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RISE 42: Newton v Kozlow PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Lee (ranked 5826 p4p, 25072 weight class) and Yair Max (ranked 462 p4p, 561 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Enter the Dragon - Zero. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yair Max!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Max.
Lee moves away from the strike by Max.
Max takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Max throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Max throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Max gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lee preventing the sweep.
Lee seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lee drops back looking for a leg! Max is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Max manages to kick Lee off! Lee jumps back into Max's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lee jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Max working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lee doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lee manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Max controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee advances to half guard.
Lee tries to pass to full mount but Max defends it.
Lee is looking for a kimura but Max is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lee to get the leverage.
Lee is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Max as he works his way to full guard.
Max keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Max trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Lee trying to control but Max is working from the bottom.
Lee postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Max is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lee, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee working for a triangle but Max defends it easily.
Max not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lee looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lee on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lee tries to get out of the position.
Lee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lee has his foot on Max's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Max works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Max doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Max manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lee is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lee had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Max defends it easily.
Max with a flurry of punches that miss.
Max wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Max can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Max from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Yair Max is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Max misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Max just misses with a punch to the body.
Max fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Max scores with a jab to the jaw.
Max jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yair Max seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee misses with a hook
and Max counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Max looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Max is trying to improve his position.
Lee working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Max is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lee is trying to get an arm triangle but Max is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yair Max will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lee gets the takedown into side control.
Max is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Max is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Lee works to advance to full mount. Max defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Max keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee controlling from the full mount.
Max is squirming around, avoiding Lee's attempts to control the action.
Lee has control of Max's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Max regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Max can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Max is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lee is working for a guillotine from mount but Max frees his head quite easily.
Max looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lee is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Max to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Max shrugs it off.
Lee looking to secure an arm triangle but Max defends it well.
Lee looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Max on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lee tries to control but Max wriggling away.
Max is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lee with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Max is trying desperately to improve position.
Lee jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Max manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Max is not content to let Lee control the position.
Lee controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control the action but Max is working from the bottom.
Max is looking for a sweep.
Max prevents Lee from improving position.
Lee tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Max struggling a bit here.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Max can do to turn this around?
Lee looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Max is trying to control Lee's posture but Lee avoids it.
Lee tries to move into full mount but can't pass Max's legs.
Lee is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Max knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Brandon Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lee looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lee swings around for an armbar but Max sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Lee's guard.
Lee working for submissions but it's allowed Max to get to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Lee dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Max sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Max throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Max throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Max.
Nice defenses there by Max.
Max connects with a jab.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Max on his heels. He'll look to pass Max's guard now, I'm sure.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Max is retaining full guard.
Max not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lee drops back looking for a leg! Max is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Max manages to kick Lee off! Lee jumps back into Max's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Max keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Lee wants to pass to mount but Max is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Max desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Lee is working for a kimura but Max is defending it quite comfortably.
Lee is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Max doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lee.
Lee is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lee seems to be looking for submissions.
Max makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Max.
Max working for a triangle but Lee defends it easily.
Max keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lee jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Max looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control but Max is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Max looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.
Lee advances position into side control!
Lee trying to control the action but Max is working from the bottom.
Lee tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lee has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lee thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lee is trying to get an arm triangle but Max is defending well.
Lee passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Max!
Max is trying to escape the mount.
Lee jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Max is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Max and Lee has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Lee working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lee looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lee has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Lee!
Brandon Lee managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, MADNESS Apparel, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thanos Eternal (ranked 22570 p4p, 21060 weight class) and Maiki Taison (ranked 240 p4p, 119 weight class). Maiki Taison will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thanos Eternal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maiki Taison!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taison scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Eternal is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taison is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Taison moves nicely into side control.
Taison is looking to take a break and control but Eternal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Taison has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Eternal is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Taison yanks on the arm and Eternal is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Taison.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Maiki Taison!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Bye (ranked 2770 p4p, 3756 weight class) and Humphrey Wellington (ranked 56 p4p, 76 weight class). Humphrey Wellington will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cameron Bye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humphrey Wellington!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bye tries to clinch up
and Wellington counters with a nice body kick.
