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Tycoon Olympics 2022 - Bantamweight QF PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gemellus Axius (ranked 391 p4p, 259 weight class) and Calixto Cardona (ranked 23 p4p, 39 weight class). Axius comes to the cage accompanied by Off The Grid - Kanye West. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gemellus Axius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Calixto Cardona!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardona scores with a hook to the body. Axius takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cardona closes the distance and pushes Axius back into the cage.
Cardona goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Axius wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cardona has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Axius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cardona misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cardona cracks Axius with a nice body shot.
Axius prevents a body shot from Cardona.
Axius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cardona misses with a body punch
and Axius counters with a stiff right hand.
Axius throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cardona tries to clinch up.
Cardona with a jab.
Cardona lands a body shot.
Cardona fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Axius looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Axius has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Axius misses its intended target.
Cardona lands with an uppercut that bounces Axius off the cage and back into range.
A nice combination there by Axius.
Cardona scores with a hook to the body. Axius takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cardona keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Axius.
Axius misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axius defending well as Cardona loads up on a big left hand.
Axius pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cardona is out of range and Axius settles back down.
Cardona bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Axius's head backwards.
Axius misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cardona works the jab nicely.
Cardona misses with a straight left.
Axius misses with the body kick
and Cardona counters with an outside leg kick.
Axius lands with a nice body punch.
Axius is looking to slow Cardona down with leg kicks.
Cardona keeps Axius at a distance using the push kick.
Cardona avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cardona pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Axius swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Axius misses with a leg kick.
Axius throws a leg kick which misses Cardona's front leg but catches the back leg as Cardona tries to avoid it.
Axius connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Axius lands with a right hand.
Cardona misses the shot to the body.
Cardona throws an overhand right that lands on Axius's shoulder, as Axius tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardona digs a good body shot into Axius's ribs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cardona.
Cardona uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Axius throws out a loose jab but Cardona uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cardona looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Calixto Cardona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Cardona.
Axius gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cardona has a couple of punches blocked by Axius.
Axius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cardona lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Axius backwards.
Axius lands with a short shot to the head.
Axius blocking some punches.
Axius working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Cardona scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cardona throws a head punch that misses.
Axius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axius.
Axius blocking some punches.
Cardona misses with a short punch on the inside.
Axius cracks Cardona with a nice body shot.
Axius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cardona.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axius scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Cardona.
Axius digs a right hand into Cardona's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cardona's gas tank.
Cardona's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Axius.
Cardona struggles to land a body shot inside as Axius controls his hands.
Axius lands a right hand.
Axius lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cardona tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Axius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cardona's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cardona.
Axius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Axius gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cardona throws a looping overhand right but Axius ducks down to avoid it.
Axius throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Cardona. Those never looked like landing.
Axius throws a leg kick but Cardona sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cardona connects with a good right hand that stumbles Axius. Axius circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Decent striking displayed by Cardona there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axius throws a lazy right hand but Cardona sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cardona looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cardona scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Axius doesn't seem bothered though.
Axius fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cardona checks it well.
Cardona lands with an overhand left.
Cardona turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Axius on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Axius throws an overhand right that lands on Cardona's shoulder, as Cardona tries to avoid the shot.
Axius moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Axius moves out of range as Cardona strikes.
Axius takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cardona throws a head kick that half lands.
A big left from Cardona misses.
Axius misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Cardona on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slow jab from Axius misses its intended target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Axius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Axius breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Calixto Cardona will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cardona tests Axius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Axius is looking to chop away at Cardona's legs.
A clash of legs there as Cardona blocks the low kick.
Cardona throws a right hand that Axius ducks under and follows up with a left that Axius also avoids with ease.
Axius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cardona swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Axius looks for the body kick but Cardona saw that one coming.
Axius has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cardona.
Cardona throws a head kick but Axius moves out of range.
Cardona stuns Axius with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Axius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cardona counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Calixto Cardona seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Axius has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cardona scores with a shot to the side of Axius's head.
Cardona blocks a body shot from Axius.
Axius struggles to land a body shot inside as Cardona controls his hands.
Axius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cardona lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cardona is working Axius over against the cage.
Axius prevents a body shot from Cardona.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Axius blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardona misses with a punch to the body.
Cardona tries a body shot but Axius blocks it.
Cardona blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cardona blocks an uppercut.
