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SMFL 14 - Chai vs. Kardi PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hans Machiels (ranked 6314 p4p, 3645 weight class) and Harun Aydin (ranked 501 p4p, 412 weight class). Aydin has chosen Mockingbird - Eminem 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hans Machiels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harun Aydin!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aydin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aydin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Aydin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aydin tries to keep at a distance but Machiels has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aydin avoids a wild elbow strike from Machiels.
Aydin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Machiels throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Aydin jumps into guard, dragging Machiels to the mat.
Aydin keeping moving, preventing Machiels from controlling successfully.
Machiels is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Machiels definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Machiels trying to control the position from guard on top but Aydin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aydin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Aydin is looking for a triangle but Machiels pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aydin keeping full guard, as Machiels tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aydin is looking for a triangle but Machiels pushes his legs off easily.
Aydin wants to sweep here but Machiels controlling him for the moment.
Machiels trying to control the position from guard on top but Aydin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Machiels got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aydin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Machiels has managed to get both his arms back between Aydin's legs - danger averted.
Machiels tries to free his leg and advance position but Aydin is retaining full guard.
Aydin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aydin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Machiels doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Machiels manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Aydin is looking for a triangle but Machiels pushes his legs off easily.
Aydin working for a triangle but Machiels defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aydin keeping moving, preventing Machiels from controlling successfully.
Aydin being controlled here, momentarily.
Aydin looking for a guillotine here but Machiels defends easily.
Aydin can't keep his opponent in guard - Machiels advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Aydin tries to roll over but Machiels keeps him under control.
Machiels is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aydin actively working from the bottom here.
Machiels trying to control from half guard but Aydin is working away.
Aydin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Machiels is working away from the top position though.
Aydin tries to roll over but Machiels keeps him under control.
Machiels wants to control but Aydin is keeping him busy.
Aydin manages to get to full guard.
Aydin keeping moving, preventing Machiels from controlling successfully.
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.
Machiels controls from within his opponent's guard.
Aydin looking for a guillotine here but Machiels defends easily.
Aydin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Machiels can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Machiels trying to control but Aydin is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aydin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Machiels doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Machiels manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Machiels wants to control from the top but Aydin keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harun Aydin dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Aydin missing with a left hand there. Machiels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aydin misses with a straight right.
Aydin misses the jab.
Machiels tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Aydin manages to circle out of the way.
Machiels moves into the clinch.
Aydin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Machiels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aydin avoids it.
Machiels crunches a lovely knee into Aydin's ribcage.
Aydin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Machiels walks away with a smile on his face. Aydin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Machiels slips a jab from Aydin.
Aydin lands a glancing blow to the side of Machiels's head.
Machiels has managed to clinch.
Aydin breaks the clinch.
Machiels misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aydin misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Machiels misses.
Machiels slips a straight right by Aydin.
Machiels tries to counter by clinching up but Aydin breaks away and moves out of range.
Aydin misses with a hook. Machiels ducked under it nicely.
Machiels drives through and clinches with Aydin against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machiels with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Machiels lands an elbow inside.
Aydin tries to pull guard but Machiels holds him up against the cage and eventually Aydin drops back down to his feet.
Aydin jumps guard but Machiels turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hans Machiels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harun Aydin.
Aydin managing to block the knees to the body from Machiels.
Machiels working Aydin over with knees to the body.
Aydin jumps into guard, dragging Machiels to the mat.
Aydin is breathing heavily.
Aydin has a closed guard, preventing Machiels from standing up.
Machiels trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aydin working for a triangle but Machiels defends it easily.
Machiels is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Machiels wants to control from the top but Aydin keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aydin is trying to keep Machiels in close.
Machiels trying to control the position from guard on top but Aydin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aydin managing to control the position.
Machiels controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Aydin is looking for a triangle but Machiels pushes his legs off easily.
Aydin trying to control the position.
Machiels has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Machiels's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Aydin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Machiels defends well.
