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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshi Papo (ranked 3382 p4p, 5840 weight class) and Lucio Esteves (ranked 223 p4p, 325 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 7 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroshi Papo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucio Esteves!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Papo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Esteves is looking for a sweep.
Esteves is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Papo is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Esteves sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Papo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Esteves is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Papo pulls his head out easily.
Esteves is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Papo pulls his head out easily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esteves looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esteves actively working from the bottom here.
Esteves looking for submissions off his back.
Esteves tries to get to full guard but Papo has control of the leg.
Esteves is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Papo pulls his head out easily.
Esteves has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Papo escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Papo!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Esteves looking for a sweep but Papo has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Papo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papo lands with some strikes.
Esteves is working to get back to half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Papo's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Papo content just to control the position here.
Papo raining down shots from the mount!
Papo controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esteves can't escape the position.
Papo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Esteves sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Papo controlling the action here.
Esteves gets back to full guard.
Papo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Esteves has his foot on Papo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Papo works his way back into a safe position though.
Papo passes Esteves's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papo is taking a breather. Esteves says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Esteves looking for submissions off his back.
Esteves has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Papo escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Papo!
Esteves being controlled for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Papo 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.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Esteves enables Papo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Esteves manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Papo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Papo 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.
Esteves working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Papo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Esteves is tightening it up a little... Papo has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Papo reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Papo taps out! Nice BJJ there by Esteves!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Lucio Esteves!
During a confident post fight interview, Lucio Esteves thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Lati (ranked 5367 p4p, 3152 weight class) and Takeshi Takeda (ranked 525 p4p, 376 weight class). Lati comes to the cage accompanied by Ye- Burna Boy. The key to victory for William Lati has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Solid boxing
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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 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Lati!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeshi Takeda!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Lati.
Lati stuns Takeda with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lati misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takeda.
Takeda dips to his left and cracks Lati with an uppercut!
Takeda throws a body shot but no joy.
Takeda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Takeda is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Lati, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Takeda moves out of range of the strikes.
Lati throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Takeda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lati.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeda moves into range and connects with a jab.
Takeda shoots and misses
and Lati cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lati looks to land a combination but Takeda avoids it well.
Takeda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Lati was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Takeda.
William Lati seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lati swinging wildly here.
Lati feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Takeda sprawling to the canvas! Takeda rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Lati finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takeda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lati.
Takeda closes the distance and clinches.
Takeda jumps guard but Lati stands there with Takeda around his waist. Takeda gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Takeda tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
William Lati has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takeshi Takeda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeda tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Takeda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lati backwards.
Lati tries to circle away but Takeda has him pinned against the cage.
Takeda keeps control of Lati as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Takeda has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lati avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lati tries to circle away but Takeda has him pinned against the cage.
Takeda pulls Lati into guard.
Takeda is looking for a triangle but Lati pushes his legs off easily.
Takeda is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lati defends well.
Lati tries to stand but Takeda is controlling from the bottom.
Takeda is looking for a triangle but Lati pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lati wants to stand and escape but instead Takeda has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Lati can't keep his opponent in guard - Takeda advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Takeda seems to be looking for submissions.
Takeda is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lati is looking to improve his position.
Takeda is trying to work for a kimura but Lati is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeda maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Lati could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Takeda has cracked it and Lati is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Takeda!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Takeshi Takeda!
Takeshi Takeda seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blake Baxter (ranked 1701 p4p, 2444 weight class) and Agnieszka Ostrowski (ranked 99 p4p, 166 weight class). Ostrowski has chosen Mystery Girl- Yeah Yeah Yeahs as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Blake Baxter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Agnieszka Ostrowski!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ostrowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baxter.
Baxter moves into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Baxter manages to break the clinch.
Ostrowski lands with a nice combination. Baxter backs away looking to recover.
Ostrowski throws a series of punches but Baxter moves out of range.
Baxter feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ostrowskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A slapping leg kick lands for Baxter.
Ostrowski moves out of range as Baxter strikes.
Baxter is looking to clinch.
Ostrowski throws a lazy right hand but Baxter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ostrowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ostrowski tries to bum rush Baxter with a series of wild strikes but Baxter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed right hand from Baxter misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Baxter misses.
Baxter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baxter misses with a wild combination.
Ostrowski slips under a jab from Baxter.
Ostrowski misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostrowski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ostrowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baxter was well out of range. Poor timing from Ostrowski.
An attempted straight right counter from Baxter misses the target.
Agnieszka Ostrowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Ostrowski misses.
