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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jules Ann (ranked 3301 p4p, 24956 weight class) and Afa Nbaku (ranked 436 p4p, 672 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jules Ann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Afa Nbaku!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nbaku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ann moves away.
Ann definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ann throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ann takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ann blocks a head kick by Nbaku.
Nbaku is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
 It looks like Afa Nbaku has been cut.
Nbaku throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nbaku scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nbaku misses with an uppercut
and Nbaku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nbaku lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nbaku misses with a body kick.
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!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nbaku.
Nbaku takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nbaku misses with a left hand
and Ann counters with a left to the body.
Ann feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Nbaku sprawling to the canvas! Nbaku rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Ann finish him?!
 Nbaku is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Ann ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Nbaku clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jules Ann!
After winning the bout, Jules Ann thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eh Phuthong (ranked 3245 p4p, 3534 weight class) and Raja Jooseppi (ranked 175 p4p, 183 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eh Phuthong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raja Jooseppi!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jooseppi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jooseppi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Phuthong throws a hook to the side of Jooseppi's head but Jooseppi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phuthong misses the shot to the body.
Phuthong misses the body punch
enabling Jooseppi to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Phuthong misses the target.
Jooseppi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Phuthong misses with a wild body shot.
Phuthong throws out a loose jab but Jooseppi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jooseppi throws a body punch but Phuthong moves out of range.
Phuthong misses with an uppercut. Jooseppi saw that one coming.
Phuthong ducks under a wild hook from Jooseppi.
Phuthong thuds his right hand into Jooseppi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Phuthong looks to score with a jab to the body but Jooseppi is just out of range.
Jooseppi throws out a counter right but Phuthong avoids it with no problem.
Phuthong throws the left hand but Jooseppi avoids the punch easily.
Jooseppi swings for the body but Phuthong moves out of range.
Jooseppi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phuthong.
Jooseppi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phuthong misses with a wild body shot.
Jooseppi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jooseppi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jooseppi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jooseppi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Phuthong jabs at Jooseppi's body.
Phuthong throws the left hand but Jooseppi avoids the punch easily.
Jooseppi loads up on a big right hand but Phuthong slips the punch.
Phuthong throws a lazy right hand but Jooseppi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phuthong lands with a straight right. Jooseppi didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheers as Phuthong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jooseppi doesn't seem phased though.
Phuthong misses with a looping left.
Eh Phuthong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice cross by Jooseppi.
Jooseppi misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phuthong misses with a straight right.
Phuthong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jooseppi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheers as Phuthong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jooseppi doesn't seem phased though.
Jooseppi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phuthong.
Phuthong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phuthong avoids the body shot from Jooseppi.
Jooseppi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Phuthong misses with a wild body shot.
We've been told by Phuthong's head coaches at Far-Q Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Phuthong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jooseppi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Phuthong lands a lovely overhand right.
Jooseppi throws a looping overhand right but Phuthong ducks down to avoid it.
Phuthong misses with a right hand
and Jooseppi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jooseppi wants to clinch up but Phuthong keeps it at a distance.
Jooseppi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phuthong.
Phuthong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Phuthong, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jooseppi moves forwards but Phuthong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Phuthong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jooseppi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Phuthong is trying to defend but Jooseppi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Phuthong is refusing to be controlled, as Jooseppi sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jooseppi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jooseppi is looking to take a break and control but Phuthong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Phuthong tries to roll over but Jooseppi keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong is trying to stand.
Jooseppi is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Phuthong reverses the position - he's now on top in Jooseppi's guard.
Phuthong showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jooseppi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Phuthong stands up and waves to Jooseppi to follow him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eh Phuthong 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.
Phuthong getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Phuthong works Jooseppi's body with a nice hook.
Phuthong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Jooseppi.
Jooseppi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jooseppi throws out a loose jab but Phuthong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phuthong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Eh Phuthong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jooseppi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phuthong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jooseppi.
Jooseppi throws the left hand but Phuthong avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phuthong scores with a body shot.
Phuthong digs a good body shot into Jooseppi's ribs.
Phuthong thuds a left hand into Jooseppi's body.
Phuthong scores with a sloppy right hand. Jooseppi should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Jooseppi misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phuthong slips a straight right by Jooseppi.
