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GDL 67: Galvarino VS Poika PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jared Roughneck (ranked 2162 p4p, 927 weight class) and Paulo Blikstein (ranked 300 p4p, 129 weight class). Paulo Blikstein has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jared Roughneck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paulo Blikstein!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roughneck lands a jab to the head.
Blikstein misses with a body shot
and Roughneck cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blikstein misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Roughneck counters with a nice uppercut.
Roughneck waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blikstein.
Blikstein appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Blikstein thuds a left hand into Roughneck's body.
Roughneck drives through with a takedown into Blikstein's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Blikstein looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blikstein keeping full guard, as Roughneck tries to pass.
Roughneck won't allow Blikstein to get back to his feet.
Roughneck pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blikstein is keeping the position for now.
Roughneck is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roughneck got a little sloppy there for a moment and Blikstein has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Roughneck has managed to get both his arms back between Blikstein's legs - danger averted.
Roughneck prevents Blikstein from getting back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Roughneck lands with a good body shot.
Blikstein avoids the body shot from Roughneck.
A countering left hand to the body from Blikstein misses.
Roughneck connects with a body shot that sends Blikstein's belly button to the back.
Roughneck goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Blikstein lunges at Roughneck with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Roughneck's hand.
Roughneck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Roughneck fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Blikstein to the ground. Roughneck is now in Blikstein's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blikstein keeping moving, preventing Roughneck from controlling successfully.
Roughneck is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roughneck trying to control but Blikstein is working from the bottom.
Blikstein is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blikstein keeping moving, preventing Roughneck from controlling successfully.
Roughneck scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blikstein looking for a sweep. Not yet Blikstein, not yet.
Blikstein working for a triangle but Roughneck defends it easily.
Blikstein has Roughneck pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Roughneck cracks Blikstein with a solid left hand.
Roughneck is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've been hearing good reports from Roughneck's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Roughneck wants to control from the top but Blikstein keeps moving.
Roughneck working some strikes from top position.
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.
Roughneck trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blikstein working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Roughneck has passed into half guard!
Roughneck prevents Blikstein from standing back up.
Blikstein trying to control but Roughneck postures up.
Roughneck lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blikstein can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roughneck is pressing down on Blikstein's thigh, looking to free his foot. Blikstein is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jared Roughneck dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Roughneck drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Blikstein throws Roughneck to one side and escapes!
Roughneck misses with an uppercut
and Blikstein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice jab there from Roughneck.
Jab by Roughneck.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab lands there for Roughneck.
Blikstein thuds a left hand into Roughneck's body.
Jared Roughneck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roughneck just misses with a punch to the body.
Blikstein moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
 It looks like Jared Roughneck has been cut.
Blikstein misses with a hook to the body
and Roughneck counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roughneck throws a hook but Blikstein blocks it.
Roughneck throws a sloppy body shot
and Blikstein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 Roughneck is rocked!
Jared Roughneck is winning the standup battle so far.
Roughneck connects with a single shot there.
Roughneck misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Roughneck.
Roughneck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roughneck misses with a left hand
and Blikstein counters with a left to the body.
Blikstein drops Roughneck with a beautiful combination! Roughneck stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Blikstein is looking for the KO!
Oh Roughneck is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blikstein on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Roughneck walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Roughneck limp body while Blikstein jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paulo Blikstein!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bejamin Gold (ranked 4007 p4p, 2604 weight class) and Marlon John (ranked 504 p4p, 342 weight class). Marlon John told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bejamin Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marlon John!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Golds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Bejamin Gold has been cut.
Gold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
John with the counter takedown but Gold avoids it easily.
Bejamin Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold lands with a right hand.
Gold throws a shot to the body.
Gold swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
John shoots in looking for a takedown but Gold manages to keep the fight standing, pushing John's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gold changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gold just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gold did well to prevent John getting side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John working over Gold with some ground and pound. Gold looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
John takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gold knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for John on the ground.
Gold has hold of John's hands but John slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gold is rocked!
Bejamin Gold's cut is getting worse.
Gold definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Oh Gold is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bejamin Gold's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
John lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Gold! More strikes land and this one is all over! John jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marlon John!
During a confident post fight interview, Marlon John thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Beam Scotty (ranked 1527 p4p, 1358 weight class) and Shane Stead (ranked 210 p4p, 187 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beam Scotty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Stead!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stead swats away the attempt to clinch by Scotty.
Stead uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scotty.
Stead swats away the attempt to clinch by Scotty.
Scotty displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stead throws out the jab.
Stead has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Scotty is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Stead circles away from the clinch attempt
and Scotty takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Scotty wants to clinch up but Stead keeps it at a distance.
Stead lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Stead paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stead takes one on the chin but seems OK.
 It looks like Shane Stead has been cut.
Beam Scotty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Scotty.
Stead stuns Scotty with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Scotty looks to land a right hand but Stead moved out of range.
