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GDL 127: Daddy VS Raczynski PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zack Rize (ranked 1281 p4p, 2263 weight class) and Paulo Kogos (ranked 26 p4p, 55 weight class). Rize comes to the cage accompanied by Luke Combs - When It Rains It Pours. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zack Rize!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Kogos!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rize tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kogos is able to avoid easily.
Kogos changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kogos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A swing and a miss from Rize.
Rize keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kogos.
Rize works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rize misses with a wild body shot.
Rize misses with the combination.
Kogos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kogos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rize lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rize misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rize.
Rize misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kogos struggles to land a body shot inside as Rize controls his hands.
Kogos lands a nice shot to the body.
Kogos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rize 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.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kogos.
Rize lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've been informed that Kogos 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.
Kogos breaks from the clinch.
Kogos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kogos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kogos distracts Rize with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kogos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rize controls Kogos momentarily but Kogos frees himself.
Rize bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kogos's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kogos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rize is one step ahead there.
Kogos managing to control the position.
Kogos controls Rize momentarily but Rize frees himself.
Kogos wants to control the position but Rize says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Rize seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rize is trying to control. Kogos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rize passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kogos is trying to improve his position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Kogos is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Rize is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Rize prevents Kogos from getting the reversal.
Rize controlling from mount.
Rize looking to control but Kogos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kogos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rize trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kogos gets back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Rize seems content to control.
Kogos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kogos keeping moving, preventing Rize from controlling successfully.
Rize won't allow Kogos to sweep him here.
Rize postures up.
Rize trying to control but Kogos is working from the bottom.
Rize won't allow Kogos to sweep him here.
Rize slips nicely into half guard.
Kogos is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Rize dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kogos misses with a body shot.
Rize takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A low kick from Rize misses
and Kogos counters with a left to the body.
Kogos lands with a cross.
Rize misses with an uppercut
and Kogos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rize's guard.
Kogos trying to control the position from guard on top but Rize is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rize controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kogos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rize keeping moving, preventing Kogos from controlling successfully.
Kogos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kogos landing some decent shots from guard.
Kogos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rize avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kogos connects with a couple of short punches.
Rize looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kogos is one step ahead there.
Rize has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kogos postures up in Rize's guard and throws a big left but Rize blocks it.
Rize utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kogos postures up in Rize's guard and throws a big left but Rize blocks it.
Rize is trying to keep Kogos in close.
Rize tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
Kogos lands a couple of digs.
Rize wants to stand but Kogos is controlling the position.
Rize managing to control the position.
Kogos looking to pass the guard.
Rize manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kogos manages to get himself to full guard.
Kogos wants to sweep but no luck.
Kogos has his hands on Rize's head, controlling the position.
Rize wants to control from the top but Kogos keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kogos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kogos wants to sweep here but Rize controlling him for the moment.
Rize 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.
Paulo Kogos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rize tries to free his leg and advance position but Kogos is retaining full guard.
Rize looking to sit in guard and control but Kogos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rize looking for a sweep. Not yet Rize, not yet.
Kogos forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rize manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rize is trying to keep Kogos in close.
Kogos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rize wants to get back to his feet but Kogos passes into half guard.
Rize trying to control but Kogos postures up.
Nice strikes from Kogos there.
Kogos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kogos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rize trying to control but Kogos postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rize has hold of Kogos's hands but Kogos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rize is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rize keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Kogos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rize lands a jab.
Rize throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A leg kick checked by Kogos.
A big right from Rize misses.
Rize turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rize misses the shot to the body.
Rize moves into the clinch successfully.
Rize makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kogos leaning against his opponent.
Rize misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kogos is stalling here.
Rize blocks a body shot from Kogos.
Rize has Kogos pressed against the cage, preventing Kogos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rize misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Rize.
Kogos tries a body shot but Rize blocks it.
Kogos has a couple of punches blocked by Rize.
Rize lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kogos backwards.
 It looks like Paulo Kogos has been cut.
Rize tries to work over Kogos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kogos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kogos struggles to land a body shot inside as Rize controls his hands.
Rize lands a right hand.
Kogos prevents a body shot from Rize.
Rize tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rize has a couple of punches blocked by Kogos.
Kogos stalling.
Rize throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kogoss head.
Kogos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rize with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rize throws a punch but it's blocked by Kogos.
Rize pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kogos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rize moves away.
Rize was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rize throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kogos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kogos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rize moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rize looking to control.
