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MMAHKI 37 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Huntti Mfer (ranked 4296 p4p, 4400 weight class) and Wild Eri (ranked 473 p4p, 476 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
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Huntti Mfer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wild Eri!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
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.
Eri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mfer throwing a counter right hand but Eri manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eri throws a hook but Mfer blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Mfer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Eri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Mfer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eri.
Mfer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Eri throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Mfer counter with a right hand.
Mfer lands with an uppercut that bounces Eri off the cage and back into range.
Eri looks to throw the jab but Mfer is out of range.
Mfer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Mfer finds it's target.
Eri misses with a left hand
and Mfer counters with a nice uppercut.
Mfer throws out a loose jab but Eri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eri throws out a counter right but Mfer avoids it with no problem.
Eri throws an overhand right that lands on Mfer's shoulder, as Mfer tries to avoid the shot.
Mfer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Eri.
It looked like Mfer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Eri throws an off balance right hand
and Eri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eri might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mfer cracks Eri with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Eri throws a hook to the side of Mfer's head but Mfer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Mfer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer defending well as Eri loads up on a big left hand.
Mfer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eri.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Mfer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Eri under the eye.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A slow jab from Eri misses its intended target.
Mfer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Huntti Mfer dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Eri misses with a hook. Mfer ducked under it nicely.
Eri takes one to the chin there.
Mfer tests Eri's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Eri might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mfer has got the better of the exchanges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer throws the left hand but Eri avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Eri! But no joy.
Mfer misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer misses with a looping right.
Eri throws out a counter right but Mfer avoids it with no problem.
Eri throws a shot from downtown. Mfer moves away and avoids it.
Mfer misses with a hook. Eri ducked under it nicely.
Eri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mfer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mfer lands with an overhand left.
Eri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mfer.
Eri looks to land a left hand but Mfer moved out of range nicely.
Eri throws the left hand but Mfer avoids the punch easily.
Mfer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eri moves out of range of the strikes.
Eri takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mfer throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Eri was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mfer misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Eri! But no joy.
Huntti Mfer is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Eri throws a lazy right hand but Mfer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Eri throws a hook but Mfer avoids it easily.
Mfer throwing a counter right hand but Eri manages to avoid it.
Eri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mfer.
A little jabbing left from Eri on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Huntti Mfer dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mfer misses with an uppercut. Eri saw that one coming.
It seemed like Eri was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mfer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eri.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Mfer here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Mfer lands the left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eri lands the left hand.
Mfer loads up on a big right hand but Eri slips the punch.
Eri throws out a counter right but Mfer avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer misses the jab.
Eri swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mfer ducks under a wild hook from Eri.
Mfer is looking to counter punch.
Eri moves out of range as Mfer strikes.
Eri throws out a counter right but Mfer avoids it with no problem.
Eri moves away from the strike by Mfer.
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.
Eri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eri ducks under a wild hook from Mfer.
Eri throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mfer on the side of the head.
Mfer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Mfer misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eri missing with a left hand there. Mfer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Mfer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Eri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mfer.
Eri swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Eri scores with a decent looking hook.
Eri slips under a jab.
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.
Eri throws an overhand right that lands on Mfer's shoulder, as Mfer tries to avoid the shot.
Mfer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mfer misses with a hook.
Eri misses with a lunging right hand
and Mfer counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Huntti Mfer.
Well Mfer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Huntti Mfer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Janko Godwin (ranked 24488 p4p, 3123 weight class) and William Anthony (ranked 567 p4p, 375 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Janko Godwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Anthony!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anthony throws a sloppy head kick and Godwin moves out of range easily.
Godwin gets caught napping as Anthony dives in and scores a takedown. Godwin manages to retain guard.
Anthony throws a big elbow that misses.
Anthony with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anthony stops Godwin from standing up.
Godwin keeping full guard, as Anthony tries to pass.
Godwin wants to sweep here but Anthony controlling him for the moment.
Godwin has momentary wrist control but Anthony slips an elbow through the middle.
Anthony looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anthony working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Godwin's head.
Godwin wants to sweep but no luck.
Godwin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Anthony trying to control the position from guard on top but Godwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godwin is trying to keep Anthony in close.
Anthony lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Anthony has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Godwin is on top in guard.
Godwin postures up in Anthony's guard and throws a big left but Anthony blocks it.
