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Big Wave Big Man Tournament R1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Red Hawk (ranked 4877 p4p, 5010 weight class) and Michael Lewis (ranked 524 p4p, 538 weight class). Michael Lewis is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Red Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hawk.
Lewis shoots in and bounces Hawk off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lewis sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lewis landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis stands up from Hawk's guard - Lewis perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lewis throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lewis counters with a single leg into guard. Hawk didn't expect that.
Hawk is looking to stand back up but Lewis counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Hawk.
Hawk is trying to control Lewis's posture. Lewis takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Hawk! Lewis is rotating here... this could be the end... Hawk is out! Lewis has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Michael Lewis!
An out of breath Michael Lewis thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wilt Madison (ranked 5885 p4p, 5012 weight class) and Samuel Adam (ranked 588 p4p, 539 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wilt Madison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Adam!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Madison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Madison instigates a clinch.
Adam trying to control the position but instead, Madison has worked for underhooks and has pushed Adam into the cage.
Adam lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Adam lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Madison throws a punch but it's blocked by Adam.
Madison manages to break the clinch.
Madison has Adam up against the cage in a clinch.
Madison tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Adam smiles and moves away.
Madison wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Adam. That snapped Madison's head back.
Madison wants to clinch up but Adam keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Madison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam lands a slapping body shot.
Madison rushes Adam and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Adam misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adam wants to stall.
Adam swings wildly with an uppercut but Madison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Madison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adam swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Madison clinches up with Adam and pushes him back against the cage.
Madison scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Madison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Madison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Madison moves into range and clinches up with Adam.
Madison misses with some punches.
Madison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Madison throws a head punch that misses.
Adam is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Adam.
Madison lands a hook that snaps the head of Adam backwards.
 It looks like Samuel Adam has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Madison pushes Adam back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Madison lands a right hand.
A short right from Adam on the inside.
Adam lands a left hand.
Adam misses with the head strike.
Adam swings wildly with an uppercut but Madison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adam takes a shot to the head.
Adam has a couple of punches blocked by Madison.
Madison working aggressively here.
Madison lands a shoulder strike.
Adam pushes Madison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Madison has been working on his balance at Tappelukerho, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Adam.
A short right from Adam.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adam.
Madison working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Adam fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adam.
Madison lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Madison misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madison pulls guard successfully.
Adam is fighting to break Madison's control of his arms but Madison is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Madison working for a triangle but Adam defends it easily.
Madison is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
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.
Madison is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Still in half guard, Madison seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Madison is thwarting Adam's attempts to control the position.
Madison takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wilt Madison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samuel Adam's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Adam scores with a nice right hand.
Adam scores with a nice strike.
Adam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wilt Madison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Adam misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilt Madison has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Madison fails to pull the fight into his guard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Madison creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adam.
Adam has a couple of punches blocked by Madison.
Adam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Madison prevents a body shot from Adam.
Adam throws a head punch that misses.
Adam misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adam scores with a shoulder strike.
Madison jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Madison looking for a sweep. Not yet Madison, not yet.
Madison is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison pulls Adam in close to prevent any damage.
Madison is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Madison is controlling Adam's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A left lands for Adam.
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.
Adam darts in and clinches Madison up against the cage.
Adam throws a punch but it's blocked by Madison.
Adam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adam goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adam swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Madison blocks an uppercut.
Madison manages to pull guard.
Madison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Adam is one step ahead there.
Madison seems keen to control Adam's posture.
Madison wants to sweep here but Adam controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Madison is controlling Adam's posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Madison gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Madison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Adam misses with a hook to the ribs.
Madison has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Madison lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adam.
Adam blocking some punches.
Madison working aggressively here.
Adam has a couple of punches blocked by Madison.
Madison lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Madison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Madison closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Madison blocking some punches.
Madison breaks the clinch.
Madison has taken the fight to the clinch.
Adam doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adam digs a right hand into Madison's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Madison's gas tank.
Madison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adam lands a body punch in the clinch.
Madison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Madison doesn't manage to clinch there - Adam circles away.
Madison is looking to clinch but Adam is avoiding it.
Madison fails with an attempt to clinch.
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 Wilt Madison will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Samuel Adam's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Adam misses with a series of wild punches.