Ostrowski throws a hook but Baxter avoids it easily.
Ostrowski feints a jab promting Baxter to slip. Ostrowski then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Baxter slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ostrowski tries to bum rush Baxter with a series of wild strikes but Baxter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baxter swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ostrowski has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ostrowski.
Baxter misses the jab.
Baxter misses with a body kick.
Baxter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ostrowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Baxter.
Ostrowski checks a low kick from Baxter.
Ostrowski throws a hook but Baxter avoids it easily.
Ostrowski just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBaxter.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ostrowski. That's going to slow Baxter down.
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!
Baxter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Baxter looks to throw the jab but Ostrowski is out of range.
Baxter throws a low kick, looking for Ostrowski's leg but Ostrowski calmly moves out of range.
Ostrowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ostrowski just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter with a jab.
Baxter moves out of range as Ostrowski strikes.
Ostrowski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Baxter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ostrowski under the eye.
Ostrowski has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Baxter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ostrowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baxter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baxter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ostrowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baxter misses with a combination
and Ostrowski counters with a three punch combo that has Baxter backing up. Baxter nods at Ostrowski to acknowledge the strikes.
Ostrowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Baxter misses with a hook. Ostrowski ducked under it nicely.
Baxter takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ostrowski throws a right and a left that Baxter avoids nicely.
Ostrowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baxter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baxter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ostrowski manages to avoid it.
Ostrowski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A cross from Ostrowski lands.
Ostrowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ostrowski manages to avoid it.
Baxter throws a jab but it's blocked by Ostrowski.
Baxter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ostrowski.
Baxter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ostrowski throws a leg kick that misses.
Ostrowski motions for Baxter to come forward. Ostrowski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Baxter. That snapped Ostrowski's head back.
Baxter misses with a body shot.
Ostrowski lands a lovely overhand right.
Ostrowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baxter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ostrowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baxter.
Baxter throws a big shot that misses.
Ostrowski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ostrowski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ostrowski throws a hook to the side of Baxter's head but Baxter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baxter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ostrowski.
Baxter throws a shot to the body.
Baxter jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Baxter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A right-left combo lands from Ostrowski.
Baxter avoids a punch combination nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Ostrowski blocks the leg kick.
Ostrowski moves away from the strike by Baxter.
Baxter scores with a hook to the body. Ostrowski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Baxter scores with a jab.
Baxter misses with a straight right.
Baxter scores with a hook.
Baxter takes one to the chin there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baxter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baxter scores with a body shot.
Baxter moves out of range of the body kick from Ostrowski.
Ostrowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baxter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Agnieszka Ostrowski will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Baxter stuns Ostrowski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ostrowski ducks under a wild hook from Baxter.
It seemed like Ostrowski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Baxter misses with a body shot.
Ostrowski thumps Baxter with a low kick.
Baxter slips under a jab from Ostrowski.
Ostrowski misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut lands for Baxter. That snapped Ostrowski's head back.
Baxter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Baxter misses with a body shot.
Ostrowski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Baxter is able to avoid easily.
Ostrowski tried to score with a low kick but Baxter checks it.
Baxter misses with a body kick.
Ostrowski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Baxter in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baxter throws a body punch but Ostrowski moves out of range.
Ostrowski lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ostrowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baxter.
Baxter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ostrowski.
Ostrowski lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ostrowski looks to land a combination but Baxter avoids it well.
Ostrowski throws an overhand right that lands on Baxter's shoulder, as Baxter tries to avoid the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ostrowski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostrowski connects with a solid leg kick.
Baxter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ostrowski misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Baxter misses its intended target.
Baxter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baxter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baxter lands with an uppercut that bounces Ostrowski off the cage and back into range.
Ostrowski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Agnieszka Ostrowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A left and a right from Ostrowski both land. Nice combination.
Baxter moves out of range as Ostrowski strikes.
Ostrowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baxter.
Baxter moves out of range as Ostrowski strikes.
Baxter throwing a counter right hand but Ostrowski manages to avoid it.
Ostrowski jabs Baxter right on the nose. Baxter blinks but takes it well.
Ostrowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ostrowski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ostrowski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ostrowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Baxter is just out of range.
Ostrowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baxter.
Ostrowski slips a jab from Baxter.
Ostrowski counters with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter has managed to clinch.
Ostrowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ostrowski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Baxter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ostrowski just stands there and leans against the cage.
I was talking to Baxter's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ostrowski lands an uppercut.
Baxter takes a shot to the head.
