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AWC 2021 Finals Rd 2 B PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Christian Caliman (ranked 24839 p4p, 4914 weight class) and Slash Shredder (ranked 691 p4p, 520 weight class). Slash Shredder told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christian Caliman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Slash Shredder!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shredder takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
 It looks like Slash Shredder has been cut.
Shredder feints and then cracks Caliman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Caliman down.
Shredder misses with an uppercut.
Caliman lands a nice hook to Shredder's body. Shredder takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shredder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caliman was well out of range. Poor timing from Shredder.
Caliman quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Shredder takes one to the side of the head.
Caliman tries a head kick but it misses.
Caliman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shredder jabs at Caliman's body.
Shredder cracks Caliman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Caliman throws a body punch but Shredder moves out of range.
Caliman throws a hook but Shredder avoids it easily.
Shredder is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caliman lands a body shot.
Shredder buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Caliman avoids the body shot from Shredder.
Shredder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caliman.
Shredder throws a nice looking combination but Caliman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shredder throws an overhand right that lands on Caliman's shoulder, as Caliman tries to avoid the shot.
Shredder takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A swing and a miss from Caliman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caliman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Shredder counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Caliman thinking.
The fighters circling - Caliman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Caliman lands a nice shot that snaps Shredder's head back.
Caliman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shredder counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Shredder.
Caliman throws a hook but Shredder avoids it easily.
Shredder forces Caliman back against the cage and clinches.
Caliman swings wildly with an uppercut but Shredder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caliman throws a punch but it's blocked by Shredder.
Caliman tries to throw a body punch but Shredder avoids it by throwing Caliman back against the cage.
Shredder working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shredder lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shredder lands with a light punch inside.
Shredder lands a nice uppercut.
Shredder tries to work over Caliman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caliman is trying to break the clinch but Shredder has him pressed against the cage.
Caliman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caliman tries to throw a body punch but Shredder avoids it by throwing Caliman back against the cage.
Shredder lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shredder scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Caliman takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Shredder.
Shredder lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shredder softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Shredder scores with a nice short uppercut.
Caliman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shredder stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shredder pushes Caliman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Caliman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shredder softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Caliman throws a punch but it's blocked by Shredder.
A short uppercut from Shredder.
Shredder lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shredder cracks Caliman with a nice body shot.
Shredder scores with a shot to the side of Caliman's head.
Shredder lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Shredder.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caliman misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Shredder.
Good body shot from Shredder.
Good body shot from Shredder.
Caliman is breathing heavily.
Shredder lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Shredder.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shredder.
Shredder softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shredder.
Shredder lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Caliman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Shredder as the two fighters clinch.
Shredder scores with a shot to the side of Caliman's head.
Shredder digs a right hand underneath Caliman's ribcage. Caliman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shredder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shredder lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Shredder.
Shredder softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Shredder.
Shredder lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shredder lands with a short shot to the head.
Shredder lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Caliman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shredder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Caliman backwards.
Shredder working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shredder works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Shredder.
Caliman is trying to break free.
Shredder stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shredder lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shredder lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Caliman or not.
Shredder working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shredder lands a body shot.
Shredder pushes Caliman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Shredder.
Shredder lands an uppercut.
Caliman has a couple of punches blocked by Shredder.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Slash Shredder dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Slash Shredder's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Caliman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Caliman scores with a hook.
Caliman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shredder is able to avoid easily.
Shredder bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Caliman's head.
Caliman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Caliman tries to score with a low kick but Shredder moves his leg out of the way.
Caliman misses with a body shot.
Caliman misses with the body kick
letting Shredder counter with a right hand.
Shredder has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A leg kick checked by Shredder.
Shredder gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Caliman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shredder lands with a left to the head.
Caliman swings wildly with an uppercut but Shredder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caliman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shredder lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Shredder.
Shredder blocks an uppercut.
Caliman throws a punch but it's blocked by Shredder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caliman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shredder lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shredder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shredder presses Caliman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Caliman struggles to land a body shot inside as Shredder controls his hands.
Shredder scores with a shot to the side of Caliman's head.
Shredder lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Shredder - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from Shredder.
Shredder lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Shredder.
Shredder lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shredder lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shredder works on Caliman's body with a couple of short punches.
Shredder lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shredder lands a left hand.
Caliman misses with some punches.
Caliman takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shredder scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Shredder - that landed with a thud.
Shredder lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shredder lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Shredder.
Shredder lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Caliman backwards.
Caliman throws a punch but it's blocked by Shredder.
Shredder makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Caliman fails to land.
Shredder presses Caliman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shredder.
A short right from Shredder on the inside.
Shredder throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Calimans head.
Nice body punch from Shredder.
Shredder lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Shredder.