Bye moves out of range of the body kick.
Bye misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wellington throws a leg kick but Bye moved away.
Wellington throws a body kick that misses.
Bye swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wellington plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
 It looks like Cameron Bye has been cut.
Wellington scores with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Bye misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Bye as he checks the leg kick.
Wellington throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bye takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wellington slips a jab from Bye.
Wellington ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bye is breathing heavily.
Wellington slaps away a takedown attempt from Bye, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wellington appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wellington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wellington lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've been told by Bye's head coaches at Far-Q Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bye misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bye throws a body punch but Wellington moves out of range.
Bye blocks a leg kick.
Humphrey Wellington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wellington looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bye checks the leg kick.
Bye looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A clash of legs there as Wellington blocks the low kick.
Bye misses with a leg kick
and Wellington counters with an outside leg kick.
Wellington scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wellington pushes Bye away with a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A thudding body kick lands there by Wellington!
Wellington scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wellington lands a jab to the head.
Wellington scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wellington attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wellington throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bye tries a low kick but Wellington avoids it.
Bye will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bye tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bye tries a head kick but it misses.
Wellington tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bye is able to avoid easily.
Bye lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bye fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wellington manages to avoid it.
Bye blocks the body kick.
Bye throwing a counter right hand but Wellington manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wellington digs a good body shot into Bye's ribs.
Wellington pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wellington with the inside leg kick.
Bye checks a leg kick.
Wellington looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bye seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A clash of legs there as Bye blocks the low kick.
Wellington throws a head kick that misses.
Bye scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wellington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bye moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Humphrey Wellington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cameron Bye's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bye takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wellington throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bye tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wellington is trying to counter with his kicks.
Wellington lands a big head kick that sends Bye tumbling to the mat! Wellington takes a step backwards and waves Bye back to his feet - he wants the finish!
An inside leg kick lands from Wellington.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wellington goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wellington checks a low kick from Bye.
Wellington does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bye throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Wellington counters with a good, hard body kick but Bye shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wellington digs a good hook to Bye's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bye keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bye blocks a leg kick.
Wellington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wellington fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bye checks it well.
Bye tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wellington thuds a left hand into Bye's body.
Bye on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
 Bye is rocked!
Cameron Bye is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wellington moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Oh Bye is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A thudding body kick lands there by Wellington!
Bye seems to have got his legs back now.
Wellington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wellington wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Wellington.
Wellington fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Bye to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Bye looks to clinch but Wellington throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Bye taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Humphrey Wellington!
Humphrey Wellington spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hawk Fleximario (ranked 3732 p4p, 3376 weight class) and Jimbo Gregor (ranked 470 p4p, 439 weight class). Hawk Fleximario had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hawk Fleximario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimbo Gregor!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregor throws an overhand right that lands on Fleximario's shoulder, as Fleximario tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Gregor misses its intended target.
Fleximario looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fleximario misses with a wild body shot.
Fleximario tries to move into range but Gregor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gregor cracks Fleximario with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Fleximario looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Gregor finish him?
It looks like Hawk Fleximario has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gregor misses with a straight left.
Gregor steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fleximario. That one must have hurt.
Fleximario with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gregor to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleximario ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gregor moves away.
Gregor throws an off balance right hand
and Fleximario counters with a nice body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fleximario, as that shot connected.
Fleximario slips a jab from Gregor.
Gregor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gregor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fleximario lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gregor looks winded!
Fleximario changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleximario's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gregor under the eye.
 It looks like Jimbo Gregor has been cut.
Fleximario dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fleximario scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fleximario drops Gregor with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gregor looks back up at him and smiles so Fleximario waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Fleximario takes a swing at Gregor's ribcage but misses.
Gregor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gregor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fleximario is looking to wear down Gregor with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gregor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fleximario drops Gregor with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gregor looks back up at him and smiles so Fleximario waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Gregor is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregor slips a jab and a cross from Fleximario.
