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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moritz Goldscheider (ranked 4341 p4p, 4342 weight class) and Leopold LaFromboise (ranked 126 p4p, 127 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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 New York, Moritz Goldscheider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leopold LaFromboise!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Goldscheider takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Goldscheider uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by LaFromboise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LaFromboise throws a shot to the body.
LaFromboise connects with a body shot that sends Goldscheider's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaFromboise misses the shot to the body.
Goldscheider throws a body punch but LaFromboise moves out of range.
LaFromboise appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
LaFromboise comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Goldscheider misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
LaFromboise misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Goldscheider was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from LaFromboise.
A looping hook to the body misses from LaFromboise. Goldscheider does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Goldscheider was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from LaFromboise.
LaFromboise ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goldscheider moves away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Goldscheider misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from LaFromboise.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leopold LaFromboise dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Goldscheider with a body punch. A glancing blow.
LaFromboise takes a swing at Goldscheider's ribcage but misses.
Goldscheider throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LaFromboise looks to score with a jab to the body but Goldscheider is just out of range.
It looked like Goldscheider was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from LaFromboise.
LaFromboise avoids the body shot from Goldscheider.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Goldscheider might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaFromboise misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goldscheider.
A quick step to the side and Goldscheider tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goldscheider just misses with a punch to the body.
Goldscheider takes a swing at LaFromboise's ribcage but misses.
LaFromboise let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Goldscheider fakes high and swings low for a body shot but LaFromboise manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from LaFromboise misses.
That's two 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.
Goldscheider misses with a wild body shot.
LaFromboise keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from LaFromboise misses.
LaFromboise misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Goldscheider misses its target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice body punch from LaFromboise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moritz Goldscheider showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 19:19
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 19:19
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 19:19
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kang Dae Hyun (ranked 4324 p4p, 4340 weight class) and Braun Westen (ranked 124 p4p, 128 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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 New York, Kang Dae Hyun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Braun Westen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Westen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dae Hyun manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Westen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dae Hyun.
Dae Hyun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Westen was well out of range. Poor timing from Dae Hyun.
Westen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dae Hyun connects with a body shot.
Dae Hyun scores with a body shot.
Westen throws a body shot but no joy.
Dae Hyun is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Westen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dae Hyun is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dae Hyun.
A nice side step and Westen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Westen swings for the body but Dae Hyun moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Dae Hyun misses its target.
Dae Hyun is looking to wear down Westen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dae Hyun throws a body punch but Westen moves out of range.
Westen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Westen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dae Hyun manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kang Dae Hyun dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dae Hyun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Westen moves away.
Westen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dae Hyun connects with a body shot that sends Westen's belly button to the back.
Dae Hyun throws a body punch but Westen moves out of range.
Westen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Westen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Westen misses with a body shot.
Dae Hyun swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dae Hyun misses with a body shot.
Westen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Dae Hyun was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Westen.
Westen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dae Hyun.
Dae Hyun lands a nice looking body shot.
Westen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dae Hyun misses the shot to the body.
Westen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Westen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dae Hyun misses with a body shot.
Westen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dae Hyun with a body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dae Hyun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kang Dae Hyun showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dae Hyun 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 20:18
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 20:18
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 20:18
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kang Dae Hyun!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Azad Bekzod (ranked 5669 p4p, 3761 weight class) and Benjamin Walton (ranked 547 p4p, 457 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azad Bekzod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benjamin Walton!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bekzod takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bekzod listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Benjamin Walton has been cut.
Bekzod just misses with a punch to the body.
And Walton responds with a good body kick, but Bekzod manages to step out the way in time.
A thudding body kick lands there by Walton!
Walton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Walton loads up on a big right hand but Bekzod slips the punch.
Walton misses with the body kick
and Bekzod counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Walton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bekzod has managed to clinch.
Bekzod misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walton manages to break the clinch.
Walton misses the jab.
Bekzod throws the left hand but Walton avoids the punch easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bekzod steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walton.
Bekzod closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Walton displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bekzod up against the cage.
