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BBFC 4: Unkown Vs. Murska PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Barnes (ranked 5780 p4p, 23841 weight class) and Blackout Mane (ranked 544 p4p, 646 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Blackout Mane!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mane tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mane lands a nice shot that snaps Barnes's head back.
Mane cracks Barnes with an open hand slap.
Barnes seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mane circles away quickly and effectively.
Mane cracks Barnes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barnes moves out of range as Mane strikes.
Mane misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Barnes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mane shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes wants to get back to his feet but Mane is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mane advances to half guard.
Barnes moves into full guard.
Mane wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Barnes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mane looking to pass the guard.
Barnes 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.
Barnes controls Mane momentarily but Mane frees himself.
Barnes can't keep his opponent in guard - Mane advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Barnes is trying to control but Mane manages to pass to mount!
Barnes wants to control but Mane is having none of it.
Barnes is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mane wants to control the pace but Barnes is squirming around nicely.
Barnes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barnes tries to get out of the position.
Barnes is looking to improve his position but Mane isn't that keen on the idea.
Barnes is working hard here to advance position.
Mane wants to control the pace but Barnes is squirming around nicely.
Barnes is desperately trying to improve his position but Mane has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mane sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes is trying to reverse the position but instead Mane has taken his back - oops!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mane looking for the choke from the back.
Barnes defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Mane is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Barnes won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Mane off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Blackout Mane!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Horvat (ranked 2964 p4p, 2752 weight class) and Humphrey Wellington (ranked 374 p4p, 354 weight class). Jack Horvat could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Humphrey Wellington's chin.
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Horvat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humphrey Wellington!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horvat throws a poor cross that misses
and Wellington counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wellington throws a body kick that misses.
Horvat does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wellington staying out of range there.
Wellington moves away from the strike by Horvat.
Wellington flicks out a counter leg kick but Horvat steps away.
The fighters circling - Horvat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wellington's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Horvat connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wellington scrambles back to his feet.
Wellington avoids the head kick by Horvat.
Horvat lands with a right hand.
Horvat rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wellington counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Horvat throws a right hand that misses
and Wellington counters with a nice leg kick.
A low kick lands for Horvat.
Horvat's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Horvat duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horvat fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
 Wellington is rocked!
Horvat missing with a left hand there. Wellington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wellington is still on wobbly legs! Can Horvat finish him?
Horvat definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Horvat moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horvat breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Horvat.
Wellington shapes to counter with a head kick.
Wellington throws a leg kick but Horvat checks it.
Horvat lands with a big right hook that stumbles Wellington - he's out on his feet here! Horvat follows up with another monster hook that separates Wellington from consciousness! Wellington falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Horvat stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jack Horvat!
After the fight, Jack Horvat was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Stojanov (ranked 2078 p4p, 5560 weight class) and Steve Barnes (ranked 102 p4p, 238 weight class). Stojanov comes to the cage accompanied by Strapo - Sebaklam. Lukas Stojanov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Lukas Stojanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch but Stojanov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barnes stuffs the takedown attempt from Stojanov. Stojanov gets slowly back to his feet.
A thudding body kick lands there by Barnes!
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
Stojanov attempts a counter takedown but Barnes avoids it well and moves away.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stojanov manages to avoid it.
Stojanov attempts a counter takedown but Barnes avoids it well and moves away.
Barnes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes cracks Stojanov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barnes misses the jab.
Barnes stuns Stojanov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A left and a right from Barnes both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stojanov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've been informed that Barnes has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Barnes bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stojanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Stojanov attempts a counter takedown but Barnes avoids it well and moves away.
Barnes has closed the distance and engaged Stojanov in a clinch.
Barnes is pressed up against the cage. Stojanov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Barnes down to the mat. Barnes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lukas Stojanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes stuffs the takedown attempt from Stojanov. Stojanov gets slowly back to his feet.
We've been told by Stojanov's head coaches at DK MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Barnes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stojanov checks the leg kick.
Stojanov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stojanov manages to avoid it.
Stojanov tries to counter with a takedown but Barnes is quick to defend against it.