Cardona tries a body shot but Axius blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Axius.
Axius scores with a hook to the body.
Axius lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cardona misses with a body punch.
Axius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gemellus Axius has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Axius.
Axius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cardona takes a shot to the head.
Axius manages to break the clinch.
Axius misses with an uppercut
and Cardona counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Axius blocks a head kick by Cardona.
Axius has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cardona misses with the head strike.
Axius lands a hook that snaps the head of Cardona backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cardona takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardona tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cardona scores with a hook to the body.
Cardona lands a nice shot to the body.
Cardona blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Axius fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cardona.
Cardona throws a punch but it's blocked by Axius.
Axius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cardona backwards.
Axius struggles to land a body shot inside as Cardona controls his hands.
Cardona can't find room to land a body shot as Axius controls the action.
Axius scores with a shot to the side of Cardona's head.
Axius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Axius lands a right hand.
Axius misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Cardona fails to land.
Axius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cardona moves away from the strike by Axius.
Cardona misses with a looping right.
Axius slips under a jab.
Cardona uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Axius.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Axius.
Axius half committed to a counter leg kick.
Axius forces Cardona back against the cage and clinches.
Axius has a couple of punches blocked by Cardona.
Cardona works on Axius's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cardona.
Axius has a couple of punches blocked by Cardona.
Axius lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cardona tries a body shot but Axius blocks it.
Axius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Axius scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cardona.
Cardona doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Axius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cardona throws a shot to the body.
Cardona uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Axius has time to react.
Axius misses with a straight left.
Nice uppercut there from Cardona.
Axius swings for the body but Cardona moves out of range.
Cardona thuds a left hand into Axius's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Axius tries to clinch but Cardona is having none of it.
Cardona lands a glancing blow to the side of Axius's head.
That kick from Cardona tenderised Axius's leg. Axius is trying to keep his angry face on.
Axius cracks Cardona with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Axius slips a straight right by Cardona.
Cardona fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Axius.
Cardona uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Axius.
Cardona thows a left - swing and a miss!
Axius takes one to the side of the head.
Axius scoring well with a low kick there.
Axius moves out of range of the strikes.
Cardona throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cardona misses with a head kick.
Cardona missing with a left hand there. Axius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Axius throwing a counter right hand but Cardona manages to avoid it.
Cardona connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Axius's hands.
Cardona misses with a wild body shot.
Axius staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Calixto Cardona will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cardona fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Axius on the side of the head.
Cardona staying out of range there.
Cardona cracks a nice hook into Axius's ribs.
Cardona throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Cardona.
Cardona lands a nice leg kick that just misses Axius's sensitive parts.
Axius walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cardona checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Axius looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cardona lands with an uppercut that bounces Axius off the cage and back into range.
Cardona throws out a loose jab but Axius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cardona ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Axius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Axius is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Axius tries to work over Cardona's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axius.
Axius has a couple of punches blocked by Cardona.
Axius tries to work over Cardona's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardona lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Axius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Axius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Cardona fails to land.
Axius lands a body shot.
Cardona prevents a body shot from Axius.
Cardona can't find room to land a body shot as Axius controls the action.
Cardona scores with a shoulder strike.
Axius looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Axius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cardona throws out a loose jab but Axius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cardona takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cardona moves away from the strike by Axius.
Cardona throws a head kick that misses.
Axius ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Axius. That's going to slow Cardona down.
Nice shot lands for Cardona.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good standup being displayed there by Cardona as he connects with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Axius misses the target.
Gemellus Axius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardona uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Axius.
Axius connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cardona momentarily.
Axius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cardona.
Cardona goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cardona misses with a looping left.
Axius wants to clinch up but Cardona keeps it at a distance.
Cardona wants to clinch up but Axius keeps it at a distance.
Axius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cardona.
Axius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cardona.
Axius fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cardona just manages to avoid it.
Axius throws a hook but Cardona blocks it.
Axius bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cardona throws the kick towards the body but Axius avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Axius.
Axius clinches up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Axius.
Cardona scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cardona lands a hook that snaps the head of Axius backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardona blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cardona gets through Axius's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cardona lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Axius backwards.
Axius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Axius misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Axius.
Cardona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Axius swings wildly with an uppercut but Cardona uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cardona misses with a punch on the inside.
Axius cracks Cardona with a nice body shot.
Cardona misses with some punches.