Godwin throws a big elbow that misses.
Godwin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Godwin trying to control the position from guard on top but Anthony is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Godwin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Godwin postures up in Anthony's guard and throws a big left but Anthony blocks it.
Anthony has momentary wrist control but Godwin slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godwin looking to sit in guard and control but Anthony gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Godwin is trying to control the position but Anthony postures up.
Anthony loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anthony scoring with some ground and pound.
Godwin wants to stand up but Anthony is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anthony accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Godwin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Godwin is trying to control the position but Anthony postures up.
Godwin wants to stand but Anthony is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godwin is trying to keep Anthony in close.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Anthony looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Godwin tries to kick Anthony off but Anthony keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Anthony wants to take a breather but Godwin is having none of it.
Godwin is looking to improve his position.
Anthony slips a nice elbow through Godwin's hands, connecting with Godwin's forehead.
Godwin is looking to escape.
Anthony is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Anthony missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godwin is trying to stand back up but Anthony is controlling him
Anthony perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Godwin is trying to stand up here but Anthony is controlling him well.
Anthony is trying a forearm choke
I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Anthony is controlling the pace.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Anthony thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anthony winds up and cracks Godwin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Anthony dominated that round.
That's time! Godwin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Anthony tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Godwin swivels and escapes.
Anthony shoots in and drives through. Godwin sprawls well.
Anthony tries to score a power double leg takedown but Godwin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anthony somewhat.
Janko Godwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Anthony.
Anthony tries to score a power double leg takedown but Godwin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anthony somewhat.
Anthony slips a jab from Godwin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anthony decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Godwin pushes Anthony off and gets back to his feet.
Anthony fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Godwin looks to score with a jab to the body but Anthony is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godwin moves out of range of the body kick from Anthony.
Anthony closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Anthony lands in his opponent's guard.
Godwin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anthony accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Godwin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anthony.
Godwin wants to stand up but Anthony is controlling him.
Anthony throws a big elbow that misses.
Godwin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anthony is controlling him.
Anthony postures up and lands a big shot to Godwin's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony won't allow Godwin to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A low kick lands for Godwin.
Anthony dives in for a single leg takedown but Godwin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Anthony tries for a takedown but Godwin circles away easily
and Godwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Godwin connects with a single shot there.
Godwin stuffs the takedown.
Janko Godwin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anthony tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Godwin swivels and escapes.
Godwin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Anthony misses with a takedown attempt - Godwin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Anthony shoots in for a takedown but Godwin shows good takedown defense.
A little feinted left hand from Godwin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony fails with the takedown
and Godwin scores with a counter punch that sends Anthony to the canvas! Godwin smells blood - he's punishing Anthony with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Anthony has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Janko Godwin!
Janko Godwin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between DeMarco Zilla (ranked 3791 p4p, 4089 weight class) and Pornthonglek Sitsongrit (ranked 202 p4p, 216 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, DeMarco Zilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pornthonglek Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zilla misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zilla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zilla darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zilla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries a quick counter leg kick but Zilla is wise to it.
Sitsongrit looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Zilla misses with a body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zilla thinking.
Zilla jabs Sitsongrit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sitsongrit tries a head kick but it misses.
A quick step to the side and Zilla tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zilla scores with a hook to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zilla jabs Sitsongrit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Zilla moves out of range.
It looked like Zilla was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zilla throws a good cross that connects.
Zilla throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Zilla is looking to wear down Sitsongrit with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Zilla.
Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Both fighters circling a little - Zilla finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Zilla swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Zilla lands a jab to Sitsongrit's midsection.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zilla. Zilla obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice body punch from Zilla.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Zilla.
Sitsongrit is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Zilla with a body shot.
Zilla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Zilla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit tries a quick counter leg kick but Zilla is wise to it.
Sitsongrit 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Zilla moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zilla misses the shot to the body.
Zilla misses with a hook to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zilla thinking.
Zilla keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Zilla ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
DeMarco Zilla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zilla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zilla rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a good low kick that Zilla was not able to check.
Zilla connects with an inside leg kick.
Zilla throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Zilla misses with a wild body shot.
Zilla throws the kick towards the body but Sitsongrit avoids it.
And Sitsongrit responds with a good body kick, but Zilla manages to step out the way in time.