Aydin wants to improve his position but instead Machiels has moved into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aydin is staying active underneath Machiels, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Machiels performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Aydin wants to control but Machiels is keeping busy.
Aydin is refusing to be controlled, as Machiels sits in half guard.
Aydin looking for submissions off his back.
Harun Aydin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aydin tries to get to full guard but Machiels has control of the leg.
Aydin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Machiels pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Machiels with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Aydin actively working from the bottom here.
Aydin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Machiels pulls his head out easily.
Machiels is trying to control. Aydin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Aydin is trying to get back to full guard.
Machiels trying to control from half guard but Aydin is working away.
Machiels controlling the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Machiels dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Machiels takes the fight into the clinch.
Machiels landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Machiels tries to land a knee to the head but Aydin blocks with his arms.
Aydin is trying to push Machiels away but Machiels has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Aydin is trying to pull guard but Machiels turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Aydin ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Aydin no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Aydin has his foot on Machiels's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Machiels works his way back into a safe position though.
Aydin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Machiels showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machiels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aydin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Machiels showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aydin wants to sweep but no luck.
Machiels trying to control the position from guard on top but Aydin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Machiels avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Machiels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aydin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Machiels is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Machiels trying to control but Aydin is working from the bottom.
Aydin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Aydin is trying to control the position but Machiels postures up.
Machiels wants to pass the guard but Aydin is keeping the position.
Aydin is looking for a triangle but Machiels pushes his legs off easily.
Aydin controls Machiels momentarily but Machiels frees himself.
Machiels showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Aydin cracks Machiels with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aydin closes the distance and clinches.
Machiels creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Aydin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Machiels is defending well for now.
Aydin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Machiels manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Aydin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Machiels misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aydin.
Aydin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Machiels throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aydin blocks it with crossed arms.
Machiels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aydin avoids it.
Aydin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Machiels just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Machiels.
Stalling in the clinch from Machiels.
Machiels stalling against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Machiels for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aydin tries to work over Machiels's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Machiels lands a knee to the head.
Machiels trying to land knees to the body.
Machiels throws an elbow but it misses.
Machiels trying to land knees to the body.
Machiels with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Machiels connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aydin's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machiels tries to land knees in the clinch but Aydin avoids the damage to the body.
Machiels lands an elbow that stopped Aydin in his tracks for a moment.
Aydin trying to land knees to the body.
Aydin jumps guard but Machiels stands there with Aydin around his waist. Aydin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hans Machiels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harun Aydin.
Aydin pulls guard successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aydin trying to control the position here.
Aydin has his foot on Machiels's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Machiels works his way back into a safe position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Machiels showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Machiels has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Machiels!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Solomon (ranked 2740 p4p, 2995 weight class) and Jean Luc Picard (ranked 350 p4p, 376 weight class). Picard is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cypress Hill - How I Could Just Kill A Man. Jean Luc Picard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ben Solomon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jean Luc Picard!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solomon avoids the head kick by Picard.
Picard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Picard misses its intended target.
A quick step to the side and Solomon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Solomon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Solomon jabs Picard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Solomon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Picard walks into a straight right hand from Solomon.
 It looks like Jean Luc Picard has been cut.
Picard throws a body punch but Solomon moves out of range.
Picard misses with a body shot
and Picard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Solomon throws a lazy right hand but Picard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Picard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Picard swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Solomon to counter with a crisp jab.
Solomon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Picard counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Solomon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Solomon misses with a right hand
and Picard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Picard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Solomon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Solomon.
Picard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Solomon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Picard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Picard! But no joy.
Solomon lands a body shot.
Solomon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Picard finds it's way round the side to connect with Solomon's head.
Picard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ben Solomon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Picard throws the left hand but Solomon avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Solomon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Solomon misses with a left hand
and Picard counters with an outside leg kick.
Solomon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Picard needs to keep his hands up - Solomon had a free shot at his head there.
Picard slips a straight right by Solomon.
Solomon cracks Picard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Picard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picard just misses with a punch to the body.
Solomon just misses with a punch to the body.
Picard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Solomon throws out the jab.