Baxter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ostrowski missing with a left hand there. Baxter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ostrowski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Baxter.
Baxter misses with a wild body shot.
Baxter looks to land a body kick but Ostrowski moved away.
Baxter connects with a body shot.
Ostrowski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ostrowski with a nice cross.
Baxter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Baxter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ostrowski.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ostrowski.
Ostrowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ostrowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Baxter backs up against the cage.
Ostrowski misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baxter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ostrowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Baxter.
Ostrowski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Ostrowski. Those never looked like landing.
Ostrowski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Baxter throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
 It looks like Agnieszka Ostrowski has been cut.
Ostrowski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Baxter has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ostrowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Baxter misses.
Baxter throws a jab when Ostrowski was well out of range.
Ostrowski connects with a looping right hand.
Baxter tries to close the distance and clinch but Ostrowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baxter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ostrowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ostrowski misses with a body kick.
Ostrowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baxter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Baxter changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ostrowski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ostrowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baxter looks to land a right hand but Ostrowski moved out of range.
Baxter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baxter throws a body punch but Ostrowski moves out of range.
Ostrowski lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Baxter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ostrowski throws out the jab.
Ostrowski 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.
A jab from Baxter misses.
Baxter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ostrowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Ostrowski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Baxter.
A low kick from Ostrowski is predictable there
and Baxter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ostrowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baxter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Agnieszka Ostrowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Agnieszka Ostrowski's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ostrowski throws a right and a left that Baxter avoids nicely.
Baxter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ostrowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baxter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baxter is looking for a counter combo.
Baxter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Baxter tried to score with a low kick but Ostrowski checks it.
Ostrowski scoring well with a low kick there.
Baxter misses with a low kick as Ostrowski jumps back.
Ostrowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ostrowski misses with a few strikes there.
Baxter blocks a low kick nicely.
Baxter throwing a counter right hand but Ostrowski manages to avoid it.
Baxter throws a right and a left that Ostrowski avoids nicely.
Ostrowski lands with a nice combination. Baxter backs away looking to recover.
Ostrowski digs a good hook to Baxter's body.
Baxter misses with a wild combination.
Baxter throws a body punch but Ostrowski moves out of range.
Blake Baxter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baxter blocks a jab.
Baxter throws a lazy right hand but Ostrowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baxter throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baxter lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter cracks Ostrowski with an open hand slap.
Baxter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Baxter attempts a counter takedown but Ostrowski avoids it well and moves away.
Ostrowski wants to land a leg kick but Baxter is out of range.
A big right from Ostrowski misses.
Ostrowski avoids a kick to the body.
Ostrowski scores with a nice body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Baxter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Baxter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Baxter throws a combination that misses
and Ostrowski counters with a three punch combo that has Baxter backing up. Baxter nods at Ostrowski to acknowledge the strikes.
Ostrowski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ostrowski.
Ostrowski throws a right and a left that Baxter avoids nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ostrowski misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Baxter misses the target.
Baxter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ostrowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Baxter.
Ostrowski throws a counter combo.
Ostrowski misses with a wild combination.
Baxter fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ostrowski just manages to avoid it.
Baxter walks into a stiff left hand from Ostrowski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ostrowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Ostrowski staying out of range there.
Ostrowski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Baxter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ostrowski tries a low kick but Baxter avoids it.
Ostrowski throws a leg kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Baxter.
Despite the aggression on Ostrowski's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ostrowski lands a two punch combo.
Ostrowski misses with a two punch combination.
Ostrowski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ostrowski ducks under a wild hook from Baxter.
Ostrowski throws a right and a left that Baxter avoids nicely.
Baxter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ostrowski avoids the body shot from Baxter.
A slow jab from Baxter misses its intended target.
Baxter works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big left from Ostrowski misses.
Baxter scores with a three punch combo!
Baxter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ostrowski moves away.
Baxter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ostrowski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Baxter scrambles back to his feet.
Blake Baxter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ostrowski is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ostrowski misses with a few strikes there.
Baxter checks the leg kick.
Ostrowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ostrowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Baxter misses with a body shot.
Baxter throws a shot from downtown. Ostrowski moves away and avoids it.
Baxter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ostrowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baxter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baxter misses the shot to the body.
Baxter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ostrowski.
Ostrowski's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ostrowski duly obliges.
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!
Baxter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ostrowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ostrowski slips a jab from Baxter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ostrowski looks to land a combination but Baxter avoids it well.
Baxter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ostrowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baxter.
Baxter throws out a powerful jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baxter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big right from Baxter misses.
