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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takaru Mamura (ranked 5272 p4p, 5440 weight class) and Robert Ross (ranked 583 p4p, 591 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Takaru Mamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Ross!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Mamura as Ross shoots in.
Ross drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ross is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ross lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
My spies in Bennies Boppers inform me that Ross has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ross is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ross passes Mamura's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross trying to control the pace.
Mamura on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mamura tries to get out of the position.
Mamura wants to improve his position but Ross is controlling well.
Ross is trying to work for a kimura but Mamura is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross is controlling the pace.
It looks like Ross might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Ross is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Mamura is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Robert Ross!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Stevens (ranked 4816 p4p, 5134 weight class) and Luciano Dottore (ranked 527 p4p, 543 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luciano Dottore!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens throws a shot from downtown. Dottore moves away and avoids it.
Stevens connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
 It looks like Luciano Dottore has been cut.
Stevens stuffs the takedown attempt from Dottore. Dottore gets slowly back to his feet.
Stevens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stevens cracks Dottore with a good jab.
Stevens throws a lazy uppercut
so Dottore counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dottore has gone for a leg lock! Stevens slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dottore's guard.
Dottore has momentary wrist control but Stevens slips an elbow through the middle.
Dottore really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stevens. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dottore avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Stevens working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stevens keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dottore's head.
Stevens 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.
Dottore throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Stevens distracts Dottore with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dottore utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens stands up over Dottore, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dottore looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stevens is one step ahead there.
Stevens throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dottore works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stevens stopping the sweep attempt from Dottore.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stevens accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stevens throws a big elbow that misses.
Stevens throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dottore 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.
Stevens 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.
Dottore throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Stevens keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dottore's head.
Stevens missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dottore trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Stevens stands up out of Dottore's guard for a moment - Dottore manages to land a nice upkick.
Stevens throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens throws a big right hand that misses.
Dottore throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Stevens is looking to work some ground and pound but Dottore has wrist control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dottore thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Dottore throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Stevens postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stevens loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dottore will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Stevens trying to control but Dottore is working from the bottom.
Dottore lands a decent punch to the body there.
Stevens postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stevens throws a big right hand that misses.
Stevens throws a big elbow that misses.
Stevens throws a big elbow that misses.
Stevens lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stevens working some strikes from top position.
Stevens is looking to work some ground and pound but Dottore has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dottore tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dottore will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Stevens throwing strikes but missing.
Stevens throws a big right hand that misses.
Stevens is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stevens accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dottore looking for a sweep. Not yet Dottore, not yet.
Stevens throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dottore works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dottore working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stevens.
Dottore utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stevens trying to control the position from guard on top but Dottore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stevens slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Stevens throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dottore is looking to stand up but Stevens isn't so interested in that idea.
Dottore throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Dottore looking for a sweep. Not yet Dottore, not yet.
Dottore throwing short punches from the bottom.
Stevens postures up and lands a big shot to Dottore's brow.
Dottore wants to stand up but Stevens is controlling him.
Dottore preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dottore throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Stevens gets to his feet - Dottore follows without any prompting.
Stevens throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dottore wants to counter with a clinch but Stevens pushes him away.
Stevens lands a jab to Dottore's midsection.
Dottore shoots for a takedown but Stevens saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stevens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dottore was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevens.
Stevens sets himself, and Dottore steps forward looking for the clinch! Stevens avoids it this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Stevens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luciano Dottore's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A jab from Stevens finds it's way through Dottore's defenses.
That has opened up Luciano Dottore's cut even more.
Dottore slips under a jab.
Dottore changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jab by Stevens.
Stevens throws a lazy right hand but Dottore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stevens lands a nice shot that snaps Dottore's head back.
Stevens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Stevens misses.
Dottore on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The cut above Luciano Dottore's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dan Stevens is winning the standup battle so far.
Stevens throws a monster overhand right that drops Dottore! Stevens follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Stevens!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jari Niskanen (ranked 4500 p4p, 4966 weight class) and Amr Zeineldin (ranked 489 p4p, 508 weight class). Niskanen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Kinslayer - Nightwish. Zeineldin has chosen The Fighter ft. Ryan Tedder as his entrance music. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Niskanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amr Zeineldin!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeineldin is looking to clinch but Niskanen is avoiding it.
Zeineldin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Niskanen swivels and escapes.
Zeineldin is looking to clinch.
Niskanen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zeineldin doesn't seem bothered though.
Amr Zeineldin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niskanen drives through with a takedown into Zeineldin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Zeineldin being controlled here, momentarily.