Adam swats away the attempt to clinch by Madison.
Madison tries to clinch but Adam moves out of range.
Adam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adam closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Madison on the inside.
Adam doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Madison swings wildly with an uppercut but Adam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Madison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Madison lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adam backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Madison.
Madison manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Adam is leaning against Madison and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Madison ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Madison no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison pulls Adam in close to his closed guard and prevents Adam from doing any damage or advancing position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Madison wants to sweep but no luck.
Madison is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Adam not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Madison has Adam pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Madison tries to clinch there but Adam circles away.
Adam keeps the fight on the outside.
Adam closes the distance and clinches.
Adam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Madison.
Adam struggles to land a body shot inside as Madison controls his hands.
Adam tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Madison's elbow.
Madison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adam trying to stall but Madison improves his position.
Madison lands an uppercut.
Adam misses with the head strike.
Madison swings wildly with an uppercut but Adam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adam tries to throw a body punch but Madison avoids it by throwing Adam back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Madison is looking to clinch.
Adam swats away the attempt to clinch by Madison.
Madison tries to clinch but Adam is having none of it.
Adam moves into the clinch.
Wilt Madison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Adam working aggressively here.
Adam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Madison lands a hook that snaps the head of Adam backwards.
Madison blocks a body shot from Adam.
Madison misses with some punches.
Madison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Madison tries to clinch but Adam moves out of range.
Adam steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Madison.
Madison wants to clinch up but Adam keeps it at a distance.
Madison closes the distance but Adam moves to the side
and Adam counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adam uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Madison has time to react.
Adam fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Madison, pushing him back against the cage.
A short left from Madison.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adam throws a punch but it's blocked by Madison.
Adam misses with a body punch.
Adam goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adam throws a punch but it's blocked by Madison.
Madison breaks the clinch.
Madison wants to clinch
and Adam counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Adam has managed to clinch.
Adam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adam throws a head punch that misses.
Madison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Samuel Adam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adam gets tackled into the cage by Madison. Madison maintains the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Samuel Adam.
I think Madison 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilt Madison!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diogo Martins (ranked 4868 p4p, 6309 weight class) and Gustav Matti (ranked 415 p4p, 460 weight class). Martins comes to the cage accompanied by Monte Tiene Garabato. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diogo Martins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gustav Matti!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Martins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martins tries to clinch up.
Matti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martins clinches with his opponent.
Martins stalling in the clinch but Matti improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Martins fails to land.
Martins stalls.
Martins is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matti looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Matti - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matti is stalling here.
Martins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matti's elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Matti throws an elbow but misses.
Martins blocks a body shot from Matti.
Martins is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Martins putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Matti in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Martins content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martins lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Martins will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Matti up against the cage.
Matti being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Diogo Martins.
Matti connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Matti lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Martins backs up against the cage.
Matti dips to his left and cracks Martins with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Martins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martins tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Matti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martins moves in looking to clinch but Matti pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins darts in trying to clinch
and Matti counters with a left and a right that stings Martins.
Martins moves into range and clinches up with Matti.
The referee is keeping an eye on Martins - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Martins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martins slows down the pace here.
Matti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martins.
Matti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martins.
Martins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matti is trying to break the clinch but Martins has him pressed against the cage.
Martins is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Martins stalling in the clinch.
Martins taking a breather.
Martins trying to stall but Matti improves his position.
Matti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matti has Martins pushed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Matti takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gustav Matti will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Martins closes the distance and pushes Matti back into the cage.
Martins stalling against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Matti.
Matti trying to control the position but instead, Martins has worked for underhooks and has pushed Matti into the cage.
Martins stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matti swings wildly with an uppercut but Martins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martins is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Martins gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Diogo Martins.
Martins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martins tries to clinch there but Matti circles away.
Martins wants to clinch up but Matti keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Matti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Martins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Martins manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matti lands a jab to the head.
Martins moves into range and clinches up with Matti.
Martins scores a nice knee to the body.
Martins breaks from the clinch.
Martins closes the distance looking to clinch
and Matti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matti keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice side step and Matti releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Martins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Matti throws a combination. Martins tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Martins stalling against the cage.
The referee calls for Martins to work.
Martins stalling the fight.
Martins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martins tries to land knees in the clinch but Matti avoids the damage to the body.