Jooseppi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phuthong was well out of range. Poor timing from Jooseppi.
Jooseppi looks to land a left hand but Phuthong moved out of range nicely.
Phuthong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jooseppi.
Phuthong throws a one two combo.
Phuthong looks to score with a jab to the body but Jooseppi is just out of range.
Phuthong tests Jooseppi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Phuthong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jooseppi was well out of range. Poor timing from Phuthong.
Jooseppi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jooseppi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phuthong.
Phuthong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jooseppi can do to turn this around?
Phuthong moves out of range of the strikes.
Phuthong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Phuthong misses with a looping left.
Jooseppi misses with a straight left.
Phuthong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jooseppi scores with a three punch combo!
Phuthong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Phuthong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jooseppi was well out of range. Poor timing from Phuthong.
Jooseppi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Phuthong lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A telegraphed right hand from Phuthong misses the target.
Phuthong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Phuthong takes a swing at Jooseppi's ribcage but misses.
Jooseppi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Phuthong throws out a powerful jab.
Jooseppi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phuthong throws out the jab.
Jooseppi with the counter takedown but Phuthong avoids it easily.
Phuthong looks to throw the jab but Jooseppi is out of range.
Jab, jab by Phuthong - just one landing.
Jooseppi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phuthong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jooseppi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Phuthong swats away the attempt to clinch by Jooseppi.
Jooseppi misses with a wild combination.
Phuthong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Phuthong.
Phuthong throws a shot from downtown. Jooseppi moves away and avoids it.
Jooseppi throws a hook but Phuthong blocks it.
Phuthong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Phuthong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eh Phuthong is winning the standup battle so far.
Phuthong sizes up Jooseppi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jooseppi avoids the body shot from Phuthong.
Jooseppi ducks under a wild hook from Phuthong.
Phuthong throws a body punch but Jooseppi moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong swings for the body but Jooseppi moves out of range.
Jooseppi dodges the punch combination from Phuthong.
Phuthong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jooseppi slips under a jab.
Phuthong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jooseppi momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jooseppi lands a head shot.
Jooseppi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Phuthong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jooseppi was well out of range. Poor timing from Phuthong.
Phuthong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jooseppi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phuthong stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Phuthong wants it to stay on the feet.
Phuthong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Phuthong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jooseppi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Phuthong scrambles back to his feet.
Phuthong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jooseppi counters with a right hand to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eh Phuthong dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Phuthong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phuthong throws a good cross that connects.
Phuthong loads up on a big right hand but Jooseppi slips the punch.
Nice straight punches there by Phuthong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Phuthong.
Phuthong lands a glancing blow to the side of Jooseppi's head.
Jooseppi misses with a body shot.
Jooseppi misses with a straight right.
Phuthong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jooseppi.
A slow jab from Phuthong misses its intended target.
Phuthong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jooseppi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Jooseppi misses.
A quick step to the side and Phuthong tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phuthong jabs Jooseppi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jooseppi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phuthong throws out the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Phuthong darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jooseppi. Phuthong does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phuthong misses with an uppercut. Jooseppi saw that one coming.
Phuthong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jooseppi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Phuthong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jooseppi moves forwards but Phuthong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jooseppi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Phuthong slips under a jab.
Jooseppi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jooseppi looks to land a right hand but Phuthong moved out of range.
Jooseppi walks into a jab.
Jooseppi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jooseppi defending well as Phuthong loads up on a big left hand.
Phuthong moves into range and connects with a jab.
A shot to the body from Phuthong misses
and Phuthong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eh Phuthong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phuthong lands a glancing blow to the side of Jooseppi's head.
Phuthong is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Phuthong loads up on a big right hand but Jooseppi slips the punch.
Phuthong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jooseppi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Phuthong throws a body punch but Jooseppi moves out of range.
Jooseppi misses with a looping right.
Phuthong loads up on a big right hand but Jooseppi slips the punch.
Phuthong keeps the fight on the outside.
Jooseppi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phuthong.
Phuthong connects with a crisp jab.
Jooseppi shoots in and bounces Phuthong off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Phuthong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jooseppi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jooseppi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jooseppi trying to control the position from guard on top but Phuthong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jooseppi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Phuthong has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Jooseppi has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Phuthong gets control of Jooseppi's arms and successfully pulls guard. Phuthong will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Phuthong keeping moving, preventing Jooseppi from controlling successfully.