Bekzod lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Walton backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bekzod misses with a punch to the body.
Bekzod throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Waltons head.
Bekzod scores with a shot to the side of Walton's head.
I was talking to Bekzod's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bekzod tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walton's elbow.
Bekzod lands with a right to the head.
Walton tries to throw a body punch but Bekzod avoids it by throwing Walton back against the cage.
Bekzod lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Walton manages to break the clinch.
Bekzod fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Walton, pushing him back against the cage.
Walton wants to break free but Bekzod has control.
Bekzod lands a body punch.
Walton stalling.
Walton breaks the clinch.
Walton throws out a loose jab but Bekzod uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walton tries to keep at a distance but Bekzod has taken the fight into the clinch.
Walton prevents a body shot from Bekzod.
A right hook to the body lands for Bekzod.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod struggles to land a body shot inside as Walton controls his hands.
Bekzod misses with a punch on the inside.
Bekzod can't break the clinch.
Bekzod lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bekzod cracks Walton with a nice body shot.
Bekzod stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bekzod lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Walton backwards.
Bekzod goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walton prevents a body shot from Bekzod.
A shot in the inside from Bekzod.
Walton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Walton is looking to break free of the clinch but Bekzod has double underhooks.
Bekzod has a couple of punches blocked by Walton.
Bekzod keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walton's efforts to push away.
A short left from Bekzod.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bekzod.
Walton looks winded!
Bekzod lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bekzod scores with a shot to the side of Walton's head.
Walton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bekzod tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walton wants to break free but Bekzod has control.
Bekzod gets through Walton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Walton can't break the clinch.
Bekzod misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Bekzod.
Walton prevents a body shot from Bekzod.
Bekzod can't find room to land a body shot as Walton controls the action.
Walton prevents a body shot from Bekzod.
Bekzod tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bekzod keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walton's efforts to push away.
Bekzod has Walton pressed against the cage, preventing Walton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Walton blocks a body shot from Bekzod.
Bekzod scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walton manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Walton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice uppercut lands for Bekzod. That snapped Walton's head back.
Walton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bekzod takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
 Walton is rocked!
Bekzod closes the distance and pushes Walton back into the cage.
Walton is still on wobbly legs! Can Bekzod finish him?
Bekzod lands a big right hand that drops Walton! The killer instinct kicks in and Bekzod finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Bekzod!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Azad Bekzod!
Azad Bekzod 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Todd Garlind (ranked 3845 p4p, 6054 weight class) and Gustavo Avallone (ranked 466 p4p, 561 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Todd Garlind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Avallone!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avallone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Avallone moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Avallone.
Garlind moves into the clinch.
Avallone misses with some punches.
Avallone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garlind breaks from the clinch.
Garlind definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Garlind blocks a head kick by Avallone.
Garlind has closed the distance and engaged Avallone in a clinch.
Garlind scores with a nice hook to the head.
Garlind lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garlind's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garlind drives through and clinches with Avallone against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Avallone fails to land.
Avallone throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Avallone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garlind misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garlind tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garlind lands a hook to the side of the head.
Avallone lands an uppercut.
Garlind breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Avallone has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garlind looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Avallone!
Garlind is trying to get an arm triangle but Avallone is defending well.
Avallone is trying to control Garlind's posture but Garlind avoids it.
Garlind knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Avallone on the ground.
Garlind is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Avallone has escaped the position, nice work there.
Garlind goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Avallone rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Garlind's guard! Nice work there by Avallone!
Garlind looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Avallone has picked Garlind up and slammed him! Garlind can't keep hold of the triangle and Avallone manages to pass to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garlind tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Avallone wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Avallone trying to control the position but Garlind is working away.
A control attempt from Garlind but he's now mounted!
Avallone is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Garlind can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garlind tries to reverse the position but Avallone maintains control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garlind looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Garlind looking very determined here, making life difficult for Avallone.
Avallone is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Garlind is defending well though. Avallone let's go of the attempt for now.
I really don't envy Garlind right now.
