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WVT 110: Ihantala v Mathieu PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Ross (ranked 4868 p4p, 3650 weight class) and Vito Scaletta (ranked 575 p4p, 493 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 24 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vito Scaletta!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scaletta has closed the distance and engaged Ross in a clinch.
Ross has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Scaletta after a bit of a struggle.
Scaletta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ross letting Scaletta take a breather here.
Ross is looking for a takedown.
Scaletta drags the fight down to the ground.
Scaletta wants to get back to his feet but Ross is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Scaletta had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ross defends it easily.
Scaletta pulls Ross in close to his closed guard and prevents Ross from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scaletta bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ross's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Scaletta controls the pace.
Ross has his foot on Scaletta's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Scaletta works his way back into a safe position though.
Ross being controlled here, momentarily.
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.
Scaletta stands and steps away. Ross gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Scaletta moves into the clinch.
Scaletta is working Ross over against the cage.
Ross drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Ross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ross tries for a takedown but Scaletta manages to get underhooks.
Scaletta tightens his grip and picks Ross up, before dumping him to the ground. Ross manages to land in guard.
Scaletta stays in close to Ross's body and controls the position.
Scaletta is working Ross over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta sitting in guard here, content to control.
Scaletta slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Scaletta works to advance to full mount. Ross defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Ross is bucking up trying to escape but Scaletta cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ross is breathing heavily.
Scaletta has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ross's face.
Scaletta landing strikes from the mount.
Scaletta tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta looking for a guillotine from mount but Ross is having none of it.
Scaletta controlling from mount.
Scaletta looking to finish Ross with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ross!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scaletta landing shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scaletta takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vito Scaletta dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Scaletta circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Ross drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Scaletta follows Ross to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vito Scaletta!
Vito Scaletta seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter Wiener (ranked 3801 p4p, 4146 weight class) and Grand Admiral Thrawn (ranked 509 p4p, 539 weight class). Walter Wiener has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Wiener!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grand Admiral Thrawn!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrawn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thrawn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Thrawn tries a head kick but it misses.
Thrawn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wiener manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thrawn moves out of range of the body kick.
Wiener scores with a head kick. Thrawn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
 It looks like Grand Admiral Thrawn has been cut.
Wiener throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thrawn on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Thrawn rushes Wiener and presses him up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thrawn obliges.
Thrawn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wiener has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thrawn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thrawn told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thrawn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wiener managing to block the knees to the body from Thrawn.
Thrawn struggles to land a body shot inside as Wiener controls his hands.
Our sources have told us that Wiener has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Thrawn misses with a knee strike.
Wiener blocks a body shot from Thrawn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrawn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thrawn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wiener.
Knees to the body from Wiener.
Wiener unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wiener really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wiener breaks from the clinch.
Thrawn takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wiener is looking to chop away at Thrawn's legs.
A punch combination from Thrawn misses.
Wiener throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thrawn has closed the distance and engaged Wiener in a clinch.
Wiener on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wiener's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wiener avoids the body shot from Thrawn.
Wiener looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiener tries a head kick but it misses.
Wiener thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thrawn if he has to take too many more of those.
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!
Thrawn avoids the body shot from Wiener.
Thrawn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Thrawn wants to clinch up but Wiener keeps it at a distance.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Wiener! Thrawn is out on his feet! Wiener rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Thrawn is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Thrawn is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walter Wiener!
During a confident post fight interview, Walter Wiener thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Babyara (ranked 2516 p4p, 2398 weight class) and Bill Goldberg (ranked 124 p4p, 89 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 39 - 0, fighting out of London, Francisco Babyara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 33 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babyara lands a left and a right that send Goldberg crashing to the mat, dazed. Babyara thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Bill Goldberg has been cut.
Goldberg looks to land a combination but Babyara avoids it well.
Babyara feinted with a counter takedown.
Goldberg lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Goldberg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goldberg throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Babyara counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Babyara.
Goldberg wants to stand up but Babyara is controlling him.
Babyara not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Babyara postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Babyara slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Babyara with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babyara tries to stand but Goldberg is controlling from the bottom.
