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PANDA 43 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Ovchinnikov (ranked 3243 p4p, 5342 weight class) and Clive Staples Lewis (ranked 430 p4p, 574 weight class). The key to victory for Dmitry Ovchinnikov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 7 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Ovchinnikov!
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, Clive Staples Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ovchinnikov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lewis. Lewis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ovchinnikov cracks Lewis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lewis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lewis looks to land a left hand but Ovchinnikov moved out of range nicely.
Lewis lands a jab-cross combination.
Clive Staples Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ovchinnikov ducks under a wild hook from Lewis.
Lewis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ovchinnikov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lewis has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lewis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ovchinnikov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ovchinnikov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ovchinnikov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ovchinnikov avoids the body shot from Lewis.
A big left from Ovchinnikov misses.
Lewis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ovchinnikov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ovchinnikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lewis moves away.
Lewis tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lewis walks into a stiff left hand from Ovchinnikov.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lewis.
Ovchinnikov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lewis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ovchinnikov throws a head kick that Lewis semi-blocks.
Lewis misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovchinnikov misses with a body shot.
Lewis tries to clinch up but Ovchinnikov circles away and keeps his distance.
Lewis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lewis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ovchinnikov counters with a body kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Lewis scores with a four punch combination!
Ovchinnikov avoids the body shot from Lewis.
Ovchinnikov swings for the body but Lewis moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lewis. Ovchinnikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A good leg kick by Ovchinnikov.
A lazy body kick from Lewis
and Ovchinnikov counters with a nice uppercut.
Ovchinnikov is looking to slow Lewis down with leg kicks.
Ovchinnikov takes a swing at Lewis's ribcage but misses.
Ovchinnikov keeps Lewis at a distance using the push kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lewis, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ovchinnikov throws an off balance right hand
and Lewis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lewis throws a series of punches but Ovchinnikov moves out of range.
Ovchinnikov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lewis at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lewis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ovchinnikov.
Lewis misses with a takedown attempt - Ovchinnikov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice shot by Ovchinnikov.
Ovchinnikov lands a jab to Lewis's midsection.
Ovchinnikov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lewis throws the left hand but Ovchinnikov avoids the punch easily.
Ovchinnikov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lewis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ovchinnikov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
No joy there for Lewis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lewis tries to bum rush Ovchinnikov with a series of wild strikes but Ovchinnikov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ovchinnikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lewis was well out of range. Poor timing from Ovchinnikov.
No joy there for Lewis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lewis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big left from Lewis misses.
Ovchinnikov is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ovchinnikov dips to his left and cracks Lewis with an uppercut!
Ovchinnikov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dmitry Ovchinnikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lewis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ovchinnikov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ovchinnikov misses with a straight left.
Lewis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ovchinnikov defends well and Lewis ends up having to push Ovchinnikov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dmitry Ovchinnikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clive Staples Lewis.
Lewis blocks a low kick nicely.
Lewis tries to move into range but Ovchinnikov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ovchinnikov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lewis under the eye.
Ovchinnikov slips a straight right by Lewis.
Lewis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ovchinnikov.
Lewis misses with a takedown attempt - Ovchinnikov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lewis clinches.
Lewis tries to work over Ovchinnikov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ovchinnikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Lewis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ovchinnikov blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ovchinnikov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ovchinnikov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lewis throws a body shot but no joy.
Lewis staying out of range there.
Lewis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lewis tries to clinch up.
Nice uppercut lands for Ovchinnikov. That snapped Lewis's head back.
Lewis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ovchinnikov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lewis misses with a few strikes there.
Ovchinnikov cracks Lewis with a good jab.
A punch lands to the side of Lewis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ovchinnikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lewis.
Ovchinnikov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lewis manages to circle out of the way.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ovchinnikov sizes up Lewis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
 It looks like Clive Staples Lewis has been cut.
Ovchinnikov connects with a body shot.
Ovchinnikov throws a leg kick which misses Lewis's front leg but catches the back leg as Lewis tries to avoid it.
Lewis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Ovchinnikov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lewis.
Lewis misses with an uppercut
and Ovchinnikov counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dmitry Ovchinnikov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clive Staples Lewis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lewis tries to clinch but Ovchinnikov is having none of it.
Clive Staples Lewis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ovchinnikov lands a lovely overhand right.
Ovchinnikov cracks Lewis with an open hand slap.
Lewis misses with a hook.
Ovchinnikov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dmitry Ovchinnikov is winning the standup battle so far.
Ovchinnikov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lewis tries to clinch up
and Ovchinnikov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lewis walks into a straight right hand from Ovchinnikov.
Ovchinnikov gets in close and tags Lewis with a short punch that almost sends Lewis to the mat! Oh Lewis is in big trouble! He turns his back on Ovchinnikov, trying to create some distance but Ovchinnikov rushes him, striking wildly and Lewis goes down! The referee tackles Ovchinnikov into the cage to end the fight! Ovchinnikov is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dmitry Ovchinnikov!
