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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dillon Hardman (ranked 3883 p4p, 22576 weight class) and Jason Laszlo (ranked 435 p4p, 572 weight class). Hardman comes to the cage accompanied by Hang ‘Em High. 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 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dillon Hardman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Laszlo!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hardman misses with a body kick.
And Laszlo tries to counter it with a takedown but Hardman pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hardman misses with a kick to the body
and Laszlo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Laszlo moves out of range as Hardman strikes.
Hardman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hardman misses with a kick to the body.
Laszlo avoids a kick to the body.
A lazy body kick from Hardman
and Laszlo counters with a takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Hardman is trying to control Laszlo's posture but Laszlo avoids it.
Hardman tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laszlo advances to mount.
Laszlo punching from mount but Hardman doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hardman gets back to half guard.
Laszlo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Laszlo trying to control from Hardman's half guard. Hardman has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Laszlo wants to control from the top but Hardman keeps moving.
Laszlo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Laszlo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hardman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hardman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Laszlo is aware though and is defending well.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Laszlo wants to control from the top but Hardman keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dillon Hardman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laszlo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Laszlo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hardman defends it well.
Hardman moves into full guard.
Laszlo trying to control but Hardman is working from the bottom.
Laszlo advances to half guard.
Laszlo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laszlo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hardman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Laszlo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Laszlo in particular looking to stall.
Laszlo is looking to take a break and control but Hardman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hardman actively working from the bottom here.
Laszlo slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Laszlo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hardman throws a body kick that misses
and Laszlo counters with a takedown into side control.
Hardman wants to get back to his feet but Laszlo is dominant here and he's now got Hardman's back!
Laszlo is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Jason Laszlo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Laszlo is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Hardman is defending well though. Laszlo let's go of the attempt for now.
What can Hardman do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardman trying to control but not successfully.
Laszlo is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardman covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Well, with Laszlo on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Hardman is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Hardman manages to reverse the position and now he's in Laszlo's guard. Nice work there by Hardman.
Laszlo keeping moving, preventing Hardman from controlling successfully.
Laszlo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hardman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hardman stops Laszlo from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Laszlo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hardman looking to sit in guard and control but Laszlo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hardman working a defensive guard here.
Laszlo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Laszlo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laszlo lands some shots froms side control.
Laszlo throws an elbow but Hardman slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hardman is trying to control Laszlo's posture but Laszlo avoids it.
Laszlo goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hardman has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Laszlo but great work by Hardman.
Laszlo has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Laszlo prevents Hardman from moving into mount.
Hardman trying to control the action but Laszlo is working from the bottom.
Laszlo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hardman has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardman in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Hardman 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.
Laszlo is pushing Hardman's head away, looking to escape. Hardman manages to hold on to the position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardman trying to control the action but Laszlo is working from the bottom.
Hardman has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Laszlo!
Hardman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hardman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Laszlo is looking to escape.
Hardman is really struggling to control Laszlo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jason Laszlo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hardman throws a lazy body kick
letting Laszlo counter with a right hand.
Laszlo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Laszlo lands in his opponent's guard.
Laszlo content to stall in guard here.
Hardman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laszlo wants to control from the top but Hardman keeps moving.
Hardman looking to control.
Laszlo tries to free his leg and advance position but Hardman is retaining full guard.
Dillon Hardman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardman keeping moving, preventing Laszlo from controlling successfully.
Laszlo is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Laszlo is looking to work some ground and pound but Hardman has wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hardman - that will leave a mark!
Hardman feints and then cracks Laszlo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laszlo down.
Hardman looks to throw a body kick
and Laszlo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Laszlo postures up.
Hardman working for a triangle but Laszlo defends it easily.
Hardman is adopting a defensive guard.
Jason Laszlo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardman wants to stand but Laszlo is controlling the position.
Hardman is trying to control the position but Laszlo postures up.
Laszlo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A jab from Hardman misses.
Laszlo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardman.
Hardman misses with a right hand
and Laszlo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Hardman misses its intended target.
Hardman misses with a body punch
and Laszlo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hardman lands a nice shot that snaps Laszlo's head back.
 It looks like Jason Laszlo has been cut.
Hardman tries to land a front kick but Laszlo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hardman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hardman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laszlo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hardman throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laszlo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hardman is trying to defend but Laszlo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Laszlo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laszlo wants to free his trapped foot but Hardman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Laszlo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Laszlo is continuing to stall.
Hardman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Laszlo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Laszlo 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Laszlo!
After winning the bout, Jason Laszlo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robbie McBobbie (ranked 2706 p4p, 4762 weight class) and Frank Lucas Iv (ranked 260 p4p, 353 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robbie McBobbie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Lucas Iv!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurstrm, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucas Iv looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for McBobbie!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee asks Lucas Iv politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lucas Iv prefers to stall for the moment though.
