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MMAHKI 48 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Macho Man (ranked 6354 p4p, 4983 weight class) and Mike Hammer (ranked 512 p4p, 471 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Macho Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Macho Man is out of range and Hammer settles back down.
Macho Man slips a jab from Hammer.
Macho Man looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hammer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hammer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Macho Man slips under a jab from Hammer.
Macho Man avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hammer. Macho Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Macho Man throws a jab when Hammer was well out of range.
Nice jab there from Hammer.
Hammer misses with an uppercut. Macho Man saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hammer connects with a nice looking jab.
Hammer lands a jab to Macho Man's midsection.
Macho Man slips under a jab from Hammer.
Macho Man blocks a jab.
Hammer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Macho Man on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer misses with a hook.
Macho Man tries to clinch there but Hammer circles away.
Hammer scores with a nice strike.
Hammer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Macho Man has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hammer throws a lazy uppercut
and Macho Man counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hammer wants to slow Macho Man down by chopping away at his legs.
Hammer throws a right hand that Macho Man ducks under and follows up with a left that Macho Man also avoids with ease.
Macho Man takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Macho Man lands a jab.
Hammer misses with a straight right.
Hammer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Macho Man doesn't seem bothered though.
Hammer throws a lazy right hand but Macho Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Hammer. Those never looked like landing.
Hammer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Macho Man.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Macho Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hammer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer takes a swing at Macho Man's ribcage but misses.
Macho Man staying out of range there.
Hammer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Macho Man momentarily.
Hammer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Macho Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Macho Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Macho Man's corner calls for a 1-2. Macho Man obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hammer misses with a looping right.
As Hammer tries to get set, Macho Man tries to push him back and clinch up but Hammer manages to avoid the attempt.
A swing and a miss from Hammer.
Hammer scores with a sloppy right hand. Macho Man should have avoided that one.
Macho Man moves away from the strike by Hammer.
As Hammer tries to get set, Macho Man tries to push him back and clinch up but Hammer manages to avoid the attempt.
Hammer throws a front kick that sends Macho Man stumbling back into the cage.
Hammer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Macho Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hammer.
Macho Man appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hammer misses with a hook.
Macho Man tries to counter by clinching up but Hammer breaks away and moves out of range.
Hammer scores with a decent looking hook.
Hammer throws a hook but Macho Man avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Hammer there.
Hammer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Macho Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Macho Man tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hammer manages to circle out of the way.
Hammer throws out a loose jab but Macho Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hammer connects with a looping right hand.
A head kick misses from Hammer.
Hammer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Macho Man had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Hammer misses with a looping left.
Hammer throws a big shot that misses.
Hammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Macho Man moves away.
Mike Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Macho Man throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hammer throws out a counter right but Macho Man avoids it with no problem.
Macho Man checks a leg kick.
Macho Man blocks a jab.
Hammer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hammer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hammer with a nice cross.
Hammer throws a looping overhand right but Macho Man ducks down to avoid it.
Macho Man tries to counter by clinching up but Hammer breaks away and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throws a hook to the side of Macho Man's head but Macho Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Macho Man wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Macho Man keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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!
Hammer misses with a low kick.
Macho Man tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hammer manages to circle out of the way.
Macho Man throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hammer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hammer misses with a straight right.
Macho Man is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hammer.
Hammer throws a looping overhand right but Macho Man ducks down to avoid it.
Macho Man fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hammer on the side of the head.
Hammer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Macho Man misses with a hook. Hammer ducked under it nicely.
Macho Man lands a big uppercut and Hammer crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hammer looks OK. Macho Man waves Hammer back to his feet!
 It looks like Mike Hammer has been cut.
Hammer misses the shot to the body.
Hammer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Macho Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Macho Man is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hammer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Macho Man walks into a straight right hand from Hammer.
Hammer looks to land a right hand but Macho Man moved out of range.
Macho Man throws a hook but Hammer avoids it easily.
Hammer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hammer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Hammer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hammer throws a right hand that Macho Man ducks under and follows up with a left that Macho Man also avoids with ease.
Macho Man staying out of range there.
Hammer loads up on a big right hand but Macho Man slips the punch.
Mike Hammer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hammer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Macho Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Hammer.
No joy there for Hammer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good exchange - Macho Man coming out on top.
Macho Man clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Macho Man fails to land.
Hammer tries to circle away but Macho Man has him pinned against the cage.
Macho Man scores with a shot to the side of Hammer's head.
Hammer is trying to break the clinch but Macho Man is controlling him.
Macho Man decides to pull guard.
Hammer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macho Man is working an open guard so Hammer takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hammer throws an overhand right that lands on Macho Man's shoulder, as Macho Man tries to avoid the shot.
Nice straight punches there by Hammer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hammer.
Hammer tries to land a leg kick but Macho Man saw it coming and moves away.
Macho Man is looking to counter the offense by Hammer and move into the clinch.
Hammer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Macho Man.
Macho Man is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer is looking to clinch.
As Hammer tries to get set, Macho Man tries to push him back and clinch up but Hammer manages to avoid the attempt.
Hammer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Macho Man.
Hammer connects with a crisp jab.
Hammer throws a big shot that misses.
