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Grunge 69: Grunge Is Not Dead! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diyorbek Nurudinov (ranked 5441 p4p, 19958 weight class) and Tony Huge (ranked 560 p4p, 638 weight class). Diyorbek Nurudinov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 19 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diyorbek Nurudinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Huge!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huge shoots in looking for a takedown but Nurudinov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Huge's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Huge looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nurudinov lands a right hook to the body.
Nurudinov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Huge closes the distance and pushes Nurudinov back into the cage.
Nurudinov takes a knee right on the jaw!
 It looks like Diyorbek Nurudinov has been cut.
Nurudinov looking for a takedown.
Huge prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huge is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diyorbek Nurudinov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Huge shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nurudinov as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurudinov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Huge is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Nurudinov scoring with punches from side control.
Nurudinov working the ground and pound.
Nurudinov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Huge, who protects the arm well.
Nurudinov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Huge sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nurudinov stops Huge from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huge manages to get to full guard.
Nurudinov won't allow Huge to sweep him here.
Our spies down at at The Jungle Room inform us that Huge has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurudinov wants to pass the guard but Huge is keeping the position.
Huge is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Huge is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nurudinov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Huge wants to stand up but Nurudinov is controlling him.
Nurudinov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurudinov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Huge not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Huge looking for a guillotine here but Nurudinov defends easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Huge is trying to keep Nurudinov in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huge has momentary wrist control but Nurudinov slips an elbow through the middle.
Nurudinov stands up over Huge, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Huge manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nurudinov manages to get himself to full guard.
Nurudinov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nurudinov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Huge is aware though and is defending well.
Huge avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nurudinov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Huge sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nurudinov's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huge is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Huge lands with a punch from half guard.
Huge is looking for a kimura here.
Nurudinov wants to get back to full guard but Huge has mounted him!
Huge working for a submission but Nurudinov is keeping him at bay.
Nurudinov is trying desperately to improve position.
Huge unloading with bombs!
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!
Nurudinov is desperately trying to improve his position but Huge has a good base and remains in mount.
Nurudinov is squirming around, avoiding Huge's attempts to control the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tony Huge will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Diyorbek Nurudinov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Huge has Nurudinov up against the cage in a clinch.
Huge is pressed up against the cage. Nurudinov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Huge down to the mat. Huge avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Huge misses with a looping left.
Nurudinov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Huge tries to break the clinch but Nurudinov is controlling the position.
Huge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck for Huge with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurudinov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Huge is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurudinov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Diyorbek Nurudinov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Huge is looking to improve his position.
Nurudinov working the head and body with strikes.
Nurudinov slips a nice elbow through Huge's hands, connecting with Huge's forehead.
Nurudinov working Huge over with strikes.
Huge slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nurudinov distracts Huge with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nurudinov is looking to work some ground and pound but Huge has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nurudinov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Huge is trying to control the position but Nurudinov postures up.
Nurudinov won't allow Huge to get back to his feet.
Huge throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nurudinov stops Huge from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurudinov cracks Huge with a solid left hand.
Huge had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nurudinov defends it easily.
Huge not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nurudinov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nurudinov chips away with some ground and pound.
 Huge is rocked!
Nurudinov postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Huge covers up, he's hurt! Nurudinov keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Nurudinov and the ref steps in to end the fight! Nurudinov can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diyorbek Nurudinov!
Tony Huge spoke after the fight, saying 'Hey maaann'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shane Murphy (ranked 3628 p4p, 3383 weight class) and Chief Tomahawk (ranked 486 p4p, 456 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Tomahawk!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tomahawk's hands.
Tomahawk throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
Murphy throws a head kick but Tomahawk moves out of range.
Murphy slips a jab and a cross from Tomahawk.
Tomahawk throws a series of punches but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and Tomahawk moves out of range easily.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and Tomahawk moves out of range easily.
Murphy throws a hook but Tomahawk avoids it easily.
Tomahawk is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tomahawk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tomahawk cracks Murphy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A left lands for Tomahawk.
It looks like Shane Murphy has been cut.
Tomahawk avoids the head kick by Murphy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tomahawk closes the distance and clinches.
Tomahawk creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tomahawk creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Murphy is trying to break free.
Tomahawk misses with an elbow strike.
