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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Test TwoIsh (ranked 4869 p4p, 4834 weight class) and Test OneIsh (ranked 581 p4p, 580 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Test TwoIsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Test OneIsh!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of TwoIsh 's head but he takes it in his stride.
TwoIsh shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches OneIsh napping and manages to drive through into side control!
TwoIsh prevents OneIsh from escaping the position.
TwoIsh tries to move into full mount but can't pass OneIsh's legs.
OneIsh is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
TwoIsh works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OneIsh is looking to regain half guard here but TwoIsh keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on OneIsh's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
TwoIsh advances nicely into full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OneIsh tries to reverse the position but TwoIsh maintains control.
TwoIsh sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
TwoIsh tries to control but OneIsh wriggling away.
TwoIsh has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of OneIsh's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
TwoIsh looking to secure an arm triangle but OneIsh defends it well.
TwoIsh looking to control and managing it successfully.
OneIsh wants to hold on but TwoIsh pushes him away.
OneIsh keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
OneIsh wants to hold on but TwoIsh pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
TwoIsh controlling the position easily from mount.
TwoIsh wants to control the pace but OneIsh is squirming around nicely.
OneIsh gets back to half guard.
OneIsh looks winded!
TwoIsh is thwarting OneIsh's attempts to control the position.
OneIsh has his hands clasped together around TwoIsh's back. He's all about the action.
OneIsh is in trouble now - TwoIsh has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
TwoIsh looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
TwoIsh can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as OneIsh is looking to escape.
OneIsh really wants to buck TwoIsh off and get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Test TwoIsh dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
OneIsh closes the distance and clinches up with TwoIsh, looking for a takedown. OneIsh pushes TwoIsh against the cage but TwoIsh circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by OneIsh or perhaps it was just good defense by TwoIsh, which made it look bad.
Nice takedown defense from OneIsh. No joy for TwoIsh on that attempt.
OneIsh wants to clinch
and TwoIsh counters with a stiff right hand.
TwoIsh tries to keep at a distance but OneIsh has taken the fight into the clinch.
TwoIsh pulls OneIsh into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OneIsh wanted to stand there but TwoIsh had control of the position.
OneIsh won't allow TwoIsh to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TwoIsh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
TwoIsh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that OneIsh can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
OneIsh won't allow TwoIsh to sweep him here.
TwoIsh keeping moving, preventing OneIsh from controlling successfully.
TwoIsh trying to strike off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
OneIsh wants to control from the top but TwoIsh keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
OneIsh jabs at TwoIsh's body.
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.
OneIsh tries to close the distance and clinch up but TwoIsh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
OneIsh drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
TwoIsh trying to control the position.
OneIsh controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
TwoIsh is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
TwoIsh tries to pass to full mount but OneIsh defends it.
TwoIsh wants to stand but OneIsh has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
TwoIsh is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
OneIsh tries to get to full guard but TwoIsh has control of the leg.
TwoIsh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Test TwoIsh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four 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.
TwoIsh wants to control but OneIsh is keeping him busy.
OneIsh gets full guard.
TwoIsh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. OneIsh is keeping the position for now.
TwoIsh won't allow OneIsh to sweep him here.
OneIsh throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
OneIsh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Test TwoIsh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Test OneIsh.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
OneIsh throws a head kick that misses.
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 Test TwoIsh will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
TwoIsh moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
TwoIsh fails with a takedown attempt.
OneIsh fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but TwoIsh avoids it really well and circles away.
TwoIsh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Test TwoIsh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OneIsh gets caught flat footed, as TwoIsh shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
OneIsh escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. TwoIsh gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
OneIsh wants to improve his position but instead TwoIsh has moved into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TwoIsh is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
OneIsh is trying to stand up here but TwoIsh is controlling him well.
TwoIsh decides to return to a standing position.
TwoIsh closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
TwoIsh trying to control from OneIsh's half guard. OneIsh has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OneIsh looking for a guillotine here but TwoIsh defends easily.
OneIsh throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
OneIsh looking for a sweep. Not yet OneIsh, not yet.
OneIsh keeping moving, preventing TwoIsh from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OneIsh bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in TwoIsh's guard.
OneIsh content to stall in guard here.
OneIsh is sitting in close to TwoIsh's body. TwoIsh has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! OneIsh is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, OneIsh is tapping! That was a very nice submission by TwoIsh.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Test TwoIsh!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Orlov (ranked 453 p4p, 1254 weight class) and David Brent (ranked 76 p4p, 21 weight class). Mikhail Orlov 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikhail Orlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Brent!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Orlov there.
Orlov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brent sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brent avoids the head kick by Orlov.
Orlov misses with a body shot.
Orlov blocks a leg kick.
Orlov throws a wild body kick that Brent sees coming a mile off.
Orlov takes a swing at Brent's ribcage but misses.
Orlov moves out of range as Brent strikes.
Brent has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Orlov.
Orlov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brent.
Orlov misses with a lunging right hand
and Brent counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Orlov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Brent will feel that in the morning.
Brent wants to land a leg kick but Orlov is out of range.
Orlov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A left lands for Orlov.
Orlov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brent displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Orlov throws out the jab.
Orlov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orlov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brent.
Orlov lands with a hook. Brent tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brent swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brent throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Orlov throws a jab but it's blocked by Brent.
A little jabbing left from Brent on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brent throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brent misses the jab.
Orlov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Orlov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Orlov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brent throws a right hand that Orlov ducks under and follows up with a left that Orlov also avoids with ease.
Orlov jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Orlov slips a jab from Brent.
Brent throws a looping overhand right but Orlov ducks down to avoid it.
Orlov takes a swing at Brent's ribcage but misses.
Brent tries a quick counter leg kick but Orlov is wise to it.
Brent throws a shot from downtown. Orlov moves away and avoids it.
Orlov with a nice calf kick.
Orlov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brent finds it's way round the side to connect with Orlov's head.
Orlov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Brent misses with a hook
and Orlov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Orlov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Orlov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Orlov slips a jab from Brent.
Orlov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Brent swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Orlov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Orlov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Orlov dodges the punch combination from Brent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brent looks to land a right hand but Orlov moved out of range.
Brent takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brent tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orlov was well out of range. Poor timing from Brent.
Orlov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brent.
Brent lands with a right hand.
Brent walks into a left hand.
Brent scores with a hook.
Orlov misses with a looping right.
Orlov with a nice calf kick.
Orlov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A nice leg kick from Orlov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brent takes a jab right on the kisser.
Orlov slips under a jab from Brent.
Orlov throws a body punch but Brent moves out of range.
Brent misses with a straight left.
Brent moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brent lands a jab to the head.
Nice cross by Orlov.
Orlov lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Orlov misses its intended target.
Brent ducks under a wild hook from Orlov.
Brent misses with a hook
and Orlov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Brent throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Orlov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brent looks to land a left hand but Orlov moved out of range nicely.
Brent throws the left hand but Orlov avoids the punch easily.
Brent misses with an uppercut
and Orlov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
No joy there for Brent, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Orlov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brent.
Orlov tests Brent's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Orlov swings for the body but Brent moves out of range.
Brent misses with a left hand
and Orlov counters with a left to the body.
Orlov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Brent throws a leg kick
letting Orlov counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orlov throws a shot from downtown. Brent moves away and avoids it.
Brent takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Orlov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brent uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orlov.
Orlov misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brent throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brent takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Orlov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Orlov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Orlov connects with a right hand. Brent shakes it off.
Orlov moves in looking to clinch but Brent pushes him off.
A countering left hand to the body from Brent misses.
Orlov moves forwards but Brent connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brent with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Orlov to score with a decent uppercut.
Orlov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice jab there from Brent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Orlov.
Orlov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Orlov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brent doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Orlov ducks under a wild hook from Brent.
Brent fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
David Brent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brent throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Orlov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A left lands for Orlov.
Brent moves out of range as Orlov strikes.
Brent is looking to score with low kicks.
Brent lands a head shot.
Brent moves out of range of the body kick.
Brent throws a chopping leg kick but Orlov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brent swings for the body but Orlov moves out of range.
Orlov lands an overhand right.
Brent cracks Orlov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brent moves out of range as Orlov throws a body kick.
Brent feints a counter leg kick.
Brent circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brent throws out a counter right but Orlov avoids it with no problem.
