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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hector Ramos (ranked 5069 p4p, 6011 weight class) and Calan Smith (ranked 516 p4p, 550 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Calan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Smith. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smith.
Ramos misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ramos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Ramos works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith with a hook.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Ramos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Ramos was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Smith.
Ramos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ramos seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Good shot there by Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ramos misses with a wild body shot.
Smith lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ramos backs up against the cage.
 It looks like Hector Ramos has been cut.
Ramos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ramos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a jab.
Ramos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ramos. Ramos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ramos tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith counters with a series of strikes. Ramos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Calan Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Smith finds it's target.
Smith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ramos misses with a lunging right hand
and Ramos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ramos walks into a left hand.
Smith thuds his right hand into Ramos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ramos misses with an uppercut
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
Smith lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ramos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ramos needs to keep his hands up - Smith had a free shot at his head there.
Ramos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramos manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Ramos misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smith moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Smith is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ramos had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smith.
Smith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ramos.
Ramos tries to move into range but Smith moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Smith.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smith!
Smith keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Calan Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hector Ramos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ramos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Smith misses.
Nice defenses there by Ramos.
Smith tests Ramos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ramos misses with a wild body shot.
Ramos fails with a takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throws a series of punches but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smith dips to his left and cracks Ramos with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos tries to move into range but Smith moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ramos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ramos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ramos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ramos loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Ramos ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
It looked like Ramos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ramos takes one to the side of the head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ramos might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Ramos takes one to the side of the head.
Ramos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith dips to his left and cracks Ramos with an uppercut!
Calan Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith swings for the body but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ramos lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.
Smith lands a two punch combo.
Ramos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smith.
Ramos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Smith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ramos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smith misses with a body shot
and Ramos counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramos throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Ramos throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramos drops down looking for a counter takedown but Smith sprawls and moves away.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Ramos walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Smith lands the left hand.
Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ramos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ramos. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Smith.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ramos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smith looks to land a combination. Ramos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Smith fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ramos on the side of the head.
Smith lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Calan Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hector Ramos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Ramos was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Smith.
Ramos goes for a double leg but Smith avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Smith continues to drive forward.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Ramos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ramos takes one on the button.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Ramos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smith to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith throws a counter combo.
Ramos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ramos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice uppercut there from Smith.
 Ramos is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Good standup being displayed there by Smith as he connects with a hook.
Oh Ramos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big left from Smith misses.
Ramos seems to have got his legs back now.
Ramos drops his hands momentarily and Smith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ramos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith looks to land a combination but Ramos avoids it well.
Ramos appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ramos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Some wild striking there from Ramos.
Smith 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.
Smith defending well as Ramos loads up on a big left hand.
Smith catches Ramos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ramos avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Ramos to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramos looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith tests Ramos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hector Ramos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ramoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Ramos's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Ramos was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Nice jab there from Smith.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramos misses with a straight left.
Smith lands a jab to the head.
Calan Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramos misses with a wild combination.
Smith jabs at Ramos's body.
Ramos misses with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Calan Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smith 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calan Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aniruddha Anand (ranked 2987 p4p, 3613 weight class) and Slim Slow (ranked 254 p4p, 194 weight class). Anand's entrance music is Swag Se Segat by Salman Khan & Katrina Kaif. A fine choice. Aniruddha Anand is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Cardio machine |
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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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aniruddha Anand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Slim Slow!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anand drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A shot to the liver by Slow. Beautiful body shot.
Anand keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Slow punishes Anand's body with a nice straight punch.
Slow lands a really nice looking cross but Anand seems unphased.
Slow displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Anand swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anand lands a leg kick that knocks Slow off balance momentarily.
Slow scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slow fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Slow lands with an overhand left.
Donk. Anand catches Slow right on the button with a cross.
 Slow is rocked!
Anand defending well as Slow loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Slow finds it's way through Anand's defenses.
Anand shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Slow as he jumps to the side.
Anand looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Slim Slow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anand fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Slow is out of range.
Slow is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Slow clinches.
Anand trying to control the position but instead, Slow has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anand into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Slow.
Anand tries a body shot but Slow blocks it.
Anand blocking some punches.
Anand stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Slow working aggressively here.
Slow swings wildly with an uppercut but Anand uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slow has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Anand has a couple of punches blocked by Slow.
Slow works on Anand's body with a couple of short punches.
Anand can't find room to land a body shot as Slow controls the action.
A short right from Slow on the inside.
Anand misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Slow misses with some punches.
Slow is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Slow struggles to land a body shot inside as Anand controls his hands.
Slow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anand misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slow working aggressively here.
Anand blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slow lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slow.
Anand misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anand backwards.
Slow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anand backwards.
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!
Slow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Slow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anand struggles to land a body shot inside as Slow controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Slow fails to land.
Slow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anand blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slow.
A short left from Anand.
Anand doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anand blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anand tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slow misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anand lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Slow or not.
Anand blocks a body shot from Slow.
Slow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Anand.
Anand throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slows head.
Slow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slow blocks an uppercut.
Slow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anand tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slow's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slow.
Slow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Anands head.
Slow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anand doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slow misses with a body punch.
Anand tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slow's elbow.
A short left from Slow.
Anand doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slow lands with a left to the head.
Anand prevents a body shot from Slow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anand works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Slow misses with a punch to the body.
Slow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slow tries a body shot but Anand blocks it.
Anand doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anand blocking some punches.
Slow working aggressively here.
Anand swings wildly with an uppercut but Slow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anand tries a body shot but Slow blocks it.
Slow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anand blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slow misses with a punch to the body.
Anand swings wildly with an uppercut but Slow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anand misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Slim Slow 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.
Slow cracks Anand with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Anand is looking to clinch but Slow is avoiding it.
Slow appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Anand is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Slow lands a slapping body shot.
Slow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slow catches Anand with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Anand lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anand moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Anand displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slow throws out the jab.