Macho Man is looking to counter the offense by Hammer and move into the clinch.
Hammer throws a shot from downtown. Macho Man moves away and avoids it.
Macho Man tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hammer manages to circle out of the way.
Hammer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Macho Man is out of range.
Hammer throws a hook but Macho Man blocks it.
Hammer misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big left from Macho Man misses.
Hammer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from Hammer misses.
Macho Man misses with a hook.
Hammer throws a leg kick which misses Macho Man's front leg but catches the back leg as Macho Man tries to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Hammer.
Macho Man blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macho Man takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hammer throws a big shot that misses.
Macho Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hammer throws out the jab.
Macho Man tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hammer manages to circle out of the way.
Hammer lands with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Macho Man misses with a looping left.
Hammer ducks under a wild hook from Macho Man.
Macho Man avoids a punch combination nicely.
Macho Man takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice defenses there by Macho Man.
Hammer looks to land a left hand but Macho Man moved out of range nicely.
Hammer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Macho Man.
Hammer misses the jab.
Macho Man ducks under a wild hook from Hammer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Macho Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown but Macho Man shows good takedown defense.
Hammer misses with a hook.
Macho Man was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Macho Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hammer.
As Hammer tries to get set, Macho Man tries to push him back and clinch up but Hammer manages to avoid the attempt.
Macho Man throws a hook to the side of Hammer's head but Hammer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Macho Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Macho Man.
Hammer moves into range and clinches up with Macho Man.
Macho Man taking a breather.
Macho Man lands a right hand.
A frustrated look appears on Hammer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Macho Man is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hammer to keep the fight standing.
Macho Man tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hammer smiles and moves away.
Hammer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hammer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throws a hook to the side of Macho Man's head but Macho Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hammer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Macho Man takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hammer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Macho Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice uppercut there from Hammer.
Hammer misses with a looping right.
Both fighters circling a little - Hammer finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hammer looks to land a left hand but Macho Man moved out of range nicely.
Macho Man seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Macho Man slips a straight right by Hammer.
Macho Man is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hammer.
Hammer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Macho Man's sensitive parts.
Macho Man gets a clinch.
Hammer tries to circle away but Macho Man has him pinned against the cage.
Macho Man keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hammer's efforts to push away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hammer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Hammer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hammer scores with a jab.
Macho Man slips under a jab from Hammer.
Macho Man looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Macho Man staying out of range there.
Macho Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hammer.
Hammer misses the jab.
Macho Man moves out of range as Hammer strikes.
As Hammer tries to get set, Macho Man tries to push him back and clinch up but Hammer manages to avoid the attempt.
Hammer misses with a left hand
and Macho Man counters by moving into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hammer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hammer is trying to push Macho Man away but Macho Man has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Macho Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer is looking to break free of the clinch but Macho Man has double underhooks.
Hammer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hammer tries to break free but Macho Man pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Hammer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hammer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Macho Man misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer fails to pull guard.
Macho Man manages to break the clinch.
Hammer looks to score with a jab to the body but Macho Man is just out of range.
Macho Man is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hammer.
Macho Man moves into the clinch.
Hammer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Macho Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hammer.
Hammer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hammer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hammer looks to score with a jab to the body but Macho Man is just out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Macho Man 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Macho Man drops his hands momentarily and Hammer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Macho Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hammer.
Macho Man was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Macho Man sends Hammer crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Macho Man is motioning to the referee to let Hammer up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Macho Man takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hammer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macho Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hammer.
Hammer misses with a few strikes there.
Hammer looks to score with a jab to the body but Macho Man is just out of range.
Macho Man takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Macho Man slips a jab from Hammer.
Macho Man blocks a low kick nicely.
A jab from Macho Man misses.
Randy Macho Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hammer throws out a loose jab but Macho Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hammer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Macho Man's hands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Macho Man.
Hammer looks to throw the jab but Macho Man is out of range.
Hammer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Macho Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Hammer shoots in looking for a takedown but Macho Man manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hammer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hammer swings widly with a right hand
and Macho Man counters with a nice right hand that sends Hammer toppling to the canvas! Hammer scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Macho Man finish him?!
 Hammer is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer slips a straight right by Macho Man.
Hammer is still on wobbly legs! Can Macho Man finish him?
Hammer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Macho Man doesn't seem bothered though.
Hammer seems to have recovered his senses.
A telegraphed right hand from Macho Man misses the target.
Hammer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hammer misses with a hook
and Macho Man counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Hammer out cold! What a finish! Macho Man is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Randy Macho Man!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Kingston (ranked 4655 p4p, 24693 weight class) and Prezes Rail (ranked 461 p4p, 534 weight class). Mitch Kingston has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitch Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Prezes Rail!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rail keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kingston.
A big left from Rail misses.
Mitch Kingston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rail swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kingston throws a lazy right hand but Rail sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rail's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rail's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kingston looks to land a left hand but Rail moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kingston. Rail does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kingston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rail counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kingston's knee momentarily.
We've been told by Kingston's head coaches at Helsinki Private Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rail thuds a left hand into Kingston's body.
Rail throws a chopping leg kick but Kingston manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kingston swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rail lands with a shot to the body.
Rail throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kingston is breathing heavily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kingston checks a leg kick.
