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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Joseph Proudhon (ranked 1255 p4p, 1663 weight class) and Guillermo Pato (ranked 177 p4p, 219 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Joseph Proudhon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guillermo Pato!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Proudhon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pato throws a hook to the side of Proudhon's head but Proudhon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Proudhon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Proudhon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pato just misses with a punch to the body.
Pato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pato scores with a jab to the body.
Proudhon slips under a jab.
A punch combination from Pato misses.
Proudhon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Pato misses.
Proudhon is looking to counter punch.
Pato takes a swing at Proudhon's ribcage but misses.
Proudhon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pato.
Pato swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Proudhon counters with a left and a right that stings Pato.
Pato misses with an uppercut
and Proudhon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato throws a predictable looking body shot
and Proudhon counters with a straight right hand.
Proudhon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A combination from Pato does no damage.
Pato throws an off balance right hand
and Proudhon counters with a nice uppercut.
Pato cracks Proudhon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Proudhon throws a jab when Pato was well out of range.
Pato throws out a counter right but Proudhon avoids it with no problem.
A swing and a miss from Pato.
Proudhon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've been informed that Pato 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.
Pato uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Proudhon has time to react.
Proudhon slips a jab from Pato.
Proudhon throws a jab but it's blocked by Pato.
Pato wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pato misses with a looping left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Pato.
A counter left hand to the body from Proudhon misses its target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Proudhon.
A shot to the liver by Proudhon. Beautiful body shot.
Proudhon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pato.
Proudhon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pato.
A quick step to the side and Proudhon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Pato.
Pato lands a nice hook to Proudhon's body. Proudhon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pato lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pato throws a head kick that misses.
Proudhon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Proudhon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pato throws a hook but Proudhon avoids it easily.
Proudhon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pato lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Guillermo Pato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pato!
Pato clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proudhon lands with a short shot to the head.
Proudhon misses with a punch to the body.
Proudhon throws a punch but it's blocked by Pato.
Pato swings wildly with an uppercut but Proudhon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Pato.
Pato lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Proudhon.
Proudhon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pato trying to stall but Proudhon improves his position.
Pato lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Proudhon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pato misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Pato as the two fighters clinch.
Pato misses with a punch on the inside.
Proudhon misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Proudhon as the two fighters clinch.
Proudhon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pato prevents a body shot from Proudhon.
Proudhon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Proudhon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Proudhon scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Proudhon has a couple of punches blocked by Pato.
Pato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Proudhon struggles to land a body shot inside as Pato controls his hands.
Pato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pato tries a body shot but Proudhon blocks it.
Proudhon struggles to land a body shot inside as Pato controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guillermo Pato 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.
Proudhon misses with a wild body shot.
Proudhon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pato on the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Proudhon as he connects with a hook.
Pato throws a sloppy body shot
and Proudhon counters with a straight right hand.
Proudhon ducks under a wild hook from Pato.
Proudhon misses with an uppercut.
Pato steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Proudhon.
Proudhon takes a swing at Pato's ribcage but misses.
Proudhon tries to keep at a distance but Pato has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pato lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Proudhon misses with a body punch.
Proudhon can't find room to land a body shot as Pato controls the action.
Proudhon blocks an uppercut.
Pato lands with a right to the head.
Proudhon swings wildly with an uppercut but Pato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Proudhon has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Proudhon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Proudhon misses with some punches.
Proudhon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Proudhon can't find room to land a body shot as Pato controls the action.
Proudhon pushes Pato back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Proudhon pushes Pato back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Proudhon swings wildly with an uppercut but Pato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Proudhon blocking some punches.
Proudhon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Proudhon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Proudhon misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Pato on the inside.
Pierre Joseph Proudhon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proudhon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Proudhon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pato misses with a punch to the body.
Proudhon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pato scores with a nice head shot.
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!
Some wild striking there from Pato.
Proudhon is looking to counter punch.
Pato throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Proudhon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pato comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Proudhon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Proudhon.
A quick step to the side and Proudhon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pato misses with an uppercut.
Proudhon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A swing and a miss from Pato.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proudhon clobbers Pato with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Proudhon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pato is looking to clinch.
Proudhon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pato.
Proudhon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Proudhon sizes up Pato with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pato throws a sloppy body shot
and Proudhon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pato wants to land a leg kick but Proudhon is out of range.
Pato lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Proudhon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pato.
Oooooh!!! Proudhon has knocked Pato down with a huge combo! Proudhon steps away and waves a wobbly Pato back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Pato is rocked!
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!
Proudhon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pato moves away.
Pato is still on wobbly legs! Can Proudhon finish him?
Proudhon looks to throw the jab but Pato is out of range.
Pato seems to have recovered his senses.
Pato misses with a lunging right hand
and Proudhon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Proudhon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pato loads up on a big right hand but Proudhon slips the punch.
Proudhon throwing a counter right hand but Pato manages to avoid it.
Pato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Proudhon moves away.
Pato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Proudhon.
Some wild striking there from Proudhon.
Proudhon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pato throws out the jab.
Pato tries to close the distance and clinch but Proudhon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Proudhon misses the target.
Pato moves out of range of the strikes.
Pato throws a predictable looking body shot
and Proudhon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Pato misses.
Proudhon swings for the body but Pato moves out of range.
Proudhon lands a left and a right that send Pato crashing to the mat, dazed. Proudhon thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Proudhon misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Joseph Proudhon dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Pato. Proudhon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Proudhon feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Pato sprawling to the canvas! Pato rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Proudhon finish him?!
Proudhon misses with a wild body shot.
Pato loads up on a big right hand but Proudhon slips the punch.
Pato doesn't manage to clinch there - Proudhon circles away.
Proudhon scores with a punch to the head.
Proudhon misses with a looping right.
Proudhon lands a nice shot that snaps Pato's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pato throws a poor cross that misses
and Proudhon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Proudhon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
 Proudhon is rocked!
Crack! Pato connects with the perfect overhand right and Proudhon falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Pato!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Guillermo Pato!
After the big win, Guillermo Pato made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Do Ho Joy (ranked 697 p4p, 1219 weight class) and Cobweb Cooter (ranked 89 p4p, 142 weight class). Cooter is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Porch Honky. This should be a great matchup!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Do Ho Joy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cobweb Cooter!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho Joy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ho Joy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cooter has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Cooter tries to throw a body punch but Ho Joy avoids it by throwing Cooter back against the cage.
Ho Joy misses with a punch on the inside.
Cooter swings wildly with an uppercut but Ho Joy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho Joy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cooter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ho Joy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cooter steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ho Joy. That one must have hurt.
Cooter throws a lazy right hand but Ho Joy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ho Joy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cooter connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ho Joy scrambles back to his feet.
Ho Joy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cooter is out of range and Ho Joy settles back down.
Ho Joy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Joy clinches with his opponent.
Ho Joy misses with a punch on the inside.
Cooter misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooter.
Cooter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cooter misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooter tries to pull guard but Ho Joy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ho Joy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cooter's efforts to push away.
Ho Joy tries to throw a body punch but Cooter avoids it by throwing Ho Joy back against the cage.
Cooter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ho Joy misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cooter is trying to pull guard but Ho Joy has him pressed against the cage.
Do Ho Joy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cobweb Cooter.
Cooter throws a punch but it's blocked by Ho Joy.
Cooter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Ho Joy - that landed with a thud.
Cooter can't find room to land a body shot as Ho Joy controls the action.
Ho Joy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cooter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooter.
Cooter drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ho Joy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ho Joy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Cooter.
Ho Joy leaning against his opponent.
Cooter has clasped his hands together around Ho Joy's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ho Joy controls the position for a moment.
Cooter is looking to take a break and control but Ho Joy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee asks Cooter politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Cooter prefers to stall for the moment though.
Cooter throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Ho Joy works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy tries to get to full guard but Cooter has control of the leg.
Cooter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cooter throwing shots but Ho Joy is blocking nicely.
Ho Joy wants to improve his position but Cooter is controlling well.
Cooter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ho Joy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cooter.
