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DC 5: Doncic vs Silva PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Liwa Kursiwa (ranked 5789 p4p, 5658 weight class) and Giant Grizzly (ranked 400 p4p, 396 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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145
0 - 1 - 0 |
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150
2 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Liwa Kursiwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Giant Grizzly!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grizzly gets a clinch.
Grizzly changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kursiwa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Grizzly tries to clinch but Kursiwa is having none of it.
Giant Grizzly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grizzly closes the distance and pushes Kursiwa back into the cage.
Grizzly is working for takedown but Kursiwa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Grizzly changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kursiwa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Liwa Kursiwa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giant Grizzly.
Kursiwa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grizzly stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grizzly doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kursiwa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kursiwa lands with an uppercut that bounces Grizzly off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grizzly darts in trying to clinch
and Kursiwa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kursiwa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Grizzly clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kursiwa breaks the clinch.
Kursiwa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grizzly tries for a takedown but Kursiwa circles away easily
and Kursiwa counters with a stiff right hand.
Kursiwa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grizzly, pushing him back against the cage.
Kursiwa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grizzly.
Grizzly has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kursiwa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Grizzly is looking for a takedown.
Kursiwa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grizzly wants to clinch.
Grizzly tries to clinch but Kursiwa is having none of it.
Grizzly fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Kursiwa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grizzly doesn't seem phased though.
Kursiwa tries to clinch
letting Grizzly counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grizzly clinches up against the cage.
Grizzly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kursiwa backwards.
Grizzly drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kursiwa prevents the takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kursiwa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Grizzly wants to take the fight to the mat but Kursiwa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Grizzly tries for a takedown but Kursiwa manages to get underhooks.
Grizzly changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kursiwa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Grizzly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kursiwa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kursiwa throws a shot from downtown. Grizzly moves away and avoids it.
Kursiwa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kursiwa duly obliges.
Grizzly closes the distance and clinches.
Kursiwa manages to break the clinch.
Grizzly moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kursiwa - that landed with a thud.
Kursiwa gets underhooks to prevent Grizzly's takedown attempt.
Grizzly is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kursiwa to keep the fight standing.
Kursiwa gets underhooks to prevent Grizzly's takedown attempt.
Grizzly drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kursiwa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kursiwa avoiding damage.
Kursiwa stops a takedown attempt from Grizzly.
Grizzly has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kursiwa after a bit of a struggle.
A short left from Kursiwa.
Grizzly tries for a takedown but Kursiwa manages to get underhooks.
Grizzly is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Grizzly is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kursiwa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Grizzly looks winded!
Kursiwa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grizzly jumps guard but Kursiwa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kursiwa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grizzly jumps guard but Kursiwa stands there with Grizzly around his waist. Grizzly gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kursiwa prevents a takedown attempt there.
Grizzly drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kursiwa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kursiwa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grizzly has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kursiwa seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Grizzly can turn it around.
Come on Kursiwa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kursiwa tries a body shot but Grizzly blocks it.
Grizzly tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kursiwa prevents the takedown attempt.
Kursiwa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grizzly's elbow.
Kursiwa is pressed up against the cage. Grizzly has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kursiwa down to the mat. Kursiwa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liwa Kursiwa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kursiwa has Grizzly up against the cage in a clinch.
Grizzly has Kursiwa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kursiwa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kursiwa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grizzly looking for a takedown.
Grizzly looking for a takedown.
Liwa Kursiwa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giant Grizzly.
Grizzly is looking for a takedown.
Grizzly gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kursiwa regains guard.
Kursiwa pushes Grizzly off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Kursiwa closes the distance and clinches.
Kursiwa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kursiwa keeps the fight on the outside.
Kursiwa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kursiwa throws out a powerful jab.
Kursiwa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kursiwa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grizzly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kursiwa throws a nice looking combination but Grizzly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grizzly is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kursiwa lands a nice shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grizzly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grizzly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Grizzly wants a takedown.
Grizzly has Kursiwa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kursiwa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kursiwa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Grizzly has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kursiwa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kursiwa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kursiwa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grizzly moves out of range of the strikes.
Grizzly is looking to clinch but Kursiwa is avoiding it.
Liwa Kursiwa is winning the standup battle so far.
Grizzly shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kursiwa pinned against the cage. Kursiwa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kursiwa misses with a head kick.
Grizzly closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kursiwa circles away.
Grizzly looks to clinch
and Kursiwa counters with a series of strikes. Grizzly will be more careful next time no doubt.
 Grizzly is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kursiwa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grizzly doesn't seem bothered though.
Grizzly is still on wobbly legs! Can Kursiwa finish him?
Grizzly is breathing heavily.
Kursiwa throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Grizzly stumbling backwards into the cage! Grizzly bounces back off the cage towards Kursiwa, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Kursiwa lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Kursiwa celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Liwa Kursiwa!
Liwa Kursiwa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between DA Real (ranked 3256 p4p, 22941 weight class) and Uncle Abner (ranked 371 p4p, 488 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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28
265
4 - 3 - 0 |
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25
265
8 - 15 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Dangerous knees
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DA Real!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uncle Abner!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abner misses with a head kick.
Real throws a hook but Abner blocks it.
Abner is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Real with a body shot.
Real looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abner misses with a hook. Real ducked under it nicely.
Real is looking to counter punch.
Abner throws a head kick but Real moves out of range.
Real slips a straight right by Abner.
Abner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
 It looks like DA Real has been cut.
Real fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Abner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Abner takes one to the side of the head.
 It looks like Uncle Abner has been cut.
Real scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Real cracks Abner with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Abner looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Real finish him?
Abner is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Real fakes the body blow, causing Abner to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Abner goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). DA Real!
