hedman Karlsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hedman Karlsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orsini manages to avoid it.
Hedman Karlsson takes a swing at Orsini's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orsini stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Orsini takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hedman Karlsson cracks a nice hook into Orsini's ribs.
Orsini on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Orsini darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hedman Karlsson throws a leg kick but Orsini sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hedman Karlsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orsini.
Hedman Karlsson throws out a counter right but Orsini avoids it with no problem.
Orsini throws a hook but Hedman Karlsson blocks it.
Hedman Karlsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Orsini feints and then cracks Hedman Karlsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hedman Karlsson down.
Hedman Karlsson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Hedman Karlsson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Orsini moves out of range of the strikes.
Hedman Karlsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Orsini.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orsini throws a body punch but Hedman Karlsson moves out of range.
Hedman Karlsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Hedman Karlsson swings widly with a right hand
and Orsini counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orsini digs a good hook to Hedman Karlsson's body.
Orsini misses with a looping left.
Hedman Karlsson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a nice head shot.
Hedman Karlsson throws a shot from downtown. Orsini moves away and avoids it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Orsini.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a jab to the body.
Orsini throws a hook but Hedman Karlsson blocks it.
Hedman Karlsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hedman Karlsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Orsini.
Orsini takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Orsini scores with a nice strike.
Hedman Karlsson looks to land a right hand but Orsini moved out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Oliver Hedman Karlsson.
I think Hedman Karlsson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 47:48
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 47:48
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Hedman Karlsson!
Oliver Hedman Karlsson is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Oliver Hedman Karlsson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joan Vila (ranked 961 p4p, 770 weight class) and Harry McQuirre (ranked 117 p4p, 94 weight class). Joan Vila could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Harry McQuirre's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joan Vila!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry McQuirre!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vila throws a head kick but McQuirre moves out of range.
Vila misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vila avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vila lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
 It looks like Harry McQuirre has been cut.
McQuirre scores with a three punch combo!
McQuirre tries to bum rush Vila with a series of wild strikes but Vila uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McQuirre connects with a single shot there.
McQuirre scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McQuirre scores with the left hand. Vila knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McQuirre blocks the body kick.
McQuirre defending well as Vila loads up on a big left hand.
Vila misses with a left hand
and McQuirre counters with a stiff right hand.
McQuirre 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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vila. That's going to slow McQuirre down.
Vila throws a right hand that McQuirre ducks under and follows up with a left that McQuirre also avoids with ease.
Vila misses with a left hand
and McQuirre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vila throws a head kick that misses.
Vila swings widly with a right hand
and McQuirre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vila misses with a hook.
McQuirre takes one to the side of the head.
Vila motions for McQuirre to come forward. Vila throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vila throws a lazy uppercut
and McQuirre counters with a left to the body.
McQuirre slips under a jab from Vila.
It seemed like McQuirre was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vila throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Vila takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vila gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Joan Vila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McQuirre avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch lands to the side of McQuirre 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A head kick by Vila misses
and McQuirre counters with a left right combination that sends Vila crashing to the mat - McQuirre wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Vila out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry McQuirre!
Harry McQuirre is the new featherweight champion!
A less than humble Harry McQuirre misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Joan Vila was interviewed post fight and said 'Salieri stopped these hands, but they will be back! '.
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