Fleximario drops Gregor with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gregor looks back up at him and smiles so Fleximario waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Fleximario cracks Gregor with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Fleximario has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Gregor to stand back up!
Gregor is still on wobbly legs! Can Fleximario finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fleximario closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gregor seems to have recovered his senses.
Gregor 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 jab from Fleximario does it's job there.
Fleximario misses with a hook to the body
and Gregor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fleximario is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fleximario stuns Gregor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fleximario bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gregor's head.
It looks like Fleximario has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Fleximario drops Gregor with a beautiful combination! Gregor stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Fleximario is looking for the KO!
Gregor throws a nice looking combination but Fleximario bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gregor slips a jab from Fleximario.
Gregor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hawk Fleximario dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice shot lands for Fleximario.
The crowd cheers as Fleximario lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gregor doesn't seem phased though.
Fleximario is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gregor can do to turn this around?
Fleximario lands a big uppercut and Gregor crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Gregor looks OK. Fleximario waves Gregor back to his feet!
Fleximario misses with a right hand
and Gregor counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gregor misses with a looping left.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gregor crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fleximario - the referee stops the clock and Gregor gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fleximario. Gregor manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gregor throws a one two combo.
Fleximario lands a big right hand that sends Gregor crashing to the mat! Fleximario stays standing though and waves Gregor back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregor throws a right hand that misses
and Fleximario counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Gregor out cold! What a finish! Fleximario is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hawk Fleximario!
Our winner, Hawk Fleximario, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Tapani Kangas (ranked 3434 p4p, 3701 weight class) and Gabriel Soares (ranked 371 p4p, 392 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tapani Kangas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Soares!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soares throws the kick towards the body but Kangas avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Kangas misses the target.
A big right from Kangas misses.
Soares tries to clinch but Kangas moves out of range.
Soares tries to clinch but Kangas moves out of range.
Soares tries to clinch up.
Kangas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Soares momentarily.
Kangas misses with a straight right.
Kangas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soares pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares moves into the clinch.
Soares is pushing Kangas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Soares is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Soares jumps guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kangas is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Soares has his foot on Kangas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kangas works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soares looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Soares throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Soares is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kangas is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kangas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Soares had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kangas defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares looking for a guillotine here but Kangas defends easily.
Soares is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Kangas has his hands clasped together but Soares extends and breaks Kangas's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Soares.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gabriel Soares!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Read (ranked 3918 p4p, 3842 weight class) and Elinho Mineiro (ranked 495 p4p, 486 weight class). Gabriel Read had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabriel Read!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elinho Mineiro!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mineiro tries to clinch there but Read circles away.
Read swats away the attempt to clinch by Mineiro.
Read circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mineiro slips under a jab.
Mineiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An attempted straight right counter from Read misses the target.
Read misses the jab.
Mineiro has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Read throws a lazy right hand but Mineiro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Read connects with a single shot there.
Mineiro moves out of range of the strikes.
Read bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Read throws a good cross that connects.
Read misses with a straight right.
Read keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Read throws a jab when Mineiro was well out of range.
Read is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mineiro.
Read avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mineiro is looking to clinch but Read is avoiding it.
Read is looking to counter punch.
Read misses with a hook.
Read throws a shot from downtown. Mineiro moves away and avoids it.
Read throws a jab but it's blocked by Mineiro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Read lands with an uppercut that bounces Mineiro off the cage and back into range.
Mineiro blocks a jab.
Read blocks a jab.
Read throws a hook but Mineiro blocks it.
Read throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mineiro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mineiro moves to clinch but Read breaks away
and Read counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mineiro slips a jab from Read.
Mineiro moves in looking to clinch but Read pushes him off.
Read is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Read throws a shot from downtown. Mineiro moves away and avoids it.
Mineiro wants to counter the offense by Read and move into the clinch position.
Mineiro tries to clinch but Read is having none of it.
A swing and a miss from Read.
Mineiro tries to clinch there but Read circles away.
Read was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mineiro tries to clinch up but Read circles away and keeps his distance.