Martins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Martins fails to land.
Matti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martins is trying to break the clinch but Matti has him pressed against the cage.
Matti being controlled against the cage.
Martins lands an elbow inside that Matti shrugs off.
Martins manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Martins looking to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matti being controlled against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gustav Matti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Martins tries to close the distance and clinch but Matti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gustav Matti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matti throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Martins doesn't manage to clinch there - Matti circles away.
Martins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Matti.
Martins is looking to clinch.
Matti tries to clinch up.
Matti lands a right hook to the body.
Matti wants to clinch up but Martins keeps it at a distance.
Matti pushes Martins up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Martins.
Martins is trying to stall.
Matti has had enough of the clinch but Martins keeps him there for the moment.
Martins stalling in the clinch but Matti improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Martins - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Martins is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Diogo Martins.
Martins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martins tries to clinch up but Matti circles away and keeps his distance.
Martins wants to clinch but Matti slips to the side
and Matti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Matti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Matti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martins darts in and clinches Matti up against the cage.
Matti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martins stalling in the clinch but Matti improves position.
Martins is trying to maintain a safe position but Matti gets an underhook and turns Martins into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martins holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Martins trying to control the position but instead, Matti has worked for underhooks and has pushed Martins into the cage.
Martins is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Diogo Martins.
Matti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diogo Martins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martins closes the distance but Matti moves to the side
and Matti counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Martins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Matti jabs Martins right on the nose. Martins blinks but takes it well.
Martins clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matti's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Martins is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Matti blocks an uppercut.
Martins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matti is defending well for now.
Matti is struggling to control the position.
Martins slowing the pace effectively.
Matti takes an elbow to the forehead.
Martins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Martins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matti is trying to break the clinch but Martins has him pressed against the cage.
Martins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martins.
Martins is looking to control Matti's arms but Matti gets an underhook and turns him. Now Martins has his back to the cage.
Martins looking to slow down the pace here.
Matti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martins avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matti can't find room to land a body shot as Martins controls the action.
Martins lands a knee to the body.
Diogo Martins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gustav Matti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Martins breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustav Matti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Matti 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustav Matti!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bulk Bogan (ranked 4916 p4p, 4912 weight class) and Randyisio Tessino (ranked 526 p4p, 527 weight class). Bogan comes to the cage accompanied by Real Murican. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bulk Bogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randyisio Tessino!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogan misses with a hook. Tessino ducked under it nicely.
Bogan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bogan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tessino keeps working.
Tessino is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bogan working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Bogan.
Tessino on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
It looks like Randyisio Tessino has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tessino is trying to control Bogan's posture but Bogan avoids it.
Bogan 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 Tessino's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tessino struggling a bit here.
Tessino is not content to let Bogan control the position.
Tessino is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bogan off and has taken his back!
Tessino has got one arm under Bogan's chin. This could be trouble... Bogan trying to control the other hand but Tessino gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Bogan has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Randyisio Tessino!
The defeated Bulk Bogan had this to say: 'Clear the cage. Bogan must pose'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Celestyn Kluz (ranked 4915 p4p, 4709 weight class) and Orvar Odd Lodinkinni (ranked 549 p4p, 537 weight class). Kluz comes to the cage accompanied by Mark Crozer and The Rels - Broken Out In Love. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Celestyn Kluz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orvar Odd Lodinkinni!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kluz closes the distance and clinches.
Kluz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kluz takes the fight into the clinch.
Kluz stalling.
Lodinkinni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kluz blocks a body shot from Lodinkinni.
Lodinkinni on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kluz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lodinkinni blocking some punches.
Lodinkinni misses with an elbow over the top.
Kluz blocks an uppercut.
Kluz lands an elbow inside that Lodinkinni shrugs off.
It looks like Orvar Odd Lodinkinni has been cut.
Lodinkinni goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kluz breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lodinkinni. Kluz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kluz quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kluz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lodinkinni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kluz slips a straight right by Lodinkinni.
Kluz slips under a jab.
Kluz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kluz tries to land knees in the clinch but Lodinkinni avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodinkinni lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lodinkinni fails to land.
Lodinkinni working aggressively here.
Lodinkinni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Lodinkinni.
Kluz avoids a wild elbow strike from Lodinkinni.
