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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Suarez (ranked 3304 p4p, 25000 weight class) and Uncle Abner (ranked 376 p4p, 676 weight class). Suarez's entrance music is Mexican Sun. A fine choice. Uncle Abner will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uncle Abner!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abner misses with a wild body shot.
Suarez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abner is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Suarez drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Suarez seems to have locked his on tight now - Abner screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Suarez, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Felix Suarez!
A victorious Felix Suarez 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Bofur Widenose (ranked 2725 p4p, 4403 weight class) and Tran Quaach (ranked 373 p4p, 566 weight class). Bofur Widenose 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bofur Widenose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tran Quaach!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quaach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Widenose doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Widenose takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Widenose gets a takedown into half guard.
Widenose trying to pass the guard but Quaach defending well.
Widenose throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Widenose seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Widenose is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Widenose takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Widenose seems to be working for a kimura but Quaach defends the submission attempt.
Widenose is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Quaach has managed to free his arm - good work.
Widenose sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Quaach defending well though.
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.
Widenose throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Widenose is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Quaach has managed to free his arm - good work.
Quaach felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Widenose is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Widenose passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Quaach!
Widenose controlling from the full mount.
Quaach is bucking up trying to escape but Widenose cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Widenose there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Widenose sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quaach in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Widenose with good strikes from the mount here!
Widenose misses with a head shot.
Quaach wants to hold on but Widenose pushes him away.
Widenose controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Widenose looking to isolate an arm here. Quaach doesn't see it coming and as Widenose extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Widenose!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bofur Widenose!
A relieved looking Bofur Widenose 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Aung Siang (ranked 3775 p4p, 25016 weight class) and Ultimate Warrior (ranked 416 p4p, 715 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aung Siang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ultimate Warrior!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siang misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Warrior counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Siang!
Warrior goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Siang rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Warrior's guard! Nice work there by Siang!
Warrior working for a triangle but Siang defends it easily.
Siang got a little sloppy there for a moment and Warrior has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Siang has managed to get both his arms back between Warrior's legs - danger averted.
Siang trying to control but Warrior is working from the bottom.
Warrior looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warrior looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Siang 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Siang can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Siang throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Warrior works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Siang controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Siang wants to control from the top but Warrior keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Siang is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Siang trying to control the position from guard on top but Warrior is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Warrior has his foot on Siang's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Siang works his way back into a safe position though.
Warrior is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Siang trying to control the position from guard on top but Warrior is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Warrior is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Siang is aware though and is defending well.
Siang controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Siang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aung Siang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warrior uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Siang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Siang misses
and Warrior counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Warrior preventing the sweep.
Siang is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Siang seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Warrior is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Siang is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Siang has escaped and now he's on top!
Siang passes Warrior's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Warrior looking for subs from the bottom but Siang mounts him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warrior is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Siang throwing strikes here but Warrior is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warrior is trying desperately to improve position.
Siang controlling his opponent.
Siang sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Warrior working to try and regain half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Siang jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Warrior manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Warrior tries to buck Siang off but Siang is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Warrior is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Siang's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Siang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Warrior keeps working.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Siang in particular looking to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aung Siang will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Siang looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Warrior gets full guard.
Siang avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Siang content to stall in guard here.
Siang drops back looking for a leg! Warrior is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Warrior manages to kick Siang off! Siang jumps back into Warrior's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siang engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Siang avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Siang stacks Warrior on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Siang!
A lull in the action here.
Aung Siang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Warrior tries to improve position but can't.
Siang in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Warrior manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Siang defends it well.
Siang is looking to control Warrior's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Siang avoid being mounted?
Siang on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Siang tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Siang manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Warrior drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Siang manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Warrior has Siang in his guard.
Siang passes Warrior's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warrior looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Siang perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Warrior looking for submissions off his back.
Siang stalling.
Warrior is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Siang's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Siang's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warrior working for a choke but Siang is defending well.
Siang tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Warrior moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Siang has worked his arm free - good work by Siang!
Siang is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Warrior off and has taken his back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Siang biding his time, controlling Warrior.
Siang looking to break Warrior's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Warrior remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Siang will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aung Siang dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Warrior tries to clinch but Siang moves away
and Siang counters with a takedown into side control.
Warrior tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Warrior keeps trying to improve his position.
Siang content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Siang tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warrior is being controlled here.
Siang 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.