Babyara in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Babyara wanted to stand there but Goldberg had control of the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Babyara misses with a series of wild punches.
Goldberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Babyara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goldberg looks to throw the jab but Babyara is out of range.
Babyara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Babyara looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Babyara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Goldberg slips a jab and a cross from Babyara.
Goldberg throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babyara avoids the head kick by Goldberg.
Babyara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Babyara moves out of range of the body kick from Goldberg.
It looked like Babyara was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Goldberg.
Goldberg moves away from the strike by Babyara.
Goldberg misses with an uppercut
and Babyara makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Babyara slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Babyara does it's job there.
Babyara takes a kick to the side of the head.
Goldberg dodges the punch combination from Babyara.
Goldberg moves forwards but Babyara connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bill Goldberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babyara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Goldberg connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg backs away from a small jab... but Babyara lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Goldberg crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Babyara with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Francisco Babyara!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Francisco Babyara waved his t-shirt featuring AVALON's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Theodore Nouveau (ranked 1736 p4p, 3182 weight class) and Aaron Petrov (ranked 238 p4p, 378 weight class). Petrov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Star.One - Original Badman Feat. Takura & Assassin kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Aaron Petrov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 38 - 0, fighting out of London, Theodore Nouveau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nouveau.
Nouveau closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nouveau cracks Petrov with a big elbow.
Petrov tries to improve position but can't.
Nouveau tries to advance to mount but can't.
Petrov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nouveau wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nouveau wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Petrov, who protects the arm well.
Petrov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nouveau wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov keeps trying to improve his position.
Nouveau scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nouveau landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Petrov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Petrov taking some punishment here, with Nouveau in his half guard.
Nouveau missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Petrov looking for submissions off his back.
Ground and pound from Nouveau.
Nouveau winds up and cracks Petrov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nouveau 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Nouveau there.
 Petrov is rocked!
Ground and pound from Nouveau.
Petrov is still in real trouble! Can Nouveau finish him?
Petrov makes his way to full guard, as Nouveau worked for a kimura.
Nouveau has gone for a leg lock! Petrov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Nouveau's guard.
Nouveau is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Petrov seems to have recovered his senses.
Petrov looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petrov drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Nouveau dives on top into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nouveau advances position into side control!
Petrov on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Petrov is looking for a sweep.
Petrov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nouveau keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Petrov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nouveau pulls his head out easily.
Nouveau is keen to just control but Petrov is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov looking for submissions off his back.
Petrov looking for submissions off his back.
Petrov looks winded!
Nouveau is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nouveau is looking for a kimura but Petrov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nouveau to get the leverage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nouveau is trying to control the action in half guard but Petrov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nouveau takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nouveau looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Petrov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Theodore Nouveau dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Petrov shoots for a double leg takedown but Nouveau sprawls well. He's pushed Petrov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Theodore Nouveau is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nouveau does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nouveau will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Petrov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nouveau gets caught flat footed, as Petrov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nouveau is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petrov can do to turn this around?
Petrov drops back, looking for a kneebar! Nouveau looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Nouveau looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Nouveau!
Nouveau stands up and beckons Petrov to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov lands a leg kick that knocks Nouveau off balance momentarily.
Nouveau closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nouveau lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Nouveau scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov wants to take the fight to the mat but Nouveau manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nouveau looking to throw knees to the head but Petrov is blocking nicely.
Petrov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nouveau just stands there and leans against the cage.
Theodore Nouveau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Petrov.
Nouveau successfully pulls guard.
Petrov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nouveau swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Petrov trying to move into half guard but instead Nouveau has managed to sweep!
Petrov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nouveau doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nouveau manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nouveau content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nouveau engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Nouveau is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nouveau is aware though and is defending well.
Petrov keeping moving, preventing Nouveau from controlling successfully.
Nouveau is in close to Petrov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Petrov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Petrov is breathing heavily.
Nouveau is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nouveau lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nouveau slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Petrov is not content to let Nouveau control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nouveau connects with a decent elbow.