Kluz blocks an elbow strike.
Kluz blocks a body shot from Lodinkinni.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kluz has Lodinkinni pushed against the cage.
Kluz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lodinkinni up against the cage.
Kluz stalls.
Kluz has Lodinkinni pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Celestyn Kluz.
Kluz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodinkinni can't find room to land a body shot as Kluz controls the action.
Kluz stalling.
Kluz blocks an elbow strike.
Kluz stalling the fight.
Kluz misses with the head strike.
Lodinkinni misses with a punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kluz.
Lodinkinni can't find room to land a body shot as Kluz controls the action.
Kluz blocks an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kluz avoiding damage.
Kluz seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Lodinkinni can't find room to land a body shot as Kluz controls the action.
Kluz blocks an elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kluz.
Lodinkinni misses with a punch on the inside.
Kluz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kluz stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lodinkinni fails to land.
Lodinkinni misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lodinkinni fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kluz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kluz moves into the clinch.
Kluz throws an elbow that misses.
Kluz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Celestyn Kluz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kluz closes the distance and pushes Lodinkinni back into the cage.
Kluz is struggling to control the position.
Lodinkinni being controlled against the cage.
Kluz tries to land knees in the clinch but Lodinkinni avoids the damage to the body.
Lodinkinni working aggressively here.
Lodinkinni misses with an elbow strike.
Lodinkinni throws a head punch that misses.
Kluz tries to work over Lodinkinni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lodinkinni misses with an elbow over the top.
Kluz misses with a punch to the body.
Kluz blocking some punches.
Lodinkinni has a couple of punches blocked by Kluz.
Kluz misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kluz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kluz avoids a wild elbow strike from Lodinkinni.
Kluz struggles to land a body shot inside as Lodinkinni controls his hands.
Kluz misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lodinkinni.
Kluz tries a body shot but Lodinkinni blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kluz.
Kluz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lodinkinni.
Kluz blocking some punches.
Kluz is trying to maintain a safe position but Lodinkinni gets an underhook and turns Kluz into the cage.
Lodinkinni goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kluz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lodinkinni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kluz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lodinkinni's defenses.
A bit of stalling here from Kluz.
Lodinkinni looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kluz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kluz trying to land knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Celestyn Kluz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Orvar Odd Lodinkinni's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lodinkinni tries to keep at a distance but Kluz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lodinkinni tries a body shot but Kluz blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Kluz.
Kluz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kluz just leaning against Lodinkinni, taking a breather.
Lodinkinni misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kluz stalling in the clinch but Lodinkinni improves position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Celestyn Kluz.
Kluz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kluz tries to clinch up.
Kluz closes the distance and clinches.
Kluz tries to stall but Lodinkinni uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kluz misses with a punch on the inside.
Kluz looking to slow down the pace here.
Kluz is struggling to control the position.
Lodinkinni avoids a wild elbow strike from Kluz.
Lodinkinni misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kluz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lodinkinni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kluz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kluz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kluz blocks an uppercut.
Kluz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lodinkinni connects with the punch.
Lodinkinni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lodinkinni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kluz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lodinkinni keeps the fight on the outside.
Kluz tries to clinch up but Lodinkinni circles away and keeps his distance.
Lodinkinni now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kluz is looking to clinch.
Kluz wants to clinch up but Lodinkinni keeps it at a distance.
Lodinkinni misses the jab.
Kluz clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kluz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lodinkinni's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kluz working aggressively here.
Lodinkinni misses with an elbow strike.
Lodinkinni swings wildly with an uppercut but Kluz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kluz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lodinkinni avoids it.
Lodinkinni creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lodinkinni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kluz looking to slow down the pace here.
Lodinkinni goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kluz stalling against the cage.
Kluz tries a knee to the head but Lodinkinni blocks it.
Lodinkinni misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lodinkinni avoids the elbow strike from Kluz, against the cage.
Kluz scores with a shot to the side of Lodinkinni's head.
Kluz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kluz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kluz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lodinkinni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Lodinkinni on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kluz wants to clinch.
Kluz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lodinkinni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lodinkinni moves out of range of the strikes.
Lodinkinni misses with a looping right.
Lodinkinni swats away the attempt to clinch by Kluz.