Warrior is looking to reverse the position.
Warrior is being controlled here.
Siang trying to control the action but Warrior is working from the bottom.
Warrior is looking for a sweep.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Warrior is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Siang trying to pass the guard but Warrior defending well.
Warrior looking for submissions off his back.
Siang is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ultimate Warrior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Warrior looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Warrior actively working from the bottom here.
Warrior takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Warrior tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Siang has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Warrior tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Siang looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Siang controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siang is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Warrior to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Warrior shrugs it off.
Siang thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Siang looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Siang takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Warrior is trying to reverse the position but instead Siang has taken his back - oops!
Warrior is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Siang is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Warrior is defending well though. Siang let's go of the attempt for now.
Warrior tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siang has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Siang biding his time, controlling Warrior.
Warrior tries to escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Warrior is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Siang tries to get the hooks in deep but Warrior pushed the leg off.
Good control from Siang.
Siang is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Warrior has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aung Siang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Siang has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aung Siang!
An out of breath and clearly excited Aung Siang thanked Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Akio Kurosaki (ranked 4064 p4p, 4146 weight class) and Stuart Burrows (ranked 195 p4p, 198 weight class). Akio Kurosaki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Stuart Burrows's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akio Kurosaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stuart Burrows!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurosaki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Burrows sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kurosaki goes for a double leg but Burrows avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Burrows continues to drive forward.
Burrows has a couple of punches blocked by Kurosaki.
Burrows swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kurosaki gets control of Burrows's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kurosaki will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kurosaki has control of Burrows's left arm, preventing Burrows from doing any damage.
Burrows trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kurosaki pulls Burrows in to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurosaki 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burrows thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kurosaki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Burrows has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows advances position into side control!
Burrows throws an elbow but Kurosaki slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kurosaki struggling a bit here.
Kurosaki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kurosaki is working hard here to advance position.
Burrows trying to control the action but Kurosaki is working from the bottom.
Burrows looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kurosaki is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrows looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Burrows wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kurosaki keeps working.
Burrows tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Burrows has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kurosaki manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Burrows looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kurosaki is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Burrows works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kurosaki might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrows tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Burrows has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kurosaki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kurosaki wants to pass the guard but Burrows is keeping the position.
Kurosaki not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Burrows is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kurosaki is aware though and is defending well.
Kurosaki showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Burrows working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Burrows has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kurosaki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Burrows is looking for a triangle but Kurosaki pushes his legs off easily.
Burrows has his foot on Kurosaki's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kurosaki works his way back into a safe position though.
Kurosaki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Burrows on the ground.
Burrows is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kurosaki is aware though and is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Burrows looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kurosaki passes into side control.
Kurosaki is trying to get an arm triangle but Burrows is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stuart Burrows dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Burrows misses with a wild body shot.
Kurosaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Burrows swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kurosaki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Burrows circles away.
Burrows misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki moves out of range as Burrows strikes.
Kurosaki fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Burrows to the ground. Kurosaki is now in Burrows's guard.
Burrows looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Burrows is looking for a triangle but Kurosaki pushes his legs off easily.
Kurosaki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kurosaki won't allow Burrows to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burrows has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Kurosaki doesn't defend quickly enough and Burrows has managed to lock this one up! Can Kurosaki escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Burrows on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Stuart Burrows!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huber Schlesien (ranked 5246 p4p, 3318 weight class) and Drax Bautista (ranked 530 p4p, 379 weight class). Schlesien comes to the cage accompanied by Arm & Tepr - Tu Sais. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Huber Schlesien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drax Bautista!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautista thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Schlesien misses the target.
Bautista throws a hook to the side of Schlesien's head but Schlesien sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schlesien keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bautista.
Bautista on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bautista jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schlesien keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bautista.
Schlesien is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bautista scores with a nice right hand.
Bautista lands with a right hand.
Bautista ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schlesien moves away.
Schlesien swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bautista lands a glancing blow to the side of Schlesien's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schlesien throws a body shot but no joy.
Bautista throws an off balance right hand
and Schlesien counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bautista.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bautista scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista slips under a jab from Schlesien.
Bautista might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bautista ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schlesien moves away.
Schlesien appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bautista slips under a jab.
Bautista is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Schlesien moves away from the strike by Bautista.
Bautista scores with a nice strike.
A cross from Bautista lands.
Schlesien slips under a jab.