Nouveau grinds an elbow into Petrov's temple.
Petrov tries to buck Nouveau off but Nouveau is having none of it.
Nouveau is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Petrov is trying to escape and Nouveau transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Petrov is forced to tap! Nice work there by Nouveau! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Theodore Nouveau!
Theodore Nouveau took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Im coming for you, girls'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yeshua Immanuel (ranked 2240 p4p, 1791 weight class) and Vito Corleone (ranked 345 p4p, 285 weight class). Corleone is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sussudio- Phil Collins. The key to victory for Yeshua Immanuel has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yeshua Immanuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vito Corleone!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corleone darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Immanuel makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Vito Corleone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Immanuel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Corleone throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Immanuel's waist but Immanuel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Corleone off to one side.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Corleone.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corleone fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Corleone looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
You can see the frustration on Immanuel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The strikes coming from Corleone are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Corleone lands a nice forearm strike.
Corleone cracks Immanuel with a big elbow.
Corleone passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Immanuel!
Corleone working the ground and pound effectively.
Immanuel takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Corleone with the ground and pound from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Immanuel tries to hold on but Corleone pushes him away.
Corleone landing strikes from the mount.
Immanuel regains half guard.
Corleone missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Corleone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Corleone lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Corleone throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Immanuel to regain full guard.
Immanuel is breathing heavily.
Corleone stands up over Immanuel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Corleone slips nicely into half guard.
Immanuel taking some punishment here, with Corleone in his half guard.
Corleone lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Corleone lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Corleone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Immanuel defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel is trying to get back to full guard.
Corleone thows a huge punch but Immanuel dodges it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ground and pound from Corleone.
Corleone lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Corleone lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Corleone is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Immanuel is hurt! He's hurt bad - Corleone fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Immanuel from any more punishment! Congratulations to Corleone! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vito Corleone!
A victorious Vito Corleone thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Yeshua Immanuel was interviewed post fight and said 'Thanks to my coaches, sorry I came up short. Great game plan by my opponent. It was his night tonight. '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Svyatogor (ranked 867 p4p, 1220 weight class) and Devin Hill (ranked 41 p4p, 63 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitri Svyatogor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Hill!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Svyatogor to counter with a crisp jab.
Svyatogor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hill misses with an uppercut. Svyatogor saw that one coming.
A quick step to the side and Svyatogor tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Svyatogor.
Hill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hill misses with a right hand
and Svyatogor counters with a straight right hand.
Svyatogor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Svyatogor has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ubergym in the buildup to the fight.
Hill misses with a body punch
and Svyatogor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill misses with a body punch
and Svyatogor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Devin Hill has been cut.
Svyatogor throws a hook to the side of Hill's head but Hill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hill let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hill misses with a looping left.
Svyatogor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hill darts in trying to clinch
letting Svyatogor counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill misses with a lunging right hand
and Svyatogor counters with a big uppercut that knocks Hill off his feet! Svyatogor dives into side control looking to finish!
Svyatogor wants to control but Hill is keeping him busy.
Hill gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hill is pressing down on Svyatogor's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hill wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hill can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Svyatogor controls the pace.
Svyatogor's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Svyatogor wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill looking for a sweep. Not yet Hill, not yet.
Hill is trying to control the position but Svyatogor postures up.
Svyatogor is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hill is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hill throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Svyatogor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hill scores with a jab to the head.
Devin Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svyatogor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hill throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Svyatogor is looking to counter punch.
Hill misses with a left hand
and Svyatogor counters with a nice uppercut.
Hill misses with a series of wild punches.
Svyatogor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hill throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Svyatogor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hill misses the body punch
and Svyatogor counters with a nice uppercut.
Svyatogor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hill throws a hook but Svyatogor blocks it.
Svyatogor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hill throws a body punch but Svyatogor moves out of range.
Hill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hill misses with a looping right.
Hill misses with a hook.
Svyatogor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hill misses with a right hand
and Svyatogor lands a stunning uppercut that sends Hill to the mat!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svyatogor is looking for a kimura here.