Murphy tries to pull guard but Tomahawk forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Murphy blocks the elbow strike.
Murphy 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.
Murphy manages to break the clinch.
Murphy rushes Tomahawk and presses him up against the cage.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A head kick misses from Murphy.
Tomahawk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Murphy but Murphy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Murphy throws a head kick but Tomahawk moves out of range.
Murphy wants to land a leg kick but Tomahawk is out of range.
A head kick misses from Murphy.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tomahawk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tomahawk drops Murphy with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Murphy looks back up at him and smiles so Tomahawk waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
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!
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tomahawk.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tomahawk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Tomahawk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shane Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tomahawk looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Murphy pushes Tomahawk off and gets back to his feet.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Tomahawk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tomahawk lands a jab to the head.
Murphy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tomahawk with a nice calf kick.
Tomahawk lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Murphy goes down and covers up as Tomahawk starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chief Tomahawk!
A victorious Chief Tomahawk thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tel Britton (ranked 2924 p4p, 22414 weight class) and Caucasian Mountain Shepherd (ranked 364 p4p, 602 weight class). Tel Britton looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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 47 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tel Britton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caucasian Mountain Shepherd!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Mountain Shepherd.
Britton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Britton just misses with a punch to the body.
Mountain Shepherd is trying hard to land a takedown here. Britton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Britton throws a lazy right hand but Mountain Shepherd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mountain Shepherd throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Britton was covering up waiting for the punch and Mountain Shepherd finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mountain Shepherd has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Britton is proving hard to escape from.
Mountain Shepherd wants to stand and escape but instead Britton has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Britton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Britton is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Britton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mountain Shepherd pulls Britton in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountain Shepherd is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Britton preventing the sweep.
Mountain Shepherd wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mountain Shepherd looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Britton throws a big elbow that misses.
Britton is fighting to break Mountain Shepherd's control of his arms but Mountain Shepherd is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mountain Shepherd working a defensive guard here.
Mountain Shepherd is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Britton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mountain Shepherd is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
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.
Britton postures up.
Mountain Shepherd wants to sweep here but Britton controlling him for the moment.
Britton works over Mountain Shepherd with some ground and pound from guard.
Britton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mountain Shepherd not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Britton landing some decent shots from guard.
Mountain Shepherd looking to control.
Mountain Shepherd had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Britton defends it easily.
Britton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Britton works over Mountain Shepherd with some ground and pound from guard.
Mountain Shepherd looking for a sweep. Not yet Mountain Shepherd, not yet.
Mountain Shepherd trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain Shepherd utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mountain Shepherd is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Britton is refusing to be controlled, as Mountain Shepherd sits in half guard.
Mountain Shepherd is stalling here. Britton is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Mountain Shepherd seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Britton has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mountain Shepherd wants to control but Britton postures up.
Britton throws a strike aimed at the side of Mountain Shepherd's head but Mountain Shepherd avoids it well.
Britton 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.
Britton in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mountain Shepherd manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Mountain Shepherd looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Britton.
Britton stops Mountain Shepherd from getting back to his feet.
Britton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Britton prevents Mountain Shepherd from improving his position.
Mountain Shepherd is trying to control but can't.
Britton prevents Mountain Shepherd from improving his position.
Mountain Shepherd trying to control but Britton postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mountain Shepherd wants to improve his position but Britton is controlling well.
Britton moves into full mount! Mountain Shepherd won't be happy about that!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tel Britton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mountain Shepherd throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Britton's waist but Britton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mountain Shepherd off to one side.
Mountain Shepherd just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBritton.
Mountain Shepherd closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mountain Shepherd trying to control the action but Britton is working from the bottom.
Britton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Britton tries to get out of the position.
Mountain Shepherd goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Britton rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mountain Shepherd's guard! Nice work there by Britton!
Britton postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Britton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mountain Shepherd's head.
Britton throws a big elbow that misses.
Tel Britton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Britton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mountain Shepherd has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Britton has managed to get both his arms back between Mountain Shepherd's legs - danger averted.
Mountain Shepherd working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Britton working some strikes from top position.
Britton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mountain Shepherd looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mountain Shepherd has control of Britton's left arm, preventing Britton from doing any damage.
Britton postures up in Mountain Shepherd's guard and throws a big left but Mountain Shepherd blocks it.