Cooter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cooter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cooter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ho Joy wants to get back to full guard.
Cooter trying to control from half guard but Ho Joy is working away.
Cooter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cooter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ho Joy trying to control here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ho Joy thumps Cooter with a low kick.
Ho Joy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cooter shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cobweb Cooter dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cooter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ho Joy throws a body punch but Cooter moves out of range.
Ho Joy slips a jab and a cross from Cooter.
Ho Joy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ho Joy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cooter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy half committed to a counter leg kick.
Good leg kick by Ho Joy.
Cooter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cooter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho Joy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Joy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cooter shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ho Joy eats them both and turns towards Cooter to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ho Joy slips a jab from Cooter.
Cooter thows a body kick. Ho Joy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Ho Joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Joy pushes Cooter up against the cage in a clinch.
Cooter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ho Joy walks away with a smile on his face. Cooter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ho Joy scores with the left hand. Cooter knows he should have avoided that one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cooter.
Cooter dives in and grabs Ho Joy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ho Joy pushes down on Cooter's head and hops out.
Do Ho Joy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cobweb Cooter.
Ho Joy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cooter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cooter shoots in for a takedown but Ho Joy shows good takedown defense.
Cooter is looking to score with low kicks.
Ho Joy drops his hands momentarily and Cooter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Do Ho Joy is winning the standup battle so far.
Ho Joy throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooter drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ho Joy defends it well.
Cooter misses with a right hand
and Ho Joy counters with a solid body kick.
Cooter throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ho Joy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cooter's knee momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ho Joy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy misses the shot to the body.
Ho Joy is looking to wear down Cooter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ho Joy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooter looks to throw the jab but Ho Joy is out of range.
Cooter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ho Joy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cooter somewhat.
Ho Joy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cooter throws a big shot that misses.
Ho Joy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cooter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cobweb Cooter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy tries to clinch but Cooter moves out of range.
Cooter misses with a body kick.
Do Ho Joy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ho Joy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooter manages to avoid it.
Ho Joy lands a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
 It looks like Cobweb Cooter has been cut.
A solid body kick from Ho Joy.
Cooter checks a leg kick.
Cooter lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Ho Joy. No joy for Cooter on that attempt.
Cooter scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ho Joy misses with a leg kick
and Cooter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ho Joy throws a leg kick but Cooter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cooter throws a jab but it's blocked by Ho Joy.
Cooter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ho Joy lands a nice shot that snaps Cooter's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ho Joy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooter pushes Ho Joy away with a front kick.
Cooter shoots in and drives through. Ho Joy sprawls well.
Ho Joy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ho Joy wants it to stay on the feet.
Ho Joy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ho Joy misses with a head kick.
Ho Joy throws a leg kick but Cooter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Cooter misses.
Ho Joy tries to clinch but Cooter is having none of it.
Ho Joy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Ho Joy.
Cooter shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ho Joy is trying to defend but Cooter finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ho Joy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cooter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Do Ho Joy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cobweb Cooter's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ho Joy pushes Cooter away with a front kick.
Ho Joy leaves Cooter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ho Joy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ho Joy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cooter checks a leg kick.
Cooter takes a swing at Ho Joy's ribcage but misses.
Cooter with the inside leg kick.
Ho Joy throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cooter decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ho Joy's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooter stands up over Ho Joy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ho Joy looking for a sweep. Not yet Ho Joy, not yet.
Ho Joy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cooter looking to sit in guard and control but Ho Joy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooter is trying to hold Ho Joy in close to prevent damage but Ho Joy has managed to pass into half guard.
Cooter actively working from the bottom here.
Cooter makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cooter.
Ho Joy preventing the sweep.
Ho Joy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cooter keeping full guard, as Ho Joy tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cooter wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Ho Joy is now in half guard.
Cooter tries to get to full guard but Ho Joy has control of the leg.
Cooter wants to get back to his feet.
Cooter trying to control here.
Ho Joy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Cooter wants to control but Ho Joy is keeping busy.
Cooter wants to get back to full guard but Ho Joy has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooter tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ho Joy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Cooter's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ho Joy stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Cooter throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ho Joy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ho Joy lands with a nice body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Cooter misses the target.
Ho Joy throws a chopping leg kick but Cooter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cooter with the counter takedown but Ho Joy avoids it easily.
Cooter takes a swing at Ho Joy's ribcage but misses.
Ho Joy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooter.
Cooter throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cooter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ho Joy.
Cooter checks a low kick from Ho Joy.
Cooter steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ho Joy. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters circling a little - Cooter finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ho Joy wants to land a leg kick but Cooter is out of range.
Ho Joy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Ho Joy.
Cooter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cooter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cooter gets a takedown into half guard.
Cobweb Cooter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cooter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cobweb Cooter.
I think Cooter 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Do Ho Joy!
Do Ho Joy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Cobweb Cooter was interviewed post fight and said 'Im feeling lower than a doodle bug right about now.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sione Feti (ranked 631 p4p, 382 weight class) and Yormomza Built (ranked 89 p4p, 57 weight class). Feti comes into the arena with S-Tool - Lights Out blaring out of the sound system. Built comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Back That Azz Up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sione Feti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yormomza Built!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feti moves out of range of the leg kick from Built.
Built misses the shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Built.
Built looks to throw the jab but Feti is out of range.
As Built backs away, Feti returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Built throws a sloppy head kick and Feti moves out of range easily.
Built has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Feti is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Built scores with a shot to the body.
Feti takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Feti takes a swing at Built's ribcage but misses.
Built misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Feti.
Feti looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Feti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Built manages to avoid it.
Feti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Feti throws a solid leg kick but Built takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Feti.
Built misses with a looping right.
Feti walks into a left hand.
Feti has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Feti there as he acknowledges the shot.
Built is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Built lands an overhand right.
Built lunges at Feti with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Feti's hand.
Feti slips under a jab.
Built throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yormomza Built seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Built tries to clinch up
and Feti counters with a head kick. That will keep Built thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Feti throws a right hand that Built ducks under and follows up with a left that Built also avoids with ease.
Built chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Feti can pounce on him.
Good exchange - Built coming out on top.
Built doesn't manage to clinch there - Feti circles away.
Feti misses with a body kick.
Built misses with a body kick.
Built throws a hook but Feti avoids it easily.
Built misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Built steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Feti.
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!
Built dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Built misses the target.
Built misses with a looping right.
Feti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Feti. Built does a little dance to reset his feet.
Built swings away with a body shot that misses
and Feti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Feti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Feti misses with a wild body shot.
Built is looking to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Feti misses its target.
Feti misses with an uppercut. Built saw that one coming.
Built swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Built throws a sloppy head kick and Feti moves out of range easily.
Feti misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Built ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Feti moves away.
Built tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Feti was well out of range. Poor timing from Built.
Built tests Feti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Built connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Built looks to land a combination but Feti avoids it well.
Built sizes up Feti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Built cracks a nice hook into Feti's ribs.
Built scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Built lands with a cross.
Built throws out a powerful jab.
Built is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Feti had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A nice leg kick lands there from Built.
Built closes the distance and pushes Feti back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Feti is leaning against Built and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Feti scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Built digs a right hand underneath Feti's ribcage. Feti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Built taking a breather.
Built lands a body punch in the clinch.
Built misses with the head strike.
Built misses with a hook to the ribs.
Built blocks an uppercut.
Feti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Built.
Built digs a right hand underneath Feti's ribcage. Feti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Built working aggressively here.
Built blocks a body shot from Feti.
Built blocks a body shot from Feti.
Built lands a right hand that snaps the head of Feti backwards.
Feti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Feti.
Feti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Built's elbow.
Built scores with a shot to the side of Feti's head.
Feti tries to throw a body punch but Built avoids it by throwing Feti back against the cage.
Built throws a head punch that misses.
Built blocks an uppercut.
Feti struggles to land a body shot inside as Built controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Feti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yormomza Built dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Feti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Built manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Built! But no joy.