Solomon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That has opened up Jean Luc Picard's cut even more.
Solomon looks to throw the jab but Picard is out of range.
Solomon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
 Picard is rocked!
Picard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Solomon counters with a right hand from hell and Picard is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ben Solomon!
An out of breath Ben Solomon thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Somporn Metharom (ranked 2416 p4p, 2687 weight class) and Jay Read (ranked 313 p4p, 347 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Metharom might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Porcelain - Moby. Read has chosen Fight Music as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go 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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Somporn Metharom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Read!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Metharom finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jab, jab by Metharom - just one landing.
Read tries to close the distance and clinch but Metharom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've been told by Metharom's head coaches at Ludus Magnus that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Read gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Read avoiding damage as Metharom throws knees to the body.
Metharom can't find room to land a body shot as Read controls the action.
Metharom tries to land a knee to the head but Read blocks with his arms.
Metharom lands an elbow just above Read 's eye.
Read softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Read misses with an elbow over the top.
Read misses with a knee strike.
Read misses with a knee strike.
Read on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Read dodges an elbow strike from Metharom.
Read throws a knee to the head but misses.
Metharom wants to get back to striking at distance but Read won't allow it.
Read throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Read using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Metharom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Metharom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Read has taken the fight to the clinch.
Metharom tries a body shot but Read blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Read tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Read tries a knee to the head but Metharom blocks it.
Read throws a knee to the head but misses.
Read tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Read tries a knee to the head but Metharom blocks it.
Read looking to throw knees to the head but Metharom is blocking nicely.
Metharom is trying to break the clinch but Read is controlling him.
Read looking to throw knees to the head but Metharom is blocking nicely.
Read throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Metharom blocks it with crossed arms.
Read is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Read tries to land a knee to the head but Metharom blocks with his arms.
Metharom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Metharom with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Metharom lands a nice shot to the body.
Read with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Metharom.
Read with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Metharom.
Metharom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Read tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Metharom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metharom lands with a straight right. Read didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Jay Read has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Read tries to clinch
and Metharom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Metharom tests Read's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Read is rocked!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Read is still on wobbly legs! Can Metharom finish him?
Read is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Metharom is defending well for now.
Read seems to have recovered his senses.
Metharom scores with a nice hook to the head.
Read with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Read with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Read throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Metharom blocks it with crossed arms.
Read avoids a wild elbow strike from Metharom.
Metharom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Read tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Read lands an elbow that stopped Metharom in his tracks for a moment.
Metharom tries to work over Read's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Metharom lands a body punch.
Metharom breaks from the clinch.
Read fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metharom swats away the attempt to clinch by Read.
Read takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A big right from Read misses.
Metharom throws out a powerful jab.
Jay Read seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Metharom throws a wild body kick that Read sees coming a mile off.
Metharom lands a big head kick that sends Read tumbling to the mat! Metharom takes a step backwards and waves Read back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Metharom swats away the attempt to clinch by Read.
Metharom connects with a body shot that sends Read's belly button to the back.
Read on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Read has Metharom up against the cage in a clinch.
Read blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Read using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Metharom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Metharom throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Read blocks it with crossed arms.
Metharom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metharom is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A low kick from Metharom is predictable there
and Read counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Read throws a left and a right that both miss
and Metharom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot lands for Metharom.
Read on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That has opened up Jay Read's cut even more.
Read takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Metharom keeps the fight on the outside.
Read moves into the clinch.
Metharom struggles to land a body shot inside as Read controls his hands.
Metharom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Read misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Metharom tries to throw a body punch but Read avoids it by throwing Metharom back against the cage.
Read tries a knee to the head but Metharom blocks it.
Read throws a knee to the head but misses.
Metharom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Metharom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Somporn Metharom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jay Read's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Metharom cracks Read with a right hand to the side of the head.
Read is looking to clinch but Metharom is avoiding it.
Metharom misses with a head kick.
Read doesn't manage to clinch there - Metharom circles away.