Barnes misses with a jab to the body
and Stojanov counters with a shoot takedown. Barnes fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stojanov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Barnes wants to get back to his feet but Stojanov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barnes is on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes wants to stand but Stojanov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Barnes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Stojanov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barnes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stojanov working for a triangle but Barnes defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stojanov is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Barnes frees his head nicely. Oh but Stojanov has switched to an armbar! Barnes is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Lukas Stojanov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Gehard (ranked 3509 p4p, 2965 weight class) and Arriorus Adee (ranked 376 p4p, 319 weight class). Gehard's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Scooter - Nessaja. 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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruno Gehard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arriorus Adee!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy body kick from Adee
and Gehard counters with a straight right hand.
Adee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gehard appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Adee throws a sloppy body shot
and Gehard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the body from Gehard misses
and Adee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Adee takes a swing at Gehard's ribcage but misses.
Adee scores with a body shot.
Adee lands with a shot to the body.
Adee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gehard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Adee throws a head kick but Gehard moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Adee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gehard misses with a hook
and Adee counters with a left to the body.
Gehard tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Adee misses with a body punch
and Gehard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gehard lunges at Adee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Adee's hand.
Gehard checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gehard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gehard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gehard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gehard lands a nice shot that snaps Adee's head back.
Gehard scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gehard changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Adee looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gehard working the strikes but Adee uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Adee 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.
Gehard is trying to work for a kimura but Adee is defending well.
Gehard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gehard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Adee's head.
Gehard is looking for a kimura but Adee is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gehard to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gehard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gehard is looking for a kimura but Adee is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gehard to get the leverage.
Gehard wants to control but Adee is keeping him busy.
Adee works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gehard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Adee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gehard trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Adee manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Gehard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Adee stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Adee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gehard checks a leg kick nicely.
Gehard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Arriorus Adee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gehard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gehard throws a series of punches but Adee moves out of range.
Adee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gehard.
Adee scores with a nice strike.
Adee thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gehard if he has to take too many more of those.
Adee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gehard seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Adee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gehard manages to avoid it.
Adee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gehard changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Adee looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Adee tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
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!
Gehard looking to control but Adee is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gehard goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Adee turns into him and now he's in Gehard's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gehard trying to keep a closed guard but Adee is proving a slippery customer.
Adee stops Gehard from standing up.
Gehard scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gehard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Adee doesn't seem bothered though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arriorus Adee will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gehard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adee.
Gehard's jab looks to have found its range, popping Adee under the eye.
Adee needs to keep his hands up - Gehard had a free shot at his head there.
Adee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gehard rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice shot lands for Adee.
Adee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Adee misses with a body punch.
Adee lands with a short shot to the head.
Gehard is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short left from Adee.
Gehard is looking to control Adee's arms but Adee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gehard has his back to the cage.
Adee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gehard blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gehard.
Adee tries to work over Gehard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gehard.
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!
Adee takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gehard can't find room to land a body shot as Adee controls the action.
Gehard changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Adee fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Adee blocks a jab.
Gehard throws a jab but it's blocked by Adee.
Adee walks into a jab.
Adee drops Gehard with a big left hand! Gehard is injured, injured bad! Adee jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arriorus Adee!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charles Manson (ranked 1624 p4p, 1902 weight class) and Ryoto Takahashi (ranked 80 p4p, 92 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Manson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryoto Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manson throws a jab but it's blocked by Takahashi.
Manson cracks Takahashi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Manson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takahashi.
Manson misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Takahashi misses with an uppercut. Manson saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Manson misses the target.
Takahashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takahashi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Manson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takahashi manages to avoid it.
Takahashi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Manson moves out of range as Takahashi throws a body kick.
Takahashi misses with a straight right.
Takahashi connects with a right hand. Manson shakes it off.
Manson throws a hook but Takahashi blocks it.
Ryoto Takahashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takahashi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Manson under the eye.
Manson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manson throws a jab when Takahashi was well out of range.
Manson throws an off balance right hand
and Takahashi counters with a straight right hand.
Manson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Takahashi misses the shot to the body.
Takahashi throws a leg kick but Manson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Takahashi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manson.
Takahashi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Takahashi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manson.
Manson misses with a double jab
and Takahashi counters with a thumping low kick.
Ryoto Takahashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot by Takahashi.
Takahashi thumps Manson with a low kick.
Takahashi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Takahashi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Some wild striking there from Manson.
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!
Manson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Manson misses the target.
Takahashi has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson moves out of range as Takahashi strikes.
Nice body punch from Takahashi.
Takahashi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Manson is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Manson takes a swing at Takahashi's ribcage but misses.