Mountain Shepherd looking for a sweep. Not yet Mountain Shepherd, not yet.
Mountain Shepherd working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Britton.
Mountain Shepherd working a defensive guard here.
Mountain Shepherd escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Britton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mountain Shepherd is trying to control the position but Britton postures up.
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.
Britton scoring with some ground and pound.
Mountain Shepherd throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Britton throwing strikes but missing.
Mountain Shepherd avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Britton stopping the sweep attempt from Mountain Shepherd.
Mountain Shepherd pulls Britton in to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Caucasian Mountain Shepherd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Britton throws a looping overhand right but Mountain Shepherd ducks down to avoid it.
Mountain Shepherd gets a clinch.
Mountain Shepherd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mountain Shepherd sizes up Britton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mountain Shepherd is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Britton's half guard.
Britton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mountain Shepherd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain Shepherd is taking a breather. Britton 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.
Mountain Shepherd really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Britton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Let's hope that Mountain Shepherd has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Mountain Shepherd wants to free his trapped foot but Britton is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mountain Shepherd sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Britton defending well though.
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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mountain Shepherd lands a nice short elbow.
Mountain Shepherd lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mountain Shepherd is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Mountain Shepherd stands up out of the half guard.
Mountain Shepherd gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mountain Shepherd seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Caucasian Mountain Shepherd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Britton gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mountain Shepherd to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mountain Shepherd engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mountain Shepherd wanted to stand there but Britton had control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mountain Shepherd trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Britton has a closed guard, preventing Mountain Shepherd from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountain Shepherd pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Britton is keeping the position for now.
Mountain Shepherd trying to control the position from guard on top but Britton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mountain Shepherd postures up and lands a big shot to Britton's brow.
Mountain Shepherd passes Britton's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mountain Shepherd sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Britton defending well though.
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.
Mountain Shepherd slows the pace down in half guard.
Mountain Shepherd tries to stand and escape but Britton is controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Mountain Shepherd lands a left and a right that send Britton crashing to the mat, dazed. Mountain Shepherd thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Britton is rocked!
It looks like Tel Britton has been cut.
Mountain Shepherd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mountain Shepherd clinches up with Britton and pushes him back against the cage.
Oh Britton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mountain Shepherd gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Britton regains guard.
Mountain Shepherd slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mountain Shepherd slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain Shepherd tries to pass the half guard into mount. Britton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mountain Shepherd trying to control the pace.
Britton seems to have got his legs back now.
Mountain Shepherd thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mountain Shepherd slows the pace down in half guard.
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.
Mountain Shepherd is looking for a kimura here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mountain Shepherd is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Britton has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caucasian Mountain Shepherd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mountain Shepherd 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caucasian Mountain Shepherd!
Tel Britton spoke after the fight, saying '...Next time.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaheim Reid (ranked 2583 p4p, 3585 weight class) and Bruno Niedzwiedzinski (ranked 361 p4p, 481 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaheim Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruno Niedzwiedzinski!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niedzwiedzinski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Niedzwiedzinski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Niedzwiedzinski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reid blocks an uppercut.
Reid manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a punch but it's blocked by Reid.
Niedzwiedzinski throws an elbow that misses.
Niedzwiedzinski missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Niedzwiedzinski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reid's brow.
Niedzwiedzinski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Niedzwiedzinski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niedzwiedzinski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Niedzwiedzinski moves into range and clinches up with Reid.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Niedzwiedzinski fails to land.
Niedzwiedzinski tries a body shot but Reid blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Niedzwiedzinski works his way to full guard. Good work.
Niedzwiedzinski wants to sweep here but Reid controlling him for the moment.
Niedzwiedzinski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Niedzwiedzinski working for a triangle but Reid defends it easily.
Reid avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Niedzwiedzinski throws his legs up looking for a submission but Reid uses it to pass to side control.
Niedzwiedzinski struggling a bit here.
Reid is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Niedzwiedzinski knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzinski manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Niedzwiedzinski looking for submissions off his back.
Niedzwiedzinski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Niedzwiedzinski.
Niedzwiedzinski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reid controlling from the top position.
Reid pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Niedzwiedzinski is keeping the position for now.
Niedzwiedzinski working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Reid has passed into half guard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzinski moves into full guard.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Reid not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Niedzwiedzinski postures up and lands a big shot to Reid's brow.
