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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roel Kreshnik (ranked 5257 p4p, 24944 weight class) and Jerome Dawkins (ranked 354 p4p, 409 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jerome Dawkins enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roel Kreshnik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jerome Dawkins!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawkins tries for a takedown but Kreshnik circles away easily
letting Kreshnik counter with a right hand.
Kreshnik circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dawkins throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kreshnik makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice shot by Kreshnik.
Dawkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dawkins scores with a one two! Kreshnik had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kreshnik circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kreshnik counters with a straight right hand.
Dawkins shoots in for a takedown but Kreshnik shows good takedown defense.
Dawkins tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kreshnik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dawkins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kreshnik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roel Kreshnik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerome Dawkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kreshnik lands a big uppercut and Dawkins crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Dawkins looks OK. Kreshnik waves Dawkins back to his feet!
 Dawkins is rocked!
Kreshnik keeps the fight on the outside.
A big left from Kreshnik misses.
Kreshnik punishes Dawkins's body with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Kreshnik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dawkins wants to counter the offense by Kreshnik and move into the clinch position.
Dawkins throws a combination that misses
and Kreshnik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kreshnik cracks a nice hook into Dawkins's ribs.
Kreshnik misses with an uppercut.
Dawkins wants to counter the offense by Kreshnik and move into the clinch position.
Kreshnik with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kreshnik cracks Dawkins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kreshnik missing with a left hand there. Dawkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've been told by Kreshnik's head coaches at Memento Mori that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Roel Kreshnik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dawkins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kreshnik counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dawkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Kreshnik finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreshnik lands a big right hand that sends Dawkins crashing to the mat! Kreshnik stays standing though and waves Dawkins back to his feet!
Dawkins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kreshnik counters with a nice right hand that sends Dawkins toppling to the canvas! Dawkins scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Kreshnik finish him?!
Dawkins misses with a takedown attempt
and Kreshnik counters with a crisp right that sends Dawkins to the canvas! Kreshnik follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roel Kreshnik!
A very excited looking Roel Kreshnik made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Janko Godwin (ranked 3163 p4p, 24536 weight class) and Umar Kwabena (ranked 384 p4p, 539 weight class). Janko Godwin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Janko Godwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Umar Kwabena!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godwin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kwabena manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Godwin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kwabena counters with a three punch combo that has Godwin backing up. Godwin nods at Kwabena to acknowledge the strikes.
Godwin is looking to land body kicks.
Kwabena unleashes a big counter combination but Godwin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Godwin misses with a wild body shot.
Godwin has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Good standup being displayed there by Godwin as he connects with a hook.
Godwin throws a right and a left that Kwabena avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from Godwin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godwin throws a series of punches but Kwabena moves out of range.
Godwin loads up on a big right hand but Kwabena slips the punch.
Kwabena is looking for the big counter here.
Godwin misses the shot to the body.
Godwin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godwin clinches up with Kwabena and pushes him back against the cage.
Godwin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Godwin tries to work over Kwabena's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Godwin is pressed up against the cage. Kwabena has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Godwin down to the mat. Godwin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Umar Kwabena is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Godwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kwabena throws a counter combo.
Godwin misses with a combination
and Kwabena counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Godwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kwabena moves away.
Godwin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kwabena swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Despite the aggression on Kwabena's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Godwin lands with a straight right. Kwabena didn't see that one coming.
Godwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kwabena.
Kwabena unleashes a big counter combination but Godwin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kwabena avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Godwin lands.
Godwin throws a hook but Kwabena avoids it easily.
Godwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kwabena unleashes a big counter combination but Godwin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Godwin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kwabena swivels and escapes.
Despite the aggression on Kwabena's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Godwin misses with a lunging right hand
and Kwabena counters with a one-two to the body.
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!
Kwabena dodges the punch combination from Godwin.
As Godwin backs off Kwabena throws a huge counter combo but Godwin manages to avoid it all.
Kwabena uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Godwin.
Kwabena lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Godwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Godwin backs off Kwabena throws a huge counter combo but Godwin manages to avoid it all.
Godwin tries to close the distance and clinch but Kwabena swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kwabena stuffs the takedown attempt from Godwin. Godwin gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janko Godwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwabena swats away the attempt to clinch by Godwin.
Kwabena is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Godwin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kwabena's half guard.
Kwabena keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kwabena is trying to stand.
Kwabena is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Kwabena is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Godwin scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kwabena wants to get back to his feet.
Godwin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godwin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kwabena wants to get back to his feet.
Godwin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kwabena keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kwabena tries to kick Godwin off in order to stand up. Godwin Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Godwin wants to control for a moment but Kwabena uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Kwabena keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kwabena avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Godwin.
Kwabena wants to get back to his feet.
Kwabena felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Kwabena taking some punishment here, with Godwin in his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Janko Godwin dominated that round.