Takahashi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Manson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A bone on bone clash there as Manson blocks the leg kick.
Manson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Takahashi. That one must have hurt.
Takahashi misses with a hook.
Manson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Manson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takahashi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manson slips under a jab.
Manson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Takahashi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Takahashi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Manson lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Takahashi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Takahashi.
Takahashi lands with a shot to the body.
Takahashi tries to land a body kick
and Manson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Manson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Takahashi to score with a decent uppercut.
Manson takes one to the side of the head.
Manson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Takahashi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Takahashi with a nice cross.
Manson misses with a hook. Takahashi ducked under it nicely.
Takahashi thows a body kick. Manson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Takahashi is trying to get back to full guard.
Takahashi holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi is refusing to be controlled, as Manson sits in half guard.
Takahashi trying to hold on to Manson's head to control him but Manson postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Manson in particular looking to stall.
Manson is keen to just control but Takahashi is a slippery customer.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manson feints a jab promting Takahashi to slip. Manson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Takahashi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Manson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Takahashi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryoto Takahashi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Manson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fighters circling - Takahashi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Takahashi misses the target.
Takahashi throws a low kick but Manson moves out of range easily.
Takahashi moves away from the strike by Manson.
A combination from Manson does no damage.
Takahashi throws a body kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Manson misses the target.
Takahashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Takahashi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Manson if he has to take too many more of those.
Takahashi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Manson.
Takahashi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Manson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takahashi.
Takahashi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Manson is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manson.
Manson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Takahashi throws a hook but Manson blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Manson.
Takahashi flicks out a counter leg kick but Manson steps away.
Manson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takahashi manages to avoid it.
Manson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takahashi throws out the jab.
Manson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Manson ducks right into an uppercut from Takahashi.
Takahashi with a nice calf kick.
Manson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Manson checks a leg kick.
Manson throws a jab but it's blocked by Takahashi.
Ryoto Takahashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Manson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Takahashi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Takahashi looks to land a right hand but Manson moved out of range.
Takahashi cracks Manson with a good jab.
A jab from Takahashi misses.
Manson misses with a lunging right hand
and Takahashi counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takahashi scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi lands a nice looking body kick.
Takahashi throws a big shot that misses.
Takahashi blocks a jab.
Takahashi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Takahashi throws a shot from downtown. Manson moves away and avoids it.
Takahashi misses with a looping right.
Manson misses with a body shot.
Takahashi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Takahashi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Takahashi misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Takahashi.
Takahashi thumps Manson with a low kick.
Manson misses the body punch
and Takahashi counters with a stiff right hand.
Takahashi delivers a nice body kick.
Takahashi connects with a body shot.
Manson with a nice cross.
Takahashi defending well as Manson loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi scores with a jab to the head.
Takahashi scores with a punch to the head.
Manson defending well as Takahashi loads up on a big left hand.
Takahashi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Takahashi swings widly with a right hand
enabling Manson to counter with a crisp jab.
Manson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Manson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manson swings widly with a right hand
enabling Takahashi to counter with a crisp jab.
Manson slips a straight right by Takahashi.
Manson swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Takahashi counter with a right hand.
 Manson is rocked!
Manson misses the shot to the body.
Manson missing with a left hand there. Takahashi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Takahashi scores with a punch to the head.
Oh Manson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takahashi sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Manson's defenses. It connects perfectly with Manson's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryoto Takahashi!
After winning the bout, Ryoto Takahashi 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Dixon (ranked 1339 p4p, 1411 weight class) and Chris Coryatt (ranked 179 p4p, 190 weight class). Coryatt has chosen Slim Thug - Welcome 2 Houston as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Coryatt!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon checks a low kick from Coryatt.
We've been told by Dixon's head coaches at Pandemic Fight System that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dixon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coryatt misses with a straight right.
Dixon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coryatt was well out of range. Poor timing from Dixon.
Coryatt gets a clinch.
Coryatt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dixon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coryatt's elbow.
Dixon prevents a body shot from Coryatt.
Dixon prevents a body shot from Coryatt.
A shot in the inside from Coryatt.
Dixon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dixon can't find room to land a body shot as Coryatt controls the action.
Coryatt misses with a punch to the body.
Coryatt lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coryatt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Coryatt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dixon.
Coryatt prevents a body shot from Dixon.
Coryatt lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Coryatt.
Coryatt lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dixon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Coryatt or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Coryatt.