Rail lands a jab to the head.
Rail lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rail tries to land a front kick but Kingston steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kingston with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rail to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rail thumps Kingston with a low kick.
Kingston misses with a looping left.
Rail works over Kingston's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rail throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kingston moves out of range as Rail throws a body kick.
Kingston misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rail connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kingston takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kingston just misses with a punch to the body.
Rail takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kingston misses with a straight left.
Kingston misses with a body shot.
Rail blocks a jab.
Kingston moves into range and clinches up with Rail.
Rail's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kingston swings wildly with an uppercut but Rail uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kingston misses with a body punch.
Kingston can't find room to land a body shot as Rail controls the action.
Kingston lands a hook that snaps the head of Rail backwards.
Rail working aggressively here.
Kingston lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kingston misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston swings wildly with an uppercut but Rail uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kingston lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rail or not.
Kingston lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rail looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kingston softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kingston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kingston keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rail's efforts to push away.
Rail wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kingston misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kingston.
Kingston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kingston.
Kingston scores with a shot to the side of Rail's head.
Kingston makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kingston lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kingston lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kingston tries to throw a body punch but Rail avoids it by throwing Kingston back against the cage.
Kingston presses Rail against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kingston scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rail is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kingston scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kingston.
Kingston gets through Rail's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rail takes a shot to the head.
Kingston stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kingston lands a hook that snaps the head of Rail backwards.
Kingston scores with a shot to the side of Rail's head.
Kingston lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rail.
Kingston is working Rail over against the cage.
Kingston working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kingston lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kingston scores with a hook to the body.
Kingston working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kingston lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Kingston scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kingston lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kingston lands a body shot.
Kingston working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rail working hard to break the clinch.
Kingston works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Kingston.
A nice left hand lands by Kingston.
Good body shot from Kingston.
A right handed body shot lands from Kingston.
Kingston lands with a right to the head.
Kingston lands with a right to the head.
Kingston lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rail backwards.
Rail is rocked!
Kingston drops Rail onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Rail is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Rail is still on wobbly legs! Can Kingston finish him?
Nice body punch from Kingston - that landed with a thud.
Kingston scores with a hook to the body.
Kingston working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kingston lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rail.
A right handed body shot lands from Kingston.
Kingston lands a body punch.
Kingston is leaning against Rail and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kingston drops Rail onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Rail is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
A short right from Kingston.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right hook to the body lands for Kingston.
Kingston drops Rail onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Rail is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
A short right from Kingston on the inside.
Kingston softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kingston pushes Rail against the cage. Kingston is working some dirty boxing. Kingston pushes off with a quick right hook! Rail goes down! Rail tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Kingston moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitch Kingston!
Mitch Kingston thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aimo Surakka (ranked 3613 p4p, 24571 weight class) and Miman Jamari (ranked 401 p4p, 521 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aimo Surakka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miman Jamari!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Jamari lands but Surakka takes it in his stride.
Surakka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jamari looks for the body kick but Surakka saw that one coming.
Jamari slips under a jab.
Jamari wants to counter the offense by Surakka and move into the clinch position.
Aimo Surakka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jamari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Surakka. That did some damage!
Jamari catches Surakka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A punch combination from Jamari misses.
Jamari connects with a body shot.
Jamari looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jamari throws a nice looking combination but Surakka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Surakka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Surakka punishes Jamari's body with a nice straight punch.
Jamari throws a right hand that Surakka ducks under and follows up with a left that Surakka also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Surakka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Surakka cracks Jamari with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jamari takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Jamari misses.
Surakka throws a nice looking combination but Jamari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A left lands for Surakka.
Jamari throws a leg kick but Surakka checks it.
Surakka is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jamari!
A looping hook to the body misses from Surakka. Jamari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Surakka lands a really nice looking cross but Jamari seems unphased.
Surakka misses with a body shot.
Jamari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Surakka scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Jamari misses
letting Surakka counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Surakka throws a body shot but no joy.
Jamari misses with a left hand
and Surakka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Surakka throws an overhand right that lands on Jamari's shoulder, as Jamari tries to avoid the shot.
Jamari lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jamari walks into a left hand.
Surakka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jamari.
Surakka throws a head kick but Jamari moves out of range.
Surakka tries to work over Jamari's front leg with a kick but Jamari checks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jamari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Surakka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jamari.
Jamari takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamari slips under a jab from Surakka.
Jamari looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Surakka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Surakka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jamari manages to avoid it.
Surakka moves out of range of the strikes.
Jamari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Surakka was well out of range. Poor timing from Jamari.
Jamari lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Surakka at a distance.
Surakka is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jamari slips a jab from Surakka.
Jamari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Surakka feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jamari moves forwards but Surakka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Surakka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surakka misses the jab.
Surakka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Surakka lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by Jamari.
Surakka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jamari lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jamari throws a right and a left that Surakka avoids nicely.
Surakka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jamari throws a right hand that Surakka ducks under and follows up with a left that Surakka also avoids with ease.
Jamari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Surakka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jamari takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aimo Surakka dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Surakka lands a slapping body shot.
Jamari misses with a looping right.