Stead avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scotty tries to clinch but Stead moves away
and Stead counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stead cracks Scotty with a good jab.
Beam Scotty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scotty wants to clinch up but Stead keeps it at a distance.
Scotty looks to score with a jab to the body but Stead is just out of range.
Stead with the counter takedown but Scotty avoids it easily.
Scotty is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Scotty moves in looking to clinch but Stead pushes him off.
Scotty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stead swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice jab there from Stead.
Stead takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Scotty fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scotty is looking to clinch.
Scotty throws out a loose jab but Stead uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scotty missing with a left hand there. Stead was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scotty tries to clinch
and Stead counters with a three punch combo that has Scotty backing up. Scotty nods at Stead to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scotty takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scotty tries to clinch up.
Scotty bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Scotty listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stead throws a jab but it's blocked by Scotty.
Stead avoids the body shot from Scotty.
Scotty scores with a punch to the head.
Scotty fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Scotty checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Scotty tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stead paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scotty tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stead manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scotty avoids the body shot from Stead.
Scotty looks to score with a jab to the body but Stead is just out of range.
Stead lands a right hook to the body.
Scotty takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stead throws a looping overhand right but Scotty ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scotty tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stead paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scotty looks to land a combination but Stead avoids it well.
Scotty gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stead blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scotty swings wildly with an uppercut but Stead uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scotty misses with an elbow strike.
Scotty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scotty throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Scotty can't find room to land a body shot as Stead controls the action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Scotty throws an elbow but misses.
Scotty has a couple of punches blocked by Stead.
Stead working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Scotty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stead drags the fight down to the ground.
Stead is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scotty seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Stead thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scotty stays in close to Stead's body and controls the position.
Stead has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Scotty trying to control but Stead is working from the bottom.
Stead looking to hit a scissor sweep but Scotty is one step ahead there.
Stead seems keen to control Scotty's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Stead dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Stead's cut.
That's time! Scotty's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stead throws a low kick but it's checked well by Scotty.
Scotty is looking to clinch but Stead is avoiding it.
Stead swats away the attempt to clinch by Scotty.
And Stead tries to counter it with a takedown but Scotty pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Scotty wants to clinch
and Stead counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stead misses with a body shot.
Scotty fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stead tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stead lands a nice shot to the body.
Stead swats away the attempt to clinch by Scotty.
Stead looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scotty is looking to clinch but Stead is avoiding it.
Scotty fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Stead misses the target.
Scotty blocks a jab.
Scotty tries to counter by clinching up but Stead breaks away and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stead wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Scotty avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Scotty rushes Stead and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Scotty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scotty tries to work over Stead's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scotty scores with a hook to the body.
Stead taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Stead fails to land.
Scotty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scotty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scotty softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
I was talking to Scotty's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Scotty lands with a left to the head.
Stead has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stead is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Stead fails to land.
Stead stalling in the clinch but Scotty improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scotty lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stead lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scotty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stead prevents a body shot from Scotty.
Stead lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stead wants a takedown.
Scotty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Scotty scores with a nice short uppercut.
Scotty misses with a punch on the inside.
Stead blocks an uppercut.
Stead just leaning against Scotty, taking a breather.
Stead blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scotty scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Scotty scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stead tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scotty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scotty has Stead pushed against the cage.
Scotty lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Stead fails to land.
Scotty blocks an uppercut.
Scotty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scotty misses with a punch to the body.
Scotty can't find room to land a body shot as Stead controls the action.
Beam Scotty has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stead tries to work over Scotty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scotty misses with some punches.
Stead is looking to take this one to the mat.
Scotty cracks Stead with a nice body shot.
Stead goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stead blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Scotty.
Stead lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Scotty backwards.
Scotty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scotty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scotty lands a right hand.
Scotty misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Scotty creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Scotty misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stead tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stead tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scotty tries to throw a body punch but Stead avoids it by throwing Scotty back against the cage.
Scotty misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Scotty fails to land.
Scotty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Scotty.
Stead manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stead blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stead blocks a body shot from Scotty.
Scotty stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stead misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scotty misses with the head strike.
Scotty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beam Scotty dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shane Stead's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Scotty tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stead manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stead! But no joy.
Scotty fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stead is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Scotty looks to clinch
and Stead counters with a left to the body.
Shane Stead seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scotty moves out of range as Stead strikes.
Scotty slips a straight right by Stead.
Scotty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Scotty tries to close the distance and clinch but Stead swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Scotty dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Scotty fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Scotty tries to close the distance and clinch but Stead swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stead feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stead throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scotty sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scotty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scotty tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stead paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scotty tries to close the distance and clinch but Stead swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Stead.
Scotty tries to clinch there but Stead circles away.
Scotty looks to land a left hand but Stead moved out of range nicely.
Scotty tries to clinch up.
Stead throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scotty sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scotty tries to clinch but Stead moves away
and Stead counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Scotty takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Scotty tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stead manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scotty stuns Stead with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Scotty moves out of range as Stead strikes.