Coryatt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dixon.
A short uppercut from Coryatt.
Coryatt has a couple of punches blocked by Dixon.
Coryatt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coryatt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good body shot from Coryatt.
Coryatt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Coryatt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dixon blocking some punches.
Dixon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coryatt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coryatt has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dixon seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Coryatt can turn it around.
Coryatt pushes Dixon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coryatt lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Coryatt.
Dixon can't find room to land a body shot as Coryatt controls the action.
Dixon tries to work over Coryatt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Coryatt lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon misses with the head strike.
Coryatt lands with a light punch inside.
Coryatt misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Coryatt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Coryatt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dixon backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Coryatt.
Dixon is breathing heavily.
Coryatt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coryatt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dixon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dixon is rocked!
Dixon misses with a punch to the body.
Oh Dixon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice left hand lands by Coryatt.
Coryatt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Coryatt cracks Dixon with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Coryatt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Coryatt.
A bit of stalling here from Coryatt.
A right handed body shot lands from Coryatt.
Coryatt tries a body shot but Dixon blocks it.
Dixon seems to have got his legs back now.
A right handed body shot lands from Coryatt.
Coryatt lands with a short shot to the head.
Coryatt pushes Dixon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Coryatt - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Coryatt - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Coryatt.
Coryatt pushes Dixon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Coryatt on the inside.
Coryatt pushes Dixon against the cage. Coryatt is working some dirty boxing. Coryatt pushes off with a quick right hook! Dixon goes down! Dixon tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Coryatt moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Coryatt!
After the big win, Chris Coryatt made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Conquer and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Kirk (ranked 904 p4p, 1177 weight class) and Hunter Broderick (ranked 116 p4p, 161 weight class). Hunter Broderick is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Kirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hunter Broderick !
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirk misses with a looping left.
Broderick throws a shot from downtown. Kirk moves away and avoids it.
Broderick throws a hook but Kirk avoids it easily.
Kirk takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Broderick takes a swing at Kirk's ribcage but misses.
Broderick misses with a lunging right hand
and Kirk counters with a good low kick that Broderick was not able to check.
Broderick loads up on a big right hand but Kirk slips the punch.
Broderick misses with an uppercut. Kirk saw that one coming.
Kirk lunges at Broderick with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Broderick 's hand.
Kirk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Broderick to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirk lands a nice hook to Broderick 's body. Broderick takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kirk.
Kirk looks to score with a jab to the body but Broderick is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Broderick moves forwards but Kirk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Broderick defending well as Kirk loads up on a big left hand.
Kirk has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The House Of Pain in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk scores with a hook to the body. Broderick takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Broderick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kirk misses with a straight right.
Broderick throws a hook but Kirk blocks it.
Kirk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kirk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Broderick moves away.
Kirk takes a swing at Broderick 's ribcage but misses.
Broderick takes a swing at Kirk's ribcage but misses.
Broderick misses with a body shot.
James Kirk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Broderick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kirk.
Broderick checks the leg kick.
Broderick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kirk throws a predictable looking body shot
and Broderick counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirk lands with a shot to the body.
Kirk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Broderick checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirk throws a shot to the body.
Kirk throws an off balance right hand
enabling Broderick to counter with a crisp jab.
Kirk blocks a jab.
Kirk scores with a shot to the body.
Kirk lands a head shot.
Broderick throws a body shot but no joy.
Broderick scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kirk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Broderick moves away.
A lazy left from Kirk finds it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Kirk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Broderick dodges the punch combination from Kirk.
Broderick looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broderick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kirk was well out of range. Poor timing from Broderick .
A punch lands to the side of Broderick 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kirk stuns Broderick with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kirk misses with a body shot.
Kirk slips a jab from Broderick .
Broderick 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.
Kirk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Kirk.
Kirk thumps Broderick with a low kick.
Broderick connects with the punch.
Kirk misses the body punch
and Broderick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kirk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Broderick . That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirk scores with a body shot.
Broderick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kirk moves away.
Kirk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Broderick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kirk punishes Broderick 's body with a nice straight punch.
Broderick slips a straight right by Kirk.
A combination from Kirk does no damage.
Broderick throws out a counter right but Kirk avoids it with no problem.
Kirk misses with a lunging right hand
and Broderick counters with a straight right hand.
Kirk scores with a decent looking hook.