Jamari takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jamari swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Surakka.
Nice defenses there by Jamari.
Jamari swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Surakka throws a right hand that misses
and Jamari counters with a nice uppercut.
Surakka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Surakka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Surakka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jamari's head.
Surakka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jamari can do to turn this around?
Jamari throws a low kick but it's checked well by Surakka.
Surakka scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surakka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jamari has managed to clinch.
Jamari misses with a punch on the inside.
Surakka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Surakka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jamari is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Jamari.
Jamari struggles to land a body shot inside as Surakka controls his hands.
Surakka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jamari struggles to land a body shot inside as Surakka controls his hands.
Surakka pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jamari tries to work over Surakka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jamari has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Surakka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miman Jamari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Surakka throws a leg kick
and Jamari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surakka misses with a straight left.
Surakka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jamari's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jamari takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jamari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Surakka.
Surakka throws a body kick that misses.
Jamari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Surakka moves away.
Jamari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Surakka.
Jamari wants to counter the offense by Surakka and move into the clinch position.
Jamari moves out of range as Surakka strikes.
Jamari throws a leg kick which misses Surakka's front leg but catches the back leg as Surakka tries to avoid it.
Jamari misses the jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Surakka scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Jamari.
Jamari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Surakka throws a hook but Jamari blocks it.
Jamari tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jamari scoring well with a low kick there.
Surakka misses with a hook.
Jamari on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jamari swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Surakka.
Jamari takes one on the button.
A slow jab from Jamari misses its intended target.
Jamari scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jamari on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Surakka misses with a hook.
No joy there for Jamari, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Surakka misses with the combination.
Jamari tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jamari looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jamari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Surakka misses with a lunging right hand
and Jamari moves into the clinch.
Surakka will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jamari up against the cage.
Jamari lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jamari takes a shot to the head.
Jamari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jamari lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Aimo Surakka will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Jamari.
Surakka jabs at Jamari's body.
Jamari blocks a jab.
Surakka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Surakka misses
and Jamari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jamari tries to bum rush Surakka with a series of wild strikes but Surakka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jamari doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Surakka misses with a body shot.
Jamari throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jamari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Surakka was well out of range. Poor timing from Jamari.
Surakka misses with a low kick.
Surakka looks to throw the jab but Jamari is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamari throws a lazy right hand but Surakka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jamari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Surakka.
Jamari misses with a low kick.
Surakka moves out of range of the body kick.
Surakka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Surakka connects with the punch.
Surakka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jamari.
Jamari misses with a body kick.
Jamari avoids the body shot from Surakka.
Jamari thows a leg kick but Surakka checks it
and Surakka counters with an outside leg kick.
Jamari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jamari takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Surakka.
Surakka throws an overhand right that lands on Jamari's shoulder, as Jamari tries to avoid the shot.
A nice side step and Jamari releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Aimo Surakka is winning the standup battle so far.
Jamari avoids the body shot from Surakka.
Jamari closes the distance looking to clinch
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Surakka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jamari just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Surakka misses the target.
Jamari takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Surakka lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Surakka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surakka throws a body punch but Jamari moves out of range.
Surakka stuns Jamari with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Surakka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jamari looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Surakka has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Surakka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Surakka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab from Surakka does it's job there.
Jamari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Surakka jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Nice shot by Surakka.
Surakka throws a poor cross that misses
and Jamari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamari bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Surakka's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Surakka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jamari manages to avoid it.
Jamari misses with a two punch combination.
And Surakka counters with a quick kick to the body but Jamari blocks it.
Jamari has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jamari cracks Surakka with a good jab.
Surakka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jamari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Surakka misses with a hook. Jamari ducked under it nicely.
Surakka missing with a left hand there. Jamari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miman Jamari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aimo Surakka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jamari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Surakka appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aimo Surakka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Surakka, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aimo Surakka!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cactus Jack (ranked 4216 p4p, 4116 weight class) and Monty Burns (ranked 444 p4p, 440 weight class). Cactus Jack could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Monty Burns's chin.
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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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Cactus Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Monty Burns!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack dives in for a single leg takedown but Burns sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jack breaks from the clinch.
Jack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Jack.
Cactus Jack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jack looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Burns is fending him off so far but Jack persists. Nope, Burns circles away and we're back to standing.
Jack shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Burns manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Burns looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jack loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Burns looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jack is one step ahead there.
Jack tries to free his leg and advance position but Burns is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns trying to keep a closed guard but Jack is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jack accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Burns tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jack passes Burns's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Burns has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Jack moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack tries to score with some ground and pound. Burns controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jack wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burns keeps working.
Burns is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Burns tries to get to full guard but Jack has control of the leg.
Jack is working for a kimura but Burns is defending it quite comfortably.
Jack drops an elbow to the side of Burns's head.
Jack lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Burns wants to control but Jack is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Burns wants to sweep but Jack has passed to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jack is looking to improve his position.
Burns tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jack knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jack tries to roll over but Burns keeps him under control.
Burns prevents Jack from standing back up.
Jack slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Burns working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burns accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jack seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Burns tries to free his leg and advance position but Jack is retaining full guard.