Ostrowski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Baxter throws a right hand that Ostrowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Ostrowski also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Ostrowski.
Baxter fails to land with a series of punches.
Baxter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baxter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ostrowski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baxter.
Ostrowski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Agnieszka Ostrowski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ostrowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baxter is looking to counter punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Agnieszka Ostrowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ostrowski 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Agnieszka Ostrowski!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Barnes (ranked 2999 p4p, 3658 weight class) and Jon Rambo (ranked 290 p4p, 331 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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149
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149
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Excellent boxer
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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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Rambo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes works the jab nicely.
Barnes clobbers Rambo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rambo misses with a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Barnes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rambo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barnes trying to control but Rambo is working from the bottom.
Barnes is really struggling to control Rambo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Rambo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barnes is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes wants to pass the guard but Rambo is keeping the position.
Rambo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barnes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rambo is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes forces his way into half guard.
Rambo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barnes is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes lands strikes from half guard.
Barnes has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Barnes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rambo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Barnes looks to land a strike but Rambo avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Barnes trying to control but Rambo is working from the bottom.
Barnes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barnes looking to sit in guard and control but Rambo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barnes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rambo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Barnes there.
Rambo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnes.
Rambo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rambo is refusing to be controlled, as Barnes sits in half guard.
Barnes looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Barnes is pressing down on Rambo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rambo is holding on for now.
Barnes wants to control but Rambo is keeping him busy.
Rambo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rambo is trying to maintain the position but Barnes is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Barnes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Barnes trying to mount his opponent but Rambo defends it.
Barnes lands with a punch from half guard.
Rambo tries to get to full guard but Barnes has control of the leg.
Barnes is working for a kimura but Rambo is defending it quite comfortably.
Rambo has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Barnes is looking to stall here but Rambo recovers full guard.
Barnes postures up in Rambo's guard and throws a big left but Rambo blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a strike but Rambo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Barnes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barnes is looking to sweep but instead, Rambo has passed into half guard.
Barnes is in trouble now - Rambo has advanced to mount!
Barnes bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
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!
Barnes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Rambo keeps moving.
Rambo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Barnes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barnes lands a really nice looking cross but Rambo seems unphased.
Barnes digs a good hook to Rambo's body.
Barnes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barnes.
Rambo fails with the takedown.
Rambo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Barnes. That snapped Rambo's head back.
Jon Rambo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Barnes does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rambo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Barnes avoids it really well and circles away.
Rambo tries to clinch up.
Barnes tries to counter with a takedown but Rambo is quick to defend against it.
Rambo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Rambo slips under a jab.
Rambo feints and as Barnes raises his hands in defense, Rambo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Barnes uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Rambo is breathing heavily.
Rambo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Barnes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Michael Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Rambo.
Rambo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rambo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Barnes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes feints and then cracks Rambo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rambo down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a body shot.
Barnes lands the left hand.
Barnes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rambo has time to react.
Rambo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Barnes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rambo's sensitive parts.
Barnes gets the takedown into side control.
Rambo is looking to reverse the position.
Barnes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rambo keeps working.
Barnes working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Barnes trying to control the position but Rambo is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Barnes wants to control but Rambo is keeping him busy.
Barnes working the ground and pound from side control.
Barnes working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Barnes looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rambo is avoiding damage well.
Michael Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barnes is trying to get an arm triangle but Rambo is defending well.
Rambo is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands an elbow.
Barnes throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Rambo works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Barnes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rambo has hold of Barnes's hands but Barnes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Barnes has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Barnes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Barnes is in the full mount, landing strikes.
 Rambo is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Rambo in real trouble here! The ref calls for Rambo to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Barnes!
A victorious Michael Barnes thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chase Buchanan (ranked 2413 p4p, 2064 weight class) and Dar Jee (ranked 162 p4p, 129 weight class). Jee has chosen Everybody Knows My Name as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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145
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145
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Chase Buchanan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dar Jee!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buchanan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Buchanan somewhat.
Jee lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Buchanan is defended easily by Jee.
Jee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Buchanan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jee to the mat! Jee manages to get full guard.
Buchanan stops Jee from standing up.
Jee pushes Buchanan off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Jee pushes Buchanan up against the cage in a clinch.
Buchanan tries to pull guard but Jee holds him up against the cage and eventually Buchanan drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chase Buchanan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buchanan is trying to pull guard but Jee turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Buchanan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jee smiles and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Jee. Those never looked like landing.
Buchanan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jee walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Buchanan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Buchanan looks for a takedown but Jee sprawls well.