Dmitry Ovchinnikov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cruz Dominiguez (ranked 5027 p4p, 3462 weight class) and Will Norris (ranked 432 p4p, 354 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cruz Dominiguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Norris!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominiguez wants to clinch up but Norris keeps it at a distance.
Dominiguez walks into a jab.
Norris moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dominiguez throws a series of punches but Norris moves out of range.
Dominiguez tries to clinch up but Norris circles away and keeps his distance.
Dominiguez moves into the clinch successfully.
Norris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dominiguez has Norris pressed against the cage, preventing Norris from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've been informed that Norris 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.
Norris is trying to push Dominiguez away but Dominiguez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Norris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dominiguez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Norris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dominiguez tries to clinch up.
Dominiguez wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominiguez wants to clinch up but Norris keeps it at a distance.
Dominiguez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dominiguez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Norris lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Norris rushes Dominiguez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Norris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dominiguez moves out of range of the body kick from Norris.
Dominiguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Norris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norris tries a quick counter leg kick but Dominiguez is wise to it.
Norris plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dominiguez has closed the distance and engaged Norris in a clinch.
Dominiguez lands with a right to the head.
Norris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norris circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Norris to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dominiguez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Norris, pushing him back against the cage.
Norris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Norris.
Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dominiguez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dominiguez lands a big head kick that sends Norris tumbling to the mat! Dominiguez takes a step backwards and waves Norris back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Norris is rocked!
Norris keeps the fight on the outside.
Norris is still on wobbly legs! Can Dominiguez finish him?
Dominiguez moves into the clinch successfully.
Norris seems to have recovered his senses.
Dominiguez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dominiguez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dominiguez darts in and clinches Norris up against the cage.
Norris manages to break the clinch.
Norris avoids the head kick by Dominiguez.
A countering left hand to the body from Norris misses.
Norris throws a push kick but Dominiguez slaps the foot to one side.
Dominiguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Norris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Norris misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris throws a head kick that misses
and Dominiguez counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Norris! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cruz Dominiguez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cebu Chon (ranked 22363 p4p, 2369 weight class) and Tshephang Batho (ranked 643 p4p, 332 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cebu Chon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tshephang Batho!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Batho as he connects with a hook.
 It looks like Cebu Chon has been cut.
Batho throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Batho takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Batho is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chon with a body shot.
Chon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Batho swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Batho is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Chon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Batho bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chon's head backwards.
Batho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Batho.
Chon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Batho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batho avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Batho 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.
Batho avoids a punch combination nicely.
It seemed like Batho was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Batho moves away.
Chon throws a lazy head kick
and Batho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 Chon is rocked!
Chon looks to throw a body kick
and Batho counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tshephang Batho!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Andrianov (ranked 6081 p4p, 2172 weight class) and Damian Dudley (ranked 590 p4p, 304 weight class). Damian Dudley is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Andrianov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damian Dudley!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudley tries to move into range but Andrianov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Andrianov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Andrianov connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Damian Dudley has been cut.
Andrianov closes the distance and clinches.
Dudley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Ivan Andrianov has been cut.
Dudley lands with a short shot to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dudley told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Dudley tries to break the clinch but Andrianov is controlling the position.
A right hook to the body lands for Dudley.
Dudley lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dudley.
Dudley breaks from the clinch.
Andrianov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dudley throws a shot from downtown. Andrianov moves away and avoids it.
Dudley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dudley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Andrianov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dudley counters with a stiff right hand.
Andrianov misses with a hook.
Dudley tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrianov misses with a lunging right hand
and Dudley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Andrianov scores with a hook to the body. Dudley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dudley ducks under a wild hook from Andrianov.
Andrianov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dudley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Andrianov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dudley moves away.
Andrianov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dudley scores with a nice head shot.
Andrianov looks to clinch
and Dudley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dudley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dudley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dudley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andrianov.
Dudley steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Andrianov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andrianov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dudley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andrianov.
Andrianov takes a swing at Dudley's ribcage but misses.
Andrianov throws an overhand right that lands on Dudley's shoulder, as Dudley tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrianov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dudley counters by moving into the clinch.
Andrianov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andrianov swings widly with a right hand
and Dudley counters with a straight right hand.
Dudley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dudley slips a straight right by Andrianov.
Dudley fails to land with a series of punches.
Andrianov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dudley counters with a nice uppercut.
Andrianov dodges the punch combination from Dudley.
Andrianov throwing a counter right hand but Dudley manages to avoid it.
Andrianov throws a lazy uppercut
and Dudley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dudley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dudley gets through Andrianov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dudley breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Andrianov misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudley ducks under a wild hook from Andrianov.
Andrianov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Andrianov just misses with a punch to the body.
Andrianov throws a poor cross that misses
and Dudley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Andrianov misses with a left hand
and Dudley counters with a stiff right hand.
Andrianov's corner calls for a 1-2. Andrianov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dudley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dudley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Andrianov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Andrianov lands a jab to the nose.