Shredder lands with a left to the head.
Shredder lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shredder lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Caliman.
Shredder digs a right hand into Caliman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Caliman's gas tank.
Shredder lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Shredder - that landed with a thud.
Shredder lands with a left to the head.
Shredder works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shredder digs a right hand underneath Caliman's ribcage. Caliman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shredder scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Shredder on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Shredder.
Shredder lands an uppercut.
Shredder lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caliman backwards.
Shredder lands a shoulder strike.
 Caliman is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shredder lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caliman backwards.
Oh Caliman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shredder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Caliman backwards.
Shredder lands with a right to the head.
Shredder lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shredder gets through Caliman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shredder scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shredder drops Caliman onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Caliman is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Caliman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shredder's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Shredder as the two fighters clinch.
Shredder drops Caliman onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Caliman is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Shredder lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Shredder on the inside.
Slash Shredder seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shredder dips a shoulder and cracks Caliman with a mighty uppercut! Caliman falls back against the cage and Shredder unloads with a barrage of strikes! Caliman is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Shredder screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slash Shredder!
An out of breath Slash Shredder thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anders Thorsen (ranked 5760 p4p, 3817 weight class) and Al Hoffa (ranked 666 p4p, 519 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anders Thorsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Al Hoffa!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoffa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hoffa seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hoffa wants to pass to mount but Thorsen is defending the position.
Hoffa wants to take a breather but Thorsen is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoffa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Thorsen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Well, if Hoffa is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffa is pressing down on Thorsen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Thorsen is holding on for now.
Hoffa content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hoffa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Thorsen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Thorsen is trying to get back to full guard.
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.
Thorsen is trying is best to control the position here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Thorsen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hoffa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hoffa in particular looking to stall.
Hoffa's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffa is trying to control the action in half guard but Thorsen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Thorsen trying to hold on to Hoffa's head to control him but Hoffa postures up.
Hoffa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Thorsen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hoffa is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Thorsen tries to roll over but Hoffa keeps him under control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hoffa shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hoffa seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hoffa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hoffa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Thorsen desperately trying to maintain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Al Hoffa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hoffa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thorsen.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hoffa.
Hoffa trying to control the position but Thorsen is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoffa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hoffa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hoffa moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoffa goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Thorsen rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hoffa's guard! Nice work there by Thorsen!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffa looking for a sweep. Not yet Hoffa, not yet.
Thorsen postures up.
Hoffa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hoffa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thorsen.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thorsen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hoffa keeping full guard, as Thorsen tries to pass.
Hoffa wants to sweep here but Thorsen controlling him for the moment.
Hoffa has his hands on Thorsen's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hoffa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thorsen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hoffa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thorsen stands up over Hoffa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Thorsen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thorsen chips away with some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hoffa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thorsen stands up over Hoffa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Thorsen chips away with some ground and pound.
Thorsen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hoffa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen trying to control but Hoffa is working from the bottom.
Thorsen stands up over Hoffa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hoffa managing to control the position.
Hoffa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thorsen.
Hoffa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thorsen's guard.
Hoffa won't allow Thorsen to sweep him here.
Hoffa looking to sit in guard and control but Thorsen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hoffa is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffa working a defensive guard but Thorsen manages to pass into side control anyway.
Hoffa is trying to improve his position.
Hoffa takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Thorsen in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thorsen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Thorsen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Thorsen is working Hoffa over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anders Thorsen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Thorsen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hoffa with the counter takedown but Thorsen avoids it easily.
Thorsen throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Hoffa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hoffa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thorsen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hoffa trying to control but Thorsen is working from the bottom.
Hoffa looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoffa wants to control from the top but Thorsen keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffa is stalling in the full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Thorsen has control of Hoffa's left arm, preventing Hoffa from doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thorsen shoots in looking for a takedown. Hoffa tries to sprawl out of it but Thorsen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hoffa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thorsen dives in for a single leg takedown but Hoffa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anders Thorsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoffa has clasped his hands together around Thorsen's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Hoffa wants to control but Thorsen is keeping him busy.
Hoffa has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Thorsen!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffa trying to control but Thorsen is having none of it.
Hoffa is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Thorsen has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Thorsen!
Thorsen is in close to Hoffa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Thorsen is looking to work some ground and pound but Hoffa has wrist control.
Thorsen is fighting to break Hoffa's control of his arms but Hoffa is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Thorsen is looking to work some ground and pound but Hoffa has wrist control.
Anders Thorsen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffa is pulling down on Thorsen's head to control his posture.
Thorsen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hoffa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thorsen throwing strikes but missing.
Hoffa looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Thorsen with a nice head shot there.
Thorsen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hoffa is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Thorsen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thorsen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Thorsen preventing the sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hoffa keeping moving, preventing Thorsen from controlling successfully.