Slow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slow scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Anand tries to clinch up.
Slim Slow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Anand misses its intended target.
Anand slips a jab from Slow.
Anand misses with a leg kick.
Anand takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slow scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Anand takes the fight into the clinch.
Slow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anand backwards.
Slow blocks a body shot from Anand.
Slow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Slow on the inside.
Slim Slow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Anand struggles to land a body shot inside as Slow controls his hands.
Anand working aggressively here.
Slow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anand.
Slow scores with a shot to the side of Anand's head.
Anand tries to throw a body punch but Slow avoids it by throwing Anand back against the cage.
Anand goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slow.
Anand lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anand tries to work over Slow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slow has a couple of punches blocked by Anand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anand blocking some punches.
Anand tries to work over Slow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anand backwards.
Anand blocks an uppercut.
Slow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anand misses with a body punch.
Anand misses with a punch to the body.
Slow throws a head punch that misses.
Anand misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anand lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aniruddha Anand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anand misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slow misses with some punches.
Anand lands a shot to the body.
Anand tries to work over Slow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anand tries to work over Slow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Anand.
Anand takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slow.
Slow misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slow misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anand.
A left hand lands to the body for Slow.
Slow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Slow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Slow tries a body shot but Anand blocks it.
Anand misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Slow.
Slow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Slow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anand is trying to maintain a safe position but Slow gets an underhook and turns Anand into the cage.
Slow throws a head punch that misses.
Anand misses with a punch to the body.
Slow misses with the head strike.
Slow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anand tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slow's elbow.
Anand throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Anand lands a left hand.
Slow throws a punch but it's blocked by Anand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anand's elbow.
Slow swings wildly with an uppercut but Anand uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Slow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anand throws a punch but it's blocked by Slow.
Anand working aggressively here.
Slow throws a punch but it's blocked by Anand.
Anand misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slow struggles to land a body shot inside as Anand controls his hands.
Anand lands with a short shot to the head.
Slow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anand's elbow.
Slow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anand working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anand.
Slow throws a punch but it's blocked by Anand.
Anand softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Anand lands an uppercut.
Slow is still on wobbly legs! Can Anand finish him?
Good body shot from Anand.
Slow misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Anand on the inside.
A hook to the body from Anand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anand lands a big right hand that drops Slow! The killer instinct kicks in and Anand finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Anand!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aniruddha Anand!
After the fight, Aniruddha Anand was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Laszlo (ranked 2646 p4p, 3839 weight class) and Justin Kulina (ranked 342 p4p, 448 weight class). Kulina is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tool - Schism. 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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Laszlo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Kulina!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulina lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kulina avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kulina throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kulina lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Laszlo closes the distance and pushes Kulina back into the cage.
Laszlo lands with a short shot to the head.
Laszlo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kulina swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kulina misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laszlo.
Kulina lands a body punch.
Laszlo manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulina scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kulina connects with a nice looking jab.
Laszlo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Laszlo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kulina.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laszlo walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Kulina.
A big left from Kulina misses.
Laszlo feinted with a counter takedown.
Kulina fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Laszlo.
Laszlo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kulina.
It looked like Laszlo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kulina lands with a cross.
Justin Kulina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kulina thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laszlo throws a poor cross that misses
and Kulina counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A lazy left from Kulina finds it's target.
We've been hearing reports that Laszlo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kulina throws a low kick but Laszlo moves out of range easily.
Justin Kulina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kulina misses with a hook
and Laszlo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kulina's guard.
Kulina is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Laszlo with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laszlo wants to pass the guard but Kulina is keeping the position.
Kulina wants to stand and escape but Laszlo is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kulina has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Laszlo off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Laszlo darts in trying to clinch
and Kulina counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laszlo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kulina turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kulina lands a nice looking kick to the body. Laszlo takes a step back to recover.
Laszlo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kulina scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulina scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Kulina.
It looked like Laszlo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kulina tries to land a leg kick but Laszlo saw it coming and moves away.
Kulina misses with a jab to the body
and Laszlo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laszlo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kulina sprawls well. Kulina wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Laszlo gets slowly back to his feet.
Kulina falls off balance throwing a combination
and Laszlo counters with a nice uppercut.
Kulina lunges at Laszlo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Laszlo's hand.
Kulina has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A swing and a miss from Kulina.
Kulina lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Kulina misses.
Laszlo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kulina manages to circle out of the way.
Kulina is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Laszlo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kulina misses with an uppercut
enabling Laszlo to counter with a crisp jab.
Laszlo is looking to clinch but Kulina is avoiding it.
Laszlo lands a really nice looking cross but Kulina seems unphased.
Laszlo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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!
Kulina misses with a straight left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kulina.
Kulina throws a looping overhand right but Laszlo ducks down to avoid it.
Laszlo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Laszlo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Laszlo moves out of range of the leg kick from Kulina.
An attempted straight right counter from Laszlo misses the target.
Jab from Kulina.
Laszlo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big right from Kulina misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Kulina dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kulina gets caught flat footed, as Laszlo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kulina wants to stand and escape but Laszlo is having none of it.
Laszlo throwing strikes but missing.
Laszlo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Laszlo stops Kulina from standing up.
Kulina pushes Laszlo off and gets back to his feet.
Kulina lets loose with a powerful body kick. Laszlo will feel that in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laszlo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laszlo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kulina punishes Laszlo's body with a nice straight punch.
Laszlo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kulina.
Kulina has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulina tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Laszlo is able to avoid easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Laszlo misses the target.
Kulina lands a lovely overhand right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kulina.
Kulina misses with a body shot.
Laszlo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice shot lands for Kulina.
Justin Kulina seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kulina feints and then cracks Laszlo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laszlo down.
Kulina dips to his left and cracks Laszlo with an uppercut!
That kick from Kulina tenderised Laszlo's leg. Laszlo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice cross by Kulina.