Scotty tries to clinch but Stead is having none of it.
Scotty connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Scotty misses with a hook. Stead ducked under it nicely.
Stead throws out a loose jab but Scotty uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scotty is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stead takes a swing at Scotty's ribcage but misses.
Scotty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scotty fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stead scores with a sloppy right hand. Scotty should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scotty fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stead fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Scotty to the ground. Stead is now in Scotty's guard.
Stead throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Scotty works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stead's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Scotty is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stead stands up over Scotty, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Scotty controlling the position.
Stead trying to control but Scotty is working from the bottom.
Stead throwing strikes but missing.
Stead missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stead working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Scotty takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Scotty walks into a left hand.
Stead slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Scotty closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stead counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Scotty keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stead throwing shots but Scotty is blocking nicely.
Scotty wants to get back to full guard.
Stead is controlling the pace.
Let's hope that Stead has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Stead comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stead 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Stead!
A relieved looking Shane Stead 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Marley (ranked 1705 p4p, 3825 weight class) and Magnus Gunnarsson (ranked 231 p4p, 488 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Marley might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to EMOTIONALLY SCARRED. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ezekiel Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Magnus Gunnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunnarsson throws a nice looking combination but Marley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gunnarsson throws a jab when Marley was well out of range.
Gunnarsson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gunnarsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Marley.
It looked like Marley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marley takes one to the chin there.
Marley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gunnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Marley.
Gunnarsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marley circles away quickly and effectively.
Gunnarsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Gunnarsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice defenses there by Gunnarsson.
Marley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Gunnarsson misses.
Marley tries to bum rush Gunnarsson with a series of wild strikes but Gunnarsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunnarsson darts in looking for a takedown but Marley gets double underhooks and turns Gunnarsson into the cage.
Marley lands a nice shot to the body.
Gunnarsson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A head kick by Marley misses
and Gunnarsson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gunnarsson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Magnus Gunnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunnarsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gunnarsson's head.
Gunnarsson throws a solid leg kick but Marley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson throws a leg kick that misses.
Gunnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gunnarsson has Marley up against the cage in a clinch.
Marley breaks the clinch.
Marley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gunnarsson moves away.
Gunnarsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marley.
Gunnarsson looks to throw the jab but Marley is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson misses the jab.
As Gunnarsson backs away, Marley returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gunnarsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marley. Marley obviously looking to wear him down.
Marley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gunnarsson's sensitive parts.
Gunnarsson feints and as Marley raises his hands in defense, Gunnarsson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Marley has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gunnarsson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gunnarsson lands with an uppercut that bounces Marley off the cage and back into range.
The fighters circling - Gunnarsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gunnarsson closes the distance and clinches up with Marley, looking for a takedown. Gunnarsson pushes Marley against the cage but Marley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ezekiel Marley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magnus Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson moves out of range as Marley strikes.
Marley misses the shot to the body.
Gunnarsson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gunnarsson backwards.
Marley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marley misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley misses with a right hand
and Gunnarsson counters with a body kick.
Marley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gunnarsson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Gunnarsson misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marley.
Marley misses with a body shot.
Gunnarsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gunnarsson goes for a double leg but Marley avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Marley continues to drive forward.
A head kick misses from Marley.
Marley swings for the body but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
Gunnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marley scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunnarsson walks into a straight right hand from Marley.
Marley throws a hook but Gunnarsson avoids it easily.
Gunnarsson dives in for a single leg takedown but Marley sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gunnarsson throws a body punch but Marley moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Marley circles away.
Marley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gunnarsson dives in and grabs Marley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Marley pushes down on Gunnarsson's head and hops out.
Gunnarsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Marley.
Marley struggles to land a body shot inside as Gunnarsson controls his hands.
Marley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gunnarsson checks a leg kick.
Marley connects with a crisp jab.
Good work by Marley as he checks the leg kick.
Marley swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gunnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Marley.
Gunnarsson throws out a loose jab but Marley uses good head movement to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Marley misses its target.
Marley tried to score with a low kick but Gunnarsson checks it.
Marley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gunnarsson to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gunnarsson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gunnarsson misses with a looping right.
Gunnarsson avoids the head kick by Marley.
Gunnarsson dives in for a single leg takedown but Marley sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Marley dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gunnarsson wants to clinch.
Marley gets caught flat footed, as Gunnarsson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gunnarsson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gunnarsson throwing strikes but missing.
Gunnarsson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunnarsson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gunnarsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marley has momentary wrist control but Gunnarsson slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gunnarsson trying to control but Marley is working from the bottom.
Gunnarsson stands up over Marley, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gunnarsson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gunnarsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Marley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gunnarsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gunnarsson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gunnarsson throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Marley manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Gunnarsson misses the body punch
and Marley counters with a nice uppercut.
Gunnarsson ducks right into an uppercut from Marley.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gunnarsson.
Marley lands a right hook to the body.
Marley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marley misses with a hook. Gunnarsson ducked under it nicely.