Orlov walks into a straight right hand from Brent.
Brent misses with a wild body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Brent might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Orlov has got the better of the exchanges.
Orlov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brent manages to avoid it.
Orlov wants to clinch.
Orlov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Orlov misses the shot to the body.
Brent throws a hook to the side of Orlov's head but Orlov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brent avoids the body shot from Orlov.
Brent swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Orlov throws a good cross that connects.
Orlov lands a right hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Brent.
Orlov looks to throw the jab but Brent is out of range.
Brent on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Orlov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brent thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orlov feints and then cracks Brent's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brent down.
Brent throws a hook to the side of Orlov's head but Orlov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brent throws an overhand right that lands on Orlov's shoulder, as Orlov tries to avoid the shot.
Orlov throws a jab when Brent was well out of range.
Brent now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Orlov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Orlov takes a swing at Brent's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orlov moves out of range as Brent strikes.
Orlov checks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orlov throws a low kick, looking for Brent's leg but Brent calmly moves out of range.
Orlov swings for the body but Brent moves out of range.
Brent swings widly with a right hand
and Orlov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brent swings widly with a right hand
and Orlov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brent blocks the body kick.
Orlov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good shot there by Brent.
Brent misses the jab.
Brent jabs Orlov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Orlov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Orlov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brent.
Orlov 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.
Orlov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brent in his tracks.
Brent slips under a jab from Orlov.
Brent throws out a counter right but Orlov avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Orlov finds it's way through Brent's defenses.
Brent tries to move into range but Orlov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Orlov.
Orlov throws a front kick that sends Brent stumbling back into the cage.
Orlov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Brent's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Orlov scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Brent 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brent cracks Orlov with an open hand slap.
Brent misses with an uppercut
and Orlov counters with a body kick.
Brent lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Orlov looks to land a left hand but Brent moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orlov. Brent does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brent scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brent has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Orlov.
Orlov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brent.
Orlov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Orlov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brent.
Orlov lands with a right hand.
Brent takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brent throws out the jab.
Orlov keeps Brent at a distance using the push kick.
Orlov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brent.
Brent sizes up Orlov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brent takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Orlov moves in looking to clinch but Brent pushes him off.
Brent flicks out a counter leg kick but Orlov steps away.
Orlov scores with a kick to the body.
Orlov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Orlov tries to land a front kick but Brent steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brent only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Brent takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Orlov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brent on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brent has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Orlov.
A slow jab from Orlov misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orlov looks to land a right hand but Brent moved out of range.
Orlov misses with a wild body shot.
Orlov jabs Brent to the body, keeping him at a distance.
An inside leg kick from Brent misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Orlov dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Orlov slips under a jab from Brent.
Brent tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Orlov.
Brent keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brent.
Brent avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Orlov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Orlov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brent throws out the jab.
Brent gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Orlov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brent is trying to force a seperation but Orlov has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orlov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Orlov misses with some punches.
Brent breaks from the clinch.
Brent lands an overhand right.
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!
Orlov throws a head kick that misses.
Orlov moves out of range as Brent strikes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Orlov!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brent cracks Orlov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Orlov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brent can do to turn this around?
Orlov throws a leg kick which misses Brent's front leg but catches the back leg as Brent tries to avoid it.
Orlov throws a hook but Brent blocks it.
Brent throws a leg kick that is checked
and Orlov counters with a nice uppercut.
Orlov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Orlov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mikhail Orlov is winning the standup battle so far.
Orlov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brent throws a poor cross that misses
and Orlov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brent thinking.
Orlov throws a leg kick which misses Brent's front leg but catches the back leg as Brent tries to avoid it.
Orlov looks to score with a jab to the body but Brent is just out of range.
Brent has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A bone on bone clash there as Orlov blocks the leg kick.
Orlov sizes up Brent with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brent looks to throw the jab but Orlov is out of range.
Orlov scores with a jab to the body.
Orlov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Orlov slips a jab from Brent.
Brent takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
David Brent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlov throws a nice looking combination but Brent bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Orlov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brent misses with an uppercut.
Orlov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brent's head.
Brent cracks Orlov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
 It looks like Mikhail Orlov has been cut.
A punch combination from Brent misses.
Orlov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
An inside leg kick lands from Orlov.
Nice uppercut there from Orlov.
Brent catches Orlov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
 Orlov is rocked!
Orlov slips a jab from Brent.
Orlov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Oh Orlov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Orlov looks to score with a jab to the body but Brent is just out of range.
Orlov moves out of range as Brent strikes.
Orlov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orlov seems to have got his legs back now.
A punch lands to the side of Orlov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brent blocks the body kick.
Orlov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brent has time to react.
Brent ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Orlov out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Brent!
David Brent decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juan Pique (ranked 351 p4p, 348 weight class) and Iker Ramirez (ranked 41 p4p, 40 weight class). Pique comes to the cage accompanied by Piranha. Ramirez has chosen El Jarabe Tapatio as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Juan Pique!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Iker Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pique lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ramirez will feel that in the morning.
Ramirez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fighters circling - Ramirez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pique has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ramirez.
Pique defending well as Ramirez loads up on a big left hand.
Pique chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ramirez can pounce on him.
Ramirez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pique counters with a stiff right hand.
Pique misses the shot to the body.
Pique has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Pique misses with a body shot.
Pique looks to throw the jab but Ramirez is out of range.
Pique fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ramirez checks it well.
Pique rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ramirez counters with an inside leg kick.
Ramirez misses with a low kick.
Pique fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ramirez just manages to avoid it.
Pique connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ramirez.
Ramirez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pique throws out the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pique looks to land a body kick but Ramirez moved away.
Pique throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ramirez throws a sloppy head kick and Pique moves out of range easily.
Ramirez thows a body kick. Pique tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ramirez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pique takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a lazy body kick
and Pique counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pique avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ramirez throws a head kick but Pique moves out of range.
Ramirez blocks a jab.
Pique lands a body shot.
Ramirez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramirez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pique swings for the body but Ramirez moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramirez. Pique does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pique misses with an uppercut. Ramirez saw that one coming.
Pique blocks a jab.
Ramirez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pique.
Pique throws a jab when Ramirez was well out of range.
Pique misses with an uppercut. Ramirez saw that one coming.
Ramirez throws out a loose jab but Pique uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pique misses with an uppercut. Ramirez saw that one coming.
Ramirez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ramirez tries to score with a low kick but Pique moves his leg out of the way.
Ramirez wants to land a leg kick but Pique is out of range.
Pique is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ramirez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pique misses with a low kick.
Pique is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramirez.
Pique uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ramirez has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pique misses with a looping left.
Ramirez clobbers Pique with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pique throws a head kick but Ramirez moves out of range.
A big left from Ramirez misses.
Ramirez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pique moves away.
A big right from Ramirez misses.
Ramirez tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Pique misses its intended target.
Pique throws a leg kick that misses.
Pique blocks a leg kick.
Ramirez tries a low kick but Pique avoids it.
Ramirez misses with a head kick.
Pique was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pique. That's going to slow Ramirez down.
Ramirez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice straight punches there by Pique. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pique.
Pique changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pique swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ramirez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ramirez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pique.
Pique delivers a nice body kick.
Pique lands with a shot to the body.
Ramirez moves out of range of the body kick from Pique.
Ramirez throws a head kick but Pique moves out of range.
Pique blocks a jab.
Pique uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramirez.
Ramirez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ramirez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pique throws out the jab.
Pique throws a body kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Pique.
Pique is looking to land body kicks.
Ramirez avoids a kick to the body.
Ramirez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pique lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pique misses with a body kick.
Pique throws a head kick but Ramirez moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez scores with a nice strike.
A head kick misses from Pique.
Ramirez defending well as Pique loads up on a big left hand.
Pique just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
No joy there for Ramirez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ramirez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ramirez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ramirez lands a head kick!
Pique needs to keep his hands up - Ramirez had a free shot at his head there.
A clash of legs there as Pique blocks the low kick.
Ramirez lands an overhand right.
Pique blocks a head kick by Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a low kick but Pique moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pique - that will leave a mark!
Ramirez tries to score with a low kick but Pique moves his leg out of the way.
Ramirez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pique throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ramirez slips a straight right by Pique.
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 Juan Pique will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pique.
Pique connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ramirez momentarily.