Jack wants to get back to his feet but Burns is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jack keeping full guard, as Burns tries to pass.
Burns won't allow Jack to get back to his feet.
Burns controlling from the top position.
Jack wants to stand and escape but Burns is having none of it.
Burns sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jack's guard.
Burns is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jack is looking for a sweep. Burns is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jack lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Burns tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jack avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jack stopping the sweep attempt from Burns.
Jack lands a couple of digs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cactus Jack dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Burns leaves Jack with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cactus Jack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jack connects with a looping right hand.
Burns dives in and grabs Jack's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jack pushes down on Burns's head and hops out.
Jack changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Burns tries to avoid it but Jack manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Burns to the ground. Burns escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Burns keeps the fight on the outside.
Jack closes the distance and clinches up with Burns, looking for a takedown. Jack pushes Burns against the cage but Burns circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jack backing away here, and Burns unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cactus Jack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burns keeps the fight on the outside.
Jack fails with the takedown.
Burns closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jack tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Burns wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jack gets back to half guard.
Burns is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns is looking to take a break and control but Jack is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Burns tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jack knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jack is trying to get back to full guard.
Jack has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Burns is working away from the top position though.
Burns looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cactus Jack overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Burns is thwarting Jack's attempts to control the position.
Burns is pressing down on Jack's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jack is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jack moves into full guard.
Burns wants to pass the guard but Jack is keeping the position.
Jack looking for a sweep. Not yet Jack, not yet.
Jack keeping full guard, as Burns tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns slips nicely into half guard.
Burns passes to full mount!
Jack tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Burns misses with some ground and pound and Jack recovers position to half guard.
Burns stalling away here and it's allowed Jack to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Jack keeping moving, preventing Burns from controlling successfully.
Jack is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack pulls Burns in close to prevent any damage.
Jack is trying to control the position but Burns postures up.
Burns pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jack is keeping the position for now.
Burns wants to stand but Jack is controlling his posture from full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jack keeping moving, preventing Burns from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Monty Burns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Burns shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jack pinned against the cage. Jack gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jack doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Burns counters with a single leg into guard. Jack didn't expect that.
Jack wants to get back to his feet but Burns passes into half guard.
Jack trying to control but Burns postures up.
Jack is refusing to be controlled, as Burns sits in half guard.
Jack is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, if Burns is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jack tries to roll over but Burns keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns is looking to advance position but Jack won't allow it.
Jack avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Burns.
Jack is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Burns's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Burns's back!
Jack is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Burns taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Jack.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cactus Jack!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Clay (ranked 3116 p4p, 3212 weight class) and Nikora Tama (ranked 360 p4p, 368 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcel Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikora Tama!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tama ducks under a wild hook from Clay.
Clay clinches with his opponent.
Clay swings wildly with an uppercut but Tama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clay presses Tama against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Clay scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tama breaks from the clinch.
Clay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tama was well out of range. Poor timing from Clay.
Clay thuds a left hand into Tama's body.
Clay connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Nikora Tama has been cut.
Tama pushes Clay up against the cage in a clinch.
Tama trying to land knees to the body.
Clay drags the fight down to the ground.
Tama is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Clay is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tama throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tama is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Clay is trying to keep Tama in close.
Tama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clay is keeping the position for now.
Tama with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tama works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Clay wants to control but Tama is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tama takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tama not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tama tries to pass to full mount but Clay defends it.
Clay is refusing to be controlled, as Tama sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay wants to control but Tama is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tama not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tama is working for a submission of some sort.
Tama is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clay keeps working.
Clay trying to hold on to Tama's head to control him but Tama postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Clay is looking for a sweep. Tama is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tama with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Clay throws a leg kick
and Tama counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tama.
Clay on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Clay tries to get out of the position.
Tama lands a couple of digs.
Tama tries to free his leg and advance position but Clay is retaining full guard.
Clay is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Tama has his hands clasped together but Clay extends and breaks Tama's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Clay.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcel Clay!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur King (ranked 2090 p4p, 3662 weight class) and Leef Ung (ranked 278 p4p, 416 weight class). Arthur King had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leef Ung!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ung scores with a jab to the body.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ung tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ung unleashes a big counter combination but King bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
King lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ung wants to clinch.
Ung thows a leg kick but King checks it
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ung takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
King scores with a takedown into Ung's guard.
King looking to sit in guard and control but Ung gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ung throws a big right hand that misses.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ung working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King is controlling Ung's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ung lands a couple of decent looking shots.
King is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
King trying to control the position here.
Ung postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ung trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
King has Ung pulled in close to control his posture.
King wants to sweep but no luck.
King on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if King tries to get out of the position.
Ung seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ung looking to sit in guard and control but King gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Ung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ung is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ung looking for a sweep. Not yet Ung, not yet.
King throws an elbow that misses. Ung uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in King's guard. Nice move by Ung!
King is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ung wants to get back to full guard but King has mounted him!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
King in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ung wants to control but King is having none of it.
King unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King controlling from the full mount.
King wants to control the pace but Ung is squirming around nicely.
King lands a big shot there that rocks Ung but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ung is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ung gets back to half guard.
Ung is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ung trying to control but King postures up.