Marley misses with a looping left.
Gunnarsson scores with a hook.
Gunnarsson misses with the combination.
Gunnarsson looks for a takedown but Marley sprawls well.
Ezekiel Marley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gunnarsson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Marley swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley loads up on a big right hand but Gunnarsson slips the punch.
Gunnarsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gunnarsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marley cracks a nice hook into Gunnarsson's ribs.
Gunnarsson misses with a wild body shot.
Gunnarsson moves into range and clinches up with Marley.
Marley gets through Gunnarsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gunnarsson wants a takedown.
Ezekiel Marley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magnus Gunnarsson.
Marley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marley scores with a shot to the side of Gunnarsson's head.
Gunnarsson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Marley breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Marley.
That kick from Gunnarsson tenderised Marley's leg. Marley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gunnarsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Marley's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunnarsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from Gunnarsson misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Marley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marley moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley throws a shot from downtown. Gunnarsson moves away and avoids it.
Gunnarsson looks to land a left hand but Marley moved out of range nicely.
Gunnarsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gunnarsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Ezekiel Marley is winning the standup battle so far.
Gunnarsson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Marley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gunnarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marley.
Gunnarsson tries to move into range but Marley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gunnarsson blocks a head kick by Marley.
Marley ducks under a wild hook from Gunnarsson.
Marley is looking to counter punch.
Gunnarsson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gunnarsson takes one to the side of the head.
Marley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Marley dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gunnarsson wants to slow Marley down by chopping away at his legs.
Gunnarsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marley connects with an inside leg kick.
Gunnarsson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Marley counters with a good low kick that Gunnarsson was not able to check.
Marley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gunnarsson.
Some bone on bone action there as Marley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gunnarsson throws a leg kick but Marley moved away.
Marley lands a brutal head kick. Gunnarsson looks out on his feet and Marley throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Ezekiel Marley!
Ezekiel Marley took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shako Hachi (ranked 22682 p4p, 1316 weight class) and Fernando Martinez (ranked 197 p4p, 52 weight class). Hachi comes to the cage accompanied by Everybody’s Gotta Live, Everybody’s Gonna Die. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Excellent boxer
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shako Hachi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fernando Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hachi misses with a hook
and Martinez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hachi throws a good cross that connects.
Hachi tests Martinez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hachi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hachi swings wildly with an uppercut but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hachi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martinez's coach down at Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Martinez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Martinez pushes Hachi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hachi tries to work over Martinez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hachi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez tries to throw a body punch but Hachi avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the cage.
Hachi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hachi misses with a body punch.
Hachi swings wildly with an uppercut but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Martinez.
Martinez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hachi or not.
Martinez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Shako Hachi has been cut.
Martinez tries a body shot but Hachi blocks it.
Martinez lands with a light punch inside.
Hachi can't find room to land a body shot as Martinez controls the action.
Martinez breaks from the clinch.
Hachi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Martinez throws a body shot but no joy.
Martinez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hachi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martinez.
Martinez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hachi walks into a left hand.
Hachi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hachi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Martinez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hachi moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Hachi.
Hachi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Hachi.
Hachi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hachi gets through Martinez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hachi misses with the head strike.
Martinez blocks an uppercut.
Martinez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martinez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body punch from Hachi.
Hachi lands a body shot.
Hachi looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
A big right from Martinez misses.
Hachi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Martinez digs a good hook to Hachi's body.
A jab from Hachi does it's job there.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Martinez counters with a left to the body.
Hachi throws a combination that misses
letting Martinez counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hachi is fending him off so far but Martinez persists. Nope, Hachi circles away and we're back to standing.
Hachi takes a swing at Martinez's ribcage but misses.
Martinez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Danga de danga de dang - Martinez scores with a four punch combination!
Hachi just misses with a punch to the body.
Hachi misses the shot to the body.
Martinez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hachi misses with a jab to the body
and Martinez counters with a left and a right... And another left! Hachi is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fernando Martinez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Veikko Keskinen (ranked 1902 p4p, 1631 weight class) and Maximus Mwekassa (ranked 233 p4p, 205 weight class). Maximus Mwekassa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veikko Keskinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Maximus Mwekassa!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Mwekassa. That snapped Keskinen's head back.
Keskinen instigates a clinch.
Keskinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Keskinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mwekassa's elbow.
Mwekassa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keskinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Keskinen fails to land.
Mwekassa throws a head punch that misses.
Keskinen pushes off an throws an elbow but Mwekassa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mwekassa stalling in the clinch but Keskinen improves position.
Keskinen can't find room to land a body shot as Mwekassa controls the action.
A short left from Keskinen.
Mwekassa avoids a wild elbow strike from Keskinen.
A short body shot lands from Keskinen as the two fighters clinch.
Mwekassa misses with a punch on the inside.
Keskinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mwekassa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Our sources have told us that Keskinen has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Keskinen misses with a punch to the body.
Keskinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mwekassa is defending well for now.