Reid keeping full guard, as Niedzwiedzinski tries to pass.
Niedzwiedzinski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Niedzwiedzinski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Reid trying to keep a closed guard but Niedzwiedzinski is proving a slippery customer.
Niedzwiedzinski 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a strike but Reid rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Reid avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Niedzwiedzinski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Reid controls the pace.
Niedzwiedzinski looking for a sweep. Not yet Niedzwiedzinski, not yet.
Reid postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reid trying to control but Niedzwiedzinski is working from the bottom.
Niedzwiedzinski trying to keep a closed guard but Reid is proving a slippery customer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Niedzwiedzinski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Reid.
Niedzwiedzinski fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Reid wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a leg kick that misses.
Reid is looking to counter punch.
Reid moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to clinch up but Reid circles away and keeps his distance.
Jaheim Reid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reid throws an overhand right that lands on Niedzwiedzinski's shoulder, as Niedzwiedzinski tries to avoid the shot.
Niedzwiedzinski unleashes a big counter combination but Reid bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Reid throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to clinch but Reid moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Reid misses the target.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Niedzwiedzinski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reid connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reid scores with a jab. Niedzwiedzinski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niedzwiedzinski clinches up with Reid and pushes him back against the cage.
Niedzwiedzinski presses Reid against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Niedzwiedzinski pushes off an throws an elbow but Reid leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Niedzwiedzinski swings wildly with an uppercut but Reid uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niedzwiedzinski tries to work over Reid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzinski tries a body shot but Reid blocks it.
Niedzwiedzinski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a body punch.
Reid blocking some punches.
Reid pulls Niedzwiedzinski into guard.
Reid avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Niedzwiedzinski throwing strikes from guard but Reid blocks nicely.
Niedzwiedzinski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reid is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Niedzwiedzinski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Reid looking for a guillotine here but Niedzwiedzinski defends easily.
Niedzwiedzinski with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzinski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Reid's head.
Niedzwiedzinski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reid is keeping the position for now.
Reid is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Reid working for a triangle but Niedzwiedzinski defends it easily.
Niedzwiedzinski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Niedzwiedzinski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzinski chips away with some ground and pound.
Niedzwiedzinski postures up in Reid's guard and throws a big left but Reid blocks it.
Reid preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reid bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Niedzwiedzinski's guard.
Reid trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reid seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Niedzwiedzinski looking for a sweep. Not yet Niedzwiedzinski, not yet.
Niedzwiedzinski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Niedzwiedzinski wants to hit a sweep here but Reid passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Niedzwiedzinski there!
Reid tries to control but Niedzwiedzinski wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Niedzwiedzinski manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Niedzwiedzinski sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Reid tries to pass to full mount but Niedzwiedzinski defends it.
Niedzwiedzinski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Niedzwiedzinski manages to get to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Niedzwiedzinski looking for a sweep. Not yet Niedzwiedzinski, not yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jaheim Reid will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Reid connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Reid attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Niedzwiedzinski drives through and clinches with Reid against the cage.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reid blocks it with crossed arms.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reid avoids it.
Niedzwiedzinski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Niedzwiedzinski.
A head punch on the inside from Niedzwiedzinski fails to land.
Reid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niedzwiedzinski's elbow.
Reid pulls Niedzwiedzinski into guard.
Reid is trying to control the position but Niedzwiedzinski postures up.
Jaheim Reid overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reid wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niedzwiedzinski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Niedzwiedzinski pushing down on Reid's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Niedzwiedzinski is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Reid controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid is looking for a sweep. Niedzwiedzinski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Reid slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Reid preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Niedzwiedzinski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reid swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Niedzwiedzinski has gone for a leg lock! Reid slips out almost immediately though and dives into Niedzwiedzinski's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reid looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid wants to control from the top but Niedzwiedzinski keeps moving.
Niedzwiedzinski wants to sweep here but Reid controlling him for the moment.
Niedzwiedzinski has his foot on Reid's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Reid works his way back into a safe position though.
Reid trying to control but Niedzwiedzinski is working from the bottom.
Niedzwiedzinski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Reid is aware though and is defending well.
Reid pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Niedzwiedzinski is keeping the position for now.
