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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Friolaugur Sturlaugsson (ranked 4390 p4p, 4469 weight class) and Maurice Simmons (ranked 191 p4p, 198 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Counter fighter
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Friolaugur Sturlaugsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maurice Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturlaugsson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Simmons as he avoids it easily.
Sturlaugsson shoots and misses
and Simmons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 It looks like Friolaugur Sturlaugsson has been cut.
Sturlaugsson darts in looking for a takedown but Simmons gets double underhooks and turns Sturlaugsson into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Friolaugur Sturlaugsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simmons drops Sturlaugsson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Sturlaugsson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
 Sturlaugsson is rocked!
Sturlaugsson is looking for a takedown.
Simmons gets underhooks to prevent Sturlaugsson's takedown attempt.
Simmons lands a body shot in the clinch.
Simmons pushes Sturlaugsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simmons landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sturlaugsson is breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Simmons.
Knees to the body from Simmons.
Simmons drops Sturlaugsson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Sturlaugsson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Sturlaugsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Simmons cracks Sturlaugsson with a nice body shot.
Simmons lands a body punch.
Simmons lands with a short shot to the head.
Simmons is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Simmons.
Simmons has Sturlaugsson pressed against the cage. Sturlaugsson drops his hands and Simmons takes advantage by unloading with a massive hook that sends Sturlaugsson tumbling to the canvas! Simmons rains down with more punches but Sturlaugsson was already out! That's a highlight reel knockout for Simmons!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maurice Simmons!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Bunter (ranked 4447 p4p, 4417 weight class) and Tim Violence (ranked 196 p4p, 154 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hugo Bunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Violence!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Violence darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Hugo Bunter has been cut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bunter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Violence's brow.
Violence avoids the elbow strike from Bunter, against the cage.
Violence throws a head punch that misses.
Bunter blocks a body shot from Violence.
Bunter blocking some punches.
Violence avoids a wild elbow strike from Bunter.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Violence.
Violence misses with a punch on the inside.
Violence tries a body shot but Bunter blocks it.
Violence gets through Bunter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bunter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
 It looks like Tim Violence has been cut.
Bunter blocking some punches.
Bunter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bunter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bunter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Violence blocks an elbow strike from Bunter.
Violence fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Violence scores with a hook to the body.
Violence fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Violence fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bunter blocks a body shot from Violence.
Violence blocks an elbow strike.
Violence dodges an elbow strike from Bunter.
Violence throws a head punch that misses.
Violence lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bunter takes a shot to the head.
Violence doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Violence avoids the elbow strike from Bunter, against the cage.
Bunter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Violence blocks an elbow strike from Bunter.
Bunter blocks a body shot from Violence.
Violence blocks an elbow strike from Bunter.
A nice left hand lands by Violence.
Bunter throws an elbow that misses.
Violence lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bunter misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunter lands an elbow that stopped Violence in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Violence lands a body punch.
Bunter is breathing heavily.
Violence avoids a wild elbow strike from Bunter.
Violence blocks an elbow strike from Bunter.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bunter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Violence's brow.
Violence lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bunter throws an elbow that misses.
Bunter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Violence.
Violence blocks an elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Violence.
Violence blocks the elbow strike.
Violence fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Violence blocks an elbow strike from Bunter.
Violence throws a punch but it's blocked by Bunter.
Bunter misses with an elbow over the top.
Violence dodges an elbow strike from Bunter.
Bunter takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Violence.
Bunter could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A hook to the body from Violence.
Violence throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bunters head.
Violence lands a shoulder strike.
Violence lands a body punch in the clinch.
Violence lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Violence.
Bunter blocks a body shot from Violence.
Violence scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Violence on the inside.
Violence tries to work over Bunter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Violence throws a head punch that misses.
Violence avoids a wild elbow strike from Bunter.
Bunter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short left from Violence.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bunter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Violence's brow.
Violence lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bunter backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bunter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Violence's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Violence using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bunter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Violence lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bunter backwards.
Violence dodges an elbow strike from Bunter.
Violence scores with a knee to the head.
Violence blocks an elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Violence.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Violence.
Bunter blocking some punches.
Violence digs a right hand into Bunter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bunter's gas tank.
Violence misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bunter.