Hill is staying active underneath Svyatogor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Svyatogor stalling.
Svyatogor is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hill is looking to control Svyatogor's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hill avoid being mounted?
Svyatogor is keen to just control but Hill is a slippery customer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitri Svyatogor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Devin Hill's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hill misses with a wild combination.
Hill misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Svyatogor to counter with a crisp jab.
Hill moves into range and connects with a jab.
Devin Hill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hill takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Svyatogor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hill can do to turn this around?
Svyatogor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hill throws out the jab.
Hill lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hill misses with a looping left.
Dimitri Svyatogor is winning the standup battle so far.
Hill moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hill throws a lazy uppercut
and Svyatogor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hill moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Svyatogor lands a hook that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Hill pushes off an throws an elbow but Svyatogor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Svyatogor presses Hill against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hill is breathing heavily.
Svyatogor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hill throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Svyatogor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hill's defenses.
Svyatogor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hill's elbow.
Svyatogor avoids the elbow strike from Hill, against the cage.
Svyatogor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Svyatogor.
Svyatogor trying to land knees to the body.
Svyatogor gets control of Hill's arms and successfully pulls guard. Svyatogor will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hill is fighting to break Svyatogor's control of his arms but Svyatogor is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Svyatogor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hill wants to control from the top but Svyatogor keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svyatogor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hill wants to pass the guard but Svyatogor is keeping the position.
Svyatogor is trying to control the position but Hill postures up.
Hill wants to control from the top but Svyatogor keeps moving.
Svyatogor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Svyatogor controls Hill momentarily but Hill frees himself.
Svyatogor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Svyatogor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hill is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Svyatogor looking for a guillotine here but Hill defends easily.
Svyatogor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hill can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Svyatogor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hill is pushing down on Svyatogor's leg trying to pass to half guard. Svyatogor is fighting to maintain full guard but Hill has managed to sneak the leg through.
Svyatogor is in trouble now - Hill has advanced to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Svyatogor wants to control but Hill is having none of it.
Svyatogor is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
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 Dimitri Svyatogor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Devin Hill's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Svyatogor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Svyatogor tries to move into range but Hill moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Hill misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Svyatogor misses the target.
Hill swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hill throws a poor cross that misses
and Svyatogor counters with a nice uppercut.
Hill missing with a left hand there. Svyatogor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hill has closed the distance and engaged Svyatogor in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svyatogor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Svyatogor being controlled against the cage.
Hill misses with an elbow over the top.
Svyatogor drags the fight down to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill trying to control but Svyatogor is working from the bottom.
Svyatogor is trying to control the position but Hill postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hill accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Svyatogor working a defensive guard here.
Hill stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Svyatogor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hill lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Svyatogor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Svyatogor is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hill got a little sloppy there for a moment and Svyatogor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hill has managed to get both his arms back between Svyatogor's legs - danger averted.
Hill trying to control but Svyatogor is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hill accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hill throwing strikes from guard but Svyatogor blocks nicely.
Svyatogor wants to sweep here but Hill controlling him for the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hill tries to bum rush Svyatogor with a series of wild strikes but Svyatogor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Svyatogor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Svyatogor momentarily.
Svyatogor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Svyatogor scores with a jab to the body.
Svyatogor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hill.
Svyatogor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hill misses with an uppercut.
Hill tries to land a front kick but Svyatogor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dimitri Svyatogor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hill looks to land a combination but Svyatogor avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Svyatogor misses the target.
Svyatogor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hill throws a hook but Svyatogor avoids it easily.
Hill tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Svyatogor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hill takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill tries to close the distance and clinch but Svyatogor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hill scores with a jab to the body.
Hill scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
No joy there for Hill, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Svyatogor swings for the body but Hill moves out of range.
Hill throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hill throws an off balance right hand
and Svyatogor counters with a right hand that sends Hill tumbling to the canvas! Can Svyatogor finish him? He dives into Hill's guard looking to do just that!
Devin Hill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Svyatogor is stalling in the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Devin Hill.