Kulina tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laszlo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kulina loads up on a big right hand but Laszlo slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laszlo dives in and grabs Kulina's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kulina pushes down on Laszlo's head and hops out.
Laszlo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laszlo checks the leg kick.
Laszlo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kulina, as that shot connected.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kulina.
Kulina bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Laszlo's head backwards.
Kulina throws a jab when Laszlo was well out of range.
A low kick from Kulina is predictable there
and Laszlo counters with a straight right hand.
Kulina connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Laszlo momentarily.
Laszlo shoots in looking for a takedown. Kulina tries to sprawl out of it but Laszlo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kulina manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laszlo moves away from the strike by Kulina.
Kulina throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laszlo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laszlo throwing a counter right hand but Kulina manages to avoid it.
Kulina misses with an uppercut
and Laszlo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kulina fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Laszlo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Laszlo controls the position.
Laszlo tries to advance to mount but Kulina denies him.
Kulina sneaks out the side door and pushes Laszlo away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Kulina misses with a hook.
Kulina looks to land a combination but Laszlo avoids it well.
Laszlo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kulina throws a left and a right that both miss
and Laszlo counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulina misses with a left hand
letting Laszlo counter with a right hand.
Laszlo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Laszlo slips a jab from Kulina.
Laszlo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kulina.
Kulina loads up on a big right hand but Laszlo slips the punch.
It looked like Laszlo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Laszlo moves forwards but Kulina connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Laszlo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laszlo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kulina works Laszlo's body with a nice hook.
Kulina misses the body punch
and Laszlo counters with a straight right hand.
Kulina throws a shot from downtown. Laszlo moves away and avoids it.
Kulina looks to land a left hand but Laszlo moved out of range nicely.
Laszlo feinted with a counter takedown.
Laszlo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kulina as he avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Kulina showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kulina throws a leg kick which misses Laszlo's front leg but catches the back leg as Laszlo tries to avoid it.
Kulina chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Laszlo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Laszlo slips a straight right by Kulina.
Laszlo shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice jab there from Kulina.
Laszlo misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laszlo moves in looking to clinch but Kulina pushes him off.
Kulina misses with a low kick.
Laszlo throws a looping overhand right but Kulina ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Kulina does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulina fails to land with a series of punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kulina.
Laszlo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Kulina. Those never looked like landing.
Laszlo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Laszlo fails with the takedown.
Laszlo staying out of range there.
Laszlo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kulina throws a hook but Laszlo avoids it easily.
Laszlo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kulina throws a wild body kick that Laszlo sees coming a mile off.
Laszlo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kulina throws out the jab.
Kulina ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kulina swinging wildly here.
Jason Laszlo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulina throws a looping overhand right but Laszlo ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Laszlo misses the target.
Laszlo checks a low kick from Kulina.
Laszlo throws the left hand but Kulina avoids the punch easily.
Kulina lunges at Laszlo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Laszlo's hand.
Kulina throws a body shot but no joy.
Laszlo is looking to counter punch.
Laszlo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kulina.
Kulina misses with a low kick.
Laszlo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kulina throws a low kick, looking for Laszlo's leg but Laszlo calmly moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Laszlo misses the target.
Laszlo misses with a straight left.
A countering left hand to the body from Kulina misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kulina misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laszlo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kulina lands with a right hand.
Laszlo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kulina lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kulina scores with a nice right hand.
Laszlo tries to clinch there but Kulina circles away.
Kulina slips a jab from Laszlo.
Kulina thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laszlo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kulina connects with a crisp jab.
Laszlo moves into the clinch.
Laszlo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laszlo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laszlo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulina lands a right hook to the body.
That kick from Kulina tenderised Laszlo's leg. Laszlo is trying to keep his angry face on.
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!
Laszlo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kulina counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kulina connects with a solid leg kick.
Kulina needs to keep his hands up - Laszlo had a free shot at his head there.
 It looks like Justin Kulina has been cut.
Kulina scores with a jab. Laszlo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kulina scores with a leg kick.
Kulina on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kulina cracks Laszlo with a good jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Kulina comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kulina winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Kulina!
A very excited looking Justin Kulina 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bryant Davis (ranked 2639 p4p, 3113 weight class) and Ari Katajamaki (ranked 151 p4p, 170 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by Rocky Road. Ari Katajamaki acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryant Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ari Katajamaki!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katajamaki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Davis swivels and escapes.
Katajamaki shoots in looking for a takedown but Davis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Katajamaki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Davis looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Davis misses with a straight right.
Katajamaki fails to land the takedown.
Davis fires out a quick counter leg kick but Katajamaki just manages to avoid it.
Davis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bryant Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ari Katajamaki.
Katajamaki dives in and grabs Davis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Davis pushes down on Katajamaki's head and hops out.
Katajamaki staying out of range there.
Davis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Katajamakis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Katajamaki shoots in for a takedown but Davis shows good takedown defense.
Davis throws a jab when Katajamaki was well out of range.
Katajamaki drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Davis defends it well.
Davis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Davis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis throws a looping overhand right but Katajamaki ducks down to avoid it.
Davis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Davis misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Davis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davis misses with a looping right.
Davis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Davis missing with a left hand there. Katajamaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katajamaki misses with a takedown attempt - Davis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Katajamaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Katajamaki ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
A jab from Davis misses.
A jab from Davis finds it's way through Katajamaki's defenses.
Katajamaki drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Davis is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Katajamaki off and has taken his back!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Davis.
Katajamaki trying to control the action but Davis just sinks the hooks in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis keeps control of the position easily here as Katajamaki tries to buck him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Davis is stinking the place up with his stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bryant Davis dominated that round.
That's time! Davis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Davis misses the jab.
Davis throws a looping overhand right but Katajamaki ducks down to avoid it.
Katajamaki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Davis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A little feinted left hand from Davis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Katajamaki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Davis sprawls well. Davis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Katajamaki gets slowly back to his feet.