Niedzwiedzinski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Niedzwiedzinski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reid postures up.
Niedzwiedzinski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reid slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Reid preventing the sweep.
Niedzwiedzinski has his foot on Reid's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Reid works his way back into a safe position though.
Reid postures up in Niedzwiedzinski's guard and throws a big left but Niedzwiedzinski blocks it.
Niedzwiedzinski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Reid landing with the ground and pound.
Reid throwing strikes from guard but Niedzwiedzinski blocks nicely.
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.
Niedzwiedzinski working a defensive guard here.
Niedzwiedzinski is looking for a triangle here but Reid uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Reid is working Niedzwiedzinski over with some ground and pound from side control.
Niedzwiedzinski wants to control but Reid postures up.
Reid tries to advance to mount but Niedzwiedzinski denies him.
You can see the frustration on Niedzwiedzinski's face as Reid controls the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Niedzwiedzinski is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Reid off and has taken his back!
My spies in JAG Battle Gym inform me that Niedzwiedzinski has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Reid defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with punches from the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bruno Niedzwiedzinski.
I think Niedzwiedzinski 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Niedzwiedzinski!
An out of breath Bruno Niedzwiedzinski 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Nolan (ranked 1702 p4p, 3800 weight class) and Teddy Bear (ranked 221 p4p, 459 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Nolan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teddy Bear!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nolan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nolan digs a good body shot into Bear's ribs.
Nolan throws a jab but it's blocked by Bear.
Nolan lands a left and a right that send Bear crashing to the mat, dazed. Nolan thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 It looks like Teddy Bear has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bear switches off momentarily and Nolan cracks him with a monster right hand! Bear topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Nolan dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Nolan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jon Nolan!
Our winner, Jon Nolan, 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.
Teddy Bear was interviewed post fight and said 'Tonight wasn't my night, but i'll learn and come back stronger.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Wayne Gracie (ranked 1704 p4p, 2619 weight class) and Pugilistic Dementia (ranked 223 p4p, 325 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gracie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Thriller by Michael Jackson. Dementia has chosen Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar as his entrance music. John Wayne Gracie 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 37 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Wayne Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pugilistic Dementia!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Dementia misses.
Gracie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gracie lunges at Dementia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dementia's hand.
Gracie gets the takedown into side control.
Dementia is not content to let Gracie control the position.
You can see the frustration on Dementia's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dementia manages to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dementia is controlling Gracie's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dementia looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dementia wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dementia keeps working.
Dementia is trying to control but can't.
Dementia is trying is best to control the position here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Gracie thows a leg kick but Dementia checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Gracie. That snapped Dementia's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dementia on the side of the head.
Pugilistic Dementia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dementia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dementia takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gracie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gracie lands in his opponent's guard.
Gracie controlling from the top position.
Dementia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a couple of elbows.
Gracie showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Gracie'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.
Gracie scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gracie chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie 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.
Dementia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Dementia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dementia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dementia is looking for a triangle here but Gracie uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dementia keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Wayne Gracie dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dementia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Pugilistic Dementia has been cut.
Dementia tried to score with a low kick but Gracie checks it.
Dementia misses with a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a nice leg kick.
Dementia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dementia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gracie. Gracie obviously looking to wear him down.
A left lands for Gracie.
Dementia lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dementia defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dementia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dementia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dementia is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Gracie! Dementia is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Wayne Gracie!
After winning the bout, John Wayne Gracie thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shock Linewood (ranked 1958 p4p, 3157 weight class) and Manu Ahonen (ranked 265 p4p, 405 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Shock Linewood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manu Ahonen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahonen misses with a leg kick.
Ahonen scores with a hook to the body. Linewood takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good leg kick by Ahonen.
Linewood thows a leg kick but Ahonen checks it
enabling Ahonen to counter with a crisp jab.
Linewood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahonen.
Linewood connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ahonen's hands.
Linewood throws a low kick but Ahonen moves out of range easily.
Ahonen dives in for a single leg takedown but Linewood sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Linewood definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ahonen misses with a body kick.
Linewood lands an overhand right.
Linewood moves out of range of the body kick from Ahonen.
Linewood throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Linewood. Ahonen shrugs it off though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linewood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ahonen misses with a straight right.
Ahonen misses with a hook.