Hoffa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thorsen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thorsen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Al Hoffa.
I think Hoffa 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Anders Thorsen!
Our winner, Anders Thorsen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Norman Pike (ranked 6108 p4p, 2926 weight class) and Dreynos Elvul (ranked 310 p4p, 173 weight class). Dreynos Elvul is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Norman Pike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dreynos Elvul!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elvul misses with a straight left.
Pike swats away the attempt to clinch by Elvul.
Pike takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pike scores with a hook.
It looks like Dreynos Elvul has been cut.
Elvul connects with a crisp jab.
Pike is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Elvul.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elvul shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pike as he jumps to the side.
Elvul moves away from the strike by Pike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elvul looks to land a right hand but Pike moved out of range.
Pike swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pike moves out of range of the strikes.
As Elvul looks to move away, Pike throws a big counter combo but Elvul just gets out of the way.
Elvul lands a body shot.
Elvul scores with a nice strike.
Pike takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Elvul moves in looking to clinch but Pike pushes him off.
Pike lands a jab to the nose.
Good exchange - Elvul coming out on top.
A big left from Pike misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Elvul or perhaps it was just good defense by Pike, which made it look bad.
Norman Pike is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Pike enables Elvul to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pike manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elvul passes Pike's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Elvul is looking for a kimura but Pike is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Elvul to get the leverage.
Elvul looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Elvul works his way into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pike is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Elvul asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Elvul looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Elvul has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Pike is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Elvul yanks on the arm and Pike is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Elvul.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dreynos Elvul!
Our winner, Dreynos Elvul, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Einar Kyrvänsyylä (ranked 3373 p4p, 4241 weight class) and Ghengis Khan (ranked 402 p4p, 481 weight class). Ghengis Khan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Einar Kyrvänsyylä!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ghengis Khan!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyrvänsyylä circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kyrvänsyylä counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Ghengis Khan has been cut.
Khan clinches up with Kyrvänsyylä and pushes him back against the cage.
Kyrvänsyylä tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Khan.
Kyrvänsyylä lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kyrvänsyylä 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.
Kyrvänsyylä lands with a right to the head.
Kyrvänsyylä scores with a shot to the side of Khan's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kyrvänsyylä.
Khan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Khan pushes Kyrvänsyylä back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kyrvänsyylä lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyrvänsyylä throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Kyrvänsyylä uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Kyrvänsyylä misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyrvänsyylä misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kyrvänsyylä pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kyrvänsyylä fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kyrvänsyylä struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Kyrvänsyylä working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kyrvänsyylä blocking some punches.
Khan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kyrvänsyylä as Khan tries to tie him up.
Kyrvänsyylä lands a shoulder strike.
Khan taking a breather.
Kyrvänsyylä wants to break free but Khan has control.
Kyrvänsyylä blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kyrvänsyylä lands a left hand.
Kyrvänsyylä lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
A short body shot lands from Kyrvänsyylä as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyrvänsyylä breaks from the clinch.
Kyrvänsyylä lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Khan backs up against the cage.
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 fight stays on the outside here - Khan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kyrvänsyylä scores with a shot to the body.
Khan has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Khan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kyrvänsyylä counters with a straight right hand.
That has opened up Ghengis Khan's cut even more.
Khan darts in trying to clinch
and Kyrvänsyylä counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khan closes the distance and clinches.
Khan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kyrvänsyylä backwards.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khan avoiding damage.
Kyrvänsyylä breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan gets a clinch.
Kyrvänsyylä blocking some punches.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kyrvänsyylä scores with a shot to the side of Khan's head.
Khan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Khan lands with a light punch inside.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan lands a hook that snaps the head of Kyrvänsyylä backwards.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kyrvänsyylä blocking some punches.
Kyrvänsyylä breaks from the clinch.
Kyrvänsyylä misses with a series of wild punches.
Khan instigates a clinch.
Kyrvänsyylä trying to stall but Khan improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyrvänsyylä lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kyrvänsyylä or not.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyrvänsyylä lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kyrvänsyylä.
Khan working aggressively here.
Kyrvänsyylä lands with a light punch inside.
Kyrvänsyylä misses with a body punch.
Kyrvänsyylä lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khan.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Khan.
Khan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kyrvänsyylä breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khan clinches up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kyrvänsyylä swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kyrvänsyylä swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kyrvänsyylä pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Einar Kyrvänsyylä dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ghengis Khan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Khan slips a jab and a cross from Kyrvänsyylä.
Kyrvänsyylä gets tackled into the cage by Khan. Khan maintains the clinch.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ghengis Khan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Khan cracks Kyrvänsyylä with a nice body shot.