Violence lands a body punch in the clinch.
Violence gets through Bunter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Violence lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Violence scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bunter avoiding damage as Violence throws knees to the body.
Violence tries to land knees in the clinch but Bunter avoids the damage to the body.
Bunter misses with an elbow over the top.
Violence scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Violence dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Violence lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Violence misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bunter.
Violence throws a body punch but Bunter moves out of range.
Bunter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hugo Bunter's cut is getting worse.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bunter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Violence misses with a hook. Bunter ducked under it nicely.
Violence throws a body punch but Bunter moves out of range.
Bunter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Violence swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Violence looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from Violence misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Violence throws a hook but Bunter avoids it easily.
Violence misses with a straight left.
Violence missing with a left hand there. Bunter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bunter tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Violence manages to circle out of the way.
Bunter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Violence can't find room to land a body shot as Bunter controls the action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bunter throws an elbow but misses.
Violence doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Violence.
Violence dodges an elbow strike from Bunter.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bunter throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Violence fails to land.
Tim Violence seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bunter throws an elbow that misses.
Violence lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bunter backwards.
Violence lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bunter.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bunter throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Violence creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bunter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Violence has a couple of punches blocked by Bunter.
Violence lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Violence lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bunter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Violence swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Violence lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bunter backwards.
Violence works on Bunter's body with a couple of short punches.
Violence lands a body shot.
Violence throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Violence lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hugo Bunter's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Violence tries to land a knee to the head but Bunter blocks with his arms.
Violence tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bunter avoids it.
Violence lands with a left to the head.
Bunter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bunter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Violence lands an uppercut.
Violence tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Violence gets through Bunter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bunter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Violence - that landed with a thud.
Violence lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bunter or not.
Violence has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Violence.
Violence tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bunter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Violence lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jeez, Hugo Bunter's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Violence blocks an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Violence.
Bunter pushes off an throws an elbow but Violence leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Violence putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bunter in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Violence lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bunter backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Violence.
Violence lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Violence lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bunter backwards.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hugo Bunter's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tim Violence!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocko Yajaw (ranked 4418 p4p, 4448 weight class) and Fred Schneider (ranked 193 p4p, 197 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Counter fighter
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rocko Yajaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fred Schneider!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yajaw shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Yajaw was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yajaw working the head and body with strikes.
Schneider tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yajaw working away.
Yajaw wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schneider keeps working.
Yajaw 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.
Schneider tries to bench press Yajaw off him but Yajaw keeps the position.
Schneider regains half guard.
Yajaw missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schneider avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yajaw.
Schneider is refusing to be controlled, as Yajaw sits in half guard.
Yajaw lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schneider slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Schneider can't keep his opponent in guard - Yajaw advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Yajaw working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Yajaw throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yajaw missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Schneider slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Yajaw avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Schneider working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yajaw doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yajaw manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yajaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Schneider is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schneider utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Schneider is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yajaw stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schneider swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yajaw throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schneider works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yajaw preventing the sweep.
Yajaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Schneider is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schneider is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Yajaw tries to get to full guard but Schneider has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yajaw won't allow Schneider to pass to mount.
Schneider is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Yajaw sees it coming and defends easily.
Schneider sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Yajaw tries to roll over but Schneider keeps him under control.
Yajaw looking for a kimura from the bottom but Schneider passes into side control!
Yajaw sneaks back into half guard.
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.
Schneider looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Schneider is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Yajaw wants to control but Schneider passes into side.
Schneider trying to control the action but Yajaw is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schneider tries to advance to mount but Yajaw denies him.
Yajaw is trying to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rocko Yajaw dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Schneider clinches.
Schneider trying to control the position but instead, Yajaw has worked for underhooks and has pushed Schneider into the cage.
Schneider stalling against the cage.
Yajaw is looking to break free of the clinch but Schneider has double underhooks.
Yajaw being controlled against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Schneider.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schneider prevents the takedown attempt.
Schneider avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Fred Schneider.
Yajaw shoots in for a double leg but Schneider sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Schneider wants to counter the offense by Yajaw and move into the clinch position.
Yajaw fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocko Yajaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schneider darts in and clinches Yajaw up against the cage.
