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RISE 43: Maestre v Svyatogor PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scott Armstrong (ranked 6378 p4p, 5941 weight class) and Kamil Jaworski (ranked 587 p4p, 549 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kamil Jaworski!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong throws a right and a left that Jaworski avoids nicely.
Armstrong displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jaworski.
As Jaworski looks to move away, Armstrong throws a big counter combo but Jaworski just gets out of the way.
Armstrong tries to keep at a distance but Jaworski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jaworski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
Jaworski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Armstrong pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jaworski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Armstrong throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaworski.
Jaworski can't get the takedown.
Scott Armstrong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamil Jaworski.
Armstrong is pressed up against the cage. Jaworski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Armstrong down to the mat. Armstrong avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaworski misses with a takedown attempt - Armstrong sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Armstrong misses its target.
Jaworski doesn't manage to clinch there - Armstrong circles away.
Armstrong was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jaworski fails with a takedown attempt.
Kamil Jaworski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaworski shoots in for a takedown but Armstrong shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaworski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice sprawl there from Armstrong as Jaworski shoots in.
Jaworski looks winded!
Armstrong scores with a shot to the body.
Armstrong jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jaworski is defended easily by Armstrong.
Jaworski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Armstrong lunges at Jaworski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jaworski's hand.
Jaworski shoots in looking for a takedown. Armstrong tries to sprawl out of it but Jaworski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Armstrong manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Armstrong looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Armstrong works over Jaworski's head and body with a nice combination.
Armstrong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jaworski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Armstrong counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaworski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jaworski misses with a takedown
and Armstrong counters with a stiff right hand.
Armstrong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jaworski takes one on the button.
Armstrong lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jaworski backs up against the cage.
 Jaworski is rocked!
Jaworski walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Jaworski limp body while Armstrong jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scott Armstrong!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hu Xuefeng (ranked 6050 p4p, 6152 weight class) and Jack Hanson (ranked 636 p4p, 642 weight class). Hu Xuefeng has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hu Xuefeng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Hanson!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson throws a front kick aimed at Xuefeng's knee but Xuefeng avoids it well.
Hanson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Xuefeng scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
 It looks like Jack Hanson has been cut.
Xuefeng drops Hanson with a straight right hand, right on the button! Xuefeng follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hu Xuefeng!
During a confident post fight interview, Hu Xuefeng 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yeshua Immanuel (ranked 4520 p4p, 22452 weight class) and Tauski Mountain (ranked 86 p4p, 120 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yeshua Immanuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tauski Mountain!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Immanuel tries to clinch up
and Mountain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Immanuel tries to clinch but Mountain moves out of range.
Mountain pushes Immanuel up against the cage in a clinch.
Mountain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mountain fails to land.
Immanuel blocking some punches.
Mountain lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Immanuel.
Mountain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Mountain.
Immanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Mountain.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Immanuel.
Immanuel blocks an uppercut.
Mountain lands with a short shot to the head.
Immanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Immanuel.
Immanuel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Immanuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mountain is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short uppercut from Immanuel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountain lands a nice uppercut.
Immanuel takes a shot to the head.
Mountain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Immanuel lands with a light punch inside.
Mountain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Immanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mountain stalling in the clinch but Immanuel improves position.
Mountain misses with an elbow over the top.
Immanuel swings wildly with an uppercut but Mountain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mountain scores with a shot to the side of Immanuel's head.
Immanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Immanuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Mountain.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Immanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Immanuel lands with a light punch inside.
Mountain can't find room to land a body shot as Immanuel controls the action.
Mountain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Immanuel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Immanuel.
Immanuel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mountain lands a right hand.
Immanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Mountain.
Immanuel misses with a punch on the inside.
Immanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Mountain.
Immanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Mountain.
Mountain tries to stall but Immanuel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Mountain fails to land.
Mountain leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mountain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mountain working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Immanuel misses with the head strike.
Mountain is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Immanuel is keeping busy.
Immanuel throws a head punch that misses.
Mountain is stalling here.
Immanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mountain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mountain has Immanuel pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Immanuel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Mountain.
A shot in the inside from Immanuel.
Mountain throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mountain stalls.
Mountain misses with an elbow strike.
Immanuel misses with a punch on the inside.
Mountain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mountain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mountain working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mountain.
Mountain lands an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Immanuel.
Immanuel swings wildly with an uppercut but Mountain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Immanuel blocks a body shot from Mountain.
Immanuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Immanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mountain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mountain throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Immanuel.
Mountain lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Immanuel is breathing heavily.
Immanuel avoids a wild elbow strike from Mountain.
Mountain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Immanuels head.
Mountain lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mountain slows down the pace here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mountain leaning his opponent against the cage.
Immanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mountain blocks an uppercut.
Mountain misses with the head strike.
Mountain looking to slow down the pace here.
Immanuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Mountain.
Immanuel working aggressively here.
Immanuel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mountain throws a big uppercut that drops Immanuel! More strikes from Mountain and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Immanuel lies dazed against the cage as Mountain celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tauski Mountain!
An out of breath Tauski Mountain thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Yeshua Immanuel was interviewed post fight and said 'Thanks to my coaches, sorry I came up short. Great game plan by my opponent. It was his night tonight. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Ahearn (ranked 3411 p4p, 4219 weight class) and Bruno Dukic (ranked 426 p4p, 499 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tobias Ahearn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruno Dukic!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Ahearn.
Ahearn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ahearn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dukic takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Bruno Dukic has been cut.
Ahearn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ahearn throws a series of punches but Dukic moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dukic! But no joy.
