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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Calderwood (ranked 5900 p4p, 5076 weight class) and Tatu Lehto (ranked 596 p4p, 558 weight class). Carlos Calderwood had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Calderwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tatu Lehto!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calderwood steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lehto. That one must have hurt.
Calderwood takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lehto.
A big head kick from Lehto and Calderwood is sent sprawling to the canvas!
 It looks like Carlos Calderwood has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lehto trying to control but Calderwood is working from the bottom.
Lehto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Calderwood. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lehto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Calderwood works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Calderwood is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Calderwood keeping moving, preventing Lehto from controlling successfully.
Calderwood is looking to cinch up a triangle. Lehto throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Calderwood's body to avoid the submission. Calderwood has instead reached around Lehto's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Calderwood arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Carlos Calderwood!
Carlos Calderwood seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Koroush Kabir (ranked 6135 p4p, 5206 weight class) and Manny Ramirez (ranked 624 p4p, 574 weight class). Koroush Kabir is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Koroush Kabir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manny Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez drops his hands momentarily and Kabir takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kabir shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ramirez pinned against the cage. Ramirez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kabir lands with an uppercut that bounces Ramirez off the cage and back into range.
Ramirez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kabir is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramirez.
Ramirez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ramirez should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Kabir.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kabir.
And Ramirez tries to counter it with a takedown but Kabir pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ramirez takes one to the side of the head.
 It looks like Manny Ramirez has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kabir connects with the punch.
Ramirez ducks under a wild hook from Kabir.
Kabir misses the jab.
Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kabir.
Kabir lands a slapping body shot.
Good shot there by Kabir.
Kabir fails to land the takedown.
Ramirez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koroush Kabir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramirez moves away from the strike by Kabir.
Ramirez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kabir tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramirez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ramirez feints the counter takedown.
Kabir throws a nice looking combination but Ramirez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kabir looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ramirez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kabir tries to clinch
and Ramirez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kabir won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kabir is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ramirez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kabir is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ramirez working the strikes but Kabir uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Kabir blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ramirez.
Ramirez is looking to take a break and control but Kabir is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kabir pushes Ramirez off looking to stand but Ramirez dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kabir looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramirez working Kabir over with strikes.
Ramirez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ramirez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ramirez with the ground and pound but Kabir uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kabir is looking to stand up but Ramirez isn't so interested in that idea.
Ramirez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ramirez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kabir works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kabir will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ramirez advances position into side control!
Kabir parries the strikes from Ramirez easily there. Ramirez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kabir to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kabir is trying to buck Ramirez off.
Ramirez scoring with punches from side control.
Ramirez throws an elbow but Kabir slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kabir avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ramirez.
Ramirez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kabir keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramirez in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ramirez throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Kabir works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Ramirez is looking to stall here but Kabir recovers full guard.
Ramirez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ramirez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koroush Kabir dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Ramirez's cut.
That's time! Kabir's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kabir misses with a body shot.
Ramirez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kabir takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kabir throws a body punch but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kabir shoots for a double leg takedown but Ramirez sprawls well. He's pushed Kabir's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kabir goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Koroush Kabir is winning the standup battle so far.
Kabir scores with a jab to the body.
Koroush Kabir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kabir tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramirez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kabir connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kabir is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ramirez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A jab lands there for Kabir.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kabir looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez walks into a straight right hand from Kabir.
Kabir scores with a shot to the body.
Kabir works Ramirez's body with a nice hook.
Kabir rushes Ramirez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ramirez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kabir takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ramirez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kabir shoots in looking for a takedown. Ramirez tries to sprawl out of it but Kabir keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ramirez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ramirez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koroush Kabir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramirez leaves Kabir with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ramirez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kabir defends it well.
Kabir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramirez.
Kabir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kabir is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ramirez can do to turn this around?
Kabir misses with a wild body shot.
And Ramirez tries to counter it with a takedown but Kabir pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Kabir there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kabir shoots for a takedown but Ramirez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And Ramirez tries to counter it with a takedown but Kabir pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kabir is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ramirez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ramirez wants it to stay on the feet.
Ramirez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kabir scores with a punch to the head.
Kabir will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from Kabir finds it's way through Ramirez's defenses.
Kabir loads up on a big right hand but Ramirez slips the punch.
Ramirez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kabir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ramirez with the counter takedown but Kabir avoids it easily.
Kabir connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kabir scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kabir fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ramirez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kabir defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kabir misses with a straight right.