Jee gets caught napping as Buchanan dives in and scores a takedown. Jee manages to retain guard.
Buchanan stops Jee from standing up.
Buchanan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jee wants to get back to his feet.
Buchanan wants to take a breather but Jee is having none of it.
Buchanan stops Jee from getting back to his feet.
Jee is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan is thwarting Jee's attempts to control the position.
Buchanan trying to control the action but Jee is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Buchanan controlling the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jee takes the fight into the clinch.
Buchanan tries to pull guard but Jee forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Buchanan is trying to pull guard but Jee has him pressed against the cage.
Buchanan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jee just stands there and leans against the cage.
Buchanan fails to pull guard.
Jee has Buchanan pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Jee pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Buchanan tumbling to the mat - Jee dives into Buchanan's guard.
Jee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jee throwing strikes from guard but Buchanan blocks nicely.
Buchanan is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Dark Knight Fight House that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Jee is looking to work some ground and pound but Buchanan has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jee throwing strikes from guard but Buchanan blocks nicely.
Buchanan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jee doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jee manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Buchanan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Buchanan keeping moving, preventing Jee from controlling successfully.
Jee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Buchanan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Buchanan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Buchanan has his foot on Jee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jee works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buchanan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jee throwing strikes from guard but Buchanan blocks nicely.
Jee throwing strikes from guard but Buchanan blocks nicely.
Jee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Buchanan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Buchanan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dar Jee dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Buchanan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jee is not content to let Buchanan control the position.
Jee wants to get back to his feet.
Jee is staying active underneath Buchanan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jee scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Buchanan manages to mount him!
Buchanan looking to ground and pound but Jee is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jee is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jee wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Buchanan.
Buchanan wants to control the pace but Jee is squirming around nicely.
Jee has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Jee somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Jee shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jee wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Buchanan's closed guard. He's half up but Buchanan has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Buchanan pivots and extends the arm, Jee falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Buchanan! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chase Buchanan!
In defeat, Dar Jee stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well that was disappointing'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harold Kerzner (ranked 3286 p4p, 3194 weight class) and Donny Jay (ranked 420 p4p, 402 weight class). Donny Jay 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 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harold Kerzner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donny Jay!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerzner lands a jab.
Jay misses with a straight left.
Jay thuds a left hand into Kerzner's body.
Jay misses with a body shot.
Jay drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jay has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kerzner checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jay darts in and clinches Kerzner up against the cage.
Jay drags the fight down to the ground.
Kerzner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kerzner wants to control from the top but Jay keeps moving.
Kerzner works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kerzner is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jay is just riding it out for now. Kerzner eventually gives up the hold.
Jay holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerzner wants to pass the guard but Jay is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jay missing with punches from the bottom.
Kerzner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kerzner seems to be working for a kimura but Jay defends the submission attempt.
Kerzner is pressing down on Jay's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jay is holding on for now.
Jay is trying to stand up here but Kerzner is controlling him well.
Kerzner wants to advance to full mount but Jay doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Kerzner looking to pass the guard.
That's two 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.
Kerzner is working hard here to advance position.
Kerzner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kerzner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jay working for a triangle but Kerzner defends it easily.
Kerzner throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerzner trying to control the position from guard on top but Jay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kerzner controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kerzner looking to pass the guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Donny Jay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jay misses with a leg kick
and Kerzner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kerzner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jay.
Kerzner feinted with a counter takedown.
Jay throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kerzner seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kerzner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jay lands with a nice body kick.
Jay on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jay misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jay tries to land a body kick
and Kerzner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jay.
Jay lands with a good body shot.
Kerzner ducks under a wild hook from Jay.
Jay misses with a body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Kerzner misses its target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kerzner lands a nice shot to the body.
Jay looks to score with a jab to the body but Kerzner is just out of range.
Jay looks to land a left hand but Kerzner moved out of range nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jay wants to clinch.
Kerzner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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 Harold Kerzner will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jay moves away from the strike by Kerzner.
Jay misses with a hook.
Kerzner is looking to counter punch.
Jay blocks the body kick.
Donny Jay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jay moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kerzner walks into a straight right hand from Jay.
Kerzner stuns Jay with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kerzner digs a good body shot into Jay's ribs.
Jay throws a body punch but Kerzner moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jay tries to land a front kick but Kerzner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jay looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jay scores with a hook.
Kerzner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerzner throws a good cross that connects.
Kerzner clinches up against the cage.
Jay jumps guard but Kerzner turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jay tries to stall but Kerzner uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kerzner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kerzner leaning against his opponent.