Cardona gets through Axius's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Axius breaks from the clinch.
Cardona throws a half hearted mid kick.
Axius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Axius scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cardona throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cardona looks to throw the jab but Axius is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardona cracks Axius with an open hand slap.
Calixto Cardona is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cardona moves away from the strike by Axius.
A chopping leg kick lands by Axius.
Axius doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cardona tries to keep at a distance but Axius has taken the fight into the clinch.
Axius struggles to land a body shot inside as Cardona controls his hands.
Cardona tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cardona lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Axius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cardona's elbow.
Axius tries to work over Cardona's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cardona prevents a body shot from Axius.
Axius can't find room to land a body shot as Cardona controls the action.
Cardona misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cardona.
Axius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cardona tries to throw a body punch but Axius avoids it by throwing Cardona back against the cage.
Cardona lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Axius.
And that's the end of the fight!
Calixto Cardona comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cardona winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Calixto Cardona!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Calixto Cardona!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Calixto Cardona!
Calixto Cardona wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Calixto Cardona 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Juan Pique (ranked 243 p4p, 262 weight class) and Valen Dreth (ranked 10 p4p, 40 weight class). Pique comes to the cage accompanied by Piranha. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 3, fighting out of London, Juan Pique!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Valen Dreth!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dreth slips under a jab from Pique.
Dreth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pique lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Pique does it's job there.
Dreth has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Pique scores with a leg kick.
Dreth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dreth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pique.
Pique checks a leg kick.
Pique lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dreth's sensitive parts.
Dreth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pique stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dreth, as that shot connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pique. Dreth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dreth throws out a counter right but Pique avoids it with no problem.
Pique ducks under a wild hook from Dreth.
Pique throws a quick counter kick to the body but Dreth avoids it.
Dreth throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pique counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pique lands a slapping body shot.
Valen Dreth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dreth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pique.
Dreth now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pique throws the kick towards the body but Dreth avoids it.
Pique uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dreth.
Pique misses with a looping right.
Pique ducks under a wild hook from Dreth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dreth catches Pique with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dreth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pique.
Juan Pique is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pique misses with a kick to the body.
Dreth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pique defending well as Dreth loads up on a big left hand.
Pique is looking to counter punch.
Pique misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dreth.
Dreth tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pique is able to avoid easily.
Pique throws a hook but Dreth blocks it.
Pique pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dreth shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pique as he avoids it easily.
It looked like Pique was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dreth.
Pique connects with an inside leg kick.
Dreth connects with a nice looking jab.
Dreth with the inside leg kick.
Dreth looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pique!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dreth throws a strike aimed at the side of Pique's head but Pique avoids it well.
Dreth lands a nice forearm strike.
Dreth lands an elbow.
Pique struggling a bit here.
Pique tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dreth is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pique has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pique dodges the ground and pound from Dreth.
Dreth connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pique some visible discomfort.
Dreth thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dreth is chipping away with strikes.
Pique is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dreth wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pique, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dreth creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pique sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dreth throws an elbow but Pique slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dreth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pique can't do much from the bottom here.
Pique defending against the ground and pound.
Pique looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dreth is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pique has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dreth postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dreth working away.
Dreth working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Who's going to make the next move?
Pique tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dreth wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dreth creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pique sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dreth tries for a kimura but Pique is defending well.
Dreth tries for a kimura but Pique is defending well.
Dreth working away.
Dreth in side control, throwing shots but Pique defends.
Pique on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dreth cracks Pique with a big elbow.
Dreth wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pique, who protects the arm well.
Pique is looking for a sweep.
Pique is trying to control Dreth's posture but Dreth avoids it.
Dreth throws an elbow but Pique slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valen Dreth dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pique walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pique misses with a straight right.
Dreth throws a good cross that connects.
Dreth throws a leg kick but Pique sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dreth lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dreth tries to land a leg kick but Pique saw it coming and moves away.
Pique looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pique misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dreth.
Pique waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dreth.
Dreth moves out of range of the body kick from Pique.
Pique bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice cross by Pique.
Dreth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dreth jabs Pique right on the nose. Pique blinks but takes it well.
Nice sprawl there from Pique as Dreth shoots in.
Dreth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pique moves away.
Pique scores with a sloppy right hand. Dreth should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dreth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Pique misses the target.
Nice shot lands for Dreth.
Pique misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pique throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dreth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dreth moves away from the strike by Pique.