Metharom closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Read clinches with his opponent.
Read tries a knee to the head but Metharom blocks it.
Metharom working aggressively here.
Metharom is trying to break free.
Metharom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Metharom lands a big head kick that sends Read tumbling to the mat! Metharom takes a step backwards and waves Read back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Metharom closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Read! Metharom dives in looking to finish! Read is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Somporn Metharom!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Hogan (ranked 2547 p4p, 3167 weight class) and Bernard Krakowski (ranked 379 p4p, 441 weight class). Krakowski has chosen Netherfell - Mokosz as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bo Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bernard Krakowski!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krakowski misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Krakowski misses.
Hogan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Krakowski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hogan counters with a shoot takedown. Krakowski fights it but they end up in guard.
Krakowski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hogan looking to pass the guard.
Krakowski wants to sweep here but Hogan controlling him for the moment.
Krakowski is trying to keep Hogan in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krakowski seems keen to control Hogan's posture.
Hogan is pushing down on Krakowski's leg trying to pass to half guard. Krakowski is fighting to maintain full guard but Hogan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hogan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hogan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Krakowski doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hogan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krakowski trying to control here.
Hogan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hogan wants to pass to mount but Krakowski is defending the position.
Hogan moves into full mount! Krakowski won't be happy about that!
Hogan is working for a guillotine from mount but Krakowski frees his head quite easily.
Krakowski is trying desperately to improve position.
Hogan cracks Krakowski with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan looking to control but Krakowski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hogan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Krakowski looks a forlorn figure.
Krakowski defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hogan.
Hogan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hogan is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Krakowski can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
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!
Hogan fails to take his opponent's back.
Krakowski is desperately trying to improve his position but Hogan has a good base and remains in mount.
Hogan working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Krakowski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan trying to control but Krakowski is having none of it.
Krakowski tries to reverse the position but Hogan maintains control.
Hogan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
It looks like Bernard Krakowski has been cut.
Hogan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hogan working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hogan working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hogan with good strikes from the mount here!
Krakowski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hogan working for a guillotine from mount but Krakowski is in no mood to give up.
Krakowski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan looking to control but Krakowski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Krakowski tries to reverse the position but Hogan maintains control.
Hogan landing strikes from the mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hogan is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Hogan extends the arm and Krakowski is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bo Hogan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sol Peters (ranked 2050 p4p, 2301 weight class) and Claudio Castagnoli (ranked 240 p4p, 264 weight class). Castagnoli has chosen James Bond Theme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sol Peters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Claudio Castagnoli!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Peters finds it's way through Castagnoli's defenses.
It looks like Claudio Castagnoli has been cut.
Peters misses with a few strikes there.
Peters moves away from the strike by Castagnoli.
Castagnoli wants to clinch.
Castagnoli wants to clinch but Peters slips to the side
and Peters counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Castagnoli tries to clinch but Peters moves out of range.
Peters was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Peters blocks the body kick.
Castagnoli swings for the body but Peters moves out of range.
Good shot there by Castagnoli.
 It looks like Sol Peters has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Castagnoli. Peters does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peters on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Castagnoli. Castagnoli obviously looking to wear him down.
Peters looks to land a body kick but Castagnoli moved away.
Peters moves out of range of the strikes.
Peters lands a big uppercut and Castagnoli crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Castagnoli looks OK. Peters waves Castagnoli back to his feet!
Castagnoli is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castagnoli misses with a combination
and Peters counters with a right hand from hell and Castagnoli is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sol Peters!
During a confident post fight interview, Sol Peters thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miles O Brien (ranked 1759 p4p, 2324 weight class) and Panfilo Acerbi (ranked 236 p4p, 286 weight class). O Brien's entrance music is Sweet Leaf. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Acerbi's choice of entrance music: Boom Boom Boom Boom - Venga Boys. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miles O Brien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Panfilo Acerbi!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acerbi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
O Brien displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Acerbi throws out the jab.
Acerbi throws a looping overhand right but O Brien ducks down to avoid it.