Read misses with a looping left.
Mineiro moves out of range as Read strikes.
Mineiro moves out of range as Read strikes.
A big right from Read misses.
Mineiro is looking to clinch.
Mineiro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Read.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Read does it's job there.
Mineiro clinches up against the cage.
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!
Read works on Mineiro's body with a couple of short punches.
Read has had enough of the clinch but Mineiro keeps him there for the moment.
Read's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Read fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Read slips a straight right by Mineiro.
Mineiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Read circles away.
Read scores with a jab to the body.
Read looks to land a right hand but Mineiro moved out of range.
Mineiro moves in looking to clinch but Read pushes him off.
Mineiro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Read manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mineiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Read circles away.
Read connects with a looping right hand.
Mineiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Read's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mineiro under the eye.
Gabriel Read seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Read jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mineiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mineiro clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Read is looking to break free of the clinch but Mineiro has double underhooks.
Mineiro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Read just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mineiro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Read pushes Mineiro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Read tries to break free but Mineiro pushes him back against the cage.
Mineiro tries to pull guard but Read forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gabriel Read has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elinho Mineiro.
Read tries to break free but Mineiro pushes him back against the cage.
Mineiro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Read just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mineiro tries to pull guard but Read holds him up against the cage and eventually Mineiro drops back down to his feet.
Mineiro is trying to pull guard but Read has him pressed against the cage.
Read cracks Mineiro with a nice body shot.
Read looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mineiro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Read smiles and moves away.
Read throws a hook but Mineiro avoids it easily.
Read swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Read waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mineiro.
Mineiro tries to counter by closing the distance.
Read looks to throw the jab but Mineiro is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mineiro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Read manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mineiro blocks a jab.
Mineiro wants to counter the offense by Read and move into the clinch position.
Mineiro tries to clinch up.
It looked like Read wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Read pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mineiro wants to clinch.
Mineiro wants to clinch up but Read keeps it at a distance.
Mineiro slips under a jab.
Read connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mineiro defending well as Read loads up on a big left hand.
A shot to the liver by Read. Beautiful body shot.
A big right from Read misses.
Mineiro blocks a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mineiro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Read jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Read is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Read misses with an uppercut. Mineiro saw that one coming.
Mineiro wants to counter the offense by Read and move into the clinch position.
Mineiro slips a straight right by Read.
Mineiro is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Read dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Read keeps the fight on the outside.
Mineiro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Read to score with a decent uppercut.
Mineiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Read swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mineiro tries to clinch but Read moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mineiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mineiro finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mineiro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Read.
Mineiro shoots for a double leg takedown but Read sprawls well. He's pushed Mineiro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mineiro tries to clinch up but Read circles away and keeps his distance.
Read was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mineiro tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Read connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mineiro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Read throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mineiro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mineiro is looking to clinch but Read is avoiding it.
Read avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mineiro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mineiro tries to clinch up but Read circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mineiro throws out a loose jab but Read uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mineiro is looking to clinch but Read is avoiding it.
Mineiro closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Read did well to prevent Mineiro getting side control.
Mineiro trying to control from half guard but Read is working away.
Mineiro is looking for a kimura but Read is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mineiro to get the leverage.
Read is defending against the submission attempts here by Mineiro.
Mineiro wants to work for an arm triangle but Read is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mineiro 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.
Mineiro maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Read could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Mineiro has cracked it and Read is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Mineiro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Elinho Mineiro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boss Yonic (ranked 4242 p4p, 3592 weight class) and Chad Strdoza (ranked 84 p4p, 70 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 36 - 34 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Boss Yonic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Strdoza!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Yonic with that takedown attempt.
Yonic darts in looking for a takedown but Strdoza gets double underhooks and turns Yonic into the cage.
As Yonic backs off Strdoza throws a huge counter combo but Yonic manages to avoid it all.
Yonic lands a shoulder strike.
Strdoza manages to pull guard.
Yonic wants to control from the top but Strdoza keeps moving.
Strdoza looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Strdoza is trying to control the position but Yonic postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic wants to control from the top but Strdoza keeps moving.