Davis is looking to counter punch.
Davis misses with a straight left.
Katajamaki tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Katajamaki closes the distance and clinches up with Davis, looking for a takedown. Katajamaki pushes Davis against the cage but Davis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bryant Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ari Katajamaki.
Katajamaki fails with a takedown attempt.
Katajamaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davis.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Katajamaki is defended easily by Davis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katajamaki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katajamaki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Davis as he avoids it easily.
Davis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Katajamaki.
Davis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Katajamaki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Davis avoids it really well and circles away.
Davis throws a jab when Katajamaki was well out of range.
Katajamaki changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Katajamaki shoots in for a takedown but Davis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Katajamaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davis.
Davis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Katajamaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Katajamaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bryant Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis throws a jab when Katajamaki was well out of range.
Davis throws out a loose jab but Katajamaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis slaps away a takedown attempt from Katajamaki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katajamaki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Katajamaki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Davis swivels and escapes.
Katajamaki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Davis sprawls well. Davis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Katajamaki gets slowly back to his feet.
Davis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Davis wants it to stay on the feet.
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Katajamaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Davis misses with an uppercut. Katajamaki saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Katajamaki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Katajamaki shoots for a double leg takedown but Davis sprawls well. He's pushed Katajamaki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Katajamaki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Katajamaki blocks a jab.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Katajamaki.
And Katajamaki tries to counter it with a takedown but Davis pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Katajamaki shoots for a takedown but Davis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Katajamaki shoots in for a takedown but Davis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katajamaki with a lazy takedown attempt
and Davis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Katajamaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Katajamaki defending well as Davis loads up on a big left hand.
Katajamaki drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Davis defends it well.
Katajamaki slips under a jab.
Katajamaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davis.
Davis loads up on a big right hand but Katajamaki slips the punch.
Katajamaki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Davis counter with a right hand.
Katajamaki slips a jab from Davis.
Davis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Katajamaki. Katajamaki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Davis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Katajamaki slips a jab from Davis.
Katajamaki moves out of range of the strikes.
Katajamaki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Davis swivels and escapes.
Katajamaki tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Katajamaki.
Katajamaki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Davis leaves Katajamaki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bryant Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis throws a hook but Katajamaki blocks it.
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!
Nice uppercut lands for Davis. That snapped Katajamaki's head back.
Davis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Davis wants it to stay on the feet.
Davis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Katajamaki moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
Davis scores with a shot to the body.
A big right from Davis misses.
Katajamaki ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Katajamaki tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Katajamaki can do to turn this around?
Katajamaki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Davis tries to avoid it but Katajamaki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Davis to the ground. Davis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Katajamaki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bryant Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis misses with a leg kick
and Katajamaki decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Davis's guard.
Davis is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Katajamaki presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bryant Davis dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Katajamaki decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Katajamaki is keen to just control but Davis is a slippery customer.
Davis wants to improve his position but Katajamaki is controlling well.
Davis desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Davis continues to stall.
Davis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Katajamaki is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katajamaki throwing shots but Davis is blocking nicely.
Katajamaki working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis trying to control here.
Davis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Katajamaki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Katajamaki's back!
Davis really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Katajamaki.
Katajamaki trying to control the hands but Davis won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Katajamaki can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Davis controlling the position well here. Katajamaki rolled but Davis kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Ari Katajamaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bryant Davis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
More hug and hope from Davis.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bryant Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Davis 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryant Davis!
Bryant Davis very nearly forgot to thank © Trap House 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evan MacMillan (ranked 3135 p4p, 3812 weight class) and Vedran Mihaljevic (ranked 333 p4p, 407 weight class). 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Evan MacMillan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vedran Mihaljevic!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacMillan misses with a takedown attempt
and Mihaljevic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
MacMillan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mihaljevic swivels and escapes.
Mihaljevic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mihaljevic clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mihaljevic.
Mihaljevic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
MacMillan shoots in and bounces Mihaljevic off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
MacMillan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mihaljevic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
MacMillan drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mihaljevic dives on top into guard.
MacMillan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mihaljevic is one step ahead there.
Mihaljevic has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of MacMillan is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacMillan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mihaljevic wants to stand and escape but instead MacMillan has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Mihaljevic wants to sweep but no luck.
Mihaljevic keeping moving, preventing MacMillan from controlling successfully.
MacMillan advances position into side control!
Mihaljevic dodges the ground and pound from MacMillan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacMillan is trying to get an arm triangle but Mihaljevic is defending well.
Mihaljevic is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, MacMillan asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MacMillan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
MacMillan goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mihaljevic rolls with the submission and now he's on top in MacMillan's guard! Nice work there by Mihaljevic!
MacMillan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mihaljevic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
MacMillan looking for a guillotine here but Mihaljevic defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mihaljevic gets to his feet - MacMillan follows without any prompting.
MacMillan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and MacMillan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Evan MacMillan has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan MacMillan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MacMillan get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. MacMillan stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Mihaljevic runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vedran Mihaljevic!
In his post fight interview, Vedran Mihaljevic started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenjiro Tokugawa (ranked 1298 p4p, 3265 weight class) and Judah Christ (ranked 185 p4p, 398 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenjiro Tokugawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Judah Christ!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokugawa scores with a spinning back kick!
Tokugawa misses with a wild combination.
A jab lands there for Tokugawa.
Christ misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tokugawa misses with a leg kick
and Christ counters with an outside leg kick.
Tokugawa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Christ.
Christ misses with a body shot.
Tokugawa is looking to counter punch.
Christ tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tokugawa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tokugawa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Christ is able to avoid easily.
Kenjiro Tokugawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa misses with a low kick as Christ jumps back.
Tokugawa takes a swing at Christ's ribcage but misses.
Christ steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tokugawa.
Tokugawa misses with a straight right.
Christ tries a head kick but it misses.
As Christ backs away, Tokugawa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ scores with a nice body kick.
Tokugawa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tokugawa misses with a kick to the body.
Tokugawa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Christ sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tokugawa somewhat.