Kirk blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kirk misses with a body shot
and Broderick counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kirk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kirk listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Kirk 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.
Kirk looks to score with a jab to the body but Broderick is just out of range.
Broderick wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kirk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Kirk misses.
Kirk misses with a wild combination.
Kirk swings away with a body shot that misses
and Broderick makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Broderick slips under a jab from Kirk.
Kirk misses with a right hand
enabling Broderick to counter with a crisp jab.
Broderick bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kirk's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Broderick misses with a wild body shot.
Broderick scores with a jab.
Kirk is rocked!
Broderick takes a swing at Kirk's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Broderick .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk just misses with a punch to the body.
Kirk slips under a jab from Broderick .
Broderick throws a poor cross that misses
and Kirk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kirk is looking to wear down Broderick with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kirk scores with a jab to the body.
Kirk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Broderick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kirk lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Broderick misses with a right hand
and Kirk counters with a nice uppercut.
Broderick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kirk.
Broderick misses with a straight right.
Broderick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kirk slips a straight right by Broderick .
The fighters circling - Kirk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kirk.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd cheers as Kirk lands an impressive looking overhand right. Broderick doesn't seem phased though.
Broderick cracks Kirk with a good jab.
Kirk needs to keep his hands up - Broderick had a free shot at his head there.
Broderick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kirk.
Kirk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab lands there for Broderick .
Oh Kirk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kirk catches Broderick with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kirk seems to have got his legs back now.
Broderick throws a right hand that misses
and Kirk counters with a right hand to the body.
Kirk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Broderick throws out the jab.
Kirk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kirk went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kirk with the inside leg kick.
Kirk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Broderick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Broderick on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirk lands with a shot to the body.
Broderick with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Broderick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kirk.
Kirk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Broderick .
Broderick works Kirk's body with a nice hook.
Broderick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kirk is looking to counter punch.
Broderick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kirk was well out of range. Poor timing from Broderick .
A counter left hand to the body from Kirk misses its target.
Broderick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kirk.
A little jabbing left from Broderick on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kirk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kirk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kirk punishes Broderick 's body with a nice straight punch.
Broderick checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirk scores with a decent looking hook.
Broderick is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kirk darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirk misses with a hook. Broderick ducked under it nicely.
Jab, jab by Broderick - just one landing.
Broderick jabs at Kirk's body.
Kirk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Broderick thuds his right hand into Kirk's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kirk swings for the body but Broderick moves out of range.
Kirk defending well as Broderick loads up on a big left hand.
Broderick throws a body punch but Kirk moves out of range.
Kirk connects with the punch.
Broderick slips under a jab.
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 James Kirk will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kirk jabs Broderick right on the nose. Broderick blinks but takes it well.
Broderick misses with a body shot.
Kirk misses the body punch
enabling Broderick to counter with a crisp jab.
Kirk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kirk cracks Broderick with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kirk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Broderick throws out the jab.
Kirk swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kirk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Broderick manages to avoid it.
Kirk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kirk looks to throw the jab but Broderick is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirk scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kirk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Broderick counters with a stiff right hand.
Kirk tries to move into range but Broderick moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirk lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk misses with a straight left.
Good shot there by Broderick .
Kirk lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from Kirk does it's job there.
James Kirk is winning the standup battle so far.
Kirk misses with a body punch
and Broderick counters with a straight right hand.
Kirk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kirk connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice jab there from Broderick .
Kirk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Broderick was well out of range. Poor timing from Kirk.
Kirk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kirk throws a sloppy head kick and Broderick moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Broderick ! But no joy.
Kirk slips under a jab.
Broderick slips under a jab from Kirk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Broderick manages to avoid it.
Broderick has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Broderick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kirk moves away.
Broderick misses with an uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Kirk as he connects with a hook.
Kirk misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Broderick to counter with a crisp jab.
Kirk scores with a punch to the head.
Broderick connects with a nice looking jab.
Kirk lands with a good body shot.
Broderick jabs Kirk right on the nose. Kirk blinks but takes it well.
Kirk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kirk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kirk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Broderick moves away.
Broderick misses with a lunging right hand
and Kirk counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broderick throws a body punch but Kirk moves out of range.
Broderick throws the left hand but Kirk avoids the punch easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kirk.
Broderick looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hunter Broderick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kirk misses with a left hand
and Broderick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Broderick cracks Kirk with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kirk looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Broderick finish him?