Built misses with a double jab
and Feti counters with a nice low kick that buckles Built's knee momentarily.
Feti wants to clinch.
Feti just misses with a punch to the body.
Built tries a low kick but Feti avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Feti misses its target.
Feti lands a body shot.
Feti 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Built avoids the body shot from Feti.
Built tries to counter with a clinch but Feti shakes him off and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Built misses the target.
Built throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yormomza Built seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Feti takes a swing at Built's ribcage but misses.
Built misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Built throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Feti counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Yormomza Built has been cut.
Feti slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Built stalks Feti and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Feti's face. Feti staggers backwards, shaken.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Built in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Feti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Built misses with a hook.
Feti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Built uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Feti has time to react.
Nice jab there from Built.
The fighters circling - Built throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Feti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Feti is looking to chop away at Built's legs.
Feti ducks under a wild hook from Built.
Built connects with a body shot that sends Feti's belly button to the back.
Feti is looking to wear down Built with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Feti loads up on a big right hand but Built slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Built throws a sloppy head kick and Feti moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Feti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Built stuns Feti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Built misses with a looping left.
Feti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Built.
Feti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Feti misses its target.
Built throws a poor cross that misses
and Feti makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Built looks to land a left hand but Feti moved out of range nicely.
Built turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Feti. Built does a little dance to reset his feet.
Built loads up on a big right hand but Feti slips the punch.
Built lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Built slips a straight right by Feti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feti throws a nice looking combination but Built bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Built throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Feti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Built keeps the fight on the outside.
Built swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Feti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice cross by Built.
Feti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Built.
Feti blocks a head kick by Built.
Feti takes one to the side of the head.
Built ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Built.
Feti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Feti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Feti blocks the low kick.
Built looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Built throws a series of punches but Feti avoids them all with ease.
As Built looks to move away, Feti throws a big counter combo but Built just gets out of the way.
Feti keeps the fight on the outside.
Feti takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Built throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Feti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Feti throws a big shot that misses.
Built lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Feti is looking to chop away at Built's legs.
Built now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Built misses with a straight left.
Sloppy strikes from Feti. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Built darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Built tries to clinch there but Feti circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yormomza Built showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yormomza Built's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Built.
Built throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Feti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Feti appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Feti misses with a right hand
and Built counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A solid body kick from Built.
Built lands with a good body shot.
Built takes a swing at Feti's ribcage but misses.
Built scores with a jab. Feti acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Built has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Built connects with a good right hand that stumbles Feti. Feti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Feti cracks Built with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Built tries to clinch but Feti moves out of range.
Built throws a leg kick that misses.
Feti throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Built misses its intended target.
Built lands a nice hook to Feti's body. Feti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Built looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Built tries to clinch but Feti is having none of it.
Built swings widly with a right hand
and Feti counters with a nice low kick that buckles Built's knee momentarily.
Built throws the left hand but Feti avoids the punch easily.
Feti went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Built throws a hook but Feti blocks it.
Built scores with a head kick.
Built lands a nice shot that snaps Feti's head back.
Nice defenses there by Feti.
Built throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Built finds it's way through Feti's defenses.
Built wants to clinch up but Feti keeps it at a distance.
Feti takes a swing at Built's ribcage but misses.
Feti blocks a head kick by Built.
Sione Feti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feti lunges at Built with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Built's hand.
Jab, jab by Built - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Feti scores with a spinning back kick!
Built looks to land a left hand but Feti moved out of range nicely.
Built throws a body shot but no joy.
Feti looks to score with a jab to the body but Built is just out of range.
Feti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Built.
Feti wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Feti looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Feti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Feti blocks a low kick nicely.
Feti takes a jab right on the kisser.
Feti has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Built finds it's way round the side to connect with Feti's head.
Feti checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Feti changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Built takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Feti thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feti wants to slow Built down by chopping away at his legs.
Built with a jab.
Feti digs a good body shot into Built's ribs.
Built fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Feti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circle momentarily. Feti darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Feti stuns Built with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Feti throws a wild body kick that Built sees coming a mile off.
Feti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Built. Built obviously looking to wear him down.
Built lands a glancing blow to the side of Feti's head.
Feti throws a body punch but Built moves out of range.
Feti wants to land a leg kick but Built is out of range.
Built throws a shot from downtown. Feti moves away and avoids it.
Built swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feti closes the distance looking to clinch
and Built counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Built checks a leg kick nicely.
Feti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Built is looking to clinch but Feti is avoiding it.
Built lands a nice hook to Feti's body. Feti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Feti checks a leg kick.
Feti takes one to the chin there.
Feti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Feti lands with a hook. Built tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Built pushes Feti up against the cage in a clinch.
Built misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yormomza Built comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Built 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yormomza Built!
Yormomza Built spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finnish Experiment Il (ranked 420 p4p, 368 weight class) and Stupid Tattoo Guy (ranked 56 p4p, 48 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Insanely flexible |
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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 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment Il!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stupid Tattoo Guy!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Experiment Il misses with a head kick.
Experiment Il takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tattoo Guy shoots in looking for a takedown. Experiment Il tries to sprawl out of it but Tattoo Guy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Experiment Il manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tattoo Guy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Experiment Il's head.
Tattoo Guy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Experiment Il counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Tattoo Guy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tattoo Guy throws a sloppy head kick
and Experiment Il counters with an inside leg kick.
Experiment Il avoids the head kick by Tattoo Guy.
Experiment Il slips a jab from Tattoo Guy.
Tattoo Guy thows a leg kick but Experiment Il checks it
and Experiment Il counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Stupid Tattoo Guy has been cut.
A big left from Experiment Il misses.
Tattoo Guy throws out a counter right but Experiment Il avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tattoo Guy loads up on a big right hand but Experiment Il slips the punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tattoo Guy.
Tattoo Guy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Experiment Il wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Experiment Il shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big right from Experiment Il misses.
Tattoo Guy shoots and misses
and Experiment Il cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Experiment Il gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tattoo Guy misses with some punches.
Experiment Il scores with a knee to the head.
Tattoo Guy is trying to force a seperation but Experiment Il has the dominant position.
Tattoo Guy works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tattoo Guy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tattoo Guy is looking to advance position but Experiment Il has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Experiment Il sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tattoo Guy is looking to get to half guard.
Tattoo Guy tries to hold on but Experiment Il pushes him away.
Experiment Il takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Experiment Il has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Tattoo Guy regains half guard.
Tattoo Guy is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tattoo Guy looking for submissions off his back.
Tattoo Guy trying to control but Experiment Il postures up.
Tattoo Guy tries to roll over but Experiment Il keeps him under control.
Tattoo Guy is still trying to improve position.
Experiment Il controlling the action here.
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.
Tattoo Guy wants to improve his position but Experiment Il is controlling well.
Tattoo Guy works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Experiment Il won't allow Tattoo Guy to sweep him here.
Tattoo Guy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Experiment Il controls the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Experiment Il looks to throw the jab but Tattoo Guy is out of range.
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 Finnish Experiment Il will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stupid Tattoo Guy'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.
Experiment Il stuffs the takedown attempt from Tattoo Guy. Tattoo Guy gets slowly back to his feet.
Tattoo Guy takes a swing at Experiment Il's ribcage but misses.
Experiment Il chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tattoo Guy can pounce on him.
Tattoo Guy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Experiment Il tries to clinch there but Tattoo Guy circles away.
Tattoo Guy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Experiment Il wants to clinch
and Tattoo Guy counters with a stiff right hand.
Tattoo Guy looks for a takedown but Experiment Il sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Experiment Il throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tattoo Guy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Experiment Il counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Experiment Il uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tattoo Guy misses with a hook. Experiment Il ducked under it nicely.
Experiment Il is looking to counter the offense by Tattoo Guy and move into the clinch.
Tattoo Guy connects with a solid leg kick.
Tattoo Guy slips under a jab.
Tattoo Guy scores with a punch to the head.
Experiment Il looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tattoo Guy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Experiment Il defends well and Tattoo Guy ends up having to push Experiment Il into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Finnish Experiment Il has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stupid Tattoo Guy.