Schlesien throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Bautista to counter with a crisp jab.
Bautista has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bautista ducks under a wild hook from Schlesien.
Schlesien takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bautista is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schlesien.
Bautista loads up on a big right hand but Schlesien slips the punch.
Schlesien is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bautista is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schlesien.
Bautista rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bautista takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schlesien tries to close the distance and clinch but Bautista swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bautista throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schlesien sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schlesien gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Schlesien needs to keep his hands up - Bautista had a free shot at his head there.
Schlesien misses with a body shot.
Bautista throws a shot from downtown. Schlesien moves away and avoids it.
Bautista misses with a right hand
and Schlesien counters with a straight right hand.
Schlesien displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bautista throws out the jab.
Bautista connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Schlesien slips under a jab.
Bautista throws out a loose jab but Schlesien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schlesien displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bautista throws out the jab.
Bautista connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schlesien.
Schlesien misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bautista.
Schlesien misses with a body shot.
Schlesien fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Bautista throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bautista misses with a body shot.
Bautista waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schlesien.
Nice uppercut lands for Bautista. That snapped Schlesien's head back.
A big right from Bautista misses.
Schlesien takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Bautista.
A slow jab from Bautista misses its intended target.
Bautista waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schlesien.
Schlesien is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schlesien throws a body shot but no joy.
Bautista scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bautista. Schlesien does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bautista misses with an uppercut.
Bautista lands with a hook. Schlesien tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fighters circling - Bautista throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schlesien keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bautista.
Bautista stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice defenses there by Schlesien.
Bautista throws a sloppy body shot
and Schlesien counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bautista! Schlesien lets Bautista back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Schlesien drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big right from Schlesien misses.
Schlesien throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Drax Bautista dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bautista misses with a wild body shot.
Bautista lands an overhand right.
Schlesien misses the shot to the body.
Bautista lunges at Schlesien with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Schlesien's hand.
Schlesien walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bautista misses with a straight right.
Schlesien slips under a jab from Bautista.
Schlesien swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Schlesien moves out of range as Bautista strikes.
Schlesien gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Bautista misses.
It looked like Schlesien wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Drax Bautista seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bautista connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bautista takes a swing at Schlesien's ribcage but misses.
Schlesien wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bautista has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bautista lands a glancing blow to the side of Schlesien's head.
Bautista scores with a nice strike.
Drax Bautista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schlesien ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bautista moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Schlesien misses the target.
Bautista throws a body punch but Schlesien moves out of range.
Bautista looks to land a right hand but Schlesien moved out of range.
Schlesien tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bautista manages to circle out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bautista. Schlesien does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schlesien definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Schlesien tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bautista was well out of range. Poor timing from Schlesien.
Schlesien blocks a jab.
Nice jab there from Schlesien.
Schlesien uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bautista.
Schlesien ducks under a wild hook from Bautista.
Schlesien throws the left hand but Bautista avoids the punch easily.
Bautista swings widly with a right hand
and Schlesien counters with a nice right hand that sends Bautista toppling to the canvas! Bautista scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Schlesien finish him?!
 Bautista is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schlesien wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bautista is still on wobbly legs! Can Schlesien finish him?
Bautista is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schlesien fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Schlesien might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Schlesien lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Bautista head around and knocks him out cold! Schlesien hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Huber Schlesien!
Huber Schlesien decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Omer Demirci (ranked 2720 p4p, 5765 weight class) and Matt Cosce (ranked 371 p4p, 677 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Omer Demirci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Cosce!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Demirci.
Cosce throws out a counter right but Demirci avoids it with no problem.
Cosce pushes Demirci up against the cage in a clinch.
Cosce misses with a punch to the body.
Demirci is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Cosce can't fight it off and eventually Demirci manages to take the fight to the floor. Cosce looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Demirci passes Cosce's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cosce really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Demirci. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cosce looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Demirci looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Demirci is working for a kimura but Cosce is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demirci wants to control but Cosce is keeping him busy.
Demirci is looking for a kimura but Cosce is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Demirci to get the leverage.
Demirci seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Demirci stops Cosce from getting back to his feet.
Demirci seems to be looking for submissions.
Demirci is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cosce defends it well.
Cosce is trying to stand back up but Demirci is controlling him
Demirci content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demirci seems to be working for a kimura but Cosce defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Demirci keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Demirci is working for a kimura but Cosce is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Demirci is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Cosce is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Omer Demirci!