Lodinkinni swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kluz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lodinkinni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lodinkinni misses with an uppercut.
Kluz has managed to clinch.
Lodinkinni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kluz blocks the elbow strike.
Celestyn Kluz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kluz blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kluz tries to land knees in the clinch but Lodinkinni avoids the damage to the body.
Kluz breaks the clinch.
Kluz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lodinkinni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kluz has Lodinkinni up against the cage in a clinch.
Lodinkinni lands with a right to the head.
Kluz blocks an elbow strike from Lodinkinni.
Kluz leaning against his opponent.
Stalling in the clinch from Kluz.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Kluz for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Kluz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kluz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kluz thows a leg kick but Lodinkinni checks it
and Lodinkinni counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Lodinkinni scores with a nice head shot.
Lodinkinni lands a right hook to the body.
Lodinkinni throws a shot to the body.
Lodinkinni swats away the attempt to clinch by Kluz.
Lodinkinni swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Orvar Odd Lodinkinni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Orvar Odd Lodinkinni's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kluz is looking to clinch.
Kluz darts in and clinches Lodinkinni up against the cage.
Lodinkinni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lodinkinni can't find room to land a body shot as Kluz controls the action.
Lodinkinni throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kluz is struggling to control the position.
Lodinkinni can't find room to land a body shot as Kluz controls the action.
Kluz prevents a body shot from Lodinkinni.
Kluz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kluz tries to clinch but Lodinkinni is having none of it.
Lodinkinni throws out a counter right but Kluz avoids it with no problem.
Lodinkinni misses with a hook. Kluz ducked under it nicely.
Kluz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lodinkinni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kluz wants to clinch up but Lodinkinni keeps it at a distance.
Lodinkinni looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kluz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kluz doesn't manage to clinch there - Lodinkinni circles away.
Lodinkinni looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kluz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kluz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lodinkinni's brow.
Kluz can't find room to land a body shot as Lodinkinni controls the action.
Lodinkinni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kluz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kluz.
Lodinkinni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lodinkinni tries to work over Kluz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Lodinkinni fails to land.
Kluz blocks the elbow strike.
Lodinkinni pushes off an throws an elbow but Kluz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kluz stalling in the clinch but Lodinkinni improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Lodinkinni fails to land.
Kluz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kluz stalling the fight.
Kluz struggles to land a body shot inside as Lodinkinni controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kluz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kluz.
Lodinkinni tries to throw a body punch but Kluz avoids it by throwing Lodinkinni back against the cage.
Lodinkinni lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lodinkinni creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodinkinni tries a body shot but Kluz blocks it.
Lodinkinni blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kluz missing with knees to the body.
Lodinkinni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kluz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kluz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lodinkinni struggles to land a body shot inside as Kluz controls his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kluz blocks the elbow strike.
Lodinkinni has a couple of punches blocked by Kluz.
Kluz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kluz tries to clinch up but Lodinkinni circles away and keeps his distance.
Kluz moves into the clinch.
Lodinkinni blocks an uppercut.
Lodinkinni can't find room to land a body shot as Kluz controls the action.
Kluz blocks an elbow strike from Lodinkinni.
Kluz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lodinkinni is defending well for now.
Lodinkinni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kluz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lodinkinni as Kluz tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lodinkinni has a couple of punches blocked by Kluz.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lodinkinni swings wildly with an uppercut but Kluz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kluz has Lodinkinni pushed against the cage.
Lodinkinni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kluz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lodinkinni is defending well for now.
Lodinkinni creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lodinkinni throws a head punch that misses.
Kluz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kluz blocks an elbow strike from Lodinkinni.
Lodinkinni working aggressively here.
Kluz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kluz manages to break the clinch.
Kluz fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Lodinkinni was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kluz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lodinkinni.
Kluz throws a push kick but Lodinkinni slaps the foot to one side.
Kluz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lodinkinni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lodinkinni swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circling - Lodinkinni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kluz instigates a clinch.
Kluz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lodinkinni has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lodinkinni can't find room to land a body shot as Kluz controls the action.
Kluz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Lodinkinni.
Kluz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kluz swings wildly with an uppercut but Lodinkinni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kluz is looking to control Lodinkinni's arms but Lodinkinni gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kluz has his back to the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lodinkinni tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kluz's elbow.