Juan Pique is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramirez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pique uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramirez.
Pique misses with an uppercut. Ramirez saw that one coming.
Ramirez throws an off balance right hand
and Pique cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pique keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ramirez slips a straight right by Pique.
Pique bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Ramirez might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pique has got the better of the exchanges.
Pique throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ramirez scores with a shot to the body.
Ramirez lands a head shot.
Pique works Ramirez's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pique tries to land a body kick
enabling Ramirez to counter with a crisp jab.
Pique throws a body punch but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pique ducks under a wild hook from Ramirez.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a jab but it's blocked by Pique.
A little feinted left hand from Pique on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ramirez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ramirez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pique has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pique and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pique throws out a loose jab but Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramirez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pique connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ramirez scrambles back to his feet.
Pique misses with a looping left.
Pique throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pique throws a leg kick that misses.
Iker Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pique connects with a nice looking jab.
Ramirez slips a jab from Pique.
Ramirez 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.
Ramirez scores with a three punch combo!
Pique scores with a kick to the body.
Ramirez connects with an inside leg kick.
Pique keeps Ramirez at a distance using the push kick.
Ramirez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pique.
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!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ramirez checks a leg kick.
Pique lands a jab to Ramirez's midsection.
Pique on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut. Pique saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pique keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramirez.
Ramirez swings for the body but Pique moves out of range.
Pique finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ramirez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A jab from Ramirez finds it's way through Pique's defenses.
Pique throws a big shot that misses.
Ramirez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pique throws a hook to the side of Ramirez's head but Ramirez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ramirez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pique throws a hook to the side of Ramirez's head but Ramirez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ramirez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A cross from Pique lands.
Ramirez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramirez misses with a kick to the body.
Pique checks a low kick from Ramirez.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pique.
Ramirez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ramirez misses the jab.
Pique blocks a jab.
Pique tried to counter with a leg kick but Ramirez avoided it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez misses with a kick to the body.
Ramirez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ramirez misses with a hook
and Pique counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ramirez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pique.
Pique throws a right hand that Ramirez ducks under and follows up with a left that Ramirez also avoids with ease.
Pique lands a glancing blow to the side of Ramirez's head.
Pique's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ramirez under the eye.
Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pique.
Pique connects with a crisp jab.
Pique throws a lazy body kick
and Ramirez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ramirez throws a sloppy head kick and Pique moves out of range easily.
Pique takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ramirez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramirez lands a jab to Pique's midsection.
Ramirez tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramirez misses with a body shot
and Pique connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ramirez throws a leg kick but Pique moved away.
Ramirez staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pique.
Pique throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ramirez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ramirez fails to land with a series of punches.
Ramirez with the inside leg kick.
A jab from Pique misses.
Ramirez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pique manages to avoid it.
Pique pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ramirez is out of range and Pique settles back down.
Pique staying out of range there.
Pique throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Ramirez misses the target.
Ramirez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pique jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Ramirez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice cross by Pique.
Pique keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramirez.
Pique was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramirez. Pique does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Pique was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ramirez.
No joy there for Ramirez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ramirez misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Pique dominated that second round.
That's time! Pique's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ramirez takes a swing at Pique's ribcage but misses.
Pique throws the kick towards the body but Ramirez avoids it.
Ramirez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pique takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pique jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ramirez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a hook to the side of Pique's head but Pique sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pique takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pique takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice jab there from Pique.
Ramirez throws a looping overhand right but Pique ducks down to avoid it.
Pique takes a swing at Ramirez's ribcage but misses.
Pique misses with a wild body shot.
Pique misses with a low kick.
Ramirez misses with a hook to the body
and Pique counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ramirez's knee momentarily.
Ramirez throws a jab but it's blocked by Pique.
Pique throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez throws a head kick but Pique moves out of range.
Ramirez misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez jabs Pique right on the nose. Pique blinks but takes it well.
A jab from Pique misses.
Ramirez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pique.
Pique displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramirez throws out the jab.
Pique misses with a kick to the body.
Ramirez throws a fast counter high kick but Pique manages to duck under it in time.
Ramirez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pique connects with a leg kick.
Ramirez scores with a decent looking hook.
Ramirez throws a hook but Pique blocks it.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut.
Ramirez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pique manages to avoid it.
Pique slips under a jab from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a lazy right hand but Pique sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pique.
Nice straight punches there by Ramirez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ramirez.
Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pique.
Ramirez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pique loads up on a big right hand but Ramirez slips the punch.
Iker Ramirez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pique displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramirez throws out the jab.
Pique swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ramirez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pique throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pique bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ramirez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ramirez misses with a leg kick.
Ramirez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ramirez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pique.
Pique uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramirez.
Pique takes one to the chin there.
Pique dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pique gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ramirez.
Ramirez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pique throws a shot from downtown. Ramirez moves away and avoids it.
Pique connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pique lands with a nice body punch.
Pique misses with a low kick.
Ramirez looks to land a left hand but Pique moved out of range nicely.
Pique is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a jab but it's blocked by Pique.
Pique getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pique steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pique works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ramirez misses with a wild body shot.
Pique looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramirez is just out of range.
Ramirez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pique circles away quickly and effectively.
Ramirez misses with a low kick as Pique jumps back.
Ramirez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pique checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pique is looking to land body kicks.
Pique jabs Ramirez right on the nose. Ramirez blinks but takes it well.
Pique buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pique sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ramirez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pique.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirez scores with a jab.
Ramirez throws a hook but Pique blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pique throws an overhand right that lands on Ramirez's shoulder, as Ramirez tries to avoid the shot.
Pique moves out of range as Ramirez strikes.
Pique jabs Ramirez right on the nose. Ramirez blinks but takes it well.
Ramirez lands a jab.
Ramirez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ramirez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pique is out of range.
Ramirez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pique scores with a leg kick.
Juan Pique is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick misses from Ramirez.
Ramirez ducks right into an uppercut from Pique.
Pique just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pique looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pique slips under a jab from Ramirez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramirez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A solid body kick from Pique.
Pique uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramirez.
Pique lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Iker Ramirez.
Well Pique 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Juan Pique!
A very excited looking Juan Pique 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Teodors Ozolinsh (ranked 284 p4p, 478 weight class) and Artturi Reinikainen (ranked 37 p4p, 60 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teodors Ozolinsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artturi Reinikainen!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinikainen misses with an uppercut. Ozolinsh saw that one coming.
Ozolinsh scores with a hook to the body. Reinikainen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reinikainen walks into a stiff left hand from Ozolinsh.
Reinikainen avoids a kick to the body.
Ozolinsh throws a looping overhand right but Reinikainen ducks down to avoid it.
Ozolinsh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ozolinsh slips under a jab.
Ozolinsh on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ozolinsh walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ozolinsh fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Reinikainen on the side of the head.
Ozolinsh throws a shot from downtown. Reinikainen moves away and avoids it.
Ozolinsh misses with a looping right.
Reinikainen tries a quick counter leg kick but Ozolinsh is wise to it.
Reinikainen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ozolinsh throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ozolinsh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ozolinsh looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ozolinsh misses with a wild body shot.
Ozolinsh on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ozolinsh changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ozolinsh misses with a jab to the body
and Reinikainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reinikainen misses with a straight left.
Reinikainen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozolinsh looks to land a left hand but Reinikainen moved out of range nicely.
Teodors Ozolinsh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ozolinsh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ozolinsh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reinikainen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ozolinsh needs to keep his hands up - Reinikainen had a free shot at his head there.
The fighters circling - Reinikainen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Ozolinsh wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ozolinsh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ozolinsh swings for the body but Reinikainen moves out of range.
Reinikainen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Reinikainen tests Ozolinsh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ozolinsh swings for the body but Reinikainen moves out of range.
Ozolinsh staying out of range there.
Ozolinsh throws the left hand but Reinikainen avoids the punch easily.
Ozolinsh slips a jab from Reinikainen.
A bone on bone clash there as Reinikainen blocks the leg kick.
Ozolinsh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reinikainen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Reinikainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ozolinsh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reinikainen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ozolinsh cracks Reinikainen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ozolinsh misses with a body kick.
Ozolinsh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reinikainen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen throws out a loose jab but Ozolinsh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ozolinsh misses with a hook.