Sitsongrit throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zilla misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit ducks right into an uppercut from Zilla.
Zilla looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
We've been told by Zilla's head coaches at 1% Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A clash of legs there as Zilla blocks the low kick.
Good exchange - Zilla coming out on top.
Sitsongrit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zilla. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zilla takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zilla counters with a nice body shot.
Zilla throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Zilla misses.
Zilla scores with a jab to the head.
Sitsongrit tries a head kick but it misses.
Zilla takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sitsongrit connects with the punch.
Zilla misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
Sitsongrit connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zilla connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zilla misses with a wild body shot.
Zilla backing away here, and Sitsongrit unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Zilla throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit tries a quick counter leg kick but Zilla is wise to it.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Zilla throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zilla digs a good body shot into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Zilla missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit tries a quick counter leg kick but Zilla is wise to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zilla. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit throws out a counter right but Zilla avoids it with no problem.
Zilla misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
DeMarco Zilla dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sitsongrit walks into a straight right hand from Zilla.
Zilla scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sitsongrit doesn't seem bothered though.
A shot to the liver by Zilla. Beautiful body shot.
Zilla fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sitsongrit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zilla misses with a body shot.
Zilla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws out a counter right but Zilla avoids it with no problem.
Zilla avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zilla avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zilla with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zilla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zilla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zilla scores with a hook.
Zilla staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zilla thuds a left hand into Sitsongrit's body.
Zilla has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Zilla scores with a hook.
Zilla connects with a body shot that sends Sitsongrit's belly button to the back.
Zilla misses with a combination
and Sitsongrit finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the head.
Zilla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Nice body punch from Zilla.
Zilla is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sitsongrit can do to turn this around?
Zilla throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zilla's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sitsongrit under the eye.
Zilla throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zilla misses with a body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Zilla.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
Zilla dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zilla lands a nice shot to the body.
Zilla wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice jab there from Zilla.
Sitsongrit is looking to land body kicks.
Sitsongrit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zilla throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zilla on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Zilla's shoulder, as Zilla tries to avoid the shot.
Zilla appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Zilla's head but Zilla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zilla appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Zilla.
Sitsongrit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zilla steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Zilla takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Zilla misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Zilla ducked under it nicely.
Zilla lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sitsongrit's sensitive parts.
Zilla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Zilla backing away here, and Sitsongrit unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Zilla throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zilla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zilla throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Zilla looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Sitsongrit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zilla.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Zilla.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping right hand.
Zilla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zilla misses the body punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zilla is looking to slow Sitsongrit down with leg kicks.
Zilla changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zilla throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a thumping low kick.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit tries a quick counter leg kick but Zilla is wise to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
DeMarco Zilla dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Zilla thumps Sitsongrit with a low kick.
Zilla throws a leg kick which misses Sitsongrit's front leg but catches the back leg as Sitsongrit tries to avoid it.
Zilla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zilla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Zilla looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Zilla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a right hand
and Zilla counters with a nice body shot.
Zilla throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zilla just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
 Zilla is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Zilla. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Oh Zilla is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sitsongrit throws a monster overhand right that drops Zilla! Sitsongrit follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pornthonglek Sitsongrit!
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit very nearly forgot to thank Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Saul Tacarante (ranked 2655 p4p, 2357 weight class) and Yaroslav Rurik (ranked 154 p4p, 138 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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137
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140
3 - 0 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saul Tacarante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yaroslav Rurik!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rurik dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tacarante throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rurik moves into the clinch successfully.
Rurik lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tacarante swings wildly with an uppercut but Rurik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tacarante has a couple of punches blocked by Rurik.
Rurik is working Tacarante over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rurik.
Tacarante blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rurik lands a body punch.
Rurik lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tacarante backwards.
Rurik's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Rurik.
Tacarante tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tacarante breaks the clinch.
Tacarante looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
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!
Good leg kick by Rurik.
Yaroslav Rurik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rurik darts in and clinches Tacarante up against the cage.
Rurik lands a body shot.
Tacarante is breathing heavily.
Rurik pushes Tacarante back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rurik lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rurik tries to work over Tacarante's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rurik lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tacarante backwards.
Rurik lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tacarante tries to work over Rurik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rurik lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rurik lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rurik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tacarante struggles to land a body shot inside as Rurik controls his hands.