Dukic closes the distance but Ahearn moves to the side
and Ahearn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dukic closes the distance and pushes Ahearn back into the cage.
Dukic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ahearns head.
Ahearn tries to throw a body punch but Dukic avoids it by throwing Ahearn back against the cage.
Ahearn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dukic backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dukic lands with a right to the head.
Ahearn ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ahearn no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ahearn has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Dukic is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Ahearn.
Ahearn tries to bench press Dukic off him but Dukic keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahearn gets back to half guard.
Ahearn looking for submissions off his back.
Dukic is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Dukic decides to stand up.
Ahearn misses with a shot to the body
letting Dukic counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahearn throws a big shot that misses.
Dukic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dukic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ahearn loads up on a big right hand but Dukic slips the punch.
Ahearn misses with a body punch
and Dukic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ahearn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dukic.
Ahearn misses with a wild combination.
Ahearn misses with a body shot
and Dukic counters with a stiff right hand.
Ahearn misses with a looping right.
Dukic slips a jab from Ahearn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukic takes one on the button.
Dukic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dukic is looking to clinch but Ahearn is avoiding it.
Ahearn misses the shot to the body.
Dukic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tobias Ahearn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Ahearn misses.
And Dukic tries to counter it with a takedown but Ahearn pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ahearn lands a right hook to the body.
Ahearn misses with a lunging right hand
and Dukic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ahearn throws a nice looking combination but Dukic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ahearn lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahearn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A countering left hand to the body from Dukic misses.
Ahearn throws a looping overhand right but Dukic ducks down to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Ahearn. Those never looked like landing.
Dukic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ahearn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahearn takes a swing at Dukic's ribcage but misses.
Dukic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ahearn misses with a wild body shot.
Dukic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ahearn just misses with a punch to the body.
Ahearn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dukic momentarily.
Ahearn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Ahearn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Dukic's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ahearn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dukic counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ahearn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ahearn actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dukic moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Ahearn.
Ahearn is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Dukic is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Ahearn tries to reverse the position but Dukic maintains control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahearn tries to improve his position but instead Dukic has taken his back!
Ahearn tries to roll but Dukic sticks to his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahearn is working hard here to advance position.
Ahearn manages to reverse the position and now he's in Dukic's guard. Nice work there by Ahearn.
Ahearn postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dukic is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ahearn, into his guard.
Ahearn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ahearn has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Dukic is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Ahearn.
Ahearn is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Dukic is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dukic tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Ahearn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahearn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ahearn looking for submissions off his back.
Dukic wants to stand up but Ahearn has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Ahearn looking for submissions off his back.
Ahearn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dukic can do to turn this around?
Ahearn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukic is working for a kimura but Ahearn is defending it quite comfortably.
Ahearn wants to improve his position but Dukic is controlling well.
Ahearn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bruno Dukic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ahearn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ahearn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ahearn has a hand on Dukic's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Dukic takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Ahearn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ahearn looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
I really don't envy Ahearn right now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ahearn rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Dukic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bruno Dukic's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dukic avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little jabbing left from Dukic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice shot lands for Ahearn.
Ahearn keeps the fight on the outside.
Dukic fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Ahearn does it's job there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahearn throws a right hand that Dukic ducks under and follows up with a left that Dukic also avoids with ease.
Dukic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tobias Ahearn is winning the standup battle so far.
Dukic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab lands there for Ahearn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahearn throws a poor cross that misses
and Dukic counters with a right hand to the body.
Dukic closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Ahearn.
Dukic cracks Ahearn with a nice body shot.
Dukic breaks the clinch.
Dukic staying out of range there.
Ahearn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ahearn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ahearn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ahearn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ahearn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dukic manages to avoid it.
Dukic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Dukic misses.
Dukic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ahearn.
Dukic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ahearn with a body shot.
Ahearn throws a body punch but Dukic moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahearn throws a body shot but no joy.
Ahearn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ahearn misses with the combination.
Ahearn throws a series of punches but Dukic moves out of range.
Dukic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukic slips a jab and a cross from Ahearn.
Ahearn throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Dukic counter with a right hand.
Tobias Ahearn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahearn throws an overhand right that lands on Dukic's shoulder, as Dukic tries to avoid the shot.
Ahearn throws a one two combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ahearn loads up on a big right hand but Dukic slips the punch.
Ahearn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dukic.
Dukic moves out of range of the strikes.
Dukic has closed the distance and engaged Ahearn in a clinch.
Ahearn is trying to push Dukic away but Dukic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahearn tries a body shot but Dukic blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Dukic.
Ahearn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dukic tries to work over Ahearn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dukic misses with a punch to the body.
Dukic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dukic can't find room to land a body shot as Ahearn controls the action.
Dukic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dukic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ahearn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dukic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ahearn to score with a decent uppercut.
Ahearn throws a jab when Dukic was well out of range.
Ahearn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dukic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tobias Ahearn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ahearn 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tobias Ahearn!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Komedor DKasada (ranked 1799 p4p, 2751 weight class) and Nolte Luge (ranked 237 p4p, 358 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Komedor DKasada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nolte Luge!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luge has DKasada up against the cage in a clinch.
DKasada on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
DKasada lands an uppercut.
DKasada misses with a body punch.
DKasada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luge.
Luge's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Luge.
DKasada scores with a shot to the side of Luge's head.
Luge lands a hook to the side of the head.
DKasada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luge throws a punch but it's blocked by DKasada.
DKasada blocking some punches.
DKasada lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Luge lands a hook that snaps the head of DKasada backwards.
Luge looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luge misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luge misses with a punch on the inside.