Kyrvänsyylä misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kyrvänsyylä blocks an uppercut.
Kyrvänsyylä scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Khan lands a left hand.
Kyrvänsyylä throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
A head punch on the inside from Kyrvänsyylä fails to land.
Kyrvänsyylä blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Kyrvänsyylä.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Kyrvänsyylä uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
Kyrvänsyylä softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kyrvänsyylä tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Khan trying to stall but Kyrvänsyylä improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kyrvänsyylä escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kyrvänsyylä misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Kyrvänsyylä misses with an uppercut.
Khan tries to clinch but Kyrvänsyylä moves out of range.
Kyrvänsyylä appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kyrvänsyylä circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kyrvänsyylä counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kyrvänsyylä swats away the attempt to clinch by Khan.
Khan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khan closes the distance but Kyrvänsyylä moves to the side
and Kyrvänsyylä counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khan moves to clinch but Kyrvänsyylä breaks away
and Kyrvänsyylä counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khan gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyrvänsyylä cracks Khan with a nice body shot.
Khan slowing the pace effectively.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Khan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kyrvänsyylä creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Kyrvänsyylä uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Khan misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kyrvänsyylä lands with a light punch inside.
Kyrvänsyylä lands with a right to the head.
The cut above Ghengis Khan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kyrvänsyylä is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kyrvänsyylä blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kyrvänsyylä lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Kyrvänsyylä.
Kyrvänsyylä scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyrvänsyylä pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kyrvänsyylä cracks Khan with a good jab.
Kyrvänsyylä gets tackled into the cage by Khan. Khan maintains the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Khan as the two fighters clinch.
Kyrvänsyylä scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ghengis Khan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Khan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kyrvänsyylä pushes Khan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kyrvänsyylä misses with a punch to the body.
Kyrvänsyylä breaks the clinch.
Kyrvänsyylä will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Khan rushes Kyrvänsyylä and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Kyrvänsyylä.
Khan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Khan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.
Khan working aggressively here.
Kyrvänsyylä's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan tries to clinch but Kyrvänsyylä is having none of it.
Khan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kyrvänsyylä breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khan clinches.
A right hand to the body from Kyrvänsyylä.
Kyrvänsyylä digs a right hand into Khan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khan's gas tank.
Khan tries to work over Kyrvänsyylä's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.
Kyrvänsyylä lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kyrvänsyylä lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kyrvänsyylä lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kyrvänsyylä breaks from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Einar Kyrvänsyylä dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ghengis Khan'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. This is the final round!
Khan tries to clinch up
and Kyrvänsyylä counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kyrvänsyylä lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch but Kyrvänsyylä swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khan wants to clinch but Kyrvänsyylä slips to the side
and Kyrvänsyylä counters with a left to the body.
Khan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Khan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Khan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ghengis Khan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Einar Kyrvänsyylä!
Einar Kyrvänsyylä managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, FF Gear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Glover (ranked 2472 p4p, 2814 weight class) and Sono Tiger (ranked 302 p4p, 339 weight class). Tiger has chosen Andre Nickatine, Jungle as his entrance music. Sono Tiger 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sono Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Glover to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Glover pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tiger is keeping the position for now.
Tiger wants to get back to his feet but Glover is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tiger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tiger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Glover.
Tiger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Glover keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tiger's head.
Glover scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Glover won't allow Tiger to get back to his feet.
Glover throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glover throwing strikes but missing.
Glover trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Glover lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Glover with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glover working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover with a flurry of punches that miss.
Glover might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Glover postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tiger is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Glover is controlling him.
Glover chips away with some ground and pound.
Tiger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Glover is one step ahead there.
Glover distracts Tiger with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Glover landing with the ground and pound.
Glover makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tiger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Glover scoring with some ground and pound.
Tiger wants to stand and escape but Glover is having none of it.
Glover trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Glover lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Glover postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tiger can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger is trying to control the position but Glover postures up.
Glover landing with the ground and pound.
Glover connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Glover scoring with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Glover loads up on a big left hand. Tiger felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Glover looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Tiger can't hide his disappointment, as Glover celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Glover!
Sono Tiger was interviewed post fight and said 'My destiny is beyond your definition of a loss. '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rokken Roll (ranked 1530 p4p, 2555 weight class) and Rico Axelrod (ranked 203 p4p, 311 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rokken Roll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rico Axelrod!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axelrod walks into a stiff left hand from Roll.
Roll connects with a looping right hand.
Rokken Roll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roll swinging wildly here.
Axelrod looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Axelrod uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roll.
Axelrod takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Axelrod takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Axelrod misses with a hook. Roll ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Roll wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Roll looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Roll darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Roll misses with a body shot.
