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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gonzo Souza (ranked 4217 p4p, 4738 weight class) and Charlie Woods (ranked 336 p4p, 344 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gonzo Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Woods!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods clinches up against the ropes.
Woods ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Woods no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Souza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Woods is keeping the position for now.
Souza would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Woods controlling the position.
Woods looking to control.
Souza wants to pass the guard but Woods is keeping the position.
Woods is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Souza tries to stand but Woods is controlling from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Charlie Woods seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souza closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Woods to the mat! Woods manages to get full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods wants to get back to his feet but Souza is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Woods is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Woods keeping moving, preventing Souza from controlling successfully.
Woods trying to keep a closed guard but Souza is proving a slippery customer.
Woods is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Souza wants to control from the top but Woods keeps moving.
Woods throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Souza trying to control but Woods is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Woods is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Souza dives into side control.
Souza wants to stand but Woods has his arm trapped.
Woods is trying to control Souza's posture but Souza avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods tries to bench press Souza off him but Souza keeps the position.
Woods can't do much from the bottom here.
Souza postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Souza is looking to take a break and control but Woods is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Woods is looking to reverse the position.
Woods is not content to let Souza control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Woods shoots in and bounces Souza off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Woods is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Souza has his foot on Woods's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Woods works his way back into a safe position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Woods trying to control the position from guard on top but Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Woods's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gonzo Souza will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Souza gets a takedown into half guard.
Woods tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Souza manages to move to mount!
Woods is desperately trying to improve his position but Souza has a good base and remains in mount.
Souza swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Woods is now in Souza's guard. A big mistake from Souza there, giving up the dominant position!
Souza working for submissions but it's allowed Woods to get to half guard.
Woods takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Woods wants to take a breather but Souza is having none of it.
Souza is controlling Woods's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Woods is thwarting Souza's attempts to control the position.
Souza wants to get back to full guard.
Woods wants to stand but Souza has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Souza is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Woods pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Souza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Woods wants to get back to his feet.
Woods is controlling the pace.
It looks like Woods is going to stand back up.
Souza lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza is trying to maintain the position but Woods is very close to passing his half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Woods trying to mount his opponent but Souza defends it.
Woods trying to control the action but Souza is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Woods closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Woods gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Souza regains guard.
Woods scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Souza keeping moving, preventing Woods from controlling successfully.
Woods works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza is trying to get back to full guard.
Woods seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Souza does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Souza looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Souza actively working from the bottom here.
Woods is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Souza has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Woods is working away from the top position though.
Woods wants to stand but Souza has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Woods showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Woods shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Woods showed some decent athleticism there.
Woods working over Souza with some ground and pound. Souza looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Woods wants to lay and pray for a moment but Souza keeps working.
Woods has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Woods wants to free his trapped foot but Souza is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Souza wants to improve his position but Woods is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Woods prevents Souza from improving his position.
Woods is trying to work for a kimura but Souza is defending well.
Souza won't allow Woods to pass to mount.
Woods seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Woods trying to control the action but Souza is working from the bottom.
Woods stalling away here and it's allowed Souza to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Woods wanted to stand there but Souza had control of the position.
Souza escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Woods gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Woods not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Woods would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Charlie Woods has got the better of the ground game so far.
Woods is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gonzo Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Souza napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Woods happy to just control the position for now.
Woods tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Woods trying to control the position but Souza is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Woods is looking to take a break and control but Souza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Souza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Woods wants to stand but Souza is controlling his arm.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Souza is looking to regain half guard here but Woods keeps moving and retains side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Woods comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Woods 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Woods!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Morty Horowitz (ranked 3024 p4p, 4626 weight class) and George Jr (ranked 276 p4p, 341 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Morty Horowitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Jr!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jr with a lazy takedown attempt
and Horowitz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jr wants to take the fight to the mat but Horowitz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jr manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Horowitz looking to pass the guard.
Jr keeping moving, preventing Horowitz from controlling successfully.
Jr wants to stand up but Horowitz is controlling him.
Horowitz stopping the sweep attempt from Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jr is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Horowitz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jr.