DKasada struggles to land a body shot inside as Luge controls his hands.
DKasada throws a punch but it's blocked by Luge.
DKasada struggles to land a body shot inside as Luge controls his hands.
Luge misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luge tries to work over DKasada's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luge is working DKasada over against the cage.
DKasada definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
DKasada lands with a short shot to the head.
Luge misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from DKasada.
DKasada lands with a short shot to the head.
Luge throws a head punch that misses.
DKasada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
DKasada looking to slow down the pace here.
Luge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
DKasada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luge misses with a hook from the clinch.
DKasada lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Luge lands a hook that snaps the head of DKasada backwards.
Luge being controlled against the cage.
Luge is trying to maintain a safe position but DKasada gets an underhook and turns Luge into the cage.
DKasada lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DKasada makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from DKasada.
Luge misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from DKasada.
DKasada scores with a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
DKasada lands a nice uppercut.
DKasada blocks the elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Luge.
A nice right hand lands inside from DKasada.
DKasada working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
DKasada taking a breather.
DKasada lands a nice uppercut.
DKasada lands an uppercut.
Luge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
DKasada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luge misses with a hook from the clinch.
DKasada blocks an uppercut.
DKasada content to slow the pace in the clinch.
DKasada lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DKasada.
Luge misses with a knee to the head.
Luge tries a body shot but DKasada blocks it.
DKasada digs a right hand into Luge's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Luge's gas tank.
Luge looks winded!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, DKasada creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from DKasada.
DKasada lands with a right to the head.
DKasada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
DKasada lands with a light punch inside.
DKasada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
DKasada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Luge lands with a right to the head.
Luge prevents a body shot from DKasada.
DKasada misses with a body punch.
DKasada pushes Luge back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from DKasada.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DKasada is stalling here.
Luge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DKasada scores with a shoulder strike.
Luge misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luge trying to stall but DKasada improves his position.
Luge throws a punch but it's blocked by DKasada.
DKasada tries to throw a body punch but Luge avoids it by throwing DKasada back against the cage.
Luge has a couple of punches blocked by DKasada.
Luge lands an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Luge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luge.
DKasada scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good body shot from DKasada.
DKasada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luge throws a head punch that misses.
DKasada blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters up against the cage, Luge throws an elbow but misses.
DKasada lands a right hand.
DKasada scores with a nice hook to the head.
Luge tries a knee to the head but DKasada blocks it.
A shot in the inside from DKasada.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Komedor DKasada dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Luge tries to clinch
and DKasada counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice shot by DKasada.
It looks like Nolte Luge has been cut.
Luge moves in looking to clinch but DKasada pushes him off.
Luge swings and misses with a shot to the body
and DKasada counters with a nice uppercut.
Luge punishes DKasada's body with a nice straight punch.
DKasada swings for the body but Luge moves out of range.
Luge tries to clinch but DKasada is having none of it.
DKasada went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Luge takes a body punch but keeps moving.
DKasada fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Luge fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with DKasada, pushing him back against the cage.
DKasada prevents a body shot from Luge.
DKasada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Luge just misses with a elbow thrown towards DKasada's brow.
Luge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
DKasada softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from DKasada.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luge is trying to stall.
Luge lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of DKasada backwards.
DKasada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luge unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Luge prevents a body shot from DKasada.
Luge lands an elbow inside.
Luge working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Luge just misses with a elbow thrown towards DKasada's brow.
DKasada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luge misses with some punches.
Luge throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from DKasada.
Komedor DKasada has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Luge cracks DKasada with a nice body shot.
Luge leaning against his opponent.
DKasada digs a right hand underneath Luge's ribcage. Luge let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Luge is breathing heavily.
Luge misses with a punch on the inside.
DKasada blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luge struggles to land a body shot inside as DKasada controls his hands.
DKasada blocks an elbow strike from Luge.
DKasada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luge blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luge blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for DKasada.
A short right from DKasada.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luge's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
DKasada lands a shot to the body.
Luge working aggressively here.
DKasada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
DKasada works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
DKasada stalling.
DKasada scores with an uppercut up the middle.
DKasada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luge misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, DKasada scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DKasada breaks the clinch.
DKasada is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Luge can do to turn this around?
Luge tries to clinch up.
Luge throws an ugly left hook that misses
and DKasada counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Luge thinking.
A shot to the body from Luge misses
letting DKasada counter with a right hand.
DKasada lands a nice hook to Luge's body. Luge takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
DKasada scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
DKasada lands a glancing blow to the side of Luge's head.
DKasada takes a swing at Luge's ribcage but misses.
DKasada looks to land a left hand but Luge moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luge looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
DKasada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luge manages to avoid it.
Luge moves out of range as DKasada strikes.
Luge ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luge walks into a stiff left hand from DKasada.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DKasada lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice body punch from DKasada.
Luge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Luge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by DKasada.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Luge in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Luge swings and misses with a shot to the body
and DKasada counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice straight punches there by DKasada. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of DKasada.
DKasada scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Luge doesn't seem bothered though.
DKasada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luge wants to clinch up but DKasada keeps it at a distance.
DKasada connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
DKasada lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Luge at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Komedor DKasada dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nolte Luge's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Luge closes the distance looking to clinch
and DKasada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nolte Luge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luge tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and DKasada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luge's hands are dropping dangerously low here and DKasada connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Luge scrambles back to his feet.
DKasada lands a nice shot to the body.
Luge takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luge closes the distance and pushes DKasada back into the cage.
DKasada misses with a body punch.
DKasada blocks an elbow strike from Luge.