Well Svyatogor 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dimitri Svyatogor!
Dimitri Svyatogor gave a mention to Brooklyn Apothecary in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Devin Hill spoke after the fight, saying 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DaMatti Matikainen (ranked 438 p4p, 433 weight class) and Cynical Christoph (ranked 68 p4p, 67 weight class). DaMatti Matikainen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, DaMatti Matikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Cynical Christoph!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick lands for Christoph.
Christoph looks for the body kick but Matikainen saw that one coming.
Matikainen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FF Forever in the buildup to the fight.
Christoph throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Christoph swings away with a body shot that misses
and Matikainen counters with a stiff right hand.
Christoph throws a head kick but Matikainen moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Christoph.
Matikainen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Christoph tries to clinch but Matikainen moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Christoph.
Christoph looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Matikainen swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matikainen ducks under a wild hook from Christoph.
Matikainen instigates a clinch.
Matikainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Christoph thumps Matikainen with a low kick.
Matikainen throws a sloppy head kick
and Christoph counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Matikainen thinking.
Christoph misses with a hook.
Christoph throws a lazy uppercut
and Matikainen counters with a nice uppercut.
Matikainen misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christoph misses with a hook
and Matikainen counters with a stiff right hand.
Christoph is rocked!
A jab from Christoph misses.
Matikainen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Christoph lunges at Matikainen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Matikainen's hand.
 It looks like DaMatti Matikainen has been cut.
Matikainen takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christoph wants to clinch
and Matikainen counters with a huge left! Christoph is in big trouble! He's backing up but Matikainen isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Christoph from any more damage. A dominating finish by Matikainen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DaMatti Matikainen!
During a confident post fight interview, DaMatti Matikainen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Fabinho (ranked 138 p4p, 349 weight class) and Yevgeny Ignatov (ranked 22 p4p, 51 weight class). Fabinho's entrance music is Glowed Up - Kaytranada. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roberto Fabinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yevgeny Ignatov!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Fabinho. That snapped Ignatov's head back.
A punch combination from Fabinho misses.
Fabinho is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Fabinho misses the target.
Fabinho tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fabinho takes a swing at Ignatov's ribcage but misses.
Fabinho checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fabinho appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fabinho scores with a sloppy right hand. Ignatov should have avoided that one.
Fabinho ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fabinho with a poor takedown
and Ignatov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabinho checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fabinho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ignatov throws out the jab.
Fabinho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ignatov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fabinho tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ignatov defends well and Fabinho ends up having to push Ignatov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fabinho manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ignatov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fabinho bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ignatov's guard.
Fabinho looking to pass the guard.
Ignatov controlling the position.
Fabinho throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ignatov is keeping the position for now.
Ignatov controlling Fabinho's posture.
Ignatov keeping moving, preventing Fabinho from controlling successfully.
Fabinho advances to half guard.
Fabinho missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho wants to control but Ignatov is keeping him busy.
Fabinho throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fabinho is looking for a kimura here.
Ignatov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've been hearing that Fabinho has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Fabinho not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ignatov keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Ignatov trying to control but Fabinho postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ignatov keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fabinho tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ignatov defends well and Fabinho ends up having to push Ignatov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ignatov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Fabinho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fabinho.
Ignatov tries to throw a body punch but Fabinho avoids it by throwing Ignatov back against the cage.
Fabinho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ignatov's elbow.
Ignatov lands a shoulder strike.
Fabinho throws a head punch that misses.
Ignatov throws a head punch that misses.
Ignatov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fabinho tries to pull guard but Ignatov holds him up against the cage and eventually Fabinho drops back down to his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fabinho.
Fabinho fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ignatov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Fabinho dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fabinho fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yevgeny Ignatov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fabinho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ignatov was well out of range. Poor timing from Fabinho.
Roberto Fabinho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fabinho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ignatov misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Fabinho.
Ignatov is trying to counter with his kicks.
Ignatov throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fabinho scores with a nice right hand.
Ignatov misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabinho closes the distance and clinches.
Ignatov lands a nice shot to the body.