Ramirez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ramirez drops his hands momentarily and Kabir takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kabir pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ramirez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kabir misses with a straight left.
Ramirez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kabir swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ramirez counters with a shoot takedown. Kabir fights it but they end up in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ramirez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kabir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ramirez works over Kabir with some ground and pound from guard.
Ramirez is working Kabir over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ramirez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ramirez trying to control but Kabir is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koroush Kabir dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Manny Ramirez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kabir shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ramirez with the counter takedown but Kabir avoids it easily.
Ramirez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ramirez wants it to stay on the feet.
Ramirez feints the counter takedown.
Kabir throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ramirez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kabir won't be happy with that.
Ramirez cracks Kabir with a big right hand but Kabir just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ramirez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kabir some visible discomfort.
Ramirez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kabir down.
Ramirez throws an elbow but Kabir slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ramirez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ramirez scoring with punches from side control.
Kabir is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ramirez throws an elbow but Kabir slips to the side and avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez cracks Kabir with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ramirez looks up at the clock and then as Kabir takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ramirez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kabir managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ramirez.
Kabir is trying to get back to his feet.
Ramirez cracks Kabir with a big elbow.
Ramirez scores with punches from side control.
Ramirez lands a few punches from side control.
Ramirez landing a few strikes.
Manny Ramirez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ramirez misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Ramirez misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ramirez in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ramirez lands a few punches from side control.
Ramirez trying to control the action but Kabir is working from the bottom.
Kabir on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kabir defending against the ground and pound.
A lull in the action here.
Kabir takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ramirez cracks Kabir with a big right hand but Kabir just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ramirez grinds an elbow into Kabir's temple.
Ramirez cracks Kabir with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ramirez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Manny Ramirez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kabir taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ramirez scoring with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
An elbow from Ramirez crashes against the mat.
Kabir is pushing Ramirez's head away, looking to escape. Ramirez manages to hold on to the position though.
Ramirez lands an elbow.
Ramirez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kabir down.
Koroush Kabir is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ramirez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ramirez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ramirez scores with punches from side control.
Kabir takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ramirez controlling the position from side mount.
Kabir taking a bit of punishment here - Ramirez scoring with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ramirez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kabir defending against the ground and pound.
Ramirez scoring with punches and elbows.
Ramirez looks up at the clock and then as Kabir takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ramirez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kabir defending against the ground and pound.
Ramirez is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kabir will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Kabir taking a bit of punishment here - Ramirez scoring with strikes.
Ramirez cracks Kabir with a big right hand but Kabir just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirez throwing strikes but Kabir manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Ramirez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kabir 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koroush Kabir!
Koroush Kabir thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Ubereem (ranked 4376 p4p, 6207 weight class) and Dustin Kiltscko (ranked 453 p4p, 514 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alistair Ubereem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dustin Kiltscko!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiltscko rushes Ubereem and presses him up against the cage.
Ubereem scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Dustin Kiltscko has been cut.
Ubereem prevents the takedown attempt.
Kiltscko is looking to break free of the clinch but Ubereem has double underhooks.
Ubereem pushes Kiltscko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ubereem lands a right hand.
Kiltscko looking to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Kiltscko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kiltscko jumps guard but Ubereem stands there with Kiltscko around his waist. Kiltscko gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ubereem has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ubereem creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ubereem controlling the action here for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kiltscko tries to pull guard but Ubereem won't allow it.
Alistair Ubereem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dustin Kiltscko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiltscko tries to pull guard but Ubereem forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kiltscko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ubereem keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kiltscko's efforts to push away.
Ubereem stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ubereem creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Ubereem.
Kiltscko is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ubereem to keep the fight standing.
Kiltscko looks winded!
Ubereem is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kiltscko has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ubereem seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kiltscko can turn it around.
Ubereem tries to work over Kiltscko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ubereem presses Kiltscko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ubereem lands a left hand.
Ubereem lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ubereem leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ubereem softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem lands with a short shot to the head.
That has opened up Dustin Kiltscko's cut even more.
Ubereem working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ubereem drops Kiltscko onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kiltscko is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
 Kiltscko is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ubereem displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kiltscko up against the cage.
Kiltscko is still on wobbly legs! Can Ubereem finish him?
Ubereem lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kiltscko backwards.
Ubereem lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kiltscko seems to have recovered his senses.
Ubereem stalling in the clinch.
Ubereem lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kiltscko backwards.
Ubereem cracks Kiltscko with a nice body shot.
Ubereem stalling the fight.