Pique takes one to the side of the head.
Dreth drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pique tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dreth lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pique looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dreth is one step ahead there.
Pique avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pique is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pique keeping full guard, as Dreth tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pique is on top in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dreth is on top in guard.
Pique avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pique pulls Dreth in close to prevent any damage.
Pique looking for a sweep. Not yet Pique, not yet.
Dreth is fighting to break Pique's control of his arms but Pique is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pique is trying to control the position but Dreth postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pique is on top in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dreth wants to sweep here but Pique controlling him for the moment.
Dreth bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pique's guard.
Dreth looking to pass the guard.
Dreth with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pique is looking to stand up but Dreth isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dreth with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dreth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pique manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dreth manages to get himself to full guard.
Dreth looking for a guillotine here but Pique defends easily.
Pique won't allow Dreth to sweep him here.
Pique wants to control from the top but Dreth keeps moving.
Pique gets to his feet - Dreth follows without any prompting.
Dreth staying out of range there.
Pique misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dreth slips under a jab from Pique.
Pique looks to land a left hand but Dreth moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Pique misses.
Dreth moves out of range of the body kick.
Dreth drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pique defends it well.
Dreth with a nice calf kick.
Dreth's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pique under the eye.
Pique on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dreth. Dreth obviously looking to wear him down.
Dreth throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pique on the side of the head.
Dreth chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pique can pounce on him.
Dreth misses with a straight right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pique throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dreth.
A telegraphed right hand from Pique misses the target.
Dreth keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pique throws a hook but Dreth avoids it easily.
Pique cracks Dreth with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pique lands with a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Dreth.
Dreth scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pique in his tracks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valen Dreth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pique cracks Dreth with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pique lands a lovely overhand right.
Dreth's corner calls for a 1-2. Dreth obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pique on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dreth. Dreth obviously looking to wear him down.
A low kick lands for Dreth.
Dreth scores with a body shot.
Dreth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pique throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dreth doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dreth moves out of range as Pique throws a body kick.
Dreth moves out of range of the strikes.
Pique lunges at Dreth with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dreth's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pique throws a solid leg kick but Dreth takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pique.
Pique avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pique swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pique pushes Dreth away with a front kick.
Pique moves forwards but Dreth connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pique takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pique shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A low kick lands for Pique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pique waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dreth.
Dreth takes a swing at Pique's ribcage but misses.
Pique throws a hook but Dreth blocks it.
Pique lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pique throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd cheers as Dreth lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pique doesn't seem phased though.
Dreth shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Dreth was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dreth working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pique is looking for a sweep.
Pique is trying to control Dreth's posture but Dreth avoids it.
Pique parries the strikes from Dreth easily there. Dreth is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pique to escape.
Pique tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dreth working the ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dreth is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pique is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pique is looking to reverse the position.
Juan Pique has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dreth throws an elbow but Pique slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dreth working the body and head with strikes.
Pique gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pique gets full guard.
Pique avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pique preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dreth working some strikes from top position.
Dreth throws a big right hand that misses.
Dreth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pique working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dreth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pique seems keen to control Dreth's posture.
Pique working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dreth.
Pique pulls Dreth in to control the position.
Pique is trying to control the position but Dreth postures up.
Dreth throwing strikes from guard but Pique blocks nicely.
Pique looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dreth makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dreth is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Pique utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dreth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dreth in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pique throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dreth with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dreth with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dreth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pique avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dreth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dreth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pique looking for a sweep. Not yet Pique, not yet.
Pique managing to control the position.
Dreth postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dreth stands and throws Pique's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dreth landing strikes.
Pique tries to improve position but can't.
Dreth is trying to get an arm triangle but Pique is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valen Dreth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dreth winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Valen Dreth!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Valen Dreth!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Valen Dreth!
Valen Dreth wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Valen Dreth 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lusmu Kutvonen (ranked 338 p4p, 233 weight class) and Schmedgar Dimms (ranked 16 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Lusmu Kutvonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Schmedgar Dimms!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kutvonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dimms jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dimms throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kutvonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schmedgar Dimms seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kutvonen throws a shot from downtown. Dimms moves away and avoids it.
Dimms let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dimms has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dimms connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dimms lands with a good body shot.
Dimms throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kutvonen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dimms tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kutvonen is able to avoid easily.