Experiment Il takes a swing at Tattoo Guy's ribcage but misses.
Experiment Il ducks under a wild hook from Tattoo Guy.
An attempted straight right counter from Experiment Il misses the target.
Nice jab there from Tattoo Guy.
Tattoo Guy misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Tattoo Guy.
It looked like Experiment Il wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tattoo Guy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Experiment Il checks it well.
Experiment Il tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab, jab by Experiment Il - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tattoo Guy tries a low kick but Experiment Il avoids it.
Experiment Il throws a big counter combination but Tattoo Guy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tattoo Guy misses with an uppercut
and Experiment Il counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That has opened up Stupid Tattoo Guy's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tattoo Guy throws a good cross that connects.
Experiment Il just misses with a punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Tattoo Guy there.
Experiment Il tries to clinch there but Tattoo Guy circles away.
Stupid Tattoo Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Experiment Il moves out of range as Tattoo Guy strikes.
Tattoo Guy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tattoo Guy goes for a double leg but Experiment Il avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Experiment Il continues to drive forward.
Experiment Il is looking to counter punch.
Experiment Il tries to close the distance and clinch but Tattoo Guy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Experiment Il walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Experiment Il blocks the body kick.
Experiment Il swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tattoo Guy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tattoo Guy misses with a few strikes there.
Tattoo Guy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il slips under a jab.
Experiment Il is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Experiment Il tests Tattoo Guy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tattoo Guy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Experiment Il.
A slapping leg kick lands for Experiment Il.
Tattoo Guy misses with a wild body shot.
Stupid Tattoo Guy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Experiment Il on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tattoo Guy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Experiment Il swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tattoo Guy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tattoo Guy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Experiment Il connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tattoo Guy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Experiment Il pinned against the cage. Experiment Il gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Some bone on bone action there as Experiment Il checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tattoo Guy slips a straight right by Experiment Il.
Tattoo Guy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Experiment Il slips under a jab from Tattoo Guy.
Experiment Il is looking for a counter combo.
Experiment Il thuds his right hand into Tattoo Guy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Finnish Experiment Il is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Experiment Il slips a jab from Tattoo Guy.
Tattoo Guy throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Tattoo Guy does no damage.
Experiment Il ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tattoo Guy moves away.
Experiment Il lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stupid Tattoo Guy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Stupid Tattoo Guy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Tattoo Guy misses the shot to the body.
Tattoo Guy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Experiment Il throws a leg kick that misses.
Tattoo Guy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nice defenses there by Experiment Il.
Tattoo Guy connects with a nice looking jab.
Tattoo Guy throws a push kick but Experiment Il slaps the foot to one side.
Experiment Il tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tattoo Guy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Experiment Il looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tattoo Guy lands with a shot to the body.
Experiment Il moves out of range of the body kick from Tattoo Guy.
Experiment Il misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment Il avoids the head kick by Tattoo Guy.
Tattoo Guy dives in for a single leg takedown but Experiment Il sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Experiment Il was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Experiment Il checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Experiment Il.
Tattoo Guy digs a good body shot into Experiment Il's ribs.
Tattoo Guy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Experiment Il throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tattoo Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Experiment Il counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The cut above Stupid Tattoo Guy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tattoo Guy slips a jab from Experiment Il.
Tattoo Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Experiment Il counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Experiment Il looks to clinch
and Tattoo Guy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tattoo Guy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il looks to land a left hand but Tattoo Guy moved out of range nicely.
Tattoo Guy connects with a body shot.
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!
Experiment Il keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tattoo Guy.
Experiment Il throws a low kick but Tattoo Guy moves out of range easily.
Tattoo Guy swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Experiment Il counter with a right hand.
Tattoo Guy fails to land with a series of punches.
Experiment Il checks a low kick from Tattoo Guy.
Tattoo Guy misses with a right hand
and Experiment Il counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tattoo Guy is rocked!
Tattoo Guy misses with a two punch combination.
Tattoo Guy is still on wobbly legs! Can Experiment Il finish him?
Experiment Il misses with a low kick.
Tattoo Guy seems to have recovered his senses.
Experiment Il misses with a hook.
Tattoo Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Experiment Il counters with a low kick, right behind Tattoo Guy 's knee.
Tattoo Guy connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il walks into a left hand.
Experiment Il throws a hook but Tattoo Guy blocks it.
Tattoo Guy throws an overhand right that lands on Experiment Il's shoulder, as Experiment Il tries to avoid the shot.
Experiment Il moves away from the strike by Tattoo Guy.
Tattoo Guy just misses with a punch to the body.
Experiment Il looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tattoo Guy throws a series of punches but Experiment Il moves out of range.
Experiment Il uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tattoo Guy.
Tattoo Guy looks to throw the jab but Experiment Il is out of range.
It looked like Experiment Il wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big right from Tattoo Guy misses.
Tattoo Guy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice shot by Tattoo Guy.
Experiment Il closes the distance and clinches.
Experiment Il is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tattoo Guy is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tattoo Guy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Experiment Il has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Experiment Il.
Tattoo Guy throws a head punch that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Experiment Il obliges.
Tattoo Guy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tattoo Guy jumps into guard, dragging Experiment Il to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Experiment Il's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tattoo Guy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Experiment Il doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Experiment Il manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tattoo Guy looking for subs off his back but Experiment Il has passed one foot through into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stupid Tattoo Guy.
I think Tattoo Guy 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stupid Tattoo Guy!
Stupid Tattoo Guy was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Orlov (ranked 319 p4p, 392 weight class) and Samuel Kravac (ranked 47 p4p, 59 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikhail Orlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 25 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Kravac!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlov moves out of range of the strikes.
Orlov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kravac takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Orlov slips under a jab.
Kravac checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Orlov.
Orlov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kravac steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Orlov.
Kravac changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kravac is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Orlov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Orlov throws a jab but it's blocked by Kravac.
Orlov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kravac ducks under a wild hook from Orlov.
Kravac moves out of range of the body kick from Orlov.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kravac takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kravac. Orlov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orlov tries a head kick but it misses.
Kravac takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kravac ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orlov moves away.
Orlov scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kravac paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Orlov slips a jab from Kravac.
Orlov with a nice calf kick.
Nice body kick from Orlov.
Kravac swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orlov drives through and clinches with Kravac against the cage.
Kravac misses with the head strike.
Orlov blocking some punches.
Kravac fails to pull guard.
Kravac misses with a body punch.
Kravac working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Orlov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kravac misses with a body punch.
Orlov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Kravac - that landed with a thud.
Orlov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kravac lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kravac tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Orlov smiles and moves away.
Kravac scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlov lands the left hand.
Orlov throws a hook but Kravac blocks it.
Orlov lands with a hook. Kravac tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kravac checks the leg kick.
Kravac misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orlov.
Orlov avoids the body shot from Kravac.
Kravac throws a looping overhand right but Orlov ducks down to avoid it.
Orlov misses with a body kick.
Kravac uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Kravac. Beautiful body shot.
Kravac will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mikhail Orlov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Kravac.
Kravac gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Orlov.
Orlov clinches up with Kravac and pushes him back against the cage.
Orlov misses with some punches.
Orlov lands a hook that snaps the head of Kravac backwards.
Orlov misses with a body punch.
Orlov scores with a shoulder strike.
Kravac doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Orlov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kravac.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kravac lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Orlov.
Kravac tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orlov tries a body shot but Kravac blocks it.
I was talking to Orlov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kravac is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kravac's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Orlov swings wildly with an uppercut but Kravac uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orlov lands a shot to the body.
Orlov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kravac.
Orlov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kravac.
Kravac takes a shot to the head.
Orlov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Orlov.
Kravac looks winded!
Orlov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orlov cracks Kravac with a nice body shot.
Orlov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Orlov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kravac lands a body punch.
Kravac misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Orlov.
Kravac pushes Orlov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
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!
Orlov lands with a left to the head.
Orlov scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Orlov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Orlov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Orlov scores with a shot to the side of Kravac's head.