And Reinikainen tries to counter it with a takedown but Ozolinsh pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Reinikainen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ozolinsh looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Reinikainen tries to score with some ground and pound. Ozolinsh controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Reinikainen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reinikainen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ozolinsh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ozolinsh wants to get back to his feet.
Reinikainen scoring with punches and elbows.
Reinikainen working the strikes but Ozolinsh uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Ozolinsh taking some punishment here, with Reinikainen in his half guard.
Ozolinsh regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Reinikainen.
Ozolinsh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reinikainen is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen throws a strike but Ozolinsh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Reinikainen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ozolinsh manages to get himself to full guard.
Reinikainen stopping the sweep attempt from Ozolinsh.
Reinikainen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reinikainen throwing strikes from guard but Ozolinsh blocks nicely.
Reinikainen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reinikainen throwing strikes but missing.
Reinikainen throws a big right hand that misses.
Reinikainen postures up in Ozolinsh's guard and throws a big left but Ozolinsh blocks it.
Ozolinsh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reinikainen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reinikainen throws an elbow that misses. Ozolinsh uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Reinikainen's guard. Nice move by Ozolinsh!
Reinikainen wants to sweep here but Ozolinsh controlling him for the moment.
Reinikainen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ozolinsh defends well.
Reinikainen has his foot on Ozolinsh's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ozolinsh works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reinikainen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ozolinsh doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ozolinsh manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Reinikainen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ozolinsh keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Artturi Reinikainen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Reinikainen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ozolinsh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reinikainen throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Ozolinsh misses the target.
Ozolinsh throws an overhand right that lands on Reinikainen's shoulder, as Reinikainen tries to avoid the shot.
Ozolinsh with a nice cross.
Reinikainen is looking to score with low kicks.
Ozolinsh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reinikainen.
Ozolinsh just misses with a punch to the body.
Reinikainen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Reinikainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ozolinsh tries a head kick but it misses.
Reinikainen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ozolinsh.
The fighters circling - Reinikainen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ozolinsh throws a leg kick but Reinikainen checks it.
Ozolinsh fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reinikainen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ozolinsh feints and then cracks Reinikainen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reinikainen down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ozolinsh misses with a hook to the body
letting Reinikainen counter with a right hand.
Ozolinsh cracks Reinikainen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Reinikainen throws a hook to the side of Ozolinsh's head but Ozolinsh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinikainen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ozolinsh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reinikainen manages to avoid it.
A big right from Reinikainen misses.
Ozolinsh throws a low kick, looking for Reinikainen's leg but Reinikainen calmly moves out of range.
Reinikainen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ozolinsh checks it well.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reinikainen.
Ozolinsh ducks under a wild hook from Reinikainen.
Reinikainen throws a hook but Ozolinsh avoids it easily.
Ozolinsh looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ozolinsh scores with a body shot.
Ozolinsh 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.
Ozolinsh throws a hook but Reinikainen blocks it.
Reinikainen moves out of range as Ozolinsh strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Reinikainen checks a leg kick.
Ozolinsh slips a straight right by Reinikainen.
Ozolinsh throws a series of punches but Reinikainen moves out of range.
Reinikainen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reinikainen feints and then cracks Ozolinsh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ozolinsh down.
Reinikainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Ozolinsh is just out of range.
Ozolinsh half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ozolinsh is looking to chop away at Reinikainen's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh connects with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reinikainen with a poor takedown
and Ozolinsh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reinikainen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Reinikainen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Reinikainen lands a jab.
Ozolinsh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ozolinsh lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ozolinsh throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reinikainen connects with a nice looking jab.
Ozolinsh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reinikainen throws a low kick, looking for Ozolinsh's leg but Ozolinsh calmly moves out of range.
Reinikainen throws an overhand right that lands on Ozolinsh's shoulder, as Ozolinsh tries to avoid the shot.
Ozolinsh checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ozolinsh ducks under a wild hook from Reinikainen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ozolinsh. Reinikainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reinikainen defending well as Ozolinsh loads up on a big left hand.
Ozolinsh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reinikainen misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen throws a leg kick that misses.
Good work by Ozolinsh as he checks the leg kick.
Ozolinsh was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Reinikainen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ozolinsh is out of range.
Ozolinsh scores with a decent looking hook.
That kick from Ozolinsh tenderised Reinikainen's leg. Reinikainen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ozolinsh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reinikainen.
Ozolinsh checks the leg kick.
Reinikainen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reinikainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh misses with a wild body shot.
Ozolinsh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reinikainen finds it's way round the side to connect with Ozolinsh's head.
A leg kick checked by Reinikainen.
Reinikainen defending well as Ozolinsh loads up on a big left hand.
Reinikainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ozolinsh.
Reinikainen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Reinikainen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reinikainen.
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!
Ozolinsh tries to land a leg kick but Reinikainen saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ozolinsh. Reinikainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reinikainen thumps Ozolinsh with a low kick.
Ozolinsh's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Reinikainen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ozolinsh scrambles back to his feet.
A solid body kick from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh throws out a powerful jab.
Reinikainen misses with a low kick.
Ozolinsh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reinikainen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Teodors Ozolinsh is winning the standup battle so far.
Ozolinsh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reinikainen with a hook.
Ozolinsh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ozolinsh just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reinikainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ozolinsh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ozolinsh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reinikainen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ozolinsh is trying to stand back up but Reinikainen is controlling him
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Artturi Reinikainen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ozolinsh loads up on a big right hand but Reinikainen slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reinikainen. Ozolinsh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ozolinsh lands a body shot.
Good work by Reinikainen as he checks the leg kick.
Reinikainen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Reinikainen loads up on a big right hand but Ozolinsh slips the punch.
Reinikainen swings widly with a right hand
and Ozolinsh counters with a stiff right hand.
Reinikainen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reinikainen misses with a looping left.
Reinikainen cracks Ozolinsh with an open hand slap.
Ozolinsh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reinikainen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ozolinsh with a body shot.
Reinikainen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reinikainen shoots and misses
enabling Ozolinsh to counter with a crisp jab.
Reinikainen lands with a cross.
Reinikainen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ozolinsh defending well as Reinikainen loads up on a big left hand.
A cross from Ozolinsh lands.
Reinikainen lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozolinsh connects with a body shot.
Ozolinsh throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Ozolinsh misses.
Reinikainen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ozolinsh checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ozolinsh swings for the body but Reinikainen moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ozolinsh checks a leg kick.
Ozolinsh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reinikainen scores with a decent looking hook.
Reinikainen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ozolinsh. That did some damage!
Ozolinsh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reinikainen motions for Ozolinsh to come forward. Reinikainen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reinikainen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ozolinsh blocks a jab.
Ozolinsh scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reinikainen in his tracks.
Reinikainen misses with a lunging right hand
and Ozolinsh counters with an outside leg kick.
Ozolinsh avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Reinikainen with a nice cross.
Reinikainen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ozolinsh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reinikainen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Teodors Ozolinsh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen misses with a straight right.
Good standup being displayed there by Ozolinsh as he connects with a hook.
Ozolinsh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reinikainen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ozolinsh checks a leg kick.
Ozolinsh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reinikainen.
Ozolinsh just misses with a punch to the body.
Reinikainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ozolinsh was well out of range. Poor timing from Reinikainen.
Reinikainen misses with a low kick.
And Ozolinsh counters with a quick kick to the body but Reinikainen blocks it.
Reinikainen fails with the takedown.
Ozolinsh tries to clinch but Reinikainen is having none of it.
Reinikainen fails to land the takedown.
Teodors Ozolinsh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Artturi Reinikainen.
Nice body punch from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reinikainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reinikainen.
Ozolinsh takes one to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick from Ozolinsh, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reinikainen misses with a hook.
Ozolinsh throws a poor cross that misses
and Reinikainen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ozolinsh drops his hands momentarily and Reinikainen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reinikainen.
Ozolinsh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reinikainen finds it's way round the side to connect with Ozolinsh's head.
A swing and a miss from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reinikainen.
Reinikainen scores with a nice right hand.
Ozolinsh throws a sloppy head kick and Reinikainen moves out of range easily.
Nice takedown defense from Ozolinsh. No joy for Reinikainen on that attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reinikainen throws out a leg kick but Ozolinsh moves out of range and Reinikainen only half commits.
Reinikainen throws a leg kick
and Ozolinsh counters with a left to the body.