Jr trying to mount his opponent but Horowitz defends it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr is looking for a kimura but Horowitz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jr to get the leverage.
Jr wants to work for an arm triangle but Horowitz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Horowitz is trying to get back to full guard.
Jr is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Horowitz defends it well.
Jr is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horowitz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Horowitz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jr is working away from the top position though.
Horowitz is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Jr is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horowitz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Jr.
Horowitz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jr scores with a couple of nice shots.
Horowitz throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Horowitz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jr pulls his head out easily.
Horowitz wants to improve his position but Jr is controlling well.
Jr is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Horowitz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jr passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Horowitz!
Jr trying to control but Horowitz is having none of it.
Jr unloading with bombs!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jr is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Horowitz can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
George Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Horowitz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Horowitz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Horowitz manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jr on his heels. He'll look to pass Jr's guard now, I'm sure.
Horowitz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Horowitz won't allow Jr to sweep him here.
Horowitz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jr on the ground.
Jr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Horowitz's guard.
Jr wants to control from the top but Horowitz keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jr advances to half guard.
Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Horowitz is looking to control Jr's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Horowitz avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr winds up and cracks Horowitz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jr wants to get back to his feet.
Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Horowitz's head.
Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jr working the head and body with strikes.
Horowitz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jr is trying to work for a kimura but Horowitz is defending well.
Jr is looking to take a break and control but Horowitz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr is trying to work for a kimura but Horowitz is defending well.
Horowitz flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Horowitz tries to roll over but Jr keeps him under control.
Horowitz actively working from the bottom here.
Jr is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Horowitz is not content to let Jr control the position.
Jr is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Horowitz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Horowitz wants to control but Jr is keeping busy.
Jr wants to work for an arm triangle but Horowitz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jr looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jr is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
George Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jr doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Horowitz to counter with a crisp jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Horowitz.
Horowitz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horowitz lands a right hook to the body.
Horowitz scores with the left hand. Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
Horowitz darts in and clinches Jr up against the ropes.
Jr has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Horowitz clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lull in the action here.
Horowitz wants to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horowitz is working hard here to advance position.
George Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jr looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Horowitz taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). George Jr!
George Jr spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Morty Horowitz was interviewed post fight and said 'You no MMA FIGHTER!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asamov Greydorian (ranked 3621 p4p, 4753 weight class) and Fresh Fish (ranked 392 p4p, 480 weight class). The key to victory for Asamov Greydorian has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Asamov Greydorian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fresh Fish!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fish has Greydorian up against the ropes in a clinch.
Fish tries to break free but Greydorian pushes him back against the ropes.
Greydorian is leaning against Fish and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Greydorian lands an elbow that stopped Fish in his tracks for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Greydorian pushes Fish back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Fish looks winded!
A bit of stalling here from Greydorian.
Greydorian connects with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Fresh Fish has been cut.
Greydorian lands an elbow that stopped Fish in his tracks for a moment.
Greydorian is looking to control Fish's arms but Fish gets an underhook and turns him. Now Greydorian has his back to the ropes.
Greydorian lands a damaging elbow.
Greydorian with a knee to the head.
Greydorian lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greydorian has Fish pressed up against the ropes in a tight Thai clinch. Fish is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Greydorian - that's hurt Fish badly! Oh, another knee lands and Fish is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Fish doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Asamov Greydorian!
Asamov Greydorian gave a mention to Neon Zombie in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ray Hoola (ranked 5013 p4p, 3219 weight class) and Perov Yelisey (ranked 350 p4p, 295 weight class). Hoola comes to the ring accompanied by Alvin & The Chipmunks - Christmas song. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ray Hoola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Perov Yelisey!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoola tries to land a front kick but Yelisey steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hoola tries to clinch up but Yelisey circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice side step and Yelisey releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hoola lands with a cross.
Yelisey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hoola fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Despite the aggression on Yelisey's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A leg kick checked by Yelisey.
Yelisey only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yelisey walks into a jab.
Hoola lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ray Hoola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoola lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoola looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yelisey! But no joy.
Hoola is looking to clinch but Yelisey is avoiding it.