Yajaw goes for a takedown attempt but Schneider pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Schneider has closed the distance and engaged Yajaw in a clinch.
Yajaw is looking to take this one to the mat.
Yajaw is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Schneider is defending well.
Yajaw goes for a takedown attempt but Schneider pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Schneider instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schneider's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schneider clinches with his opponent.
Yajaw goes for a takedown attempt but Schneider pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Schneider clinches up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Schneider - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Schneider has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schneider pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schneider pushes Yajaw up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Schneider is pushing Yajaw up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schneider gets underhooks to prevent Yajaw's takedown attempt.
Schneider stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Schneider slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Fred Schneider.
Yajaw darts in looking for a takedown but Schneider gets double underhooks and turns Yajaw into the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Schneider.
Schneider holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Schneider's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yajaw is defended easily by Schneider.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schneider darts in and clinches Yajaw up against the cage.
Yajaw tries to score a body lock takedown but Schneider shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Yajaw is trying to drag Schneider to the mat but Schneider just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Yajaw wants to take the fight to the mat but Schneider manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Schneider displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yajaw up against the cage.
Schneider slowing the pace effectively.
Fred Schneider seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yajaw drops down looking for an ankle pick but Schneider pulls his leg out and moves away.
Yajaw is looking to clinch but Schneider is avoiding it.
Schneider steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Yajaw.
Schneider rushes Yajaw and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Schneider 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Yajaw shoots in for a takedown but Schneider shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Schneider is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Yajaw fails with a takedown attempt.
Yajaw dives in and grabs Schneider's left leg, looking for a takedown. Schneider pushes down on Yajaw's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocko Yajaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schneider leaves Yajaw with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Schneider steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Yajaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yajaw shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Schneider's guard.
Schneider is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Schneider keeping moving, preventing Yajaw from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yajaw looking to pass the guard.
Schneider is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yajaw lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yajaw pushes down on Schneider's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Yajaw 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.
Schneider gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yajaw tries to free his leg and advance position but Schneider is retaining full guard.
Schneider escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yajaw gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yajaw wants to control from the top but Schneider keeps moving.
Schneider is pulling down on Yajaw's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yajaw working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Schneider's head.
Schneider throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yajaw forces his way into half guard.
Schneider trying to control from the bottom.
Schneider tries to get to full guard but Yajaw has control of the leg.
Schneider avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yajaw.
Yajaw lands with a punch from half guard.
Yajaw not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yajaw seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Schneider gets back to full guard.
Yajaw is working Schneider over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Yajaw working some strikes from top position.
Yajaw distracts Schneider with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Schneider takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yajaw wants to control from the top but Schneider keeps moving.
Yajaw pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schneider is keeping the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schneider lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Schneider trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocko Yajaw showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yajaw has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Karter (ranked 4321 p4p, 4584 weight class) and Dakarai Alaba (ranked 189 p4p, 202 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Karter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dakarai Alaba!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alaba clinches up with Karter and pushes him back against the cage.
Karter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Alaba throws a punch but it's blocked by Karter.
Alaba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alaba throws a head punch that misses.
Karter drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alaba should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Karter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Karter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alaba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karter is trying to pull guard but Alaba has him pressed against the cage.
Alaba has Karter pressed against the cage, preventing Karter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter fails to pull guard.
Alaba throws a head punch that misses.
Alaba lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Karter or not.
A shot in the inside from Alaba.
Alaba prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karter.
Karter jumps guard and drags Alaba to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Alaba slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Karter wants to control but Alaba postures up.
Alaba wants to control but Karter is keeping him busy.
Karter is looking for a sweep.
Alaba decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Alaba feints a jab promting Karter to slip. Alaba then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Karter slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Alex Karter has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Karter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alaba, pushing him back against the cage.
Karter blocks an uppercut.
Alaba leaning his opponent against the cage.
Alaba lands with a light punch inside.
Alaba has Karter pushed against the cage.
Come on Alaba - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting on Alaba's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Alaba avoiding damage as Karter throws knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alaba misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alaba scores with a shoulder strike.
Karter is trying to push Alaba away but Alaba has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Karter is trying to force a seperation but Alaba has the dominant position.