Rurik lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rurik struggles to land a body shot inside as Tacarante controls his hands.
Rurik lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rurik can't find room to land a body shot as Tacarante controls the action.
Tacarante tries a body shot but Rurik blocks it.
Rurik stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rurik tries a body shot but Tacarante blocks it.
Rurik scores with a hook to the body.
Rurik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rurik misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rurik lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rurik has a couple of punches blocked by Tacarante.
Rurik misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tacarante is trying to maintain a safe position but Rurik gets an underhook and turns Tacarante into the cage.
Tacarante misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rurik.
Rurik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tacarantes head.
Rurik is working Tacarante over against the cage.
Tacarante prevents a body shot from Rurik.
Rurik misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Rurik.
Tacarante working aggressively here.
Tacarante prevents a body shot from Rurik.
Rurik misses with a punch on the inside.
Rurik has a couple of punches blocked by Tacarante.
Rurik scores with a shoulder strike.
Tacarante softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Rurik.
A head punch on the inside from Rurik fails to land.
Tacarante lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rurik backwards.
Rurik pushes Tacarante back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rurik throws a head punch that misses.
Rurik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tacarante blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rurik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tacarante's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rurik has a couple of punches blocked by Tacarante.
Rurik takes a shot to the head.
Rurik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rurik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tacarante's elbow.
Rurik lands a shoulder strike.
Rurik can't find room to land a body shot as Tacarante controls the action.
Tacarante tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rurik blocks an uppercut.
Tacarante's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tacarante lands with a light punch inside.
Rurik tries to throw a body punch but Tacarante avoids it by throwing Rurik back against the cage.
Rurik lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tacarante.
Tacarante misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rurik lands a hook that snaps the head of Tacarante backwards.
Tacarante tries to throw a body punch but Rurik avoids it by throwing Tacarante back against the cage.
Tacarante lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tacarante misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rurik lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tacarante backwards.
Tacarante swings wildly with an uppercut but Rurik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rurik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rurik struggles to land a body shot inside as Tacarante controls his hands.
Rurik can't find room to land a body shot as Tacarante controls the action.
Rurik misses with a punch on the inside.
Rurik has a couple of punches blocked by Tacarante.
Rurik misses with a punch on the inside.
Rurik swings wildly with an uppercut but Tacarante uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tacarante breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rurik throws a body kick that misses.
Tacarante tries to keep at a distance but Rurik has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tacarante misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tacarante breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tacarante moves away from the strike by Rurik.
Tacarante misses with a combination
and Rurik counters with a solid body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yaroslav Rurik dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rurik closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tacarante misses with some punches.
Rurik lands with a right to the head.
Tacarante blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rurik throws a head punch that misses.
Rurik lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tacarante backwards.
Tacarante misses with a punch on the inside.
Rurik lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rurik lands a nice shot to the body.
Tacarante pushes Rurik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rurik throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rurik blocks an uppercut.
Tacarante looking to slow down the pace here.
Rurik lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rurik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tacarante misses with some punches.
Rurik scores with a shot to the side of Tacarante's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Rurik.
Rurik lands a nice uppercut.
Rurik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rurik scores with a shot to the side of Tacarante's head.
A right hand to the body from Rurik.
Rurik lands a hook that snaps the head of Tacarante backwards.
Rurik throws a punch but it's blocked by Tacarante.
Rurik tries a body shot but Tacarante blocks it.
Tacarante takes a shot to the head.
Rurik is working Tacarante over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Rurik scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tacarante is rocked!
Rurik presses Tacarante against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Rurik.
Rurik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Rurik.
Oh Tacarante is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right hand to the body from Rurik.
Tacarante seems to have got his legs back now.
Rurik lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
Rurik lands a right hand.
Rurik lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tacarante misses with some punches.
Rurik lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tacarante or not.
Rurik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tacarantes head.
Rurik creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Tacarante's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Tacarante drops to his knees and Rurik pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yaroslav Rurik!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Snorri Skarphedinsson (ranked 3391 p4p, 1924 weight class) and Carlos Machado (ranked 404 p4p, 251 weight class). The key to victory for Snorri Skarphedinsson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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190
5 - 4 - 0 |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Snorri Skarphedinsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Machado!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skarphedinsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've been told by Skarphedinsson's head coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Skarphedinsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Machado.