James Kirk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Broderick throws an overhand right that lands on Kirk's shoulder, as Kirk tries to avoid the shot.
Kirk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Broderick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kirk counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Kirk does it's job there.
Kirk looks to land a left hand but Broderick moved out of range nicely.
Kirk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kirk misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Broderick on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirk scores with a jab.
Broderick connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Broderick takes a swing at Kirk's ribcage but misses.
Broderick throws a body punch but Kirk moves out of range.
Broderick takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab, jab by Kirk - just one landing.
Kirk shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Broderick eats them both and turns towards Kirk to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kirk keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kirk lands a glancing blow to the side of Broderick 's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Broderick walks into a left hand.
Broderick wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kirk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Broderick at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to James Kirk.
Well Kirk 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Kirk!
James Kirk decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Griggs (ranked 1035 p4p, 1316 weight class) and Niek Mulder (ranked 148 p4p, 193 weight class). Griggs's entrance music is LL Cool J- Momma Said Knock You Out. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankie Griggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Niek Mulder!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mulder tries to close the distance and clinch but Griggs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mulder closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Griggs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mulder clinches.
Griggs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Griggs scores with a one two! Mulder had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
 It looks like Niek Mulder has been cut.
Griggs displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mulder.
Griggs throws a quick counter kick to the body but Mulder avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griggs lands a jab to the nose.
Griggs looks to land a combination but Mulder avoids it well.
Mulder tries for a takedown but Griggs circles away easily
and Griggs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulder clinches with his opponent.
Mulder has had enough of the clinch but Griggs keeps him there for the moment.
Griggs is trying to break the clinch but Mulder is controlling him.
Griggs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mulder has him pressed against the cage.
Griggs breaks the clinch.
Mulder moves into the clinch successfully.
Griggs breaks the clinch.
Griggs gets caught napping as Mulder dives in and scores a takedown. Griggs manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mulder tries to free his leg and advance position but Griggs is retaining full guard.
Griggs is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Griggs looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griggs scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Mulder looks for the body kick but Griggs saw that one coming.
Griggs appears to be looking for a big counter.
Griggs misses with a double jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mulder moves into the clinch.
Griggs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mulder closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Griggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mulder drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Griggs pushes Mulder off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulder fails with the takedown
letting Griggs counter with a right hand.
Frankie Griggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Niek Mulder.
Griggs fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mulder looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Griggs misses the jab.
Mulder tries to clinch up
and Griggs counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mulder thinking.
Mulder shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Griggs defends it nicely.
Griggs seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mulder.
Griggs misses with a two punch combination.
Mulder tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mulder takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mulder tries for a takedown but Griggs circles away easily
and Griggs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A solid body kick from Griggs.
Griggs drops Mulder with a beautiful combination! Mulder stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Griggs is looking for the KO!
Mulder is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mulder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mulder is still on wobbly legs! Can Griggs finish him?
Mulder gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Griggs points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Mulder wakes up just in time to hear Griggs thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frankie Griggs!
Frankie Griggs thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Pipes (ranked 1070 p4p, 1676 weight class) and Li Xiaodong (ranked 57 p4p, 84 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wesley Pipes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Li Xiaodong!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pipes tries to land a leg kick but Xiaodong saw it coming and moves away.
Pipes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Xiaodong is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pipes with a body shot.
Xiaodong lands a nice hook to Pipes's body. Pipes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Xiaodong throws a jab but it's blocked by Pipes.
Pipes misses the shot to the body.
Pipes has his takedown stuffed
letting Xiaodong counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pipes shoots in for a takedown but Xiaodong shows good takedown defense.
A nice side step and Xiaodong releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wesley Pipes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pipes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xiaodong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xiaodong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Xiaodong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pipes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xiaodong staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pipes scores with a takedown into Xiaodong's guard.
Xiaodong is pulling down on Pipes's head. It's preventing any offense from Pipes, at least for the moment.
Pipes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pipes wants to control from the top but Xiaodong keeps moving.
Pipes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pipes prevents Xiaodong from getting back to his feet.
Pipes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Xiaodong wants to stand but Pipes is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pipes throwing strikes but missing.
Xiaodong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pipes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pipes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Xiaodong has Pipes pulled in close to control his posture.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pipes has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Pipes works over Xiaodong with some ground and pound from guard.
Pipes being controlled here momentarily.