Lodinkinni throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kluz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kluz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kluz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lodinkinni is keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Orvar Odd Lodinkinni.
I think Lodinkinni 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orvar Odd Lodinkinni!
Orvar Odd Lodinkinni decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Saito Hajime (ranked 4713 p4p, 4894 weight class) and Jay Read (ranked 513 p4p, 521 weight class). Read has chosen Fight Music as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Saito Hajime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Read!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Read gets a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Read as Hajime tries to tie him up.
Read manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hajime tries to throw a body punch but Read avoids it by throwing Hajime back against the cage.
Hajime stalling the fight.
Read letting Hajime take a breather here.
Hajime tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Read just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hajime just leaning against Read, taking a breather.
Hajime tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Read misses with some punches.
Read being controlled against the cage.
Read scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Read's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jay Read seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Read has taken the fight to the clinch.
Read letting Hajime take a breather here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Read tries to land knees in the clinch but Hajime avoids the damage to the body.
Hajime blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hajime.
Hajime stalling.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hajime trying to stall but Read improves his position.
Hajime tries to pull guard but Read holds him up against the cage and eventually Hajime drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saito Hajime. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Read throws a knee to the head but misses.
Read breaks from the clinch.
Hajime tries to keep at a distance but Read has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hajime just leaning against Read, taking a breather.
Hajime jumps guard but Read turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hajime jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Read walks away with a smile on his face. Hajime gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Read closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hajime did well to prevent Read getting side control.
Hajime wants to get back to full guard.
Read tries to stand and escape but Hajime actually recovers to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hajime has a closed guard, preventing Read from standing up.
Read stands up and waves to Hajime to follow him.
Hajime tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Read paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hajime tries to clinch up but Read circles away and keeps his distance.
Read fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hajime, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Read throws an elbow but misses.
Hajime is trying to pull guard but Read has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Read to work.
Read stalling.
Read receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Read breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Read gets a clinch.
Read lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hajime or not.
Hajime looking to stall.
Hajime jumps guard but Read stands there with Hajime around his waist. Hajime gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hajime drags the fight down to the ground.
Hajime knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Read on the ground.
Read wants to stand but Hajime is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hajime is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Read defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Read stands up and waves to Hajime to follow him.
Read closes the distance and clinches.
Read blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Read breaks from the clinch.
Read closes the distance and clinches.
Read controlling the action here for a moment.
Read using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hajime has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hajime displaying some good clinch control by pressing Read up against the cage.
Hajime pulls guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Read dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Read rushes Hajime and presses him up against the cage.
Read trying to control the position but instead, Hajime has worked for underhooks and has pushed Read into the cage.
Read unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hajime lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hajime stalling in the clinch but Read improves position.
Read breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Read clinches.
Hajime dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Read has had enough of the clinch but Hajime keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Read can't break the clinch.
Come on Hajime - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hajime wants to stall.
Hajime swings wildly with an uppercut but Read uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Read blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Read goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Read swings wildly with an uppercut but Hajime uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hajime trying to stall but Read improves his position.
Read breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hajime is looking to clinch.
Read looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Read rushes Hajime and presses him up against the cage.
Hajime taking a breather.
Hajime is trying to maintain a safe position but Read gets an underhook and turns Hajime into the cage.
Read throws a head punch that misses.
Hajime is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hajime tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Read just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hajime tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Read just stands there and leans against the cage.
Read tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hajime avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Read fails to land.
Read breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hajime throws the left hand but Read avoids the punch easily.
Read looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Read has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Some wild striking there from Read.
Read closes the distance and pushes Hajime back into the cage.
Hajime is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Read to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saito Hajime. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hajime tries to pull guard but Read forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Read throws an elbow but misses.
Hajime on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Read as Hajime tries to tie him up.
Hajime is trying to pull guard but Read has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hajime.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Read tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hajime misses with a punch to the body.
Read misses with a hook from the clinch.
Read scores with a shot to the side of Hajime's head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hajime - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Read blocks an uppercut.
Hajime blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Read takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Read with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The referee calls for Read to work.
Hajime trying to stall but Read improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hajime avoiding damage as Read throws knees to the body.
Read misses with a punch to the body.