Niskanen is in close to Zeineldin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zeineldin looking for a sweep. Not yet Zeineldin, not yet.
Niskanen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Zeineldin throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niskanen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Niskanen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Zeineldin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Niskanen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Niskanen postures up and lands a big shot to Zeineldin's brow.
Niskanen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Niskanen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Niskanen'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.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Niskanen postures up and lands a big shot to Zeineldin's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Niskanen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Niskanen is in close to Zeineldin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Niskanen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Zeineldin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Zeineldin looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeineldin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Niskanen controls the pace.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Niskanen postures up and lands a big shot to Zeineldin's brow.
Niskanen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Niskanen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zeineldin's head.
Niskanen cracks Zeineldin with a solid left hand.
Niskanen advances to half guard.
Niskanen controlling the action here.
Zeineldin won't allow Niskanen to pass to mount.
Nice strikes from Niskanen there.
Niskanen lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niskanen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zeineldin is looking to control Niskanen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zeineldin avoid being mounted?
Niskanen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Niskanen working the head and body with strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Niskanen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Niskanen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zeineldin has closed the distance and engaged Niskanen in a clinch.
Niskanen lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Niskanen controlling the action here.
Zeineldin is trying to get back to full guard.
Niskanen controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niskanen lands strikes from half guard.
Niskanen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Niskanen in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niskanen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Niskanen winds up and cracks Zeineldin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Still in half guard, Niskanen seems content to control.
Further stalling from Niskanen.
Zeineldin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Niskanen scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Niskanen in particular looking to stall.
Niskanen working Zeineldin over with strikes.
Zeineldin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Niskanen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zeineldin is looking to control Niskanen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zeineldin avoid being mounted?
Zeineldin is breathing heavily.
Niskanen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Niskanen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jari Niskanen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Niskanen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Niskanen wants to pass to mount but Zeineldin is defending the position.
Niskanen not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Niskanen lands a nice short elbow.
Niskanen blocks the strikes from Zeineldin.
Niskanen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Niskanen working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeineldin trying to control but Niskanen postures up.
Niskanen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Niskanen connects with a nice short shot to Zeineldin's temple.
Niskanen controlling the action here.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Niskanen is stinking the place up with his stalling.
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.
Jari Niskanen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Zeineldin has a takedown stuffed.
Niskanen stuffs the takedown attempt from Zeineldin. Zeineldin gets slowly back to his feet.
Niskanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zeineldin moves away.
Zeineldin is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Zeineldin doesn't manage to clinch there - Niskanen circles away.
Niskanen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Niskanen drives through with a takedown into Zeineldin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Zeineldin kicks Niskanen off and gets to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zeineldin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Amr Zeineldin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Niskanen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Zeineldin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Zeineldin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You can see the frustration on Zeineldin's face as Niskanen controls the position.
Zeineldin looks to move to half guard but instead Niskanen has passed into mount! Damn!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niskanen controlling from mount.
Niskanen prevents Zeineldin from getting the reversal.
Niskanen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Niskanen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Niskanen cracks Zeineldin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Niskanen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Niskanen lands a nice shot to the head.
 Zeineldin is rocked!
Niskanen controlling from the full mount.
Niskanen softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Zeineldin is out cold! Niskanen jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jari Niskanen!
Our winner, Jari Niskanen, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Ziegler (ranked 4489 p4p, 4659 weight class) and Broderick Collison (ranked 273 p4p, 289 weight class). Broderick Collison acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Ziegler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Broderick Collison!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Collison misses
and Ziegler counters with a right hand to the body.
Ziegler scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ziegler throws a body punch but Collison moves out of range.
Collison smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Collison throws a body punch but Ziegler moves out of range.
It looked like Ziegler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ziegler has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Collison finds it's way round the side to connect with Ziegler's head.
Ziegler takes one on the button.
Ziegler takes one on the button.
Collison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Collison scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Collison scores with a jab to the head.
Collison looks to land a right hand but Ziegler moved out of range.
Ziegler was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Collison misses with a hook.
Collison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ziegler.
Collison throws a right hand that misses
and Ziegler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Collison swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ziegler.
Collison ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Collison misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Collison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ziegler misses with a wild body shot.
Collison scores with a nice right hand.
Collison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ziegler.
Collison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Collison swings widly with a right hand
and Ziegler counters with a nice uppercut.
Collison dips to his left and cracks Ziegler with an uppercut!
Collison misses with a looping right.
Ziegler misses with a looping left.
Ziegler gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Collison paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Collison lands the left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Collison scores with a punch to the head.
Nice jab there from Collison.
 Ziegler is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziegler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Collison throws out the jab.