Kravac misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kravac pushes Orlov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kravac lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Orlov.
Kravac tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orlov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kravac blocking some punches.
Orlov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kravac lands a body punch.
Kravac throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kravac lands a left hand that snaps the head of Orlov backwards.
Kravac lands with a right to the head.
Kravac lands a nice uppercut.
Kravac has clasped his hands together around Orlov's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Kravac wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Orlov, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Orlov 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.
Orlov pushes Kravac away with a front kick.
Nice defenses there by Kravac.
Kravac scores with a body shot.
Kravac throws the left hand but Orlov avoids the punch easily.
Orlov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kravac looks to score with a jab to the body but Orlov is just out of range.
Orlov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kravac was well out of range. Poor timing from Orlov.
Kravac tries to clinch up.
Kravac lands a glancing blow to the side of Orlov's head.
Orlov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kravac can do to turn this around?
Kravac moves out of range as Orlov throws a body kick.
Orlov throws a series of punches but Kravac moves out of range.
Orlov cracks Kravac with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Kravac blocks the low kick.
Orlov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Kravac misses.
Nice defenses there by Kravac.
Orlov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kravac sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Kravac. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kravac.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kravac ducks under a wild hook from Orlov.
Orlov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A good leg kick by Orlov.
Kravac shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Orlov as he avoids it easily.
Kravac on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kravac moves out of range as Orlov strikes.
Orlov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Orlov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Orlov throws a head kick that misses.
Orlov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Orlov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orlov drops his hands momentarily and Kravac takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mikhail Orlov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut there from Orlov.
Orlov avoids the body shot from Kravac.
As Kravac backs away, Orlov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kravac moves out of range as Orlov strikes.
Kravac swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mikhail Orlov is winning the standup battle so far.
Orlov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orlov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kravac is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Orlov rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlov throws a jab when Kravac was well out of range.
Kravac throws a sloppy body shot
and Orlov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kravac looks to land a right hand but Orlov moved out of range.
Orlov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kravac sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Orlov avoids the body shot from Kravac.
Orlov is looking to land body kicks.
Kravac's jab looks to have found its range, popping Orlov under the eye.
Kravac misses the shot to the body.
Orlov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kravac manages to avoid it.
Kravac has a takedown stuffed.
Orlov throws a low kick but Kravac moves out of range easily.
Orlov gets a clinch.
Kravac misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Orlov.
A nice left hand lands by Orlov.
Orlov lands with a light punch inside.
Orlov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Orlov presses Kravac against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kravac.
Orlov lands with a light punch inside.
Orlov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kravac is breathing heavily.
Orlov has a couple of punches blocked by Kravac.
Kravac misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kravac tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Orlov smiles and moves away.
Mikhail Orlov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Kravac.
Orlov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Orlov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kravac's head.
Orlov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kravac takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Orlov lands a leg kick that knocks Kravac off balance momentarily.
Orlov lands with a hook. Kravac tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kravac takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kravac swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orlov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kravac avoids a kick to the body.
Orlov jabs Kravac to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlov walks into a stiff left hand from Kravac.
Orlov lands with a hook. Kravac tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kravac looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kravac shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kravac wants to free his trapped foot but Orlov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kravac is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Orlov has his hands clasped together around Kravac's back. He's all about the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orlov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Orlov dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kravac misses with a body shot.
Orlov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice body punch from Orlov.
Orlov misses with a double jab.
Kravac changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Orlov.
Kravac misses with a wild body shot.
Orlov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kravac.
Kravac avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kravac throws a body shot but no joy.
Orlov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kravac has Orlov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Orlov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kravac's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orlov tries a body shot but Kravac blocks it.
Kravac takes a shot to the head.
Kravac tries to pull guard but Orlov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kravac prevents a body shot from Orlov.
Orlov pushes Kravac back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orlov lands with a short shot to the head.
Kravac tries a body shot but Orlov blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kravac backwards.
Orlov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Orlov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Orlov can't find room to land a body shot as Kravac controls the action.
Orlov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kravac's elbow.
Kravac lands a right hand.
Kravac blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kravac.
Orlov presses Kravac against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kravac takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Orlov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Orlov misses with a punch to the body.
Kravac blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orlov lands with a left to the head.
Orlov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Orlov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Orlov.
Kravac tries to pull guard but Orlov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mikhail Orlov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Kravac.
Kravac misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kravac tries to pull guard but Orlov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kravac jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Orlov walks away with a smile on his face. Kravac gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Orlov gets a clinch.
Orlov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Orlov.
Orlov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Orlov tries to work over Kravac's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Orlov lands a body shot.
Orlov gets through Kravac's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kravac is rocked!
Kravac blocking some punches.
Kravac is still on wobbly legs! Can Orlov finish him?
Orlov has a couple of punches blocked by Kravac.
Nice body punch from Orlov - that landed with a thud.
Orlov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orlov throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Orlov - that landed with a thud.
Orlov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Orlov swings wildly with an uppercut but Kravac uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orlov throws a punch but it's blocked by Kravac.
Orlov misses with the head strike.
Orlov working aggressively here.
Kravac blocks an uppercut.
Orlov misses with the head strike.
Orlov throws a head punch that misses.
Kravac blocks an uppercut.
Orlov misses with a punch on the inside.
Kravac blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kravac misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kravac working aggressively here.
Kravac blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orlov.
Orlov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orlov working aggressively here.
Orlov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kravac seems to have recovered his senses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Orlov.
Orlov misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kravac goes for a takedown in the clinch but Orlov prevents it.
Orlov lands with a left to the head.
Orlov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Orlov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kravac or not.
Orlov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kravac blocking some punches.
Kravac's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Orlov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kravac struggles to land a body shot inside as Orlov controls his hands.
Orlov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Orlov cracks Kravac with a nice body shot.
Orlov dips a shoulder and cracks Kravac with a mighty uppercut! Kravac falls back against the cage and Orlov unloads with a barrage of strikes! Kravac is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Orlov screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikhail Orlov!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Rodriguez (ranked 252 p4p, 326 weight class) and Thomas Power (ranked 36 p4p, 44 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Power!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez lands a lovely overhand right.
Power throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rodriguez scores with a body shot.
Power lands a leg kick that knocks Rodriguez off balance momentarily.
Power takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ryan Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez throws an off balance right hand
and Power counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez lands a lovely overhand right.
Rodriguez connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk. Rodriguez catches Power right on the button with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Power on the side of the head.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with a lunging right hand
and Power counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rodriguez throws a lazy uppercut
and Power counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez is rocked!
A nice combination there by Rodriguez.
Oh Rodriguez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Power is rocked!
Power looks up at the clock. Bad move! Rodriguez lands a right hand from hell, dropping Power. Rodriguez pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Rodriguez!
Our winner, Ryan Rodriguez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Brahms (ranked 328 p4p, 215 weight class) and Tud Stoddler (ranked 43 p4p, 24 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Brahms might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 40 : 1 - Sabaton. Stoddler has chosen Arcade Fire - Ready to Start as his entrance music. Tud Stoddler is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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166
24 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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 17 - 7 - 3, fighting out of New York, Johannes Brahms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tud Stoddler!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brahms lands with a right hand.
Brahms moves away from the strike by Stoddler.
Brahms stuns Stoddler with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stoddler lands a nice shot to the body.
Stoddler throws a hook to the side of Brahms's head but Brahms sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stoddler scores with a nice strike.
 It looks like Johannes Brahms has been cut.
Brahms throws a series of punches but Stoddler avoids them all with ease.
Brahms chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stoddler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brahms.
Brahms attempts a counter takedown but Stoddler avoids it well and moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Stoddler there.
Horrible takedown attempt by Brahms or perhaps it was just good defense by Stoddler, which made it look bad.
Brahms misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stoddler.
Brahms throws out a loose jab but Stoddler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stoddler appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
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!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brahms.
Stoddler connects with a looping right hand.
Brahms jabs at Stoddler's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brahms is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Stoddler's half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Brahms tries to pass to full mount but Stoddler defends it.