Tokugawa wants to land a leg kick but Christ is out of range.
Tokugawa moves to clinch but Christ breaks away
and Christ counters with a nice uppercut.
Christ slips under a jab.
Tokugawa misses with an attempted mid kick.
A low kick from Tokugawa is predictable there
and Christ counters with a good, hard body kick but Tokugawa shrugs it off.
Christ dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tokugawa. That did some damage!
Christ misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Tokugawa misses the target.
Tokugawa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa won't allow Christ to get back to his feet.
Tokugawa connects with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tokugawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Christ is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tokugawa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Christ seems keen to control Tokugawa's posture.
Christ lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Christ trying to control the position from guard on top but Tokugawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tokugawa can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Christ controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa wants to sweep but no luck.
Christ throws a big right hand that misses.
Tokugawa 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.
Tokugawa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Christ missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Christ sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tokugawa working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Christ lands with a cross.
Tokugawa throws a shot from downtown. Christ moves away and avoids it.
Tokugawa tries for a takedown but Christ sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Christ throws a lazy body kick
and Tokugawa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Christ's knee momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Christ.
A chopping leg kick lands by Christ.
Tokugawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christ.
Christ tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Christ misses with an uppercut. Tokugawa saw that one coming.
Tokugawa jabs Christ right on the nose. Christ blinks but takes it well.
Christ misses with the combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Judah Christ will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tokugawa tries to land a body kick
enabling Christ to counter with a crisp jab.
Tokugawa tries to clinch up.
Christ throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judah Christ seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Christ swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Christ pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tokugawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Christ tries to get set, Tokugawa tries to push him back and clinch up but Christ manages to avoid the attempt.
Tokugawa shoots for a double leg takedown but Christ sprawls well. He's pushed Tokugawa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
It seemed like Christ was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tokugawa throws a low kick but Christ moves out of range easily.
Tokugawa with a nice cross.
Christ lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Kenjiro Tokugawa has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa moves out of range of the strikes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Christ.
Tokugawa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Good work by Tokugawa as he checks the leg kick.
Tokugawa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Christ jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Christ paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tokugawa moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice shot lands for Christ.
Christ pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Christ throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tokugawa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tokugawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Christ.
Christ throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd cheers as Christ lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tokugawa doesn't seem phased though.
Christ attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Christ throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Christ moves out of range of the leg kick from Tokugawa.
Christ checks a leg kick.
Tokugawa lands with a nice combination. Christ backs away looking to recover.
A head kick misses from Tokugawa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Christ finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tokugawa connects with an inside leg kick.
Tokugawa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tokugawa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Christ manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Christ has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Christ misses with a leg kick.
Tokugawa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A combination from Tokugawa does no damage.
Tokugawa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tokugawa fails with the takedown
and Christ counters with a nice uppercut.
Christ blocks the body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tokugawa.
Tokugawa misses with a wild body shot.
Christ misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Christ throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tokugawa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tokugawa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tokugawa blocks a head kick by Christ.
Christ swats away the attempt to clinch by Tokugawa.
Christ tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tokugawa is able to avoid easily.
A swing and a miss from Christ.
Tokugawa seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tokugawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Christ circles away.
Christ takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tokugawa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tokugawa tries to clinch up
and Christ connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa throws a series of punches but Christ avoids them all with ease.
Tokugawa misses with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Christ.
Tokugawa moves away from the strike by Christ.
Tokugawa takes the fight into the clinch.
Christ breaks the clinch.
Christ bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tokugawa misses with a kick to the body
and Christ counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Christ pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tokugawa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tokugawa connects with a looping right hand.
A big left from Tokugawa misses.
Tokugawa drives through and clinches with Christ against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Judah Christ showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kenjiro Tokugawa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tokugawa moves out of range as Christ throws a body kick.
Christ stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Christ throws out a loose jab but Tokugawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Tokugawa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tokugawa throws the kick towards the body but Christ avoids it.
Christ looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tokugawa looks to clinch
and Christ counters with a left to the body.
Christ connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tokugawa momentarily.
Christ misses with a looping right.
Tokugawa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ lands a leg kick that knocks Tokugawa off balance momentarily.
Christ throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Christ lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Christ swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Christ looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Christ doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Christ tries a low kick but Tokugawa avoids it.
Tokugawa misses with a low kick.
Christ throws a sloppy head kick and Tokugawa moves out of range easily.
Tokugawa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Christ feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tokugawas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Judah Christ is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tokugawa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Christ. That one must have hurt.
Christ changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tokugawa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tokugawa ducks under a wild hook from Christ.
Tokugawa misses with a shot to the body
letting Christ counter with a right hand.
Tokugawa misses with a low kick as Christ jumps back.
Kenjiro Tokugawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christ will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Christ paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick but Christ sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tokugawa is looking to clinch but Christ is avoiding it.
Christ was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Christ misses with a wild combination.
Tokugawa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tokugawa takes one to the side of the head.
Christ throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tokugawa's head.
Tokugawa swings widly with a right hand
and Christ counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tokugawa's knee momentarily.
Tokugawa feints and then cracks Christ's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Christ down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tokugawa walks into a stiff left hand from Christ.
Tokugawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christ manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Christ.
Christ slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tokugawa is rocked!
Christ buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oh Tokugawa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A chopping leg kick lands by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa seems to have got his legs back now.
Tokugawa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Christ to score with a decent uppercut.
Christ lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Christ.
Christ throws the kick towards the body but Tokugawa avoids it.
Tokugawa takes a swing at Christ's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tokugawa misses with a head kick.
Tokugawa gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Tokugawa tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Christ is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Tokugawa buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Tokugawa!! Tokugawa is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Christ throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Judah Christ!