Dudley slips under a jab from Andrianov.
Dudley wants to counter the offense by Andrianov and move into the clinch position.
Andrianov lands a left and a right that send Dudley crashing to the mat, dazed. Andrianov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Dudley is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dudley misses with an uppercut
and Andrianov counters with a right hand to the body.
Dudley is still on wobbly legs! Can Andrianov finish him?
Andrianov circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Dudley tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Andrianov wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Andrianov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jensen Chelios (ranked 3361 p4p, 2997 weight class) and Jax Thomas (ranked 432 p4p, 394 weight class). Jax Thomas acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jensen Chelios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jax Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chelios fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thomas, pushing him back against the cage.
Thomas is trying to push Chelios away but Chelios has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Chelios is controlling him.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chelios swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chelios tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomas working hard to break the clinch.
Thomas is trying to push Chelios away but Chelios has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chelios tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chelios working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Chelios.
Chelios swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chelios wants to take the fight to the mat but Thomas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chelios fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chelios wants to take the fight to the mat but Thomas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Chelios misses with a body punch.
Chelios misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
Chelios misses with a punch on the inside.
Chelios throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Chelios fails to land.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
Chelios swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thomas is looking to break free of the clinch but Chelios has double underhooks.
Chelios has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Chelios can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chelios swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thomas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chelios swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chelios prevents Thomas from breaking the clinch.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thomas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chelios throws a head punch that misses.
Chelios tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chelios tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas tries to break the clinch but Chelios is controlling the position.
Thomas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chelios misses with some punches.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Chelios.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chelios tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chelios struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chelios tries to throw a body punch but Thomas avoids it by throwing Chelios back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chelios.
Chelios lands a right hand.
Chelios working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Chelios.
Chelios lands a right hand.
Chelios is working Thomas over against the cage.
Chelios throws a head punch that misses.
Chelios misses with some punches.
Chelios tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chelios has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
A short right from Chelios on the inside.
Thomas breaks the clinch.
Chelios scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thomas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chelios ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Chelios moved out of range.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Chelios moves away and avoids it.
Thomas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Chelios.
Chelios works Thomas's body with a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
Thomas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chelios counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Chelios drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thomas sprawls and moves away.
Chelios scoring well with a low kick there.
Chelios cracks Thomas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jensen Chelios 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.
Chelios keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
Chelios throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A counter left hand to the body from Chelios misses its target.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chelios. Chelios obviously looking to wear him down.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomas misses with a hook.
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Thomas 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.
Thomas leaves Chelios with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chelios avoids the head kick by Thomas.
Thomas is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Chelios moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jensen Chelios!
A relieved looking Jensen Chelios thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Pacheco (ranked 3099 p4p, 1717 weight class) and Ken Miller (ranked 167 p4p, 99 weight class). Miller has chosen 2pac - Im A Souljah as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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139
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 26 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Pacheco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Miller!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Miller.
A combination from Pacheco does no damage.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pacheco taking a breather.
Pacheco misses with a knee to the head.
Miller has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pacheco avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Miller holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Miller has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Pacheco regains guard immediately.
Miller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pacheco swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller is looking to work some ground and pound but Pacheco has wrist control.
Miller not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Miller stands up over Pacheco, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Pacheco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Pacheco manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Miller has Pacheco in his guard.
Miller had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pacheco defends it easily.
Miller has his foot on Pacheco's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pacheco works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pacheco wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Pacheco won't allow Miller to sweep him here.
Miller escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pacheco gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pacheco throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pacheco.
Miller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pacheco trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Miller looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pacheco is one step ahead there.
Pacheco avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Miller is trying to control the position but Pacheco postures up.
Pacheco will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pacheco wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Miller is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Miller looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pacheco is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco tries to free his leg and advance position but Miller is retaining full guard.
Miller is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pacheco looking to pass the guard.
Pacheco with a flurry of punches that miss.
Miller escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pacheco gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Miller throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Pacheco escapes and throws Miller's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Pacheco advances nicely into full mount.
Miller tries to reverse the position but Pacheco maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco tries to control but Miller wriggling away.
Pacheco seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Miller is holding on tight.
Miller working to try and regain half guard.
Pacheco with the ground and pound from mount.
Miller manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pacheco is trying to work for a kimura but Miller is defending well.
Pacheco is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Miller defends it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pacheco is working for a kimura but Miller is defending it quite comfortably.
Pacheco is working for a kimura but Miller is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Pacheco dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pacheco throws out a loose jab but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pacheco defends it well.
Miller scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pacheco in his tracks.
Pacheco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice takedown defense from Pacheco. No joy for Miller on that attempt.
Pacheco clinches.
Miller pulls Pacheco into guard.
Jose Pacheco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pacheco preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pacheco accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miller has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Pacheco is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Miller.
Miller can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacheco wants to control but Miller is keeping him busy.
Miller tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pacheco really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Miller manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Miller slips a nice elbow through Pacheco's hands, connecting with Pacheco's forehead.