A less than humble DA Real misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Rome (ranked 3467 p4p, 3518 weight class) and Asher Barnes (ranked 392 p4p, 394 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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26
155
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160
4 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Curtis Rome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Asher Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes throws a leg kick but Rome moved away.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rome swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
It seemed like Barnes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barnes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Curtis Rome seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Rome.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rome.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barnes is defended easily by Rome.
We've been hearing reports that Rome has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rome works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rome ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Rome was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rome takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice jab there from Rome.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rome darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rome.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rome throws out the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Barnes misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rome lunges at Barnes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barnes's hand.
Barnes throws a lazy right hand but Rome sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rome went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Barnes lands with a nice body punch.
Rome lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A telegraphed right hand from Rome misses the target.
Barnes throws a lazy right hand but Rome sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnes misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Rome on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rome takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
An inside leg kick from Barnes misses.
Barnes tests Rome's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Rome.
Barnes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rome. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Rome.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rome just misses with a punch to the body.
Rome connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rome was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Rome slips under a jab from Barnes.
Barnes has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Barnes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rome to score with a decent uppercut.
Rome misses with a left hand
and Barnes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rome thinking.
Rome lands with a cross.
Rome throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Barnes tries to clinch but Rome moves out of range.
Rome keeps the fight on the outside.
Rome throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Rome swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Rome checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rome ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rome looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
Rome steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Rome throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Rome throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Barnes throws a hook to the side of Rome's head but Rome sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rome swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rome is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rome throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rome throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Barnes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Rome is just out of range.
Barnes looks to land a left hand but Rome moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheers as Rome lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barnes doesn't seem phased though.
Rome waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Rome tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rome bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Curtis Rome is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rome clobbers Barnes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rome throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnes misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Rome counter with a right hand.
Rome uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rome throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rome looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rome misses with a straight right.
Rome jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rome throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Barnes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rome blocks a jab.
Rome circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barnes moves forwards but Rome connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rome throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barnes counters with a good low kick that Rome was not able to check.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
Rome cracks a nice hook into Barnes's ribs.
Rome misses with a straight left.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rome manages to avoid it.
Barnes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rome throws a head kick that half lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Rome dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rome misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rome. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rome smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rome throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Barnes misses.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rome manages to avoid it.
Rome stuns Barnes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barnes blocks a head kick by Rome.
A nice side step and Barnes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barnes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Barnes might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rome has got the better of the exchanges.
Rome keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rome throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Rome scores with a nice strike.
Rome staying out of range there.
Rome looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
Rome rushes Barnes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rome escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rome misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rome throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Barnes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rome throws an off balance right hand
and Barnes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rome misses the jab.
Rome misses with a looping left.
Barnes slips a jab from Rome.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rome manages to avoid it.
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rome.
Barnes throws the left hand but Rome avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Barnes misses.
Rome throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Rome blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Rome is looking to counter punch.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rome.
Rome misses with a hook.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rome doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rome.
Rome lands a glancing blow to the side of Barnes's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rome takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barnes lands a nice shot that snaps Rome's head back.
The fighters circling - Rome throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rome checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rome.
Rome connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barnes's hands.
Rome throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Barnes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Barnes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big left from Rome misses.
Barnes throws out a counter right but Rome avoids it with no problem.
Barnes throws a hook but Rome blocks it.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rome.
Rome fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barnes, pushing him back against the cage.
Rome has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rome smiles and moves away.
Barnes scores with a nice right hand.
Rome moves out of range of the strikes.
Rome appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rome.
Rome looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rome.
Rome misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Rome.
Barnes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rome counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rome misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Rome throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rome jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnes checks a low kick from Rome.
A countering left hand to the body from Barnes misses.
Barnes defending well as Rome loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rome ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Rome throws a big shot that misses.
Barnes throws a body kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Rome on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A leg kick checked by Rome.
Rome throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Barnes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barnes swings for the body but Rome moves out of range.
Rome is looking to counter with head kicks.
Barnes takes a swing at Rome's ribcage but misses.
Rome changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice side step and Barnes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Barnes gets tackled into the cage by Rome. Rome maintains the clinch.
Rome misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rome has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
Rome throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barness head.
Barnes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rome pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rome is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnes can do to turn this around?
Rome scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Rome dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The fighters circle momentarily. Rome darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rome throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rome scoring well with a low kick there.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rome.
Rome is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
Rome throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Barnes misses with an uppercut. Rome saw that one coming.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Rome.
Barnes slips a jab from Rome.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnes misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rome misses with a looping left.
Barnes throws a body punch but Rome moves out of range.
Barnes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A shot to the liver by Barnes. Beautiful body shot.
Rome pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rome misses with a hook
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Rome wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rome takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barnes throws a big shot that misses.
Rome misses the jab.
Barnes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
An inside leg kick from Barnes misses.
Rome thuds his right hand into Barnes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rome throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
A left lands for Rome.
Barnes slips under a jab from Rome.
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rome ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
A big left from Rome misses.
Barnes slips under a jab from Rome.
Barnes slips a straight right by Rome.
Barnes throws out a counter right but Rome avoids it with no problem.
Rome throws an off balance right hand
enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rome misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Barnes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Rome misses the target.
Rome backing away here, and Barnes unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Barnes tries to clinch up but Rome circles away and keeps his distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rome misses with a straight right.
Rome misses the jab.
Barnes throws an overhand right that lands on Rome's shoulder, as Rome tries to avoid the shot.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Rome lands a head kick. Barnes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rome misses with a looping left.
Barnes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barnes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rome misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Rome misses the target.