Dimms throws a jab when Kutvonen was well out of range.
Dimms stalks Kutvonen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kutvonen's face. Kutvonen staggers backwards, shaken.
Dimms lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dimms keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kutvonen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dimms.
A quick step to the side and Kutvonen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kutvonen ducks under a wild hook from Dimms.
Dimms gets caught flat footed, as Kutvonen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kutvonen throwing strikes from guard but Dimms blocks nicely.
Kutvonen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dimms works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutvonen is pushing down on Dimms's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dimms is fighting to maintain full guard but Kutvonen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dimms wants to control but Kutvonen is keeping busy.
Kutvonen thows a huge punch but Dimms dodges it nicely.
Kutvonen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kutvonen throwing shots but Dimms is blocking nicely.
Dimms avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kutvonen.
Kutvonen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kutvonen 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.
Dimms trying to control but Kutvonen postures up.
Dimms wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kutvonen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dimms regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kutvonen trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Dimms manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Dimms preventing the sweep.
Kutvonen pulls Dimms in to control the position.
Kutvonen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kutvonen looking for a sweep. Not yet Kutvonen, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimms 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.
Dimms trying to control the position from guard on top but Kutvonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dimms 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.
Dimms is fighting to break Kutvonen's control of his arms but Kutvonen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kutvonen throws a jab when Dimms was well out of range.
Kutvonen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A good leg kick by Dimms.
Dimms scores with a jab to the body.
Dimms scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kutvonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Dimms lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kutvonen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dimms throws a combination that misses
and Kutvonen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dimms thinking.
Schmedgar Dimms is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dimms lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kutvonen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kutvonen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kutvonen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dimms counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kutvonen is looking to wear down Dimms with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A swing and a miss from Dimms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Schmedgar Dimms 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.
Kutvonen shoots in and drives through. Dimms sprawls well.
Kutvonen throws a body punch but Dimms moves out of range.
Dimms lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kutvonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Kutvonen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dimms throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dimms with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice jab there from Dimms.
Dimms tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kutvonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Dimms.
Dimms throws a leg kick but Kutvonen checks it.
Kutvonen throws out a loose jab but Dimms uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dimms with the inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kutvonen misses the shot to the body.
Dimms throws the left hand but Kutvonen avoids the punch easily.
Kutvonen dives in and grabs Dimms's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dimms pushes down on Kutvonen's head and hops out.
Kutvonen misses with a body shot.
Dimms just misses with a punch to the body.
Kutvonen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kutvonen with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimms misses with a looping right.
Dimms misses with a hook to the body
and Dimms takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dimms lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kutvonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dimms manages to avoid it.
Dimms scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dimms has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kutvonen takes a swing at Dimms's ribcage but misses.
Dimms moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kutvonen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dimms slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dimms keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dimms lands with a hook. Kutvonen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kutvonen fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lusmu Kutvonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dimms tried to score with a low kick but Kutvonen checks it.
Dimms tests Kutvonen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dimms stuffs the takedown attempt from Kutvonen. Kutvonen gets slowly back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kutvonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dimms let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen throws a body punch but Dimms moves out of range.
Dimms misses with a wild body shot.
Kutvonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kutvonen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kutvonen fails with a takedown attempt.
Kutvonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dimms was well out of range. Poor timing from Kutvonen.
Dimms ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kutvonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dimms.
Dimms scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dimms staying out of range there.
Kutvonen works Dimms's body with a nice hook.
Dimms throws an overhand right that lands on Kutvonen's shoulder, as Kutvonen tries to avoid the shot.
A quick step to the side and Kutvonen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A cross from Kutvonen lands.
Dimms scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kutvonen doesn't seem bothered though.
Kutvonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Dimms let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Dimms.
Kutvonen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dimms fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kutvonen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dimms momentarily.
Dimms chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dimms throws an off balance right hand
and Kutvonen counters with a one-two to the body.
Kutvonen darts in looking for a takedown but Dimms gets double underhooks and turns Kutvonen into the cage.
Dimms struggles to land a body shot inside as Kutvonen controls his hands.
Dimms tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kutvonen's elbow.
Dimms working hard to break the clinch.
Dimms presses Kutvonen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dimms misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kutvonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dimms.
Dimms throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kutvonen counters with a stiff right hand.
Dimms throws a hook to the side of Kutvonen's head but Kutvonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kutvonen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kutvonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dimms.