Jay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kerzner lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kerzner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jay tries to throw a body punch but Kerzner avoids it by throwing Jay back against the cage.
Jay's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jay taking a breather.
Jay trying to control the position but instead, Kerzner has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jay into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Kerzner.
Jay is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kerzner shoots in and bounces Jay off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kerzner passes into half guard.
Kerzner passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kerzner tries to control but Jay wriggling away.
Jay really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The referee warns Jay that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kerzner can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jay is looking to escape.
Jay is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kerzner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jay can do to turn this around?
Kerzner is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Kerzner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Harold Kerzner!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Corbin Leopold (ranked 1153 p4p, 1278 weight class) and Jose Ronaldo (ranked 124 p4p, 144 weight class). Jose Ronaldo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Corbin Leopold's chin.
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Corbin Leopold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronaldo tries to clinch there but Leopold circles away.
Ronaldo moves into range and clinches up with Leopold.
Ronaldo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leopolds head.
Ronaldo can't find room to land a body shot as Leopold controls the action.
A hook to the body from Leopold.
We've been informed that Ronaldo 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.
Leopold blocks an uppercut.
Leopold presses Ronaldo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Leopold misses with a punch on the inside.
Ronaldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Leopold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leopold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ronaldo lands with a left to the head.
Leopold leaning his opponent against the cage.
Leopold looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ronaldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ronaldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leopold blocking some punches.
Ronaldo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leopold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ronaldo lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leopold.
A left hand lands to the body for Ronaldo.
Ronaldo is looking to control Leopold's arms but Leopold gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ronaldo has his back to the cage.
Leopold throws a head punch that misses.
Leopold scores with a shoulder strike.
Ronaldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Leopold.
Ronaldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Leopold.
Leopold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leopold misses with a right hand
and Ronaldo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leopold rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ronaldo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leopold jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Ronaldo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ronaldo clinches with his opponent.
Leopold misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Leopold's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ronaldo cracks Leopold with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ronaldo lands a body shot.
Leopold manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo moves away from the strike by Leopold.
Leopold getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ronaldo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leopold.
Ronaldo works Leopold's body with a nice hook.
Ronaldo stalks Leopold and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Leopold's face. Leopold staggers backwards, shaken.
Ronaldo misses with a body shot.
Ronaldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Corbin Leopold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ronaldo fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big right from Leopold misses.
Leopold connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ronaldo momentarily.
Ronaldo throws a body shot but no joy.
Leopold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leopold gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ronaldo blocks a body shot from Leopold.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Leopold as Ronaldo tries to tie him up.
Ronaldo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leopold or not.
Ronaldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leopold lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ronaldo or not.
Ronaldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leopold breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leopold looks to land a combination but Ronaldo avoids it well.
Leopold looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Leopold lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ronaldo circles away quickly and effectively.
Leopold doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ronaldo tries to clinch but Leopold moves out of range.
Leopold swats away the attempt to clinch by Ronaldo.
Leopold moves into range and connects with a jab.
Leopold takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ronaldo throws a body punch but Leopold moves out of range.
Leopold with a hook.
Leopold throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ronaldo on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ronaldo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Leopold manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leopold showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ronaldo.
It looked like Leopold wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo clinches up against the cage.
Ronaldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ronaldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leopold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Ronaldo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ronaldo.
A short uppercut from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leopold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ronaldo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leopold moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leopold misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ronaldo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ronaldo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Leopold.
Leopold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jose Ronaldo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ronaldo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ronaldo lands a right hook to the body.
Leopold takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Leopold misses with a right hand
letting Ronaldo counter with a right hand.
Leopold is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Leopold throws a right and a left that Ronaldo avoids nicely.
Ronaldo doesn't manage to clinch there - Leopold circles away.
Ronaldo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ronaldo can't find room to land a body shot as Leopold controls the action.
Leopold lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A short uppercut from Ronaldo.
Leopold working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ronaldo just leaning against Leopold, taking a breather.
Ronaldo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Ronaldo - that landed with a thud.
Leopold has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ronaldo lands a shot to the body.
Ronaldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo letting Leopold take a breather here.
Leopold wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ronaldo keeps control of Leopold as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Leopold blocks a body shot from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo works on Leopold's body with a couple of short punches.
Ronaldo lands a hook that snaps the head of Leopold backwards.
Leopold takes a shot to the head.
Leopold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Leopold misses.
Ronaldo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leopold.
Leopold swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leopold looks to throw the jab but Ronaldo is out of range.