Barnes throws a body punch but Rome moves out of range.
Rome blocks a jab.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Rome.
Despite the aggression on Barnes's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Rome misses its intended target.
Rome displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnes throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Rome misses the target.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Rome.
Curtis Rome is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rome moves away.
A big left from Rome misses.
Barnes unleashes a big counter combination but Rome bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rome tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Rome.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rome.
Rome lands an overhand right.
Decent striking displayed by Rome there.
Asher Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rome tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barnes! But no joy.
Rome staying out of range there.
Curtis Rome is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barnes lands with a right hand.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Rome.
Barnes throws a solid leg kick but Rome takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barnes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rome cracks Barnes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rome misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rome throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rome ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
A big left from Rome misses.
Rome paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rome closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Rome.
Rome manages to break the clinch.
Good shot there by Barnes.
Rome pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rome.
Rome throws a big shot that misses.
Barnes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barnes looks to land a left hand but Rome moved out of range nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Rome showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rome has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Rome!
During a confident post fight interview, Curtis Rome thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Unicorn Big Foot (ranked 3034 p4p, 3850 weight class) and Terrance Harris (ranked 378 p4p, 446 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Solid boxing
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Unicorn Big Foot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terrance Harris!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris jabs at Big Foot's body.
Harris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Big Foot.
Big Foot closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harris circles away.
Harris pushes Big Foot away with a front kick.
Harris stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harris wants it to stay on the feet.
Big Foot fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Unicorn Big Foot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris wants to clinch up but Big Foot keeps it at a distance.
Big Foot appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
No luck for Big Foot with that takedown attempt.
Big Foot throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harris's waist but Harris gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Big Foot off to one side.
Big Foot fails with a takedown attempt.
Big Foot moves out of range of the leg kick from Harris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Big Foot shoots in but no luck this time.
A good leg kick by Harris.
Harris is looking to slow Big Foot down with leg kicks.
Harris keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Big Foot goes for a double leg but Harris avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Harris continues to drive forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big Foot tries for a takedown. No joy.
Harris manages to break the clinch.
Harris swings for the body but Big Foot moves out of range.
Big Foot shoots for a takedown but Harris saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Harris misses with a straight left.
Big Foot tries to counter by clinching up but Harris breaks away and moves out of range.
Big Foot is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harris sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Harris with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Big Foot fails with the takedown
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harris misses with a kick to the body.
Big Foot shoots in for a double leg but Harris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A thudding body kick lands there by Harris!
Big Foot shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harris as he avoids it easily.
Big Foot shoots in looking for a takedown. Harris tries to sprawl out of it but Big Foot keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big Foot tries a head kick but it misses.
Harris keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Big Foot dives in for a single leg takedown but Harris sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Big Foot fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harris misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harris moves into the clinch.
Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris stuffs the takedown.
Harris leaves Big Foot with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Harris comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harris is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Big Foot rather than just go for the knockout.
Harris has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Big Foot manages to avoid it.
Big Foot closes the distance and clinches up with Harris, looking for a takedown. Big Foot pushes Harris against the cage but Harris circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Big Foot with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harris counters with a nice body shot.
Harris throws out a powerful jab.
Big Foot wants to clinch but Harris slips to the side
and Harris counters with a left to the body.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Big Foot shoots in for a takedown but Harris shows good takedown defense.
Big Foot shoots in looking for a takedown. Harris tries to sprawl out of it but Big Foot keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Big Foot is breathing heavily.
Harris defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Big Foot.
Harris steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Big Foot.
Big Foot takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harris scores with a push kick.
Big Foot tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Big Foot is defended easily by Harris.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Big Foot fails with the takedown
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris lands a front kick.
Big Foot is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harris sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Harris lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Big Foot.
Harris unleashes a big counter combination but Big Foot bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Big Foot takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harris bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Harris. No joy for Big Foot on that attempt.
Big Foot shoots and misses
and Harris counters with a nice leg kick.
Harris lands a body shot.
Big Foot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harris.
A slapping body kick lands there for Harris.
Big Foot steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Harris. That one must have hurt.
Unicorn Big Foot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Big Foot with a poor takedown
and Harris counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Big Foot gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Big Foot dives in for a single leg takedown but Harris sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Harris taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Terrance Harris 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.
Big Foot fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A low kick lands for Harris.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Big Foot half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Big Foot shoots and misses
and Harris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Big Foot is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Big Foot fails with the takedown
and Harris counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Unicorn Big Foot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Big Foot wants a takedown but no success here.
Big Foot is working for takedown but Harris is calmly controlling the position for now.
Harris stops a takedown attempt from Big Foot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harris has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Harris lands a nice leg kick that just misses Big Foot's sensitive parts.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harris.
Big Foot will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Harris moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris prevents the takedown attempt.
Harris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Big Foot goes for a takedown in the clinch but Harris prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris lands an elbow just above Big Foot 's eye.
It looks like Unicorn Big Foot has been cut.
Big Foot has Harris pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Harris manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Harris is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Big Foot looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Big Foot was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Big Foot shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Harris is doing well to control the position and prevent Big Foot from advancing to side control.
Harris has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Big Foot is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris is controlling Big Foot's trapped leg to prevent Big Foot from advancing to side control.
Harris has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Big Foot is working away from the top position though.
Harris tries to roll over but Big Foot keeps him under control.
Big Foot wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy.
Big Foot is thwarting Harris's attempts to control the position.
Big Foot wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy.
Harris is looking for a sweep. Big Foot is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Big Foot looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Harris tries to get to full guard but Big Foot has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big Foot stalling.
Harris wants to control but Big Foot is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Big Foot is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Harris is refusing to be controlled, as Big Foot sits in half guard.