Dimms ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Dimms. That snapped Kutvonen's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimms with a hook.
Dimms changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kutvonen.
Dimms misses with a wild body shot.
Dimms bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kutvonen's head backwards.
Nice jab there from Kutvonen.
Dimms avoids the body shot from Kutvonen.
Kutvonen misses the shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Dimms.
Kutvonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dimms.
Dimms's corner calls for a 1-2. Dimms obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kutvonen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dimms.
Dimms misses with a hook. Kutvonen ducked under it nicely.
Kutvonen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dimms misses with a wild combination.
Kutvonen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Schmedgar Dimms showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.
Kutvonen moves away from the strike by Dimms.
Kutvonen throws a body punch but Dimms moves out of range.
Kutvonen takes one on the button.
Kutvonen misses with a straight left.
Dimms keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kutvonen takes a swing at Dimms's ribcage but misses.
Dimms scores with a jab to the head.
Dimms throws a solid leg kick but Kutvonen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dimms.
Kutvonen attempts a counter takedown but Dimms avoids it well and moves away.
Kutvonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dimms lands a leg kick that knocks Kutvonen off balance momentarily.
Dimms throws a hook to the side of Kutvonen's head but Kutvonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kutvonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dimms was well out of range. Poor timing from Kutvonen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kutvonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dimms throws a big shot that misses.
Dimms swings widly with a right hand
and Kutvonen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dimms thinking.
Kutvonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dimms misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Dimms.
Kutvonen lands a slapping body shot.
Kutvonen cracks Dimms with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dimms lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kutvonen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice uppercut there from Dimms.
Dimms misses with a left hand
and Kutvonen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dimms tries to roll over but Kutvonen keeps him under control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kutvonen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dimms has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kutvonen is working away from the top position though.
Kutvonen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kutvonen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen uses his free foot to push down on Dimms's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dimms.
Kutvonen wants to control but instead Dimms manages to regain half guard.
Kutvonen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kutvonen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kutvonen throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dimms to regain full guard.
Kutvonen is working Dimms over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kutvonen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dimms looking for a sweep. Not yet Dimms, not yet.
Kutvonen with a nice head shot there.
Kutvonen throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen tries to free his leg and advance position but Dimms is retaining full guard.
Dimms looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kutvonen is one step ahead there.
Kutvonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Dimms is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kutvonen is looking to work some ground and pound but Dimms has wrist control.
Kutvonen throws a strike but Dimms rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kutvonen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dimms pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kutvonen is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimms is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kutvonen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lusmu Kutvonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kutvonen throws a big elbow that misses.
Kutvonen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kutvonen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lusmu Kutvonen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dimms 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Schmedgar Dimms!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Schmedgar Dimms!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Schmedgar Dimms!
Schmedgar Dimms wins by unanimous decision!
In defeat, Lusmu Kutvonen stepped up to the mic, saying 'Suattaa vituttaa tai olla vituttamatta. Vuan tiältä myö tullaan, oottakeepa vuan!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Killer Kidd (ranked 62 p4p, 563 weight class) and Bardia Farrokhzad (ranked 4 p4p, 66 weight class). Farrokhzad comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rastak - Hele Mali (Iranian Fisherman Folk Song) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 4 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Killer Kidd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bardia Farrokhzad!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Kidd misses.
Farrokhzad gets a clinch.
A short right from Farrokhzad on the inside.
A short uppercut from Farrokhzad.
Kidd misses with a punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Farrokhzad.
 It looks like Killer Kidd has been cut.
Kidd lands a left hand that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch on the inside.
Kidd misses with the head strike.
Kidd lands a nice shot to the body.
Farrokhzad tries to land knees in the clinch but Kidd avoids the damage to the body.
Kidd makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kidd tries a body shot but Farrokhzad blocks it.
Kidd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Farrokhzad has a couple of punches blocked by Kidd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kidd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrokhzad tries a body shot but Kidd blocks it.
Farrokhzad lands a left hand.
Farrokhzad lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A shot in the inside from Kidd.
Farrokhzad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad struggles to land a body shot inside as Kidd controls his hands.
Farrokhzad has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kidd seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Farrokhzad can turn it around.
Kidd lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farrokhzad blocks a body shot from Kidd.
Farrokhzad working aggressively here.
Farrokhzad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farrokhzad lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Farrokhzad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kidd backwards.