Hoola wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yelisey! But no joy.
Hoola scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hoola fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yelisey on the side of the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Yelisey has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Yelisey takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hoola tries to clinch but Yelisey is having none of it.
Yelisey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab lands there for Hoola.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoola. Yelisey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoola pushes Yelisey up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Hoola.
Hoola stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hoola creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hoola breaks the clinch.
A big left from Hoola misses.
Yelisey now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice jab there from Hoola.
Hoola is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Yelisey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hoola fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yelisey! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoola gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right handed body shot lands from Hoola.
Hoola softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Hoola trying to control the position but instead, Yelisey has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hoola into the ropes.
Hoola stalling in the clinch.
Yelisey has Hoola pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Hoola manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hoola misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice body punch from Hoola.
Hoola struggles to land a body shot inside as Yelisey controls his hands.
Hoola working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Hoola dominated that round.
That's time! Hoola's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hoola connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yelisey momentarily.
Hoola misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yelisey throws out a counter right but Hoola avoids it with no problem.
Hoola tries to clinch but Yelisey moves out of range.
A left lands for Hoola.
Hoola tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoola scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoola throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yelisey feints a counter leg kick.
Hoola scores with a nice head shot.
Hoola is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yelisey can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoola throws a series of strikes that have Yelisey backpedaling.
Yelisey swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoola.
Hoola backing away here, and Yelisey unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hoola misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yelisey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hoola tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yelisey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hoola bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yelisey's head.
Hoola clinches with his opponent.
Hoola stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoola stalling against the ropes.
Hoola is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Hoola tries to work over Yelisey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hoola is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yelisey is keeping busy.
Hoola is working Yelisey over against the ropes.
Hoola lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yelisey backwards.
Hoola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yelisey goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hoola prevents it.
Hoola is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yelisey can't get the takedown.
A frustrated look appears on Hoola's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hoola leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Hoola stalling the fight.
Good body shot from Hoola.
Hoola taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ray Hoola.
Hoola throws a right hand that Yelisey ducks under and follows up with a left that Yelisey also avoids with ease.
Yelisey takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoola changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hoola has Yelisey up against the ropes in a clinch.
Yelisey tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ray Hoola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Perov Yelisey.
Yelisey takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoola lands a nice shot to the body.
Hoola lands a nice uppercut.
Hoola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Hoola dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hoola waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yelisey.
Hoola tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yelisey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Yelisey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hoola tries to clinch there but Yelisey circles away.
Yelisey now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hoola wants to clinch.
Yelisey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoola tries to clinch but Yelisey is having none of it.
Yelisey is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ray Hoola is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoola listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoola moves into the clinch.
Hoola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yelisey's elbow.
Yelisey is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hoola breaks from the clinch.
Hoola digs a good hook to Yelisey's body.
Hoola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yelisey.
Yelisey only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hoola lands the left hand.
Hoola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yelisey moves away.
Yelisey unleashes a big counter combination but Hoola bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hoola throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yelisey.
Hoola tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yelisey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hoola uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yelisey has time to react.
Yelisey keeps the fight on the outside.
Hoola displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Yelisey dodges the punch combination from Hoola.
Yelisey is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoola tries to clinch up but Yelisey circles away and keeps his distance.
Yelisey throws a counter combo.
Yelisey takes one to the chin there.
Hoola closes the distance and clinches.
Ray Hoola has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from Hoola.
A hook to the body from Hoola.
Hoola displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yelisey up against the ropes.
Yelisey is looking for a takedown.
Hoola is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yelisey is working for takedown but Hoola is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ray Hoola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Perov Yelisey.
Hoola tries a body shot but Yelisey blocks it.
Hoola looking to stall.
Hoola is looking to control Yelisey's arms but Yelisey gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hoola has his back to the ropes.
Hoola tries to stall but Yelisey uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ray Hoola.
Hoola bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yelisey's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hoola is looking to clinch but Yelisey is avoiding it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Hoola showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hoola 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:25
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:25
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Hoola!