Big Foot is really struggling to control Harris but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Harris moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Big Foot being controlled here momentarily.
Harris lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Harris controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Big Foot looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Big Foot keeping full guard, as Harris tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Big Foot wants to sweep but no luck.
Harris postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Terrance Harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Unicorn Big Foot's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Big Foot lets loose with a powerful body kick. Harris will feel that in the morning.
Big Foot takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Big Foot misses with a takedown
and Harris counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Big Foot shoots in looking for a takedown. Harris tries to sprawl out of it but Big Foot keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Harris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harris wants to stall.
Harris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Big Foot can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Unicorn Big Foot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Big Foot is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harris gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Harris breaks from the clinch.
Big Foot takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Terrance Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Harris.
Big Foot with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Terrance Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris lands a leg kick that knocks Big Foot off balance momentarily.
Harris has managed to clinch.
Harris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Big Foot tries for a takedown but Harris manages to get underhooks.
Big Foot tries for a takedown. No joy.
Harris is trying to maintain a safe position but Big Foot gets an underhook and turns Harris into the cage.
Big Foot changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harris fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Harris connects with an inside leg kick.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Big Foot moves away.
Big Foot slips under a jab from Harris.
Harris tries to clinch there but Big Foot circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big Foot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Big Foot tries to score a power double leg takedown but Harris sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Big Foot somewhat.
Harris misses with an uppercut. Big Foot saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Big Foot has his takedown stuffed
and Harris counters by moving into the clinch.
Harris breaks the clinch.
Big Foot fails with the takedown
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Harris with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Big Foot doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Harris counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Harris digs a good hook to Big Foot's body.
Big Foot drives through with a takedown into guard.
Harris controlling Big Foot's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Harris has control of Big Foot's left arm, preventing Big Foot from doing any damage.
Big Foot trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Harris holds on and takes a little breather.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Big Foot from controlling successfully.
Harris managing to control the position.
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.
Harris keeping full guard, as Big Foot tries to pass.
Terrance Harris is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Big Foot slips nicely into half guard.
Harris has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Big Foot is working away from the top position though.
Harris controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Big Foot tries to pass to full mount but Harris defends it.
Unicorn Big Foot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harris is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terrance Harris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Harris 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrance Harris!
A very excited looking Terrance Harris 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Stephens (ranked 2683 p4p, 3089 weight class) and Ma Bong Sik (ranked 346 p4p, 391 weight class). Lee Stephens has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Stephens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ma Bong Sik!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stephens scores with a sloppy right hand. Bong Sik should have avoided that one.
Bong Sik jabs Stephens right on the nose. Stephens blinks but takes it well.
Bong Sik throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stephens stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stephens throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bong Sik throws a right hand that misses
and Stephens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bong Sik is looking to score with low kicks.
Stephens tries to counter by clinching up but Bong Sik breaks away and moves out of range.
Bong Sik misses with a leg kick
enabling Stephens to counter with a crisp jab.
Bong Sik avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stephens swinging wildly here.
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!
Bong Sik tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stephens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Bong Sik does it's job there.
Ma Bong Sik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bong Sik swings for the body but Stephens moves out of range.
Stephens moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bong Sik throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stephens throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bong Sik.
Stephens checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bong Sik throws a chopping leg kick but Stephens manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stephens takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bong Sik throws out a loose jab but Stephens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bong Sik misses with a low kick.
Bong Sik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stephens takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stephens slips a jab and a cross from Bong Sik.
Stephens definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bong Sik will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stephens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stephens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A left lands for Stephens.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bong Sik throws a hook but Stephens blocks it.
Stephens blocks a low kick nicely.
Stephens stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bong Sik.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bong Sik misses with a low kick.
A big right from Bong Sik misses.
Stephens misses with a low kick.
Bong Sik with a nice cross.
Stephens moves out of range as Bong Sik throws a body kick.
Bong Sik tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stephens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stephens throws a big shot that misses.
Bong Sik connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bong Sik throws a lazy body kick
enabling Stephens to counter with a crisp jab.
Stephens fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bong Sik throws a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Stephens misses the target.
Stephens looks to land a left hand but Bong Sik moved out of range nicely.
Bong Sik checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stephens uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bong Sik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bong Sik misses with a hook. Stephens ducked under it nicely.
Bong Sik fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bong Sik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stephens was well out of range. Poor timing from Bong Sik.
Bong Sik throws a hook but Stephens avoids it easily.
Stephens lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bong Sik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stephens checks the leg kick.
Stephens went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Stephens lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bong Sik circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stephens lands a nice shot to the body.
Stephens is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Stephens misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bong Sik feints a counter leg kick.
A low kick from Bong Sik misses
and Stephens counters with a series of strikes. Bong Sik will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stephens throws a right hand that Bong Sik ducks under and follows up with a left that Bong Sik also avoids with ease.
A good leg kick by Bong Sik.
Bong Sik jabs Stephens to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stephens loads up on a big right hand but Bong Sik slips the punch.
Stephens looks to land a right hand but Bong Sik moved out of range.
Stephens checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stephens misses with the combination.
Nice cross by Bong Sik.
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 Lee Stephens will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stephens misses with a wild body shot.
Stephens lands with a nice combination. Bong Sik backs away looking to recover.
Bong Sik throws a front kick that sends Stephens stumbling back into the cage.
Stephens throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stephens cracks Bong Sik with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lee Stephens is winning the standup battle so far.
Stephens slips a straight right by Bong Sik.
Stephens takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stephens scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stephens slips a straight right by Bong Sik.
Stephens missing with a left hand there. Bong Sik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bong Sik connects with the punch.