Ung taking some punishment here, with King in his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur King 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.
King looks to throw the jab but Ung is out of range.
Ung misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Arthur King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ung manages to avoid it.
Ung misses with a hook.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ung closes this distance looking for a takedown but King circles away.
King appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ung tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ung shoots in for a takedown but King shows good takedown defense.
Arthur King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leef Ung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ung closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. King quickly recovers to half guard.
Ung thows a huge punch but King dodges it nicely.
King wants to control but Ung is keeping busy.
King is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ung scores with a couple of nice shots.
King is controlling Ung's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Ung missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ung throwing shots but King is blocking nicely.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ung can do to turn this around?
King has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ung is working away from the top position though.
King blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ung.
Ung thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed King's head.
Ung not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ung throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
King wants to get back to full guard.
Ung sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. King defending well though.
Ung throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ung not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ung looks for a takedown but King sprawls well.
Ung fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
King keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No luck with that takedown attempt from King.
Ung will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ung tries for a takedown but King sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ung uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Ung is just out of range.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
Ung misses with a telegraphed body shot
and King counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
King takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ung taking some punishment here, with King in his half guard.
King seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ung does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ung manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
King keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ung's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King throwing strikes from guard but Ung blocks nicely.
King with a flurry of punches that miss.
King trying to control but Ung is working from the bottom.
King works over Ung with some ground and pound from guard.
Ung avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ung is trying to control the position but King postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
King working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ung's head.
King won't allow Ung to sweep him here.
Ung is pulling down on King's head to control his posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur King dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
King throws a looping overhand right but Ung ducks down to avoid it.
Ung tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but King swivels and escapes.
Ung has a takedown stuffed.
King stuffs the takedown.
Arthur King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leef Ung.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ung wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from King misses.
Ung gets the takedown into side control.
King is trying to control Ung's posture but Ung avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ung.
Ung misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
King is trying to work for a sweep but Ung has mounted him!
Ung throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for King because Ung loaded up on that one.
Ung landing strikes from the mount and King is in trouble!
Ung with good strikes from the mount here!
King blocking the ground and pound.
Ung with good strikes from the mount here!
King tries to hold on but Ung postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ung connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
King tries to lock up and control but Ung gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
King is looking to improve his position but Ung isn't that keen on the idea.
Ung with good strikes from the mount here!
King tries to hold on but Ung postures up.
Ung trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ung avoids the attempt from King to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ung landing shots from mount.
Ung sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
King working to try and regain half guard.
King sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
King controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Ung throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King wants to control but Ung is keeping busy and won't allow it.
King tries to roll over but Ung keeps him under control.
King trying to control here.
Ung throws a strike but King avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ung working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of King's head.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as King holds on and takes a little breather.
Ung is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leef Ung comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think King 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur King!
After winning the bout, Arthur King 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gatot Kaca (ranked 1692 p4p, 24580 weight class) and Seisuke Inoue (ranked 264 p4p, 646 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gatot Kaca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seisuke Inoue!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaca throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Inoue tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kaca swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Inoue connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gatot Kaca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaca misses with a left hand
and Inoue counters with a nice body shot.
Kaca keeps the fight on the outside.
Kaca lands a nice looking body shot.
Inoue on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Inoue goes for a double leg but Kaca avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kaca continues to drive forward.
Inoue just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaca throws the left hand but Inoue avoids the punch easily.
Inoue slips under a jab from Kaca.
Inoue avoids the body shot from Kaca.
Kaca cracks Inoue with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kaca looks to score with a jab to the body but Inoue is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inoue displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kaca throws out the jab.
Inoue appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Inoue moves away from the strike by Kaca.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kaca throws an overhand right that lands on Inoue's shoulder, as Inoue tries to avoid the shot.
Inoue lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice defenses there by Inoue.
Kaca throws a hook but Inoue avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Inoue or perhaps it was just good defense by Kaca, which made it look bad.
Inoue moves away from the strike by Kaca.
Inoue uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kaca.
Kaca looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Inoue throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kaca's head.
Inoue fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kaca, pushing him back against the cage.
Kaca cracks Inoue with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Kaca - that landed with a thud.
Inoue misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Inoue tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kaca just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gatot Kaca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seisuke Inoue.
Inoue breaks from the clinch.
Inoue tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kaca swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaca's jab looks to have found its range, popping Inoue under the eye.
It looks like Seisuke Inoue has been cut.
Kaca misses with a straight left.
Inoue tries to counter by closing the distance.
Inoue has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaca lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Inoue tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Inoue gets a takedown into half guard.
Kaca manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Kaca misses with a hook.
Inoue only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kaca throws out a powerful jab.
A jab from Kaca finds it's way through Inoue's defenses.
Kaca misses the shot to the body.
Inoue fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kaca is out of range.
Nice cross by Kaca.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kaca.
Inoue is rocked!
Kaca misses the jab.
Gatot Kaca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaca blocks a jab.
Kaca takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice straight punches there by Kaca. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kaca.
Kaca is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A telegraphed right hand from Kaca misses the target.
Kaca scores with a body shot.
Kaca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Inoue manages to avoid it.
Kaca misses with a looping right.