Pipes trying to control but Xiaodong is working from the bottom.
Pipes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong is pulling down on Pipes's head. It's preventing any offense from Pipes, at least for the moment.
Xiaodong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pipes wants to control from the top but Xiaodong keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pipes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Xiaodong as he avoids it easily.
Xiaodong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pipes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Xiaodong is fending him off so far but Pipes persists. Nope, Xiaodong circles away and we're back to standing.
Pipes gets the takedown into side control.
Xiaodong managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Pipes.
Pipes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pipes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pipes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pipes is looking to take a break and control but Xiaodong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Xiaodong pushes Pipes off looking to stand but Pipes dives back in and keeps control.
Pipes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Pipes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Xiaodong's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Xiaodong pushes Pipes off looking to stand but Pipes dives back in and keeps control.
Pipes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Xiaodong is just riding it out for now. Pipes eventually gives up the hold.
Pipes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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 Wesley Pipes will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Xiaodong lands a jab to Pipes's midsection.
Pipes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Xiaodong's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pipes advances to half guard.
Xiaodong wants to improve his position but Pipes is controlling well.
Pipes trying to control the action but Xiaodong is working from the bottom.
Pipes wants to work for an arm triangle but Xiaodong is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Xiaodong manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Xiaodong holds on and takes a little breather.
Pipes trying to control but Xiaodong is working from the bottom.
Pipes landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pipes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Xiaodong looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Pipes puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Xiaodong gets full guard.
Pipes postures up.
Xiaodong managing to control the position.
Pipes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Xiaodong keeping full guard, as Pipes tries to pass.
Pipes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pipes wants to pass the guard but Xiaodong is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pipes throws a big right hand that misses.
Pipes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Xiaodong pulls Pipes in to control the position.
Pipes looking to pass the guard.
Xiaodong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Xiaodong wants to get back to his feet but Pipes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pipes trying to control the position from guard on top but Xiaodong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pipes throws a big right hand that misses.
Xiaodong is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Xiaodong missing with a left hand there. Pipes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Xiaodong.
Pipes misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Xiaodong releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Xiaodong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pipes manages to avoid it.
Xiaodong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pipes.
Pipes fails with a takedown attempt.
Pipes closes the distance and clinches up with Xiaodong, looking for a takedown. Pipes pushes Xiaodong against the cage but Xiaodong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pipes with a poor takedown
and Xiaodong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wesley Pipes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pipes scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Xiaodong has one foot on Pipes's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xiaodong takes a swing at Pipes's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pipes. Xiaodong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xiaodong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Xiaodong moves out of range as Pipes strikes.
Xiaodong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wesley Pipes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xiaodong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pipes is rocked!
Xiaodong fakes the body blow, causing Pipes to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Pipes goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Li Xiaodong!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manco Unknown (ranked 493 p4p, 992 weight class) and Ispa Murska (ranked 64 p4p, 132 weight class). Unknown comes to the cage accompanied by Ennio Morricone. Ispa Murska has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Manco Unknown's chin.
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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 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Manco Unknown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ispa Murska!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murska moves to clinch but Unknown breaks away
letting Unknown counter with a right hand.
Murska swings away with a body shot that misses
and Unknown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Ispa Murska has been cut.
Murska gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Unknown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murska doesn't manage to clinch there - Unknown circles away.
Murska moves into range and clinches up with Unknown.
Murska blocks an uppercut.
Unknown has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Murska uses from the top position.
Unknown escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Murska gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Unknown has his foot on Murska's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Murska works his way back into a safe position though.
Murska is looking to stand up but Unknown won't let him.
Unknown is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Murska has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Unknown is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unknown looking to control.
Murska wants to stand but Unknown is controlling his posture from full guard.
Unknown looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Murska preventing the sweep.
Unknown looking for a guillotine here but Murska defends easily.
Unknown has a closed guard, preventing Murska from standing 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.
Murska wants to stand and escape but instead Unknown has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Unknown works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Murska wants to get back to his feet.
Unknown 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.
Unknown wants to work for an arm triangle but Murska is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unknown is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Murska sees it coming and defends easily.
Unknown tries to pass the half guard into mount. Murska knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Murska pushes Unknown off looking to stand but Unknown dives back in and keeps control.
Unknown wants to work for an arm triangle but Murska is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Unknown is looking to stall here but Murska recovers full guard.