Keskinen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keskinen throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mwekassa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mwekassa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Keskinen landing knees to the body.
Mwekassa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Keskinen.
Mwekassa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mwekassa dodges an elbow strike from Keskinen.
Keskinen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Keskinen connects with a knee to the head.
Keskinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mwekassa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Keskinen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mwekassa managing to block the knees to the body from Keskinen.
Keskinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mwekassa avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keskinen.
Mwekassa takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keskinen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mwekassa looking to slow down the pace here.
Mwekassa blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Mwekassa fails to land.
Mwekassa wants to stall.
Keskinen can't find room to land a body shot as Mwekassa controls the action.
Keskinen tries to land a knee to the head but Mwekassa blocks with his arms.
Mwekassa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Keskinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mwekassa's elbow.
Keskinen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mwekassa.
Mwekassa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mwekassa.
Mwekassa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keskinen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mwekassa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Keskinen.
Keskinen working Mwekassa over with knees to the body.
Keskinen lands an elbow inside.
Keskinen digs a right hand underneath Mwekassa's ribcage. Mwekassa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mwekassa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Keskinen is keeping busy.
Keskinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mwekassa avoids it.
Keskinen gets through Mwekassa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Keskinen missing with knees to the body.
Mwekassa blocks a body shot from Keskinen.
Keskinen gets through Mwekassa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Keskinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Keskinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mwekassa backwards.
Keskinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mwekassa.
Keskinen lands a damaging elbow.
Keskinen misses with a knee strike.
Keskinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mwekassa blocks it with crossed arms.
Mwekassa blocking some punches.
Keskinen misses with a knee to the head.
Keskinen is pushing Mwekassa up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Keskinen lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keskinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Mwekassa avoids the damage to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mwekassa taking a breather.
Mwekassa blocks a body shot from Keskinen.
Keskinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mwekassa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Keskinen lands an uppercut.
Keskinen scores with a hook to the body.
Keskinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Mwekassa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keskinen tries a knee to the head but Mwekassa blocks it.
Keskinen tries a knee to the head but Mwekassa blocks it.
Keskinen blocks a body shot from Mwekassa.
Keskinen lands an elbow inside.
Keskinen connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mwekassa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veikko Keskinen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jab by Mwekassa.
Keskinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mwekassa can do to turn this around?
Keskinen moves to clinch but Mwekassa breaks away
enabling Mwekassa to counter with a crisp jab.
Keskinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Keskinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Keskinen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Keskinen lands a jab-cross combination.
Mwekassa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keskinen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mwekassa throws a sloppy head kick and Keskinen moves out of range easily.
Mwekassa throws an overhand right that lands on Keskinen's shoulder, as Keskinen tries to avoid the shot.
Mwekassa looks to land a right hand but Keskinen moved out of range.
Keskinen lands with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keskinen swings for the body but Mwekassa moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mwekassa looks to score with a jab to the body but Keskinen is just out of range.
Mwekassa swats away the attempt to clinch by Keskinen.
It seemed like Mwekassa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Keskinen closes the distance and clinches.
Keskinen trying to land knees to the body.
Mwekassa tries to throw a body punch but Keskinen avoids it by throwing Mwekassa back against the cage.
Keskinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Keskinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Keskinen tries a knee to the head but Mwekassa blocks it.
Mwekassa prevents a body shot from Keskinen.
Mwekassa lands with a right to the head.
Keskinen lands an elbow inside.
Mwekassa dodges an elbow strike from Keskinen.
Mwekassa lands with a left to the head.
Keskinen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keskinen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mwekassa lands with a right to the head.
Keskinen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Keskinen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mwekassa has had enough of the clinch but Keskinen keeps him there for the moment.
Mwekassa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keskinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mwekassa swings wildly with an uppercut but Keskinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Keskinen.
Mwekassa manages to break the clinch.
Mwekassa misses with an uppercut.
Maximus Mwekassa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Keskinen gets tackled into the cage by Mwekassa. Mwekassa maintains the clinch.
Keskinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mwekassa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Keskinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mwekassa is defending well for now.
Keskinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mwekassa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Keskinen misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mwekassa trying to stall but Keskinen improves his position.
Keskinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mwekassa.
Keskinen blocks an uppercut.
Keskinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Keskinen tries to work over Mwekassa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Keskinen tries to throw a body punch but Mwekassa avoids it by throwing Keskinen back against the cage.
Mwekassa blocks the elbow strike.
Keskinen misses with a knee to the head.
Keskinen tries to stall but Mwekassa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Keskinen throws an elbow but it misses.
Mwekassa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keskinen lands a damaging elbow.
Keskinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Mwekassa controls his hands.
Keskinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mwekassa prevents a body shot from Keskinen.
Keskinen working aggressively here.
Mwekassa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mwekassa wants to stall.
Mwekassa trying to stall but Keskinen improves his position.
Keskinen avoiding damage.
Veikko Keskinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short body shot lands from Keskinen as the two fighters clinch.