Kaca with a hook.
Inoue wants to slow Kaca down by chopping away at his legs.
Kaca throws out a powerful jab.
Inoue is still on wobbly legs! Can Kaca finish him?
Kaca cracks Inoue with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Inoue looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kaca finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaca cracks Inoue with a hook to the temple - Inoue is on wobbly legs here! Kaca swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Inoue falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Kaca wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gatot Kaca!
In his post fight interview, Gatot Kaca 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Machado (ranked 1556 p4p, 2202 weight class) and Tai Kina (ranked 218 p4p, 288 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Machado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tai Kina!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kina shoots in for a takedown but Machado shows good takedown defense.
Kina defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Machado.
Machado shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Machado was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Machado goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kina rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Machado's guard! Nice work there by Kina!
Kina trying to control the position from guard on top but Machado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Machado keeping full guard, as Kina tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kina trying to control the position from guard on top but Machado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Machado trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kina sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Machado's guard.
Kina is stalling here. Machado is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kina seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Machado has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Machado wants to control but Kina is keeping him busy.
Machado is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kina is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Machado goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kina has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Machado but great work by Kina.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado is looking for a sweep.
Machado is trying to control Kina's posture but Kina avoids it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kina landing a few strikes.
Kina working away.
Check out the look on Kina's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Machado looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kina wants to stand but Machado is controlling his arm.
Kina just content to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado tries to improve position but can't.
Kina is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kina scores with punches from side control.
Kina works to advance to full mount. Machado defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Machado slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kina lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've been informed that Kina has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Machado won't allow Kina to pass to mount.
Kina trying to control from half guard but Machado is working away.
Machado is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kina pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Kina is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Machado trying to control but Kina postures up.
Kina sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Machado defending well though.
Kina looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Machado has hold of Kina's hands but Kina slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kina 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tai Kina dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Machado closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kina quickly recovers to half guard.
Machado tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kina knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Machado is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kina has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kina is trying to control but can't.
Machado thows a huge punch but Kina dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kina won't allow Machado to pass to mount.
Machado is keen to just control but Kina is a slippery customer.
Machado is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado seems to be working for a kimura but Kina defends the submission attempt.
Tai Kina has got the better of the ground game so far.
Machado is thwarting Kina's attempts to control the position.
Machado trying to mount his opponent but Kina defends it.
Kina wants to get back to full guard.
Machado is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two 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.
Machado controlling the action here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kina shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Machado pinned against the cage. Machado gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kina throws a big shot that misses.
Machado wants to clinch.
Kina closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kina prevents a takedown attempt there.
Machado drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kina pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kina pivots, looking for a leg kick but Machado is out of range and Kina settles back down.
Kina shoots in and gets a takedown into Machado's guard.
Kina postures up and lands a big shot to Machado's brow.
Kina connects with a couple of short punches.
Kina lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Machado trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machado 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado can't keep his opponent in guard - Kina advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Machado on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
 It looks like Carlos Machado has been cut.
Kina wants to lay and pray for a moment but Machado keeps working.
Kina is thwarting Machado's attempts to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kina gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tai Kina showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carlos Machado's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kina scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Machado on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kina wants to lay and pray for a moment but Machado keeps working.
Kina is working Machado over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kina goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Machado rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kina's guard! Nice work there by Machado!
Kina wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado looking to sit in guard and control but Kina gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kina slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Kina working the ground and pound from side control.
Machado is trying to get back to half guard.
Machado is working hard here to advance position.
Kina tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kina has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Machado's face as Kina controls the position.
Kina tries to advance to mount but Machado instead regains half guard.
Machado is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado trying to control from the bottom.
Kina looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Machado with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kina is nestled in close to Machado, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kina wants to free his trapped foot but Machado is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kina 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.
Machado is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kina's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kina's back!
Kina tries to escape but Machado has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Kina! Can he survive? No! He's out! Machado gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Carlos Machado!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Li Sheng Choo Oi (ranked 3663 p4p, 5675 weight class) and Pho Hunna (ranked 210 p4p, 266 weight class). Pho Hunna has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Li Sheng Choo Oi's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Li Sheng Choo Oi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pho Hunna!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunna stuffs the takedown.
Choo Oi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hunna swivels and escapes.
Hunna lands a slapping body shot.
Hunna scores with a sloppy right hand. Choo Oi should have avoided that one.
Choo Oi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Decent striking displayed by Hunna there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunna scores with a decent looking hook.
 Choo Oi is rocked!
Hunna works Choo Oi's body with a nice hook.
Oh Choo Oi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Choo Oi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Choo Oi is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Choo Oi is aggressively charging in as Hunna backs up avoiding any damage. Hunna tosses out a jab and Choo Oi runs right into it face first! Choo Oi is out cold! Hunna dropped down on all fours and is barking in Choo Oi's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pho Hunna!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cody Lake (ranked 1449 p4p, 1050 weight class) and Albert Hofmann (ranked 190 p4p, 132 weight class). Hofmann comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Not Gona' (Bitch) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Albert Hofmann was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cody Lake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Albert Hofmann!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Lake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lake misses with a straight right.