Yonic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Strdoza wants to sweep here but Yonic controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yonic trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Strdoza manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Strdoza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Strdoza trying to control the position from guard on top but Yonic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yonic is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Strdoza is aware though and is defending well.
Strdoza trying to stand up but can't free himself from Yonic's guard.
Strdoza is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Yonic is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Yonic has escaped and now he's on top!
Strdoza 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yonic defends it easily.
Strdoza looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Yonic has picked Strdoza up and slammed him! Strdoza can't keep hold of the triangle and Yonic manages to pass to side control!
Yonic tries to advance to mount but Strdoza denies him.
Strdoza is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Strdoza is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Yonic off and has taken his back!
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.
Strdoza 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, Yonic has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Yonic is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Yonic wants to control his opponent's hands but Strdoza gets his hands free.
Yonic showing good submission defense here.
Strdoza is hanging on to Yonic's back as he tries to escape.
Strdoza is looking for a choke. Yonic gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Yonic manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Yonic lands a couple of elbows.
Strdoza keeping moving, preventing Yonic from controlling successfully.
Strdoza has his foot on Yonic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yonic works his way back into a safe position though.
Strdoza working a defensive guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Strdoza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Strdoza is trying to control the position but Yonic postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Strdoza dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yonic gets the takedown into side control.
Strdoza sneaks out the side door and pushes Yonic away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Chad Strdoza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yonic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Strdoza let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Yonic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Strdoza tries to avoid it but Yonic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Strdoza to the ground. Strdoza escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
As Yonic backs off Strdoza throws a huge counter combo but Yonic manages to avoid it all.
Yonic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Strdoza sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Strdoza is looking for the big counter here.
A jab from Yonic finds it's way through Strdoza's defenses.
We've been informed that Strdoza has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Yonic throws a lazy right hand but Strdoza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Despite the aggression on Strdoza's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
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 shot to the body from Yonic misses
and Strdoza counters with a series of strikes. Yonic will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yonic swings widly with a right hand
and Strdoza counters with a one-two to the body.
Yonic lands a really nice looking cross but Strdoza seems unphased.
Yonic looks for a takedown but Strdoza sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boss Yonic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic misses with a wild body shot.
Strdoza doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Strdoza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yonic misses with a hook.
Strdoza looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yonic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strdoza moves away.
As Yonic backs off Strdoza throws a huge counter combo but Yonic manages to avoid it all.
Yonic misses with a hook.
Yonic throws a jab when Strdoza was well out of range.
Yonic scores with a nice right hand.
Yonic throws a jab when Strdoza was well out of range.
Strdoza throws a counter combo.
Yonic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yonic scores with a takedown into Strdoza's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Strdoza is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yonic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Strdoza keeping moving, preventing Yonic from controlling successfully.
Yonic controls from within his opponent's guard.
Chad Strdoza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Strdoza is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Strdoza is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Strdoza is keeping the position for now.
Yonic throwing strikes from guard but Strdoza blocks nicely.
Strdoza looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Strdoza has his foot on Yonic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yonic works his way back into a safe position though.
Yonic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yonic looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Strdoza not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Strdoza 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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Strdoza keeping moving, preventing Yonic from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Yonic misses with a hook to the body
and Strdoza counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yonic misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Strdoza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Yonic throws the left hand but Strdoza avoids the punch easily.
Despite the aggression on Strdoza's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Strdoza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yonic.
Yonic throws a right hand that misses
and Strdoza counters with a straight right hand.
Yonic throws a jab but it's blocked by Strdoza.
Yonic misses with a body shot
and Strdoza counters with a one-two to the body.
Yonic misses with a looping right.
Strdoza is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Yonic throws a lazy uppercut
and Strdoza makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic throws a right hand that misses
and Strdoza counters with a left and a right that stings Yonic.
Yonic throws a lazy right hand but Strdoza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Yonic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Yonic backs off Strdoza throws a huge counter combo but Yonic manages to avoid it all.
Strdoza needs to keep his hands up - Yonic had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strdoza moves away.