Acerbi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
O Brien tries to counter by clinching up but Acerbi breaks away and moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Brien. Acerbi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Acerbi misses with a left hand
and O Brien counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Panfilo Acerbi has been cut.
O Brien looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice side step and Acerbi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Acerbi misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from O Brien on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
O Brien lands with a straight right. Acerbi didn't see that one coming.
Panfilo Acerbi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Acerbi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Acerbi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Brien throws a jab when Acerbi was well out of range.
O Brien slips under a jab.
O Brien gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Acerbi.
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!
O Brien defending well as Acerbi loads up on a big left hand.
O Brien swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
O Brien definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Acerbi.
A leg kick checked by O Brien.
An attempted straight right counter from O Brien misses the target.
Acerbi throws a half hearted mid kick.
O Brien is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Acerbi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Acerbi is looking to land body kicks.
O Brien throwing a counter right hand but Acerbi manages to avoid it.
Acerbi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Acerbi throws a body kick that misses
enabling O Brien to counter with a crisp jab.
Acerbi swings widly with a right hand
and O Brien counters with a good low kick that Acerbi was not able to check.
O Brien avoids the body shot from Acerbi.
O Brien throws a quick counter head kick but Acerbi was just out of range.
Acerbi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Brien connects with an inside leg kick.
Acerbi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Brien.
O Brien throws a hook but Acerbi avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien misses with a body shot.
Acerbi swings away with a body shot that misses
and O Brien holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
O Brien misses with a body punch.
Acerbi throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Acerbi swings wildly with an uppercut but O Brien uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Brien misses with a body punch.
O Brien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Acerbi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Brien was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fighters circle momentarily. O Brien darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
O Brien takes one to the side of the head.
Acerbi misses with an uppercut.
O Brien fires out a quick counter leg kick but Acerbi just manages to avoid it.
O Brien lands a jab to the nose.
Acerbi is rocked!
O Brien slips a jab from Acerbi.
Acerbi is still on wobbly legs! Can O Brien finish him?
Acerbi throws a lazy uppercut
and O Brien counters with a huge left! Acerbi is in big trouble! He's backing up but O Brien isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Acerbi from any more damage. A dominating finish by O Brien!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miles O Brien!
After winning the bout, Miles O Brien thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nakula Sadewa (ranked 1244 p4p, 3525 weight class) and Shi Woo Lee (ranked 181 p4p, 402 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nakula Sadewa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shi Woo Lee!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Lee as he connects with a hook.
Lee's coach down at Ludus Magnus was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lee's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sadewa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sadewa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Sadewa.
Lee lands a slapping body shot.
Sadewa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Sadewa thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sadewa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sadewa looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Sadewa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Sadewa looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Sadewa throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sadewa lands a nice shot to the body.
Nakula Sadewa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sadewa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee throws a hook to the side of Sadewa's head but Sadewa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sadewa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sadewa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee wants to counter with a clinch but Sadewa pushes him away.
Sadewa avoids the body shot from Lee.
Nice cross by Lee.
It looks like Nakula Sadewa has been cut.
Sadewa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadewa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sadewa throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Sadewa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sadewa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sadewa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sadewa.
A jab from Lee does it's job there.
Sadewa cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
Sadewa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sadewa thuds a left hand into Lee's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Lee misses.
Lee misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sadewa. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sadewa.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Sadewa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with a good body shot.
Lee jabs at Sadewa's body.
The crowd cheers as Lee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sadewa doesn't seem phased though.
Lee lands with an uppercut that bounces Sadewa off the cage and back into range.
Sadewa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Lee misses with a shot to the body
and Sadewa counters with a nice body shot.
Lee thuds his right hand into Sadewa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sadewa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sadewa.
Sadewa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sadewa.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sadewa manages to avoid it.
Sadewa looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Sadewa moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sadewa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Sadewa misses.
Sadewa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sadewa scores with a shot to the body.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Sadewa throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Lee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sadewa moves out of range of the strikes.
Sadewa throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sadewa just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sadewa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sadewa.