McBobbie is not content to let Lucas Iv control the position.
McBobbie manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lucas Iv's best efforts.
Lucas Iv wants to control but McBobbie is keeping him busy.
Lucas Iv prevents McBobbie from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lucas Iv thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McBobbie's head.
McBobbie is concentrating on defense, preventing Lucas Iv from advancing position.
Lucas Iv not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lucas Iv throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lucas Iv throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lucas Iv thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McBobbie wants to control but Lucas Iv is keeping busy.
Lucas Iv prevents McBobbie from improving his position.
McBobbie trying to control from the bottom.
Lucas Iv prevents McBobbie from improving his position.
Lucas Iv lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBobbie wants to get back to full guard.
McBobbie wants to control but Lucas Iv is keeping busy and won't allow it.
McBobbie controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
McBobbie wants to improve his position but Lucas Iv is controlling well.
McBobbie keeping control of the position.
McBobbie wants to improve his position but Lucas Iv is controlling well.
Lucas Iv lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McBobbie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lucas Iv scoring with strikes to the body and head.
McBobbie has his hands clasped together around Lucas Iv's back. He's all about the action.
McBobbie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for McBobbie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas Iv lands a couple of digs.
Lucas Iv connects with a couple of short punches.
McBobbie 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lucas Iv working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McBobbie's head.
McBobbie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McBobbie pulls Lucas Iv in to control the position.
Lucas Iv passes McBobbie's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lucas Iv thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McBobbie's head.
Lucas Iv thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McBobbie wants to get back to full guard.
McBobbie trying to control from the bottom.
Lucas Iv takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
McBobbie wants to control but Lucas Iv is keeping busy and won't allow it.
McBobbie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lucas Iv.
Lucas Iv scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
McBobbie desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Lucas Iv is looking to take a break and control but McBobbie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBobbie keeping control of the position.
McBobbie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McBobbie is trying to control but can't.
McBobbie is looking for a sweep. Lucas Iv is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lucas Iv thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McBobbie's head.
Lucas Iv lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lucas Iv prevents McBobbie from improving his position.
Lucas Iv thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McBobbie's head.
McBobbie is controlling Lucas Iv's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Lucas Iv not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lucas Iv drops an elbow to the side of McBobbie's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. McBobbie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lucas Iv postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas Iv trying to control the position from guard on top but McBobbie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lucas Iv is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
McBobbie pulls Lucas Iv in close to prevent any damage.
McBobbie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McBobbie managing to control the position.
Lucas Iv with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McBobbie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lucas Iv trying to control but McBobbie is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lucas Iv in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McBobbie lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
McBobbie cracks Lucas Iv with a solid left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Lucas Iv dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lucas Iv tries to bum rush McBobbie with a series of wild strikes but McBobbie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Robbie McBobbie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lucas Iv enables McBobbie to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lucas Iv manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lucas Iv has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lucas Iv manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McBobbie manages to get himself to full guard.
Frank Lucas Iv has got the better of the ground game so far.
McBobbie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lucas Iv preventing the sweep.
Lucas Iv trying to control the position from guard on top but McBobbie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lucas Iv stopping the sweep attempt from McBobbie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McBobbie is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lucas Iv has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lucas Iv looking to pass the guard.
Lucas Iv postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McBobbie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lucas Iv is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBobbie has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lucas Iv is looking to work some ground and pound but McBobbie has wrist control.
Lucas Iv trying to control but McBobbie is working from the bottom.
Lucas Iv working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McBobbie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lucas Iv manages to get himself to full guard.
Lucas Iv wants to stand and escape but McBobbie is having none of it.
McBobbie wants to pass the guard but Lucas Iv is keeping the position.
McBobbie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McBobbie throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas Iv is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lucas Iv looking to hit a scissor sweep but McBobbie is one step ahead there.
McBobbie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lucas Iv trying to control the position.
Lucas Iv wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and McBobbie is now in half guard.
Nice strikes from McBobbie there.
Lucas Iv keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBobbie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McBobbie lands with a punch from half guard.
McBobbie slips a nice elbow through Lucas Iv's hands, connecting with Lucas Iv's forehead.
Lucas Iv is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McBobbie is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lucas Iv tries to get to full guard but McBobbie has control of the leg.
McBobbie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
McBobbie thows a huge punch but Lucas Iv dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBobbie lands strikes from half guard.
McBobbie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lucas Iv is refusing to be controlled, as McBobbie sits in half guard.
McBobbie 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.
Lucas Iv is looking to control McBobbie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lucas Iv avoid being mounted?
Lucas Iv is staying active underneath McBobbie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lucas Iv works his way to full guard. Good work.
McBobbie with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lucas Iv can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as McBobbie controls the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie McBobbie dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
McBobbie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lucas Iv.