Stephens walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bong Sik misses with a looping left.
Bong Sik throws a wild body kick that Stephens sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bong Sik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stephens.
Bong Sik throws a hook but Stephens blocks it.
Stephens takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stephens throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It seemed like Bong Sik was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bong Sik throws a hook but Stephens avoids it easily.
Stephens throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bong Sik walks into a jab.
Bong Sik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stephens manages to avoid it.
Bong Sik takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bong Sik misses with a kick to the body.
Bong Sik misses with a body shot.
Bong Sik misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stephens moves out of range of the leg kick from Bong Sik.
Stephens scores with a sloppy right hand. Bong Sik should have avoided that one.
Bong Sik scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bong Sik lands a nice shot to the body.
Stephens missing with a left hand there. Bong Sik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stephens misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bong Sik. Stephens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stephens is looking to counter punch.
Stephens lands a head kick!
Bong Sik loads up on a big right hand but Stephens slips the punch.
Stephens drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bong Sik sprawls and moves away.
Bong Sik throws a leg kick
and Stephens makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stephens scores with a jab to the body.
Stephens checks a low kick from Bong Sik.
Stephens takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bong Sik lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bong Sik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice shot lands for Bong Sik.
Stephens lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bong Sik's sensitive parts.
Stephens lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bong Sik throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stephens.
Stephens tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stephens throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stephens with a hook.
Bong Sik throws a leg kick but Stephens sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bong Sik scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice body kick from Bong Sik.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stephens scores with a sloppy right hand. Bong Sik should have avoided that one.
Ma Bong Sik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Decent striking displayed by Stephens there.
Stephens misses with a body shot
and Bong Sik counters with a straight right hand.
Stephens chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bong Sik can pounce on him.
Stephens tries to bum rush Bong Sik with a series of wild strikes but Bong Sik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bong Sik only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Stephens.
That kick from Bong Sik tenderised Stephens's leg. Stephens is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stephens takes the fight into the clinch.
Stephens tries to pull guard but Bong Sik won't allow it.
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 Lee Stephens will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bong Sik tries to clinch up.
Bong Sik misses with a shot to the body
and Stephens counters with a stiff right hand.
Bong Sik throws a poor cross that misses
and Stephens holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bong Sik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stephenss head.
Bong Sik can't find room to land a body shot as Stephens controls the action.
Stephens blocks a body shot from Bong Sik.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bong Sik.
Bong Sik lands a shoulder strike.
Bong Sik breaks from the clinch.
Lee Stephens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bong Sik throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stephens.
Bong Sik is looking to score with low kicks.
A little feinted left hand from Stephens on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stephens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bong Sik.
Bong Sik throws a body kick that misses.
Stephens appears to be looking for a big counter.
A lazy left from Stephens finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephens slips a straight right by Bong Sik.
Bong Sik swings widly with a right hand
and Bong Sik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stephens has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bong Sik.
Bong Sik looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bong Sik tried to score with a low kick but Stephens checks it.
Bong Sik throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stephens lunges at Bong Sik with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bong Sik's hand.
Bong Sik has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stephens does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bong Sik throws a looping overhand right but Stephens ducks down to avoid it.
Stephens is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stephens looks to land a combination but Bong Sik avoids it well.
Stephens lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bong Sik fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stephens checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bong Sik.
Stephens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bong Sik with the inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bong Sik throws a leg kick
and Stephens moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Bong Sik.
Bong Sik lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stephens or not.
A left hand lands to the body for Bong Sik.
Bong Sik tries a body shot but Stephens blocks it.
Bong Sik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stephens tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stephens blocks an uppercut.
Stephens prevents a body shot from Bong Sik.
Bong Sik lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bong Sik digs a right hand into Stephens's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stephens's gas tank.
Stephens throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bong Siks head.
Bong Sik swings wildly with an uppercut but Stephens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bong Sik misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Bong Sik fails to land.
Stephens prevents a body shot from Bong Sik.
Bong Sik tries to throw a body punch but Stephens avoids it by throwing Bong Sik back against the cage.
Bong Sik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bong Sik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bong Sik stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bong Sik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stephens blocks a body shot from Bong Sik.
Ma Bong Sik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bong Sik tries to work over Stephens's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bong Sik lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bong Sik presses Stephens against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bong Sik misses with the head strike.
Bong Sik throws a punch but it's blocked by Stephens.
Bong Sik lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bong Sik swings wildly with an uppercut but Stephens uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Bong Sik.
Bong Sik pushes Stephens back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stephens's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Bong Sik.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bong Sik working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee Stephens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stephens manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ma Bong Sik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stephens 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lee Stephens!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Eli (ranked 2993 p4p, 2184 weight class) and Pierre Ledoux (ranked 373 p4p, 287 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Eli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Ledoux!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ledoux scores with the left hand. Eli knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Tom Eli has been cut.
Eli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ledoux moves away.
Eli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ledoux gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Eli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ledoux tries for a takedown. No joy.
Eli is trying to push Ledoux away but Ledoux has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Eli has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Eli stops a takedown attempt from Ledoux.
Eli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Eli stuffs the takedown.
Tom Eli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Ledoux.
Eli just misses with a punch to the body.
Ledoux drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ledoux is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Eli keeping moving, preventing Ledoux from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eli seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ledoux missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ledoux accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Eli seems keen to control Ledoux's posture.
Eli controls Ledoux momentarily but Ledoux frees himself.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Eli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ledoux tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ledoux looks for a takedown but Eli sprawls well.
Ledoux takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ledoux wants to clinch up but Eli keeps it at a distance.
Ledoux misses with a body punch
and Eli counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eli slaps away a takedown attempt from Ledoux, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Eli lands a head kick!