Lee wants to counter the offense by Sadewa and move into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sadewa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sadewa misses with a straight right.
Sadewa is looking to wear down Lee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sadewa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee misses with a hook. Sadewa ducked under it nicely.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sadewa counters with a stiff right hand.
Sadewa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lee misses the body punch
and Sadewa counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Sadewa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sadewa misses with a wild combination.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nakula Sadewa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nakula Sadewa'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.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sadewa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lee's head backwards.
Nice straight punches there by Lee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lee.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sadewa scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sadewa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sadewa looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Sadewa moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Sadewa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lee.
Sadewa lands a jab to the head.
Lee throws a jab when Sadewa was well out of range.
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!
Sadewa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sadewa misses with the combination.
Lee wants to counter with a clinch but Sadewa pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Sadewa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sadewa swinging wildly here.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Sadewa misses.
Sadewa misses with a wild body shot.
Sadewa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee thuds a left hand into Sadewa's body.
Lee connects with the punch.
Lee lands a nice hook to Sadewa's body. Sadewa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sadewa scores with a decent looking hook.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sadewa moves away.
Sadewa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee takes a swing at Sadewa's ribcage but misses.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee defending well as Sadewa loads up on a big left hand.
Lee lunges at Sadewa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sadewa's hand.
Sadewa lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sadewa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Lee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Sadewa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sadewa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lee cracks Sadewa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sadewa.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Sadewa moved out of range.
Sadewa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sadewa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Sadewa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Sadewa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a body punch but Sadewa moves out of range.
Sadewa takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Sadewa moves away and avoids it.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sadewa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sadewa scores with a nice right hand.
Sadewa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sadewa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nakula Sadewa is winning the standup battle so far.
Sadewa staying out of range there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sadewa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sadewa.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Sadewa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sadewa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sadewa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Sadewa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadewa connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sadewa connects with the punch.
Sadewa lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sadewa.
Sadewa lands with a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sadewa, as that shot connected.
Lee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee slips under a jab.
Sadewa connects with a crisp jab.
Lee is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Lee.
A left lands for Sadewa.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Sadewa finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sadewa with a nice cross.
Sadewa looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Sadewa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sadewa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nakula Sadewa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nakula Sadewa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A punch combination from Sadewa misses.
Lee seems to have recovered his senses.
Sadewa looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
A jab from Sadewa misses.
Sadewa lands a lovely overhand right.
Sadewa ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sadewa.
Lee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sadewa finds it's way round the side to connect with Lee's head.
Sadewa misses with a straight right.
Sadewa just misses with a punch to the body.
Sadewa moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Nakula Sadewa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadewa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lee takes one to the chin there.
Sadewa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sadewa misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lee throws a body punch but Sadewa moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Sadewa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sadewa connects with a body shot.
Sadewa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Decent striking displayed by Sadewa there.
Sadewa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sadewa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sadewa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sadewa misses with a body shot.
Sadewa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Lee needs to keep his hands up - Sadewa had a free shot at his head there.
Lee lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Sadewa slips the punch.
Shi Woo Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sadewa.
Sadewa lands with a shot to the body.
Lee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sadewa takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Sadewa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Good shot there by Sadewa.
A jab from Lee misses.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sadewa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A shot to the body from Lee misses
and Sadewa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lee thinking.
Sadewa missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sadewa misses with a wild combination.
Sadewa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Sadewa.
Lee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sadewa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lee lands a slapping body shot.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Sadewa counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice jab there from Sadewa.
Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sadewa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nakula Sadewa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sadewa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lee's hands.
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sadewa doesn't seem bothered though.
Sadewa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Sadewa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sadewa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Sadewa is just out of range.
Lee misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Sadewa.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee walks into a straight right hand from Sadewa.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Sadewa misses.
Sadewa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sadewa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Donk. Sadewa catches Lee right on the button with a cross.
Sadewa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sadewa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee wants to counter the offense by Sadewa and move into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sadewa swinging wildly here.