Jooseppi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jooseppi is pushing down on Phuthong's leg trying to pass to half guard. Phuthong is fighting to maintain full guard but Jooseppi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jooseppi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jooseppi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Phuthong trying to control but Jooseppi postures up.
Raja Jooseppi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jooseppi is trying to control. Phuthong wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Phuthong is trying to stand up here but Jooseppi is controlling him well.
Jooseppi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Phuthong is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eh Phuthong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Phuthong has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eh Phuthong!
Eh Phuthong seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zombie Lee (ranked 2911 p4p, 2739 weight class) and Bruce McGregor (ranked 163 p4p, 153 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zombie Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce McGregor!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a jab when McGregor was well out of range.
McGregor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGregor looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Lee misses the target.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGregor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A shot to the liver by McGregor. Beautiful body shot.
McGregor misses with a looping right.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but McGregor manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from McGregor.
Lee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McGregor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McGregor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGregor misses with a two punch combination.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by McGregor.
McGregor throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Jab, jab by McGregor - just one landing.
Lee scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lee blocks a leg kick.
McGregor ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Bruce McGregor has been cut.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGregor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lee lands a head shot.
Bruce McGregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee looks to throw the jab but McGregor is out of range.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGregor throws a front kick aimed at Lee's knee but Lee avoids it well.
It looked like Lee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McGregors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A big right from Lee misses.
McGregor throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but McGregor manages to avoid it.
McGregor cracks Lee with a good jab.
Lee lands a right hook to the body.
McGregor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McGregor throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
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!
McGregor throws out a powerful jab.
Lee tries to move into range but McGregor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McGregor moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee connects with a good right hand that stumbles McGregor. McGregor circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McGregor is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Lee engages and cracks McGregor with a massive lead left hook - McGregor tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Lee is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zombie Lee!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orn Frostulfsson (ranked 2865 p4p, 2777 weight class) and Kush Cake (ranked 382 p4p, 372 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Orn Frostulfsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kush Cake!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frostulfsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Frostulfsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kush Cake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Frostulfsson blocks the leg kick.
Cake forces Frostulfsson back against the cage and clinches.
Cake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cake has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Frostulfsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cake.
Frostulfsson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Frostulfsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cake throws a big shot that misses.
Frostulfsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cake takes a swing at Frostulfsson's ribcage but misses.
Frostulfsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cake drives through and clinches with Frostulfsson against the cage.
Frostulfsson prevents a body shot from Cake.
Frostulfsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frostulfsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cake blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Cake.
Frostulfsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Cake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frostulfsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frostulfsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cake lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Frostulfsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cake.
Cake lands a left hand.
Frostulfsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Cake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frostulfsson blocks the elbow strike.
Cake lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Frostulfsson.
A head punch on the inside from Cake fails to land.
Cake throws a punch but it's blocked by Frostulfsson.
Frostulfsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cake lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cake looks to clinch
and Frostulfsson counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cake just misses with a punch to the body.
Frostulfsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Cake misses with a hook
and Frostulfsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Cake bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Frostulfsson's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Frostulfsson gets tackled into the cage by Cake. Cake maintains the clinch.
Frostulfsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Cake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frostulfsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cake's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Frostulfsson blocking some punches.
Frostulfsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cake scores with a shoulder strike.
Cake blocks an uppercut.
Frostulfsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cake lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Frostulfsson backwards.
Cake misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Cake as the two fighters clinch.
Cake makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Frostulfsson is breathing heavily.
Cake throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cake throws a head punch that misses.
Cake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cake throws a jab but it's blocked by Frostulfsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cake closes the distance and pushes Frostulfsson back into the cage.
Cake scores with a shot to the side of Frostulfsson's head.
Cake lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cake lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cake lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cake lands a body shot.
Cake works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cake lands a shoulder strike.
Cake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cake cracks a nice hook into Frostulfsson's ribs.
Cake has taken the fight to the clinch.
Frostulfsson misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frostulfsson's elbow.
Cake manages to break the clinch.
Cake cracks Frostulfsson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Cake has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Frostulfsson to stand back up!
Cake scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cake misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Frostulfsson misses the target.