McBobbie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lucas Iv shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McBobbie but McBobbie pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McBobbie shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lucas Iv manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
McBobbie controls from within his opponent's guard.
McBobbie throwing strikes from guard but Lucas Iv blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucas Iv trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas Iv keeping moving, preventing McBobbie from controlling successfully.
Lucas Iv has his hands on McBobbie's head, controlling the position.
Lucas Iv's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
McBobbie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McBobbie stopping the sweep attempt from Lucas Iv.
McBobbie is looking to work some ground and pound but Lucas Iv has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lucas Iv working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McBobbie.
Lucas Iv wants to stand up but McBobbie is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
McBobbie throws out a loose jab but Lucas Iv uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lucas Iv staying out of range there.
Lucas Iv slips under a jab from McBobbie.
Lucas Iv changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lucas Iv tries to sprawl but McBobbie drives through with a takedown into half guard.
McBobbie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McBobbie wants to control but Lucas Iv is keeping him busy.
McBobbie not doing much here.
McBobbie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lucas Iv tries to get to full guard but McBobbie has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBobbie working the head and body with strikes.
Lucas Iv is trying to get back to full guard.
McBobbie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lucas Iv's head.
Lucas Iv wants to improve his position but McBobbie is controlling well.
McBobbie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lucas Iv with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lucas Iv is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas Iv is trying to maintain the position but McBobbie is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
McBobbie trying to control the action but Lucas Iv is working from the bottom.
Lucas Iv on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
McBobbie lands strikes from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McBobbie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lucas Iv is looking for a sweep. McBobbie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McBobbie throwing shots but Lucas Iv is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robbie McBobbie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McBobbie 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 Marco Blurstrm scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robbie McBobbie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Well Rounded (ranked 2950 p4p, 3736 weight class) and Math Riddle (ranked 366 p4p, 435 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Well Rounded!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Math Riddle!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddle connects with a looping right hand.
Riddle moves into the clinch successfully.
Riddle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Riddle unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Riddle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rounded can't break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Riddle.
Riddle lands a nice knee to the body.
Rounded is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Riddle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Riddle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rounded's face.
 It looks like Well Rounded has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riddle lands with a short shot to the head.
Riddle scores with a shot to the side of Rounded's head.
 Rounded is rocked!
Knees to the body from Riddle.
A hook to the body from Riddle.
Riddle lands a right hand.
Oh Rounded is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Riddle lands a big knee to the head and Rounded goes down! Riddle pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Math Riddle!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eomer Greydorian (ranked 3224 p4p, 2702 weight class) and David Boo (ranked 391 p4p, 346 weight class). David Boo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eomer Greydorian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, David Boo!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Jrvilinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greydorian with a jab.
Greydorian gets a double leg takedown into Boo's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greydorian looking to sit in guard and control but Boo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Greydorian tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Greydorian on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Greydorian tries to get out of the position.
Greydorian trying to keep a closed guard but Boo is proving a slippery customer.
Boo throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Boo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Greydorian's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boo stands up and waves to Greydorian to follow him.
Boo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boo wants to clinch up but Greydorian keeps it at a distance.
Greydorian shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boo pinned against the cage. Boo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Greydorian shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Boo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Greydorian.
Boo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eomer Greydorian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boo swinging wildly here.
A counter left hand to the body from Greydorian misses its target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Eomer Greydorian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greydorian shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Boo as he avoids it easily.
Boo lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Eomer Greydorian has been cut.
Greydorian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boo drops his hands momentarily and Greydorian takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boo wants to clinch but Greydorian slips to the side
letting Greydorian counter with a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Greydorian has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boo.
Greydorian tries to sprawl but Boo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
It looks like Boo is going to stand back up.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Boo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greydorian is staying active underneath Boo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boo stalling.
Greydorian has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Greydorian is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Boo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Boo's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Boo is in a bad position with Greydorian working for a choke. Boo manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Greydorian is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Greydorian has a closed guard, preventing Boo from standing up.
Boo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Greydorian working a defensive guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Boo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eomer Greydorian's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Greydorian counters with a nice body shot.
Greydorian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boo throws a right hand that Greydorian ducks under and follows up with a left that Greydorian also avoids with ease.
Greydorian shoots in looking for a takedown but Boo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Greydorian's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Greydorian fails with a takedown attempt.
Boo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Boo loads up on a big right hand but Greydorian slips the punch.
Greydorian throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Greydorian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greydorian has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boo finds it's way round the side to connect with Greydorian's head.
Greydorian manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Boo on his heels. He'll look to pass Boo's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Boo manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greydorian is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boo works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Boo content to stall in guard here.
Greydorian avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Greydorian is trying to control the position but Boo postures up.
Greydorian keeping moving, preventing Boo from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greydorian avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boo wanted to stand there but Greydorian had control of the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Greydorian lands with a good body shot.