Strdoza is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Yonic scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chad Strdoza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Yonic misses.
Strdoza is looking for the big counter here.
Boss Yonic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strdoza slips under a jab from Yonic.
Strdoza is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Yonic drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Strdoza looking for subs off his back but Yonic has passed one foot through into half guard.
Yonic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza tries to get to full guard but Yonic has control of the leg.
Strdoza is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yonic pulls his head out easily.
Strdoza looking for a kimura from the bottom but Yonic passes into side control!
Strdoza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Strdoza gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Strdoza wants to control but Yonic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza actively working from the bottom here.
Strdoza is looking for a sweep. Yonic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yonic is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Yonic is trying to control. Strdoza wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boss Yonic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Strdoza tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Yonic has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Strdoza is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yonic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The referee warns Strdoza that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Strdoza is looking to get to half guard.
Yonic lands a big shot there that rocks Strdoza but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Yonic cracks Strdoza with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Strdoza is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Strdoza regains half guard.
Strdoza is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Yonic jumps into side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Boss Yonic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Strdoza has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Strdoza!
A relieved looking Chad Strdoza thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Boss Yonic had this to say: 'Oh rats.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Babyara (ranked 4293 p4p, 19933 weight class) and Vincent McGuire (ranked 150 p4p, 123 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 29 - 0, fighting out of London, Francisco Babyara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babyara lands a nice shot that snaps McGuire's head back.
McGuire tries to clinch up but Babyara circles away and keeps his distance.
McGuire wants to clinch
and Babyara counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Babyara.
Babyara stands and steps away. McGuire gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
McGuire is looking to clinch.
McGuire has managed to clinch.
Babyara tries to pull guard but McGuire won't allow it.
McGuire tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McGuire taking a breather.
We've been informed that McGuire has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babyara drags the fight down to the ground.
McGuire decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Babyara misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Babyara throws a hook to the side of McGuire's head but McGuire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire drives through and clinches with Babyara against the cage.
Babyara successfully pulls guard.
Babyara on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Babyara tries to get out of the position.
Babyara wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
McGuire decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Babyara drops McGuire with a beautiful combination! McGuire stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Babyara is looking for the KO!
McGuire looks to throw a body kick
and Babyara counters with a shoot takedown. McGuire fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babyara is stalling in the full guard.
McGuire is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babyara gets to his feet. McGuire looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
McGuire tries to close the distance and clinch up but Babyara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGuire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from McGuire.
Babyara appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McGuire tries to clinch but Babyara is having none of it.
Babyara lands a left and a right that send McGuire crashing to the mat, dazed. Babyara thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
McGuire moves to clinch but Babyara breaks away
and Babyara counters with a right hand to the body.
McGuire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Babyara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Babyara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGuire moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Babyara swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGuire counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire misses with a wild combination.
McGuire is looking to slow Babyara down with leg kicks.
Babyara slips a jab and a cross from McGuire.
Babyara appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McGuire misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Babyara misses.
McGuire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Babyara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Babyara was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
McGuire dodges the punch combination from Babyara.
McGuire moves in looking to clinch but Babyara pushes him off.
It looked like Babyara was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
McGuire throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire tries a head kick but it misses.
Babyara scores with a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Babyara darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice cross by McGuire.
Babyara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGuire manages to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on McGuire's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Vincent McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babyara connects with a superb combination that knocks McGuire out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Babyara before he can land any more shots to the unconscious McGuire!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Francisco Babyara!
Francisco Babyara really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Helsinki Xtreme Fightwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mew Choo (ranked 2490 p4p, 1579 weight class) and Marcus St Stone (ranked 48 p4p, 51 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 34 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mew Choo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus St Stone!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Stone moves out of range of the strikes.
St Stone tries to counter with a clinch but Choo shakes him off and moves away.
St Stone clinches up with Choo and pushes him back against the cage.
Choo is trying to pull guard but St Stone turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Choo takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Mew Choo has been cut.
Choo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
St Stone looking to pass the guard.