It looks like Pierre Ledoux has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Ledoux.
Ledoux tries to clinch but Eli is having none of it.
Good leg kick by Eli.
Ledoux showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Eli.
Eli slips a jab from Ledoux.
Eli swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ledoux.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eli lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ledoux wants to clinch.
Ledoux throws a jab but it's blocked by Eli.
Ledoux doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Eli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ledoux misses with a right hand
and Ledoux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eli throws a sloppy head kick and Ledoux moves out of range easily.
Eli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ledoux.
Eli throws a good cross that connects.
Ledoux closes the distance and clinches.
Eli has had enough of the clinch but Ledoux keeps him there for the moment.
Eli breaks from the clinch.
Ledoux walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Eli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eli moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tom Eli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ledoux closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Eli to the mat! Eli manages to get full guard.
Ledoux tries to free his leg and advance position but Eli is retaining full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ledoux is looking to work some ground and pound but Eli has wrist control.
Ledoux looking to pass the guard.
Eli has his hands on Ledoux's head, controlling the position.
Eli looking for a sweep. Not yet Eli, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eli seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ledoux stands up over Eli, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ledoux postures up.
Ledoux controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Eli looking to control.
Eli keeping moving, preventing Ledoux from controlling successfully.
Ledoux works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Eli is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Eli dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Eli scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ledoux doesn't seem bothered though.
Ledoux with a lazy takedown attempt
and Eli counters with a nice uppercut.
Ledoux connects with a crisp jab.
Eli throws out a powerful jab.
Eli throws a right and a left that Ledoux avoids nicely.
A jab from Eli does it's job there.
Ledoux misses the shot to the body.
Eli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ledoux.
Eli throws a hook to the side of Ledoux's head but Ledoux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ledoux closes the distance and clinches.
Eli is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ledoux wants a takedown but no success here.
Tom Eli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Ledoux.
Eli manages to break the clinch.
Eli stalks Ledoux and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ledoux's face. Ledoux staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the body from Ledoux misses
letting Eli counter with a right hand.
Eli throws a looping overhand right but Ledoux ducks down to avoid it.
Eli throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eli misses with a hook. Ledoux ducked under it nicely.
Ledoux tries to clinch up.
Ledoux tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab, jab by Eli - just one landing.
Eli throws out a powerful jab.
Eli throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ledoux's head.
Ledoux is rocked!
Ledoux dives in for a single leg takedown but Eli sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Eli throws a right hand that Ledoux ducks under and follows up with a left that Ledoux also avoids with ease.
Ledoux moves to clinch but Eli breaks away
and Eli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Eli connects with a high kick.
Ledoux blocks a head kick by Eli.
Ledoux ducks under a wild hook from Eli.
Ledoux goes for a double leg but Eli avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Eli continues to drive forward.
Ledoux takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ledoux is looking to clinch.
Ledoux scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eli scores with a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Eli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ledoux.
Ledoux shoots in looking for a takedown but Eli manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ledoux's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tom Eli is winning the standup battle so far.
Ledoux tries to clinch but Eli moves away
and Eli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ledoux blocks a head kick by Eli.
Ledoux fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eli thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ledoux if he has to take too many more of those.
Eli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ledoux can do to turn this around?
Ledoux takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ledoux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ledoux lands with a nice body punch.
Eli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ledoux gets a clinch.
Eli is trying to break the clinch but Ledoux is controlling him.
Eli goes for a takedown attempt but Ledoux pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Eli ducks under a wild hook from Ledoux.
Ledoux tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ledoux blocks a head kick by Eli.
Ledoux has a takedown stuffed.
Eli throws a hook but Ledoux blocks it.
Eli swats away the attempt to clinch by Ledoux.
Eli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ledoux moves away.
A big left from Eli misses.
Ledoux fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Eli misses.
Eli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ledoux was well out of range. Poor timing from Eli.
Ledoux closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Eli's guard.
Ledoux is in close to Eli's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ledoux working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Eli's head.
Eli is pulling down on Ledoux's head to control his posture.
Ledoux wants to control from the top but Eli keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ledoux won't allow Eli to sweep him here.
Ledoux postures up and lands a big shot to Eli's brow.
Ledoux trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ledoux has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Eli has control of Ledoux's left arm, preventing Ledoux from doing any damage.
Eli is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ledoux slips nicely into half guard.
Ledoux lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ledoux lands strikes from half guard.
Eli keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ledoux takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ledoux lands a nice short elbow.
 Eli is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Eli dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. And we move into the final round!
Ledoux throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Eli's waist but Eli gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ledoux off to one side.
Eli swats away the attempt to clinch by Ledoux.
Ledoux avoids the head kick by Eli.
Eli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eli scoring well with a low kick there.
Eli turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ledoux throws the left hand but Eli avoids the punch easily.
Eli swinging wildly here.
Eli misses with an uppercut
and Ledoux counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Eli is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eli 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.
Ledoux missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ledoux slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ledoux pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Eli is keeping the position for now.
Ledoux wants to control from the top but Eli keeps moving.
Eli pulls Ledoux in close to prevent any damage.
Eli trying to keep a closed guard but Ledoux is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ledoux shoots in looking for a takedown but Eli manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ledoux's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ledoux blocks a head kick by Eli.
Ledoux dips to his left and cracks Eli with an uppercut!
Ledoux drives through with a takedown into Eli's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Eli is pulling down on Ledoux's head to control his posture.
Pierre Ledoux has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ledoux forces his way into half guard.
Pierre Ledoux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tom Eli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eli trying to control from the bottom.
Eli taking some punishment here, with Ledoux in his half guard.
Ledoux is thwarting Eli's attempts to control the position.