Ubereem scores with a shot to the side of Kiltscko's head.
The cut above Dustin Kiltscko's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ubereem lands an uppercut.
Ubereem stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem has Kiltscko pushed against the cage.
Ubereem lands a body shot.
Ubereem lands with a light punch inside.
Ubereem scores with a shoulder strike.
Ubereem is working Kiltscko over against the cage.
Ubereem gets through Kiltscko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Ubereem.
Ubereem lands a shoulder strike.
Kiltscko is rocked!
Dustin Kiltscko's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ubereem presses Kiltscko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kiltscko is still on wobbly legs! Can Ubereem finish him?
Good body shot from Ubereem.
Kiltscko seems to have recovered his senses.
Ubereem pushes Kiltscko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ubereem lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ubereem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ubereem scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ubereem lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dustin Kiltscko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alistair Ubereem!
After the fight, Alistair Ubereem 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darragh Fiachna (ranked 4853 p4p, 4802 weight class) and Aleksandar Dulo (ranked 557 p4p, 555 weight class). Darragh Fiachna has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darragh Fiachna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aleksandar Dulo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dulo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dulo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fiachna has hold of Dulo's hands but Dulo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dulo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dulo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dulo lands strikes from half guard.
Fiachna is looking to improve his position.
Fiachna trying to control from the bottom.
Dulo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fiachna keeps working.
Fiachna makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fiachna.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiachna looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dulo is one step ahead there.
Fiachna looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dulo stopping the sweep attempt from Fiachna.
Fiachna is controlling Dulo's posture.
Fiachna not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dulo with a nice head shot there.
Dulo scoring with some ground and pound.
Fiachna is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fiachna looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dulo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dulo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dulo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fiachna not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dulo preventing the sweep.
Fiachna trying to control the position.
Dulo chips away with some ground and pound.
Dulo scoring with punches to the head and body.
 Fiachna is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fiachna has momentary wrist control but Dulo slips an elbow through the middle.
Oh Fiachna is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dulo loads up on a big left hand. Fiachna felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Dulo looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Fiachna can't hide his disappointment, as Dulo celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksandar Dulo!
A less than humble Aleksandar Dulo misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gluteus Maximus (ranked 4799 p4p, 4705 weight class) and Jimmy Lee (ranked 544 p4p, 539 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gluteus Maximus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Lee!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maximus closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Maximus laying and praying for a moment but Lee takes advantage and regains half guard.
Maximus slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maximus throwing shots but Lee is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maximus throwing shots but Lee is blocking nicely.
Maximus is trying to control. Lee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maximus.
Maximus is looking to stall here but Lee recovers full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus distracts Lee with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Maximus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Lee has control of Maximus's left arm, preventing Maximus from doing any damage.
Maximus won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Lee keeping full guard, as Maximus tries to pass.
Maximus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lee wants to sweep here but Maximus controlling him for the moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Maximus has his takedown stuffed
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee drives through and clinches with Maximus against the cage.
Lee lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
Maximus is rocked!
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Maximus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lee lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Maximus to his knees! Lee keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Lee!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Junior Senior (ranked 5426 p4p, 5032 weight class) and Kaikara Van Der Byl (ranked 532 p4p, 509 weight class). Junior Senior has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Junior Senior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Kaikara Van Der Byl!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Byl fails with the takedown.
Senior is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Van Der Byl.
Senior rushes Van Der Byl and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Van Der Byl tries to pull guard but Senior won't allow it.
Van Der Byl breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Senior stuffs the takedown attempt from Van Der Byl. Van Der Byl gets slowly back to his feet.
Junior Senior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaikara Van Der Byl.
Van Der Byl shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Van Der Byl shoots and misses
and Senior counters with a single leg into guard. Van Der Byl didn't expect that.
Senior is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Panda Sprawl n Brawl that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Senior throws an elbow that misses. Van Der Byl uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Senior's guard. Nice move by Van Der Byl!
Van Der Byl wants to control from the top but Senior keeps moving.
Senior tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Byl avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Senior keeping moving, preventing Van Der Byl from controlling successfully.
Senior wants to get back to his feet but Van Der Byl is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Senior keeping moving, preventing Van Der Byl from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Senior managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Van Der Byl avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Van Der Byl trying to control but Senior is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Senior trying to control the position here.
Senior is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Senior wants to sweep but no luck.
Senior wants to stand up but Van Der Byl is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Senior gets the takedown into side control.