Miller scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Miller is trying to control. Pacheco wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Miller thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pacheco's head.
Miller is trying to control the action in half guard but Pacheco is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pacheco blocking the ground and pound attempt from Miller.
Miller landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pacheco wants to get back to his feet.
Miller perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Miller trying to control the action but Pacheco is working from the bottom.
Miller looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throwing shots but Pacheco is blocking nicely.
Pacheco tries to kick Miller off but Miller keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Miller is looking to take a break and control but Pacheco is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Miller thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pacheco's head.
Miller working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Miller working the head and body with strikes.
My spies in 3Band MMA inform me that Miller has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Miller lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pacheco is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Pacheco to regain full guard.
Oh Pacheco is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco has momentary wrist control but Miller slips an elbow through the middle.
Pacheco seems to have got his legs back now.
Miller trying to control but Pacheco is working from the bottom.
Pacheco keeping full guard, as Miller tries to pass.
Miller is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Miller throws a big right hand that misses.
Miller postures up in Pacheco's guard and throws a big left but Pacheco blocks it.
Miller drops back looking for a leg! Pacheco is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pacheco manages to kick Miller off! Miller jumps back into Pacheco's guard.
That's four 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.
Miller stops Pacheco from standing up.
Miller throwing strikes from guard but Pacheco blocks nicely.
Miller makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pacheco is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Miller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pacheco swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pacheco keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Miller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Miller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pacheco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miller looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pacheco is fending him off so far but Miller persists. Nope, Pacheco circles away and we're back to standing.
Pacheco fails with the takedown.
Pacheco throws a sloppy head kick
and Miller counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Miller is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pacheco sees it coming and defends easily.
Miller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pacheco is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller is stalling here. Pacheco is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Miller seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Pacheco has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Pacheco tries to move to mount but Miller blocks the move with his legs.
Miller tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller wants to control but Pacheco postures up.
Pacheco tries to advance to mount but Miller denies him.
Miller is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pacheco off and has taken his back!
Pacheco trying to control the hands but Miller won't let him.
Miller lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Pacheco.
A lull in the action here.
Well, with Miller on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Pacheco is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Miller is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Pacheco has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller is looking for the choke from the back position but Pacheco is controlling his hands well.
Miller missing with punches from the back.
Miller looking for the RNC.
Miller is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Pacheco knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Pacheco for a finish.
Miller landing with strikes.
Pacheco turns into Miller and is now in his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pacheco pushing down on Miller's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Miller is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco throwing shots but Miller is blocking nicely.
Pacheco not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pacheco content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Miller wants to improve his position but Pacheco is controlling well.
Pacheco stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Miller to get to his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Pacheco scores with a four punch combination!
Pacheco shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Miller lands a jab to Pacheco's midsection.
Pacheco is looking to clinch but Miller is avoiding it.
Miller is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Miller's head backwards.
Pacheco sizes up Miller with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pacheco scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pacheco tries to clinch there but Miller circles away.
Pacheco just misses with a punch to the body.
Pacheco wants to clinch up but Miller keeps it at a distance.
Miller digs a good body shot into Pacheco's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pacheco is trying to defend but Miller finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Miller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pacheco wants to improve his position but Miller is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ken Miller.
I think Miller 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ken Miller!
After the fight, Ken Miller 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Murhapuro (ranked 1063 p4p, 2940 weight class) and Ubungu Bamboo Face (ranked 39 p4p, 112 weight class). Ispa Murhapuro 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Murhapuro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ubungu Bamboo Face!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bamboo Face is looking to clinch but Murhapuro is avoiding it.
Bamboo Face tries to clinch there but Murhapuro circles away.
Murhapuro drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bamboo Face sprawls and moves away.
Bamboo Face moves into the clinch.
Bamboo Face misses with the head strike.
Bamboo Face lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murhapuro breaks the clinch.
Bamboo Face wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhapuro throws a hook but Bamboo Face avoids it easily.
Bamboo Face has managed to clinch.
Murhapuro successfully pulls guard.
Bamboo Face postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bamboo Face.
Bamboo Face distracts Murhapuro with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bamboo Face has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bamboo Face working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bamboo Face throwing strikes but missing.
Murhapuro pulls Bamboo Face in to control the position.
Bamboo Face throwing strikes but missing.
Bamboo Face trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bamboo Face is looking to work some ground and pound but Murhapuro has wrist control.
Bamboo Face trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bamboo Face loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bamboo Face won't allow Murhapuro to sweep him here.
Murhapuro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bamboo Face postures up in Murhapuro's guard and throws a big left but Murhapuro blocks it.
Bamboo Face working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bamboo Face.
Bamboo Face throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bamboo Face trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bamboo Face postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bamboo Face chips away with some ground and pound.
Bamboo Face preventing the sweep.
Bamboo Face postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Murhapuro has control of Bamboo Face's left arm, preventing Bamboo Face from doing any damage.