Axelrod lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Roll dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Axelrod lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roll pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Axelrod back to the cage. Roll follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Roll throws a series of punches but Axelrod avoids them all with ease.
Nice shot by Roll.
Roll ducks under a wild hook from Axelrod.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll sizes up Axelrod with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Roll tests Axelrod's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Axelrod tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roll was well out of range. Poor timing from Axelrod.
Axelrod throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Roll on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Roll misses the target.
Axelrod looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Roll throws a nice looking combination but Axelrod bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Axelrod lands with a right hand.
Roll connects with a crisp jab.
Axelrod showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roll.
Roll swings for the body but Axelrod moves out of range.
Roll lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Axelrod walks into a stiff left hand from Roll.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelrod misses with a body punch
and Roll counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Axelrod uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roll.
Roll misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Roll.
Roll waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Axelrod.
Axelrod now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Axelrod takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Axelrod pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roll clinches with his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roll.
Roll scores with a shoulder strike.
Roll doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roll's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roll moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Roll fails to land.
Roll swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roll blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Axelrod.
Roll breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Axelrod takes a jab right on the kisser.
Axelrod misses with a body shot.
Axelrod slips under a jab from Roll.
It seemed like Axelrod was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Roll throws a hook to the side of Axelrod's head but Axelrod sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Axelrod swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Axelrod ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roll moves away.
Roll swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Roll ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Roll avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roll throws a hook but Axelrod blocks it.
Axelrod on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Roll tries to clinch up.
Roll keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roll is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A jab from Roll misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roll lands with a shot to the body.
Roll misses with a wild body shot.
Roll jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Axelrod looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roll stalks Axelrod and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Axelrod's face. Axelrod staggers backwards, shaken.
Axelrod fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roll manages to avoid it.
Axelrod on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Axelrod dodges the punch combination from Roll.
Axelrod appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Roll checks a leg kick.
Axelrod moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roll throws a shot from downtown. Axelrod moves away and avoids it.
Axelrod swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Roll misses with an uppercut.
Roll is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rokken Roll dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Roll throws a hook but Axelrod blocks it.
Axelrod swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Roll lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Roll works Axelrod's body with a nice hook.
Roll lands with a right hand.
Axelrod misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Roll lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Roll connects with a body shot.
Roll misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rokken Roll is winning the standup battle so far.
Roll tries to clinch up but Axelrod circles away and keeps his distance.
It seemed like Axelrod was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Roll.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roll lands a nice shot that snaps Axelrod's head back.
A big left from Axelrod misses.
Axelrod looks to land a left hand but Roll moved out of range nicely.
Roll swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Roll scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll misses with a body shot
and Axelrod counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Roll throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roll throws a body shot but no joy.
Axelrod misses with an uppercut. Roll saw that one coming.
Roll looks to throw the jab but Axelrod is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Axelrod 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 Roll has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Roll and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Axelrod fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Roll takes a swing at Axelrod's ribcage but misses.
Axelrod swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Roll to counter with a crisp jab.
Axelrod throws a big shot that misses.
Roll misses with an uppercut.
Axelrod is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Roll with a body shot.
Roll moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A left lands for Roll.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelrod swings for the body but Roll moves out of range.
Axelrod just misses with a punch to the body.
Roll lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Axelrod has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roll stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Roll closes the distance and clinches.
Roll lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Axelrod.
Axelrod misses with the head strike.
Roll cracks Axelrod with a nice body shot.
Axelrod throws a punch but it's blocked by Roll.
Axelrod blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roll pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roll lands with a shot to the body.
Axelrod takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Axelrod looks to throw the jab but Roll is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelrod keeps the fight on the outside.
Roll throws a big shot that misses.
Axelrod throws out a loose jab but Roll uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roll digs a good hook to Axelrod's body.
Roll thuds his right hand into Axelrod's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Axelrod throws a body shot but no joy.
Roll lands a jab to the nose.
Roll displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Roll connects with a single shot there.
Roll lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Roll forces Axelrod back against the cage and clinches.
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!
Axelrod misses with a punch on the inside.
Roll swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Axelrod.
Axelrod has a couple of punches blocked by Roll.
Roll misses with some punches.
Rokken Roll has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Roll misses with a hook from the clinch.
Axelrod misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roll fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Axelrod working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Roll.
Axelrod swings wildly with an uppercut but Roll uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Axelrod.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roll.
Nice body punch from Roll - that landed with a thud.
Roll lands a body punch.
Roll breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roll lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Roll throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Axelrod looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Axelrod throws a big shot that misses.
Axelrod moves forwards but Roll connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rokken Roll dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Axelrod misses the shot to the body.