DKasada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
DKasada cracks Luge with a nice body shot.
Luge takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Luge has a couple of punches blocked by DKasada.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DKasada struggles to land a body shot inside as Luge controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Luge just misses with a elbow thrown towards DKasada's brow.
DKasada lands a shoulder strike.
DKasada struggles to land a body shot inside as Luge controls his hands.
Luge has a couple of punches blocked by DKasada.
DKasada working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Luge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
DKasada blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Luge.
A short right from DKasada on the inside.
Luge misses with a punch on the inside.
DKasada lands a nice uppercut.
Luge misses with the head strike.
DKasada lands a right hand that snaps the head of Luge backwards.
Good body shot from DKasada.
Luge takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, DKasada scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luge with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A hook to the body from DKasada.
DKasada lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from DKasada on the inside.
DKasada throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Luges head.
A right hand to the body from DKasada.
DKasada scores with an uppercut up the middle.
DKasada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Luge throws a knee to the head but misses.
DKasada lands a right hand that snaps the head of Luge backwards.
Luge is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by DKasada.
Luge is still on wobbly legs! Can DKasada finish him?
DKasada lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by DKasada.
A short right from DKasada on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by DKasada as Luge tries to tie him up.
Luge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luge seems to have recovered his senses.
Stalling in the clinch from DKasada.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luge's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
DKasada scores with a shot to the side of Luge's head.
DKasada digs a right hand underneath Luge's ribcage. Luge let out a lung full of air as it connected.
DKasada scores with a shoulder strike.
DKasada throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Luges head.
DKasada lands a nice shot to the body.
DKasada lands with a short head shot on the inside.
DKasada scores with an uppercut up the middle.
DKasada pushes Luge back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nolte Luge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
DKasada dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
DKasada lands a right hand that snaps the head of Luge backwards.
DKasada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from DKasada.
DKasada lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Luge takes a shot to the head.
A short right from DKasada.
A nice right hand lands inside from DKasada.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DKasada lands a right hand that snaps the head of Luge backwards.
DKasada avoids the elbow strike from Luge, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by DKasada.
DKasada lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
DKasada misses with some punches.
DKasada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luge's elbow.
Luge has a couple of punches blocked by DKasada.
DKasada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
DKasada pushes Luge back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
DKasada stalling against the cage.
DKasada lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Luge backwards.
DKasada scores with a shot to the side of Luge's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luge misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luge.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by DKasada as Luge tries to tie him up.
Luge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Komedor DKasada showed his dominance in that final round.
Well DKasada 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Komedor DKasada!
A very excited looking Komedor DKasada made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Schmorgen Biscuit (ranked 3017 p4p, 2342 weight class) and Anthony Griffith (ranked 57 p4p, 75 weight class). Anthony Griffith has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Schmorgen Biscuit's chin.
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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 32 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Schmorgen Biscuit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Griffith!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biscuit throws a lazy right hand but Griffith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A leg kick checked by Biscuit.
We've been informed that Griffith 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.
Biscuit cracks Griffith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Griffith moves in looking to clinch but Biscuit pushes him off.
Biscuit shoots in looking for a takedown. Griffith tries to sprawl out of it but Biscuit keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Griffith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Griffith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Biscuit connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Griffith scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biscuit throws out a loose jab but Griffith uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffith with a hook.
 It looks like Schmorgen Biscuit has been cut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Griffith, as that shot connected.
Biscuit checks the leg kick nicely there.
Anthony Griffith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Biscuit walks into a left hand.
Biscuit blocks a low kick nicely.
Griffith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Biscuit.
Griffith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griffith rushes Biscuit and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Griffith manages to break the clinch.
Griffith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Griffith misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffith connects with the punch.
Griffith throws a leg kick that is checked
and Biscuit counters with a nice double leg into side control. Griffith won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffith keeps Biscuit under control for a moment.
Biscuit 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.
Griffith parries the strikes from Biscuit easily there. Biscuit is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Griffith to escape.
Biscuit has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Griffith managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Biscuit.
Biscuit working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Biscuit landing a few strikes.
Griffith is trying to improve his position.
Sloppy strikes there by Biscuit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biscuit misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Griffith takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Griffith is looking for a sweep.
Griffith takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Biscuit is looking to take a break and control but Griffith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Griffith is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Biscuit is keen to just control but Griffith is a slippery customer.
Biscuit winds up and cracks Griffith with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Griffith wants to get back to full guard.
Biscuit lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Biscuit connects with a nice short shot to Griffith's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biscuit thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Griffith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Biscuit.
Biscuit throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Biscuit seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Griffith does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Griffith has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Biscuit is working away from the top position though.
Griffith is controlling Biscuit's trapped leg to prevent Biscuit from advancing to side control.
Biscuit throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Biscuit stops Griffith from getting back to his feet.
Biscuit thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Griffith's head.
Biscuit 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.
Biscuit misses with a head shot. Griffith uses the momentum to regain guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Schmorgen Biscuit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Schmorgen Biscuit's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Biscuit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffith.
Griffith let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Biscuit is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Griffith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Biscuit blocks the body kick.
Anthony Griffith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Biscuit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griffith.
A little feinted left hand from Biscuit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Biscuit misses with a hook. Griffith ducked under it nicely.
Griffith throws a jab but it's blocked by Biscuit.
Griffith misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biscuit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffith.
Griffith looks to land a right hand but Biscuit moved out of range.
Biscuit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Biscuit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Biscuit connects with a right hand. Griffith shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biscuit avoids a punch combination nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Griffith.
Griffith connects with a nice looking jab.