Leopold throws a right hand that misses
and Ronaldo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Leopold avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ronaldo has Leopold up against the cage in a clinch.
Leopold 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.
Leopold lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leopold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leopold scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leopold is trying to break the clinch but Ronaldo is controlling him.
A left hand lands to the body for Ronaldo.
Ronaldo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Leopold misses with a body punch.
Ronaldo tries to throw a body punch but Leopold avoids it by throwing Ronaldo back against the cage.
Leopold lands with a light punch inside.
Ronaldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ronaldo is looking to control Leopold's arms but Leopold gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ronaldo has his back to the cage.
Ronaldo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Leopold is looking to break free of the clinch but Ronaldo has double underhooks.
A short right from Ronaldo.
Leopold blocks a body shot from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo lands a shoulder strike.
Leopold pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ronaldo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ronaldo moves into range and clinches up with Leopold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leopold wants to break free but Ronaldo has control.
Ronaldo has Leopold pressed against the cage, preventing Leopold from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Leopold wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leopold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ronaldo can't find room to land a body shot as Leopold controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Leopold fails to land.
Ronaldo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ronaldo lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ronaldo.
A short uppercut from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo misses with a body punch.
Ronaldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ronaldo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leopold backwards.
Ronaldo is working Leopold over against the cage.
Ronaldo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Leopold lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ronaldo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leopold trying to stall but Ronaldo improves his position.
Leopold lands a shot to the body.
Ronaldo prevents Leopold from breaking the clinch.
Leopold can't find room to land a body shot as Ronaldo controls the action.
Ronaldo misses with a punch to the body.
Ronaldo is trying to maintain a safe position but Leopold gets an underhook and turns Ronaldo into the cage.
Ronaldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leopold breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ronaldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ronaldo rushes Leopold and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leopold.
Ronaldo tries to work over Leopold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leopold swings wildly with an uppercut but Ronaldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ronaldo tries to work over Leopold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ronaldo misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Ronaldo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jab by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leopold.
Leopold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ronaldo lands a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Ronaldo as he connects with a hook.
 Leopold is rocked!
Ronaldo steps in with a hook that catches Leopold right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Ronaldo follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Leopold looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Ronaldo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Barbosa (ranked 667 p4p, 259 weight class) and Abduwali Hassan (ranked 82 p4p, 35 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abduwali Hassan!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hassan misses with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a three punch combo that has Hassan backing up. Hassan nods at Barbosa to acknowledge the strikes.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hassan manages to avoid it.
Hassan loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.
Barbosa throwing a counter right hand but Hassan manages to avoid it.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Hassan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hassan misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbosa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hassan 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.
Barbosa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hassan has time to react.
Hassan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hassan throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa throwing a counter right hand but Hassan manages to avoid it.
Hassan throws a big shot that misses.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
A cross from Barbosa lands.
Hassan is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Hassan.
Hassan is still on wobbly legs! Can Barbosa finish him?
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hassan.
It looked like Barbosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hassan is looking to score with low kicks.
Barbosa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barbosa lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Hassan head around and knocks him out cold! Barbosa hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daniel Barbosa!
A very excited looking Daniel Barbosa 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.
Abduwali Hassan was interviewed post fight and said 'Back to the gym...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ze Jiurgite (ranked 784 p4p, 484 weight class) and Ovidio Kiran (ranked 103 p4p, 64 weight class). Kiran has chosen Katmandu as his entrance music. Ovidio Kiran 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ze Jiurgite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ovidio Kiran!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Kiran misses.
Kiran connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kiran moves into range and clinches up with Jiurgite.
Jiurgite has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kiran avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kiran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jiurgite jumps guard but Kiran stands there with Jiurgite around his waist. Jiurgite gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jiurgite gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kiran regains guard.
Kiran has his feet on Jiurgite's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jiurgite keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kiran.
Kiran moves into the clinch.
Jiurgite tries to pull guard but Kiran holds him up against the cage and eventually Jiurgite drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ze Jiurgite. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kiran creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jiurgite tries to pull guard but Kiran won't allow it.
Jiurgite tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kiran just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kiran lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kiran just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jiurgite's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiurgite pulls guard.
Kiran stands and steps away. Jiurgite gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kiran defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jiurgite.
Jab from Kiran.
Jiurgite with a poor takedown
and Kiran counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ovidio Kiran!