A shot in the inside from Kidd.
Kidd misses with the head strike.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch to the body.
Kidd throws a head punch that misses.
Farrokhzad scores with a shot to the side of Kidd's head.
Farrokhzad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Farrokhzad.
Kidd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kidd struggles to land a body shot inside as Farrokhzad controls his hands.
Kidd swings wildly with an uppercut but Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kidd working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Farrokhzad landing knees to the head.
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!
Farrokhzad lands a knee to the body.
Farrokhzad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Farrokhzad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Farrokhzad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd scores with a shoulder strike.
Farrokhzad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kidd blocks it with crossed arms.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kidd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Kidd fails to land.
Kidd blocks an uppercut.
Kidd throws a head punch that misses.
Farrokhzad lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Farrokhzad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad prevents a body shot from Kidd.
Kidd struggles to land a body shot inside as Farrokhzad controls his hands.
Farrokhzad throws a head punch that misses.
Farrokhzad prevents a body shot from Kidd.
Kidd lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kidd misses with the head strike.
Kidd scores with a shoulder strike.
Farrokhzad tries to work over Kidd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Kidd.
Farrokhzad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kidd is working Farrokhzad over against the cage.
Kidd managing to block the knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
Kidd lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad lands a good knee to the midsection. Kidd won't want to take too many of those.
Kidd misses with a body punch.
Farrokhzad lands a hook that snaps the head of Kidd backwards.
Kidd working aggressively here.
Kidd lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Kidd fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kidd.
Kidd misses with a punch on the inside.
Kidd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kidd.
Kidd lands a left hand that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kidd struggles to land a body shot inside as Farrokhzad controls his hands.
Kidd throws a punch but it's blocked by Farrokhzad.
Kidd can't find room to land a body shot as Farrokhzad controls the action.
Farrokhzad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Farrokhzad struggles to land a body shot inside as Kidd controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kidd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Farrokhzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kidd has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kidd avoids it.
A short uppercut from Kidd.
Kidd lands a left hand.
Farrokhzad lands a shoulder strike.
Farrokhzad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kidd managing to block the knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
A right hook to the body lands for Kidd.
Kidd makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Farrokhzad blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kidd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kidd lands with a short shot to the head.
 Farrokhzad is rocked!
Kidd misses with the head strike.
Farrokhzad is still on wobbly legs! Can Kidd finish him?
Kidd working aggressively here.
Kidd lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch on the inside.
Kidd misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bardia Farrokhzad will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Killer Kidd's cut.
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.
Kidd is looking to slow Farrokhzad down with leg kicks.
Farrokhzad clinches with his opponent.
Kidd stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Farrokhzad seems to have recovered his senses.
Kidd lands a nice uppercut.
Farrokhzad swings wildly with an uppercut but Kidd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kidd lands a left hand that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Kidd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Kidd throws a punch but it's blocked by Farrokhzad.
Kidd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Farrokhzad landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kidd fails to land.
Farrokhzad works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kidd scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farrokhzad misses with the head strike.
Kidd prevents a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad missing with knees to the body.
Kidd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kidd scores with a nice hook to the head.
Farrokhzad working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Kidd.
Farrokhzad cracks Kidd with a nice body shot.
Farrokhzad tries to throw a body punch but Kidd avoids it by throwing Farrokhzad back against the cage.
Kidd lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kidd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kidd tries a body shot but Farrokhzad blocks it.
Kidd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kidd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kidd misses with a punch to the body.
Farrokhzad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kidd is defending well for now.
Kidd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kidd's elbow.
Farrokhzad blocking some punches.
Kidd lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kidd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Kidd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kidd.
Kidd tries to throw a body punch but Farrokhzad avoids it by throwing Kidd back against the cage.
Kidd tries to throw a body punch but Farrokhzad avoids it by throwing Kidd back against the cage.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kidd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kidd lands with a left to the head.
Kidd lands a right hand that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Farrokhzad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Kidd.
Farrokhzad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kidd.
Farrokhzad takes a shot to the head.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Kidd blocks it.
Farrokhzad working aggressively here.
Kidd lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kidd lands a hook that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Kidd misses with some punches.
Farrokhzad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kidd's elbow.
Kidd prevents a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrokhzad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad blocks a body shot from Kidd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Farrokhzad to his knees! Kidd keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Killer Kidd!
Killer Kidd very nearly forgot to thank Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q) 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.
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