Kogos stands up over Rize, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kogos postures up.
Rize is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Kogos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kogos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kogos is working Rize over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kogos throwing strikes but missing.
Rize trying to control the position here.
Rize is trying to control the position but Kogos postures up.
Rize lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kogos wants to sweep here but Rize controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kogos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kogos pulls Rize in to control the position.
Rize trying to control the position from guard on top but Kogos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kogos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rize is one step ahead there.
Kogos is still trying to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kogos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rize postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zack Rize showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rize has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zack Rize!
A victorious Zack Rize 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Pedroca Altamiro (ranked 2127 p4p, 2848 weight class) and Casius Laizel (ranked 306 p4p, 384 weight class). Pedroca Altamiro 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedroca Altamiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Casius Laizel!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laizel looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Altamiro looks like he's trying to stand up.
Laizel is working for a submission of some sort.
Altamiro kicks off Laizel and gets to his feet.
Altamiro lands a big head kick that sends Laizel tumbling to the mat! Altamiro takes a step backwards and waves Laizel back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Laizel is rocked!
It looks like Casius Laizel has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Altamiro fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Laizel to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Laizel looks to clinch but Altamiro throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Laizel taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Pedroca Altamiro!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blade Wolf (ranked 24830 p4p, 5358 weight class) and Robin Hood (ranked 615 p4p, 518 weight class). Robin Hood will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Blade Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Robin Hood!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hood wants to counter with a clinch but Wolf pushes him away.
Wolf fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hood misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Wolf misses its intended target.
Wolf misses with a looping left.
Hood swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wolf misses with a body kick.
Hood wants to counter the offense by Wolf and move into the clinch position.
Sloppy strikes from Hood. Those never looked like landing.
Hood moves into range and clinches up with Wolf.
I was talking to Wolf's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wolf scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hood takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wolf goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hood prevents it.
Hood takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf misses with the head strike.
Wolf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wolf throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hood stalling against the cage.
Hood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hood working hard to break the clinch.
Hood avoids a wild elbow strike from Wolf.
Hood breaks the clinch.
Wolf tries to keep at a distance but Hood has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wolf misses with a body punch.
Wolf swings wildly with an uppercut but Hood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wolf swings wildly with an uppercut but Hood uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf misses with some punches.
Hood slows down the pace here.
Wolf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hood drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wolf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hood.
Wolf working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wolf throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wolf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hood.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wolf.
Wolf wants the takedown. Hood is fighting it off but Wolf persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hood's guard against the cage.
Wolf trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hood working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wolf accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hood throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Wolf loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hood can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wolf passes into half guard.
Wolf is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hood for as long as he can get away with.
Hood is trying to maintain the position but Wolf is very close to passing his half guard.
Wolf is working for a submission of some sort.
Wolf content to control rather than advance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Blade Wolf 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.
Good shot there by Wolf.
Wolf throws a push kick but Hood slaps the foot to one side.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Wolf.
Wolf wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hood keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hood tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Wolf presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
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.
Wolf controlling from mount.
Wolf throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Hood has his hands clasped together but Wolf breaks the hold and Hood is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Wolf!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Blade Wolf!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Josh Wyte (ranked 5508 p4p, 3280 weight class) and Miyata San (ranked 519 p4p, 393 weight class). Josh Wyte had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Miyata San will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Wyte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miyata San!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wyte closes the distance looking to clinch
and San counters with a shoot takedown. Wyte fights it but they end up in guard.
Wyte has momentary wrist control but San slips an elbow through the middle.
San lands a couple of digs.
San postures up and lands a big shot to Wyte's brow.
Wyte escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. San gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wyte bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in San's guard.
Wyte tries to free his leg and advance position but San is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
San looking for a sweep. Not yet San, not yet.
San is pulling down on Wyte's head. It's preventing any offense from Wyte, at least for the moment.
San avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San wants to stand up but Wyte is controlling him.
Wyte stopping the sweep attempt from San.
San is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
San's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wyte looking to pass the guard.
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.
Wyte forces his way into half guard.
San is trying to get back to full guard.
Wyte really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Wyte wants to control but San is keeping him busy.
Wyte throwing shots but San is blocking nicely.
San keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wyte misses with a right hand
and San counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by San.
San scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
San stands up over Wyte, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
San lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wyte is breathing heavily.
Wyte lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Wyte being controlled here, momentarily.
San working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wyte's head.