Van Der Byl wants to control but Senior postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Senior throws a strike aimed at the side of Van Der Byl's head but Van Der Byl avoids it well.
Van Der Byl wants to control but Senior postures up.
Senior wants to lay and pray for a moment but Van Der Byl keeps working.
Senior scoring with punches from side control.
Senior fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Senior tries to move to mount but Van Der Byl blocks the move with his legs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Senior trying to control the position but Van Der Byl is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Senior dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Van Der Byl shoots in for a double leg but Senior sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Junior Senior is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Der Byl fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Senior stuffs the takedown attempt from Van Der Byl. Van Der Byl gets slowly back to his feet.
Junior Senior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaikara Van Der Byl.
Van Der Byl drives through with a takedown into Senior's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Van Der Byl avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Senior has his hands on Van Der Byl's head, controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Senior keeping moving, preventing Van Der Byl from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Byl stops Senior from standing up.
Van Der Byl must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Senior is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Van Der Byl is aware though and is defending well.
Senior is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Van Der Byl is aware though and is defending well.
Senior tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Van Der Byl wants to control from the top but Senior keeps moving.
Senior trying to control the position.
Van Der Byl tries to free his leg and advance position but Senior is retaining full guard.
Van Der Byl really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Senior. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Senior is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Senior has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Van Der Byl doesn't defend quickly enough and Senior has managed to lock this one up! Can Van Der Byl escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Senior on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Junior Senior!
Our winner, Junior Senior, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Fuentes (ranked 3860 p4p, 4942 weight class) and Toyo Hamada (ranked 380 p4p, 422 weight class). Pedro Fuentes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Toyo Hamada's chin.
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pedro Fuentes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toyo Hamada!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuentes darts in and clinches Hamada up against the cage.
Fuentes stalling against the cage.
Hamada wants to take the fight to the mat but Fuentes manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hamada breaks from the clinch.
Fuentes gets a clinch.
Fuentes lands an uppercut.
Hamada is trying to break the clinch but Fuentes is controlling him.
Fuentes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Fuentes as the two fighters clinch.
Fuentes swings wildly with an uppercut but Hamada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hamada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fuentes swings wildly with an uppercut but Hamada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fuentes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hamada's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuentes swings wildly with an uppercut but Hamada uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hamada.
Fuentes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hamada's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Fuentes fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuentes scores with a shot to the side of Hamada's head.
Hamada is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hamada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hamada wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hamada can't break the clinch.
Fuentes blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fuentes.
Hamada wants to get back to striking at distance but Fuentes won't allow it.
Hamada blocking some punches.
Hamada is trying to break free.
Hamada looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fuentes has Hamada pressed against the cage.
Fuentes throws a punch but it's blocked by Hamada.
A nice left hand lands by Fuentes.
Fuentes throws a head punch that misses.
Hamada is trying to break the clinch but Fuentes has him pressed against the cage.
Fuentes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hamadas head.
Fuentes working aggressively here.
Fuentes misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes blocking some punches.
Fuentes is stalling here.
Fuentes stalling against the cage.
Hamada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hamada misses with a body punch
and Fuentes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hamada throws a right hand that Fuentes ducks under and follows up with a left that Fuentes also avoids with ease.
Hamada looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hamada misses with a lunging right hand
and Fuentes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hamada swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hamada misses with a combination
and Fuentes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No joy there for Hamada, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hamada throws a body punch but Fuentes moves out of range.
Hamada misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes moves into the clinch successfully.
Fuentes has a couple of punches blocked by Hamada.
Hamada wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fuentes lands with a right to the head.
Fuentes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fuentes scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fuentes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fuentes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fuentes swings wildly with an uppercut but Hamada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fuentes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fuentes lands with a right to the head.
Fuentes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fuentes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hamada is trying to push Fuentes away but Fuentes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hamada is trying to break free.
A short right from Fuentes.
Fuentes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hamada's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Fuentes on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes scores with a shot to the side of Hamada's head.
Fuentes stalling the fight.
Fuentes has Hamada pressed against the cage, preventing Hamada from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fuentes lands a nice uppercut.
Fuentes lands with a left to the head.
Fuentes cracks Hamada with a nice body shot.
Hamada has had enough of the clinch but Fuentes keeps him there for the moment.
Fuentes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Hamada's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hamada is looking for a takedown.
Hamada looks winded!
Hamada working hard to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fuentes.
Fuentes scores with a hook to the body.
Fuentes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hamadas head.
Hamada goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fuentes prevents it.
Pedro Fuentes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toyo Hamada.