Fabinho gets control of Ignatov's arms and successfully pulls guard. Fabinho will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fabinho lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Fabinho 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.
Ignatov is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fabinho working some strikes from top position.
Fabinho lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ignatov has his hands on Fabinho's head, controlling the position.
Ignatov keeping moving, preventing Fabinho from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho won't allow Ignatov to sweep him here.
Fabinho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ignatov can do to turn this around?
Fabinho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fabinho wants to pass the guard but Ignatov is keeping the position.
Ignatov 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.
Fabinho works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fabinho landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov is defending against the submission attempts here by Fabinho.
Ignatov is trying to maintain the position but Fabinho is very close to passing his half guard.
Fabinho is pressing down on Ignatov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ignatov is holding on for now.
Ignatov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fabinho with a flurry of punches that miss.
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.
Fabinho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ignatov keeping moving, preventing Fabinho from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fabinho tries to clinch but Ignatov moves out of range.
Ignatov replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Fabinho blocks it well.
Fabinho lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ignatov misses with a hook.
Ignatov digs a good body shot into Fabinho's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Fabinho 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!
Fabinho takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ignatov scores with a leg kick.
Fabinho ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fabinho scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fabinho lands with a shot to the body.
Ignatov takes a swing at Fabinho's ribcage but misses.
Fabinho appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left and a right from Fabinho both land. Nice combination.
Fabinho throws a shot from downtown. Ignatov moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Fabinho.
Fabinho has a takedown stuffed.
Fabinho lands with an uppercut that bounces Ignatov off the cage and back into range.
Fabinho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ignatov.
Ignatov thinks about the counter body kick.
Fabinho looks to land a right hand but Ignatov moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho cracks Ignatov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ignatov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fabinho swinging wildly here.
Fabinho takes a swing at Ignatov's ribcage but misses.
Fabinho backing away here, and Ignatov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ignatov throws a lazy right hand but Fabinho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fabinho closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ignatov quickly recovers to half guard.
Fabinho sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ignatov defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho wants to pass the guard but Ignatov is defending well.
Fabinho thows a huge punch but Ignatov dodges it nicely.
Fabinho missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fabinho lands with a punch from half guard.
Roberto Fabinho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fabinho prevents Ignatov from improving his position.
Fabinho content to control rather than advance.
Fabinho is trying to control. Ignatov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fabinho in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fabinho is trying to control the action in half guard but Ignatov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fabinho takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fabinho swings for the body but Ignatov moves out of range.
Ignatov follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ignatov takes a swing at Fabinho's ribcage but misses.
Fabinho fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Fabinho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fabinho, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Fabinho!
A very excited looking Roberto Fabinho 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arto Jarvinen (ranked 294 p4p, 596 weight class) and Bryan Gracie (ranked 43 p4p, 92 weight class). Gracie has chosen Limp Bizkit - Rollin' as his entrance music. Bryan Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arto Jarvinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Jarvinen moves away and avoids it.
Jarvinen throws an off balance right hand
and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Jarvinen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jarvinen manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Jarvinen's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie 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.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Jarvinen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jarvinen pulls Gracie in close to his closed guard and prevents Gracie from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jarvinen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Jarvinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Gracie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jarvinen dives on top into guard.
Gracie has an active guard here but Jarvinen has managed to pass into half guard.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen stalling.
Gracie wants to control but Jarvinen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jarvinen pulls his head out easily.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Jarvinen slows the pace down in half guard.
Jarvinen moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Gracie.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jarvinen in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Jarvinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jarvinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jarvinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jarvinen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gracie.
Jarvinen cracks Gracie with a good jab.
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 Arto Jarvinen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jarvinen scores with a nice strike.
Gracie misses the jab.
Jarvinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jarvinen is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Gracie moves forwards but Jarvinen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gracie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jarvinen is trying to defend but Gracie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jarvinen is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jarvinen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jarvinen.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Jarvinen keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Jarvinen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jarvinen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jarvinen has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Gracie working for a triangle but Jarvinen defends it easily.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jarvinen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jarvinen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen looking to pass the guard.