Cake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Frostulfsson defending well as Cake loads up on a big left hand.
Cake scores with a jab.
 Frostulfsson is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Cake engages and cracks Frostulfsson with a massive lead left hook - Frostulfsson tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Cake is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kush Cake!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Otto McBean (ranked 2006 p4p, 4108 weight class) and Smoke Junior (ranked 116 p4p, 210 weight class). Otto McBean could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Smoke Junior's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Otto McBean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Smoke Junior!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McBean was well out of range. Poor timing from Junior.
Junior tries a head kick but it misses.
Junior takes a swing at McBean's ribcage but misses.
McBean fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Junior to the ground. McBean is now in Junior's guard.
Junior throws his legs up looking for a submission but McBean uses it to pass to side control.
McBean is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Junior knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
McBean has hold of Junior's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Junior seems comfortable defending it but McBean has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Junior is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Junior is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but McBean couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Otto McBean!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Henry Pageau (ranked 4417 p4p, 1808 weight class) and Derrick Thomas (ranked 511 p4p, 248 weight class). Joseph Henry Pageau 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Henry Pageau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derrick Thomas !
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
 It looks like Joseph Henry Pageau has been cut.
Thomas rushes Pageau and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thomas tries a body shot but Pageau blocks it.
Pageau lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thomas or not.
Pageau is trying to break the clinch but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pageau creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pageau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas works on Pageau's body with a couple of short punches.
Thomas presses Pageau against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Thomas .
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thomas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pageau lands with a left to the head.
Thomas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thomas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pageau working hard to break the clinch.
Pageau misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas cracks Pageau with a nice body shot.
Pageau is breathing heavily.
Thomas is leaning against Pageau and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas cracks Pageau with a nice body shot.
Pageau prevents a body shot from Thomas .
Good body shot from Thomas .
Thomas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Thomas as the two fighters clinch.
Thomas lands a body shot.
Thomas 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Stalling in the clinch from Thomas .
Thomas is working Pageau over against the cage.
Thomas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pageau.
Thomas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pageau backwards.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thomas lands a right hand.
Thomas lands a right hand.
Thomas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thomas leaning against his opponent.
Thomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thomas lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thomas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pageau or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thomas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pageau backwards.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pageau throws a head punch that misses.
Thomas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thomas is working Pageau over against the cage.
Thomas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
Thomas presses Pageau against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pageau prevents a body shot from Thomas .
Thomas stalling in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Thomas .
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pageau prevents a body shot from Thomas .
Pageau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thomas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thomas lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Thomas .
A right hook to the body lands for Thomas .
Still in the clinch, Thomas scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thomas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nice body punch from Thomas - that landed with a thud.
Thomas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pageau up against the cage.
Thomas cracks Pageau with a nice body shot.
Thomas is working Pageau over against the cage.
Thomas scores with a shoulder strike.
Thomas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Thomas is leaning against Pageau and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thomas presses Pageau against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Thomas .
A left hand lands to the body for Thomas .
Thomas lands a left hand.
Pageau is rocked!
Thomas content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Oh Pageau is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thomas .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pageau backwards.
Thomas dips a shoulder and cracks Pageau with a mighty uppercut! Pageau falls back against the cage and Thomas unloads with a barrage of strikes! Pageau is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Thomas screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derrick Thomas !
An out of breath Derrick Thomas thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Smash Adams (ranked 1702 p4p, 2447 weight class) and Seppo Maki (ranked 254 p4p, 337 weight class). Adams kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Smash Adams' Theme. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Smash Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Maki!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Adams throws a big shot that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maki.
Maki has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Maki misses with a right hand
and Adams counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maki missing with a left hand there. Adams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maki slips under a jab.
Adams darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Maki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maki looks to land a right hand but Adams moved out of range.
Adams steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Maki. That one must have hurt.
Adams cracks Maki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Adams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Adams.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maki moves out of range as Adams strikes.
Maki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Adams has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Adams blocks a jab.
Adams tries to clinch there but Maki circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Maki.
Maki throws a front kick that sends Adams stumbling back into the cage.
Adams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maki.
Adams bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maki's head.
Adams throws a right hand that misses
and Maki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adams takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Adams lands with a cross.
Maki connects with a nice looking jab.