Avallone has one arm under Garlind 's neck. Garlind is controlling the other arm well. He's just looking to survive right now. Avallone manages to get his arm free though and Garlind is in a world of trouble! Avallone sinks in the hooks and squeezes! Garlind turns purple and then goes limp. The referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gustavo Avallone!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Cimellaro (ranked 3876 p4p, 3834 weight class) and Lenny Broadway (ranked 470 p4p, 464 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Cimellaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lenny Broadway!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cimellaro's corner calls for a 1-2. Cimellaro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Cimellaro. Beautiful body shot.
Broadway tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cimellaro sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Broadway somewhat.
Nice straight punches there by Cimellaro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cimellaro.
Broadway misses with a takedown attempt - Cimellaro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Donk. Cimellaro catches Broadway right on the button with a cross.
Cimellaro punishes Broadway's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cimellaro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cimellaro dips to his left and cracks Broadway with an uppercut!
Broadway tries to move into range but Cimellaro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cimellaro scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Cimellaro does it's job there.
Cimellaro scores with the left hand. Broadway knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broadway looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cimellaro is fending him off so far but Broadway persists. Nope, Cimellaro circles away and we're back to standing.
Cimellaro is looking to counter the offense by Broadway and move into the clinch.
Mike Cimellaro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lenny Broadway.
Cimellaro forces Broadway back against the cage and clinches.
Cimellaro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Broadway backwards.
A shot in the inside from Cimellaro.
Cimellaro lands a nice uppercut.
Cimellaro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cimellaro lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Cimellaro.
Cimellaro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cimellaro lands a body punch.
Cimellaro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cimellaro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cimellaro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Cimellaro - that landed with a thud.
Broadway looks winded!
Broadway jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cimellaro walks away with a smile on his face. Broadway gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cimellaro with a nice cross.
Cimellaro definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cimellaro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cimellaro gets a clinch.
Cimellaro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Broadway backwards.
A short body shot lands from Cimellaro as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Cimellaro.
Cimellaro gets through Broadway's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cimellaro.
Cimellaro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cimellaro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cimellaro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cimellaro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cimellaro.
Cimellaro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cimellaro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cimellaro cracks Broadway with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cimellaro.
Broadway's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Cimellaro.
Good body shot from Cimellaro.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cimellaro.
A body shot lands from Cimellaro.
Cimellaro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cimellaro lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cimellaro.
A shot in the inside from Cimellaro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Cimellaro.
Cimellaro scores with a shoulder strike.
Cimellaro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Broadway backwards.
Cimellaro is leaning against Broadway and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cimellaro scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Cimellaro as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Cimellaro.
Cimellaro scores with a hook to the body.
Cimellaro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Broadway backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cimellaro.
Still in the clinch, Cimellaro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cimellaro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Cimellaro.
Cimellaro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cimellaro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Broadway backwards.
Cimellaro lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Lenny Broadway has been cut.
Cimellaro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cimellaro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cimellaro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cimellaro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cimellaro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cimellaro scores with a hook to the body.
Cimellaro gets through Broadway's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cimellaro lands a nice uppercut.
Cimellaro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cimellaro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cimellaro lands a nice shot to the body.
Cimellaro lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Cimellaro.
Cimellaro lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Cimellaro.
Cimellaro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Broadway backwards.
Cimellaro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cimellaro scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Cimellaro.
Cimellaro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Cimellaro.
Cimellaro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cimellaro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cimellaro.
Cimellaro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Cimellaro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lenny Broadway's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cimellaro thuds his right hand into Broadway's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cimellaro lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cimellaro scores with a jab to the jaw.
Broadway shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cimellaro as he jumps to the side.
Cimellaro has managed to clinch.
Cimellaro lands a shoulder strike.
Cimellaro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cimellaro lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Cimellaro.
Cimellaro lands a body punch.
Cimellaro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cimellaro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mike Cimellaro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cimellaro lands a body punch.
Cimellaro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Broadways head.
Broadway is breathing heavily.
Cimellaro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Cimellaro.
A left hand lands to the body for Cimellaro.