Jarvinen looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
My spies in Ludus Magnus inform me that Gracie has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Gracie sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Jarvinen is keeping the position.
Gracie advances to half guard.
Jarvinen desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Gracie is keen to just control but Jarvinen is a slippery customer.
Gracie performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
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.
Gracie passes the guard and advances to mount!
Gracie looking to control but Jarvinen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Jarvinen is now in Gracie's guard. A big mistake from Gracie there, giving up the dominant position!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bryan Gracie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gracie throws the left hand but Jarvinen avoids the punch easily.
Jarvinen connects with a body shot.
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jarvinen.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jarvinen as he avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Gracie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jarvinen's hands.
Gracie goes for a double leg but Jarvinen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jarvinen continues to drive forward.
Jarvinen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jarvinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jarvinen swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jarvinen scores with a decent looking hook.
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jarvinen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
Arto Jarvinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvinen cracks Gracie with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Jarvinen has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Gracie to stand back up!
It looks like Bryan Gracie has been cut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jarvinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Jarvinen tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie lands an elbow inside.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jarvinen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jarvinen tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Jarvinen back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gracie is looking to break free of the clinch but Jarvinen has double underhooks.
Jarvinen throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Jarvinen on the inside.
Gracie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jarvinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Jarvinen - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Jarvinen.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jarvinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Jarvinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Jarvinen pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jarvinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Jarvinen cracks Gracie with a nice body shot.
Jarvinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Jarvinen digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
Arto Jarvinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jarvinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jarvinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jarvinen has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Jarvinen.
A head punch on the inside from Jarvinen fails to land.
Jarvinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Jarvinen.
Gracie is rocked!
Jarvinen lands a shot to the body.
Jarvinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Jarvinen scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Jarvinen finish him?
Jarvinen gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jarvinen creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Gracie's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Gracie drops to his knees and Jarvinen pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arto Jarvinen!
A victorious Arto Jarvinen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Mathieu (ranked 83 p4p, 107 weight class) and Tali Ihantala (ranked 7 p4p, 9 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ernesto Mathieu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tali Ihantala!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathieu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ihantala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Ernesto Mathieu has been cut.
Ihantala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mathieu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ihantala.
Ihantala takes one to the chin there.
Ihantala lands a lovely overhand right.
Mathieu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ihantala misses with a punch on the inside.
Ihantala lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ihantala stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mathieu with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Ihantala.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mathieu keeps control of Ihantala as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ihantala struggles to land a body shot inside as Mathieu controls his hands.
Ihantala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ihantala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ihantala lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ihantala tries to throw a body punch but Mathieu avoids it by throwing Ihantala back against the cage.
Ihantala managing to block the knees to the body from Mathieu.
A short body shot lands from Ihantala as the two fighters clinch.
Ihantala lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ihantala lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mathieu backwards.
Ihantala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mathieu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mathieu tries a knee to the head but Ihantala blocks it.
Mathieu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ihantala swings wildly with an uppercut but Mathieu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ihantala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mathieu tries a body shot but Ihantala blocks it.
Ihantala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mathieu scores with a knee to the head.
Ihantala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mathieu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Mathieu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ihantala lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ihantala lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ihantala has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mathieu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ihantala can turn it around.
Ihantala breaks from the clinch.
Mathieu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mathieu tries to clinch but Ihantala moves away
and Ihantala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mathieu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ihantala. Ihantala circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ihantala circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ihantala counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ihantala throws a series of punches but Mathieu avoids them all with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Mathieu misses the target.
Ihantala fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mathieu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mathieu throws a body kick that misses
and Ihantala counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mathieu's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Mathieu darts in trying to clinch
and Ihantala counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mathieu tries to clinch
and Ihantala counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mathieu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ihantala flicks out a counter leg kick but Mathieu steps away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathieu slips a jab from Ihantala.
Ihantala swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mathieu counters with a right hand to the body.
Ihantala finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mathieu thinks about countering with a body kick.
Ihantala tries a head kick but it misses.