Biscuit misses with an uppercut.
Griffith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good exchange - Griffith coming out on top.
Griffith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Anthony Griffith has been cut.
Griffith staying out of range there.
Griffith thows a body kick. Biscuit tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Griffith misses with a hook.
Biscuit throws a hook but Griffith avoids it easily.
Biscuit is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Biscuit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Griffith.
Biscuit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Griffith.
Biscuit moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGriffith.
Griffith walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Griffith.
Biscuit misses with a straight right.
Griffith appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Biscuit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffith swings widly with a right hand
and Biscuit counters with a straight right hand.
Griffith gets a clinch.
Biscuit wants to take the fight to the mat but Griffith manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Griffith working hard to break the clinch.
Biscuit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Biscuit is trying to pull guard but Griffith turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Griffith stalling in the clinch.
Griffith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schmorgen Biscuit's cut is getting worse.
Biscuit is trying to pull guard but Griffith has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Schmorgen Biscuit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffith tries to work over Biscuit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Biscuit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Biscuit wants a takedown.
Biscuit lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Griffith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Biscuit ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Biscuit no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Griffith is looking to stand up but Biscuit won't let him.
Biscuit might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Griffith wants to control from the top but Biscuit keeps moving.
Biscuit is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Biscuit throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffith 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Anthony Griffith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Griffith lands a jab.
Biscuit shoots in but Griffith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Griffith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Biscuit throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biscuit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Griffith tries to get set, Biscuit tries to push him back and clinch up but Griffith manages to avoid the attempt.
Biscuit dodges the punch combination from Griffith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biscuit checks the leg kick.
Biscuit tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Griffith manages to circle out of the way.
Griffith lands a lovely overhand right.
Biscuit shoots in looking for a takedown. Griffith tries to sprawl out of it but Biscuit keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Griffith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Biscuit goes for a double leg but Griffith avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Griffith continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Schmorgen Biscuit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Griffith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Biscuit jumps guard but Griffith stands there with Biscuit around his waist. Biscuit gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Griffith gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Biscuit.
Biscuit is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Griffith to keep the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Biscuit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Biscuit is trying to pull guard but Griffith has him pressed against the cage.
Biscuit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Griffith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Biscuit takes a shot to the head.
Griffith misses with the head strike.
Griffith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Biscuit goes for a takedown in the clinch but Griffith prevents it.
Biscuit drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A shot in the inside from Biscuit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biscuit is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Griffith to keep the fight standing.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Biscuit as Griffith tries to tie him up.
Biscuit prevents a body shot from Griffith.
Griffith lands a left hand.
Biscuit jumps guard but Griffith stands there with Biscuit around his waist. Biscuit gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Biscuit jumps guard but Griffith turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Griffith taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Biscuit as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Biscuit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biscuit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Griffiths head.
Biscuit has Griffith pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Biscuit pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Griffith tumbling to the mat - Biscuit dives into Griffith's guard.
Griffith looking to control.
Biscuit trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Griffith managing to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Biscuit trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Griffith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Griffith 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Schmorgen Biscuit!
Schmorgen Biscuit managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Linkavitch Chomofsky (ranked 1542 p4p, 2435 weight class) and Darrell Newsome (ranked 201 p4p, 310 weight class). Chomofsky kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mastodon - Sleeping Giant. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Linkavitch Chomofsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darrell Newsome!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newsome throws a lazy right hand but Chomofsky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Newsome changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chomofsky misses with a body shot.
Newsome wants to clinch up but Chomofsky keeps it at a distance.
Chomofsky appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Chomofsky looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chomofsky tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Newsome swivels and escapes.
Newsome displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chomofsky throws out the jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chomofsky.
Chomofsky misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chomofsky shoots and misses
and Newsome counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Linkavitch Chomofsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chomofsky staying out of range there.
Chomofsky half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Newsome throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chomofsky on the side of the head.
Chomofsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Newsome manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newsome bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chomofsky's head backwards.
Chomofsky misses with a takedown
and Newsome connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Newsome doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chomofsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newsome was well out of range. Poor timing from Chomofsky.
Newsome moves into range and clinches up with Chomofsky.
Newsome tries to throw a body punch but Chomofsky avoids it by throwing Newsome back against the cage.
Chomofsky blocks an uppercut.
Chomofsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chomofsky jumps guard but Newsome turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A nice right hand lands inside from Newsome.
Newsome lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chomofsky tries to pull guard but Newsome won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newsome lands with a right to the head.
Newsome doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Newsome.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chomofsky blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Newsome.
Newsome struggles to land a body shot inside as Chomofsky controls his hands.
Newsome softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chomofsky jumps guard and drags Newsome to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Newsome sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Chomofsky throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chomofsky working for a triangle but Newsome defends it easily.
Chomofsky not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Newsome wants to control from the top but Chomofsky keeps moving.
Chomofsky is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
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.
Chomofsky throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chomofsky throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chomofsky is trying to control the position but Newsome postures up.
Chomofsky has his foot on Newsome's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Newsome works his way back into a safe position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darrell Newsome dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chomofsky scores with a jab to the jaw.
Newsome misses with an uppercut. Chomofsky saw that one coming.
Chomofsky shoots in looking for a takedown but Newsome manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chomofsky's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chomofsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chomofsky scores with a punch to the head.
Chomofsky looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Newsome!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chomofsky is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Newsome's shoulder. That is not cool.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chomofsky trying to control the position but Newsome is working away.