A victorious Judah Christ 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 Phil Rivers (ranked 2395 p4p, 3125 weight class) and Baki Hanma (ranked 204 p4p, 269 weight class). Rivers's entrance music is RUNNING IN THE 90’s. A fine choice. Hanma has chosen B-Complex - Beautiful Lies as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phil Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baki Hanma!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rivers misses with an uppercut.
Hanma swings for the body but Rivers moves out of range.
Hanma lands a lovely overhand right.
Hanma fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rivers, pushing him back against the cage.
Rivers lands with a light punch inside.
Rivers misses with the head strike.
Rivers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hanma backwards.
Hanma swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanma scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rivers working aggressively here.
Hanma throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivers.
Rivers blocking some punches.
Rivers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rivers is struggling to control the position.
Rivers misses with the head strike.
Rivers lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivers stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hanma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Hanma fails to land.
Rivers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Rivers's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hanma scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers lands a hook that snaps the head of Hanma backwards.
Hanma tries to pull guard but Rivers forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rivers controlling the action here for a moment.
Hanma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hanma misses with the head strike.
Rivers lands an elbow inside that Hanma shrugs off.
It looks like Baki Hanma has been cut.
A body shot lands from Hanma.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rivers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rivers misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hanma.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanma.
Rivers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hanma backwards.
Rivers misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rivers.
Rivers has a couple of punches blocked by Hanma.
Hanma scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Rivers.
Hanma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rivers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanma tries a body shot but Rivers blocks it.
Rivers working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Rivers.
Hanma cracks Rivers with a nice body shot.
Hanma throws a head punch that misses.
Rivers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hanma as Rivers tries to tie him up.
Hanma misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rivers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rivers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hanma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanma can't find room to land a body shot as Rivers controls the action.
Hanma is leaning against Rivers and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rivers blocking some punches.
Hanma misses with the head strike.
Rivers struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanma controls his hands.
Rivers misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rivers fails to land.
Hanma blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Hanma scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hanma throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivers.
Hanma is trying to pull guard but Rivers turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rivers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rivers has a couple of punches blocked by Hanma.
Rivers creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hanma's defenses.
Hanma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rivers tries to throw a body punch but Hanma avoids it by throwing Rivers back against the cage.
Hanma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanma blocking some punches.
Hanma tries to pull guard but Rivers holds him up against the cage and eventually Hanma drops back down to his feet.
Phil Rivers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baki Hanma.
Rivers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rivers blocking some punches.
Hanma throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivers.
Hanma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Hanma has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Rivers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivers misses with the head strike.
Rivers wants to stall.
Rivers misses with the head strike.
Hanma blocks the elbow strike.
Rivers scores with a shot to the side of Hanma's head.
Rivers is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice body punch from Hanma - that landed with a thud.
Rivers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivers swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivers pushes Hanma back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rivers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hanma takes a shot to the head.
Hanma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rivers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanma tries to throw a body punch but Rivers avoids it by throwing Hanma back against the cage.
Hanma has a couple of punches blocked by Rivers.
Hanma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanma blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivers lands a nice elbow.
Hanma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rivers lands a nice shot to the body.
Hanma misses with a body punch.
A short left from Hanma.
Rivers lands a hook that snaps the head of Hanma backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Rivers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Baki Hanma's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hanma walks into a straight right hand from Rivers.
A punch lands to the side of Hanma 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rivers throws an off balance right hand
and Hanma counters with a straight right hand.
Hanma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hanma throws an overhand right that lands on Rivers's shoulder, as Rivers tries to avoid the shot.
Rivers throws a shot from downtown. Hanma moves away and avoids it.
Hanma has Rivers up against the cage in a clinch.
Rivers trying to stall but Hanma improves his position.
Rivers is trying to maintain a safe position but Hanma gets an underhook and turns Rivers into the cage.
Rivers has a couple of punches blocked by Hanma.
Hanma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rivers misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Rivers.
Rivers misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanma tries to work over Rivers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Hanma - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Rivers on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
Rivers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Phil Rivers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rivers throws a head punch that misses.
Hanma struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivers controls his hands.
Rivers gets through Hanma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rivers fails to land.
Hanma lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
Hanma pushes Rivers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hanma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hanma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hanma misses with some punches.
Rivers swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivers stalling against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivers.
Hanma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanma tries to work over Rivers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rivers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rivers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers blocks a body shot from Hanma.
Hanma swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivers uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rivers.
Rivers throws a head punch that misses.
Hanma throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hanma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rivers presses Hanma against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rivers.
Hanma blocking some punches.
Hanma takes a shot to the head.
Rivers softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rivers.
Rivers leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rivers tries to stall but Hanma uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rivers misses with some punches.
Rivers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hanma can do to turn this around?
Hanma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanma tries to work over Rivers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rivers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanma can't find room to land a body shot as Rivers controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma working aggressively here.
Hanma lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rivers or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hanma.
Hanma lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
Hanma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rivers swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanma uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Hanma fails to land.
Rivers swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanma gets through Rivers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rivers blocks an uppercut.
Rivers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hanma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hanma working aggressively here.
Hanma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanma tries to work over Rivers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rivers prevents a body shot from Hanma.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanma.
Rivers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma jumps guard but Rivers stands there with Hanma around his waist. Hanma gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hanma misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivers.
Rivers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanma tries a body shot but Rivers blocks it.
Rivers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hanma takes a shot to the head.
Rivers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hanma tries to throw a body punch but Rivers avoids it by throwing Hanma back against the cage.
Rivers prevents a body shot from Hanma.
Rivers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hanma backwards.
Rivers avoiding damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Rivers.
Hanma gets through Rivers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rivers misses with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hanma takes a shot to the head.
Rivers lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Hanma.
A short right from Rivers on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Rivers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Baki Hanma's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rivers slips under a jab from Hanma.
Rivers staying out of range there.
Rivers works the jab nicely.
Hanma moves away from the strike by Rivers.
Hanma lands the left hand.
Rivers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rivers is looking to clinch.