Cimellaro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Broadway can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cimellaro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cimellaro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cimellaro gets through Broadway's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cimellaro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Broadway backwards.
Cimellaro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Broadway is rocked!
Cimellaro scores with a hook to the body.
Broadway is still on wobbly legs! Can Cimellaro finish him?
Cimellaro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cimellaro lands a hook that snaps the head of Broadway backwards.
Cimellaro lands a nice shot to the body.
Cimellaro presses Broadway against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Cimellaro.
Cimellaro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Cimellaro is leaning against Broadway and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Cimellaro.
Good body shot from Cimellaro.
Broadway seems to have recovered his senses.
Cimellaro works on Broadway's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cimellaro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cimellaro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Broadways head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cimellaro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cimellaro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Broadways head.
Cimellaro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cimellaro is leaning against Broadway and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cimellaro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cimellaro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cimellaro gets through Broadway's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cimellaro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cimellaro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Cimellaro as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Cimellaro.
A short left from Cimellaro.
A short left from Cimellaro.
A nice left hand lands by Cimellaro.
Cimellaro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Broadway.
Cimellaro scores with a shoulder strike.
Cimellaro lands a hook that snaps the head of Broadway backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cimellaro.
Cimellaro lands with a left to the head.
Cimellaro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broadway jumps guard but Cimellaro turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cimellaro scores with a hook to the body.
Cimellaro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Cimellaro.
Broadway is trying to break free.
Cimellaro lands with a short shot to the head.
Cimellaro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Cimellaro.
Cimellaro digs a right hand into Broadway's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Broadway's gas tank.
Cimellaro pushes Broadway back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cimellaro lands with a left to the head.
Cimellaro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Broadway.
Cimellaro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cimellaro pushes Broadway back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Cimellaro.
Cimellaro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cimellaro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Cimellaro as the two fighters clinch.
Cimellaro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Cimellaro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cimellaro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cimellaro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Cimellaro.
A body shot lands from Cimellaro.
Cimellaro lands a nice shot to the body.
Cimellaro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cimellaro digs a right hand into Broadway's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Broadway's gas tank.
Cimellaro is working Broadway over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Cimellaro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cimellaro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Cimellaro.
A right handed body shot lands from Cimellaro.
Still in the clinch, Cimellaro scores with a nice short uppercut.
A hook to the body from Cimellaro.
A short right from Cimellaro.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Cimellaro on the inside.
Cimellaro lands a right hand.
Cimellaro lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cimellaro.
Cimellaro pushes Broadway back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Cimellaro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lenny Broadway's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Broadway takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cimellaro cracks Broadway with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cimellaro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Cimellaro as he connects with a hook.
Cimellaro lands with a good body shot.
Cimellaro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cimellaro gets a clinch.
Nice body punch from Cimellaro - that landed with a thud.
Cimellaro lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cimellaro.
Broadway is working for takedown but Cimellaro is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cimellaro lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cimellaro lands with a left to the head.
Cimellaro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Cimellaro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Broadway takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cimellaro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Cimellaro.
Cimellaro lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cimellaro presses Broadway against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cimellaro is leaning against Broadway and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cimellaro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Cimellaro.
A short right from Cimellaro.
Cimellaro cracks Broadway with a nice body shot.
Broadway has had enough of the clinch but Cimellaro keeps him there for the moment.
Cimellaro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cimellaro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Broadways head.
Cimellaro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Broadway.
A left hand lands to the body for Cimellaro.
A right hook to the body lands for Cimellaro.
A nice left hand lands by Cimellaro.
Broadway takes a shot to the head.
Cimellaro is working Broadway over against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cimellaro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Cimellaro - that landed with a thud.
Cimellaro lands a body shot.
Broadway jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cimellaro walks away with a smile on his face. Broadway gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cimellaro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lenny Broadway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cimellaro clobbers Broadway with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mike Cimellaro is winning the standup battle so far.
Cimellaro throws out a powerful jab.
Broadway has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A jab lands there for Cimellaro.
Cimellaro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cimellaro lands an overhand right.