Machado is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Skarphedinsson looks calm but he's in trouble here. Machado gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Skarphedinsson is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Machado lets go of the hold and Skarphedinsson can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Carlos Machado!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saint George (ranked 2117 p4p, 3189 weight class) and Aldemir Santos (ranked 292 p4p, 430 weight class). Saint George could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aldemir Santos's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Saint George !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aldemir Santos!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
 It looks like Aldemir Santos has been cut.
George has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
George lands a big uppercut and Santos crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Santos looks OK. George waves Santos back to his feet!
 Santos is rocked!
George fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Santos to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Santos looks to clinch but George throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Santos taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Saint George !
During a confident post fight interview, Saint George thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Filip Yumashev (ranked 2610 p4p, 3475 weight class) and Vishis Vourture (ranked 150 p4p, 191 weight class). Filip Yumashev has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Filip Yumashev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vishis Vourture!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yumashev lands a body shot.
Yumashev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yumashev connects with a right hand. Vourture shakes it off.
Yumashev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vourture.
Yumashev is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vourture.
Vourture fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yumashev scores with a one two! Vourture had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vourture tries to clinch up but Yumashev circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Vourture misses the target.
Vourture ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vourture is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yumashev.
Vourture throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yumashev has managed to clinch.
Vourture with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yumashev works on Vourture's body with a couple of short punches.
Yumashev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yumashev lands an uppercut.
Vourture trying to control the position but instead, Yumashev has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vourture into the cage.
Vourture works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vourture misses with a knee strike.
Vourture is looking to control Yumashev's arms but Yumashev gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vourture has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vourture lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vourture trying to land knees to the body.
Vourture misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yumashev misses with a punch on the inside.
Vourture is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yumashev is keeping busy.
Yumashev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yumashev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vourture lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yumashev scores with a shot to the side of Vourture's head.
Yumashev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yumashev misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yumashev digs a right hand underneath Vourture's ribcage. Vourture let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yumashev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yumashev as Vourture tries to tie him up.
Vourture trying to stall but Yumashev improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vourture is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yumashev.
Yumashev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vourture trying to stall but Yumashev improves his position.
Yumashev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yumashev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yumashev lands a nice shot to the body.
Vourture tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yumashev avoids it.
Vourture taking a breather.
Vourture trying to stall but Yumashev improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vishis Vourture.
Vourture blocks a head kick by Yumashev.
Yumashev rushes Vourture and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vourture trying to control the position but instead, Yumashev has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vourture into the cage.
Vourture is pushing Yumashev up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Yumashev scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vourture fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yumashev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yumashev blocks a body shot from Vourture.
Vourture blocks a body shot from Yumashev.
Vourture throws a punch but it's blocked by Yumashev.
Yumashev scores with a hook to the body.
Yumashev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vourture or not.
Yumashev misses with a punch on the inside.
Yumashev misses with a punch on the inside.
Yumashev lands a nice uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Yumashev misses with a punch to the body.
Vourture lands a right hand.
Vourture landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A head punch on the inside from Vourture fails to land.
Yumashev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yumashev lands a nice uppercut.
Yumashev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yumashev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vourture fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yumashev has a couple of punches blocked by Vourture.
Yumashev swings wildly with an uppercut but Vourture uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vourture stalling.
Yumashev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vourture pushes Yumashev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vourture throws a head punch that misses.
Yumashev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yumashev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yumashev lands a left hand.
Vourture tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vourture misses with a knee to the head.
Vourture taking a breather.
Vourture misses with some punches.
Yumashev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vourture blocking some punches.
Vourture misses with a knee strike.
Vourture throws a head punch that misses.
Vourture lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Filip Yumashev dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice shot lands for Vourture.
Yumashev ducks right into an uppercut from Vourture.
Vourture looks to score with a jab to the body but Yumashev is just out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yumashev.
Yumashev takes the fight into the clinch.
Yumashev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Yumashev fails to land.
Vourture misses with a body punch.
Vourture prevents a body shot from Yumashev.
Yumashev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vourture trying to control the position but instead, Yumashev has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vourture into the cage.
Yumashev tries a body shot but Vourture blocks it.
Yumashev lands a right hand.
Filip Yumashev has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vourture blocks an uppercut.