Our winner, Ray Hoola, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nakagome Kakuzo (ranked 2336 p4p, 23787 weight class) and Monty Sioux (ranked 297 p4p, 582 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nakagome Kakuzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Monty Sioux!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sioux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kakuzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sioux is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sioux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sioux misses with an uppercut. Kakuzo saw that one coming.
Kakuzo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kakuzo shoots and misses
and Sioux counters with a stiff right hand.
Sioux takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sioux throws a lazy right hand but Kakuzo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sioux lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakuzo clinches.
Sioux can't find room to land a body shot as Kakuzo controls the action.
Kakuzo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sioux is pressed up against the ropes. Kakuzo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sioux down to the mat. Sioux avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sioux has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sioux is looking to clinch.
Kakuzo catches Sioux with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kakuzo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sioux is trying to defend but Kakuzo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sioux is trying to stand back up but Kakuzo is controlling him
Kakuzo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sioux is trying to stand up here but Kakuzo is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakuzo winds up and cracks Sioux with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kakuzo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kakuzo connects with a nice short shot to Sioux's temple.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sioux is trying to stand.
Sioux really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kakuzo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kakuzo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kakuzo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kakuzo is looking for a kimura but Sioux is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kakuzo to get the leverage.
Kakuzo winds up and cracks Sioux with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sioux wants to get back to his feet.
Kakuzo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kakuzo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kakuzo is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Sioux is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nakagome Kakuzo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fenton Meeks (ranked 2932 p4p, 2557 weight class) and Max House (ranked 369 p4p, 334 weight class). House has chosen HonestKey- Keep Fightin' as his entrance music. Max House is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fenton Meeks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max House!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meeks tries a low kick but House avoids it.
Meeks tries to clinch but House is having none of it.
House throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
House works Meeks's body with a nice hook.
House scores with a punch to the head.
Meeks tries to land a front kick but House steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Meeks tries to clinch
and House counters with a nice uppercut.
Meeks has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tran MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Meeks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Meeks has House up against the ropes in a clinch.
House tries to break free but Meeks pushes him back against the ropes.
House pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meeks throws a wild body kick that House sees coming a mile off.
Meeks throws a body kick that misses
and House counters with a left to the body.
A low kick lands for Meeks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meeks thows a leg kick but House checks it
and Meeks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
House fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Meeks on the side of the head.
House lands a jab to Meeks's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeks misses with a double jab.
Meeks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Meeks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
House connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice body punch from House.
Meeks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Meeks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
House is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Meeks rather than just go for the knockout.
Meeks misses with a head kick.
House displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Meeks throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
House lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
House lands a nice looking body shot.
Meeks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Meeks throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Max House has been cut.
Meeks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
House has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meeks tries to clinch
letting House counter with a right hand.
Meeks throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Meeks walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. House checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
House keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meeks.
House pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Meeks back to the ropes. House follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Meeks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Meeks is breathing heavily.
Decent striking displayed by House there.
Meeks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A low kick from Meeks is predictable there
and House counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 Meeks is rocked!
House batters Meeks with a massive right followed by a huge left! Meeks is out on his feet looking like a zombie as House lands a final crushing right hand to drop Meeks to the mat with a gruesome thud! House is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Max House!
Max House decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Ritola (ranked 2308 p4p, 3560 weight class) and Gigi Woerner (ranked 274 p4p, 388 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Ritola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gigi Woerner!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woerner lands a right hook to the body.
Ritola thuds his shin into the meat of Woerner's side.
Ritola gets a clinch.
Woerner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Woerner managing to block the knees to the body from Ritola.
Woerner has a couple of punches blocked by Ritola.
Woerner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Woerner misses with a punch on the inside.
Woerner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Woerner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ritola definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ritola tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Woerner avoids it.
Woerner misses with some punches.
Ritola blocking some punches.
Ritola missing with knees to the body.
Woerner's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ritola lands a left hand that snaps the head of Woerner backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woerner tries to land knees in the clinch but Ritola avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ritola.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ritola as Woerner tries to tie him up.
Ritola blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woerner content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Woerner with a knee to the head.
Ritola blocks an uppercut.