Cimellaro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cimellaro wants it to stay on the feet.
Mike Cimellaro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lenny Broadway.
Cimellaro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Broadway in his tracks.
Cimellaro digs a good body shot into Broadway's ribs.
Donk. Cimellaro catches Broadway right on the button with a cross.
Cimellaro connects with a jab.
Cimellaro jabs Broadway to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jab, jab by Cimellaro - just one landing.
Cimellaro lands a lovely overhand right.
Cimellaro thuds a left hand into Broadway's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cimellaro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Broadway momentarily.
Cimellaro jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cimellaro lands a nice shot that snaps Broadway's head back.
Broadway shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Broadway is trying to control. Cimellaro wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cimellaro is trying to maintain the position but Broadway is very close to passing his half guard.
Cimellaro trying to get back to full guard but Broadway takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Broadway working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cimellaro tries to hold on but Broadway postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Broadway is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Cimellaro can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Broadway has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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!
Cimellaro is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cimellaro tries to lock up and control but Broadway gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cimellaro is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cimellaro tries to lock up and control but Broadway gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cimellaro on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cimellaro tries to get out of the position.
Cimellaro keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cimellaro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Broadway on the ground.
Broadway lands a heavy elbow.
Broadway lands a couple of good shots and Cimellaro has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Broadway is working for a rear naked choke. Cimellaro is not defending it well and Broadway has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Cimellaro refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Cimellaro's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lenny Broadway!
A very excited looking Lenny Broadway 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Pykky Kalla (ranked 3728 p4p, 3897 weight class) and Keith Chegwin (ranked 452 p4p, 472 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pykky Kalla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Keith Chegwin!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalla connects with a body shot.
Chegwin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chegwin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice uppercut there from Kalla.
Kalla ducks under a wild hook from Chegwin.
Kalla misses with a hook to the body
and Chegwin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chegwin swings for the body but Kalla moves out of range.
Kalla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chegwin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kalla definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kalla misses with a straight left.
Chegwin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Chegwin connects with a body shot that sends Kalla's belly button to the back.
Chegwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalla moves away.
Chegwin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chegwin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kalla rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chegwin lands with a shot to the body.
Kalla fails to land the takedown.
Kalla finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kalla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chegwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Kalla.
Chegwin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kalla lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kalla misses with an uppercut. Chegwin saw that one coming.
Kalla moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kalla throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chegwin counters with a straight right hand.
Chegwin just misses with a punch to the body.
Kalla throws a leg kick
and Kalla takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kalla throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kalla scores with a nice head shot.
Chegwin scores with a nice head shot.
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!
Chegwin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kalla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pykky Kalla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chegwin cracks Kalla with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chegwin lands a body shot.
Chegwin just misses with a punch to the body.
Kalla misses with a wild body shot.
Chegwin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kalla scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalla misses with a jab to the body
and Chegwin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chegwin slips under a jab from Kalla.
Chegwin lands a nice hook to Kalla's body. Kalla takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kalla throws a leg kick
and Chegwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chegwin checks a leg kick.
Kalla thuds a left hand into Chegwin's body.
Kalla uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kalla misses with a shot to the body
and Chegwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 Kalla is rocked!
 It looks like Pykky Kalla has been cut.
Kalla misses the body punch
and Chegwin counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Kalla out cold! What a finish! Chegwin is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keith Chegwin!
Keith Chegwin 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jemiah Colon (ranked 3850 p4p, 3668 weight class) and Winter Panda (ranked 467 p4p, 448 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jemiah Colon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Winter Panda!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panda takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Colon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Panda fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Colon sprawls well initially but Panda persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Panda looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Panda thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Colon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Panda.
Panda working Colon over with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Colon trying to control but Panda postures up.
Colon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Colon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Panda looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Colon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Colon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Panda lands strikes from half guard.
Panda thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Panda lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Panda missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda working Colon over with strikes.
Panda working over Colon with some ground and pound. Colon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Panda.
Panda working over Colon with some ground and pound. Colon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Panda missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Colon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Panda.