Keskinen lands an elbow just above Mwekassa 's eye.
Keskinen tries a knee to the head but Mwekassa blocks it.
Keskinen misses with a knee strike.
Keskinen tries a knee to the head but Mwekassa blocks it.
A hook to the body from Keskinen.
Keskinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mwekassa looking to stall.
Keskinen has Mwekassa pushed against the cage.
Keskinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veikko Keskinen dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Keskinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mwekassa.
Keskinen throws a body punch but Mwekassa moves out of range.
Keskinen blocks a head kick by Mwekassa.
Keskinen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mwekassa misses with some punches.
Mwekassa lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Mwekassa.
Keskinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keskinen cracks Mwekassa with a nice body shot.
Keskinen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keskinen lands a knee to the head.
Mwekassa has a couple of punches blocked by Keskinen.
Mwekassa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mwekassa throws a jab but it's blocked by Keskinen.
Mwekassa throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Keskinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Keskinen takes a swing at Mwekassa's ribcage but misses.
Keskinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mwekassa misses with a few strikes there.
Keskinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Keskinen wants to clinch up but Mwekassa keeps it at a distance.
Mwekassa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mwekassa misses with a hook. Keskinen ducked under it nicely.
Keskinen lands a really nice looking cross but Mwekassa seems unphased.
Keskinen swings for the body but Mwekassa moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Keskinen there.
Keskinen misses with a left hand
and Mwekassa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Keskinen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maximus Mwekassa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keskinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Mwekassa is just out of range.
Keskinen misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Mwekassa - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keskinen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mwekassa misses with a body punch.
Mwekassa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Keskinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mwekassa misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Keskinen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mwekassa's brow.
Mwekassa swings wildly with an uppercut but Keskinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keskinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mwekassa.
Keskinen misses with an elbow strike.
Keskinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Keskinen scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keskinen lands an elbow inside.
Mwekassa working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Mwekassa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Keskinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mwekassa is defending well for now.
Mwekassa stalls.
Mwekassa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keskinen takes a shot to the head.
Mwekassa avoiding damage as Keskinen throws knees to the body.
Keskinen trying to land knees to the body.
Mwekassa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mwekassa fails to land.
Mwekassa avoiding damage.
Keskinen tries a body shot but Mwekassa blocks it.
Keskinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mwekassa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Keskinen misses with a knee strike.
Keskinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mwekassa blocks it with crossed arms.
Veikko Keskinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Keskinen prevents a body shot from Mwekassa.
Mwekassa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mwekassa managing to block the knees to the body from Keskinen.
Keskinen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Keskinen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mwekassa's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mwekassa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Keskinen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mwekassa missing with a left hand there. Keskinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Keskinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mwekassa throws out the jab.
Keskinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mwekassa circles away quickly and effectively.
Keskinen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
Veikko Keskinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Keskinen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Veikko Keskinen!
A victorious Veikko Keskinen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Brooks (ranked 1755 p4p, 1461 weight class) and Aloisia Alvar (ranked 240 p4p, 199 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aloisia Alvar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Alvar does it's job there.
Brooks scores with a kick to the midsection.
Alvar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brooks sprawls well. Brooks wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alvar gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Alvar or perhaps it was just good defense by Brooks, which made it look bad.
Brooks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvar.
Jab, jab by Alvar - just one landing.
Brooks misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Alvar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A low kick from Brooks misses
and Alvar counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Alvar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Alvar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alvar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alvar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Alvar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvar postures up in Brooks's guard and throws a big left but Brooks blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alvar tries to free his leg and advance position but Brooks is retaining full guard.
Alvar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Alvar trying to control but Brooks is working from the bottom.
Alvar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brooks wants to stand and escape but Alvar is having none of it.
Alvar distracts Brooks with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Brooks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alvar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brooks is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alvar is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Alvar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alvar tests Brooks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Eric Brooks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brooks can pounce on him.
Brooks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alvar scores with a jab.
Aloisia Alvar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooks throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvar.
Alvar digs a good hook to Brooks's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvar. Brooks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brooks tries to counter with a takedown but Alvar is quick to defend against it.
Brooks gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alvar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Alvar, as that shot connected.
Brooks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alvar to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brooks can pounce on him.
Alvar lands a jab to the nose.
Alvar misses with a body shot.
Brooks misses with a body kick.
Brooks misses with a hook.
Alvar tests Brooks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice straight punches there by Alvar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alvar.
Brooks moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brooks misses with a wild body shot.
Brooks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alvar connects with a looping right hand.
Brooks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brooks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brooks takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brooks. Brooks obviously looking to wear him down.
Alvar dips to his left and cracks Brooks with an uppercut!
Brooks clobbers Alvar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvar lands with an overhand left.
Alvar tests Brooks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brooks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alvar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alvar throws a leg kick but Brooks sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brooks misses with a wild body shot.
Brooks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alvar.
Alvar moves out of range as Brooks throws a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Alvar there.
Brooks looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvar is just out of range.