Chomofsky tries to advance to mount but Newsome denies him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomofsky tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chomofsky has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Chomofsky is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Newsome knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Chomofsky is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Newsome knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Chomofsky moves into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chomofsky with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Newsome really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chomofsky. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chomofsky goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Newsome turns into him and now he's in Chomofsky's guard.
Newsome avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chomofsky wants to improve his position but instead Newsome has moved into half guard.
Chomofsky wants to improve his position but Newsome is controlling well.
Chomofsky is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Newsome pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Newsome sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Chomofsky is trying to control but can't.
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.
Chomofsky wants to improve his position but Newsome is controlling well.
Chomofsky is trying to maintain the position but Newsome is very close to passing his half guard.
Chomofsky is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Newsome is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Newsome controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chomofsky wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Linkavitch Chomofsky dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Chomofsky closes the distance and clinches up with Newsome, looking for a takedown. Chomofsky pushes Newsome against the cage but Newsome circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chomofsky shoots in but no luck this time.
Chomofsky moves out of range of the strikes.
Chomofsky throws a hook but Newsome blocks it.
Chomofsky throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Newsome was covering up waiting for the punch and Chomofsky finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Chomofsky pushing down on Newsome's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chomofsky is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Chomofsky is looking to take a break and control but Newsome is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomofsky content to control rather than advance.
Chomofsky is keen to just control but Newsome is a slippery customer.
Chomofsky is just content to waste time from the top position. Newsome takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Chomofsky not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Linkavitch Chomofsky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chomofsky looking to pass the guard.
Newsome pulls Chomofsky in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A jab from Newsome misses.
Chomofsky shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Newsome looks to land a right hand but Chomofsky moved out of range.
Chomofsky thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chomofsky fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Linkavitch Chomofsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chomofsky tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Newsome swivels and escapes.
Newsome on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chomofsky misses the shot to the body.
Newsome instigates a clinch.
Newsome digs a right hand underneath Chomofsky's ribcage. Chomofsky let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Newsome lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chomofsky wants a takedown.
A short left from Newsome.
Newsome lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Newsome.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Newsome.
Newsome has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newsome digs a right hand underneath Chomofsky's ribcage. Chomofsky let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Newsome misses with a punch to the body.
Newsome throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chomofskys head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Newsome scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Newsome.
Newsome swings wildly with an uppercut but Chomofsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Newsome.
Newsome is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Newsome lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chomofsky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Newsome working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chomofsky blocks a body shot from Newsome.
Newsome misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darrell Newsome comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Newsome 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darrell Newsome!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Timo White (ranked 2775 p4p, 2820 weight class) and Knuckle Sandwhich (ranked 377 p4p, 385 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Knuckle Sandwhich!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White scores with a punch to the head.
Sandwhich gets a clinch.
Sandwhich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sandwhich.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sandwhich takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sandwhich throws a head punch that misses.
Sandwhich looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
White's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Timo White has been cut.
Sandwhich misses with the head strike.
White blocks an elbow strike.
White throws a head punch that misses.
Sandwhich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
White gets through Sandwhich's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sandwhich throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Sandwhich misses with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandwhich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sandwhich working aggressively here.
White blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
Sandwhich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
White blocks an elbow strike from Sandwhich.
Sandwhich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
White avoiding damage as Sandwhich throws knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from White.
Sandwhich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
White lands an uppercut.
Sandwhich slows down the pace here.
Sandwhich is trying to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sandwhich.
White looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sandwhich lands a good knee to the midsection. White won't want to take too many of those.
A short right from Sandwhich on the inside.
Sandwhich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Sandwhich controls his hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sandwhich throws a head punch that misses.
White scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
Sandwhich misses with some punches.
Sandwhich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
A bit of stalling here from White.
White breaks the clinch.
Sandwhich has managed to clinch.
Sandwhich throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Sandwhich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
Sandwhich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
White lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Sandwhich.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sandwhich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
White avoids the elbow strike from Sandwhich, against the cage.
Sandwhich throws an elbow that misses.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Sandwhich.
Sandwhich scores with a shoulder strike.
Sandwhich misses with the head strike.
Sandwhich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sandwhich swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sandwhich struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sandwhich is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sandwhich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandwhich working aggressively here.
White lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sandwhich lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Sandwhich throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Sandwhich.
Sandwhich lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sandwhich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee calls for Sandwhich to work.
A short left from White.
White working aggressively here.
Sandwhich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
Sandwhich taking a breather.
White lands with a left to the head.
White working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Knuckle Sandwhich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timo White's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sandwhich moves into the clinch successfully.
Sandwhich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sandwhich in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
White blocking some punches.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sandwhich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from White.
White misses with the head strike.
White gets through Sandwhich's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sandwhich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sandwhich missing with knees to the body.
Sandwhich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sandwhich.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White lands a nice uppercut.
Sandwhich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White misses with the head strike.
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sandwhich closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Sandwhich controls the action.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White takes a shot to the head.
Knuckle Sandwhich seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sandwhich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sandwhich clinches.
Sandwhich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White avoiding damage as Sandwhich throws knees to the body.
Sandwhich is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
White lands with a left to the head.
White takes an elbow to the temple.
Sandwhich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sandwhich controlling the action here for a moment.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sandwhich pushes White up against the cage in a clinch.
Sandwhich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sandwhich misses with a punch on the inside.
Sandwhich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sandwhich misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
White has a couple of punches blocked by Sandwhich.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sandwhich backwards.
Sandwhich being controlled against the cage.
A shot in the inside from White.
Sandwhich has a couple of punches blocked by White.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sandwhich.
Sandwhich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
White scores with a hook to the body.
White working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandwhich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sandwhich darts in and clinches White up against the cage.