Omer Demirci seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between BIshop Bonesteel (ranked 2298 p4p, 6214 weight class) and Isak Hardrada (ranked 271 p4p, 596 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, BIshop Bonesteel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isak Hardrada!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardrada tries to bum rush Bonesteel with a series of wild strikes but Bonesteel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hardrada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bonesteel.
Bonesteel shoots in looking for a takedown but Hardrada manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bonesteel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice defenses there by Bonesteel.
Bonesteel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardrada throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bonesteel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bonesteel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hardrada's head backwards.
Hardrada throws a big shot that misses.
Hardrada looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bonesteel staying out of range there.
Bonesteel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hardrada.
Hardrada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonesteel moves away.
Bonesteel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardrada.
Hardrada looks to throw the jab but Bonesteel is out of range.
Bonesteel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hardrada's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bonesteel under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardrada throws a hook to the side of Bonesteel's head but Bonesteel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bonesteel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hardrada keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hardrada moves into the clinch.
Hardrada tries to throw a body punch but Bonesteel avoids it by throwing Hardrada back against the cage.
Bonesteel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bonesteel blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonesteel successfully pulls guard.
Bonesteel looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Hardrada is defending well. Bonesteel quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Hardrada has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Bonesteel celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). BIshop Bonesteel!
A very excited looking BIshop Bonesteel made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jay Reepo (ranked 2728 p4p, 5884 weight class) and Kaspar Kallaste (ranked 136 p4p, 265 weight class). Reepo comes to the cage accompanied by Going Down. Kaspar Kallaste will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Reepo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaspar Kallaste!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kallaste throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reepo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reepo misses with a looping left.
Reepo misses with an uppercut. Kallaste saw that one coming.
Reepo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kallaste connects with a nice looking jab.
Reepo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kallaste connects with a looping right hand.
Kallaste sizes up Reepo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Reepo ducks under a wild hook from Kallaste.
Reepo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Reepo ducks right into an uppercut from Kallaste.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reepo swings for the body but Kallaste moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Kallaste on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reepo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kallaste darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kallaste throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Reepo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kallaste's coach down at EFC Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kallaste's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Reepo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kallaste uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reepo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reepo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kallaste.
Jab from Kallaste.
Kallaste looks to throw the jab but Reepo is out of range.
Reepo throws a poor cross that misses
letting Kallaste counter with a right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kallaste darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kallaste swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reepo throwing a counter right hand but Kallaste manages to avoid it.
Reepo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A swing and a miss from Reepo.
Reepo pushes Kallaste up against the cage in a clinch.
Reepo has Kallaste pressed against the cage, preventing Kallaste from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reepo works on Kallaste's body with a couple of short punches.
Reepo digs a right hand underneath Kallaste's ribcage. Kallaste let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reepo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reepo digs a right hand underneath Kallaste's ribcage. Kallaste let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reepo lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reepo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Reepo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reepo lands with a light punch inside.
Reepo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Reepo.
Kallaste has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Reepo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reepo tries to work over Kallaste's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reepo cracks Kallaste with a nice body shot.
Reepo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kallaste backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kallaste.
Reepo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reepo lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reepo struggles to land a body shot inside as Kallaste controls his hands.
Kallaste blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reepo is trying to pull guard but Kallaste turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Reepo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reepo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reepo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reepo lands a left hand.
Reepo swings wildly with an uppercut but Kallaste uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reepo jumps guard but Kallaste stands there with Reepo around his waist. Reepo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kallaste fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Reepo.
Kallaste blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kallaste is trying to force a seperation but Reepo has the dominant position.
Reepo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kallaste to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Reepo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reepo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Reepo.
Reepo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kallaste's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Reepo misses with the head strike.
Kallaste blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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!
Kallaste blocks an uppercut.
Reepo drags the fight down to the ground.
Reepo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kallaste gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Reepo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kallaste defends well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jay Reepo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A lazy left from Kallaste finds it's target.
A big right from Reepo misses.
Kallaste swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kallaste lands a glancing blow to the side of Reepo's head.
Reepo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reepo misses with a body shot.
Kallaste doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The fighters circling - Kallaste throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reepo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kallaste.
Reepo throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reepo throws a right hand that misses
and Kallaste counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reepo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kallaste scores with a jab to the head.