Maki lands with a hook. Adams tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Adams throws a poor cross that misses
letting Maki counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adams misses with a jab to the body
and Maki counters with a stiff right hand.
Maki is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Adams had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Maki throws a low kick, looking for Adams's leg but Adams calmly moves out of range.
A lazy left from Maki finds it's target.
Maki scores with a nice right hand.
Adams with a nice calf kick.
Adams moves out of range of the strikes.
Smash Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adams scores with a sloppy right hand. Maki should have avoided that one.
Adams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maki.
Adams is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Adams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maki misses with a low kick.
Maki gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Adams counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice cross by Adams.
Adams moves out of range of the body kick from Maki.
Adams seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Maki moves out of range as Adams strikes.
Nice defenses there by Adams.
Maki lunges at Adams with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Adams's hand.
Maki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Adams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maki.
The fighters circling - Maki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Adams misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams misses with an uppercut. Maki saw that one coming.
Maki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maki thuds his shin into the meat of Adams's side.
Adams forces Maki back against the cage and clinches.
Maki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maki is trying to stall.
Maki scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Adams.
Maki managing to block the knees to the body from Adams.
Adams struggles to land a body shot inside as Maki controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Maki.
Adams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Adams.
Adams misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Maki fails to land.
Maki is struggling to control the position.
Adams definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A hook to the body from Adams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams swings wildly with an uppercut but Maki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adams works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Maki looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adams lands a nice shot to the body.
Adams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Maki.
Adams tries to work over Maki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adams lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maki.
Maki's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Adams misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Adams just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maki's brow.
Adams lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Maki 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.
Maki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maki loads up on a big right hand but Adams slips the punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Adams.
Maki misses with a hook. Adams ducked under it nicely.
Adams misses with an uppercut. Maki saw that one coming.
Maki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adams.
Adams tries to clinch up but Maki circles away and keeps his distance.
Maki looks to score with a jab to the body but Adams is just out of range.
A quick step to the side and Adams tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body kick there by Maki.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams throws a lazy right hand but Maki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maki moves away.
Maki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adams.
Adams is looking to chop away at Maki's legs.
Maki throws out a counter right but Adams avoids it with no problem.
Maki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Adams throws a leg kick but Maki sees it coming and moves out of range.
A jab from Adams misses.
Maki tries a quick counter leg kick but Adams is wise to it.
Adams ducks under a wild hook from Maki.
Maki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Adams misses the jab.
Adams slips under a jab.
Maki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Maki misses with a low kick.
Maki misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Adams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adams swings widly with a right hand
and Maki counters with a stiff right hand.
Adams closes the distance but Maki moves to the side
and Maki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adams misses with a hook to the body
and Maki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maki blocks a leg kick.
Maki jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Adams has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Maki wants to slow Adams down by chopping away at his legs.
Adams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maki throws out the jab.
Maki throws a nice looking combination but Adams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maki lands with a straight right. Adams didn't see that one coming.
Maki defending well as Adams loads up on a big left hand.
Adams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maki misses with a low kick.
Adams avoids a kick to the body.
Adams lands a head shot.
Adams takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Adams ducks under a wild hook from Maki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maki throws a jab when Adams was well out of range.
Adams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Maki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maki throws a hook but Adams blocks it.
Maki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maki there as he acknowledges the shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maki.
Maki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Adams checks it well.
Adams is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Maki.
A telegraphed right hand from Maki misses the target.
Jab, jab by Adams - just one landing.
A low kick from Adams misses
and Maki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Adams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adams closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Maki throws a lazy right hand but Adams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maki throws a hook but Adams blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maki throws a shot from downtown. Adams moves away and avoids it.
Adams throws a big shot that misses.
Good work by Adams as he checks the leg kick.
Maki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adams misses with a left hand
and Maki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Adams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maki.
Adams looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Adams misses the shot to the body.
Donk. Adams catches Maki right on the button with a cross.
A big right from Adams misses.
Maki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Adams is out of range and Maki settles back down.
Maki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maki missing with a left hand there. Adams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Maki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Maki looks to land a left hand but Adams moved out of range nicely.
Adams is looking to clinch but Maki is avoiding it.
Adams throws a lazy uppercut
and Maki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maki lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Maki blocks a head kick by Adams.