Panda is nestled in close to Colon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Colon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Panda scores with a couple of nice shots.
Colon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Panda.
Colon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Panda on the ground.
Panda throwing shots but Colon is blocking nicely.
Panda lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Colon is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panda is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Colon is hurt! He's hurt bad - Panda fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Colon from any more punishment! Congratulations to Panda! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Winter Panda!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nagatsuki Hideki (ranked 3966 p4p, 3643 weight class) and Rene Dubois (ranked 476 p4p, 445 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nagatsuki Hideki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rene Dubois!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Hideki.
Hideki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hideki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hideki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Duboiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dubois tests Hideki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hideki lands a jab to Dubois's midsection.
Hideki definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dubois takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dubois lands a jab.
Hideki slips a straight right by Dubois.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dubois takes one to the chin there.
Dubois has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hideki lands a head shot.
Hideki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hideki punishes Dubois's body with a nice straight punch.
Dubois misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Dubois misses its intended target.
Hideki moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Dubois misses its intended target.
Dubois misses with a straight right.
A jab from Hideki finds it's way through Dubois's defenses.
Hideki throws a one two combo.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hideki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubois throws an overhand right that lands on Hideki's shoulder, as Hideki tries to avoid the shot.
Donk. Hideki catches Dubois right on the button with a cross.
Hideki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dubois.
Hideki misses with a series of wild punches.
It seemed like Dubois was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hideki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dubois takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dubois is rocked!
Dubois gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dubois is still on wobbly legs! Can Hideki finish him?
Hideki cracks Dubois with a hook to the temple - Dubois is on wobbly legs here! Hideki swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Dubois falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Hideki wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nagatsuki Hideki!
A very excited looking Nagatsuki Hideki 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jalo Ilmarinen (ranked 3725 p4p, 3798 weight class) and Kai Leilua (ranked 451 p4p, 461 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jalo Ilmarinen has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jalo Ilmarinen seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jalo Ilmarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kai Leilua!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ilmarinen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Leilua but Leilua pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A little jabbing left from Leilua on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Leilua takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ilmarinen. Leilua does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Leilua on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Leilua gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Leilua being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leilua looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ilmarinen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ilmarinen postures up in Leilua's guard and throws a big left but Leilua blocks it.
Ilmarinen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ilmarinen lands a couple of digs.
Ilmarinen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ilmarinen pushes down on Leilua's leg and manages to get into half guard.
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.
Ilmarinen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ilmarinen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Still in half guard, Ilmarinen seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ilmarinen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Leilua can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ilmarinen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Leilua really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ilmarinen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ilmarinen winds up and cracks Leilua with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Leilua blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ilmarinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leilua keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ilmarinen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ilmarinen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Leilua with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ilmarinen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ilmarinen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ilmarinen working Leilua over with strikes.
Ilmarinen stalling.
Ilmarinen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Leilua for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen thows a huge punch but Leilua dodges it nicely.
Ilmarinen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ilmarinen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ilmarinen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ilmarinen lands strikes from half guard.
Ilmarinen throws a strike but Leilua avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jalo Ilmarinen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ilmarinen feints and as Leilua raises his hands in defense, Ilmarinen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jalo Ilmarinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ilmarinen throws a big right hand that misses.
Ilmarinen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ilmarinen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ilmarinen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ilmarinen continues to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Leilua is on top in guard.
Ilmarinen is controlling Leilua's posture.
Ilmarinen 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.
Ilmarinen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Leilua's guard.
Ilmarinen working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ilmarinen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Leilua's head.
Ilmarinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ilmarinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ilmarinen advances position into side control!
Ilmarinen landing strikes.
Leilua is trying to improve his position.
Ilmarinen working the ground and pound but Leilua is defending the strikes.
Ilmarinen in side control, throwing shots but Leilua defends.
Ilmarinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leilua can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Leilua will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Ilmarinen cracks Leilua with a big right hand but Leilua just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ilmarinen tries to score with some ground and pound. Leilua controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ilmarinen controlling the position.