Sandwhich lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Sandwhich throws a head punch that misses.
Sandwhich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sandwhich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
White blocking some punches.
Sandwhich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sandwhich working aggressively here.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
White lands with a left to the head.
Sandwhich working aggressively here.
Sandwhich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from White.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White blocking some punches.
White avoiding damage as Sandwhich throws knees to the body.
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!
Sandwhich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sandwhich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sandwhich backwards.
White lands with a left to the head.
White is struggling to control the position.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sandwhich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Sandwhich.
White lands with a light punch inside.
White scores with a shot to the side of Sandwhich's head.
Sandwhich misses with the head strike.
White lands a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Knuckle Sandwhich will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Timo White's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sandwhich gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
White is working Sandwhich over against the cage.
White lands a shoulder strike.
White scores with a nice hook to the head.
White throws a head punch that misses.
Sandwhich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sandwhich trying to land knees to the body.
Sandwhich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
Sandwhich leaning his opponent against the cage.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from White.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sandwhich misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
White scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sandwhich has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Nice body punch from White.
A nice right hand lands inside from White.
White misses with some punches.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sandwhich throws a head punch that misses.
Sandwhich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sandwhich trying to land knees to the body.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Sandwhich.
White misses with some punches.
Sandwhich working aggressively here.
Timo White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandwhich blocks an uppercut.
Sandwhich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sandwhich throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sandwhich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandwhich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
White lands a shoulder strike.
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from White.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sandwhich controlling the action here for a moment.
A shot in the inside from White.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandwhich working aggressively here.
Sandwhich is trying to stall.
Sandwhich manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sandwhich lands a right hand.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sandwhich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
Sandwhich working White over with knees to the body.
Sandwhich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
Sandwhich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sandwhich backwards.
Sandwhich misses with the head strike.
White lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sandwhich backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White lands on the inside with an uppercut.
White misses with the head strike.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sandwhich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White avoids the elbow strike from Sandwhich, against the cage.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandwhich creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A shot in the inside from White.
White is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sandwhich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sandwhich lands a nice uppercut.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sandwhich tries a body shot but White blocks it.
Sandwhich lands a body shot.
Sandwhich misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Timo White.
I think Sandwhich 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Knuckle Sandwhich!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Barnes (ranked 1851 p4p, 22628 weight class) and Iaspero Yalixqua (ranked 41 p4p, 108 weight class). Yalixqua has chosen Stop This Flame as his entrance music. Iaspero Yalixqua has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bob Barnes's chin.
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Iaspero Yalixqua!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yalixqua pushes Barnes up against the cage in a clinch.
Yalixqua has Barnes pressed against the cage, preventing Barnes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yalixqua.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Yalixqua controls his hands.
Yalixqua slowing the pace effectively.
Yalixqua'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.
Barnes slows down the pace here.
Barnes is looking to break free of the clinch but Yalixqua has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
We've been informed that Yalixqua 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.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Barnes fails to land.
Barnes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Yalixqua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barnes trying to land knees to the body.
Yalixqua blocks an uppercut.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Yalixqua leaning against his opponent.
Yalixqua managing to block the knees to the body from Barnes.
Yalixqua slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes can't break the clinch.
Barnes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yalixqua slowing the pace effectively.
Yalixqua blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Stalling in the clinch from Yalixqua.
Barnes misses with the head strike.
Barnes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barnes can't break the clinch.
Barnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barnes tries to circle away but Yalixqua has him pinned against the cage.
Barnes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barnes misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yalixqua has Barnes pressed against the cage, preventing Barnes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yalixqua manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Yalixqua is struggling to control the position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Barnes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yalixqua's brow.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Yalixqua controls his hands.
Yalixqua has Barnes pushed against the cage.
Barnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Barnes wants to break free but Yalixqua has control.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Yalixqua controls his hands.
Yalixqua avoiding damage.
A bit of stalling here from Yalixqua.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yalixqua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yalixqua effectively controlling the action here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Barnes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yalixqua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnes.
A clash of legs there as Barnes blocks the low kick.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Yalixqua tries a quick counter leg kick but Barnes is wise to it.
Both fighters circling a little - Barnes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Barnes gets tackled into the cage by Yalixqua. Yalixqua maintains the clinch.
Barnes wants to break free but Yalixqua has control.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yalixqua blocks an elbow strike from Barnes.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Yalixqua avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Barnes throws a punch but it's blocked by Yalixqua.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yalixqua can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes letting Yalixqua take a breather here.
Yalixqua leaning against his opponent.
Yalixqua continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Yalixqua blocking some punches.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yalixqua's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes wants to break free but Yalixqua has control.
Yalixqua avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.
Barnes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yalixqua's elbow.
Barnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yalixqua is defending well for now.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
The referee calls for Yalixqua to work.
Yalixqua manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Yalixqua stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Barnes is looking to break free of the clinch but Yalixqua has double underhooks.
Barnes working hard to break the clinch.
Barnes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yalixqua has Barnes pressed against the cage.
Barnes is looking to break free of the clinch but Yalixqua has double underhooks.
Barnes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yalixqua backwards.
Yalixqua holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Barnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yalixqua leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yalixqua has Barnes pressed against the cage, preventing Barnes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barnes misses with the head strike.
Barnes tries to break free but Yalixqua pushes him back against the cage.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Yalixqua avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Yalixqua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yalixqua controlling the action here for a moment.
Yalixqua stalling in the clinch.
Barnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barnes is trying to push Yalixqua away but Yalixqua has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yalixqua has Barnes pressed against the cage, preventing Barnes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Barnes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yalixqua tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yalixqua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua takes the fight into the clinch.