Maki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Seppo Maki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maki throws a jab when Adams was well out of range.
Adams cracks Maki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Maki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maki throws out a powerful jab.
Adams lands with a nice body punch.
Adams has Maki up against the cage in a clinch.
Smash Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Maki fails to land.
Adams throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams blocks an uppercut.
Maki trying to stall but Adams improves his position.
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maki breaks from the clinch.
Adams on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Maki is looking to score with low kicks.
Good work by Adams as he checks the leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Maki checks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Adams checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Maki misses the jab.
Adams tries to counter by clinching up but Maki breaks away and moves out of range.
Adams tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maki throws out a counter right but Adams avoids it with no problem.
Adams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Adams tries to clinch up
and Maki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams misses with a low kick.
Adams pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Adams looks to clinch
and Maki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adams avoids a kick to the body.
Adams scores with a nice head shot.
Adams swings for the body but Maki moves out of range.
Adams is looking to chop away at Maki's legs.
Adams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maki manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maki misses with a hook
and Adams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adams loads up on a big right hand but Maki slips the punch.
Maki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adams.
Maki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Adams tries to clinch up
and Maki counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Maki.
Maki digs a good hook to Adams's body.
Adams looks to score with a jab to the body but Maki is just out of range.
Maki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Adams.
Adams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maki looks to land a right hand but Adams moved out of range.
Adams takes the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Adams is looking to control Maki's arms but Maki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Adams has his back to the cage.
Maki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maki can't find room to land a body shot as Adams controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maki.
Adams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maki.
Smash Adams has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Maki swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adams can't find room to land a body shot as Maki controls the action.
Adams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maki blocks an uppercut.
Maki swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adams tries a body shot but Maki blocks it.
Adams lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maki backwards.
Adams lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maki backwards.
Adams lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maki or not.
Adams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adams can't find room to land a body shot as Maki controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Seppo Maki.
I've got Maki winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Maki!
During a confident post fight interview, Seppo Maki thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Beckwith (ranked 1380 p4p, 1545 weight class) and Akio Kurosaki (ranked 83 p4p, 94 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rudy Beckwith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akio Kurosaki!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurosaki lands with a straight right. Beckwith didn't see that one coming.
We've been hearing reports that Beckwith has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kurosaki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kurosaki misses the shot to the body.
Beckwith slips a jab from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki throws a hook but Beckwith avoids it easily.
Beckwith feinted with a counter takedown.
Kurosaki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kurosaki throws a poor cross that misses
and Beckwith counters with a takedown into side control.
Kurosaki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Beckwith wants to control but Kurosaki is keeping him busy.
Beckwith tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Beckwith has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Beckwith is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kurosaki has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kurosaki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki struggling a bit here.
Beckwith trying to control the position but Kurosaki is working away.
Kurosaki tries to buck Beckwith off but Beckwith is having none of it.
That's two 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.
Kurosaki struggling a bit here.
Beckwith trying to control the position but Kurosaki is working away.
Beckwith working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kurosaki is not content to let Beckwith control the position.
Beckwith is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kurosaki knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckwith moves into full mount!
Kurosaki tries to hold on but Beckwith postures up.
Kurosaki is trying to reverse the position but instead Beckwith has taken his back - oops!
Beckwith is persistently looking for the submission but Kurosaki is defending it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beckwith trying to control momentarily.
Beckwith has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Kurosaki has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Kurosaki felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki tries to escape the position.
Beckwith controlling from the back.
Kurosaki trying to get back to his feet but Beckwith is in full control for now.
Kurosaki rolls, trying to escape but Beckwith keeps control of the position.
Beckwith doesn't have the hooks in and Kurosaki manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beckwith wants to sweep here but Kurosaki controlling him for the moment.
Kurosaki sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rudy Beckwith dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Beckwith shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Beckwith was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kurosaki tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Kurosaki defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Beckwith's arms.
Kurosaki is in bad spot here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beckwith not allowing Kurosaki to control his hands.
Kurosaki is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Kurosaki trying to control the position but Beckwith manages to sink in the hooks.
Beckwith controlling well, preventing Kurosaki from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckwith patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Beckwith is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Kurosaki is defending well though. Beckwith let's go of the attempt for now.