Hamada swings wildly with an uppercut but Fuentes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fuentes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Fuentes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hamada throws a series of punches but Fuentes moves out of range.
Hamada throws a body punch but Fuentes moves out of range.
Fuentes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fuentes throws a punch but it's blocked by Hamada.
Hamada wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fuentes has a couple of punches blocked by Hamada.
Fuentes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Fuentes.
Hamada is trying to force a seperation but Fuentes has the dominant position.
Fuentes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hamadas head.
Fuentes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hamada can do to turn this around?
A head punch on the inside from Hamada fails to land.
Hamada breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hamada misses the body punch
and Fuentes counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamada throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fuentes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fuentes avoiding damage as Hamada throws knees to the body.
Hamada wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fuentes has him pressed against the cage.
Fuentes prevents Hamada from breaking the clinch.
Hamada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hamada is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuentes clinches up against the cage.
Hamada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fuentes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fuentes lands with a right to the head.
Fuentes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fuentes throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fuentes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Fuentes on the inside.
Fuentes lands a shoulder strike.
Fuentes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hamadas head.
Fuentes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hamada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fuentes drives through and clinches with Hamada against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuentes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fuentes digs a right hand into Hamada's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hamada's gas tank.
Fuentes looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hamada wants to break free but Fuentes has control.
Fuentes has a couple of punches blocked by Hamada.
Fuentes lands with a left to the head.
Hamada tries to break the clinch but Fuentes is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes lands a right hand.
Fuentes lands a right hand.
Hamada is trying to push Fuentes away but Fuentes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fuentes is pushing Hamada up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fuentes lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Fuentes.
Fuentes throws a punch but it's blocked by Hamada.
Hamada tries to circle away but Fuentes has him pinned against the cage.
Fuentes gets through Hamada's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fuentes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fuentes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hamada.
Hamada has had enough of the clinch but Fuentes keeps him there for the moment.
Good body shot from Fuentes.
Fuentes lands with a short shot to the head.
Fuentes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes misses with a punch on the inside.
Fuentes lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Fuentes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fuentes lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Fuentes.
A short uppercut from Fuentes.
Fuentes lands a nice uppercut.
Fuentes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fuentes scores with a shot to the side of Hamada's head.
Hamada takes a shot to the head.
Fuentes lands with a light punch inside.
Fuentes stalls.
A frustrated look appears on Hamada's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hamada working hard to break the clinch.
Fuentes lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fuentes lands with a right to the head.
Hamada breaks from the clinch.
Fuentes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamada gets tackled into the cage by Fuentes. Fuentes maintains the clinch.
Hamada has had enough of the clinch but Fuentes keeps him there for the moment.
Fuentes taking a breather.
Fuentes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hamada breaks from the clinch.
Fuentes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Toyo Hamada seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fuentes clinches with his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Fuentes scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Fuentes fails to land.
Hamada is trying to force a seperation but Fuentes has the dominant position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fuentes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fuentes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hamadas head.
Fuentes blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Fuentes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Fuentes dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Fuentes gets a clinch.
Hamada tries to break the clinch but Fuentes is controlling the position.
Hamada escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hamada fails with a takedown attempt.
Toyo Hamada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Hamada, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fuentes is looking to counter punch.
Fuentes pushes Hamada up against the cage in a clinch.
Hamada blocking some punches.
Fuentes lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fuentes.
Pedro Fuentes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamada is trying to break the clinch but Fuentes has him pressed against the cage.
Hamada wants to break free but Fuentes has control.
Fuentes lands a right hand.
Hamada wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fuentes lands an uppercut.
Fuentes has Hamada pressed against the cage, preventing Hamada from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Good body shot from Fuentes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamada takes a shot to the head.
Fuentes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fuentes lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Fuentes.
Fuentes scores with a shot to the side of Hamada's head.
Fuentes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hamada has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fuentes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hamada takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hamada blocking some punches.
Hamada is trying to push Fuentes away but Fuentes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fuentes lands with a left to the head.
Fuentes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fuentes has Hamada pressed against the cage.
Hamada is trying to force a seperation but Fuentes has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Hamada's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fuentes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fuentes has Hamada pressed against the cage, preventing Hamada from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fuentes misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamada tries to circle away but Fuentes has him pinned against the cage.
Hamada has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fuentes lands a hook that snaps the head of Hamada backwards.
Fuentes is leaning against Hamada and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuentes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fuentes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hamadas head.
Fuentes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hamada backwards.
Fuentes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fuentes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fuentes's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fuentes misses with the head strike.