Axelrod takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Axelrod slips under a jab from Roll.
Axelrod looks to throw the jab but Roll is out of range.
Axelrod throws a body shot but no joy.
Roll scores with a nice right hand.
Roll thows a left - swing and a miss!
Axelrod moves out of range of the strikes.
Axelrod uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roll.
Axelrod appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Axelrod is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roll.
Axelrod misses the shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Roll.
Axelrod with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll misses with a hook
and Roll takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roll ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Axelrod moves away.
Roll looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roll swings for the body but Axelrod moves out of range.
Roll misses with an uppercut.
Roll dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Axelrod pivots, looking for a leg kick but Roll is out of range and Axelrod settles back down.
Axelrod misses with an uppercut
and Roll moves into the clinch.
Roll is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Axelrod can do to turn this around?
Axelrod looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Roll's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Axelrod uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roll.
Roll fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Axelrod, pushing him back against the cage.
Roll is working Axelrod over against the cage.
Axelrod swings wildly with an uppercut but Roll uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelrod tries to work over Roll's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Axelrod lands a right hand that snaps the head of Roll backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Roll fails to land.
Roll manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Axelrod lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Roll just misses with a punch to the body.
Roll with a hook.
Roll waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Axelrod.
Roll throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Axelrod throws a front kick aimed at Roll's knee but Roll avoids it well.
Axelrod falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roll counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Axelrod loads up on a big right hand but Roll slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roll lands a right hook to the body.
Roll connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Roll lunges at Axelrod with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Axelrod's hand.
Roll is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roll has Axelrod up against the cage in a clinch.
Axelrod softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Roll breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roll scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from Roll lands.
Roll wants to clinch up but Axelrod keeps it at a distance.
Roll has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Axelrod.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Axelrod tries to work over Roll's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Axelrod tries to work over Roll's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Axelrod tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roll's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Axelrod just misses with a punch to the body.
Rico Axelrod has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roll drives through and clinches with Axelrod against the cage.
Axelrod lands with a left to the head.
Roll misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Axelrod misses with some punches.
Axelrod blocking some punches.
Roll tries to throw a body punch but Axelrod avoids it by throwing Roll back against the cage.
Axelrod working aggressively here.
Axelrod is trying to break free.
Axelrod lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roll backwards.
Axelrod misses with a hook from the clinch.
Axelrod fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roll gets through Axelrod's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Roll breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rokken Roll showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Roll 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rokken Roll!
Rokken Roll 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Brett Keane (ranked 2317 p4p, 2117 weight class) and Bob Probert (ranked 281 p4p, 262 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brett Keane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Probert!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keane throws a hook but Probert blocks it.
Probert lands a body shot.
Keane throws a shot from downtown. Probert moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Probert! But no joy.
Probert tests Keane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A swing and a miss from Keane.
Probert looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Keane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Keane takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A slow jab from Probert misses its intended target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Probert.
Keane looks to score with a jab to the body but Probert is just out of range.
Probert bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keane. Probert does a little dance to reset his feet.
Probert swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Keane.
Keane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Probert.
Probert takes a swing at Keane's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Probert slips under a jab.
Probert moves out of range of the strikes.
Probert on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Keane ducks right into an uppercut from Probert.
A slow jab from Keane misses its intended target.
Keane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Probert fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good shot there by Keane.
It looks like Bob Probert has been cut.
Probert lands a jab to the head.
Keane seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Probert ducks under a wild hook from Keane.
Probert takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Probert ducks under a wild hook from Keane.
Probert blocks a jab.
Probert appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Probert blocks a jab.
Probert lands with a hook. Keane tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Keane scores with a sloppy right hand. Probert should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Keane misses its intended target.
Keane throws the left hand but Probert avoids the punch easily.
Probert was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Keane ducks under a wild hook from Probert.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Probert lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Keane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Probert.
Keane lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
 Probert is rocked!
Keane moves in close and cracks Probert with a massive right hand! Probert, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Keane!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brett Keane!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between CG Mannheim (ranked 2876 p4p, 1948 weight class) and Nevez Amadaus (ranked 170 p4p, 123 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, CG Mannheim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nevez Amadaus!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mannheim rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Amadaus to counter with a crisp jab.
Mannheim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mannheim misses the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Mannheim.
Amadaus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Amadaus wants it to stay on the feet.
Mannheim ducks under a wild hook from Amadaus.
Mannheim misses with a lunging right hand
and Amadaus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mannheim thinking.
Amadaus misses with a hook.
Mannheim looks to score with a jab to the body but Amadaus is just out of range.
Mannheim just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amadaus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mannheim stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Amadaus has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mannheim misses with a takedown attempt - Amadaus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Amadaus! But no joy.