Beckwith working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Kurosaki is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Beckwith off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Beckwith working for a choke but Kurosaki is defending well.
Beckwith avoiding Kurosaki 's attempts to control his hands.
Beckwith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kurosaki can do to turn this around?
Beckwith trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Rudy Beckwith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki trying to control the hands but Beckwith won't let him.
Beckwith has the hooks in. Kurosaki is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Kurosaki trying to get back to his feet but Beckwith is in full control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beckwith working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Beckwith is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Kurosaki showing good submission defense here.
Kurosaki showing good submission defense here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckwith not allowing Kurosaki to control his hands.
Beckwith is looking for the choke from the back position but Kurosaki is controlling his hands well.
Kurosaki is trying to stand back up.
Beckwith not allowing Kurosaki to control his hands.
Kurosaki is trying to stand back up.
Beckwith looking for the RNC.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki is trying to defend against the choke here but Beckwith has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Beckwith Tightens the hold and Kurosaki taps out furiously! Beckwith displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rudy Beckwith!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Zweihander (ranked 1777 p4p, 1537 weight class) and Heke Jogert (ranked 243 p4p, 213 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kurt Zweihander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heke Jogert!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zweihander throws a hook to the side of Jogert's head but Jogert sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jogert rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Zweihander to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Heke Jogert has been cut.
Zweihander lands a big uppercut and Jogert crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jogert looks OK. Zweihander waves Jogert back to his feet!
Zweihander checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zweihander cracks Jogert with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Jogert looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Zweihander finish him?
Jogert is rocked!
That has opened up Heke Jogert's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jogert throws an off balance right hand
and Zweihander counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zweihander ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jogert moves away.
Jogert throws a poor cross that misses
and Zweihander counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jogert rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zweihander counters with a right hand to the body.
Jogert looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zweihander fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jogert on the side of the head.
Zweihander swings for the body but Jogert moves out of range.
Jogert takes a swing at Zweihander's ribcage but misses.
Jogert takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zweihander sends Jogert crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Zweihander is motioning to the referee to let Jogert up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Jogert is still on wobbly legs! Can Zweihander finish him?
The cut above Heke Jogert's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Zweihander 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.
Jogert slips under a jab from Zweihander.
Jogert seems to have recovered his senses.
Jogert looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jogert ducks under a wild hook from Zweihander.
Zweihander scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jogert doesn't seem bothered though.
Zweihander is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Zweihander swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jogert counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jogert jabs at Zweihander's body.
Jogert misses with a few strikes there.
Jogert clinches.
Jogert blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Zweihander scores with a nice short uppercut.
Heke Jogert's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Zweihander breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Zweihander.
Zweihander is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zweihander takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jogert uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zweihander.
Jogert swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jogert throws a jab when Zweihander was well out of range.
Zweihander was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jogert misses with a body shot
enabling Zweihander to counter with a crisp jab.
Jogert bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zweihander's head.
It looks like Kurt Zweihander has been cut.
Zweihander's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jogert under the eye.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Heke Jogert's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kurt Zweihander!
Our winner, Kurt Zweihander, 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 Wulfgang Bleak (ranked 1713 p4p, 1765 weight class) and Albert Pulkkinen (ranked 39 p4p, 40 weight class). Bleak comes to the cage accompanied by Du Hast - Rammstein. Wulfgang Bleak 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wulfgang Bleak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Albert Pulkkinen!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bleak blocks a head kick by Pulkkinen.
Bleak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pulkkinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Bleak.
Pulkkinen throws a counter combo.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bleak is defended easily by Pulkkinen.
Bleak throws a right hand that misses
enabling Pulkkinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Pulkkinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bleak definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bleak shoots for a double leg takedown but Pulkkinen sprawls well. He's pushed Bleak's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jab by Bleak.
Pulkkinen throws a head kick but Bleak moves out of range.
Pulkkinen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bleak tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pulkkinen swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wulfgang Bleak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bleak misses with a takedown attempt - Pulkkinen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pulkkinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bleak.
Bleak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pulkkinen manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bleak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pulkkinen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pulkkinen misses with a double jab
and Bleak counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Pulkkinen!
Pulkkinen tries to buck Bleak off but Bleak is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes there by Bleak.