That's time! Godwin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kwabena ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Godwin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kwabena lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Godwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kwabena throws a counter combo.
Godwin clinches up with Kwabena and pushes him back against the cage.
Kwabena prevents a takedown attempt there.
Godwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Godwin.
Kwabena changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Godwin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Godwin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kwabena sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kwabena throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janko Godwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kwabena defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Godwin.
Kwabena is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Godwin just misses with a punch to the body.
Kwabena throws a counter combo.
Godwin throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godwin misses the jab.
Godwin is looking to clinch but Kwabena is avoiding it.
Godwin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kwabena defends it nicely.
Kwabena keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Godwin.
Kwabena is looking for the big counter here.
Kwabena circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kwabena is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Godwin with a body shot.
Kwabena needs to keep his hands up - Godwin had a free shot at his head there.
Godwin misses with a hook. Kwabena ducked under it nicely.
Kwabena lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Godwin misses with a straight right.
Despite the aggression on Kwabena's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kwabena moves away from the strike by Godwin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godwin tries to bum rush Kwabena with a series of wild strikes but Kwabena uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kwabena is looking for the big counter here.
Godwin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kwabena circles away from the clinch attempt.
Godwin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kwabena moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Godwin is looking to chop away at Kwabena's legs.
Umar Kwabena is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Godwin takes a swing at Kwabena's ribcage but misses.
Kwabena unleashes a big counter combination but Godwin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Godwin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Godwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kwabena.
A jab from Godwin misses.
Kwabena lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwabena displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Godwin throws out the jab.
Godwin misses with a wild body shot.
Godwin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kwabena, pushing him back against the cage.
Kwabena prevents a takedown attempt there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Godwin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Godwin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kwabena is trying to break the clinch but Godwin has him pressed against the cage.
Godwin gets through Kwabena's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kwabena gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Godwin pushes Kwabena off looking to stand but Kwabena dives back in and keeps control.
Kwabena wants to stand but Godwin has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godwin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kwabena wants to stand up but Godwin is controlling the position.
Godwin wants to get back to his feet.
Kwabena tries to stand and escape but Godwin actually recovers to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kwabena has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Godwin is proving hard to escape from.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Janko Godwin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Godwin tries to clinch there but Kwabena circles away.
Godwin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Janko Godwin is winning the standup battle so far.
Godwin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kwabena manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kwabena wants to get back to his feet but Godwin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Godwin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kwabena wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Godwin manages to pass to side control.
Godwin is nestled in close to Kwabena, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godwin prevents Kwabena from standing back up.
Godwin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kwabena can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godwin throwing shots but Kwabena is blocking nicely.
Godwin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kwabena sees it coming and defends easily.
Godwin 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.
Godwin prevents Kwabena from standing back up.
Godwin thows a huge punch but Kwabena dodges it nicely.
Godwin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kwabena is looking to escape.
Godwin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kwabena blocking the ground and pound attempt from Godwin.
Godwin working Kwabena over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godwin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kwabena is rocked!
Kwabena is trying to stand up here but Godwin is controlling him well.
Kwabena is still in real trouble! Can Godwin finish him?
Kwabena seems to have recovered his senses.
Godwin throwing shots but Kwabena is blocking nicely.
Kwabena looks like he's trying to stand up.
Godwin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kwabena pushes Godwin off looking to stand but Godwin dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godwin throwing shots but Kwabena is blocking nicely.
Kwabena wants to get back to his feet.
Godwin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Godwin lands with a punch from half guard.
Godwin controlling the position here and throwing strikes from the top. Nice elbow lands there... and another... and another... oh, Kwabena is out! Godwin gets to his feet and admires his work - nice finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Janko Godwin!
Janko Godwin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sang Chunso (ranked 4160 p4p, 5102 weight class) and Chiyo Fuji (ranked 548 p4p, 589 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chunso might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Achieving Greatness. Sang Chunso has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sang Chunso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chiyo Fuji !
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chunso lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
 It looks like Chiyo Fuji has been cut.
Fuji keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chunso lands the left hand.
Chunso throws a series of punches but Fuji moves out of range.
Chunso moves out of range of the strikes.
Fuji throws a right hand that misses
and Chunso cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chunso throws a head kick but Fuji moves out of range.
Fuji showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chunso.
Fuji feints the counter takedown.
Fuji jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fuji fails with the takedown
and Chunso counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fuji walks into a straight right hand from Chunso.
Fuji is rocked!
Fuji looks up at the clock. Bad move! Chunso lands a right hand from hell, dropping Fuji . Chunso pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sang Chunso!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Craven Moorehead (ranked 24171 p4p, 2692 weight class) and Elidio Fana (ranked 290 p4p, 162 weight class). Elidio Fana is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craven Moorehead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Elidio Fana!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Fana.
Moorehead jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moorehead swings widly with a right hand
and Fana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moorehead goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fana throws out a counter right but Moorehead avoids it with no problem.