Oh Ziegler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Collison tests Ziegler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Collison throws a poor cross that misses
and Ziegler counters with a left to the body.
Collison smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Collison connects with the punch.
Ziegler moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Collison slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Collison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ziegler.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Collison, as that shot connected.
Collison scores with a shot to the body.
Collison is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ziegler had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Ziegler misses with the combination.
Ziegler's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Collison connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ziegler scrambles back to his feet.
Collison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Collison throws out a loose jab but Ziegler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ziegler seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziegler needs to keep his hands up - Collison had a free shot at his head there.
Ziegler fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Collison looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ziegler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Collison lands a jab to Ziegler's midsection.
Collison misses with an uppercut. Ziegler saw that one coming.
Collison loads up on a big right hand but Ziegler slips the punch.
Ziegler looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Collison slips under a jab from Ziegler.
Collison connects with a nice looking jab.
Collison bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ziegler's head.
Collison slips under a jab.
Collison might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ziegler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Collison.
Ziegler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Collison.
A big left from Collison misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collison throws out a powerful jab.
Collison scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziegler is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ziegler looks to score with a jab to the body but Collison is just out of range.
Ziegler misses the jab.
Collison misses with a hook. Ziegler ducked under it nicely.
Collison misses with a hook.
Collison lands with an uppercut that bounces Ziegler off the cage and back into range.
Collison misses with a lunging right hand
and Ziegler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Collison looks to score with a jab to the body but Ziegler is just out of range.
Ziegler connects with a good right hand that stumbles Collison. Collison circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Broderick Collison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Collison.
Ziegler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ziegler staying out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Collison. Ziegler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ziegler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Collison takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good exchange - Collison coming out on top.
Collison lands a jab to the nose.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Broderick Collison dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Collison looks to throw the jab but Ziegler is out of range.
Ziegler appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ziegler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Collison manages to avoid it.
Collison with a jab.
Collison fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ziegler on the side of the head.
Collison drops Ziegler with a naaaaasty hook - Ziegler is in real trouble here! Collison dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Broderick Collison!
A less than humble Broderick Collison misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benito Camela (ranked 3412 p4p, 4194 weight class) and Steven Smith (ranked 124 p4p, 148 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benito Camela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steven Smith!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camela misses with a series of wild punches.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Smith has eaten all the pies!
Camela clinches up against the cage.
Smith tries to pull guard but Camela holds him up against the cage and eventually Smith drops back down to his feet.
Smith is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Camela to keep the fight standing.
Smith trying to control the position but instead, Camela has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smith into the cage.
Smith is trying to pull guard but Camela turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Benito Camela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Smith.
Camela tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camela lands a shot to the body.
Camela stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Smith has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Camela throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Camela manages to break the clinch.
Camela lands a slapping body shot.
Smith looks winded!
Camela has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Camela is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Camela tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Camela missing with knees to the body.
Camela missing with knees to the body.
Smith tries to pull guard but Camela holds him up against the cage and eventually Smith drops back down to his feet.
Camela is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Camela breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Camela lunges at Smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith's hand.
It looks like Steven Smith has been cut.
Camela feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Smith sprawling to the canvas! Smith rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Camela finish him?!
Smith is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camela instigates a clinch.
Camela pressing his opponent against the cage.
Camela tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Camela.
Camela tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith avoiding damage as Camela throws knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Camela.
A right hook to the body lands for Camela.
Camela looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Camela breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Camela lands a slapping body shot.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Camela works the jab nicely.
Camela with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Camela looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Camela lets loose with a powerful body kick. Smith will feel that in the morning.
Camela moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camela closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Camela manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Camela is stalling here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Camela for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Camela.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Camela looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Camela content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Camela stalls.
Camela unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Camela manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Smith jumps guard but Camela stands there with Smith around his waist. Smith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camela is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Camela lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Camela.
Camela missing with knees to the body.
Camela tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Camela misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Camela misses with a knee to the head.
Camela stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Camela is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Camela tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Smith tries to pull guard but Camela forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benito Camela dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steven Smith's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Camela clinches.
Camela displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smith up against the cage.
Smith decides to pull guard.
Camela has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Smith is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Camela defends well.
Camela trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Camela won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith has a closed guard, preventing Camela from standing up.
Camela is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camela is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
Smith passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Camela is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Smith has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Camela is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Smith yanks on the arm and Camela is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Smith.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Steven Smith!
Steven Smith 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Ribodeaux (ranked 3289 p4p, 3929 weight class) and Antonio Marcos (ranked 209 p4p, 243 weight class). Antonio Marcos will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bubba Ribodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Marcos !