Bamboo Face trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bamboo Face postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bamboo Face throwing strikes from guard but Murhapuro blocks nicely.
Bamboo Face cracks Murhapuro with a solid left hand.
Bamboo Face trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamboo Face is looking to work some ground and pound but Murhapuro has wrist control.
Bamboo Face stands up over Murhapuro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bamboo Face working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Murhapuro has momentary wrist control but Bamboo Face slips an elbow through the middle.
Murhapuro is rocked!
Bamboo Face loads up on a big left hand. Murhapuro felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Bamboo Face looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Murhapuro can't hide his disappointment, as Bamboo Face celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ubungu Bamboo Face!
A relieved looking Ubungu Bamboo Face thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Fuentes (ranked 347 p4p, 1037 weight class) and Spinning Fire (ranked 14 p4p, 37 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Fuentes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spinning Fire!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick lands for Fuentes.
Fire bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fuentes misses with a hook.
Fire tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fuentes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fire looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fuentes throws a front kick that sends Fire stumbling back into the cage.
Fuentes throws a head kick that misses.
Fire changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Fuentes misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fire has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fuentes.
An inside leg kick lands from Fuentes.
Fuentes scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuentes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fire.
Fuentes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pedro Fuentes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuentes looks to throw a body kick
and Fire counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fire with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Fuentes pushes Fire off looking to stand but Fire dives back in and keeps control.
Fuentes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fuentes is not content to let Fire control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fuentes is positioning himself well to prevent Fire advancing to mount.
Fuentes trying to control but Fire postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fire is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Fire trying to pass the guard but Fuentes defending well.
Fuentes wants to get back to full guard.
Fuentes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fire.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fire looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fire is trying to control the action in half guard but Fuentes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pedro Fuentes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fire chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fuentes can pounce on him.
Fuentes throws a half hearted mid kick.
And Fire tries to counter it with a takedown but Fuentes pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Fuentes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And Fire tries to counter it with a takedown but Fuentes pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Fuentes looks to throw the jab but Fire is out of range.
Fuentes throws a push kick but Fire slaps the foot to one side.
Fuentes misses with a kick to the body
so Fire counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fire is standing up over Fuentes. Fuentes looks to escape but Fire dives into side control.
The strikes coming from Fire are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fire working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Fuentes tries to improve position but can't.
Fuentes struggling a bit here.
Fuentes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fire on the ground.
Fire landing a few strikes.
Fuentes dodges the ground and pound from Fire.
Fire throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Fuentes can't do much from the bottom here.
Fire tries to score with some ground and pound. Fuentes controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fire landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fuentes tries to buck Fire off but Fire is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fire wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fuentes keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Fuentes 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.
Fuentes misses with a hook
and Fire counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fuentes wants to sweep here but Fire controlling him for the moment.
Fuentes keeping full guard, as Fire tries to pass.
Fire connects with a couple of short punches.
Fuentes keeping moving, preventing Fire from controlling successfully.
Fire is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fire working some strikes from top position.
Fire throws a strike but Fuentes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuentes sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fire has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fire controlling Fuentes's posture.
Fuentes controlling from the top position.
Fuentes trying to control but Fire is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fuentes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fuentes tries to free his leg and advance position but Fire is retaining full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fire avoids the body shot from Fuentes.
Fire changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Fuentes throws a leg kick
so Fire counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fire throwing strikes but missing.
Fire with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fire throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fuentes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fire throwing strikes but missing.
Fire works over Fuentes with some ground and pound from guard.
Fire trying to control the position from guard on top but Fuentes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fire loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fire stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fuentes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fuentes has momentary wrist control but Fire slips an elbow through the middle.
Fire content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fire cracks Fuentes with a solid left hand.
That's four 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.
Fire postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fuentes keeping moving, preventing Fire from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fire tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fire checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slow jab from Fuentes misses its intended target.
Fire changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A slapping body kick lands there for Fuentes.
Fire moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Spinning Fire will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.
A nice leg kick from Fuentes, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fuentes is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Fire's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A swing and a miss from Fuentes.
Fire checks a low kick from Fuentes.
Fuentes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fire changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Fuentes throws a leg kick but Fire sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fire feints the counter takedown.
Fuentes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fire counters with a takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fire trying to control the action but Fuentes is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fire scores with punches from side control.
Fire landing strikes.
It looks like Pedro Fuentes has been cut.
Fire looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Fuentes is avoiding damage well.
Fuentes is looking for a sweep.
Fuentes is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fire connects with a decent elbow.
Pedro Fuentes's cut is getting worse.
Fuentes is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Pedro Fuentes's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pedro Fuentes's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Spinning Fire!
An out of breath Spinning Fire thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jabbar Omarov (ranked 810 p4p, 1390 weight class) and Josu Aingeru (ranked 102 p4p, 191 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jabbar Omarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josu Aingeru!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omarov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aingeru manages to avoid it.
Omarov connects with a body shot that sends Aingeru's belly button to the back.