Stoddler is staying active underneath Brahms, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Brahms controlling the action here.
Brahms wants to control but Stoddler is keeping him busy.
Brahms is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stoddler defends it well.
Stoddler controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brahms wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stoddler keeps working.
Brahms is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Brahms thows a huge punch but Stoddler dodges it nicely.
Brahms throwing shots but Stoddler is blocking nicely.
Stoddler has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Brahms lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've been hearing that Brahms has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Stoddler wants to control but Brahms is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Brahms.
Stoddler is trying to maintain the position but Brahms is very close to passing his half guard.
Stoddler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brahms is trying to control. Stoddler wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brahms content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stoddler is looking to improve his position.
Stoddler is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Brahms connects with a nice short shot to Stoddler's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brahms is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Brahms takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Brahms prevents Stoddler from improving his position.
Stoddler gets full guard.
Stoddler keeping moving, preventing Brahms from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brahms trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brahms is in close to Stoddler's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Brahms dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johannes Brahms's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brahms scores with a leg kick.
Stoddler tries a low kick but Brahms avoids it.
Brahms fails with the takedown
and Stoddler counters with a straight right hand.
Tud Stoddler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stoddler blocks a jab.
Stoddler slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stoddler throws a shot from downtown. Brahms moves away and avoids it.
Stoddler checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stoddler appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Stoddler fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brahms has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brahms throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheers as Stoddler lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brahms doesn't seem phased though.
Brahms with a nice calf kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoddler moves out of range as Brahms throws a body kick.
A slow jab from Brahms misses its intended target.
Brahms ducks under a wild hook from Stoddler.
Stoddler connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brahms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoddler is looking to land body kicks.
Brahms looks for a takedown but Stoddler sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johannes Brahms. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brahms goes for a double leg but Stoddler avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Stoddler continues to drive forward.
Stoddler counters with a body kick.
Stoddler is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Brahms tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stoddler sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brahms somewhat.
Stoddler throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Stoddler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stoddler feints and then cracks Brahms's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brahms down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stoddler, as that shot connected.
Stoddler stuffs the takedown attempt from Brahms. Brahms gets slowly back to his feet.
Stoddler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brahms looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoddler cracks Brahms with a good jab.
Brahms throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Stoddler was covering up waiting for the punch and Brahms finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brahms tries to free his leg and advance position but Stoddler is retaining full guard.
Stoddler wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Brahms 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.
Brahms trying to control but Stoddler is working from the bottom.
Johannes Brahms overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stoddler pulls Brahms in close to prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brahms accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brahms wants to control from the top but Stoddler keeps moving.
Brahms is fighting to break Stoddler's control of his arms but Stoddler is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brahms swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stoddler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stoddler throws a lazy right hand but Brahms sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brahms shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stoddler counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Stoddler. That snapped Brahms's head back.
Stoddler tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brahms misses with a body punch
and Stoddler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stoddler throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoddler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stoddler cracks Brahms with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stoddler cracks Brahms with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stoddler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brahms moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stoddler lands a slapping body shot.
Stoddler misses with a looping left.
Brahms feinted with a counter takedown.
Stoddler checks a low kick from Brahms.
Stoddler throws a body shot but no joy.
Stoddler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stoddler cracks Brahms with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brahms is looking to wear down Stoddler with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brahms is defended easily by Stoddler.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brahms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tud Stoddler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johannes Brahms'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!
Stoddler with the inside leg kick.
Stoddler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brahms needs to keep his hands up - Stoddler had a free shot at his head there.
Brahms jabs Stoddler right on the nose. Stoddler blinks but takes it well.
Good shot there by Stoddler.
Brahms throws a jab but it's blocked by Stoddler.
Stoddler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brahms on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stoddler stuffs the takedown attempt from Brahms. Brahms gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brahms takes one on the button.
Stoddler connects with a right hand. Brahms shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stoddler throws a hook but Brahms avoids it easily.
Brahms missing with a left hand there. Stoddler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoddler blocks a low kick nicely.
Stoddler misses with a looping right.
Stoddler throws a shot from downtown. Brahms moves away and avoids it.
Stoddler connects with a crisp jab.
Brahms throws a hook but Stoddler blocks it.
Brahms swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stoddler throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brahms misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brahms closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Stoddler's guard.
Brahms loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brahms trying to control but Stoddler is working from the bottom.
Stoddler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brahms postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brahms advances position into side control!
Stoddler struggling a bit here.
Stoddler is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Brahms's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Stoddler holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Brahms trying to control from Stoddler's half guard. Stoddler has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Brahms trying to control but Stoddler is working from the bottom.
Brahms works over Stoddler with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brahms lands a couple of digs.
Brahms trying to control the position from guard on top but Stoddler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stoddler working a defensive guard but Brahms passes into half guard.
Stoddler is refusing to be controlled, as Brahms sits in half guard.
Stoddler preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Stoddler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brahms.
Brahms is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stoddler keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Brahms is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Stoddler reverses the position - he's now on top in Brahms's guard.
Stoddler is pushing down on Brahms's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brahms is fighting to maintain full guard but Stoddler has managed to sneak the leg through.
Stoddler wants to control but Brahms is keeping him busy.
Stoddler is looking to advance position but Brahms won't allow it.
Well, if Stoddler is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tud Stoddler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stoddler 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tud Stoddler!
After the fight, Tud Stoddler was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Silva Jr (ranked 397 p4p, 245 weight class) and Oulu Laine (ranked 56 p4p, 35 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva Jr might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sleeping Giant. Laine is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Peti - Oulu Shangri-la. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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248
12 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rich Silva Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oulu Laine!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva Jr wants to clinch.
Silva Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laine scores with a body shot.
Silva Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Laine counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva Jr tries to clinch up.
Silva Jr throws a shot from downtown. Laine moves away and avoids it.
Laine let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Laine fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva Jr is looking to land body kicks.
Silva Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Laine has time to react.
Laine tries to score with a low kick but Silva Jr moves his leg out of the way.
Silva Jr lands with a right hand.
Silva Jr clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva Jr tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva Jr is trying to pull guard but Laine turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Laine lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laine wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva Jr won't allow it.
Silva Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laine misses with a punch on the inside.
Laine swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva Jr gets through Laine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva Jr is trying to pull guard but Laine turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Silva Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva Jr is leaning against Laine and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva Jr is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Laine to keep the fight standing.
Laine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva Jr clinches with his opponent.
Laine struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva Jr controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laine throws a head punch that misses.
Laine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva Jr's elbow.
Laine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laine scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva Jr tries to pull guard but Laine won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laine.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laine.
A hook to the body from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laine's elbow.
Silva Jr tries to work over Laine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laine blocks a body shot from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laine lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr misses with a body punch.
Silva Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva Jr blocking some punches.
Laine lands with a light punch inside.
Laine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva Jr keeps control of Laine as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva Jr tries to pull guard but Laine forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laine.
Silva Jr blocks a body shot from Laine.
Laine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva Jr is trying to pull guard but Laine turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Silva Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Laine controls the action.
Laine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Laine counters with a stiff right hand.
Laine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Laine. Laine circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Laine misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva Jr counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva Jr working aggressively here.
Laine blocking some punches.
Laine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva Jr backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva Jr misses with a punch to the body.
I was talking to Silva Jr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Silva Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Laine throws a head punch that misses.
Laine tries to circle away but Silva Jr has him pinned against the cage.
Laine working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva Jr jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Laine walks away with a smile on his face. Silva Jr gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Laine moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva Jr throws a hook to the side of Laine's head but Laine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Laine, pushing him back against the cage.
Laine misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Oulu Laine will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silva Jr jabs Laine right on the nose. Laine blinks but takes it well.
Rich Silva Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Laine just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva Jr is looking to counter the offense by Laine and move into the clinch.
Silva Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Silva Jr jumps guard but Laine stands there with Silva Jr around his waist. Silva Jr gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva Jr blocking some punches.
Laine working aggressively here.
Laine lands a right hand.