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribodeaux drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Marcos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ribodeaux defends it easily.
Ribodeaux drops back looking for a leg! Marcos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Marcos manages to kick Ribodeaux off! Ribodeaux jumps back into Marcos 's guard.
Ribodeaux 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.
Marcos working for submissions but it's allowed Ribodeaux to get to half guard.
Marcos is defending against the submission attempts here by Ribodeaux.
Ribodeaux lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribodeaux is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Marcos defends it well.
Marcos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ribodeaux. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ribodeaux is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Marcos defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribodeaux is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ribodeaux is looking for a kimura but Marcos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ribodeaux to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ribodeaux is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Marcos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ribodeaux pulls his head out easily.
Marcos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ribodeaux pulls his head out easily.
Ribodeaux is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Marcos is just riding it out for now. Ribodeaux eventually gives up the hold.
Ribodeaux is working for a kimura but Marcos is defending it quite comfortably.
Ribodeaux is breathing heavily.
Ribodeaux prevents Marcos from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ribodeaux is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Marcos sees it coming and defends easily.
Marcos wants to get back to full guard.
Marcos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ribodeaux seems to be working for a kimura but Marcos defends the submission attempt.
Ribodeaux is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Marcos sees it coming and defends easily.
Marcos tries to get to full guard but Ribodeaux has control of the leg.
Ribodeaux is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Marcos sees it coming and defends easily.
Marcos looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos is looking for a sweep. Ribodeaux is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ribodeaux tries to pass the half guard into mount. Marcos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ribodeaux is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ribodeaux seems to be looking for submissions.
Marcos wants to improve his position but Ribodeaux is controlling well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marcos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Marcos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ribodeaux pulls his head out easily.
Marcos is looking for a sweep. Ribodeaux is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ribodeaux is trying to work for a kimura but Marcos is defending well.
Marcos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ribodeaux pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribodeaux is trying to work for a kimura but Marcos is defending well.
Marcos looking for submissions off his back.
Ribodeaux is looking for a kimura but Marcos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ribodeaux to get the leverage.
Marcos actively working from the bottom here.
Ribodeaux works his way into side control.
Marcos is looking to regain half guard here but Ribodeaux keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marcos manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ribodeaux's best efforts.
Marcos is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Ribodeaux dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ribodeaux shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ribodeaux was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ribodeaux is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Marcos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Marcos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ribodeaux is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Marcos is trying to escape and Ribodeaux transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Marcos is forced to tap! Nice work there by Ribodeaux! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bubba Ribodeaux!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Kosmodemyanskaya (ranked 3096 p4p, 3042 weight class) and Caelan Aengus (ranked 388 p4p, 383 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Kosmodemyanskaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caelan Aengus!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kosmodemyanskaya fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Aengus to the ground. Kosmodemyanskaya is now in Aengus's guard.
Kosmodemyanskaya content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Aengus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kosmodemyanskaya postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Aengus controls Kosmodemyanskaya momentarily but Kosmodemyanskaya frees himself.
Kosmodemyanskaya scoring with some ground and pound.
Aengus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kosmodemyanskaya. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kosmodemyanskaya stands up over Aengus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kosmodemyanskaya content to stall in guard here.
Kosmodemyanskaya is working Aengus over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kosmodemyanskaya is stalling in the full guard.
Kosmodemyanskaya works over Aengus with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosmodemyanskaya stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aengus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kosmodemyanskaya content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kosmodemyanskaya postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kosmodemyanskaya postures up.
Kosmodemyanskaya is working Aengus over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kosmodemyanskaya works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kosmodemyanskaya working the head and body with strikes.
Aengus is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kosmodemyanskaya is nestled in close to Aengus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Aengus is still in real trouble! Can Kosmodemyanskaya finish him?
Kosmodemyanskaya looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kosmodemyanskaya scores with a big shot! Aengus's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Aengus! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Kosmodemyanskaya!
Igor Kosmodemyanskaya thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Jackson (ranked 2233 p4p, 3591 weight class) and Moe Cash (ranked 281 p4p, 428 weight class). Moe Cash 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devon Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moe Cash!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson lands a head shot.
Cash throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Cash circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson needs to keep his hands up - Cash had a free shot at his head there.
Jackson lands with a cross.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cash.
Jackson connects with a nice looking jab.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cash paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cash moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cash throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson throws a quick counter head kick but Cash was just out of range.
Cash pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Jackson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Some wild striking there from Cash.
Cash throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson tries to clinch but Cash moves out of range.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Cash will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Cash.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Cash uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cash throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Cash misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cash defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Cash keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
Jackson throws a body shot but no joy.