Aingeru looks to land a right hand but Omarov moved out of range.
Aingeru blocks a jab.
Aingeru let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Aingeru moves forwards but Omarov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Aingeru throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Omarov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Aingeru's guard.
Aingeru looking to hit a scissor sweep but Omarov is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aingeru is on top in guard.
Aingeru content to stall in guard here.
Aingeru sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Omarov's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omarov wants to improve his position but Aingeru is controlling well.
Aingeru is keen to just control but Omarov is a slippery customer.
Omarov tries to get to full guard but Aingeru has control of the leg.
Aingeru looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Aingeru performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Aingeru is keen to just control but Omarov is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Aingeru in particular looking to stall.
Omarov actively working from the bottom here.
Aingeru content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
My spies in Crapollas Gym inform me that Aingeru has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Aingeru trying to control from half guard but Omarov is working away.
Aingeru tries to pass the half guard into mount. Omarov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Aingeru wants to stand but Omarov has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Omarov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Aingeru looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Omarov tries to get to full guard but Aingeru has control of the leg.
Aingeru wants to lay and pray for a moment but Omarov keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aingeru throws a series of punches but Omarov avoids them all with ease.
Omarov looks to score with a jab to the body but Aingeru is just out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Aingeru misses.
Omarov lands with a nice body punch.
Aingeru slips a straight right by Omarov.
A big left from Aingeru misses.
Aingeru swings away with a body shot that misses
and Omarov counters with a stiff right hand.
Aingeru scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Omarov misses with an uppercut
and Aingeru counters with a stiff right hand.
Good leg kick by Omarov.
Nice jab there from Omarov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aingeru tests Omarov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aingeru throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Omarov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aingeru doesn't seem bothered though.
Aingeru throws a lazy uppercut
and Omarov counters with a left to the body.
Aingeru misses with a body shot.
Omarov lands with a good body shot.
Omarov punishes Aingeru's body with a nice straight punch.
Omarov throws a nice looking combination but Aingeru bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Omarov moves forwards but Aingeru connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Aingeru takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Omarov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aingeru's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jabbar Omarov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Good standup being displayed there by Omarov as he connects with a hook.
Aingeru uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Omarov.
A little jabbing left from Aingeru on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Aingeru throws an overhand right that lands on Omarov's shoulder, as Omarov tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Aingeru misses.
Omarov connects with a right hand. Aingeru shakes it off.
Omarov avoids the body shot from Aingeru.
Omarov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aingeru can do to turn this around?
Omarov connects with a body shot that sends Aingeru's belly button to the back.
Omarov misses with a hook
and Aingeru counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Jabbar Omarov has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Omarov.
Omarov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Aingeru counters with a nice uppercut.
Aingeru moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Omarov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Aingeru counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aingeru throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aingeru misses with a shot to the body
letting Omarov counter with a right hand.
Omarov jabs Aingeru to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Omarov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aingeru on the side of the head.
Jabbar Omarov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aingeru throws a poor cross that misses
and Omarov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aingeru looks to land a left hand but Omarov moved out of range nicely.
Omarov misses with a few strikes there.
Aingeru walks into a stiff left hand from Omarov.
A decent looking cross lands there for Aingeru.
Aingeru misses the shot to the body.
Omarov digs a good hook to Aingeru's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aingeru lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Omarov lands a body shot.
Omarov throws a good cross that connects.
Omarov loads up on a big right hand but Aingeru slips the punch.
Omarov loads up on a big right hand but Aingeru slips the punch.
Omarov looks to land a left hand but Aingeru moved out of range nicely.
Omarov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aingeru.
Omarov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Aingeru throws a hook but Omarov blocks it.
Omarov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aingeru.
Omarov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aingeru stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Aingeru uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Omarov.
Aingeru let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omarov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Omarov misses the shot to the body.
Omarov misses with a takedown
and Aingeru counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Aingeru scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Omarov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aingeru moves away.
Omarov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Aingeru momentarily.
Jabbar Omarov is winning the standup battle so far.
Aingeru ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Aingeru.
Aingeru throws a jab when Omarov was well out of range.
Aingeru ducks under a wild hook from Omarov.
A countering left hand to the body from Aingeru misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aingeru misses with a right hand
and Omarov counters with a nice body shot.
Josu Aingeru is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aingeru throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Omarov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Omarov missing with a left hand there. Aingeru was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aingeru looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Aingeru throws a hook but Omarov blocks it.
Omarov looks to score with a jab to the body but Aingeru is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Aingeru.
Aingeru appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aingeru throws the left hand but Omarov avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Omarov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Aingeru.
Omarov lands a body shot.
Aingeru throws a lazy right hand but Omarov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Omarov misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jabbar Omarov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jabbar Omarov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Aingeru loads up on a big right hand but Omarov slips the punch.
Omarov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aingeru was well out of range. Poor timing from Omarov.
Aingeru is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Omarov with a body shot.