Greydorian scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Greydorian tries to keep at a distance but Boo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Greydorian's efforts to push away.
Boo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greydorian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Greydorian has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eomer Greydorian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Greydorian is fending him off so far but Boo persists. Nope, Greydorian circles away and we're back to standing.
An attempted straight right counter from Greydorian misses the target.
David Boo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boo throws a right and a left that Greydorian avoids nicely.
Boo goes for a double leg but Greydorian avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Greydorian continues to drive forward.
Boo tries to clinch up
and Greydorian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boo gets caught napping as Greydorian dives in and scores a takedown. Boo manages to retain guard.
Greydorian trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Boo manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greydorian working a defensive guard here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greydorian pulls Boo in to control the position.
Greydorian continues to stall.
Boo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Boo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eomer Greydorian's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Boo shoots in for a double leg but Greydorian sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Greydorian finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It seemed like Boo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boo throws a head kick that misses
and Greydorian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Boo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boo misses with a series of wild punches.
Greydorian changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
An inside leg kick from Greydorian misses.
Greydorian punishes Boo's body with a nice straight punch.
Boo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Greydorian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little feinted left hand from Greydorian on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Boo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greydorian getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Greydorian drops down looking for a counter takedown but Boo sprawls and moves away.
Greydorian closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Boo did well to prevent Greydorian getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boo is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Greydorian sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boo defending well though.
Boo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Greydorian.
Boo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boo manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Greydorian is looking for a takedown.
Boo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Greydorian avoids it.
Boo is pressed up against the cage. Greydorian has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Boo down to the mat. Boo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Greydorian shoots in looking for a takedown. Boo tries to sprawl out of it but Greydorian keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Boo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eomer Greydorian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Boo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Greydorian doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Greydorian manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Greydorian throwing strikes from guard but Boo blocks nicely.
Boo trying to keep a closed guard but Greydorian is proving a slippery customer.
Boo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greydorian won't allow Boo to sweep him here.
Boo keeping moving, preventing Greydorian from controlling successfully.
Greydorian throws an elbow that misses. Boo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Greydorian's guard. Nice move by Boo!
David Boo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Greydorian tries to land a sweep but no joy.
David Boo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Greydorian has Boo pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Greydorian is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boo content to stall in guard here.
Eomer Greydorian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boo wanted to stand there but Greydorian had control of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to David Boo.
Well Boo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Jrvilinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Boo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Sinisterra (ranked 2920 p4p, 3039 weight class) and Marcel Romanow (ranked 327 p4p, 344 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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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 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Sinisterra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcel Romanow!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanow misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Sinisterra. Those never looked like landing.
Sinisterra takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good shot there by Sinisterra.
Sinisterra lands with a cross.
Sinisterra looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sinisterra scores with a jab to the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sinisterra.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow checks a low kick from Sinisterra.
Romanow uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Romanow missing with a left hand there. Sinisterra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinisterra connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Some wild striking there from Sinisterra.
Sinisterra attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sinisterra with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Romanow throws a jab when Sinisterra was well out of range.
Romanow on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Romanow throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sinisterra counters with a straight right hand.
Luis Sinisterra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romanow tries for a takedown but Sinisterra circles away easily
and Sinisterra counters with a straight right hand.
Luis Sinisterra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romanow fails with a takedown attempt.
Sinisterra was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinisterra scores with a one two! Romanow had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sinisterra scores with a jab. Romanow acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sinisterra punishes Romanow's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Sinisterra.
Romanow drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sinisterra is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sinisterra throws a nice inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sinisterra.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinisterra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romanow.
Sinisterra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romanow.
Sinisterra keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sinisterra is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Romanow misses with a straight right.
Sinisterra misses with a kick to the body.
Romanow feints the counter takedown.
Sinisterra moves away from the strike by Romanow.
Sinisterra lands a nice looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Sinisterra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romanow is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Romanow takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Romanow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanow tries for a takedown but Sinisterra circles away easily
and Romanow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luis Sinisterra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcel Romanow.
Romanow takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Romanow digs a good body shot into Sinisterra's ribs.
Sinisterra rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Romanow counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romanow stops Sinisterra from standing up.
Romanow trying to control the position from guard on top but Sinisterra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romanow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sinisterra kicks Romanow off and gets to his feet.
Romanow is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Romanow swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sinisterra counters with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Sinisterra dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Romanow misses with a right hand
and Sinisterra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sinisterra scores with a nice right hand.
Luis Sinisterra is winning the standup battle so far.
Romanow looks to score with a jab to the body but Sinisterra is just out of range.
Sinisterra is looking for a counter combo.
Sinisterra is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romanow can do to turn this around?
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sinisterra.
Sinisterra throws a low kick but it's checked well by Romanow.