Hajime is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hajime jumps into guard, dragging Read to the mat.
Hajime is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hajime is working an open guard so Read takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Read moves into the clinch successfully.
Read trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Read is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hajime tries to pull guard but Read holds him up against the cage and eventually Hajime drops back down to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Read showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.
Read darts in and clinches Hajime up against the cage.
Read avoiding damage.
Hajime taking a breather.
Hajime blocks an elbow strike from Read.
Hajime is trying to stall.
Read's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Read closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jay Read seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Read breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Read forces Hajime back against the cage and clinches.
Read looking to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Read throws an elbow but misses.
Read misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Read throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hajime tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Read smiles and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Read.
Read tries a body shot but Hajime blocks it.
Hajime tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Read smiles and moves away.
Hajime gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Read breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Read has managed to clinch.
Saito Hajime has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hajime tries to pull guard but Read won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saito Hajime. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hajime avoiding damage as Read throws knees to the body.
Hajime blocks an uppercut.
Hajime effectively controlling the action here.
Hajime is trying to pull guard but Read has him pressed against the cage.
Read swings wildly with an uppercut but Hajime uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hajime blocks an uppercut.
Read misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hajime.
Read breaks the clinch.
Read pushes Hajime up against the cage in a clinch.
Read goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Read trying to land knees to the body.
Hajime fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hajime misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hajime trying to stall but Read improves his position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hajime - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Read will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hajime up against the cage.
Hajime tries to pull guard but Read forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Read is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Read breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Read has taken the fight to the clinch.
Read tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Read misses with an elbow strike.
Read fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Read lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hajime fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hajime avoids the elbow strike from Read, against the cage.
Read lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Read misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hajime has a couple of punches blocked by Read.
Hajime has a couple of punches blocked by Read.
Hajime successfully pulls guard.
Hajime had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Read defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Read stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hajime wants to land a leg kick but Read is out of range.
Hajime throws a chopping leg kick but Read manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Read pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Read gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jay Read is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Read stalling in the clinch.
Read trying to control the position but instead, Hajime has worked for underhooks and has pushed Read into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Read comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Read has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Read!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Robertson (ranked 3735 p4p, 4764 weight class) and Kopam Nos (ranked 452 p4p, 517 weight class). Robertson comes to the cage accompanied by The Theme From Big Wave. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bradley Robertson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kopam Nos!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nos darts in looking for a takedown but Robertson gets double underhooks and turns Nos into the cage.
Robertson shoots for a takedown but Nos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Robertson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Nos quickly recovers to half guard.
Robertson is trying to work for a kimura but Nos is defending well.
Robertson is trying to control. Nos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Robertson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nos is just riding it out for now. Robertson eventually gives up the hold.
Robertson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nos is just riding it out for now. Robertson eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robertson working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nos tries to kick Robertson off but Robertson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Robertson is trying for a kimura here. Nos looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Robertson wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bradley Robertson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enrico Fermi (ranked 4936 p4p, 3647 weight class) and Snorri Borsteinn (ranked 529 p4p, 441 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Enrico Fermi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Snorri Borsteinn!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borsteinn looks to clinch
and Fermi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Borsteinn thinking.
Fermi cracks a nice hook into Borsteinn's ribs.
Borsteinn wants to clinch up but Fermi keeps it at a distance.
Borsteinn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fermi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Borsteinn tries to clinch
and Fermi counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Snorri Borsteinn has been cut.
Borsteinn closes the distance and clinches.
Fermi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Fermi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Borsteinn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Borsteinn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Borsteinn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fermi cracks Borsteinn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fermi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Borsteinn closes the distance but Fermi moves to the side
and Fermi counters with a right hand to the body.
Borsteinn looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooh!!! Fermi has knocked Borsteinn down with a huge combo! Fermi steps away and waves a wobbly Borsteinn back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Borsteinn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fermi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Borsteinn tries to clinch up.
Borsteinn is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Fermi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fermi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fermi punishes Borsteinn's body with a nice straight punch.
Fermi sends Borsteinn crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Fermi is motioning to the referee to let Borsteinn up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Fermi drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Borsteinn right on the button. Borsteinn goes down! Fermi follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Fermi gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Enrico Fermi!
During a confident post fight interview, Enrico Fermi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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