Ahonen misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linewood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ahonen throws a lazy right hand but Linewood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ahonen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Linewood slips a jab and a cross from Ahonen.
Linewood closes the distance and pushes Ahonen back into the cage.
Linewood lands with a light punch inside.
Linewood lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ahonen or not.
Ahonen tries to break free but Linewood pushes him back against the cage.
Linewood has a couple of punches blocked by Ahonen.
Linewood pushes Ahonen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ahonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Linewood lands a shot to the body.
Ahonen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Linewood up against the cage.
Ahonen stalling the fight.
The crowd are getting on Ahonen's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linewood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ahonen manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linewood throws a combination that misses
and Ahonen counters with a shoot takedown. Linewood fights it but they end up in guard.
Linewood looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ahonen is one step ahead there.
Ahonen throws a big elbow that misses.
Ahonen is in close to Linewood's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ahonen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Linewood has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ahonen has managed to get both his arms back between Linewood's legs - danger averted.
Ahonen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Linewood has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ahonen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Linewood utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahonen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ahonen wants to control from the top but Linewood keeps moving.
Linewood looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ahonen passes into side control.
Ahonen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Linewood sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Linewood tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Linewood sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ahonen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ahonen is thwarting Linewood's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linewood is staying active underneath Ahonen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ahonen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Linewood haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Linewood wants to get back to full guard but Ahonen has passed into side control.
Ahonen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Linewood down.
Ahonen working the ground and pound from side control.
Ahonen gets to mount! Linewood was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Linewood is squirming around, avoiding Ahonen's attempts to control the action.
Linewood regains half guard.
Ahonen lands with a punch from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Manu Ahonen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Linewood lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ahonen's sensitive parts.
A nice leg kick from Linewood, right into the meat of the thigh.
Linewood pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ahonen keeps the fight on the outside.
Linewood throws an overhand right that lands on Ahonen's shoulder, as Ahonen tries to avoid the shot.
Linewood with a nice calf kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Linewood.
Linewood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ahonen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ahonen counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linewood connects with a body shot.
Linewood throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ahonen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linewood is looking to control Ahonen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Linewood avoid being mounted?
Ahonen trying to control from half guard but Linewood is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linewood is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ahonen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ahonen's back!
Ahonen trying to control the hands but Linewood breaks the grip.
Linewood has the hooks in. Ahonen is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Linewood is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Linewood is looking for the choke from the back position but Ahonen is controlling his hands well.
Ahonen is in a bad position with Linewood working for a choke. Ahonen manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Ahonen landing with the ground and pound.
Ahonen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahonen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ahonen wants to control from the top but Linewood keeps moving.
Ahonen throws an elbow that misses. Linewood uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ahonen's guard. Nice move by Linewood!
Linewood postures up in Ahonen's guard and throws a big left but Ahonen blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahonen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Linewood defends well.
Linewood wants to pass the guard but Ahonen is keeping the position.
Linewood postures up.
Ahonen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahonen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Linewood in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Linewood passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Linewood has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Linewood thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ahonen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Linewood works his way to his opponent's back.
Ahonen is trying to defend against the choke here but Linewood has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Linewood Tightens the hold and Ahonen taps out furiously! Linewood displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Shock Linewood!
A victorious Shock Linewood thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Devils Outlaw (ranked 504 p4p, 1699 weight class) and Professor Xe (ranked 69 p4p, 220 weight class). Outlaw kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Moonshine Bandits For The Outlawz. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Devils Outlaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Professor Xe!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xe just misses with a punch to the body.
Outlaw fires out a quick counter leg kick but Xe just manages to avoid it.
Outlaw loads up on a big right hand but Xe slips the punch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Xe or perhaps it was just good defense by Outlaw, which made it look bad.
Xe looks to score with a jab to the body but Outlaw is just out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Xe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Xe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Outlaw takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Xe tries to bum rush Outlaw with a series of wild strikes but Outlaw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Outlaw dodges the punch combination from Xe.
Outlaw takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Outlaw lands a big head kick that sends Xe tumbling to the mat! Outlaw takes a step backwards and waves Xe back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Professor Xe has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Xe. That snapped Outlaw's head back.