San connects with a couple of short punches.
 Wyte is rocked!
San lands a couple of elbows.
Oh Wyte is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
San content to stall in guard here.
Wyte seems to have got his legs back now.
San keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wyte's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyte controls San momentarily but San frees himself.
San is in close to Wyte's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wyte trying to keep a closed guard but San is proving a slippery customer.
San with a nice head shot there.
San scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wyte has momentary wrist control but San slips an elbow through the middle.
San showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
San connects with a couple of short punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
San stands and throws Wyte's legs to the side, diving into side control.
San cracks Wyte with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! San immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Wyte is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by San!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miyata San!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juiced Dilly (ranked 1939 p4p, 2530 weight class) and Dusan Smirnov (ranked 259 p4p, 310 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juiced Dilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dusan Smirnov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Smirnov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dilly throws the left hand but Smirnov avoids the punch easily.
As Dilly backs off Smirnov throws a huge counter combo but Dilly manages to avoid it all.
Dilly throws a shot from downtown. Smirnov moves away and avoids it.
Dilly looks to score with a jab to the body but Smirnov is just out of range.
Smirnov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Smirnov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dilly lands a body shot.
Dilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smirnov moves away.
Dilly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smirnov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smirnov moves out of range of the strikes.
Smirnov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Smirnov misses with a wild combination.
Smirnov dives in for a single leg takedown but Dilly sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Smirnov looks to score with a jab to the body but Dilly is just out of range.
Smirnov blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Smirnov connects with a looping right hand.
Dilly takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dilly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smirnov misses with a series of wild punches.
Dilly misses with a wild body shot.
Dilly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smirnov scores with a punch to the head.
Smirnov dives in for a single leg takedown but Dilly sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Juiced Dilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dusan Smirnov.
A shot to the liver by Dilly. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smirnov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dilly.
Smirnov connects with the punch.
Smirnov misses with the combination.
Dilly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smirnov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dilly on the side of the head.
Smirnov closes the distance and pushes Dilly back into the cage.
Dilly gets underhooks to prevent Smirnov's takedown attempt.
Dilly digs a right hand underneath Smirnov's ribcage. Smirnov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smirnov pulls guard effortlessly.
Smirnov controlling Dilly's posture.
Smirnov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Smirnov looking to control.
Smirnov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dilly manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov trying to control but Dilly is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smirnov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dilly haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Dilly is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Dilly throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
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.
Smirnov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dilly is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dilly has escaped and now he's on top!
Dilly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smirnov controls Dilly momentarily but Dilly frees himself.
Dilly passes into half guard.
We've been hearing that Dilly has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Dilly takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Smirnov trying to control from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dusan Smirnov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smirnov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dilly circles away quickly and effectively.
Smirnov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dilly counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Smirnov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dilly circles away quickly and effectively.
Smirnov cracks Dilly with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Smirnov misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick from Smirnov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smirnov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dilly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smirnov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smirnov lands a jab to Dilly's midsection.
Smirnov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dilly.
Smirnov with the counter takedown but Dilly avoids it easily.
Smirnov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Smirnov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dilly throws a hook but Smirnov avoids it easily.
Smirnov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smirnov throws a series of punches but Dilly moves out of range.
Dilly throws a big counter combination but Smirnov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dilly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smirnov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dilly misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smirnov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dilly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smirnov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dilly sprawls well. Dilly wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smirnov gets slowly back to his feet.
Smirnov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dilly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smirnov was well out of range. Poor timing from Dilly.
A bone on bone clash there as Dilly blocks the leg kick.
Dilly misses with the combination.
Dilly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dilly avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Smirnov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dilly. Smirnov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice combination there by Smirnov.
Smirnov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dilly as he avoids it easily.
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!
Dilly closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smirnov circles away.
Smirnov tries to clinch but Dilly moves out of range.
No joy there for Smirnov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smirnov misses with a series of wild punches.
Dilly throws a big counter combination but Smirnov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Smirnov scores with a three punch combo!
Dilly is looking to wear down Smirnov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dilly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smirnov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smirnov gets caught napping as Dilly dives in and scores a takedown. Smirnov manages to retain guard.
Smirnov working a defensive guard here.
Smirnov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dilly controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Smirnov controlling the position.
Smirnov controls Dilly momentarily but Dilly frees himself.
Smirnov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dilly gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Smirnov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dilly.
Dilly throws a big right hand that misses.