Brooks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brooks tries to sprawl but Alvar drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Brooks pushes Alvar off and gets back to his feet.
Alvar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brooks momentarily.
Alvar is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brooks had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brooks blocks a leg kick.
A low kick from Brooks misses
and Alvar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Brooks wants to get back to his feet but Alvar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aloisia Alvar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brooks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alvar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brooks.
Brooks lands with a nice body kick.
Alvar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brooks throws a series of punches but Alvar moves out of range.
Alvar scores with a sloppy right hand. Brooks should have avoided that one.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brooks. Alvar shrugs it off though.
Alvar cracks Brooks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Aloisia Alvar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brooks throws a hook to the side of Alvar's head but Alvar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brooks misses with a looping left.
We've been told by Brooks's head coaches at Rabid Dog that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvar. Brooks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alvar scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alvar lands an overhand right.
Brooks has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Alvar tries a low kick but Brooks avoids it.
Alvar tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Brooks defends well and Alvar ends up having to push Brooks into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Alvar swats away the attempt to clinch by Brooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Alvar or perhaps it was just good defense by Brooks, which made it look bad.
A lazy left from Alvar finds it's target.
Alvar misses with a looping left.
Alvar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brooks throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brooks looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brooks misses with a double jab.
Alvar with the counter takedown but Brooks avoids it easily.
Alvar slips a jab from Brooks.
A bone on bone clash there as Alvar blocks the leg kick.
Brooks misses with a hook. Alvar ducked under it nicely.
Alvar stuns Brooks with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Brooks.
Brooks finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alvar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvar dives in for a single leg takedown but Brooks sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Eric Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aloisia Alvar.
Brooks connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Alvar fails with a takedown attempt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alvar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brooks looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvar is just out of range.
Alvar lands with a straight right. Brooks didn't see that one coming.
Brooks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brooks misses with a low kick.
Alvar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brooks connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alvar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brooks misses with a low kick as Alvar jumps back.
Brooks stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Alvar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alvar throws a series of punches but Brooks moves out of range.
Alvar slips under a jab from Brooks.
Alvar lands with a straight right. Brooks didn't see that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brooks.
Alvar misses with a looping right.
Brooks fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alvar checks it well.
Alvar misses with an uppercut. Brooks saw that one coming.
Brooks tries to move into range but Alvar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Alvar cracks Brooks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brooks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alvar.
Alvar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A nice leg kick from Brooks, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alvar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brooks wants to clinch up but Alvar keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks throws a low kick, looking for Alvar's leg but Alvar calmly moves out of range.
Alvar moves out of range as Brooks strikes.
Alvar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alvar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brooks.
Brooks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvar.
Brooks tries to land a front kick but Alvar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alvar scores with the left hand. Brooks knows he should have avoided that one.
Alvar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brooks scores with a hook to the body. Alvar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alvar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brooks tries to work over Alvar's front leg with a kick but Alvar checks it.
Brooks loads up on a big right hand but Alvar slips the punch.
Brooks lands with a nice combination. Alvar backs away looking to recover.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvar cracks Brooks with a good jab.
Brooks is looking to clinch but Alvar is avoiding it.
Brooks closes the distance but Alvar moves to the side
and Alvar counters with a nice uppercut.
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 Eric Brooks will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A slow jab from Alvar misses its intended target.
Alvar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brooks on the side of the head.
Alvar steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brooks. That one must have hurt.
Brooks takes a swing at Alvar's ribcage but misses.
Brooks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brooks misses with a looping right.
Brooks needs to keep his hands up - Alvar had a free shot at his head there.
Alvar fails with a takedown attempt.
Brooks attempts a counter takedown but Alvar avoids it well and moves away.
Brooks takes a swing at Alvar's ribcage but misses.
Brooks throws the kick towards the body but Alvar avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alvar misses with a hook.
Brooks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alvar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Brooks defends it well.
Brooks throws a body shot but no joy.
Brooks misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvar clobbers Brooks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alvar checks a leg kick.
Alvar lands with an uppercut that bounces Brooks off the cage and back into range.
Brooks throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvar misses with a leg kick.
Good shot there by Alvar.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brooks. Alvar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvar thuds his right hand into Brooks's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheers as Alvar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brooks doesn't seem phased though.
Alvar shoots in and drives through. Brooks sprawls well.
Alvar swats away the attempt to clinch by Brooks.
Brooks connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alvar. Alvar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alvar feints a jab promting Brooks to slip. Alvar then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brooks slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Alvar.
A big left from Alvar misses.
Brooks scores with a kick to the midsection.
Brooks throws a right hand that Alvar ducks under and follows up with a left that Alvar also avoids with ease.
Brooks tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brooks lands an overhand right.
Brooks walks into a left hand.
Brooks pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Alvar back to the cage. Brooks follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Alvar crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brooks - the referee stops the clock and Alvar gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brooks. Alvar manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Alvar wants to slow Brooks down by chopping away at his legs.