Ledoux looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Eli wants to improve his position but Ledoux is controlling well.
Eli is defending against the submission attempts here by Ledoux.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eli is trying to get back to full guard.
Ledoux drops an elbow to the side of Eli's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eli is refusing to be controlled, as Ledoux sits in half guard.
Eli is concentrating on defense, preventing Ledoux from advancing position.
Ledoux is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Eli is just riding it out for now. Ledoux eventually gives up the hold.
Eli is staying active underneath Ledoux, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ledoux is working for a kimura but Eli is defending it quite comfortably.
Ledoux wants to free his trapped foot but Eli is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nice strikes from Ledoux there.
Ledoux is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Eli wants to get back to full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ledoux working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Eli preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Eli blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ledoux.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ledoux working the head and body with strikes.
Tom Eli's cut is getting worse.
Eli on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre Ledoux comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Eli 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Eli!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charles Sobhraj (ranked 4383 p4p, 2609 weight class) and Jan Sokol (ranked 204 p4p, 144 weight class). Sobhraj kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is hurragutt. Jan Sokol is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles Sobhraj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Sokol!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokol throws a sloppy head kick and Sobhraj moves out of range easily.
Sobhraj misses with a straight left.
Sobhraj takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sobhraj just misses with a punch to the body.
Sokol plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sokol shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sobhraj napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobhraj tries to improve position but can't.
Sokol wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sobhraj keeps working.
Sobhraj is trying to improve his position.
Sokol working the ground and pound from side control.
Sobhraj stops Sokol from passing to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sokol scoring with punches and elbows.
Sobhraj is pushing Sokol's head away, looking to escape. Sokol manages to hold on to the position though.
Sobhraj is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobhraj takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sobhraj is rocked!
Sobhraj dodges the ground and pound from Sokol.
Sobhraj can't do much from the bottom here.
Sokol creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Oh Sobhraj is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sokol grinds an elbow into Sobhraj's temple.
Sokol working the body and head with strikes.
The ground and pound from Sokol seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sobhraj seems to have got his legs back now.
Sobhraj tries to improve position but can't.
Sokol landing a few strikes.
Sokol scoring with punches from side control.
Sobhraj takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sokol working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobhraj is trying to get back to half guard.
Sokol scoring with punches and elbows.
Sokol is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sobhraj taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sobhraj taking a bit of punishment here - Sokol scoring with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobhraj is trying to control Sokol's posture but Sokol avoids it.
Sokol cracks Sobhraj with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Sokol immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Sobhraj is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Sokol!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jan Sokol!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Barnes (ranked 2632 p4p, 2845 weight class) and Kloockz Diesel (ranked 256 p4p, 276 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kloockz Diesel!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Diesel as he connects with a hook.
Barnes lands a jab to Diesel's midsection.
Diesel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diesel throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diesel throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Diesel moves out of range as Barnes strikes.
Diesel appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Diesel loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Diesel misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Barnes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diesel looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
Diesel lands a head shot.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Diesel.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barnes 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.
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!
Barnes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diesel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Diesel is able to avoid easily.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Diesel.
Barnes throws a low kick, looking for Diesel's leg but Diesel calmly moves out of range.
Diesel blocks a leg kick.
Barnes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diesel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barnes scrambles back to his feet.
Barnes wants to slow Diesel down by chopping away at his legs.
Diesel misses the body punch
and Barnes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Diesel won't be happy with that.
Diesel told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Diesel avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Barnes.
Barnes lands a few punches from side control.
Diesel being controlled for a moment.
Diesel is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Barnes scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes working the strikes but Diesel uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diesel keeping control of the position.
Diesel is not content to let Barnes control the position.
Barnes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Barnes wants to free his trapped foot but Diesel is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Barnes 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.
Diesel pushes Barnes off looking to stand but Barnes dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diesel is staying active underneath Barnes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Diesel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnes.
Barnes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes wants to work for an arm triangle but Diesel is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Barnes stops Diesel from getting back to his feet.
Barnes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Diesel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Diesel is looking to control Barnes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Diesel avoid being mounted?
Barnes throwing shots but Diesel is blocking nicely.
Barnes is looking to advance position but Diesel won't allow it.
Diesel looks like he's trying to stand up.
Barnes is trying to control the action in half guard but Diesel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Barnes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diesel defending well though.
Barnes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Diesel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Diesel tries to roll over but Barnes keeps him under control.
Barnes wants to control but Diesel is keeping him busy.
Diesel trying to get back to full guard but Barnes takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Barnes cracks Diesel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Diesel's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Barnes looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Barnes scoring with strikes but Diesel is staying in there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes wants to control the pace but Diesel is squirming around nicely.
Barnes is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Diesel is surviving well by controlling Barnes's body position as best he can.
Barnes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Barnes dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Diesel throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes counters with a shoot takedown. Diesel fights it but they end up in guard.
Barnes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diesel is keeping the position for now.
Diesel wants to stand up but Barnes is controlling him.
Diesel seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Diesel keeps moving.
Diesel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barnes's guard.
Barnes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diesel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Barnes tries to free his leg and advance position but Diesel is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Barnes throws a body punch but Diesel moves out of range.
Diesel might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Barnes is looking to clinch but Diesel is avoiding it.
Barnes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Diesel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnes throws out the jab.
Diesel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barnes momentarily.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diesel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diesel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diesel throws a sloppy body shot
and Barnes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Diesel won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes staying calm.
Diesel manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to get to full guard but Diesel has control of the leg.
Barnes is staying active underneath Diesel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Barnes manages to get to full guard.
Diesel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barnes is keeping the position for now.
Diesel stands up and waves to Barnes to follow him.