Romanow drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sinisterra defends it well.
Romanow moves away from the strike by Sinisterra.
Sinisterra sizes up Romanow with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinisterra misses with the body kick
and Romanow counters with a shoot takedown. Sinisterra fights it but they end up in guard.
Romanow won't allow Sinisterra to get back to his feet.
Romanow trying to control the position from guard on top but Sinisterra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romanow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanow prevents Sinisterra from getting back to his feet.
Romanow scoring with some ground and pound.
Romanow tries to free his leg and advance position but Sinisterra is retaining full guard.
Romanow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sinisterra wants to get back to his feet but Romanow is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sinisterra will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Romanow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sinisterra works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Romanow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sinisterra has his feet on Romanow's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Sinisterra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Romanow is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinisterra throws a body punch but Romanow moves out of range.
Romanow with the counter takedown but Sinisterra avoids it easily.
A big right from Romanow misses.
Sinisterra misses with a body kick.
Sinisterra is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sinisterra scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Romanow misses with an uppercut
and Sinisterra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sinisterra connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romanow shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sinisterra's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sinisterra utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Romanow trying to control the position from guard on top but Sinisterra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sinisterra wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanow content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Romanow's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Romanow with a nice head shot there.
Romanow throws a big right hand that misses.
Romanow stops Sinisterra from standing up.
Romanow trying to control but Sinisterra is working from the bottom.
Sinisterra managing to control the position.
Romanow stands and throws Sinisterra's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Romanow in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinisterra is pushing Romanow's head away, looking to escape. Romanow manages to hold on to the position though.
Sinisterra parries the strikes from Romanow easily there. Romanow is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sinisterra to escape.
Romanow looks up at the clock and then as Sinisterra takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Romanow smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sinisterra taking a bit of punishment here - Romanow scoring with strikes.
Romanow lands an elbow.
The ground and pound from Romanow seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The strikes coming from Romanow are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sinisterra sneaks back into half guard.
Sinisterra pushes Romanow off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romanow misses with an uppercut
letting Sinisterra counter with a right hand.
Romanow fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sinisterra on the side of the head.
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 Luis Sinisterra will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A big right from Romanow misses.
Romanow swings widly with a right hand
and Sinisterra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Romanow misses its intended target.
Romanow has his takedown stuffed
and Sinisterra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sinisterra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romanow.
Romanow misses the body punch
and Sinisterra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow swings for the body but Sinisterra moves out of range.
Sinisterra scores with a nice body kick.
Sinisterra throws a shot from downtown. Romanow moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanow shoots and misses
and Sinisterra counters with a straight right hand.
Good exchange - Sinisterra coming out on top.
Sinisterra lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sinisterra lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sinisterra lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Marcel Romanow has been cut.
Sinisterra scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sinisterra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sinisterra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Romanow changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sinisterra tries to avoid it but Romanow manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sinisterra to the ground. Sinisterra escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Luis Sinisterra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcel Romanow.
Sinisterra misses with an uppercut.
Marcel Romanow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Sinisterra both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romanow fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sinisterra avoids it really well and circles away.
Sinisterra throws a lazy right hand but Romanow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romanow throws an off balance right hand
and Sinisterra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sinisterra throws a body punch but Romanow moves out of range.
Romanow is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Both fighters circling a little - Sinisterra finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Romanow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinisterra misses with a wild body shot.
Sinisterra misses with a double jab
and Romanow counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Romanow.
Sinisterra is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Romanow is controlling him.
Romanow is working Sinisterra over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Romanow landing with the ground and pound.
Romanow working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sinisterra's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sinisterra swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sinisterra wants to get back to his feet but Romanow is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Romanow throwing strikes from guard but Sinisterra blocks nicely.
Sinisterra has control of Romanow's left arm, preventing Romanow from doing any damage.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Sinisterra manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Sinisterra breaks the clinch.
A nice combination there by Sinisterra.
Luis Sinisterra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romanow misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Sinisterra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sinisterra, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anni Minnemki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Sinisterra!
A very excited looking Luis Sinisterra made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Barnes (ranked 3154 p4p, 2244 weight class) and Ulysses Battleby (ranked 293 p4p, 218 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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149
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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 - 12 - 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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ulysses Battleby!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurstrm.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battleby fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Battleby.
A lazy left from Battleby finds it's target.
Battleby throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barnes scores with a jab.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barnes.
Barnes missing with a left hand there. Battleby was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Battleby swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Battleby at a distance.
A jab from Battleby misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battleby is looking to chop away at Barnes's legs.
Barnes half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Barnes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Battleby thows a leg kick but Barnes checks it
and Barnes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Battleby keeping full guard, as Barnes tries to pass.
Battleby looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Barnes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barnes stands and throws Battleby's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Battleby wants to control but Barnes postures up.