Hofmann changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hofmann misses with a wild body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hofmann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hofmann tries to throw a body punch but Lake avoids it by throwing Hofmann back against the cage.
Lake is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hofmann pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hofmann steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lake.
Hofmann on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cody Lake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lake misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hofmann counters with a shoot takedown. Lake fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hofmann stops Lake from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lake preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hofmann won't allow Lake to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lake seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hofmann cracks Lake with an open hand slap.
Hofmann goes for a double leg but Lake avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lake continues to drive forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hofmann misses the shot to the body.
Hofmann throws a hook but Lake blocks it.
Hofmann tries to move into range but Lake moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hofmann walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Albert Hofmann has been cut.
Hofmann misses with a series of wild punches.
Lake pushes Hofmann up against the cage in a clinch.
Hofmann blocks an elbow strike.
Lake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lake fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lake clinches up against the cage.
Hofmann working aggressively here.
Hofmann misses with a body punch.
Hofmann throws a punch but it's blocked by Lake.
Lake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Hofmann misses.
Lake tries to keep at a distance but Hofmann has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hofmann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hofmann manages to break the clinch.
Hofmann takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lake blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lake throws a looping overhand right but Hofmann ducks down to avoid it.
Hofmann loads up on a big right hand but Lake slips the punch.
Hofmann fails to land with a series of punches.
Hofmann drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hofmann swings for the body but Lake moves out of range.
Hofmann looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lake slips under a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hofmann moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hofmann lands with an uppercut that bounces Lake off the cage and back into range.
Lake tries to clinch but Hofmann is having none of it.
Lake misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Albert Hofmann will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Albert Hofmann's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Lake throws a combination. Hofmann tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A nice combination there by Lake.
Lake is looking to clinch.
Lake lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hofmann takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lake misses with a hook.
Hofmann misses with a body shot.
Lake fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hofmann looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice sprawl there from Lake as Hofmann shoots in.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lake connects with a nice looking jab.
Lake is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lake closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lake throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hofmanns head.
Lake blocking some punches.
Lake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hofmann can do to turn this around?
Hofmann blocks an elbow strike.
Hofmann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lake's elbow.
Hofmann's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cody Lake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hofmann manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hofmann walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lake defending well as Hofmann loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Lake misses the target.
Lake looks to score with a jab to the body but Hofmann is just out of range.
Lake blocks a jab.
It looked like Lake wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lake throws a hook but Hofmann avoids it easily.
Lake works the jab nicely.
Lake misses with a hook.
Hofmann tries to move into range but Lake moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lake throws a big shot that misses.
Lake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lake misses with an uppercut.
Hofmann with the counter takedown but Lake avoids it easily.
Lake misses with an uppercut. Hofmann saw that one coming.
Cody Lake is winning the standup battle so far.
Lake throws a body punch but Hofmann moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lake wants to clinch.
A left lands for Lake.
Hofmann feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lakes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hofmann manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lake looks to clinch
and Hofmann counters with a shoot takedown. Lake fights it but they end up in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lake is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hofmann is controlling him.
Hofmann stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lake swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lake wants to stand up but Hofmann is controlling him.
Hofmann controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lake is looking to stand back up but Hofmann counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Lake.
Hofmann wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lake keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Lake dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Albert Hofmann's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hofmann shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lake moves into range and clinches up with Hofmann.
Lake breaks the clinch.
Lake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lake throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hofmann stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot by Lake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hofmann takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hofmann keeps the fight on the outside.
Hofmann drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lake defends it well.
Lake is looking to clinch but Hofmann is avoiding it.
Hofmann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lake throws a looping overhand right but Hofmann ducks down to avoid it.
Hofmann changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hofmann lands with a right hand.
Lake tries to keep at a distance but Hofmann has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hofmann keeps control of Lake as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slow jab from Hofmann misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lake misses with a hook
and Hofmann counters with a shoot takedown. Lake fights it but they end up in guard.
Hofmann wants to control from the top but Lake keeps moving.
Hofmann scoring with punches to the head and body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hofmann with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hofmann in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Albert Hofmann has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hofmann stays in close to Lake's body and controls the position.
Hofmann pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lake is keeping the position for now.
Hofmann trying to control the position from guard on top but Lake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hofmann passes Lake's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hofmann missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hofmann prevents Lake from standing back up.
Hofmann lands with a punch from half guard.
Hofmann prevents Lake from standing back up.
Hofmann not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lake pushes Hofmann off and gets back to his feet.
Hofmann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lake moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lake connects with a crisp jab.
Lake misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Hofmann misses its intended target.
Hofmann takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That has opened up Albert Hofmann's cut even more.
Lake tries to close the distance and clinch but Hofmann swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hofmann throws a counter combo.
Hofmann takes a swing at Lake's ribcage but misses.
Hofmann just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Lake on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hofmann lands a nice hook to Lake's body. Lake takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lake moves in looking to clinch but Hofmann pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hofmann! But no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cody Lake.
I think Lake 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Cody Lake!
Cody Lake made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'See! That was to easy! Give me the title shot for the winner of Chimaev vs Ilmarinen because neither of them deserve it.
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