Fuentes digs a right hand underneath Hamada's ribcage. Hamada let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Fuentes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hamada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fuentes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hamada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fuentes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hamada, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamada has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hamada manages to break the clinch.
Hamada avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fuentes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hamada, pushing him back against the cage.
Fuentes gets through Hamada's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fuentes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fuentes has Hamada pressed against the cage, preventing Hamada from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fuentes lands a nice shot to the body.
Fuentes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fuentes lands with a short shot to the head.
Hamada can't break the clinch.
Hamada wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fuentes has him pressed against the cage.
Fuentes lands a nice uppercut.
Hamada can't break the clinch.
Fuentes lands a right hand.
Fuentes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fuentes lands a hook that snaps the head of Hamada backwards.
Hamada has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fuentes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pedro Fuentes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toyo Hamada.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fuentes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hamada up against the cage.
Fuentes lands with a short shot to the head.
Fuentes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hamada.
Fuentes digs a right hand underneath Hamada's ribcage. Hamada let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hamada wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice left hand lands by Fuentes.
Fuentes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fuentes lands with a left to the head.
Fuentes throws a head punch that misses.
Fuentes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fuentes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hamada tries to circle away but Fuentes has him pinned against the cage.
Fuentes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Fuentes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Toyo Hamada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pedro Fuentes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fuentes scores with a shot to the side of Hamada's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Fuentes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fuentes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Fuentes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kristof Pardi (ranked 2952 p4p, 4841 weight class) and Braxton Grey (ranked 314 p4p, 420 weight class). Pardi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Party Boy Theme. Braxton Grey will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kristof Pardi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Braxton Grey!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pardi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grey is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pardi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grey.
Pardi misses with a hook.
Grey takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pardi closes the distance and clinches.
Pardi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pardi lands a shot to the body.
Pardi is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Grey can't fight it off and eventually Pardi manages to take the fight to the floor. Grey looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pardi drops back looking for a leg! Grey is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Grey manages to kick Pardi off! Pardi jumps back into Grey's guard.
Grey working a defensive guard but Pardi passes into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pardi in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Grey tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Pardi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kristof Pardi!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Melo Carter (ranked 3064 p4p, 5917 weight class) and Carl Johnson (ranked 367 p4p, 546 weight class). Melo Carter is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Melo Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carl Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Carter counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Johnson!
Carter landing strikes.
Johnson pushes Carter away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Carter gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Johnson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Check out the look on Carter's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Carter looks up at the clock and then as Johnson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Carter smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Johnson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Carter just content to control the position.
Carter lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Johnson down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson is trying to buck Carter off.
Carter landing strikes.
Carter working the ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter working the ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Johnson is rocked!
Carter in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Johnson looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Carter turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Melo Carter!
During a confident post fight interview, Melo Carter 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Synjin Boomkin (ranked 3077 p4p, 3831 weight class) and Kason Rose (ranked 334 p4p, 411 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Synjin Boomkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kason Rose!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boomkin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rose throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boomkin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rose controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Let's hope that Rose has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Boomkin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rose has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rose there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boomkin looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Synjin Boomkin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rose frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rose controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rose controlling from the full mount.
Rose with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose controlling the pace for now.
Rose's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boomkin tries to hold on but Rose postures up.
Rose sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boomkin is squirming around, avoiding Rose's attempts to control the action.
Rose working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Boomkin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Boomkin tries to get out of the position.
Rose controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Boomkin prevents Rose from taking his back.
Rose throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Boomkin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rose tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Boomkin is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rose working for a guillotine from mount but Boomkin is in no mood to give up.
Rose controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kason Rose dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Boomkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
Rose shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Boomkin is trying to defend but Rose finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rose is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Boomkin defends it well.
Rose thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boomkin's head.
Rose uses his free foot to push down on Boomkin's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Boomkin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boomkin is squirming around, avoiding Rose's attempts to control the action.
Rose controlling from mount.
Kason Rose has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Boomkin is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee warns Boomkin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rose controlling his opponent.
Boomkin tries to lock up and control but Rose gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rose controlling from the full mount.
Rose wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose working the ground and pound effectively.
Rose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rose pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Boomkin has given up his back. Will we see Rose going for some submissions?
Rose is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Boomkin up.
Rose scores with punches from the back.
Rose lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Rose trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Rose has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Boomkin is in real trouble here. Rose gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Boomkin is tapping out! Rose wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kason Rose!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kason Rose thanked Fist MMA Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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