Barnes wants to control but Battleby is keeping him busy.
Barnes throws an elbow but Battleby slips to the side and avoids it well.
Barnes throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Battleby tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barnes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battleby taking a bit of punishment here - Barnes scoring with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Battleby's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Battleby is not content to let Barnes control the position.
Battleby is looking to regain half guard here but Barnes keeps moving and retains side control.
Barnes working away.
Battleby is not content to let Barnes control the position.
Battleby being controlled for a moment.
Barnes lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An elbow from Barnes crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battleby manages to get back to half guard.
Barnes prevents Battleby from improving his position.
Battleby is trying to maintain the position but Barnes is very close to passing his half guard.
Battleby is staying active underneath Barnes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Battleby wants to get back to full guard.
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.
Battleby has hold of Barnes's hands but Barnes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Barnes is trying to work for a kimura but Battleby is defending well.
Battleby tries to roll over but Barnes keeps him under control.
Battleby keeps trying to improve his position.
Battleby is not content to let Barnes control the position.
Battleby keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battleby is looking to improve his position.
Barnes lands with a punch from half guard.
Barnes is trying to control the action in half guard but Battleby is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Battleby looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Battleby wants to improve his position but Barnes is controlling well.
Barnes is looking to take a break and control but Battleby is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnes is looking for a kimura but Battleby is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Barnes to get the leverage.
Battleby manages to get to full guard.
Barnes works over Battleby with some ground and pound from guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Barnes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barnes tried to score with a low kick but Battleby checks it.
Battleby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Battleby on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Battleby scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Michael Barnes has been cut.
Barnes misses with a body punch
letting Battleby counter with a right hand.
Battleby punishes Barnes's body with a nice straight punch.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Barnes misses with a leg kick
and Battleby counters with a crisp right hand that drops Barnes! Battleby lets Barnes back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Barnes is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes throws a right hand that misses
and Battleby counters with a right hand from hell and Barnes is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ulysses Battleby!
Ulysses Battleby decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mitsu Misawa (ranked 1968 p4p, 2197 weight class) and Jim Duggan (ranked 250 p4p, 280 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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24
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24
170
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Great elbows
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Excellent MT
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mitsu Misawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Duggan!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurstrm.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duggan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Duggan throws a hook to the side of Misawa's head but Misawa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Misawa punishes Duggan's body with a nice straight punch.
Misawa checks a leg kick nicely.
Duggan throws a low kick but Misawa avoids it.
Misawa digs a good hook to Duggan's body.
Duggan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Misawa swings widly with a right hand
and Duggan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Duggan staying out of range there.
Misawa slips under a jab.
Duggan misses with a hook. Misawa ducked under it nicely.
Misawa checks the leg kick.
Misawa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duggan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Duggan.
Misawa takes a swing at Duggan's ribcage but misses.
Duggan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Misawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Duggan.
A big left from Duggan misses.
Misawa throws a lazy right hand but Duggan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duggan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Misawas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Misawa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Misawa throws an overhand right that lands on Duggan's shoulder, as Duggan tries to avoid the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Duggan. Those never looked like landing.
Misawa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duggan sizes up Misawa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Misawa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Duggan slips under a jab from Misawa.
Misawa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duggan throws out a counter right but Misawa avoids it with no problem.
Duggan misses with a low kick.
Duggan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Misawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Duggan.
Misawa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duggan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Duggan misses with a body kick.
Misawa throws the left hand but Duggan avoids the punch easily.
Duggan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Duggan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Misawa seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A nice leg kick from Duggan, right into the meat of the thigh.
Duggan wants to land a leg kick but Misawa is out of range.
Misawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Misawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Duggan circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggan throws a body kick that misses.
Misawa misses with a looping left.
Misawa scores with a decent looking hook.
Duggan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Duggan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Misawa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Duggan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Misawa throws a jab but it's blocked by Duggan.
A slapping leg kick lands for Duggan.
Misawa throws a shot from downtown. Duggan moves away and avoids it.
A cross from Duggan lands.
Misawa pushes Duggan up against the cage in a clinch.
Duggan pushes Misawa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Duggan breaks the clinch.
Misawa avoids the head kick by Duggan.
Duggan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Misawa blocks a jab.
Duggan misses with a few strikes there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Duggan, as that shot connected.
Jim Duggan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Duggan.
Misawa connects with a right hand. Duggan shakes it off.
Misawa gets a clinch.
A body shot lands from Duggan.
Duggan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Duggan takes a shot to the head.
Duggan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Misawa loads up on a big right hand but Duggan slips the punch.
Misawa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fighters circle momentarily. Duggan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Misawa stuffs the takedown.
Duggan takes a swing at Misawa's ribcage but misses.
As Duggan tries to get set, Misawa tries to push him back and clinch up but Duggan manages to avoid the attempt.
Misawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duggan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duggan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Misawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duggan.
Duggan misses with a looping left.
Duggan connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duggan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggan throws a shot to the body.
Duggan misses with a straight right.
Misawa throws a body shot but no joy.
Duggan looks to land a right hand but Misawa moved out of range.
Misawa darts in and clinches Duggan up against the cage.
Duggan tries to stall but Misawa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Misawa takes a shot to the head.
Misawa has Duggan pushed against the cage.
Duggan misses with a punch to the body.
Misawa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Misawa is looking to control Duggan's arms but Duggan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Misawa has his back to the cage.
Misawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duggan jumps guard but Misawa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mitsu Misawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Duggan.
Misawa lands a damaging elbow.
Misawa struggles to land a body shot inside as Duggan controls his hands.
Misawa tries to throw a body punch but Duggan avoids it by throwing Misawa back against the cage.
Misawa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Duggan dominated that round.
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.
Duggan slips a jab from Misawa.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duggan. Misawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duggan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duggan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duggan misses with a body shot.
Misawa moves away from the strike by Duggan.
Misawa tries to counter by clinching up but Duggan breaks away and moves out of range.
Duggan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Misawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Duggan.
Misawa cracks a nice hook into Duggan's ribs.
A big right from Misawa misses.
Misawa defending well as Duggan loads up on a big left hand.
Duggan throws a leg kick but Misawa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
As Duggan tries to get set, Misawa tries to push him back and clinch up but Duggan manages to avoid the attempt.
Misawa blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duggan scores with a one two! Misawa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Misawa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Duggan to score with a decent uppercut.
Duggan ducks under a wild hook from Misawa.
Misawa ducks under a wild hook from Duggan.
Duggan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Duggan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Misawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Duggan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Misawa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Misawa throws a looping overhand right but Duggan ducks down to avoid it.
Duggan misses with a straight left.
Jim Duggan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duggan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Misawa swings for the body but Duggan moves out of range.
Misawa throws out a loose jab but Duggan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duggan flicks out a counter leg kick but Misawa steps away.
Nice defenses there by Duggan.
Duggan only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Duggan throws a hook to the side of Misawa's head but Misawa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Misawa seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Duggan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Misawa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Misawa swings for the body but Duggan moves out of range.
Misawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Misawa throws a hook to the side of Duggan's head but Duggan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duggan stuns Misawa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Duggan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Misawa misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misawa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duggan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Duggan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Misawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duggan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Misawa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Misawa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duggan connects with a crisp jab.
Duggan throws a hook to the side of Misawa's head but Misawa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duggan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duggan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duggan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duggan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Misawa in his tracks.
Misawa throws a looping overhand right but Duggan ducks down to avoid it.
Duggan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Duggan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Misawa is able to avoid easily.
Duggan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Misawa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Duggan misses with a body punch.
Duggan jumps guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan keeping full guard, as Misawa tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duggan looking for a guillotine here but Misawa defends easily.
Our spies down at at Rivers Edge Gym inform us that Duggan has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Duggan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Misawa content to stall in guard here.
Misawa wants to pass the guard but Duggan is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Misawa has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Duggan is proving hard to escape from.
Misawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Duggan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Misawa looks to throw the jab but Duggan is out of range.
Duggan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Misawa's sensitive parts.
Duggan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Misawa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Duggan throws a body shot but no joy.
Misawa blocks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jim Duggan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Misawa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Duggan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Misawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Duggan.
Misawa lands a jab to Duggan's midsection.
Duggan slips under a jab.
Misawa misses with a wild body shot.
Misawa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Duggans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Duggan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Duggan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Misawa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Misawa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Misawa throws an overhand right that lands on Duggan's shoulder, as Duggan tries to avoid the shot.
Misawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Duggan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duggan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Misawa.
Duggan is looking to slow Misawa down with leg kicks.
Duggan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Misawa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan tries to throw a body punch but Misawa avoids it by throwing Duggan back against the cage.
Duggan manages to break the clinch.
Misawa misses with a jab to the body
and Duggan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Misawa throws an overhand right that lands on Duggan's shoulder, as Duggan tries to avoid the shot.
Duggan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Misawa tries to clinch up but Duggan circles away and keeps his distance.
Duggan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Duggan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Misawa digs a good hook to Duggan's body.
A jab from Misawa misses.
Misawa tries to clinch up but Duggan circles away and keeps his distance.
Duggan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Duggan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Duggan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Duggan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Misawa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Duggan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duggan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Misawa is looking for a sweep. Duggan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misawa is working hard here to advance position.
Duggan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Duggan is pressing down on Misawa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Misawa is holding on for now.
Duggan is trying to control. Misawa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Misawa is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan is looking to advance position but Misawa won't allow it.