Ozolinsh works Reinikainen's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Reinikainen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ozolinsh defends it well.
Ozolinsh fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheers as Ozolinsh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Reinikainen doesn't seem phased though.
Ozolinsh lands an overhand right.
Reinikainen misses with a straight right.
Reinikainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Ozolinsh misses its intended target.
Ozolinsh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reinikainens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ozolinsh tries to clinch up.
Ozolinsh scores with a nice strike.
Ozolinsh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Decent striking displayed by Ozolinsh there.
Reinikainen throws a looping overhand right but Ozolinsh ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ozolinsh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reinikainen.
Ozolinsh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ozolinsh thuds his right hand into Reinikainen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ozolinsh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ozolinsh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ozolinsh there as he acknowledges the shot.
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 Teodors Ozolinsh.
I think Reinikainen 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Artturi Reinikainen!
Artturi Reinikainen spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Escobar (ranked 120 p4p, 276 weight class) and Esa Kettu (ranked 14 p4p, 34 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Esa Kettu!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kettu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A telegraphed right hand from Escobar misses the target.
Kettu throws a shot to the body.
Escobar swings widly with a right hand
and Kettu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Escobar slips a jab from Kettu.
Escobar misses with an uppercut. Kettu saw that one coming.
Kettu throws a solid leg kick but Escobar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kettu.
Kettu moves away from the strike by Escobar.
Escobar connects with a nice looking jab.
Kettu throws a series of punches but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar thinks about countering with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kettu. Escobar does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Kettu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Escobar lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kettu misses with an uppercut. Escobar saw that one coming.
Escobar lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kettu throws a body shot but no joy.
Kettu tried to score with a low kick but Escobar checks it.
A shot to the body from Escobar misses
and Kettu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kettu throws a big shot that misses.
Escobar throws the left hand but Kettu avoids the punch easily.
Kettu looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar missing with a left hand there. Kettu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kettu blocks a head kick by Escobar.
Kettu has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kettu throws a leg kick
and Escobar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Escobar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kettu looks to throw the jab but Escobar is out of range.
Kettu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kettu throws a low kick but Escobar moves out of range easily.
Kettu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Escobar tries to avoid it but Kettu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Escobar to the ground. Escobar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Diego Escobar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Escobar connects with a looping right hand.
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar throws a head kick but Kettu moves out of range.
Escobar throws a head kick but Kettu moves out of range.
Escobar rushes Kettu and presses him up against the cage.
Kettu misses with the head strike.
Kettu throws a punch but it's blocked by Escobar.
Kettu misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Escobar scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kettu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobar.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobar.
Escobar gets through Kettu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Kettu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar lands a shot to the body.
Escobar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kettu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escobar prevents a body shot from Kettu.
Escobar pushes Kettu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kettu.
Kettu blocks a body shot from Escobar.
Kettu tries a body shot but Escobar blocks it.
Escobar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Escobar.
Kettu tries to throw a body punch but Escobar avoids it by throwing Kettu back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Escobar.
Kettu takes a shot to the head.
Kettu working aggressively here.
Escobar blocks an uppercut.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Kettu avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
Kettu turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kettu manages to end up in side control.
Kettu tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kettu in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettu misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Escobar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kettu wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kettu misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kettu is trying to ground and pound but Escobar uses the momentary lack of control by Kettu to regain half guard.
Escobar gets back to full guard.
Escobar looking for a sweep. Not yet Escobar, not yet.
Kettu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kettu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Escobar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kettu has managed to get both his arms back between Escobar's legs - danger averted.
Kettu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Escobar is keeping the position for now.
Escobar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kettu manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kettu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Escobar defends it easily.
Kettu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kettu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kettu can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Escobar controls the pace.
Kettu looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Escobar passes into half guard.
Escobar is controlling the pace.
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 Diego Escobar 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.
Escobar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Escobar moves into range and clinches up with Kettu.
Kettu throws a punch but it's blocked by Escobar.
Escobar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Escobar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Escobar is leaning against Kettu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kettu pushes Escobar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Escobar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kettu or not.
Escobar digs a right hand underneath Kettu's ribcage. Kettu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Escobar scores with a shoulder strike.
Kettu prevents a body shot from Escobar.
Kettu misses with the head strike.
Diego Escobar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Escobar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but Kettu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kettu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Kettu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kettu.
Kettu lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
Escobar tries to work over Kettu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kettu.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escobar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kettus head.
Kettu misses with the head strike.
Escobar misses with a punch to the body.
Kettu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar scores with a shot to the side of Kettu's head.
Escobar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Escobar misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar misses with a punch to the body.
Kettu struggles to land a body shot inside as Escobar controls his hands.
Escobar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Escobar.
Escobar gets through Kettu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Escobar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Escobar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Escobar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kettu can do to turn this around?
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!
Kettu misses with a body punch.
Kettu struggles to land a body shot inside as Escobar controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Kettu.
Escobar lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Escobar blocking some punches.
Kettu struggles to land a body shot inside as Escobar controls his hands.
Kettu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Kettu avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kettu pushes Escobar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kettu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kettu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar prevents a body shot from Kettu.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Escobar.
Kettu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Escobar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escobar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettu tries to score a body lock takedown but Escobar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kettu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Escobar's elbow.
Kettu lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Escobar.
Escobar lands a body shot.
Kettu takes a shot to the head.
Escobar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kettu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Escobar struggles to land a body shot inside as Kettu controls his hands.
Kettu struggles to land a body shot inside as Escobar controls his hands.
Kettu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kettu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Escobar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kettu throws a punch but it's blocked by Escobar.
A right handed body shot lands from Escobar.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobar.
Escobar lands a hook that snaps the head of Kettu backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kettu looking for a takedown.
Kettu is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Kettu fails to land.
Kettu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kettu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar misses with a punch to the body.
Kettu gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Escobar 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.
Escobar pulls Kettu in to control the position.
Kettu lands a couple of elbows.
Escobar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Escobar controlling the position.
Kettu throws a big right hand that misses.
Escobar has momentary wrist control but Kettu slips an elbow through the middle.
Escobar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kettu.
Escobar wants to sweep here but Kettu controlling him for the moment.
Escobar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Escobar dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kettu throws a low kick but Escobar avoids it.
The fighters circling - Escobar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kettu feints a counter leg kick.
Kettu misses with an uppercut. Escobar saw that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Escobar lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kettu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kettu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Escobar lands with a nice body punch.
Kettu throws a body punch but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A head kick misses from Escobar.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kettu avoids the head kick by Escobar.
Kettu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Escobar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kettu can pounce on him.
Escobar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jab by Escobar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Escobar throws a looping overhand right but Kettu ducks down to avoid it.
Kettu avoids the body shot from Escobar.
Escobar 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Escobar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Escobar.
Escobar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kettu throws a low kick but Escobar moves out of range easily.
Escobar throws a looping overhand right but Kettu ducks down to avoid it.
Escobar with a hook.
Escobar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kettu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Escobar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kettu.
Diego Escobar is winning the standup battle so far.
Kettu misses with a straight left.
Kettu blocks a head kick by Escobar.
Kettu misses with a hook. Escobar ducked under it nicely.
Escobar sizes up Kettu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Escobar scores with a shot to the body.
Kettu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kettu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Escobar.
Escobar throws a body punch but Kettu moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kettu! But no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kettu throws a good cross that connects.
Esa Kettu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kettu tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Escobar defends well and Kettu ends up having to push Escobar into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kettu throws a hook but Escobar blocks it.
Kettu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Escobar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Escobar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kettu drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kettu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Escobar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Escobar pushing down on Kettu's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Escobar content to control rather than advance.
Kettu is looking for a sweep. Escobar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Escobar content to control rather than advance.
Kettu moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettu looking for a guillotine here but Escobar defends easily.
Escobar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Escobar's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kettu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Escobar won't allow Kettu to sweep him here.
Escobar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kettu throws his legs up looking for a submission but Escobar uses it to pass to side control.
Kettu tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Escobar presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Kettu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Escobar controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Escobar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Escobar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Escobar!