Leilua looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Leilua taking punishment in the form of punches.
Leilua trying to remain calm as Ilmarinen controls from the top position.
Ilmarinen working the ground and pound.
Leilua is rocked!
Ilmarinen working the body and head with strikes.
Leilua is still in real trouble! Can Ilmarinen finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ilmarinen cracks Leilua with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Ilmarinen immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Leilua is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Ilmarinen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jalo Ilmarinen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Whack Atim (ranked 3861 p4p, 3089 weight class) and Reece Russell (ranked 468 p4p, 392 weight class). Atim's entrance music is Three Days Grace - I Am The Weapon. A fine choice. Russell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Telescopes. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Whack Atim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Reece Russell!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atim misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Russell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Atim feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Russell tries to clinch there but Atim circles away.
Atim looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Russell tries to clinch up.
Russell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Atim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Russell.
Atim missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Atim.
Russell avoiding damage as Atim throws knees to the body.
Russell managing to block the knees to the body from Atim.
Atim blocks an elbow strike.
Russell avoiding damage as Atim throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Atim avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Atim tries to land knees in the clinch but Russell avoids the damage to the body.
Russell managing to block the knees to the body from Atim.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Atim's brow.
Atim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Russell pushes Atim up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Atim trying to land knees to the body.
Atim blocks an elbow strike from Russell.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Atim dodges an elbow strike from Russell.
Russell managing to block the knees to the body from Atim.
Atim wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Atim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Russell.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Atim tries to land knees in the clinch but Russell avoids the damage to the body.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Atim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Russell's coach down at Gold Samurai's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Russell's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Atim is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Atim avoids the elbow strike from Russell, against the cage.
Atim manages to break the clinch.
A good leg kick by Atim.
Russell forces Atim back against the cage and clinches.
Atim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Russell wants to clinch up but Atim keeps it at a distance.
Russell closes the distance and pushes Atim back into the cage.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Atim blocks an elbow strike.
Atim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russell avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atim blocks an elbow strike.
Russell lands an elbow that stopped Atim in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Whack Atim has been cut.
Our sources have told us that Atim has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Russell closes the distance and clinches.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Atim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.
Atim takes an elbow to the temple.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Russell avoiding damage as Atim throws knees to the body.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Russell managing to block the knees to the body from Atim.
Atim manages to break the clinch.
Atim throws a chopping leg kick but Russell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Russell darts in and clinches Atim up against the cage.
Russell misses with an elbow over the top.
Russell lands a damaging elbow.
Atim blocks an elbow strike from Russell.
Russell managing to block the knees to the body from Atim.
Russell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Atim avoids it.
Atim blocks an elbow strike from Russell.
Atim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Russell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Atim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Russell trying to control the position but instead, Atim has worked for underhooks and has pushed Russell into the cage.
Atim tries to land knees in the clinch but Russell avoids the damage to the body.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Atim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Atim blocks the elbow strike.
Atim avoids the elbow strike from Russell, against the cage.
Russell misses with an elbow over the top.
Atim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Atim obliges.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Atim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Atim's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Russell throws an elbow but misses.
Russell managing to block the knees to the body from Atim.
Atim avoids the elbow strike from Russell, against the cage.
Russell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Russell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Atim's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Russell instigates a clinch.
Atim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russell avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atim tries to land knees in the clinch but Russell avoids the damage to the body.
Atim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.
Atim avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Atim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Atim lands a good knee to the midsection. Russell won't want to take too many of those.
Atim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Atim keeps the fight on the outside.
Atim tried to counter with a leg kick but Russell avoided it.
Russell is looking to clinch.
It appears Atim was looking to counter with a kick there.
Russell tries to clinch but Atim moves out of range.
Russell tries to clinch but Atim moves out of range.
Russell darts in and clinches Atim up against the cage.
Russell avoiding damage as Atim throws knees to the body.
Atim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.
Atim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.
Russell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Reece Russell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Whack Atim's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Russell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Atim avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Russell misses with an elbow over the top.
Russell throws an elbow but it misses.