We've been hearing reports that Mannheim has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mannheim misses with a right hand
and Amadaus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mannheim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Amadaus was well out of range. Poor timing from Mannheim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amadaus looks to land a combination but Mannheim avoids it well.
Amadaus lands a nice looking body shot.
Jab by Amadaus.
Amadaus throws a hook but Mannheim blocks it.
A big right from Mannheim misses.
Amadaus's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mannheim under the eye.
Mannheim changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mannheim throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Amadaus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Amadaus misses the body punch
so Mannheim counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
Mannheim looking to pass the guard.
Amadaus is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Amadaus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mannheim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannheim is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Amadaus pulls Mannheim in close to his closed guard and prevents Mannheim from doing any damage or advancing position.
Amadaus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mannheim is fighting to break Amadaus's control of his arms but Amadaus is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mannheim throwing strikes from guard but Amadaus blocks nicely.
Amadaus keeping moving, preventing Mannheim from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amadaus is pulling down on Mannheim's head. It's preventing any offense from Mannheim, at least for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nevez Amadaus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Amadaus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mannheim.
Mannheim feinted with a counter takedown.
Amadaus is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Amadaus defending well as Mannheim loads up on a big left hand.
CG Mannheim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mannheim takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mannheim misses with a left hand
and Mannheim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Amadaus misses with a hook.
Amadaus throws a right hand that Mannheim ducks under and follows up with a left that Mannheim also avoids with ease.
Amadaus throws a nice looking combination but Mannheim bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Amadaus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mannheim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mannheim wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Amadaus.
Mannheim misses with a takedown
and Amadaus counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CG Mannheim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mannheim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Amadaus was well out of range. Poor timing from Mannheim.
Mannheim throws a hook but Amadaus blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amadaus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mannheim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Amadaus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mannheim misses with an uppercut
and Amadaus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Amadaus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Amadaus is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mannheim had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Amadaus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mannheim.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nevez Amadaus dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mannheim lands a jab to the nose.
Amadaus takes a swing at Mannheim's ribcage but misses.
Mannheim looks to score with a jab to the body but Amadaus is just out of range.
A cross from Mannheim lands.
Mannheim takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Amadaus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good exchange - Mannheim coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amadaus misses with a hook. Mannheim ducked under it nicely.
Mannheim tries to counter with a takedown but Amadaus is quick to defend against it.
Mannheim swings widly with a right hand
and Mannheim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mannheim staying out of range there.
Mannheim misses with a left hand
and Amadaus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mannheim doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Amadaus counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amadaus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Amadaus is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mannheim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mannheim throws a poor cross that misses
and Amadaus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mannheim takes one to the side of the head.
Mannheim is rocked!
Amadaus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Amadaus fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Mannheim out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Nevez Amadaus!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oke Swahn (ranked 1653 p4p, 2809 weight class) and Haitian Ginger (ranked 247 p4p, 407 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oke Swahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Haitian Ginger!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swahn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ginger throws a right hand that misses
and Swahn counters with a nice body shot.
Swahn throws an overhand right that lands on Ginger's shoulder, as Ginger tries to avoid the shot.
Swahn stuns Ginger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ginger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Swahn.
Swahn looks to land a right hand but Ginger moved out of range.
Swahn misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Ginger.
Swahn throws a jab but it's blocked by Ginger.
Swahn throws a hook but Ginger avoids it easily.
Ginger blocks a jab.
It seemed like Ginger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swahn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ginger on the side of the head.
Swahn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ginger was well out of range. Poor timing from Swahn.
Ginger tries to counter by closing the distance.
Swahn missing with a left hand there. Ginger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ginger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ginger staying out of range there.
Ginger tries to counter with a clinch but Swahn shakes him off and moves away.
Oke Swahn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swahn misses with an uppercut
and Ginger counters by moving into the clinch.
Ginger jumps guard but Swahn stands there with Ginger around his waist. Ginger gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Swahn tries to throw a body punch but Ginger avoids it by throwing Swahn back against the cage.
Ginger is trying to stall.
Still in the clinch, Swahn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ginger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Swahns head.
Ginger manages to pull guard.
Swahn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ginger had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Swahn defends it easily.
Swahn wants to get up but he can't break Ginger's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ginger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Swahn is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ginger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Swahn is looking to stand up but Ginger won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ginger had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Swahn defends it easily.
Swahn is looking to stand up but Ginger won't let him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ginger walks into a straight right hand from Swahn.
Ginger is looking to clinch.
Ginger tries to clinch up.
Swahn misses with a right hand
enabling Ginger to counter with a crisp jab.
Ginger looks to land a left hand but Swahn moved out of range nicely.