Dilly has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Smirnov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dilly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dilly avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Smirnov wants to sweep here but Dilly controlling him for the moment.
Dilly wants to pass the guard but Smirnov is keeping the position.
Dilly sitting in guard here, content to control.
Smirnov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dilly stops Smirnov from standing up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dusan Smirnov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Smirnov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dilly under the eye.
Smirnov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Smirnov.
Dilly lands with a good body shot.
Smirnov works the jab nicely.
Juiced Dilly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smirnov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dilly stuffs the takedown.
Smirnov misses with a wild combination.
Dilly swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Dilly.
Smirnov scores with a one two! Dilly had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Smirnov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dilly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dusan Smirnov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smirnov slips a jab from Dilly.
Smirnov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dilly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Smirnov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dilly appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Smirnov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Smirnov takes one on the button.
Dilly's corner calls for a 1-2. Dilly obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Smirnov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smirnov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Some wild striking there from Dilly.
Smirnov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dilly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smirnov circles away quickly and effectively.
Smirnov tries to bum rush Dilly with a series of wild strikes but Dilly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smirnov throws a front kick aimed at Dilly's knee but Dilly avoids it well.
Smirnov misses with a series of wild punches.
Dilly misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smirnov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dilly eats them both and turns towards Smirnov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Smirnov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smirnov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dilly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smirnov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dilly backs up against the cage.
No luck for Smirnov with that takedown attempt.
Juiced Dilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dusan Smirnov.
Dilly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smirnov.
Smirnov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dilly swings for the body but Smirnov moves out of range.
Smirnov wants to counter the offense by Dilly and move into the clinch position.
Smirnov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dilly is able to avoid easily.
Dilly with a nice cross.
Smirnov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dilly.
Dilly looks to land a combination but Smirnov avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov shoots in and drives through. Dilly sprawls well.
Dilly swinging wildly here.
Smirnov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dilly scores with a decent looking hook.
Dilly gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dilly has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Smirnov off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Smirnov lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dilly takes a swing at Smirnov's ribcage but misses.
Smirnov shoots in for a takedown but Dilly shows good takedown defense.
Dilly closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Smirnov quickly recovers to half guard.
Smirnov kicks Dilly off and gets back to his feet.
Juiced Dilly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilly digs a good body shot into Smirnov's ribs.
Smirnov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dilly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smirnov.
Dusan Smirnov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Smirnov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dilly shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Smirnov is trying to defend but Dilly finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Smirnov pushes Dilly off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dilly shoots in but no luck this time.
Smirnov stalks Dilly and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dilly's face. Dilly staggers backwards, shaken.
Dusan Smirnov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smirnov looks to land a combination. Dilly sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dilly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dusan Smirnov.
Well Smirnov 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dusan Smirnov!
Our winner, Dusan Smirnov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keaton Vega (ranked 3065 p4p, 2887 weight class) and Francisco Hernandez (ranked 73 p4p, 103 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keaton Vega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Francisco Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vega connects with a leg kick.
Vega throws a solid leg kick but Hernandez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vega.
Hernandez is trying to counter with his kicks.
Hernandez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vega swivels and escapes.
Vega lands a nice looking body shot.
Vega throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Vega misses its intended target.
Vega lands with a cross.
Vega scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vega throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hernandez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vega moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vega lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hernandez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hernandez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vega sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega lands a leg kick that knocks Hernandez off balance momentarily.
Vega throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hernandez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hernandez has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Vega will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A thudding body kick lands there by Vega!
Vega scores with a nice strike.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vega darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hernandez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vega.
Hernandez shoots in and drives through. Vega sprawls well.
Keaton Vega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francisco Hernandez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Keaton Vega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vega lands a nice looking body kick.
Hernandez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Vega definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hernandez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vega.
Vega misses with a looping left.
Hernandez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hernandez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hernandez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vega. Vega obviously looking to wear him down.
Vega lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick lands for Vega.
Vega scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez shoots in for a double leg but Vega sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vega scores with a jab to the head.
Vega chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vega tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hernandez was well out of range. Poor timing from Vega.
Vega throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vega buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice shot by Vega.
Vega with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vega.
Hernandez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vega.
Vega throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vega lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hernandez shoots in for a double leg but Vega sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vega fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hernandez misses with a takedown
and Hernandez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hernandez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vega with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hernandez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keaton Vega dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hernandez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vega counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hernandez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vega can pounce on him.
A jab lands there for Vega.