Russell avoiding damage as Atim throws knees to the body.
Russell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Atim blocks it with crossed arms.
Atim tries to land knees in the clinch but Russell avoids the damage to the body.
Atim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russell avoids it.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Atim missing with knees to the body.
Atim missing with knees to the body.
Russell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Atim blocks the elbow strike.
Atim missing with knees to the body.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atim blocks an elbow strike.
Russell throws an elbow but it misses.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Atim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Atim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.
Atim avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Atim avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Russell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Atim's brow.
Atim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Russell throws an elbow but misses.
Russell lands an elbow inside that Atim shrugs off.
Atim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.
Atim landing knees to the body.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Russell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Russell throws an elbow that misses.
Russell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Atim throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reece Russell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Russell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Atim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Atim keeps the fight on the outside.
Russell is looking to clinch.
Russell closes the distance and pushes Atim back into the cage.
Russell misses with an elbow over the top.
Atim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Russell throws an elbow but misses.
Russell managing to block the knees to the body from Atim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atim breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russell pushes Atim up against the cage in a clinch.
Atim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.
Atim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Russell.
Atim trying to land knees to the body.
Atim avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Atim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russell avoids it.
Atim looking to throw knees to the head but Russell is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Russell.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Atim avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Atim missing with knees to the body.
Atim avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Atim tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Russell misses with an elbow over the top.
Russell throws an elbow that misses.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Atim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Atim's brow.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Atim misses with a knee strike.
Atim blocks an elbow strike from Russell.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atim can't break the clinch.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Atim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Atim obliges.
Russell managing to block the knees to the body from Atim.
Russell throws an elbow that misses.
Russell missing with knees to the body.
Atim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.
Atim tries to circle away but Russell has him pinned against the cage.
Atim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Russell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Russell avoiding damage as Atim throws knees to the body.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Atim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Atim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Atim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.
Atim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Russell.
Russell misses with an elbow over the top.
Atim dodges an elbow strike from Russell.
Russell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Whack Atim's cut is getting worse.
Atim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Russell gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Atim blocks the elbow strike.
Atim blocks an elbow strike from Russell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Atim trying to land knees to the body.
Atim tries to land a knee to the head but Russell blocks with his arms.
Russell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Atim is defending well for now.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Atim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Atim blocks an elbow strike from Russell.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Atim crunches a lovely knee into Russell's ribcage.
Atim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russell avoids it.
Russell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Russell lands an elbow just above Atim 's eye.
Russell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Russell crunches a lovely knee into Atim's ribcage.
Atim tries to land knees in the clinch but Russell avoids the damage to the body.
Atim blocks the elbow strike.
Russell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reece Russell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Whack Atim's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Russell rushes Atim and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Atim blocks an elbow strike from Russell.
Russell throws an elbow but it misses.
Russell lands a damaging elbow.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Russell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Atim trying to land knees to the body.
Atim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.
Atim trying to land knees to the body.
Atim takes an elbow to the temple.
Russell lands an elbow inside that Atim shrugs off.
Whack Atim's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Russell avoiding damage as Atim throws knees to the body.
Russell throws an elbow but it misses.
Russell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Russell throws an elbow that misses.
Atim avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Atim dodges an elbow strike from Russell.
Atim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Russell.
Russell misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atim landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Atim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russell avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell avoiding damage as Atim throws knees to the body.
Atim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Atim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Atim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Russell.
Atim blocks an elbow strike from Russell.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Atim's brow.
Russell lands a damaging elbow.
Atim avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Atim blocks an elbow strike.
Atim missing with knees to the body.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Atim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Russell avoiding damage as Atim throws knees to the body.
Atim blocks the elbow strike.
Russell lands an elbow inside that Atim shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.
Atim blocks the elbow strike.
Atim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russell avoids it.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Atim blocks an elbow strike.
Atim blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Russell takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Russell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jeez, Whack Atim's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Russell throws an elbow that misses.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Russell throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Russell throws an elbow but misses.
Russell lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Whack Atim's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Reece Russell!
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