Lee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nakula Sadewa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sadewa 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nakula Sadewa!
Nakula Sadewa spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Musa Vitalik (ranked 1566 p4p, 1323 weight class) and David Hanson (ranked 239 p4p, 199 weight class). Vitalik comes to the cage accompanied by Planet Purge - Midnight Tyrannosaurus & Ehide. Musa Vitalik could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to David Hanson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Musa Vitalik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, David Hanson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitalik manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hanson on his heels. He'll look to pass Hanson's guard now, I'm sure.
Vitalik has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vitalik trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vitalik looking to pass the guard.
Vitalik is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hanson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vitalik defends well.
Hanson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vitalik has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hanson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vitalik is one step ahead there.
Hanson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vitalik defends well.
Vitalik wants to control from the top but Hanson keeps moving.
Vitalik is working Hanson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hanson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vitalik doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vitalik manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hanson has his foot on Vitalik's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vitalik works his way back into a safe position though.
Hanson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vitalik forces his way into half guard.
Hanson tries to get to full guard but Vitalik has control of the leg.
Vitalik 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nice strikes from Vitalik there.
Hanson looking for submissions off his back.
Hanson is trying to get back to full guard.
Vitalik is nestled in close to Hanson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitalik wants to control but Hanson is keeping him busy.
Hanson looking for submissions off his back.
Vitalik working the head and body with strikes.
Vitalik wants to control but Hanson is keeping him busy.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Vitalik lands with a punch from half guard.
Hanson wants to improve his position but Vitalik is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanson is still trying to improve position.
Hanson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vitalik scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vitalik winds up and cracks Hanson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hanson is rocked!
Vitalik landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hanson is still in real trouble! Can Vitalik finish him?
Hanson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hanson looking for submissions off his back.
Vitalik controlling the position here and throwing strikes from the top. Nice elbow lands there... and another... and another... oh, Hanson is out! Vitalik gets to his feet and admires his work - nice finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Musa Vitalik!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Shields (ranked 1116 p4p, 1843 weight class) and Kongthoranee Sitsongrit (ranked 144 p4p, 241 weight class). Shields comes into the arena with Seven Nation Army blaring out of the sound system. Kongthoranee Sitsongrit will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Shields!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kongthoranee Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit dips to his left and cracks Shields with an uppercut!
Sitsongrit defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shields.
Shields takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Shields throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shields shoots in for a takedown but Sitsongrit shows good takedown defense.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Shields thows a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it
and Sitsongrit counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sitsongrit slaps away a takedown attempt from Shields, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Shields. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shields lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Kongthoranee Sitsongrit has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shields fails with the takedown
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit clobbers Shields with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shields dives in and scores a takedown into Sitsongrit's guard.
Sitsongrit looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sitsongrit is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Shields wants to pass the guard but Sitsongrit is keeping the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sitsongrit can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sitsongrit is looking to sweep but instead, Shields has passed into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shields in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Sitsongrit tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Shields!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jake Shields!
Jake Shields retains his welterweight title!
Jake Shields really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chaikka Chai (ranked 555 p4p, 1008 weight class) and Rudi Kardi (ranked 84 p4p, 145 weight class). Chai's entrance music is Dead Man Walking. A fine choice. 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 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Chaikka Chai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 2, fighting out of London, Rudi Kardi!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kardi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Chai defends well and Kardi ends up having to push Chai into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kardi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Chai connects with a right hand. Kardi shakes it off.
It looks like Rudi Kardi has been cut.
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
Chai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kardi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chai swivels and escapes.
Kardi shoots in but Chai avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chaikka Chai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rudi Kardi.
Chai misses with a two punch combination.
Chaikka Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kardi takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai drops Kardi with a beautiful combination! Kardi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Chai is looking for the KO!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai cracks Kardi with a hook to the temple - Kardi is on wobbly legs here! Chai swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Kardi falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Chai wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chaikka Chai!
Chaikka Chai retains his light heavyweight title!
Chaikka Chai decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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