Brooks half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brooks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alvar unleashes a big counter combination but Brooks bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Alvar misses with an uppercut. Brooks saw that one coming.
Brooks attempts a counter takedown but Alvar avoids it well and moves away.
A big left from Alvar misses.
Alvar has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Brooks.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvar lands with a good body shot.
Brooks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvar.
Brooks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brooks tries a head kick but it misses.
Alvar shoots in and gets a takedown into Brooks's guard.
Alvar distracts Brooks with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alvar is in close to Brooks's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Alvar lands a couple of elbows.
Alvar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brooks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alvar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Alvar is looking to work some ground and pound but Brooks has wrist control.
Alvar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brooks works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvar seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Alvar throws a big elbow that misses.
Brooks on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brooks tries to get out of the position.
Alvar won't allow Brooks to get back to his feet.
Brooks keeping moving, preventing Alvar from controlling successfully.
Alvar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Alvar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aloisia Alvar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alvar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aloisia Alvar!
After winning the bout, Aloisia Alvar thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grant Dukes (ranked 772 p4p, 1407 weight class) and Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit (ranked 99 p4p, 175 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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Excellent MT
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Dukes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dukes misses with an uppercut.
Dukes misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Dukes avoids it easily.
Dukes feints and as Sitsongrit raises his hands in defense, Dukes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dukes slips nicely into half guard.
Dukes prevents Sitsongrit from improving his position.
Sitsongrit is defending against the submission attempts here by Dukes.
Sitsongrit trying to control but Dukes postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukes trying to control the pace.
Dukes has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sitsongrit seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dukes tries to free his leg and advance position but Sitsongrit is retaining full guard.
Sitsongrit is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dukes sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sitsongrit managing to control the position.
Dukes trying to control but Sitsongrit is working from the bottom.
Dukes looking to pass the guard.
Dukes postures up.
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.
Dukes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sitsongrit's guard.
Sitsongrit controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Dukes is trying to control. Sitsongrit wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sitsongrit gets back to full guard.
Sitsongrit keeping moving, preventing Dukes from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sitsongrit keeping full guard, as Dukes tries to pass.
Sitsongrit tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dukes.
Dukes throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sitsongrit tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dukes is in Sitsongrit's guard.
Dukes is fighting to break Sitsongrit's control of his arms but Sitsongrit is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dukes is pushing down on Sitsongrit's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sitsongrit is fighting to maintain full guard but Dukes has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dukes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sitsongrit keeps working.
Sitsongrit trying to control here.
Dukes controlling the pace.
Sitsongrit controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dukes pulls his head out easily.
Dukes is trying to control the action in half guard but Sitsongrit is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dukes is thwarting Sitsongrit's attempts to control the position.
Sitsongrit tries to get to full guard but Dukes has control of the leg.
Dukes is looking to advance position but Sitsongrit won't allow it.
Dukes is controlling the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sitsongrit is trying to maintain the position but Dukes is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Dukes 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.
Dukes digs a good body shot into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Dukes slips the punch.
Dukes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dukes swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit wants to counter with a clinch but Dukes pushes him away.
Dukes moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dukes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dukes throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Dukes lands a jab to the nose.
No luck for Dukes with that takedown attempt.
Dukes misses with a looping right.
Dukes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big right from Dukes misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a decent looking hook.
Dukes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sitsongrit throws the kick towards the body but Dukes avoids it.
Dukes feinted with a counter takedown.
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitsongrit wants to land a leg kick but Dukes is out of range.
Dukes shoots for a takedown but Sitsongrit saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dukes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sitsongrit circles away quickly and effectively.
Dukes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dukes drops his hands momentarily and Sitsongrit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dukes works the jab nicely.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab. Dukes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dukes digs a good body shot into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Dukes misses with a body shot
and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dukes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dukes wants to control from the top but Sitsongrit keeps moving.
Sitsongrit pulls Dukes in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukes trying to control the position from guard on top but Sitsongrit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dukes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sitsongrit is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dukes trying to control the position from guard on top but Sitsongrit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sitsongrit has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Dukes doesn't defend quickly enough and Sitsongrit has managed to lock this one up! Can Dukes escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Sitsongrit on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit!
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rollo Galvarino (ranked 1967 p4p, 1286 weight class) and Reima Poika (ranked 233 p4p, 162 weight class). Galvarino's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mist - Game Changer. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rollo Galvarino!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Reima Poika!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galvarino misses with a body shot.
Galvarino throws a series of punches but Poika avoids them all with ease.
Poika looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Galvarino on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Galvarino tries to get out of the position.
Galvarino on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Galvarino knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Poika on the ground.
Poika maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Galvarino could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Poika has cracked it and Galvarino is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Poika!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Reima Poika!
Reima Poika is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Reima Poika, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Rollo Galvarino had this to say: 'Hell man, what can I tell you. I thought I have it, that it's my day. Well I fucked up that's all I can say. Big respect to my opponent, I'll beat you other day bro. I won't give up and you'll see more from me'.
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