Yumashev avoiding damage as Vourture throws knees to the body.
Vourture struggles to land a body shot inside as Yumashev controls his hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yumashev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yumashev blocking some punches.
Vourture goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yumashev lands with a short shot to the head.
Yumashev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vourture can do to turn this around?
Vourture avoiding damage.
Vourture tries to work over Yumashev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yumashev presses Vourture against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yumashev.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vourture.
Yumashev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Yumashev.
Yumashev misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yumashev lands with a short shot to the head.
Vourture is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yumashev is keeping busy.
Yumashev swings wildly with an uppercut but Vourture uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vourture misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yumashev lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Yumashev fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yumashev.
Vourture with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yumashev working aggressively here.
Yumashev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vourture trying to control the position but instead, Yumashev has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vourture into the cage.
Yumashev swings wildly with an uppercut but Vourture uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vourture tries a knee to the head but Yumashev blocks it.
Vourture stalling the fight.
Yumashev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yumashev is leaning against Vourture and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yumashev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vourture is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yumashev is keeping busy.
Yumashev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vourture trying to stall but Yumashev improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vourture wants to stall.
Vourture is trying to maintain a safe position but Yumashev gets an underhook and turns Vourture into the cage.
Yumashev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yumashev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yumashev misses with some punches.
Yumashev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yumashev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vourture misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yumashev.
Vourture misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yumashev struggles to land a body shot inside as Vourture controls his hands.
Yumashev swings wildly with an uppercut but Vourture uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vourture pressing his opponent against the cage.
Good body shot from Vourture.
A left hand lands to the body for Vourture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vourture working aggressively here.
Vourture looking to stall.
Vourture swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Yumashev on the inside.
Yumashev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vourture prevents a body shot from Yumashev.
A nice left hand lands by Vourture.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vourture trying to control the position but instead, Yumashev has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vourture into the cage.
Yumashev tries to throw a body punch but Vourture avoids it by throwing Yumashev back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vourture trying to control the position but instead, Yumashev has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vourture into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vishis Vourture.
Vourture takes a swing at Yumashev's ribcage but misses.
Vourture throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vourture misses the shot to the body.
Yumashev misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Filip Yumashev dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Yumashev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vourture.
Vourture looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yumashev lunges at Vourture with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vourture's hand.
Vourture walks into a stiff left hand from Yumashev.
Yumashev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vourture counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Vourture throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yumashev throws a hook but Vourture avoids it easily.
Vourture appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Vourture is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yumashev.
Vourture takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yumashev tries to land a front kick but Vourture steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yumashev instigates a clinch.
Vourture throws a punch but it's blocked by Yumashev.
Yumashev swings wildly with an uppercut but Vourture uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vourture is pushing Yumashev up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Yumashev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yumashev has a couple of punches blocked by Vourture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yumashev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vourture is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yumashev is keeping busy.
Vourture is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yumashev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yumashev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yumashev working aggressively here.
Vourture tries to work over Yumashev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vourture trying to stall but Yumashev improves his position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vourture slowing the pace effectively.
Vourture tries to throw a body punch but Yumashev avoids it by throwing Vourture back against the cage.
Yumashev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vourture lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vourture stalling in the clinch but Yumashev improves position.
A hook to the body from Yumashev.
Vourture doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vourture misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yumashev as Vourture tries to tie him up.
Filip Yumashev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vourture stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vishis Vourture.
Yumashev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vourture is looking to control Yumashev's arms but Yumashev gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vourture has his back to the cage.
Vourture scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Vourture fails to land.
Yumashev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vourture backwards.
Still in the clinch, Yumashev scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vourture goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yumashev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vourture misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yumashev as Vourture tries to tie him up.
Vourture lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vourture landing knees to the head.
Vourture tries to work over Yumashev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vourture throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vourture misses with a punch on the inside.
Yumashev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vourture tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yumashev's elbow.
Vishis Vourture has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vourture working Yumashev over with knees to the body.
Yumashev misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vourture tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yumashev avoids it.
Vourture lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vourture looking to throw knees to the head but Yumashev is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vourture throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yumashev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yumashev lands with a short shot to the head.
Vourture misses with a knee to the head.
Vourture misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vourture has Yumashev pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Yumashev fails to land.
Yumashev lands a nice uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vourture.