Aingeru has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Omarov finds it's way round the side to connect with Aingeru's head.
Aingeru thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aingeru scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Aingeru misses with a double jab.
Omarov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aingeru.
Aingeru misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aingeru tries to move into range but Omarov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Aingeru throws a shot from downtown. Omarov moves away and avoids it.
Aingeru gets caught flat footed, as Omarov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aingeru working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omarov postures up in Aingeru's guard and throws a big left but Aingeru blocks it.
Aingeru not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aingeru looking for a sweep. Not yet Aingeru, not yet.
Omarov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Omarov postures up.
Omarov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aingeru works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Aingeru is pulling down on Omarov's head to control his posture.
Aingeru looking for a sweep. Not yet Aingeru, not yet.
Aingeru is pulling down on Omarov's head. It's preventing any offense from Omarov, at least for the moment.
Omarov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Omarov is looking to work some ground and pound but Aingeru has wrist control.
Omarov 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aingeru preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aingeru controlling the position.
Omarov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Omarov is working Aingeru over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Aingeru preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jabbar Omarov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Omarov is in close to Aingeru's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Aingeru looking to hit a scissor sweep but Omarov is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Omarov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Aingeru is trying to control the position but Omarov postures up.
Omarov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Omarov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Omarov works over Aingeru with some ground and pound from guard.
Aingeru controls Omarov momentarily but Omarov frees himself.
Omarov throwing strikes from guard but Aingeru blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omarov postures up and lands a big shot to Aingeru's brow.
Omarov tries to free his leg and advance position but Aingeru is retaining full guard.
Omarov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Omarov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aingeru works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Omarov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Aingeru seems keen to control Omarov's posture.
Jabbar Omarov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Omarov controlling from the top position.
Omarov won't allow Aingeru to sweep him here.
Omarov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aingeru swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aingeru wants to sweep but no luck.
Aingeru is trying to control the position but Omarov postures up.
Aingeru working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Omarov.
Omarov postures up.
Josu Aingeru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Omarov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Aingeru keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Omarov lands a right hook to the body.
Omarov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Omarov cracks a nice hook into Aingeru's ribs.
Aingeru moves out of range as Omarov strikes.
A little jabbing left from Aingeru on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Omarov swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Aingeru to counter with a crisp jab.
Aingeru throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jabbar Omarov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Omarov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jabbar Omarov!
Jabbar Omarov very nearly forgot to thank Altitude Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Josu Aingeru spoke after the fight, saying 'Thanks for coming..I'll be back'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iron Jussi (ranked 124 p4p, 366 weight class) and Ruslan Karelin (ranked 7 p4p, 15 weight class). Ruslan Karelin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iron Jussi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruslan Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jussi's waist but Jussi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Karelin off to one side.
Karelin tries to clinch there but Jussi circles away.
Jussi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Karelin finds it's way round the side to connect with Jussi's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jussi. Karelin does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Karelin tries to counter it with a takedown but Jussi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Karelin shoots in for a takedown but Jussi shows good takedown defense.
And Jussi counters with a quick kick to the body but Karelin blocks it.
Karelin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karelin blocks a low kick nicely.
Jussi lands with an uppercut that bounces Karelin off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Ruslan Karelin has been cut.
Jussi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Karelin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jussi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jussi throws a low kick, looking for Karelin's leg but Karelin calmly moves out of range.
Jussi lands with an uppercut that bounces Karelin off the cage and back into range.
Jussi misses with a wild body shot.
Karelin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jussi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jussi stuns Karelin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Karelin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karelin. Jussi does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jussi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Decent striking displayed by Karelin there.
Jussi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Karelin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jussi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Karelin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jussi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karelin misses with a hook. Jussi ducked under it nicely.
Jussi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Karelin stuns Jussi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Karelin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jussi.
Jussi is looking to score with low kicks.
Jussi moves away from the strike by Karelin.
Jussi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karelin was well out of range. Poor timing from Jussi.
Karelin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good standup being displayed there by Karelin as he connects with a hook.
Karelin clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin tries to land knees in the clinch but Jussi avoids the damage to the body.
Jussi misses with a punch on the inside.
Jussi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jussi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jussi is breathing heavily.
Karelin gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Karelin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Karelin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Karelin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Karelin is in close to Jussi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Karelin is working Jussi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Karelin controlling from the top position.
Jussi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Karelin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karelin is fighting to break Jussi's control of his arms but Jussi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Karelin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Karelin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Karelin cracks Jussi with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin is in close to Jussi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jussi trying to keep a closed guard but Karelin is proving a slippery customer.
Jussi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Karelin is controlling him.
Karelin throws a big elbow that misses.
Jussi wants to stand up but Karelin is controlling him.
Karelin wants to control from the top but Jussi keeps moving.
Karelin throws a big right hand that misses.
Karelin throws a big elbow that misses.
Jussi trying to control the position here.
Karelin stands up over Jussi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Karelin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Karelin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jussi wants to sweep but no luck.
Jussi managing to control the position.