Vega is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hernandez can do to turn this around?
Vega rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hernandez counters with a nice body kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Hernandez might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Vega has got the better of the exchanges.
Vega moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vega turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hernandez has his takedown stuffed
and Hernandez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vega with a jab.
Vega scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez tries for a takedown but Vega circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Keaton Vega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francisco Hernandez.
Vega lands with an overhand left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vega.
Vega cracks Hernandez with a good jab.
Hernandez fails with a takedown attempt.
Vega connects with a solid leg kick.
Hernandez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown but Vega shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Vega.
The crowd cheers as Vega lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hernandez doesn't seem phased though.
Keaton Vega is winning the standup battle so far.
Hernandez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hernandez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A lazy left from Vega finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vega lands a leg kick that knocks Hernandez off balance momentarily.
Vega lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hernandez's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick lands from Vega.
Vega connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vega lands with a nice body punch.
Vega throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hernandez has his takedown stuffed
and Hernandez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That kick from Vega tenderised Hernandez's leg. Hernandez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vega throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hernandez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hernandez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vega.
Vega lands a nice shot to the body.
Vega clobbers Hernandez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vega lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vega throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vega lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hernandez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vega.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vega scores with a hook to the body. Hernandez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vega scoring well with a low kick there.
Vega scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hernandez doesn't seem bothered though.
Vega lands an overhand right.
Vega lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vega lands a leg kick that knocks Hernandez off balance momentarily.
Vega looks to score with a jab to the body but Hernandez is just out of range.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown but Vega shows good takedown defense.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keaton Vega dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hernandez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hernandez shoots in and drives through. Vega sprawls well.
Vega appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vega lands a nice shot that snaps Hernandez's head back.
Vega just misses with a punch to the body.
Vega lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hernandez backs up against the cage.
Hernandez is rocked!
Vega throws an overhand right that drops Hernandez like a sack of potatoes! Vega dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keaton Vega!
A relieved looking Keaton Vega thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tapio Virtainen (ranked 5479 p4p, 4071 weight class) and Rui Machado (ranked 526 p4p, 467 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tapio Virtainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rui Machado!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado misses with a wild body shot.
Virtainen rushes Machado and presses him up against the cage.
Machado is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Virtainen is defending well.
Virtainen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Machado.
Virtainen works on Machado's body with a couple of short punches.
Virtainen pushes Machado back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Virtainen scores with a hook to the body.
Virtainen works on Machado's body with a couple of short punches.
Virtainen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Machados head.
Virtainen works on Machado's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Virtainen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Machado backwards.
Virtainen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Virtainen tries to work over Machado's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Virtainen as the two fighters clinch.
Machado looks winded!
Virtainen digs a right hand underneath Machado's ribcage. Machado let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Virtainen lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtainen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Virtainen.
Virtainen is leaning against Machado and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Virtainen.
Virtainen lands a nice shot to the body.
Virtainen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Virtainen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Virtainen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Virtainen.
Virtainen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Machado takes a shot to the head.
Virtainen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Virtainen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Machado backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Virtainen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Virtainen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Virtainen.
Virtainen pushes Machado back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtainen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Virtainen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Machado blocks a body shot from Virtainen.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Virtainen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Virtainen is leaning against Machado and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Machado looking for a takedown.
Tapio Virtainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rui Machado.
A nice right hand lands inside from Virtainen.
Virtainen lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Virtainen.
Virtainen lands a hook that snaps the head of Machado backwards.
Virtainen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Virtainen scores with a shoulder strike.
Virtainen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Machado or not.
A short body shot lands from Virtainen as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virtainen lands with a light punch inside.
Virtainen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Machado backwards.
Machado is rocked!
Virtainen gets through Machado's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Machado is still on wobbly legs! Can Virtainen finish him?
Virtainen throws a big uppercut that drops Machado! More strikes from Virtainen and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Machado lies dazed against the cage as Virtainen celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tapio Virtainen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Kelly (ranked 2871 p4p, 1643 weight class) and Rocky Fortuna (ranked 386 p4p, 244 weight class). Fortuna is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Godfather Theme by Nino Rota. John Kelly 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rocky Fortuna!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortuna throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kelly stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kelly avoids the body shot from Fortuna.
Kelly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fortuna.
Fortuna keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kelly.
Kelly paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fortuna throws a hook but Kelly blocks it.
Kelly half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Fortuna.
A jab lands there for Fortuna.