After winning the bout, Diego Escobar 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cruzeiro (ranked 98 p4p, 177 weight class) and Harald Gormsson (ranked 18 p4p, 34 weight class). Cruzeiro comes to the cage accompanied by Linval Thompson - Jah Jah The Conqueror. Gormsson has chosen Saor - Children of the Mist as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Julio Cruzeiro has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Julio Cruzeiro seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julio Cruzeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harald Gormsson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruzeiro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gormsson unleashes a big counter combination but Cruzeiro bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cruzeiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruzeiro dodges the punch combination from Gormsson.
Cruzeiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gormsson.
A solid body kick from Gormsson.
Gormsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cruzeiro misses with a hook. Gormsson ducked under it nicely.
Gormsson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruzeiro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A nice leg kick from Cruzeiro, right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro looks to land a body kick but Gormsson moved away.
Some bone on bone action there as Gormsson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gormsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Julio Cruzeiro has been cut.
Gormsson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gormsson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick but Gormsson checks it.
Gormsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A low kick lands for Cruzeiro.
A shot to the liver by Cruzeiro. Beautiful body shot.
Gormsson looks to land a body kick but Cruzeiro moved away.
Gormsson misses with a wild body shot.
Cruzeiro scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cruzeiro finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gormsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruzeiro lands with a nice body punch.
Cruzeiro misses with a jab to the body
and Gormsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Cruzeiro lands an overhand right.
Gormsson needs to keep his hands up - Cruzeiro had a free shot at his head there.
Cruzeiro blocks a head kick by Gormsson.
Gormsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cruzeiro throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gormsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cruzeiro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gormsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice body kick from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro fakes the leg kick and cracks Gormsson in the body.
Cruzeiro thuds his right hand into Gormsson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gormsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruzeiro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gormsson. That did some damage!
Cruzeiro lands a right hook to the body.
Cruzeiro connects with a looping right hand.
Cruzeiro gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gormsson counters with a good, hard body kick but Cruzeiro shrugs it off.
Cruzeiro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gormsson. That did some damage!
Cruzeiro jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cruzeiro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruzeiro lands with a right hand.
Cruzeiro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruzeiro moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gormsson lands a nice shot that snaps Cruzeiro's head back.
Cruzeiro is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
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!
Cruzeiro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cruzeiro lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cruzeiro takes a swing at Gormsson's ribcage but misses.
Gormsson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Gormsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Cruzeiro should have avoided that one.
Julio Cruzeiro's cut is getting worse.
Cruzeiro lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gormsson will feel that in the morning.
A leg kick checked by Gormsson.
Gormsson throws the kick towards the body but Cruzeiro avoids it.
Cruzeiro slips a jab and a cross from Gormsson.
Gormsson walks into a stiff left hand from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gormsson throws a series of punches but Cruzeiro moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruzeiro throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gormsson.
Cruzeiro swings for the body but Gormsson moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cruzeiro.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Cruzeiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio Cruzeiro's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Gormsson misses the target.
Cruzeiro scores with the left hand. Gormsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Cruzeiro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cruzeiro slips under a jab from Gormsson.
Cruzeiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gormsson thinks about the counter body kick.
Gormsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cruzeiro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gormssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cruzeiro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gormsson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruzeiro scores with a shot to the body.
Cruzeiro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gormsson can do to turn this around?
Cruzeiro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cruzeiro misses with a low kick.
Gormsson shapes to counter with a head kick.
Gormsson lands a nice shot that snaps Cruzeiro's head back.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Gormsson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cruzeiro has got the better of the exchanges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruzeiro slips a jab from Gormsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gormsson misses with a straight right.
It looked like Cruzeiro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cruzeiro connects with the punch.
Cruzeiro connects with an inside leg kick.
Gormsson throws a body punch but Cruzeiro moves out of range.
Gormsson ducks right into an uppercut from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gormsson takes one to the side of the head.
Gormsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cruzeiro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cruzeiro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gormsson throws out the jab.
Cruzeiro lands with a right hand.
Cruzeiro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gormsson momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Cruzeiro tenderised Gormsson's leg. Gormsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro moves into range and clinches up with Gormsson.
Gormsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gormsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gormsson swings widly with a right hand
and Cruzeiro counters with a thumping low kick.
Gormsson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cruzeiro connects with an inside leg kick.
Gormsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cruzeiro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cruzeiro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gormsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gormsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruzeiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Gormsson.
Cruzeiro tried to counter with a leg kick but Gormsson avoided it.
Cruzeiro is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A left lands for Cruzeiro.
A cross from Cruzeiro lands.
Cruzeiro moves out of range of the body kick.
Julio Cruzeiro is winning the standup battle so far.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cruzeiro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro dips to his left and cracks Gormsson with an uppercut!
Cruzeiro throws out a leg kick but Gormsson moves out of range and Cruzeiro only half commits.
Gormsson throws a counter combo.
Gormsson misses with a low kick.
Gormsson misses with a body shot
and Cruzeiro counters with a straight right hand.
Cruzeiro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gormsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gormsson shapes to counter with a head kick.
Cruzeiro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gormsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gormsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gormsson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gormsson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cruzeiro.
Gormsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruzeiro.
A big right from Cruzeiro misses.
Gormsson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cruzeiro with a body shot.
Cruzeiro lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Cruzeiro.
Gormsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruzeiro manages to avoid it.
Gormsson throws a body punch but Cruzeiro moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gormsson.
Gormsson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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!
Gormsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick but Gormsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cruzeiro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cruzeiro lands a hook that snaps the head of Gormsson backwards.
Gormsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cruzeiro misses with a punch to the body.
Gormsson blocks an uppercut.
Cruzeiro lands a shoulder strike.
Cruzeiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Cruzeiro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Julio Cruzeiro's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Cruzeiro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cruzeiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gormsson.
Gormsson moves out of range of the body kick from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cruzeiro scores with the left hand. Gormsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Gormsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gormsson keeps Cruzeiro at a distance using the push kick.
Cruzeiro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gormsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cruzeiro to score with a decent uppercut.
Cruzeiro tries to land a front kick but Gormsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cruzeiro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gormsson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gormsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruzeiro tests Gormsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Gormsson.
Gormsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cruzeiro is looking to chop away at Gormsson's legs.
Gormsson throws a body kick that misses.
Cruzeiro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gormsson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gormsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cruzeiro with a nice calf kick.
Cruzeiro keeps Gormsson at a distance using the push kick.
Cruzeiro lands with an uppercut that bounces Gormsson off the cage and back into range.
Cruzeiro bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Harald Gormsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro connects with a crisp jab.
Cruzeiro connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruzeiro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick but Gormsson checks it.
Gormsson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cruzeiro with a body shot.
Gormsson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cruzeiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cruzeiro connects with the punch.
Gormsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cruzeiro moves away from the strike by Gormsson.
Cruzeiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gormsson.
Cruzeiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruzeiro throws a front kick that sends Gormsson stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gormsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cruzeiro. Cruzeiro obviously looking to wear him down.
Cruzeiro lands the left hand.
Cruzeiro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gormsson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cruzeiro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gormsson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gormsson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gormsson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cruzeiro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gormsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruzeiro moves away.
Gormsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cruzeiro counters with a straight right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Gormsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruzeiro lands a nice shot that snaps Gormsson's head back.
Cruzeiro punishes Gormsson's body with a nice straight punch.
Gormsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gormsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruzeiro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cruzeiro scores with a jab. Gormsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A clash of legs there as Cruzeiro blocks the low kick.
Cruzeiro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cruzeiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gormsson.
Good exchange - Cruzeiro coming out on top.
A jab lands there for Cruzeiro.
Gormsson misses the shot to the body.
Julio Cruzeiro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cruzeiro moves out of range as Gormsson throws a body kick.
Cruzeiro fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gormsson just manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Cruzeiro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cruzeiro 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Cruzeiro!
After winning the bout, Julio Cruzeiro 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Makarov (ranked 240 p4p, 104 weight class) and Felix Inarritu (ranked 42 p4p, 18 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Inarritu's choice of entrance music: Vulcano. Felix Inarritu has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Makarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Inarritu!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makarov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Inarritu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Makarov blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Inarritu fails to land.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Makarov looking to throw knees to the head but Inarritu is blocking nicely.
Makarov blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Inarritu.
Inarritu is trying to break free.
Makarov tries a knee to the head but Inarritu blocks it.
Inarritu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Inarritu lands a nice uppercut.
Inarritu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Makarov blocking some punches.
Inarritu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Makarov tries to clinch
and Inarritu counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Sergey Makarov has been cut.