Vourture swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vourture swings wildly with an uppercut but Yumashev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vourture throws a punch but it's blocked by Yumashev.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Filip Yumashev.
Well Yumashev has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Filip Yumashev!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vu Viet Hu (ranked 2233 p4p, 3112 weight class) and James Dalton (ranked 200 p4p, 262 weight class). Vu Viet Hu had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vu Viet Hu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Dalton!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Dalton scores with a four punch combination!
Dalton has closed the distance and engaged Hu in a clinch.
Dalton lands a left hand.
Dalton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hu has Dalton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dalton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dalton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dalton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hus head.
Dalton lands a left hand.
Dalton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hu's defenses.
Hu takes a shot to the head.
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!
Hu has Dalton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dalton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dalton lands an elbow inside that Hu shrugs off.
Dalton prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vu Viet Hu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hu goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dalton prevents it.
Dalton stops a takedown attempt from Hu.
Dalton gets underhooks to prevent Hu's takedown attempt.
Hu goes for a takedown attempt but Dalton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dalton lands a nice shot to the body.
Dalton scores with a jab to the body.
Dalton closes the distance and pushes Hu back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton lands a right hand.
Dalton lands an elbow just above Hu 's eye.
Hu wants a takedown but no success here.
Hu has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dalton after a bit of a struggle.
Hu wants a takedown.
Dalton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hu's defenses.
Dalton lands a damaging elbow.
Dalton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dalton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dalton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dalton lands a right hand.
Nice elbow from Dalton.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dalton scores with a shot to the side of Hu's head.
Dalton lands an elbow inside.
Dalton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dalton gets underhooks to prevent Hu's takedown attempt.
Dalton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hu backwards.
Dalton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dalton decides to pull guard.
Dalton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hu defends it easily.
Dalton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hu gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dalton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dalton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hu defends well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Hu trying to control the position from guard on top but Dalton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hu looking to sit in guard and control but Dalton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hu trying to keep a closed guard but Dalton is proving a slippery customer.
Hu keeping moving, preventing Dalton from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dalton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dalton wants to stand but Hu is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hu is looking for a triangle but Dalton pushes his legs off easily.
Hu trying to control the position.
Hu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dalton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dalton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dalton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dalton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dalton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalton trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hu's guard.
Hu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dalton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dalton landing some decent shots from guard.
Hu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dalton trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hu's guard.
Dalton postures up.
Dalton throwing strikes but missing.
Hu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Dalton dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dalton avoids it really well and circles away.
Hu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dalton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hu's hands.
Dalton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dalton jabs Hu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab lands there for Dalton.
Dalton dips to his left and cracks Hu with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton digs a good hook to Hu's body.
Dalton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dalton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dalton throws out a powerful jab.
Dalton tests Hu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hu is defended easily by Dalton.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hu.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vu Viet Hu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dalton moves into the clinch.
Dalton lands a nice elbow.
Dalton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dalton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hu's defenses.
Dalton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hu backwards.
Dalton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hu backwards.
Dalton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dalton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hu is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dalton pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dalton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dalton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton stops a takedown attempt from Hu.
Dalton lands an elbow inside that Hu shrugs off.
Dalton lands an elbow inside that Hu shrugs off.
Dalton lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Dalton.
Dalton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hu backwards.
Dalton lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Dalton.
Dalton prevents the takedown attempt.
Dalton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dalton lands an elbow inside.
Dalton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dalton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hu's defenses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dalton.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dalton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dalton lands with a left to the head.
Dalton lands a damaging elbow.
Dalton lands an elbow inside.
Dalton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice left hand lands by Dalton.
Hu is trying to drag Dalton to the mat but Dalton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hu is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dalton pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dalton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hu is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hu has Dalton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dalton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dalton lands an elbow inside that Hu shrugs off.
Dalton lands a damaging elbow.
Dalton lands a nice uppercut.
Dalton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hu takes an elbow to the temple.
Dalton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hu is rocked!
Hu is looking for a takedown.
Dalton lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hu tries to score a body lock takedown but Dalton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hu takes an elbow to the temple.
Dalton has Hu pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Dalton pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hu tumbling to the mat - Dalton dives into Hu's guard.
Dalton trying to control the position from guard on top but Hu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James Dalton has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dalton wants to stand but Hu has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dalton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dalton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dalton works over Hu with some ground and pound from guard.