Fortuna looks to land a combination but Kelly avoids it well.
Kelly on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kelly is rocked!
Kelly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oh Kelly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fortuna lands with a big left! Kelly is wobbled badly! Fortuna comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Kelly to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rocky Fortuna!
A victorious Rocky Fortuna 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hermann Oestergaard (ranked 3971 p4p, 3658 weight class) and Powder Power (ranked 460 p4p, 434 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hermann Oestergaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Powder Power!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oestergaard moves into the clinch.
Power breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Power tries a head kick but it misses.
Power throws a head kick that misses.
Oestergaard closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Oestergaard lands in his opponent's guard.
Oestergaard controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oestergaard advances position into side control!
Oestergaard controls the position from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Oestergaard.
Oestergaard controlling the position from side mount.
Oestergaard's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Further stalling from Oestergaard.
Oestergaard wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Power, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Oestergaard stalls from top 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.
Oestergaard looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hermann Oestergaard 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.
Power throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Oestergaard closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Oestergaard lands in his opponent's guard.
Oestergaard stays in close to Power's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermann Oestergaard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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.
Oestergaard slips nicely into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Oestergaard in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Oestergaard passes to full mount!
Oestergaard thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Oestergaard looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oestergaard seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Power for as long as he can get away with.
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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hermann Oestergaard dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Power pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oestergaard closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Oestergaard lands in his opponent's guard.
Power wants to stand up but Oestergaard is controlling him.
Power preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Power is working an open guard so Oestergaard takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oestergaard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Oestergaard is trying to pull guard but Power turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Power gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Oestergaard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Oestergaard walks away with a smile on his face. Power gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Oestergaard shoots in looking for a takedown but Power manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Oestergaard's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hermann Oestergaard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oestergaard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Power pinned against the cage. Power gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Power gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oestergaard 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.
Oestergaard continues to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oestergaard works over Power with some ground and pound from guard.
Oestergaard advances position into side control!
Oestergaard staying calm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
More hug and hope from Oestergaard.
Power is looking to get back to his feet here but Oestergaard is keeping cool and he's managed to take Power's back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Oestergaard controlling the positon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hermann Oestergaard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Oestergaard, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hermann Oestergaard!
Hermann Oestergaard 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Big Daddy (ranked 1065 p4p, 2038 weight class) and Jan Raczynski (ranked 148 p4p, 267 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Big Daddy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Raczynski!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raczynski lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
 It looks like Big Daddy has been cut.
Raczynski gets caught napping as Daddy dives in and scores a takedown. Raczynski manages to retain guard.
Raczynski keeping full guard, as Daddy tries to pass.
Daddy trying to control the position from guard on top but Raczynski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daddy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Raczynski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Raczynski looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raczynski 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.
Raczynski keeping moving, preventing Daddy from controlling successfully.
Raczynski seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raczynski keeping moving, preventing Daddy from controlling successfully.
Raczynski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Raczynski with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Daddy trying to control here.
Raczynski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Daddy defending well though.
Daddy wants to control but Raczynski is keeping busy.
Daddy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Raczynski is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daddy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Daddy actively working from the bottom here.
Raczynski content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Daddy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Raczynski pulls his head out easily.
Daddy wants to control but Raczynski is keeping busy.
Daddy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Raczynski pulls his head out easily.
Daddy looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daddy is trying to get back to full guard.
Raczynski is trying to control the action in half guard but Daddy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Daddy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Raczynski trying to control from half guard but Daddy is working away.
Daddy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Raczynski trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Raczynski moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Daddy.
Daddy can't do much from the bottom here.
Raczynski trying to control the position but Daddy is working away.
Daddy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Daddy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Raczynski prevents Daddy from improving his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Raczynski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Big Daddy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Daddy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Raczynski finds it's way round the side to connect with Daddy's head.
Daddy misses with a takedown attempt
and Raczynski counters with a crisp right hand that drops Daddy! Raczynski lets Daddy back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Daddy misses with a takedown
and Raczynski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Daddy is rocked!
Daddy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Raczynski avoids it really well and circles away.
Raczynski is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Daddy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daddy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Raczynski counters with a nice right hand that sends Daddy toppling to the canvas! Daddy scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Raczynski finish him?!
Oh Daddy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Raczynski! Daddy is backing up but he can't get away as Raczynski lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Daddy and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jan Raczynski!
Jan Raczynski is the new welterweight champion!
After the fight, Jan Raczynski was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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