Makarov misses with a left hand
and Inarritu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Inarritu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Inarritu has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Inarritu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inarritu throws the kick towards the body but Makarov avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Makarov misses the target.
Inarritu lands with a hook. Makarov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Makarov has Inarritu up against the cage in a clinch.
Inarritu pushes Makarov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Inarritu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Makarov backwards.
Makarov has a couple of punches blocked by Inarritu.
Makarov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Inarritu avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Inarritu scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Inarritu.
Makarov is breathing heavily.
Inarritu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Inarritu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Inarritu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Inarritu pushes Makarov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Inarritu scores with a shoulder strike.
Inarritu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Inarritu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inarritu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Inarritu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sergey Makarov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makarov checks the leg kick.
Makarov connects with a body shot that sends Inarritu's belly button to the back.
Inarritu misses with a hook
and Makarov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Inarritu's knee momentarily.
Makarov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Inarritu defends well and Makarov ends up having to push Inarritu into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Inarritu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Inarritu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Inarritu.
Inarritu managing to block the knees to the body from Makarov.
Inarritu breaks the clinch.
Makarov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Inarritu counters with a left to the body.
Inarritu connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inarritu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Makarov is out of range.
Makarov has been working on his balance at St Petersburg MMA Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Inarritu.
Makarov instigates a clinch.
Makarov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Inarritu throws a punch but it's blocked by Makarov.
Inarritu lands with a right to the head.
Inarritu is pressed up against the cage. Makarov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Inarritu down to the mat. Inarritu 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 Sergey Makarov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Makarov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makarov moves out of range of the strikes.
Makarov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Inarritu connects with a looping right hand.
Inarritu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makarov.
Inarritu throws a body punch but Makarov moves out of range.
Inarritu looks to score with a jab to the body but Makarov is just out of range.
Makarov defending well as Inarritu loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makarov throws a shot from downtown. Inarritu moves away and avoids it.
Inarritu cracks Makarov with an open hand slap.
Inarritu throws a big shot that misses.
Inarritu misses with a body punch
and Makarov counters with a thumping low kick.
Makarov slips under a jab from Inarritu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makarov throws an overhand right that lands on Inarritu's shoulder, as Inarritu tries to avoid the shot.
Makarov is looking to slow Inarritu down with leg kicks.
Inarritu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Inarritu lands with a kick to the temple. Makarov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Makarov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Inarritu misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Inarritu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergey Makarov's cut.
That's time! Makarov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Makarov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Makarov blocks a low kick nicely.
Inarritu throws a body shot but no joy.
Makarov throwing a counter right hand but Inarritu manages to avoid it.
Inarritu gets tackled into the cage by Makarov. Makarov maintains the clinch.
Makarov blocking some punches.
Inarritu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Inarritu managing to block the knees to the body from Makarov.
Makarov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Inarritu blocks it with crossed arms.
Inarritu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Makarov tries to land knees in the clinch but Inarritu avoids the damage to the body.
Inarritu lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makarov misses with some punches.
Inarritu wants to get back to striking at distance but Makarov won't allow it.
Inarritu is pressed up against the cage. Makarov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Inarritu down to the mat. Inarritu avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Inarritu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Makarov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Makarov blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inarritu leaves Makarov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Makarov tries to land a front kick but Inarritu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little jabbing left from Inarritu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Felix Inarritu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Inarritu looks for the body kick but Makarov saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Inarritu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Makarov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Makarov is looking to clinch but Inarritu is avoiding it.
A punch lands to the side of Inarritu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Makarov looks to land a left hand but Inarritu moved out of range nicely.
Makarov shoots in for a double leg but Inarritu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Inarritu only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Makarov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Inarritu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Makarov.
Inarritu ducks under a wild hook from Makarov.
Inarritu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makarov tries to clinch but Inarritu is having none of it.
Inarritu was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Inarritu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Makarov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice body punch from Makarov.
Inarritu moves out of range of the leg kick from Makarov.
Makarov throws a leg kick
and Inarritu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Makarov scores with a takedown into Inarritu's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inarritu pulls Makarov in close to prevent any damage.
Makarov throws an elbow that misses. Inarritu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Makarov's guard. Nice move by Inarritu!
Inarritu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Makarov is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makarov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Inarritu is one step ahead there.
Inarritu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Inarritu being controlled here momentarily.
Inarritu preventing the sweep.
Makarov looking for subs off his back but Inarritu has passed one foot through into half guard.
Inarritu passes into side control, despite Makarov's attempt to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Inarritu content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Inarritu trying to control the action but Makarov is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on Makarov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Felix Inarritu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sergey Makarov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Makarov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Inarritu throws out the jab.
Inarritu works Makarov's body with a nice hook.
Makarov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Makarov.
A little jabbing left from Inarritu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Inarritu lands a slapping body shot.
Inarritu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Makarov on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makarov walks into a left hand.
Inarritu just misses with a punch to the body.
Inarritu cracks Makarov with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Inarritu has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Makarov to stand back up!
Makarov is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makarov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Oh Makarov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Inarritu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Makarov. That did some damage!
Makarov seems to have got his legs back now.
Inarritu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Makarov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Inarritu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Inarritu misses with a hook. Makarov ducked under it nicely.
Inarritu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Makarov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makarov slips under a jab from Inarritu.
Inarritu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Makarov's head backwards.
Makarov blocks a jab.
Inarritu avoids the head kick by Makarov.
Makarov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Inarritu makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Makarov really felt that one!
Inarritu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Makarov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Inarritu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Makarov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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!
Makarov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Inarritu throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makarov moves out of range as Inarritu strikes.
Inarritu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makarov manages to avoid it.
Makarov tries to counter with a takedown but Inarritu is quick to defend against it.
Sergey Makarov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A low kick from Inarritu is predictable there
and Makarov counters with a two punch combo.
Makarov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Inarritu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Inarritu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Makarov doesn't seem bothered though.
Makarov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Inarritu tries to land a front kick but Makarov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Makarov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Makarov tries to counter with a takedown but Inarritu is quick to defend against it.
A telegraphed right hand from Inarritu misses the target.
Makarov throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Inarritu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Inarritu.
Inarritu checks a low kick from Makarov.
Inarritu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Inarritu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Inarritu lands a big head kick that sends Makarov tumbling to the mat! Inarritu takes a step backwards and waves Makarov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makarov slips a straight right by Inarritu.
Makarov feints a jab promting Inarritu to slip. Makarov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Inarritu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Inarritu motions for Makarov to come forward. Inarritu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Inarritu misses the body punch
letting Makarov counter with a right hand.
Makarov tries a head kick but it misses.
Felix Inarritu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Inarritu misses with a lunging right hand
and Makarov counters with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Inarritu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Inarritu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Inarritu!
A relieved looking Felix Inarritu 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Patty O Reilly (ranked 39 p4p, 82 weight class) and Joe Smith (ranked 9 p4p, 16 weight class). Joe Smith 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 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patty O Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 16 - 3, fighting out of London, Joe Smith!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a looping left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from O Reilly lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Smith has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smith and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
O Reilly is looking to chop away at Smith's legs.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
O Reilly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Reilly has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
O Reilly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
O Reilly lands a lovely overhand right.
Smith throws out a loose jab but O Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
O Reilly wants to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of O Reilly 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Reilly tries a head kick but it misses.
O Reilly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from O Reilly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith checks a low kick from O Reilly.
Joe Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Reilly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
O Reilly throws a leg kick but Smith moved away.
Smith checks a low kick from O Reilly.
O Reilly throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Reilly feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
O Reilly tries to score with a low kick but Smith moves his leg out of the way.
O Reilly moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Smith has O Reilly up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Reilly backwards.
O Reilly scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
O Reilly's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but O Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Reilly goes for a takedown in the clinch but Smith prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith misses with a body punch.
O Reilly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Reilly blocks a body shot from Smith.
O Reilly misses with the head strike.
O Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
O Reilly attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
O Reilly moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O Reilly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. O Reilly darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smith looks to throw the jab but O Reilly is out of range.
A big left from Smith misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
O Reilly is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
A head kick misses from O Reilly.
O Reilly scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
O Reilly throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
O Reilly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Patty O Reilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and O Reilly counters with a body kick.
O Reilly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Reilly manages to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by O Reilly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of O Reilly.