Ovidio Kiran very nearly forgot to thank Brooklyn Apothecary amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Wallace (ranked 80 p4p, 299 weight class) and Dennis Rader (ranked 18 p4p, 47 weight class). Wallace's entrance music is Sweet Home Alabama. A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 21 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bubba Wallace!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dennis Rader!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rader takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wallace takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wallace connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Dennis Rader has been cut.
Oooooh!!! Rader has knocked Wallace down with a huge combo! Rader steps away and waves a wobbly Wallace back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 It looks like Bubba Wallace has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rader ducks under a wild hook from Wallace.
Wallace thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wallace avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wallace cracks Rader with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Rader looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Wallace finish him?
Wallace looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wallace walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wallace misses with a lunging right hand
and Rader counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Good exchange - Wallace coming out on top.
Wallace throws a hook but Rader blocks it.
Wallace scores with a shot to the body.
Wallace loads up on a big right hand but Rader slips the punch.
Wallace has closed the distance and engaged Rader in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rader misses with a body punch.
Rader tries a body shot but Wallace blocks it.
Rader blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wallace misses with the head strike.
Wallace throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Raders head.
Rader is trying to break free.
Rader blocks a body shot from Wallace.
Wallace misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wallace.
A head punch on the inside from Wallace fails to land.
Rader blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rader blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rader blocks an uppercut.
Rader tries to throw a body punch but Wallace avoids it by throwing Rader back against the cage.
Wallace working aggressively here.
Rader misses with the head strike.
Wallace lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wallace misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wallace lands a hook that snaps the head of Rader backwards.
Wallace has a couple of punches blocked by Rader.
Rader lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rader swings wildly with an uppercut but Wallace uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rader lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rader swings wildly with an uppercut but Wallace uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Wallace.
Wallace makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rader stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rader lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wallace backwards.
Bubba Wallace's cut is getting worse.
Rader blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wallace lands with a left to the head.
Wallace stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Rader.
Rader's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rader displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wallace throws out the jab.
Wallace misses with a double jab
letting Rader counter with a right hand.
Rader is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Good exchange - Wallace coming out on top.
Rader sizes up Wallace with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rader misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wallace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rader cracks Wallace with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wallace is looking to clinch.
Wallace rushes Rader and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rader lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rader tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wallace's elbow.
Wallace scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rader is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wallace is keeping busy.
Rader's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wallace keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rader's efforts to push away.
Wallace throws a punch but it's blocked by Rader.
Rader tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rader goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wallace lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rader pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rader misses with a wild body shot.
A jab lands there for Rader.
Bubba Wallace's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallace looks to land a left hand but Rader moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Wallace.
Rader walks into a stiff left hand from Wallace.
Wallace swings widly with a right hand
and Rader counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wallace just misses with a punch to the body.
Wallace backing away here, and Rader unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Wallace gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rader.
Wallace is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wallace jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bubba Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wallace connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice uppercut there from Wallace.
Wallace takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Wallace dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wallace closes the distance and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Rader.
Good body shot from Rader.
Rader misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rader lands with a short shot to the head.
Jeez, Bubba Wallace's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Wallace blocks a body shot from Rader.
Wallace misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rader lands an uppercut.
Wallace misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wallace makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rader misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bubba Wallace has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rader tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wallace misses with a punch on the inside.
Rader trying to control the position but instead, Wallace has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rader into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Wallace.
Rader presses Wallace against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rader scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Rader working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace takes a shot to the head.
Rader misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rader tries a body shot but Wallace blocks it.
Wallace scores with a shot to the side of Rader's head.
A short left from Rader.
Rader doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rader can't find room to land a body shot as Wallace controls the action.
Rader has a couple of punches blocked by Wallace.
Wallace swings wildly with an uppercut but Rader uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Wallace fails to land.
Rader misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wallace has a couple of punches blocked by Rader.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wallace.
Rader looking to stall.
Wallace misses with some punches.
Wallace swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rader trying to control the position but instead, Wallace has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rader into the cage.
Wallace throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rader is working Wallace over against the cage.
Rader misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rader tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rader lands a nice shot to the body.
Rader blocking some punches.
Wallace fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Wallace fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wallace.
Wallace working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rader tries to stall but Wallace uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rader misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rader lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rader tries to throw a body punch but Wallace avoids it by throwing Rader back against the cage.
Rader takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Wallace fails to land.
Wallace misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rader lands a nice uppercut.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bubba Wallace's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dennis Rader!
Dennis Rader is the new heavyweight champion!
Dennis Rader decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Bubba Wallace was interviewed post fight and said 'What? I lost??'.
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