Unknown trying to control but Murska is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Unknown tries to free his leg and advance position but Murska is retaining full guard.
Unknown sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Murska's guard.
Unknown tries to pass the half guard into mount. Murska knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Unknown is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Unknown not doing much here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murska is defending against the submission attempts here by Unknown.
Unknown seems to be looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manco Unknown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ispa Murska's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Murska instigates a clinch.
Murska misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Murska as the two fighters clinch.
Unknown blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murska.
Unknown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Unknown jumps guard but Murska stands there with Unknown around his waist. Unknown gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Unknown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Unknown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Unknown breaks from the clinch.
Murska tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murska rushes Unknown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Unknown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Unknown blocks an uppercut.
Murska misses with a body punch.
Murska scores with a hook to the body.
Murska misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Murska on the inside.
Unknown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murska's elbow.
Murska lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Unknown takes a shot to the head.
Murska fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Unknown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Unknown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Unknown fails to land.
Unknown tries to pull guard but Murska won't allow it.
Murska misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Murska.
Unknown lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murska backwards.
Murska lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Unknown throws a punch but it's blocked by Murska.
Unknown has a couple of punches blocked by Murska.
Murska working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Unknown looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Murska lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Unknown backwards.
Unknown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murska slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unknown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Unknown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Unknown misses the target.
Murska moves into range and clinches up with Unknown.
Murska has a couple of punches blocked by Unknown.
Unknown looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Unknown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Unknown throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Murska.
Unknown throws an elbow that misses.
Unknown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Unknown pushes Murska back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Unknown pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Unknown jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Murska walks away with a smile on his face. Unknown gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manco Unknown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murska clinches.
Murska misses with the head strike.
Murska throws a head punch that misses.
Unknown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murska digs a right hand into Unknown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Unknown's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murska scores with a shoulder strike.
Unknown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murska moves in looking to clinch but Unknown pushes him off.
Murska tries to clinch up but Unknown circles away and keeps his distance.
Murska on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murska tries to clinch
and Unknown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murska blocks a low kick nicely.
A jab from Murska misses.
Murska has closed the distance and engaged Unknown in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Unknown.
Murska misses with a punch on the inside.
Unknown manages to pull guard.
Murska trying to stand up but can't free himself from Unknown's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Unknown has his foot on Murska's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Murska works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murska wanted to stand there but Unknown had control of the position.
Manco Unknown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Murska avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Murska has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Unknown is proving hard to escape from.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Unknown is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Unknown is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Unknown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ispa Murska will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ispa Murska's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Murska closes the distance looking to clinch
and Unknown counters with a nice body shot.
Murska moves into the clinch.
Unknown prevents a body shot from Murska.
Ispa Murska seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murska misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Murska.
Murska misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murska.
Unknown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Unknown blocking some punches.
Unknown misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murska lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murska blocks a body shot from Unknown.
Unknown pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Murska misses with a punch on the inside.
Murska lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murska blocks a body shot from Unknown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unknown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murska lands a slapping body shot.
Murska drives through and clinches with Unknown against the cage.
Unknown is trying to break the clinch but Murska has him pressed against the cage.
Unknown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Unknown.
Unknown connects with a knee to the head.
Murska misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murska.
Murska misses with some punches.
Unknown struggles to land a body shot inside as Murska controls his hands.
Unknown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Unknown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murska has him pressed against the cage.
Unknown prevents a body shot from Murska.
Unknown blocks an uppercut.
Unknown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murska scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murska moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murska misses with a punch on the inside.
Murska lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murska pushes Unknown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murska lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Unknown fails to land.
Unknown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Unknown.
Murska pushes Unknown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murska lands a shoulder strike.
Murska misses with some punches.
Murska misses with the head strike.
Murska misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murska misses with some punches.
Unknown pulls guard effortlessly.
Unknown has a closed guard, preventing Murska from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unknown escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Murska gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Unknown looking for a guillotine here but Murska defends easily.
Murska is looking to stand up but Unknown won't let him.
Unknown has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Murska can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Murska wanted to stand there but Unknown had control of the position.
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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Murska wants to clinch.
Murska rushes Unknown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Murska lands a nice uppercut.
Unknown tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Unknown tries to break free but Murska pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murska.
Unknown has a couple of punches blocked by Murska.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ispa Murska comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Murska 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ispa Murska!
Our winner, Ispa Murska, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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