Laine misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva Jr tries to pull guard but Laine won't allow it.
Silva Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
Laine can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva Jr tries to work over Laine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva Jr tries to pull guard but Laine holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva Jr drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Silva Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laine breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva Jr misses with a left hand
and Laine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva Jr lands a head shot.
Silva Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Laine in his tracks.
Laine slips under a jab.
Rich Silva Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva Jr avoids the body shot from Laine.
Silva Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Silva Jr with the inside leg kick.
Laine slips under a jab from Silva Jr.
Laine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Laine lands a jab to Silva Jr's midsection.
Laine pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva Jr is out of range and Laine settles back down.
Silva Jr is looking to counter the offense by Laine and move into the clinch.
Silva Jr misses with an uppercut
and Laine counters with a straight right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Silva Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva Jr.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva Jr.
Laine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice body punch from Silva Jr.
Laine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva Jr ducks under a wild hook from Laine.
Silva Jr has managed to clinch.
Silva Jr misses with a body punch.
Silva Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva Jr.
A right hand to the body from Silva Jr.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva Jr.
Nice body punch from Silva Jr.
Laine is breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva Jr.
Silva Jr tries to work over Laine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laine blocks a body shot from Silva Jr.
Rich Silva Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Laine controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine has a couple of punches blocked by Silva Jr.
Silva Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Laine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laine misses with a body punch.
Laine has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Silva Jr seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Laine can turn it around.
Silva Jr blocks an uppercut.
Laine wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Laine fails to land.
Laine tries to break free but Silva Jr pushes him back against the cage.
Silva Jr misses with a body punch.
Silva Jr tries to work over Laine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva Jr has Laine pressed against the cage, preventing Laine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Laine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silva Jr throwing a counter right hand but Laine manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Laine misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Silva Jr.
Laine tries a quick counter leg kick but Silva Jr is wise to it.
Silva Jr throws a hook to the side of Laine's head but Laine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A low kick from Laine misses
and Silva Jr counters by clinching up.
Silva Jr prevents a body shot from Laine.
Laine throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva Jr.
Laine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Laine shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Laine slips under a jab.
Laine moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva Jr clinches with his opponent.
Laine misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Silva Jr dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva Jr misses with a right hand
and Laine counters with a leg kick.
Silva Jr looks to throw the jab but Laine is out of range.
Laine looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva Jr tries to clinch up
and Laine counters with a stiff right hand.
Laine takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Silva Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Laine looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Laine misses with a hook. Silva Jr ducked under it nicely.
Silva Jr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva Jr throws an off balance right hand
enabling Laine to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine fails to land with a series of punches.
As Laine tries to get set, Silva Jr tries to push him back and clinch up but Laine manages to avoid the attempt.
Silva Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Laine momentarily.
Silva Jr with a jab.
Silva Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A swing and a miss from Laine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva Jr misses with a looping right.
Laine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Silva Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Laine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva Jr misses with a hook
and Laine counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva Jr's knee momentarily.
Silva Jr misses with a hook. Laine ducked under it nicely.
Laine moves away from the strike by Silva Jr.
Laine slips a jab from Silva Jr.
A countering left hand to the body from Laine misses.
Silva Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice cross by Silva Jr.
Silva Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Laine to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laine punishes Silva Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine tried to score with a low kick but Silva Jr checks it.
Silva Jr closes the distance and pushes Laine back into the cage.
Laine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva Jr pushes Laine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva Jr is leaning against Laine and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva Jr.
Silva Jr tries to pull guard but Laine won't allow it.
Silva Jr pushes Laine back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Laine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Silva Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Laine fails to land.
Laine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laine manages to break the clinch.
Silva Jr tries to clinch but Laine is having none of it.
Silva Jr throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine looks to throw the jab but Silva Jr is out of range.
Silva Jr throws a jab when Laine was well out of range.
Laine takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Laine blocks a jab.
Silva Jr backing away here, and Laine unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Laine scores with a hook to the body. Silva Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Laine throws a hook but Silva Jr avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Silva Jr misses.
Silva Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Laine counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Laine ducks under a wild hook from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr throws a lazy right hand but Laine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva Jr lands an overhand right.
The fighters circling - Silva Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva Jr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Laine eats them both and turns towards Silva Jr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Laine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laine slips a straight right by Silva Jr.
Laine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva Jr throws a hook but Laine blocks it.
Silva Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Laine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Laine throws a hook but Silva Jr avoids it easily.
A jab from Silva Jr misses.
Silva Jr slips a jab and a cross from Laine.
Silva Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Laine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva Jr avoids the body shot from Laine.
Silva Jr throws a right hand that misses
letting Laine counter with a right hand.
Laine misses with a low kick.
Silva Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
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 Rich Silva Jr.
I think Silva Jr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Silva Jr!
During a confident post fight interview, Rich Silva Jr 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 Great Tiger (ranked 302 p4p, 140 weight class) and Malaki Fiso (ranked 40 p4p, 16 weight class). Fiso comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Lord's Prayer (In Samoan) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class MT
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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 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Great Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malaki Fiso!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fiso thumps Tiger with a low kick.
Fiso scores with a push kick.
Great Tiger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fiso blocks a head kick by Tiger.
Fiso throws out a counter right but Tiger avoids it with no problem.
A swing and a miss from Tiger.
Tiger punishes Fiso's body with a nice straight punch.
Tiger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fiso can pounce on him.
Fiso throws a chopping leg kick but Tiger manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tiger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tiger gets a clinch.
Tiger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tiger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tiger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fiso's elbow.
Tiger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tiger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fiso is trying to push Tiger away but Tiger has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tiger is working Fiso over against the cage.
Fiso tries to throw a body punch but Tiger avoids it by throwing Fiso back against the cage.
Tiger pushes Fiso back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fiso is trying to pull guard but Tiger has him pressed against the cage.
Tiger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tiger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Tiger.
Fiso lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tiger backwards.
Tiger trying to land knees to the body.
Tiger can't find room to land a body shot as Fiso controls the action.
Tiger pulls guard.
Fiso got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tiger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fiso has managed to get both his arms back between Tiger's legs - danger averted.
Tiger controls Fiso momentarily but Fiso frees himself.
Fiso passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tiger sneaks back into half guard.
My spies in Marty Robbin's Fight Ranch™ inform me that Fiso has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Fiso trying to pass the guard but Tiger defending well.
Fiso prevents Tiger from improving his position.
Tiger is staying active underneath Fiso, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiso tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tiger knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fiso works his foot free and advances to mount.
Fiso looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Fiso tries to take Tiger's back but instead Tiger uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Tiger won't allow Fiso to pass to mount.
Fiso is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tiger has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Fiso is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tiger is defending against the submission attempts here by Fiso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiso trying to mount his opponent but Tiger defends it.
Fiso is thwarting Tiger's attempts to control the position.
Tiger is controlling Fiso's trapped leg to prevent Fiso from advancing to side control.
Fiso 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.
Fiso prevents Tiger from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tiger is looking to control Fiso's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tiger avoid being mounted?
Fiso is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tiger sees it coming and defends easily.
Fiso wants to work for an arm triangle but Tiger is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fiso is trying to control. Tiger wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tiger is trying to get back to full guard.
Fiso moves nicely into side control.
Fiso trying to control the action but Tiger is working from the bottom.
Fiso is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tiger knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
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 Great Tiger will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tiger closes the distance and pushes Fiso back into the cage.
Tiger misses with a punch on the inside.
Fiso struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiger controls his hands.
Fiso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tiger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fiso tries to score with a low kick but Tiger moves his leg out of the way.
Tiger needs to keep his hands up - Fiso had a free shot at his head there.
Tiger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fiso was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiger.
Tiger moves forwards but Fiso connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiso keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fiso with the inside leg kick.
Tiger misses with a body shot.
Fiso misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger throws a chopping leg kick but Fiso manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tiger has Fiso up against the cage in a clinch.
Tiger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fiso lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tiger is working Fiso over against the cage.
Tiger scores with a hook to the body.
Fiso tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tiger tries to work over Fiso's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fiso throws a head punch that misses.