Xe throws out a loose jab but Outlaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xe takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Outlaw misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Outlaw clobbers Xe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
OH! Xe has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Outlaw smells blood and charges in for the finish! Outlaw unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Xe sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). The Devils Outlaw!
An out of breath and clearly excited The Devils Outlaw thanked Voodoo Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ara Tiotio (ranked 237 p4p, 687 weight class) and Spinning Fire (ranked 36 p4p, 92 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ara Tiotio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spinning Fire!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiotio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fire counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tiotio won't be happy with that.
Fire throws an elbow but Tiotio slips to the side and avoids it well.
Fire tries to score with some ground and pound. Tiotio controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Fire has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fire lands a nice forearm strike.
Tiotio is not content to let Fire control the position.
Fire sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tiotio is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Fire is putting a hurting on Tiotio here, landing some big shots from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fire is trying to ground and pound but Tiotio uses the momentary lack of control by Fire to regain half guard.
Fire missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fire with the ground and pound but Tiotio uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiotio has Fire pulled in close to control his posture.
Tiotio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fire throwing strikes from guard but Tiotio blocks nicely.
Fire is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fire is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fire postures up in Tiotio's guard and throws a big left but Tiotio blocks it.
Fire postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tiotio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fire postures up in Tiotio's guard and throws a big left but Tiotio blocks it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tiotio misses with a hook. Fire ducked under it nicely.
Fire changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tiotio misses with a shot to the body
and Fire counters with a shoot takedown. Tiotio fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fire throws an elbow that misses. Tiotio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fire's guard. Nice move by Tiotio!
Fire tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tiotio trying to control the position from guard on top but Fire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tiotio seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fire wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fire can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tiotio controls the pace.
Tiotio being controlled here momentarily.
Tiotio tries to free his leg and advance position but Fire is retaining full guard.
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.
Fire wants to sweep but no luck.
Fire is pulling down on Tiotio's head to control his posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Tiotio is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tiotio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fire counters with a shoot takedown. Tiotio fights it but they end up in guard.
Fire wants to control from the top but Tiotio keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fire throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tiotio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fire lands a couple of digs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Spinning Fire dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tiotio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tiotio looks to land a right hand but Fire moved out of range.
Fire drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tiotio defends it well.
Tiotio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fire.
Fire drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tiotio defends it well.
Tiotio looks to score with a jab to the body but Fire is just out of range.
Fire ducks under a wild hook from Tiotio.
Fire tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fire slips a straight right by Tiotio.
Tiotio with a hook.
Tiotio misses with a hook
and Fire counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tiotio won't be happy with that.
Fire throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Tiotio works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Fire trying to control the action but Tiotio is working from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Fire there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiotio is not content to let Fire control the position.
Fire working Tiotio over with strikes.
Fire is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tiotio wants to get back to full guard.
Fire takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fire missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fire throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tiotio wants to improve his position but Fire is controlling well.
Fire sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tiotio defending well though.
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.
Fire working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Spinning Fire has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tiotio avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fire.
Fire is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Fire has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fire not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fire landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tiotio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fire trying to control the action but Tiotio is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tiotio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiotio throws a lazy uppercut
and Fire counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fire lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fire trying to control the action but Tiotio is working from the bottom.
Tiotio blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fire.
Fire throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Tiotio to regain full guard.
Fire scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fire throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fire working some strikes from top position.
Fire loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fire wants to control from the top but Tiotio keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fire accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fire missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fire throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tiotio scores with a decent looking hook.
Tiotio misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Tiotio misses.
Fire drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tiotio defends it well.
Tiotio falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fire counters with a shoot takedown. Tiotio fights it but they end up in guard.
Fire wants to control from the top but Tiotio keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fire scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fire throws an elbow that misses. Tiotio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fire's guard. Nice move by Tiotio!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Spinning Fire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Tiotio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tiotio scores with a decent looking hook.
Tiotio works over Fire's head and body with a nice combination.
Tiotio misses with an uppercut. Fire saw that one coming.
Fire feints the counter takedown.
Tiotio misses with an uppercut. Fire saw that one coming.
Fire is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tiotio throws out the jab.
And Fire tries to counter it with a takedown but Tiotio pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tiotio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fire was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiotio.
Tiotio misses with a shot to the body
and Fire counters with a takedown into side control.