Barnes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yalixqua has him pressed against the cage.
Yalixqua dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yalixqua taking a breather.
Yalixqua slowing the pace effectively.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bob Barnes will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Yalixqua has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barnes tries to circle away but Yalixqua has him pinned against the cage.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yalixqua lands a nice looking body shot.
Yalixqua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barnes is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yalixqua.
Barnes gets tackled into the cage by Yalixqua. Yalixqua maintains the clinch.
Barnes trying to stall but Yalixqua improves his position.
Yalixqua breaks from the clinch.
Yalixqua with a nice calf kick.
Yalixqua tries to clinch
and Barnes counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yalixqua scores with a shot to the body.
Yalixqua gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yalixqua content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Yalixqua controls the action.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
Yalixqua avoiding damage.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yalixqua stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Yalixqua controls the action.
Barnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barnes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yalixqua manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The referee calls for Yalixqua to work.
Barnes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yalixqua blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes is trying to break the clinch but Yalixqua has him pressed against the cage.
Barnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yalixqua blocks a body shot from Barnes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes manages to break the clinch.
Yalixqua closes the distance and pushes Barnes back into the cage.
Barnes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yalixqua stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yalixqua's elbow.
Barnes tries a body shot but Yalixqua blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Barnes fails to land.
Yalixqua is pushing Barnes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bob Barnes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Yalixqua controls the action.
Yalixqua stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barnes breaks from the clinch.
Barnes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Barnes duly obliges.
It looks like Iaspero Yalixqua has been cut.
A nice leg kick from Yalixqua, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes wants to land a leg kick but Yalixqua is out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Barnes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barnes throws a right hand that Yalixqua ducks under and follows up with a left that Yalixqua also avoids with ease.
Barnes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yalixqua.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes checks a leg kick nicely.
Yalixqua comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Barnes works the jab nicely.
Yalixqua throws a leg kick but Barnes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barnes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barnes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yalixqua.
Iaspero Yalixqua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yalixqua tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Iaspero Yalixqua.
Well Barnes 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Barnes!
Bob Barnes 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Maestre (ranked 471 p4p, 354 weight class) and Dimitri Svyatogor (ranked 10 p4p, 6 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Luis Maestre has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Luis Maestre seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Maestre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitri Svyatogor!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maestre swings away with a body shot that misses
and Svyatogor counters with a stiff right hand.
Maestre throws a right hand that Svyatogor ducks under and follows up with a left that Svyatogor also avoids with ease.
Svyatogor cracks Maestre with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Maestre throws a nice looking combination but Svyatogor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Svyatogor lands a slapping body shot.
Maestre looks to land a right hand but Svyatogor moved out of range.
Svyatogor misses with an uppercut.
Svyatogor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maestre momentarily.
Svyatogor slips under a jab from Maestre.
Maestre throws a lazy right hand but Svyatogor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Svyatogor swings for the body but Maestre moves out of range.
Svyatogor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maestre.
Maestre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Svyatogor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maestre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svyatogor clinches up with Maestre and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maestre.
Maestre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Svyatogor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svyatogor throws an elbow that misses.
Nice body punch from Svyatogor.
Svyatogor's coach down at ubergym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Svyatogor's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Svyatogor lands an elbow just above Maestre 's eye.
It looks like Luis Maestre has been cut.
Svyatogor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maestre's defenses.
Svyatogor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maestre looking to stall.
Svyatogor lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Svyatogor is working Maestre over against the cage.
Svyatogor can't find room to land a body shot as Maestre controls the action.
Svyatogor is working Maestre over against the cage.
Maestre is breathing heavily.
Svyatogor utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The referee calls for Svyatogor to work.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Svyatogor.
Maestre takes an elbow to the forehead.
Maestre misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Svyatogor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maestre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Svyatogor.
Svyatogor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Svyatogor blocks a body shot from Maestre.
Svyatogor lands a body shot.
Maestre takes an elbow to the forehead.
Maestre misses with the head strike.
Maestre definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short uppercut from Maestre.
A body shot lands from Svyatogor.
Maestre prevents a body shot from Svyatogor.
Maestre swings wildly with an uppercut but Svyatogor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maestre misses with the head strike.
Svyatogor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Svyatogor pushes Maestre back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Svyatogor.
Maestre takes an elbow to the temple.
Svyatogor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Maestre takes an elbow to the temple.
Maestre takes an elbow to the forehead.
Luis Maestre's cut is getting worse.
Svyatogor working Maestre over with knees to the body.
Svyatogor lands an elbow just above Maestre 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svyatogor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maestre's defenses.
Svyatogor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Svyatogor lands an elbow inside that Maestre shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Svyatogor.
Luis Maestre's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Svyatogor lands an uppercut.
Maestre throws a punch but it's blocked by Svyatogor.
Maestre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Svyatogor lands an elbow inside.
Svyatogor lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Svyatogor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Svyatogor pushes off an throws an elbow but Maestre leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Maestre wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Svyatogor has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Svyatogor.
Maestre throws a head punch that misses.
Svyatogor lands a nice elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svyatogor cracks Maestre with a nice body shot.
Svyatogor lands a damaging elbow.
Svyatogor lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jeez, Luis Maestre's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Maestre takes an elbow to the forehead.
 Maestre is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Luis Maestre's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dimitri Svyatogor!
Dimitri Svyatogor very nearly forgot to thank Brooklyn Apothecary amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Luis Maestre was interviewed post fight and said 'I just lost to the best man on earth. 18-0 is something that very few fighters achieve. I look forward to watching this legend pave his way through history '.
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