Jab, jab by Smith - just one landing.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Reilly circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith 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.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith lands a big head kick that sends O Reilly tumbling to the mat! Smith takes a step backwards and waves O Reilly back to his feet - he wants the finish!
O Reilly is rocked!
It looks like Patty O Reilly has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Oh O Reilly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and O Reilly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and O Reilly counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
O Reilly wants to slow Smith down by chopping away at his legs.
O Reilly swinging wildly here.
O Reilly seems to have got his legs back now.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and O Reilly moves out of range easily.
A counter left hand to the body from O Reilly misses its target.
O Reilly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
O Reilly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
O Reilly misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
O Reilly is looking to counter with a body kick.
O Reilly walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Reilly cracks Smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
O Reilly throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smith slips a jab from O Reilly.
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 Patty O Reilly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Patty O Reilly's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
O Reilly takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Smith misses with a right hand
and O Reilly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
O Reilly missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith throws out a counter right but O Reilly avoids it with no problem.
O Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smith defending well as O Reilly loads up on a big left hand.
O Reilly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith can't break the clinch.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Reilly lands with a left to the head.
Smith misses with the head strike.
O Reilly is looking to take this one to the mat.
O Reilly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Reilly's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
O Reilly tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the cage and eventually O Reilly drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reilly goes for a takedown in the clinch but Smith prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patty O Reilly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith letting O Reilly take a breather here.
O Reilly jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smith walks away with a smile on his face. O Reilly gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A jab from O Reilly misses.
Smith goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Smith checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
O Reilly moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oooooh!!! Smith has knocked O Reilly down with a huge combo! Smith steps away and waves a wobbly O Reilly back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Smith moves in close and cracks O Reilly with a massive right hand! O Reilly, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Smith!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Smith!
Joe Smith really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Brooklyn Apothecary logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuvraj Singh (ranked 70 p4p, 80 weight class) and Heavy Rain (ranked 12 p4p, 15 weight class). Rain has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Yuvraj Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heavy Rain!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Singh.
Singh connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rain's hands.
Singh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rain.
Singh swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rain is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rain moves out of range as Singh strikes.
Rain is trying to counter with his kicks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Singh - that will leave a mark!
Rain looks to land a left hand but Singh moved out of range nicely.
Singh was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Singh looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Singh lands with a nice body kick.
Singh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rain throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Singh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Singh connects with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Rain.
Rain scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh moves out of range of the strikes.
Singh misses with a kick to the body.
Rain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Singh moves away.
Singh's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rain under the eye.
Singh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rain replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Singh blocks it well.
Singh misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rain misses with a hook. Singh ducked under it nicely.
Singh throws a solid leg kick but Rain takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Singh.
Rain swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A nice leg kick from Rain, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rain lands with a nice body kick.
Rain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Singh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rain's hands.
Rain cracks Singh with a right hand to the side of the head.
Singh darts in and clinches Rain up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Singh swings wildly with an uppercut but Rain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rain misses with some punches.
Singh scores with a hook to the body.
Singh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Singh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Singh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rain.
Rain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Singh misses with a hook
and Rain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Singh 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.
Rain connects with the punch.
Yuvraj Singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Rain to counter with a crisp jab.
Rain drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rain throws a leg kick but Singh moved away.
Singh loads up on a big right hand but Rain slips the punch.
Singh throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rain lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rain.
Singh throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Singh tests Rain's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Singh scores with a push kick.
Rain looks winded!
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!
Singh throws a head kick that misses
and Rain counters with a low kick, right behind Singh 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh looks to land a right hand but Rain moved out of range.
Rain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Singh.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rain! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by Rain.
A little jabbing left from Rain on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rain takes a swing at Singh's ribcage but misses.
Singh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rain.
Singh misses with a leg kick.
Rain throws a leg kick which misses Singh's front leg but catches the back leg as Singh tries to avoid it.
Rain lands a right hook to the body.
Singh avoids the head kick by Rain.
Singh appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Singh will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rain swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
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 Yuvraj Singh 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.
Rain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Singh.
Rain looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Singh throws a lazy body kick
letting Rain counter with a right hand.
Rain moves forwards but Singh connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Singh misses with a body kick.
Rain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Singh. Singh obviously looking to wear him down.
Singh lands a glancing blow to the side of Rain's head.
Singh is looking to land body kicks.
Rain avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rain lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh looks for the body kick but Rain saw that one coming.
A lazy left from Rain finds it's target.
Singh throws a right hand that misses
and Rain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yuvraj Singh is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rain shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Singh eats them both and turns towards Rain to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Singh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donk. Rain catches Singh right on the button with a cross.
Singh tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rain counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Singh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rain.
Rain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rain lands the left hand.
Singh takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Singh misses with a kick to the body
and Rain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rain misses with a kick to the body.
Singh wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain moves out of range of the strikes.
Rain is looking for the big counter here.
Singh on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rain fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rain is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Singh lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rain with a jab.
Heavy Rain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rain misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Singh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Singh gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rain throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Singh on the side of the head.
Singh takes the fight into the clinch.
Rain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rain throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Singh to counter with a crisp jab.
Singh walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Singh throws a right hand that misses
and Rain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Rain. That snapped Singh's head back.
Rain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Singh.
Nice straight punches there by Rain. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rain.
Singh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rain throws a shot to the body.
Singh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rain. Rain obviously looking to wear him down.
Singh moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Singh tries a body shot but Rain blocks it.
Singh working aggressively here.
Rain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Singh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rain! But no joy.
Singh fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rain checks it well.
Rain has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Singh.
Rain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Singh thows a leg kick but Rain checks it
and Rain counters with a nice body kick.
Rain lands with a nice body punch.
Rain avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Singh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Heavy Rain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Singh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Singh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rain moves away.
Rain scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Singh throws a right hand that misses
and Rain counters with a stiff right hand.
Singh misses with a shot to the body
and Rain counters with a crisp one two that drops Singh! Rain thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Singh to his feet! Singh is in big trouble!
Rain cracks Singh with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Rain has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Singh to stand back up!
Singh is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rain throws a sloppy head kick and Singh moves out of range easily.
Oh Singh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Singh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Singh seems to have got his legs back now.
Singh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rain looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Singh slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rain circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rain counters with a nice right hand that sends Singh toppling to the canvas! Singh scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Rain finish him?!
Rain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Rain - that's a beauty! Singh is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Rain can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Heavy Rain!
A less than humble Heavy Rain misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ulysses Blazkov (ranked 9 p4p, 65 weight class) and Gniewomir Lach (ranked 2 p4p, 11 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Blazkov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Me And The Devil. Lach comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Soel kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ulysses Blazkov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gniewomir Lach!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blazkov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blazkov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blazkov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lach.
Blazkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Lach is just out of range.
Jab from Lach.
Blazkov slips a straight right by Lach.
Blazkov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lach.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blazkov checks a leg kick.
It looked like Blazkov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lach.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blazkov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blazkov rushes Lach and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Blazkov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blazkov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lach tries to throw a body punch but Blazkov avoids it by throwing Lach back against the cage.
Blazkov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lach struggles to land a body shot inside as Blazkov controls his hands.
Blazkov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lach misses with the head strike.
Lach is trying to break the clinch but Blazkov is controlling him.
A short right from Blazkov.
 It looks like Gniewomir Lach has been cut.
Blazkov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lach is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blazkov is keeping busy.
Lach misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lach.
Lach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blazkov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lach dodges an elbow strike from Blazkov.
Lach blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blazkov lands a body punch.
Blazkov lands a shot to the body.
Lach looks winded!
Blazkov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blazkov.
Blazkov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lach backwards.
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!
Blazkov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blazkov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lach backwards.
We've been informed that Lach 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blazkov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Blazkov.
Blazkov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
 Lach is rocked!
Blazkov stalling.
Blazkov lands with a left to the head.
Lach is still on wobbly legs! Can Blazkov finish him?
Blazkov has Lach pressed against the cage.
Lach struggles to land a body shot inside as Blazkov controls his hands.
Lach seems to have recovered his senses.
Lach misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Blazkov - that landed with a thud.
Blazkov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lach up against the cage.
Blazkov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blazkov darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Lach's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Blazkov before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ulysses Blazkov!
Ulysses Blazkov retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Ulysses Blazkov 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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