Fire looks up at the clock and then as Tiotio takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fire smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tiotio is not content to let Fire control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fire working the strikes but Tiotio uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fire not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fire lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fire throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Tiotio to regain full guard.
Fire seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fire throws a big elbow that misses.
Fire trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fire in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tiotio controlling Fire's posture.
Fire looking to sit in guard and control but Tiotio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tiotio controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiotio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fire holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tiotio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fire.
Fire with the counter takedown but Tiotio avoids it easily.
A big left from Tiotio misses.
Fire drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tiotio defends it well.
Tiotio lands with a shot to the body.
Tiotio throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tiotio.
Fire tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ara Tiotio is winning the standup battle so far.
Tiotio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fire changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tiotio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tiotio throws a right hand that misses
and Fire counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tiotio won't be happy with that.
Tiotio takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tiotio takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fire works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fire throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Fire cracks Tiotio with a big right hand but Tiotio just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Tiotio is rocked!
Fire wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tiotio keeps working.
Oh Tiotio is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ara Tiotio clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tiotio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fire moves away.
Tiotio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fire.
Tiotio seems to have got his legs back now.
Tiotio fails to land with a series of punches.
Tiotio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tiotio looks to land a combination but Fire avoids it well.
Fire changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Fire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tiotio throws out the jab.
Fire tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tiotio just misses with a punch to the body.
Fire with the counter takedown but Tiotio avoids it easily.
Tiotio lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fire staying out of range there.
Fire with the counter takedown but Tiotio avoids it easily.
Fire takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tiotio tests Fire's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tiotio throws a hook but Fire blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiotio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tiotio missing with a left hand there. Fire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fire slips under a jab.
Fire changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tiotio looks to land a right hand but Fire moved out of range.
Tiotio throws a lazy uppercut
and Fire counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tiotio!
Fire throwing strikes but Tiotio manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
You can see the frustration on Fire's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Who's going to make the next move?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiotio taking a break here but Fire is having none of it and regains half guard.
Fire is looking for a sweep. Tiotio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tiotio trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiotio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fire keeps working.
Fire is doing well to control the position and prevent Tiotio from advancing to side control.
Fire is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tiotio sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fire is staying active underneath Tiotio, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fire is looking for a sweep. Tiotio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ara Tiotio had his way with Spinning Fire in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tiotio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fire with the counter takedown but Tiotio avoids it easily.
Tiotio misses with a two punch combination.
Fire is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tiotio misses with a straight right.
Fire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tiotio.
Fire moves away from the strike by Tiotio.
Tiotio swings widly with a right hand
and Fire counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fire is fighting to break Tiotio's control of his arms but Tiotio is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fire in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fire distracts Tiotio with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fire is fighting to break Tiotio's control of his arms but Tiotio is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fire is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiotio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fire.
Fire keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tiotio's head.
Fire postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tiotio is trying to control the position but Fire postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tiotio throws a sloppy body shot
and Fire counters with a takedown into side control.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Fire tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Fire trying to control the position but Tiotio is working away.
Fire laying and praying for a moment but Tiotio takes advantage and regains half guard.
Tiotio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiotio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fire perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Fire wants to control but Tiotio is keeping him busy.
Tiotio regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Fire.
Fire throwing strikes from guard but Tiotio blocks nicely.
Fire with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fire is working Tiotio over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fire postures up in Tiotio's guard and throws a big left but Tiotio blocks it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiotio keeping moving, preventing Fire from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fire ducks under a wild hook from Tiotio.
Tiotio lands with a right hand.
Fire slips a jab from Tiotio.
Fire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tiotio.
Fire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiotio lands a jab to the nose.
Tiotio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tiotio misses with an uppercut
and Fire counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fire.
Tiotio trying to control the position.
Fire postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fire lands a couple of elbows.
Fire with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fire with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fire scoring with some ground and pound.
Fire wants to control from the top but Tiotio keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fire slips under a jab.
Fire feints the counter takedown.
Fire moves out of range of the strikes.
Fire changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tiotio misses with a left hand
and Fire counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tiotio uses the cage to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ara Tiotio showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 48:47
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ara Tiotio!
Ara Tiotio retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Ara Tiotio 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.
Spinning Fire was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll back stronger'.
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pop
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