Cash misses with a hook.
Jackson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jackson scores with a body shot.
Jackson connects with a high kick.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cash.
Jackson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson darts in and clinches Cash up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Cash wants to break free but Jackson has control.
Cash tries to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cash is trying to push Jackson away but Jackson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Cash wants to break free but Jackson has control.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Cash.
Jackson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jackson prevents Cash from breaking the clinch.
Cash tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Cash looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cash blocks an uppercut.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cash's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Cash has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.
Cash can't break the clinch.
Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cash backwards.
Cash scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash lands a right hand.
Cash wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Jackson taking a breather.
Cash wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Cash lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Cash wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Cash.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cash tries to break free but Jackson pushes him back against the cage.
Cash wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Cash has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Cash looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cash misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cash's brow.
Jackson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jackson lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cash softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jackson wants to stall.
Cash is looking to break free of the clinch but Jackson has double underhooks.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cash's efforts to push away.
Cash wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Cash tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cash throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
Cash is trying to force a seperation but Jackson has the dominant position.
Cash is trying to force a seperation but Jackson has the dominant position.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Cash is blocking nicely.
Cash wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cash is trying to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling him.
Jackson landing knees to the head.
Jackson lands with a left to the head.
Cash is trying to break free.
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cash backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Jackson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jackson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cash wants to break free but Jackson has control.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Jackson.
Cash lands a nice uppercut.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cash tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cash managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jackson prevents Cash from breaking the clinch.
Jackson is struggling to control the position.
Cash wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cash swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cash being controlled against the cage.
Cash avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
A shot in the inside from Cash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to work over Cash's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cash's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cash swings widly with a right hand
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cash swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson feints and then cracks Cash's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cash down.
Jackson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cash's hands.
The fighters circling - Cash throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cash throws a poor cross that misses
and Jackson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cash throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cash throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson thuds a left hand into Cash's body.
Cash is breathing heavily.
A big right from Cash misses.
Jackson lands a body shot.
Jackson closes the distance and pushes Cash back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Cash uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cash can do to turn this around?
Cash can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Cash takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short uppercut from Jackson.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Devon Jackson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cash lands with a short shot to the head.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cash blocks it with crossed arms.
Cash has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.
Cash swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cash wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cash backwards.
Cash is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jackson is keeping busy.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cash swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cash's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson gets through Cash's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jackson trying to control the position but instead, Cash has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jackson into the cage.
A short right from Jackson on the inside.
Jackson is trying to maintain a safe position but Cash gets an underhook and turns Jackson into the cage.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jackson.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackson lands a right hand.
Cash is trying to force a seperation but Jackson has the dominant position.
Cash is looking to break free of the clinch but Jackson has double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cash takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cash blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cash.
Cash takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cash misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cash takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cash wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
Cash is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Moe Cash has been cut.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Cash won't want to take too many of those.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cash's face.
Jackson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cash is trying to break free.
A short uppercut from Jackson.
Jackson is looking to control Cash's arms but Cash gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jackson has his back to the cage.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jackson slows down the pace here.
Jackson working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Jackson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Moe Cash's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cash misses with a lunging right hand
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Cash misses.
A swing and a miss from Cash.
Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.
Cash walks into a jab.
Cash might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jackson jabs at Cash's body.
Jackson thumps Cash with a low kick.
Jackson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jackson lands a big head kick that sends Cash tumbling to the mat! Jackson takes a step backwards and waves Cash back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cash misses with a straight left.
Cash ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Cash moves forwards but Jackson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cash throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cash.
Cash takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jackson lands a big head kick that sends Cash tumbling to the mat! Jackson takes a step backwards and waves Cash back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Cash is rocked!
Jackson circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Cash to the canvas! Cash doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Jackson keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devon Jackson!
Devon Jackson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Nti (ranked 90 p4p, 1631 weight class) and Sergey Burenkov (ranked 14 p4p, 230 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Nti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Burenkov!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nti dodges the punch combination from Burenkov.
Nti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burenkov moves away.
Burenkov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nti 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.
Burenkov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nti but Nti pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Burenkov misses with a right hand
and Nti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Sergey Burenkov has been cut.
Burenkov slips a jab from Nti.
Burenkov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nti.
Burenkov lands a nice looking body shot.
Burenkov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nti counters with a nice right hand that sends Burenkov toppling to the canvas! Burenkov scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Nti finish him?!
Burenkov is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nti avoids the body shot from Burenkov.
Burenkov is still on wobbly legs! Can Nti finish him?
Burenkov misses with a shot to the body
and Nti counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Samuel Nti!
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