Ritola working Woerner over with knees to the body.
Woerner looking to throw knees to the head but Ritola is blocking nicely.
Still in the clinch, Woerner scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Woerner.
Woerner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ritola blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ritola is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Woerner is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Woerner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ritola tries to land knees in the clinch but Woerner avoids the damage to the body.
Ritola missing with knees to the body.
Woerner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Woerner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ritola trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ritola tries to land knees in the clinch but Woerner avoids the damage to the body.
Ritola trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Woerner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ritola tries to land knees in the clinch but Woerner avoids the damage to the body.
Woerner lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woerner avoiding damage as Ritola throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Woerner obliges.
Ritola is breathing heavily.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Woerner lands with a left to the head.
Woerner stalling.
Woerner lands with a light punch inside.
Woerner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ritola using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Woerner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ritola is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Woerner is defending well for now.
Woerner lands with a light punch inside.
Woerner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ritola takes a shot to the head.
Woerner misses with some punches.
Woerner avoiding damage as Ritola throws knees to the body.
Woerner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ritola missing with knees to the body.
Woerner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ritola misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Woerner.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ritola as Woerner tries to tie him up.
Woerner working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woerner blocking some punches.
Woerner has a couple of punches blocked by Ritola.
Woerner avoiding damage as Ritola throws knees to the body.
Ritola blocking some punches.
Woerner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Woerner lands a nice uppercut.
Woerner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ritola missing with knees to the body.
Ritola trying to land knees to the body.
Ritola blocks an uppercut.
Ritola is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Woerner is defending well for now.
Woerner misses with a punch on the inside.
Woerner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Woerner working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ritola.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Woerner.
Ritola tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Woerner avoids it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Woerner - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short uppercut from Woerner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woerner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Woerner lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woerner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Woerner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ritola backwards.
Ritola blocks an uppercut.
Ritola missing with knees to the body.
Woerner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Woerner obliges.
Woerner managing to block the knees to the body from Ritola.
Woerner misses with the head strike.
Woerner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ritola tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Woerner avoids it.
Woerner trying to control the position but instead, Ritola has worked for underhooks and has pushed Woerner into the ropes.
Woerner with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Tommi Ritola has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woerner scores with a shoulder strike.
Woerner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Woerner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Woerner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Woerner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gigi Woerner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommi Ritola's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ritola lands a glancing blow to the side of Woerner's head.
Woerner blocks a head kick by Ritola.
Ritola catches Woerner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Woerner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Woerner. That's going to slow Ritola down.
Ritola throws a hook but Woerner blocks it.
Woerner wants to counter the offense by Ritola and move into the clinch position.
Ritola throws a nice outside leg kick.
Woerner thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ritola if he has to take too many more of those.
Woerner throws a chopping leg kick but Ritola manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ritola was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woerner slips under a jab from Ritola.
Woerner moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Woerner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woerner throws a low kick, looking for Ritola's leg but Ritola calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woerner lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Woerner throws a chopping leg kick but Ritola manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Woerner scores with a shot to the body.
Ritola takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Woerner lands a slapping body shot.
Woerner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Woerner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Woerner wants to slow Ritola down by chopping away at his legs.
Woerner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Woerner scores with a hook to the body. Ritola takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Woerner throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ritola throws a jab when Woerner was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woerner cracks a nice hook into Ritola's ribs.
Woerner moves into the clinch successfully.
Woerner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ritola's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Woerner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ritola takes a shot to the head.
Woerner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Gigi Woerner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Woerner.
Woerner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Still in the clinch, Woerner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Woerner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Woerner unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ritola lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Woerner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Woerner takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch on the inside from Woerner fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Woerner fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Woerner.
Woerner blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woerner lands with a left to the head.
Woerner taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Woerner unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ritola lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ritola tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Woerner avoids it.
Woerner throws a head punch that misses.
Woerner putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ritola in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Woerner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Woerner lands a hook that snaps the head of Ritola backwards.
Woerner slows down the pace here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Woerner.
Woerner scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Woerner.
A short right from Woerner on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woerner taking a breather.
Woerner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Ritola trying to land knees to the body.