Barnes throws a body punch but Diesel moves out of range.
Diesel throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes misses with an uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barnes.
Diesel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barnes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A big left from Diesel misses.
Diesel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Diesel, as that shot connected.
Barnes throws a low kick but Diesel moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diesel misses with a hook
and Barnes counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Diesel!
An elbow from Barnes crashes against the mat.
Barnes wants to control but Diesel is keeping him busy.
Barnes cracks Diesel with a big right hand but Diesel just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Barnes tries to score with some ground and pound. Diesel controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Diesel seems a little lost for a moment, as Barnes dominates the positioning.
Barnes is looking to take a break and control but Diesel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes looks up at the clock and then as Diesel takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Barnes smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Diesel seems a little lost for a moment, as Barnes dominates the positioning.
Barnes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diesel keeps working.
Barnes in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Barnes working the ground and pound but Diesel is defending the strikes.
Barnes misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Barnes is looking to take a break and control but Diesel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barnes working away.
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 Michael Barnes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Barnes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Diesel blocks a low kick nicely.
Diesel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Diesel ducks down to avoid it.
Diesel misses with a straight left.
Barnes connects with a leg kick.
Diesel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Barnes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
As Barnes backs off Diesel throws a huge counter combo but Barnes manages to avoid it all.
Barnes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Diesel's guard.
Diesel keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Diesel uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diesel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Barnes is rocked!
Kloockz Diesel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diesel.
Barnes looks to throw the jab but Diesel is out of range.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diesel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Diesel checks it.
Diesel clobbers Barnes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oh Barnes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diesel.
Diesel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big right from Diesel misses.
Diesel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barnes misses with a looping left.
Barnes walks straight into a right hand from Diesel - that's dropped him! Diesel jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Barnes from any more punishment! Barnes complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kloockz Diesel!
Kloockz Diesel decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luka Doncic (ranked 1758 p4p, 3070 weight class) and Lino Silva (ranked 82 p4p, 120 weight class). Doncic kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is David Hasselhoff - Du. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luka Doncic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lino Silva!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Doncic circles away.
Silva has Doncic up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva prevents a body shot from Doncic.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Luka Doncic has been cut.
Doncic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Doncic just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Doncic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doncic controlling the action here for a moment.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Doncic misses with a punch to the body.
Doncic wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Doncic looking to slow down the pace here.
A short left from Silva.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Doncic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doncic ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Doncic no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Silva decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Doncic, up you get!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doncic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Doncic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Doncic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva cracks Doncic with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Doncic.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doncic is defending well for now.
Doncic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Doncic.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doncic managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Doncic tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Doncic tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Doncic's brow.
Doncic has Silva pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Doncic pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Silva tumbling to the mat - Doncic dives into Silva's guard.
Doncic won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva kicks Doncic off and gets to his feet.
Doncic tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Doncic tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Doncic back against the cage.
Doncic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doncic ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Doncic no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Silva stops Doncic from standing up.
Silva wants to get up but he can't break Doncic's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Doncic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Doncic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silva wants to clinch but Doncic slips to the side
and Doncic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Doncic forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
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!
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doncic.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva pushes Doncic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Silva.
Doncic is breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Doncic takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva pushes Doncic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Doncic blocks the elbow strike.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Doncic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Doncic dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lino Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luka Doncic's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Doncic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Doncic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Doncic wants to clinch.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Doncic circles away.
Lino Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Doncic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva is working Doncic over against the cage.
Doncic throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Doncic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Doncic blocks it.
Doncic avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Doncic wants to stall.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Doncic takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doncic backwards.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Silva.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doncic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Doncic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doncic's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doncic.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Doncic is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Doncic into the cage.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doncic is defending well for now.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Doncic in his tracks for a moment.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Doncic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Doncic is rocked!
Silva lands a big knee! That's hurt Doncic! Oh, he's all over the place! Silva lands another knee that sends Doncic to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lino Silva!
In defeat, Luka Doncic stepped up to the mic, saying 'Luka is sad because he nein won. Luka go to die dressing room now and listen to die muzyka David Hosselhaff, ja?'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Imro Rozenblad (ranked 2297 p4p, 3289 weight class) and Lucius Aurelius (ranked 97 p4p, 129 weight class). Rozenblad comes to the cage accompanied by Tjatjie - My Life . 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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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Imro Rozenblad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucius Aurelius!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rozenblad looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aurelius is fending him off so far but Rozenblad persists. Nope, Aurelius circles away and we're back to standing.
Aurelius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rozenblad misses with a takedown
and Aurelius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aurelius throws a good cross that connects.
Rozenblad has his takedown stuffed
and Aurelius counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Imro Rozenblad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rozenblad has a takedown stuffed.
Aurelius clinches up with Rozenblad and pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Aurelius.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rozenblad prevents a body shot from Aurelius.
Aurelius works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Aurelius.
Aurelius lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aurelius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aurelius lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rozenblad is breathing heavily.
Rozenblad wants to take the fight to the mat but Aurelius manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Aurelius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Aurelius.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Aurelius.
Still in the clinch, Aurelius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aurelius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rozenblad backwards.
Rozenblad is rocked!
Aurelius lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aurelius.
Aurelius controlling the action here for a moment.
Aurelius lands with a right to the head.
Aurelius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aurelius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rozenblad.
Aurelius connects with a body shot.
Aurelius gets in close and tags Rozenblad with a short punch that almost sends Rozenblad to the mat! Oh Rozenblad is in big trouble! He turns his back on Aurelius, trying to create some distance but Aurelius rushes him, striking wildly and Rozenblad goes down! The referee tackles Aurelius into the cage to end the fight! Aurelius is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucius Aurelius!
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FIGHT
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