Swahn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swahn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ginger was well out of range. Poor timing from Swahn.
Swahn cracks Ginger with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Swahn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ginger.
Swahn throws a jab but it's blocked by Ginger.
Swahn throws a jab but it's blocked by Ginger.
Swahn throws a hook but Ginger avoids it easily.
Ginger instigates a clinch.
Ginger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Swahn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ginger eats them both and turns towards Swahn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swahn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oke Swahn dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Swahn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Swahn throws a big shot that misses.
Ginger let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ginger moves out of range as Swahn strikes.
A swing and a miss from Swahn.
Oke Swahn is winning the standup battle so far.
Swahn misses with a hook. Ginger ducked under it nicely.
Swahn throws a jab but it's blocked by Ginger.
The fighters circling - Ginger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Swahn throws a big counter combination but Ginger scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swahn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Swahn with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Ginger.
A little jabbing left from Ginger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swahn missing with a left hand there. Ginger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ginger steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Swahn.
Ginger defending well as Swahn loads up on a big left hand.
Ginger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Swahn.
Swahn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ginger can do to turn this around?
Ginger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Swahn throws a poor cross that misses
and Ginger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Swahn thinking.
Swahn misses with a right hand
and Ginger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ginger fails to land with a series of punches.
Swahn misses with a double jab.
Swahn misses with a looping left.
Swahn throws a jab when Ginger was well out of range.
Ginger throws out a counter right but Swahn avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ginger misses with an uppercut
and Swahn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ginger takes a swing at Swahn's ribcage but misses.
Ginger wants to clinch
and Swahn counters with a straight right hand.
Ginger dodges the punch combination from Swahn.
Ginger appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swahn throws a hook but Ginger avoids it easily.
Swahn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Swahn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ginger.
Swahn misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swahn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ginger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ginger takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Swahn misses with a hook
and Ginger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ginger tries to clinch up.
Swahn misses with a looping right.
Ginger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Swahn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Swahn misses the target.
Ginger looks to score with a jab to the body but Swahn is just out of range.
Swahn throwing a counter right hand but Ginger manages to avoid it.
Swahn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ginger scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ginger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Swahn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big right from Swahn misses.
Ginger wants to clinch
and Swahn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swahn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ginger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A quick step to the side and Swahn tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ginger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Swahn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Swahn throwing a counter right hand but Ginger manages to avoid it.
Swahn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ginger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oke Swahn dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Swahn walks into a left hand.
Ginger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ginger there as he acknowledges the shot.
Swahn throws a poor cross that misses
and Ginger counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ginger.
Ginger lands a body punch.
Ginger tries to pull guard but Swahn won't allow it.
Ginger is trying to pull guard but Swahn turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ginger lands a right hand.
Swahn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ginger has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Swahn fails to land.
Swahn is trying to break the clinch but Ginger has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swahn is trying to force a seperation but Ginger has the dominant position.
Swahn cracks Ginger with a nice body shot.
Swahn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ginger jumps guard but Swahn turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Oke Swahn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Haitian Ginger.
Swahn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Swahn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ginger tries to pull guard but Swahn won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swahn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ginger jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Swahn walks away with a smile on his face. Ginger gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Swahn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Swahn looks to land a right hand but Ginger moved out of range.
Ginger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ginger cracks Swahn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Swahn misses the jab.
Ginger appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A left lands for Swahn.
Ginger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Swahn.
A nice side step and Ginger releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Swahn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Haitian Ginger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swahn fails to land with a series of punches.
Ginger throws a jab but it's blocked by Swahn.
Ginger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Swahn.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swahn misses with a right hand
and Ginger counters with a stiff right hand.
Ginger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Swahn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ginger misses with a looping right.
Swahn catches Ginger with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ginger takes one to the side of the head.
Swahn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ginger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ginger takes a jab right on the kisser.
Swahn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ginger counters with a nice body shot.
Swahn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Swahn misses the target.
Swahn misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Ginger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Swahn throws an off balance right hand
and Ginger counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ginger.
Ginger misses with some punches.
Ginger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ginger jumps guard but Swahn stands there with Ginger around his waist. Ginger gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ginger tries to pull guard but Swahn holds him up against the cage and eventually Ginger drops back down to his feet.
Swahn misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swahn throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Swahn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Ginger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ginger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Swahn digs a right hand into Ginger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ginger's gas tank.
Swahn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ginger is trying to pull guard but Swahn has him pressed against the cage.
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!
Swahn misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swahn.
Swahn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Swahn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Swahn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Swahn throws a shot from downtown. Ginger moves away and avoids it.
Ginger cracks Swahn with an open hand slap.
Swahn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ginger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oke Swahn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Swahn, 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oke Swahn!
Oke Swahn seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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