Choo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
St Stone thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
St Stone seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Stone tries to free his leg and advance position but Choo is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choo can't keep his opponent in guard - St Stone advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Choo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. St Stone is working away from the top position though.
St Stone is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
St Stone seems to be working for a kimura but Choo defends the submission attempt.
St Stone is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Choo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
St Stone is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
St Stone is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
St Stone trying to mount his opponent but Choo defends it.
St Stone is looking for a kimura but Choo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for St Stone to get the leverage.
St Stone is trying to control. Choo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
St Stone is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
St Stone is working for a kimura but Choo is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choo is looking to control St Stone's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Choo avoid being mounted?
St Stone wants to work for an arm triangle but Choo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
St Stone is trying to work for a kimura but Choo is defending well.
Choo gets full guard.
We've been informed that St Stone has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
St Stone drops back looking for a leg! Choo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Choo manages to kick St Stone off! St Stone jumps back into Choo's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
St Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but Choo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Choo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
St Stone 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.
St Stone trying to control but Choo is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Choo controls St Stone momentarily but St Stone frees himself.
St Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but Choo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus St Stone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mew Choo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
St Stone tries to clinch but Choo moves out of range.
St Stone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
St Stone moves out of range as Choo strikes.
St Stone gets a clinch.
Choo swings wildly with an uppercut but St Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
St Stone swings wildly with an uppercut but Choo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Choo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
St Stone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
St Stone slowing the pace effectively.
Choo lands a left hand that snaps the head of St Stone backwards.
Choo throws a punch but it's blocked by St Stone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choo misses with a short punch on the inside.
St Stone takes a shot to the head.
Choo misses with a short punch on the inside.
St Stone looking to slow down the pace here.
Choo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as St Stone walks away with a smile on his face. Choo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sloppy strikes from Choo. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St Stone slips a jab from Choo.
Choo scores with a three punch combo!
St Stone closes the distance and pushes Choo back into the cage.
St Stone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Choo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Choo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St Stone backwards.
St Stone is leaning against Choo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Choo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Choo blocks an elbow strike from St Stone.
St Stone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Choo throws a punch but it's blocked by St Stone.
St Stone lands an elbow just above Choo 's eye.
A left hand lands to the body for St Stone.
St Stone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Choo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Choo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St Stone gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St Stone.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
St Stone throws an elbow that misses.
Choo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Choo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Choo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marcus St Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Stone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Choo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marcus St Stone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Choo lands with a shot to the body.
Choo instigates a clinch.
Choo misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, St Stone throws an elbow but misses.
Choo blocks an elbow strike from St Stone.
St Stone lands an elbow inside.
Mew Choo's cut is getting worse.
St Stone is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
St Stone lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Choo or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Stone lands an elbow inside that Choo shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Stone working Choo over with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by St Stone.
Jeez, Mew Choo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mew Choo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marcus St Stone!
Marcus St Stone decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Newton (ranked 809 p4p, 503 weight class) and Krzysztof Kozlow (ranked 19 p4p, 10 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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10 - 2 - 0 |
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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 39 - 27 - 4, fighting out of Tokyo, Bill Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krzysztof Kozlow!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newton shoots in but Kozlow avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Newton looks for a takedown but Kozlow sprawls well.
Bill Newton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kozlow clobbers Newton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kozlow scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Newton doesn't seem bothered though.
Newton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kozlow slaps away a takedown attempt from Newton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Newton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Newton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kozlow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kozlow moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Newton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kozlow at a distance.
Kozlow connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Newton's hands.
Newton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newton has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton takes a swing at Kozlow's ribcage but misses.
Newton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kozlow but Kozlow pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Newton takes a swing at Kozlow's ribcage but misses.
Kozlow misses the jab.
Kozlow takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kozlow slaps away a takedown attempt from Newton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Newton fails with a takedown attempt.
Kozlow looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Newton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kozlow counters with a nice right hand that sends Newton toppling to the canvas! Newton scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Kozlow finish him?!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Kozlow misses its intended target.
Newton bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton swings for the body but Kozlow moves out of range.
Newton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kozlow tries a head kick but it misses.