Duggan is working for a kimura but Misawa is defending it quite comfortably.
Mitsu Misawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duggan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Misawa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Duggan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Misawa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Duggan.
Misawa trying to control from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Misawa tries to sprawl but Duggan drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Duggan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Misawa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Misawa moves into full guard.
Misawa keeping moving, preventing Duggan from controlling successfully.
Misawa trying to keep a closed guard but Duggan is proving a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Duggan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Duggan 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 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurstrm scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Duggan!
An out of breath Jim Duggan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luka Doncic (ranked 2401 p4p, 3042 weight class) and Mark Arkinson (ranked 115 p4p, 133 weight class). Doncic comes to the cage accompanied by David Hasselhoff - Du. Arkinson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Breaking Benjamin - So cold. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
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527
7 - 9 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luka Doncic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Arkinson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Jrvilinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arkinson keeps the fight on the outside.
Arkinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Doncic.
Mark Arkinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arkinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arkinson misses with a wild combination.
Arkinson digs a good body shot into Doncic's ribs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Doncic.
Doncic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Arkinson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doncic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doncic tries to counter with a takedown but Arkinson is quick to defend against it.
Nice jab there from Arkinson.
Doncic moves forwards but Arkinson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arkinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut there from Arkinson.
Doncic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Arkinson defends it nicely.
A combination from Arkinson does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arkinson lands a glancing blow to the side of Doncic's head.
Arkinson looks to land a combination but Doncic avoids it well.
Doncic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Arkinson misses with an uppercut.
Doncic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arkinson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mark Arkinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arkinson looks winded!
Nice takedown defense from Arkinson. No joy for Doncic on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luka Doncic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arkinson takes a swing at Doncic's ribcage but misses.
Arkinson throws a body punch but Doncic moves out of range.
Arkinson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Doncic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doncic wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
No joy there for Arkinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arkinson throws a series of punches but Doncic avoids them all with ease.
Arkinson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Doncic counters with a nice double leg into side control. Arkinson won't be happy with that.
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!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doncic has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Arkinson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Doncic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Arkinson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Doncic is looking to clinch but Arkinson is avoiding it.
Doncic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arkinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Doncic fails to land with a series of punches.
Arkinson slips a jab and a cross from Doncic.
Doncic decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doncic is trying to control. Arkinson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Doncic is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Arkinson!
Doncic landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doncic with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Doncic controlling the position easily from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doncic lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Arkinson hang on?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Arkinson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sloppy strikes from Arkinson. Those never looked like landing.
Doncic misses with a head kick.
A jab lands there for Arkinson.
Sloppy strikes from Arkinson. Those never looked like landing.
Doncic tries to clinch but Arkinson moves out of range.
Arkinson misses with a combination
and Doncic counters with a hugh head kick that removes Arkinson from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Luka Doncic!
An out of breath and clearly excited Luka Doncic thanked Brooklyn Threads for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Christ (ranked 2085 p4p, 1678 weight class) and Lino Silva (ranked 99 p4p, 76 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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BJJ Purple Belt
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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joel Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lino Silva!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurstrm and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Christ circles away.
Christ looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silva tries to clinch but Christ moves away
and Christ cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Lino Silva has been cut.
Silva tries to clinch but Christ is having none of it.
A quick step to the side and Christ tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Christ keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva darts in and clinches Christ up against the cage.
Christ's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Christ scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Silva.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Christ lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Christ's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva clinches up with Christ and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Christ.
Christ working hard to break the clinch.
Christ pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Christ, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Christ scores with a counter punch that sends Silva to the canvas! Christ smells blood - he's punishing Silva with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Silva has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joel Christ!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cruzeiro (ranked 498 p4p, 572 weight class) and Gotan Wasselach (ranked 84 p4p, 98 weight class). Cruzeiro's entrance music is Jah Jah The Conqueror by Linval Thompson. A fine choice. Wasselach has chosen Time Is On My Side by Maze as his entrance music. Cruzeiro has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio Cruzeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gotan Wasselach!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurstrm and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Cruzeiro slaps away a takedown attempt from Wasselach, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruzeiro closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasselach wants to control but Cruzeiro postures up.
Cruzeiro tries to score with some ground and pound. Wasselach controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Wasselach is looking for a sweep.
Cruzeiro tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cruzeiro has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wasselach is looking for a sweep.
Wasselach regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wasselach tries to get to full guard but Cruzeiro has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wasselach looking for submissions off his back.
Wasselach trying to control but Cruzeiro postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wasselach wants to get back to full guard.
Wasselach avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cruzeiro.
Wasselach is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wasselach keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Wasselach gets back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Cruzeiro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cruzeiro 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 10:9
Judge Marco Blurstrm scores the fight 10:9
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Cruzeiro!
After winning the bout, Julio Cruzeiro thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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