Pulkkinen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bleak connects with a decent elbow.
Pulkkinen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bleak misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Pulkkinen sneaks back into half guard.
Pulkkinen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pulkkinen keeping control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen is looking to control Bleak's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pulkkinen avoid being mounted?
Bleak thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pulkkinen's head.
Bleak sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pulkkinen defending well though.
Bleak thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pulkkinen is controlling Bleak's trapped leg to prevent Bleak from advancing to side control.
Pulkkinen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pulkkinen gets full guard.
Bleak won't allow Pulkkinen to get back to his feet.
Pulkkinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bleak in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pulkkinen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bleak with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bleak is working Pulkkinen 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.
Pulkkinen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bleak is controlling him.
Bleak wants to pass the guard but Pulkkinen is keeping the position.
Bleak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bleak working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pulkkinen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bleak stands up out of Pulkkinen's guard for a moment - Pulkkinen manages to land a nice upkick.
Pulkkinen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Pulkkinen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bleak tries to get to full guard but Pulkkinen has control of the leg.
Bleak is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pulkkinen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bleak defending well though.
Bleak is pressing down on Pulkkinen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pulkkinen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pulkkinen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pulkkinen stopping the sweep attempt from Bleak.
Pulkkinen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pulkkinen preventing the sweep.
Bleak can't keep his opponent in guard - Pulkkinen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bleak is refusing to be controlled, as Pulkkinen sits in half guard.
Pulkkinen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pulkkinen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bleak moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Pulkkinen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pulkkinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bleak shoots in but no luck this time.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bleak.
Pulkkinen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bleak on the side of the head.
Pulkkinen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bleak is out of range and Pulkkinen settles back down.
Bleak throws a jab when Pulkkinen was well out of range.
Albert Pulkkinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bleak fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wulfgang Bleak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pulkkinen slips under a jab from Bleak.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Bleak does no damage.
Pulkkinen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A good leg kick by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bleak circles away quickly and effectively.
Bleak attempts a counter takedown but Pulkkinen avoids it well and moves away.
Bleak shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pulkkinen as he jumps to the side.
Pulkkinen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleak shoots in for a takedown but Pulkkinen shows good takedown defense.
Bleak misses with a right hand
and Pulkkinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Bleak goes for a double leg but Pulkkinen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pulkkinen continues to drive forward.
Pulkkinen feints a counter leg kick.
Bleak gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pulkkinen is positioning himself well to prevent Bleak advancing to mount.
Bleak scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bleak is working for a submission of some sort.
Pulkkinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bleak is thwarting Pulkkinen's attempts to control the position.
Pulkkinen is trying to stand back up but Bleak is controlling him
Pulkkinen manages to get to full guard.
Pulkkinen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bleak manages to get himself to full guard.
My spies in Deep waters inform me that Pulkkinen has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bleak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pulkkinen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wulfgang Bleak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bleak working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pulkkinen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pulkkinen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pulkkinen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bleak 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.
Pulkkinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Bleak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pulkkinen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleak looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pulkkinen is one step ahead there.
Pulkkinen tries to free his leg and advance position but Bleak is retaining full guard.
Pulkkinen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pulkkinen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bleak 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.
Bleak can't keep his opponent in guard - Pulkkinen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pulkkinen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bleak is staying active underneath Pulkkinen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pulkkinen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bleak is refusing to be controlled, as Pulkkinen sits in half guard.
Bleak won't allow Pulkkinen to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bleak is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pulkkinen is looking to take a break and control but Bleak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bleak blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pulkkinen.
Bleak is in trouble now - Pulkkinen has advanced to mount!
Bleak is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bleak in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pulkkinen misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Pulkkinen unloads with some shots from mount but Bleak bucks and avoids them well.
Bleak is desperately trying to improve his position but Pulkkinen has a good base and remains in mount.
Pulkkinen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Pulkkinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pulkkinen dances in with a quick combination. Bleak is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Pulkkinen snaps Bleak's head back. Bleak stumbles backwards against the cage. Pulkkinen steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Bleak's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Bleak just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Albert Pulkkinen!
Albert Pulkkinen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Wulfgang Bleak stepped up to the mic, saying 'I don't mind the pain, it helps remember the lesson. Great job by my opponent, he earned it. But I will be back!'.
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