Rivers throws a jab but it's blocked by Hanma.
Rivers slips under a jab.
Rivers misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Rivers misses its intended target.
Rivers throws a hook but Hanma blocks it.
Rivers keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hanma lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rivers scores with a three punch combo!
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!
Rivers fails to land with a series of punches.
Hanma throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivers.
Phil Rivers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivers is looking to clinch but Hanma is avoiding it.
Hanma let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hanma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rivers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers misses with a straight left.
Hanma scores with a hook to the body. Rivers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rivers uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rivers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rivers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big left from Rivers misses.
Hanma thuds a left hand into Rivers's body.
Hanma slips a straight right by Rivers.
Rivers throws a one two combo.
Rivers tries to close the distance and clinch but Hanma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rivers missing with a left hand there. Hanma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A combination from Rivers does no damage.
Rivers is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hanma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivers.
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!
Hanma fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rivers is rocked!
Rivers walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Hanma swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Baki Hanma!
After the fight, Baki Hanma was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Esposito (ranked 724 p4p, 2658 weight class) and James Rocksteady (ranked 98 p4p, 333 weight class). Rocksteady has chosen Red Right Hand as his entrance music. Leonardo Esposito 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leonardo Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Rocksteady!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Rocksteady.
Esposito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rocksteady is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rocksteady looks to land a left hand but Esposito moved out of range nicely.
Esposito slaps away a takedown attempt from Rocksteady, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Esposito appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rocksteady misses the shot to the body.
Rocksteady scores with a sloppy right hand. Esposito should have avoided that one.
Rocksteady drops Esposito with a big left hand and mounts him. Esposito is in big trouble!
Esposito is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rocksteady loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Esposito scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Rocksteady land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Rocksteady stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Rocksteady!
Our winner, James Rocksteady, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Ziegler (ranked 795 p4p, 4150 weight class) and Scottie Lamez (ranked 55 p4p, 214 weight class). Scottie Lamez has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Ziegler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Scottie Lamez!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziegler connects with a body shot that sends Lamez's belly button to the back.
Lamez throws a big shot that misses.
Lamez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lamez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ziegler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lamez.
Ziegler lands a head kick. Lamez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lamez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ziegler on the side of the head.
Ziegler throws a big shot that misses.
Lamez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lamez! But no joy.
Ziegler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lamez throws a poor cross that misses
and Ziegler counters with a nice right hand that sends Lamez toppling to the canvas! Lamez scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ziegler finish him?!
Lamez is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamez loads up on a big right hand but Ziegler slips the punch.
Lamez is still on wobbly legs! Can Ziegler finish him?
Ziegler drops Lamez with a straight right hand, right on the button! Ziegler follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Ziegler!
Our winner, Mike Ziegler, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paavo Talvela (ranked 458 p4p, 491 weight class) and Jack Dye (ranked 62 p4p, 67 weight class). Talvela comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paavo Talvela!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Dye!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talvela throws a jab but it's blocked by Dye.
Dye is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Talvela with a body shot.
Jack Dye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dye blocks a jab.
Talvela ducks under a wild hook from Dye.
Dye connects with a nice looking jab.
Dye looks to score with a jab to the body but Talvela is just out of range.
Dye throws a body punch but Talvela moves out of range.
Dye digs a good body shot into Talvela's ribs.
Dye swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dye dodges the punch combination from Talvela.
Dye swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dye misses with a hook. Talvela ducked under it nicely.
Dye jabs Talvela to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dye keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talvela ducks under a wild hook from Dye.
Dye swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Talvela lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dye loads up on a big right hand but Talvela slips the punch.
Talvela with a nice calf kick.
Dye has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Dye scores with a nice head shot.
Talvela takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dye jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dye has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dye misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dye misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dye pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice shot lands for Dye.
Talvela ducks under a wild hook from Dye.
Talvela swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jack Dye is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That kick from Talvela tenderised Dye's leg. Dye is trying to keep his angry face on.
Talvela with a nice calf kick.
Talvela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dye scores with a jab. Talvela acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dye fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Talvela on the side of the head.
Dye loads up on a big right hand but Talvela slips the punch.
Dye misses with an uppercut
and Talvela counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Talvela tries to move into range but Dye moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Talvela slips a jab from Dye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Dye there.
Talvela dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dye. That did some damage!
Dye throws a body punch but Talvela moves out of range.
Talvela fails with a takedown attempt.
Dye jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dye misses with a hook. Talvela ducked under it nicely.
Dye looks to land a left hand but Talvela moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Talvela on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dye is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Talvela had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Dye listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dye uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Talvela.
Talvela takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talvela throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Dye was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dye swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Talvela.
Talvela bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Dye misses its intended target.
Talvela fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dye just manages to avoid it.
Talvela avoids the body shot from Dye.
Dye throws a looping overhand right but Talvela ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Dye misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dye. Talvela does a little dance to reset his feet.
Talvela staying out of range there.
Dye misses with a right hand
letting Talvela counter with a right hand.
Dye punishes Talvela's body with a nice straight punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Dye dominated that round.
That's time! Talvela's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Talvela takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A combination from Talvela does no damage.
Dye lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Talvela ducks under a wild hook from Dye.
Talvela moves out of range as Dye strikes.
Talvela steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dye.
Talvela appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jack Dye seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Talvela looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dye throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Talvela sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talvela steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dye.
Dye gets caught napping as Talvela dives in and scores a takedown. Dye manages to retain guard.
Dye pushes Talvela off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dye scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talvela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dye.
Dye has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dye misses with a body shot.
Dye has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Talvela finds it's way round the side to connect with Dye's head.
Dye with a jab.
Dye throws out a loose jab but Talvela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Talvela goes for a double leg but Dye avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dye continues to drive forward.
Dye is pressed up against the cage. Talvela has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dye down to the mat. Dye avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Talvela looks to land a body kick but Dye moved away.