Reepo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kaspar Kallaste seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kallaste moves forwards but Reepo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallaste getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kallaste moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kallaste cracks a nice hook into Reepo's ribs.
Kallaste scores with a hook to the body. Reepo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kallaste throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kallaste cracks a nice hook into Reepo's ribs.
A lazy left from Reepo finds it's target.
Reepo staying out of range there.
Reepo has Kallaste up against the cage in a clinch.
Reepo 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.
Reepo misses with a punch to the body.
Reepo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Kallaste is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reepo misses with a punch to the body.
Jay Reepo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kallaste.
Reepo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kallaste's elbow.
Reepo misses with a punch to the body.
Reepo tries to pull guard but Kallaste holds him up against the cage and eventually Reepo drops back down to his feet.
Reepo is trying to pull guard but Kallaste has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reepo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reepo.
Kallaste wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reepo has him pressed against the cage.
Reepo misses with some punches.
Reepo is trying to pull guard but Kallaste has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Reepo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Reepo - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Reepo on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reepo digs a right hand into Kallaste's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kallaste's gas tank.
Reepo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reepo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reepo gets through Kallaste's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kallaste tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kallaste blocks a body shot from Reepo.
Reepo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kallaste's elbow.
Reepo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kallaste's efforts to push away.
Reepo tries to throw a body punch but Kallaste avoids it by throwing Reepo back against the cage.
Reepo tries a body shot but Kallaste blocks it.
Reepo lands with a light punch inside.
Reepo lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reepo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reepo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kallaste backwards.
Reepo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kallaste's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reepo.
Reepo tries to pull guard but Kallaste forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Reepo throws a punch but it's blocked by Kallaste.
Reepo is trying to pull guard but Kallaste turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kallaste blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Reepo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reepo struggles to land a body shot inside as Kallaste controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Reepo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reepo misses with the head strike.
Reepo lands a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jay Reepo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kallaste digs a good hook to Reepo's body.
Reepo throws an off balance right hand
and Kallaste counters with a nice uppercut.
Reepo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kallaste looks to throw the jab but Reepo is out of range.
Reepo takes one to the side of the head.
Kallaste looks to land a right hand but Reepo moved out of range.
Reepo throws a hook but Kallaste avoids it easily.
Reepo throws a body punch but Kallaste moves out of range.
Kallaste works Reepo's body with a nice hook.
Reepo slips under a jab from Kallaste.
Reepo is looking to counter the offense by Kallaste and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Reepo misses.
Kallaste scores with a decent looking hook.
Reepo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reepo thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallaste cracks Reepo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Reepo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kallaste counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kallaste connects with a nice looking jab.
Kallaste scores with a nice right hand.
 Reepo is rocked!
Kallaste sizes up Reepo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oh Reepo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kallaste lands a nice looking body shot.
Reepo seems to have got his legs back now.
Reepo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kallaste moves out of range as Reepo strikes.
Kallaste unleashes a big counter combination but Reepo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A big left from Kallaste misses.
A swing and a miss from Kallaste.
Reepo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kallaste.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kallaste! But no joy.
Kallaste jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kallaste might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
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!
Nice cross by Kallaste.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kallaste with a nice cross.
Kallaste slips a straight right by Reepo.
Kallaste is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Reepo with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reepo. Kallaste does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reepo throws a body punch but Kallaste moves out of range.
Reepo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kallaste to score with a decent uppercut.
Reepo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice body punch from Kallaste.
A combination from Kallaste does no damage.
Reepo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kaspar Kallaste has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reepo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kallaste cracks Reepo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Reepo closes the distance and clinches.
Reepo tries to pull guard but Kallaste forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Reepo.
A body shot lands from Reepo.
Reepo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reepo is leaning against Kallaste and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Reepo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kallaste.
Kallaste blocking some punches.
Reepo lands an uppercut.
Reepo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reepo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kallaste's elbow.
Reepo gets through Kallaste's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kallaste prevents a body shot from Reepo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reepo lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Reepo.
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!
Reepo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reepo lands a shot to the body.
Reepo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kallaste blocks a body shot from Reepo.
Reepo throws a punch but it's blocked by Kallaste.
Reepo tries to work over Kallaste's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reepo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reepo.
Kallaste blocks a body shot from Reepo.
Reepo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kallaste's elbow.
Jay Reepo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kallaste is trying to force a seperation but Reepo has the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaspar Kallaste comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Reepo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Reepo!
A victorious Jay Reepo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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