Dalton works over Hu with some ground and pound from guard.
Dalton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dalton has managed to get both his arms back between Hu's legs - danger averted.
Dalton is looking to work some ground and pound but Hu has wrist control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dalton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dalton wants to control from the top but Hu keeps moving.
Dalton works over Hu with some ground and pound from guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Dalton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Hu ducks right into an uppercut from Dalton.
Hu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dalton lands a body shot.
Dalton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dalton scores with a decent looking hook.
Hu walks into a straight right hand from Dalton.
Dalton lands with a nice body punch.
Hu has a takedown stuffed.
James Dalton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dalton scores with a body 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!
Dalton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dalton lands a really nice looking cross but Hu seems unphased.
Hu fails to land the takedown.
James Dalton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dalton lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hu backs up against the cage.
Dalton works the jab nicely.
A shot to the liver by Dalton. Beautiful body shot.
Hu shoots for a takedown but Dalton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vu Viet Hu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dalton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dalton lands a really nice looking cross but Hu seems unphased.
Dalton scores with a jab to the body.
Dalton thuds a left hand into Hu's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dalton lands with a nice combination. Hu backs away looking to recover.
Dalton lands with a shot to the body.
Dalton cracks Hu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dalton jabs at Hu's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hu tries to keep at a distance but Dalton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dalton gets through Hu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hu takes an elbow to the temple.
Hu changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dalton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dalton lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dalton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dalton jabs at Hu's body.
Dalton closes the distance and clinches.
Hu has Dalton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dalton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dalton lands a damaging elbow.
Dalton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
James Dalton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oh Hu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hu drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dalton gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hu seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hu changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dalton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dalton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vu Viet Hu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dalton scores with a jab to the head.
Dalton lands with a straight right. Hu didn't see that one coming.
Dalton feints a jab promting Hu to slip. Dalton then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dalton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dalton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hu's head backwards.
Dalton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hu.
James Dalton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dalton takes the fight into the clinch.
Dalton lands a takedown into guard.
Dalton trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hu's guard.
Hu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dalton manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dalton pulls Hu in close to prevent any damage.
Hu gets to his feet. Dalton looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that's the end of the fight!
James Dalton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dalton 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Dalton!
A victorious James Dalton thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Iwin Alot (ranked 2084 p4p, 2216 weight class) and Wolfgang Von Wild (ranked 186 p4p, 197 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Alot might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Return of the mack. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iwin Alot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Von Wild!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alot scores with a takedown into Von Wild's guard.
Von Wild escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alot gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Alot trying to control but Von Wild is working from the bottom.
Von Wild not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alot stands up over Von Wild, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Von Wild avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alot trying to control but Von Wild is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Wild escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alot gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Von Wild has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alot can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alot content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Von Wild has locked up a guillotine! Von Wild's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Alot is holding on here and Von Wild must be using up a lot of energy. Alot has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Von Wild gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Wolfgang Von Wild!
In his post fight interview, Wolfgang Von Wild started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Elidio Fana (ranked 1221 p4p, 1568 weight class) and Gabriele Ghiotto (ranked 83 p4p, 98 weight class). Elidio Fana could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gabriele Ghiotto's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Elidio Fana!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabriele Ghiotto!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fana throws a body shot but no joy.
Ghiotto lands a lovely overhand right.
Fana definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fana is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fana stuffs the takedown attempt from Ghiotto. Ghiotto gets slowly back to his feet.
Ghiotto shoots in and gets a takedown into Fana's guard.
Ghiotto slips nicely into half guard.
Ghiotto 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ghiotto is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghiotto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ghiotto looking for a guillotine from mount but Fana is having none of it.
Ghiotto pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ghiotto goes for an armbar but he's not got it
Fana turns into him and now he's in Ghiotto's guard.
Our spies down at at Invictus MMA inform us that Ghiotto has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ghiotto pulls Fana in close to his closed guard and prevents Fana from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ghiotto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fana is aware though and is defending well.
Ghiotto working for a triangle but Fana defends it easily.
Fana has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fana is sitting in close to Ghiotto's body. Ghiotto has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Fana is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Fana is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Ghiotto.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gabriele Ghiotto!
Gabriele Ghiotto is the new bantamweight champion!
Our winner, Gabriele Ghiotto, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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