Karter has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Alaba after a bit of a struggle.
Karter wants to take the fight to the mat but Alaba manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Karter tries to pull guard but Alaba holds him up against the cage and eventually Karter drops back down to his feet.
Alaba is struggling to control the position.
Karter misses with some punches.
Karter goes for a takedown in the clinch but Alaba prevents it.
Alaba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alaba lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alaba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karter avoids it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Alaba.
Karter can't break the clinch.
Alaba prevents a body shot from Karter.
Alaba leaning against his opponent.
Alaba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karter.
Alaba lands with a left to the head.
Karter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alaba misses with some punches.
Karter is trying to pull guard but Alaba turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alaba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karter is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Karter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alaba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dakarai Alaba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Karter'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.
Alaba clinches up against the cage.
Alaba misses with some punches.
Alaba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karter backwards.
Karter is trying to drag Alaba to the mat but Alaba just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Alaba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alaba tries to land knees in the clinch but Karter avoids the damage to the body.
Karter is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Alaba gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Karter is trying to pull guard but Alaba has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Karter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter tries to pull guard but Alaba won't allow it.
Alaba lands a nice knee to the body.
Alaba has Karter pushed against the cage.
A short right from Alaba on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alaba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karter drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Alaba gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Karter blocks an uppercut.
Karter is trying to push Alaba away but Alaba has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Karter jumps guard.
Alaba stands up from Karter's guard - Alaba perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dakarai Alaba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alaba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Karter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karter appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Alaba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alaba gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alaba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dakarai Alaba seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Karter managing to block the knees to the body from Alaba.
The referee calls for Alaba to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alaba has Karter pressed against the cage, preventing Karter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Karter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Karter taking a breather.
Alaba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karter tries for a takedown. No joy.
Karter is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Alaba pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Karter has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Alaba after a bit of a struggle.
Alaba pressing his opponent against the cage.
Alaba effectively controlling the action here.
Alaba pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter is trying to break the clinch but Alaba has him pressed against the cage.
Karter is working for takedown but Alaba is calmly controlling the position for now.
Alaba lands a nice uppercut.
Karter drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alaba lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Alaba.
Alaba throws a head punch that misses.
Alaba has Karter pressed against the cage.
Karter tries to score a body lock takedown but Alaba shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Alaba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karter backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alaba lands a shoulder strike.
Alaba lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Alaba - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Karter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alaba has him pressed against the cage.
Karter tries to pull guard but Alaba forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Alaba throws a head punch that misses.
Alaba is stalling here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alaba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dakarai Alaba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alex Karter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Alaba closes the distance and clinches.
Alaba has a couple of punches blocked by Karter.
Alaba is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Alaba gets through Karter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alaba effectively controlling the action here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alaba as Karter tries to tie him up.
Karter tries to throw a body punch but Alaba avoids it by throwing Karter back against the cage.
Alaba content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter blocking some punches.
Alaba leaning his opponent against the cage.
Karter has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Alaba avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter is pushing Alaba up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Karter jumps guard but Alaba stands there with Karter around his waist. Karter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Alaba lands a nice uppercut.
Karter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Karter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karter is trying to pull guard but Alaba has him pressed against the cage.
Karter has Alaba pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Alaba manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Alaba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karter working hard to break the clinch.
Karter letting Alaba take a breather here.
Alaba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Karter backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alaba softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alaba misses with a punch to the body.
Alaba dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Alaba softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alaba slows down the pace here.
Alaba lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karter backwards.
Alaba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alaba tries a body shot but Karter blocks it.
Alaba misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Karter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Karter as Alaba tries to tie him up.
Alaba lands a body shot.
A short right from Alaba on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alaba.
Karter misses with a knee strike.
Alaba gets through Karter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dakarai Alaba is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Karter stalling against the cage.
Karter tries to break the clinch but Alaba is controlling the position.
Karter jumps guard but Alaba stands there with Karter around his waist. Karter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alaba lands a hook that snaps the head of Karter backwards.
Alaba prevents a takedown attempt there.
Alaba stalling against the cage.
Karter wants a takedown but no success here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karter looking to stall.
Karter effectively controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dakarai Alaba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alaba 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dakarai Alaba!
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