Tiger blocks a body shot from Fiso.
Tiger prevents a body shot from Fiso.
Fiso takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fiso tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fiso's defenses.
Fiso tries to work over Tiger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tiger misses with a punch to the body.
Fiso goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tiger lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fiso or not.
Fiso tries a body shot but Tiger blocks it.
Tiger misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiso tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tiger prevents a body shot from Fiso.
Fiso drags the fight down to the ground.
Fiso has his foot on Tiger's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tiger works his way back into a safe position though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiger preventing the sweep.
Fiso is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tiger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fiso swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tiger slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fiso struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tiger is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fiso knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tiger wants to control for a moment but Fiso uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Tiger wants to pass the guard but Fiso is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiso moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fiso looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tiger is one step ahead there.
Tiger is pushing down on Fiso's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fiso is fighting to maintain full guard but Tiger has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tiger is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tiger 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.
Tiger prevents Fiso from improving his position.
That's four 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.
Tiger looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fiso slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tiger stopping the sweep attempt from Fiso.
Fiso keeping moving, preventing Tiger from controlling successfully.
Fiso wants to sweep but no luck.
Fiso lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Fiso trying to control but Tiger is working from the bottom.
Tiger is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tiger working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fiso doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fiso manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Great Tiger will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tiger moves into the clinch.
Tiger struggles to land a body shot inside as Fiso controls his hands.
Great Tiger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Fiso on the inside.
Fiso tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tiger's elbow.
Tiger blocks a body shot from Fiso.
A left hand lands to the body for Tiger.
Nice elbow from Tiger.
A short body shot lands from Fiso as the two fighters clinch.
Fiso tries to throw a body punch but Tiger avoids it by throwing Fiso back against the cage.
Tiger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Tiger.
Fiso is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tiger to keep the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiso misses with a punch to the body.
Tiger struggles to land a body shot inside as Fiso controls his hands.
Tiger jumps guard.
Tiger being controlled here, momentarily.
Tiger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger is really struggling to control Fiso but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Tiger has Fiso pulled in close to control his posture.
Fiso is pushing down on Tiger's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tiger is fighting to maintain full guard but Fiso has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fiso is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fiso wants to take a breather but Tiger is having none of it.
Fiso tries to pass to full mount but Tiger defends it.
Tiger is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fiso pulls his head out easily.
That's two 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.
Fiso wants to free his trapped foot but Tiger is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tiger is looking to control Fiso's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tiger avoid being mounted?
Fiso is looking to advance position but Tiger won't allow it.
Fiso uses his free foot to push down on Tiger's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tiger.
Tiger prevents Fiso from taking his back.
Tiger manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Fiso is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tiger sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiso passes to full mount!
Tiger regains half guard.
Tiger looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tiger looking for submissions off his back.
Malaki Fiso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Great Tiger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fiso is looking to pass Tiger's guard but actually Tiger recovers to full guard.
Tiger keeping moving, preventing Fiso from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger trying to control the position.
Fiso is fighting to break Tiger's control of his arms but Tiger is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tiger is trying to keep Fiso in close.
Malaki Fiso has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tiger is pulling down on Fiso's head. It's preventing any offense from Fiso, at least for the moment.
Fiso trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fiso 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.
Fiso got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tiger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fiso has managed to get both his arms back between Tiger's legs - danger averted.
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 Great Tiger.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tiger, 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Great Tiger!
Great Tiger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Darren (ranked 138 p4p, 133 weight class) and Matteo Boretti (ranked 20 p4p, 18 weight class). Darren's entrance music is Here's to the losers. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Boretti's choice of entrance music: Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Darren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Matteo Boretti!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darren connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boretti slips a straight right by Darren.
Good shot there by Darren.
Darren does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Darren misses with an uppercut. Boretti saw that one coming.
Boretti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Boretti looks to land a combination but Darren avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Darren.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darren throws a head kick that misses.
Boretti misses with a few strikes there.
Darren connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Darren cracks Boretti with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Boretti looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Darren finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boretti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boretti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darren connects with a single shot there.
Boretti lands a body shot.
Darren doesn't manage to clinch there - Boretti circles away.
Darren drives through and clinches with Boretti against the cage.
Boretti working aggressively here.
Boretti blocks a body shot from Darren.
Darren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boretti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boretti blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darren throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boretti takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boretti breaks the clinch.
Darren jabs Boretti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Boretti avoids the head kick by Darren.
Boretti throws a poor cross that misses
and Boretti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Darren misses the shot to the body.
Darren lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boretti throws a series of strikes that have Darren backpedaling.
Boretti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boretti throws a hook but Darren blocks it.
Darren tries to counter by clinching up but Boretti breaks away and moves out of range.
Darren throws a lazy uppercut
and Boretti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Boretti finds it's target.
Some wild striking there from Boretti.
Darren misses with a double jab.
Darren takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boretti avoids the head kick by Darren.
Darren throws a head kick that misses.
Boretti lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Darren throws a head kick that misses.
James Darren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darren steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Boretti. That one must have hurt.
Boretti throws a sloppy head kick and Darren moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darren loads up on a big right hand but Boretti slips the punch.
Boretti throws a fast counter high kick but Darren manages to duck under it in time.
Boretti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darren manages to avoid it.
It looked like Darren wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Darren misses with a hook
and Boretti 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!
Boretti lets loose with a powerful body kick. Darren will feel that in the morning.
Darren on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Darren tries to clinch
and Boretti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darren tries to clinch up but Boretti circles away and keeps his distance.
Boretti scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boretti checks a leg kick.
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 James Darren will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Boretti looks to land a right hand but Darren moved out of range.
Darren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boretti.
Matteo Boretti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darren throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boretti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boretti stuns Darren with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Matteo Boretti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boretti lets loose with a powerful body kick. Darren will feel that in the morning.
Boretti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boretti throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Darren connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boretti misses with a wild body shot.
Darren tries to clinch up
and Darren takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Darren wants to slow Boretti down by chopping away at his legs.
Boretti lands a jab-cross combination.
Darren is rocked!
Darren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boretti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Boretti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boretti looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Darren avoids a punch combination nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boretti.
Darren went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boretti looks to land a body kick but Darren moved away.
Darren swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Darren doesn't manage to clinch there - Boretti circles away.
Darren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boretti.
Darren throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boretti! But no joy.
Boretti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darren clinches up against the cage.
Darren lands an elbow inside.
Darren misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boretti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boretti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Boretti throws a punch but it's blocked by Darren.
Boretti throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Darren's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darren lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Darren pushes Boretti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Boretti lands with a right to the head.
Boretti has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darren.
Darren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boretti throws a head punch that misses.
Darren takes a shot to the head.
Boretti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boretti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boretti throws a predictable looking body shot
and Darren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darren moves into the clinch successfully.
Darren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darren working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Darren misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darren struggles to land a body shot inside as Boretti controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Boretti's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darren lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boretti backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Boretti.
Darren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boretti's elbow.
Boretti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boretti working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Boretti.
Boretti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boretti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boretti throws a head kick that misses.
Boretti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darren connects with a high kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darren. Boretti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boretti throws out a counter right but Darren avoids it with no problem.
Darren swings for the body but Boretti moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Boretti misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matteo Boretti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Darren dips to his left and cracks Boretti with an uppercut!
Boretti throws a big shot that misses.
Darren wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Darren closes the distance looking to clinch
and Boretti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boretti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Darren.
Boretti moves out of range of the body kick.
Boretti throws a fast counter high kick but Darren manages to duck under it in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darren lands an overhand right.
Boretti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darren.
Boretti smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Boretti slams his shin into Darren's torso.
Darren misses with a right hand
and Boretti counters with a series of strikes. Darren will be more careful next time no doubt.
Boretti lands a left and a right that send Darren crashing to the mat, dazed. Boretti thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Darren is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Darren tries to clinch but Boretti moves out of range.
Boretti darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Darren's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Boretti before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matteo Boretti!
Matteo Boretti bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
James Darren was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm a loser!'.
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