Ihantala throws an off balance right hand
and Mathieu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mathieu moves into the clinch.
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!
Mathieu tries to land knees in the clinch but Ihantala avoids the damage to the body.
Ihantala lands a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tali Ihantala dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ernesto Mathieu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ihantala looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mathieu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ihantala throws out the jab.
It looked like Mathieu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ihantala.
Ihantala throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mathieu throws a leg kick
and Ihantala counters with a two punch combo.
Mathieu looks to clinch
and Ihantala connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ihantala lands with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Ihantala.
We've been told by Mathieu's head coaches at Convicted Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathieu is looking to chop away at Ihantala's legs.
Ihantala throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mathieu fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ihantala just manages to avoid it.
Ihantala throws a shot to the body.
Mathieu throws a lazy head kick
and Ihantala counters with a head kick that drops Mathieu to the mat! Mathieu scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Ihantala throws a head kick that misses.
Mathieu throws a poor cross that misses
and Mathieu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ihantala throws a wild body kick that Mathieu sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathieu blocks the body kick.
Mathieu wants to clinch up but Ihantala keeps it at a distance.
Ihantala steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Ihantala closes the distance and clinches.
Ihantala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ihantala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mathieu misses with a knee to the head.
Ihantala lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mathieu working aggressively here.
Mathieu blocking some punches.
Ihantala scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mathieu misses with some punches.
Ihantala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ihantala has a couple of punches blocked by Mathieu.
Ihantala digs a right hand into Mathieu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mathieu's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathieu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ihantala just misses with a punch to the body.
Mathieu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ihantala throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mathieu misses with a hook
and Ihantala counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ihantala uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ihantala misses with a kick to the body
and Mathieu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ihantala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mathieu jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Ihantala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Ihantala misses its intended target.
Mathieu throws a poor cross that misses
and Ihantala cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mathieu misses with a hook
and Ihantala counters with a left to the body.
Ihantala misses the jab.
Ihantala throws a looping overhand right but Mathieu ducks down to avoid it.
Ihantala swings widly with a right hand
and Mathieu counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ihantala is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ihantala throws a sloppy head kick
and Mathieu counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tali Ihantala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ernesto Mathieu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ihantala throws a hook to the side of Mathieu's head but Mathieu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Ihantala misses.
Mathieu throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ihantala counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ihantala throws a head kick that misses.
Ihantala throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mathieu scores with a push kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ihantala.
Mathieu swings for the body but Ihantala moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mathieu. Ihantala shrugs it off though.
Ihantala scores with a decent looking hook.
Ihantala looks to land a body kick but Mathieu moved away.
Ihantala slips a jab and a cross from Mathieu.
Ihantala throws a poor cross that misses
and Mathieu counters with a nice uppercut.
Ihantala throws a lazy uppercut
and Mathieu counters with a nice uppercut.
Ernesto Mathieu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathieu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ihantala throws a looping overhand right but Mathieu ducks down to avoid it.
Mathieu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ihantala.
A counter left hand to the body from Mathieu misses its target.
Ihantala on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ihantala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mathieu moves away.
Mathieu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mathieu connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ihantala motions for Mathieu to come forward. Ihantala throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ihantala on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mathieu. Mathieu obviously looking to wear him down.
Ihantala tries to clinch but Mathieu moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ihantala throws a low kick, looking for Mathieu's leg but Mathieu calmly moves out of range.
Mathieu lands a nice shot to the body.
Tali Ihantala seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ihantala tries to work over Mathieu's front leg with a kick but Mathieu checks it.
Mathieu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mathieu scores with a sloppy right hand. Ihantala should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Ihantala misses
and Mathieu counters with a stiff right hand.
Ihantala scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ernesto Mathieu's cut is getting worse.
Ihantala throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ihantala has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mathieu throws a lazy uppercut
and Ihantala counters with a lovely shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Mathieu misses.
Ihantala works Mathieu's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ihantala bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tali Ihantala.
Well Ihantala 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tali Ihantala!
An out of breath Tali Ihantala 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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