Karelin trying to control but Jussi is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jussi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karelin.
Jussi wants to sweep here but Karelin controlling him for the moment.
Jussi pulls Karelin in close to his closed guard and prevents Karelin from doing any damage or advancing position.
Karelin stands up over Jussi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Karelin trying to control but Jussi is working from the bottom.
Karelin is looking to work some ground and pound but Jussi has wrist control.
Jussi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Karelin landing some decent shots from guard.
Karelin chips away with some ground and pound.
Karelin throwing strikes from guard but Jussi blocks nicely.
Jussi wants to stand and escape but Karelin is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Karelin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruslan Karelin's cut.
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.
Jussi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jussi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jussi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Karelin scores with a jab.
Jussi throws out a loose jab but Karelin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jussi cracks Karelin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jussi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Karelin is out of range.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Karelin. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karelin. Jussi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karelin throws a jab when Jussi was well out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jussi, as that shot connected.
That has opened up Ruslan Karelin's cut even more.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jussi throws a leg kick but Karelin checks it.
Karelin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jussi misses with a low kick.
Jab from Karelin.
Jussi throws a leg kick but Karelin checks it.
Jussi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jussi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Karelin moves away from the strike by Jussi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jussi throws out the jab.
A shot to the liver by Jussi. Beautiful body shot.
Jussi throws a sloppy body shot
letting Karelin counter with a right hand.
Karelin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jussi was well out of range. Poor timing from Karelin.
Jussi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Karelin is out of range.
A slow jab from Karelin misses its intended target.
Karelin misses with a takedown attempt - Jussi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice cross by Karelin.
Karelin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jussi scores with a jab to the body.
Jussi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karelin.
Karelin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karelin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A leg kick checked by Karelin.
Jussi throws a body kick that misses.
Jussi takes a swing at Karelin's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jussi misses with a kick to the body.
Karelin slips under a jab from Jussi.
Karelin throws a big shot that misses.
Jussi tries a head kick but it misses.
Karelin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Karelin checks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jussi misses with a looping left.
Karelin checks a low kick from Jussi.
Jussi needs to keep his hands up - Karelin had a free shot at his head there.
Jussi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jussi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Karelin to score with a decent uppercut.
Jussi misses the jab.
Jussi lands a jab.
Iron Jussi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jussi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jussi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karelin.
Karelin misses with a hook to the body
and Jussi counters with a good low kick that Karelin was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jussi walks into a straight right hand from Karelin.
Karelin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jussi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karelin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Karelin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
No luck for Karelin with that takedown attempt.
Iron Jussi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruslan Karelin.
Karelin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jussi throws a body punch but Karelin moves out of range.
Karelin misses with a wild body shot.
Jussi is looking to counter punch.
Karelin ducks under a wild hook from Jussi.
Jussi tries a low kick but Karelin avoids it.
Jussi misses with an uppercut. Karelin saw that one coming.
Jussi lands a leg kick that knocks Karelin off balance momentarily.
Jussi lands with a good body shot.
Jussi swings for the body but Karelin moves out of range.
Karelin misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Karelin misses the target.
Karelin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jussi's waist but Jussi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Karelin off to one side.
Karelin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karelin connects with a body shot that sends Jussi's belly button to the back.
Jussi throws a leg kick
and Karelin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jussi won't be happy with that.
Jussi can't do much from the bottom here.
Karelin trying to control the position but Jussi is working away.
Karelin grinds an elbow into Jussi's temple.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The ground and pound from Karelin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jussi struggling a bit here.
Jussi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Karelin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ruslan Karelin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Karelin throws an elbow but Jussi slips to the side and avoids it well.
Karelin landing strikes.
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 Iron Jussi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ruslan Karelin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Karelin moves out of range of the strikes.
Iron Jussi is winning the standup battle so far.
Karelin blocks a jab.
Jussi avoids the body shot from Karelin.
Jussi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Karelin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jussi lands with a nice body punch.
Jussi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jussi throws a body shot but no joy.
Karelin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Karelin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jussi as he avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Jussi misses the target.
Jussi scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin misses with a looping left.
Karelin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The cut above Ruslan Karelin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jussi throws an overhand right that lands on Karelin's shoulder, as Karelin tries to avoid the shot.
Jussi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Karelins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jussi feints and then cracks Karelin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karelin down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin throws a body shot but no joy.
Jussi scores with a sloppy right hand. Karelin should have avoided that one.
Ruslan Karelin's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Karelin defending well as Jussi loads up on a big left hand.
Jussi lands with a cross.
Karelin lands a nice shot that snaps Jussi's head back.
Karelin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jussi can pounce on him.
Karelin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jussi moves away.
Karelin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jussi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Karelin feints the counter takedown.
Karelin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Karelin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jussi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karelin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jussi circles away.
It appears Jussi was looking to counter with a kick there.
Karelin takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karelin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jussi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jussi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jussi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ruslan Karelin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Iron Jussi!
Iron Jussi retains his super heavyweight title!
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