Newton slips a straight right by Kozlow.
Newton 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.
Newton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kozlow looks to score with a jab to the body but Newton is just out of range.
Newton looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kozlow is looking to escape.
Newton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kozlow has managed to free his arm - good work.
Newton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kozlow looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton is looking for a kimura but Kozlow is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Newton to get the leverage.
Newton is looking for a kimura but Kozlow is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Newton to get the leverage.
Kozlow pushes Newton off looking to stand but Newton dives back in and keeps control.
Newton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kozlow sees it coming and defends easily.
Kozlow looks like he's trying to stand up.
Newton 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.
Newton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kozlow defends it well.
Newton prevents Kozlow from standing back up.
Newton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kozlow is trying to stand back up but Newton is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Newton seems to be looking for submissions.
Kozlow wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Newton blocks a head kick by Kozlow.
Newton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kozlow lands a really nice looking cross but Newton seems unphased.
Newton closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kozlow to the mat! Kozlow manages to get full guard.
Newton drops back looking for a leg! Kozlow is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kozlow manages to kick Newton off! Newton jumps back into Kozlow's guard.
Newton tries to free his leg and advance position but Kozlow is retaining full guard.
Newton forces his way into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Krzysztof Kozlow dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Newton shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kozlow manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Newton advances position into side control!
Kozlow is trying to buck Newton off.
Newton tries for a kimura but Kozlow is defending well.
Newton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kozlow is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kozlow pushes Newton away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Newton gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bill Newton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton moves into full mount!
Kozlow's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kozlow squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Newton looking for a guillotine from mount but Kozlow is having none of it.
Newton looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Newton is working for a guillotine from mount but Kozlow frees his head quite easily.
Kozlow tries to buck Newton off but he can't manage it.
Newton looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Newton is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kozlow can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlow is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Newton looking to secure an arm triangle but Kozlow defends it well.
Newton looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Newton working for a submission but Kozlow is keeping him at bay.
Newton wants to finish this one by submission but Kozlow is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Newton.
Newton has hold of Kozlow's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kozlow manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Newton looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlow wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Newton is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kozlow has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Newton working for a submission but Kozlow is keeping him at bay.
Kozlow is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Newton is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kozlow has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kozlow squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kozlow trying desperately to get to his feet.
Newton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kozlow can do to turn this around?
Kozlow is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Newton working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Newton with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Newton is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kozlow can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Kozlow is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Newton has hold of Kozlow's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kozlow manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kozlow is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Newton dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Newton shoots in and gets a takedown into Kozlow's guard.
Kozlow is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Newton pushing down on Kozlow's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kozlow wants to get back to his feet.
Newton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kozlow sees it coming and defends easily.
Kozlow tries to kick Newton off but Newton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Newton passes to full mount!
Kozlow is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton working for a submission but Kozlow is keeping him at bay.
Kozlow is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Newton has control of Kozlow's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kozlow regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kozlow is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Newton jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kozlow manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kozlow stops Newton from passing to mount.
Kozlow is trying to buck Newton off.
Newton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kozlow is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kozlow is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton tries to move to mount but Kozlow blocks the move with his legs.
Kozlow is trying to buck Newton off.
Newton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Newton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kozlow has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kozlow is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Newton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kozlow knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Newton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kozlow knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlow sneaks out the side door and pushes Newton away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Newton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kozlow sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Newton somewhat.
Krzysztof Kozlow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Newton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kozlow sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Newton somewhat.
Kozlow gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kozlow has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Newton is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozlow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kozlow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Newton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kozlow gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Newton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kozlow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Newton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kozlow pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kozlow missing with a left hand there. Newton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Newton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kozlow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Newton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kozlow sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice uppercut there from Kozlow.
Newton is looking to wear down Kozlow with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kozlow takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Newton closes the distance and clinches up with Kozlow, looking for a takedown. Newton pushes Kozlow against the cage but Kozlow circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kozlow cracks Newton with a right hand to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Newton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Newton is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Krzysztof Kozlow.
I think Kozlow has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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