Woerner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woerner lands a hook that snaps the head of Ritola backwards.
Woerner avoiding damage as Ritola throws knees to the body.
Woerner avoiding damage as Ritola throws knees to the body.
Woerner misses with some punches.
Woerner with a knee to the head.
Woerner lands with a left to the head.
Woerner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Woerner scores with a shoulder strike.
Woerner working aggressively here.
Woerner throws a punch but it's blocked by Ritola.
Ritola missing with knees to the body.
Woerner avoiding damage as Ritola throws knees to the body.
Woerner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ritola backwards.
Ritola takes a shot to the head.
Woerner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ritola being controlled against the ropes.
Woerner lands with a right to the head.
Woerner lands a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gigi Woerner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tommi Ritola's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Woerner scores with a hook to the body. Ritola takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ritola, as that shot connected.
Woerner misses with an uppercut. Ritola saw that one coming.
Woerner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Woerner lands with a nice body kick.
Woerner is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ritola rather than just go for the knockout.
Woerner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ritola looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice body punch from Woerner.
Woerner lands with a shot to the body.
Ritola takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ritola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gigi Woerner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Woerner scores with the left hand. Ritola knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woerner lands a head shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woerner has closed the distance and engaged Ritola in a clinch.
Woerner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Woerner with a knee to the head.
Woerner misses with the head strike.
Woerner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Woerner lands with a right to the head.
Ritola takes a shot to the head.
Woerner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ritola tries to land knees in the clinch but Woerner avoids the damage to the body.
Ritola swings wildly with an uppercut but Woerner uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Woerner.
Woerner misses with the head strike.
Woerner connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ritola's face.
Woerner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ritola trying to land knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ritola tries to land knees in the clinch but Woerner avoids the damage to the body.
Woerner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ritola backwards.
Woerner manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woerner crunches a lovely knee into Ritola's ribcage.
Woerner landing knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Woerner.
Ritola blocks an uppercut.
Woerner lands a knee to the body.
Woerner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Woerner.
Woerner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Woerner.
Woerner lands a shoulder strike.
Woerner pushes Ritola back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Woerner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Woerner looking to stall.
A short right from Woerner.
Ritola is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Woerner is defending well for now.
Woerner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Woerner pushes Ritola back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woerner effectively controlling the action here.
Woerner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Woerner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Woerner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Woerner taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Woerner lands with a light punch inside.
Woerner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ritola avoids it.
Ritola misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Woerner.
Woerner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Woerner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ritola blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ritola.
Ritola lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ritola tries to land knees in the clinch but Woerner avoids the damage to the body.
Woerner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Woerner taking a breather.
Woerner throws a punch but it's blocked by Ritola.
Tommi Ritola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woerner misses with a punch on the inside.
Woerner has a couple of punches blocked by Ritola.
Woerner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ritola backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ritola tries to land knees in the clinch but Woerner avoids the damage to the body.
Woerner with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woerner managing to block the knees to the body from Ritola.
A short left from Woerner.
Woerner lands a right hand.
Woerner avoiding damage as Ritola throws knees to the body.
Ritola misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Woerner.
Woerner swings wildly with an uppercut but Ritola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ritola blocks an uppercut.
Ritola missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ritola.
Woerner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ritola tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Woerner avoids it.
Woerner gets through Ritola's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gigi Woerner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Woerner 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gigi Woerner!
Our winner, Gigi Woerner, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Middle Bear (ranked 2979 p4p, 2496 weight class) and Michel Santos (ranked 271 p4p, 228 weight class). Santos has chosen DMX - Intro as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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29
144
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25
148
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Basic striking
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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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Middle Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michel Santos!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear gets caught flat footed, as Santos shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Santos works over Bear with some ground and pound from guard.
Bear looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bear being controlled here, momentarily.
Santos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bear has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Santos has managed to get both his arms back between Bear's legs - danger averted.
Bear looking to control.
Santos forces his way into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Santos is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Santos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bear is just riding it out for now. Santos eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear gets full guard.
Santos postures up and lands a big shot to Bear's brow.