Dye misses with an uppercut.
Talvela swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talvela looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Talvela.
Talvela shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice defenses there by Talvela.
Talvela throwing a counter right hand but Dye manages to avoid it.
Dye misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dye avoids the head kick by Talvela.
Talvela takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dye is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Talvela.
Dye sizes up Talvela with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dye jabs at Talvela's body.
Dye scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talvela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dye looks to score with a jab to the body but Talvela is just out of range.
Talvela looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dye misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Talvela counters with a stiff right hand.
Dye misses with a left hand
and Dye takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dye misses with a straight right.
Dye is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Talvela.
Dye defending well as Talvela loads up on a big left hand.
Talvela walks into a stiff left hand from Dye.
Dye bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Talvela's head.
Talvela staying out of range there.
Dye just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talvela throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dye counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dye misses with an uppercut.
Talvela slips a straight right by Dye.
Dye throws a body punch but Talvela moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talvela avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dye jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It appears Talvela was looking to counter with a kick there.
A big left from Dye misses.
Talvela appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dye pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Talvela appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dye throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Talvela on the side of the head.
Talvela throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Dye showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dye looks to throw the jab but Talvela is out of range.
Talvela changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dye swings widly with a right hand
and Talvela counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dye won't be happy with that.
Talvela working the ground and pound from side control.
Talvela throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Talvela creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dye sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dye dodges the ground and pound from Talvela.
Talvela 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.
You can see the frustration on Dye's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Talvela thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dye is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Talvela asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talvela sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dye is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Talvela staying calm.
Talvela in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dye parries the strikes from Talvela easily there. Talvela is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dye to escape.
Talvela working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Talvela misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talvela misses with the ground and pound.
Talvela throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Talvela fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Talvela misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Dye struggling a bit here.
Dye avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Talvela.
Talvela throws an elbow but Dye slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dye tries to bench press Talvela off him but Talvela keeps the position.
Talvela fails to land a wild elbow strike.
An elbow from Talvela crashes against the mat.
Talvela throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Talvela in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Talvela throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Talvela in side control, throwing shots but Dye defends.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Talvela misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Talvela is working Dye over with some ground and pound from side control.
Dye is not content to let Talvela control the position.
Talvela cracks Dye with a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Talvela are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dye parries the strikes from Talvela easily there. Talvela is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dye to escape.
Talvela fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Talvela wants to control but Dye is keeping him busy.
Talvela misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Dye managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Talvela.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dye defending against the ground and pound.
Talvela throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paavo Talvela clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dye takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dye misses with a straight left.
Talvela tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Dye misses.
Dye looks to throw the jab but Talvela is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Talvela misses the target.
Dye rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Talvela counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Talvela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Dye backs away, Talvela returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Talvela slips a jab from Dye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dye loads up on a big right hand but Talvela slips the punch.
Nice shot lands for Dye.
Talvela slips a straight right by Dye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dye dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Talvela misses with a straight left.
Dye scores with a jab to the body.
Dye misses with an uppercut. Talvela saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Talvela on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Talvela shoots in and bounces Dye off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Talvela is looking to work some ground and pound but Dye has wrist control.
Talvela throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dye preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dye utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dye keeping full guard, as Talvela tries to pass.
Talvela with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dye wants to sweep here but Talvela controlling him for the moment.
Talvela throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Talvela wants to control from the top but Dye keeps moving.
Talvela pushes down on Dye's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Talvela looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Talvela there.
Talvela wants to work for an arm triangle but Dye is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Talvela winds up and cracks Dye with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Talvela wants to take a breather but Dye is having none of it.
Talvela is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dye is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Talvela throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dye to regain full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Talvela accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Talvela with a flurry of punches that miss.
Talvela scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talvela loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Talvela stays in close to Dye's body and controls the position.
Talvela works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Talvela landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Talvela seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Talvela is working for a kimura but Dye is defending it quite comfortably.
Talvela lands with a punch from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paavo Talvela had his way with Jack Dye in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Talvela avoids the body shot from Dye.
Talvela is looking to counter punch.
Dye lands a body shot.
Dye connects with a nice looking jab.
A clash of legs there as Dye blocks the low kick.
Dye lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dye throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dye throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dye just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromTalvela.
Dye tests Talvela's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circling - Talvela throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Talvela uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talvela avoids the body shot from Dye.
Talvela was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dye misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Talvela.
Talvela scoring well with a low kick there.
Dye uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Talvela has time to react.
Dye swings for the body but Talvela moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Talvela misses its target.
Dye looks to score with a jab to the body but Talvela is just out of range.
Dye throws a hook but Talvela avoids it easily.
Talvela throws a counter high kick but Dye was just alert enough to avoid it.
A slow jab from Dye misses its intended target.
Talvela seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dye cracks Talvela with a good jab.
A leg kick checked by Dye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dye connects with a nice looking jab.
Dye swings for the body but Talvela moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Talvela on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Talvela bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Talvela appears to be looking for a big counter.
Talvela takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Talvela looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dye!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Talvela taking a break here but Dye is having none of it and regains half guard.
Paavo Talvela overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Talvela seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talvela thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dye's head.
Talvela thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dye's head.
Talvela sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dye defending well though.
Talvela not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dye avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Talvela.
Dye is looking for a sweep. Talvela is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dye wants to control but Talvela is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Talvela missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Talvela lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dye tries to roll over but Talvela keeps him under control.
Talvela missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talvela not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dye regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dye utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Talvela is working Dye over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Talvela with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dye seems keen to control Talvela's posture.
Talvela throwing strikes from guard but Dye blocks nicely.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Talvela ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dye moves out of range as Talvela strikes.
A nice side step and Dye releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Dye comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dye has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 47:48
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Dye!
Jack Dye is the new welterweight champion!
Jack Dye really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Brooklyn Apothecary logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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