Bear is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bear working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Santos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Santos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bear throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Bear looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Santos passes into side control.
Bear wants to control but Santos postures up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bear is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos working the body and head with strikes.
Santos controlling from side mount.
Bear wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Santos is staying tight to Bear's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Santos is looking to take a break and control but Bear is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bear is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Iron Sharpens Iron, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Bear is looking for a sweep.
Santos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bear knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is putting a hurting on Bear here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bear sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bear trying to control from the bottom.
Santos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Santos slips a nice elbow through Bear's hands, connecting with Bear's forehead.
Santos prevents Bear from improving his position.
Bear tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Santos has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Bear is wriggling around trying to escape.
Santos controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Santos looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Santos with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Santos content just to control the position here.
Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bear really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Santos controlling from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bear is looking to escape.
Bear is looking to get to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michel Santos dominated that round.
That's time! Bear's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bear is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bear looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bear is staying active underneath Santos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nice strikes from Santos there.
Bear has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Santos is working away from the top position though.
Santos controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bear tries to roll over but Santos keeps him under control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear trying to hold on to Santos's head to control him but Santos postures up.
Michel Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Well, if Santos is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bear wants to control but Santos is keeping busy.
Bear is not content to let Santos control the position.
Bear moves into full guard.
Bear throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Santos pushing down on Bear's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Santos is trying to control the action in half guard but Bear is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Santos working the head and body with strikes.
Bear looking for submissions off his back.
Bear wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Santos in particular looking to stall.
Santos stops Bear from getting back to his feet.
Santos is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bear throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Bear is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bear throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear is looking for a sweep. Santos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bear looking for submissions off his back.
Santos working the head and body with strikes.
Santos content to control rather than advance.
Bear taking some punishment here, with Santos in his half guard.
Santos tries to pass to full mount but Bear defends it.
Santos looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bear with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bear actively working from the bottom here.
Bear is trying to maintain the position but Santos is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bear wants to hold on but Santos pushes him away.
Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Santos landing punches.
Santos landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bear is in all sorts of trouble here.
Santos looking to control but Bear is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Santos controlling his opponent.
Santos looking to control but Bear is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bear is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos scoring with strikes but Bear is staying in there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michel Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bear shoots in for a takedown but Santos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bear tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
Santos clinches up against the ropes.
Bear is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Santos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Santos has clasped his hands together around Bear's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Santos is staying tight to Bear's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Bear taking punishment in the form of punches.
Santos advances to mount.
Santos with shots to the head and body - Bear looks very uncomfortable down there.
Santos lands a big elbow.
Santos looking to control but Bear is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bear manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Santos is thwarting Bear's attempts to control the position.
Bear is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Santos pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is working for a submission of some sort.
Bear taking some punishment here, with Santos in his half guard.
Santos is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Santos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bear gets back to full guard.
Bear is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Santos is aware though and is defending well.
Santos distracts Bear with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Middle Bear has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos passes Bear's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ground and pound from Santos.
Santos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Santos lands a nice short elbow.
Bear has a hand on Santos's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Santos takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Bear tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Santos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A nice elbow there by Santos.
Bear is rocked!
Santos pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Oh Bear is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
A big strike lands for Santos! That's really hurt Bear and he's turned his back - Santos keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Santos jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michel Santos!
A less than humble Michel Santos misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nino Babel (ranked 3045 p4p, 2142 weight class) and Max Planck (ranked 335 p4p, 252 weight class). Nino Babel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nino Babel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Planck!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Planck throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Babel's head.
Planck darts in and clinches Babel up against the ropes.
Planck has picked Babel up - he's going for a ride! Planck dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Babel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Babel trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Planck avoids the attempt from Babel to control.
Babel is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Planck can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Babel is looking to escape.
Babel is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babel holds on for dear life.
Babel is trying to escape the mount.
Babel tries to hold on but Planck postures up.
Planck tries to push Babel's head away but Babel is holding on tight.
Babel wants to hold on but Planck pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Babel bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Babel drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Babel as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Planck screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Babel! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Nino Babel!
Nino Babel was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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