Moorehead throws a shot from downtown. Fana moves away and avoids it.
Fana scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moorehead throws out the jab.
Fana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moorehead.
Despite the aggression on Fana's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fana missing with a left hand there. Moorehead was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moorehead was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Moorehead throws a jab when Fana was well out of range.
Moorehead misses the body punch
and Fana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moorehead throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fana swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fana staying out of range there.
Moorehead scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Moorehead blocks a jab.
Moorehead misses with a head kick.
Craven Moorehead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fana takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moorehead swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fana throws out a counter right but Moorehead avoids it with no problem.
Fana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moorehead manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moorehead clobbers Fana with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Moorehead misses.
Fana looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Moorehead is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fana throws the left hand but Moorehead avoids the punch easily.
Fana moves forwards but Moorehead connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fana throws a hook but Moorehead avoids it easily.
Fana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moorehead attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A telegraphed right hand from Fana misses the target.
Moorehead fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Moorehead lands a jab to the head.
Fana lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moorehead.
Moorehead has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Moorehead there as he acknowledges the shot.
Moorehead looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moorehead throws an off balance right hand
and Fana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moorehead scores with a jab. Fana acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fana looks to land a left hand but Moorehead moved out of range nicely.
Moorehead throws a quick counter kick to the body but Fana avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fana looks to score with a jab to the body but Moorehead is just out of range.
Moorehead swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fana throws out a loose jab but Moorehead uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Fana misses.
A big left from Fana misses.
Moorehead misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Moorehead misses the target.
Moorehead misses with a left hand
and Fana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moorehead misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fana's corner calls for a 1-2. Fana obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Moorehead scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Moorehead misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fana misses with the combination.
Fana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Moorehead misses.
Fana moves away from the strike by Moorehead.
A combination from Moorehead does no damage.
Moorehead throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead misses with a looping right.
Moorehead uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fana.
Moorehead uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fana.
Moorehead misses with a straight right.
Moorehead throws a body shot but no joy.
Moorehead is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fana checks the leg kick.
Fana takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fana lands a glancing blow to the side of Moorehead's head.
The fighters circling - Fana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moorehead looks to score with a jab to the body but Fana is just out of range.
Fana unleashes a big counter combination but Moorehead bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fana slips a jab from Moorehead.
Moorehead misses with a hook. Fana ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Moorehead is defended easily by Fana.
Fana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moorehead throws a jab but it's blocked by Fana.
Moorehead throws a right hand that misses
and Fana counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead throws a body shot but no joy.
Fana lands a head shot.
Moorehead blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moorehead scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fana connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
 Moorehead is rocked!
 It looks like Craven Moorehead has been cut.
Fana misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Moorehead misses the target.
Oh Moorehead is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moorehead lands with an uppercut that bounces Fana off the cage and back into range.
Moorehead darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Moorehead misses with a hook. Fana ducked under it nicely.
Fana missing with a left hand there. Moorehead was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moorehead seems to have got his legs back now.
Fana misses the jab.
Fana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moorehead.
Fana cracks Moorehead with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Moorehead looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away
can Fana finish him?
Elidio Fana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moorehead throws the kick towards the body but Fana avoids it.
Moorehead ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fana moves away.
Moorehead slips a jab from Fana.
Moorehead swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Moorehead misses with an uppercut. Fana saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Elidio Fana will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Craven Moorehead'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.
Moorehead's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fana under the eye.
Moorehead misses with a hook. Fana ducked under it nicely.
Fana avoids the body shot from Moorehead.
Moorehead just misses with a punch to the body.
Fana is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moorehead. Fana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moorehead throws out a powerful jab.
Moorehead throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moorehead throws an overhand right that lands on Fana's shoulder, as Fana tries to avoid the shot.
Moorehead misses with a right hand
and Fana counters with a one-two to the body.
Fana moves away from the strike by Moorehead.
Fana misses with a body shot.
Fana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moorehead misses with a two punch combination.
Moorehead connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moorehead.
Moorehead throws a shot from downtown. Fana moves away and avoids it.
Fana drops his hands momentarily and Moorehead takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moorehead manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moorehead misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Moorehead takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moorehead lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fana is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moorehead.
Moorehead throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fana works the jab nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Fana 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Moorehead.
Some wild striking there from Moorehead.
Fana checks a leg kick.
Moorehead throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fana.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fana! But no joy.
Moorehead misses with a right hand
and Fana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moorehead darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Moorehead backs away from a small jab... but Fana lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Moorehead crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Fana with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Elidio Fana!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Cobb (ranked 2072 p4p, 5815 weight class) and Donovan Lang (ranked 273 p4p, 495 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donovan Lang!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang is looking to land body kicks.
Cobb 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.
Cobb defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lang.
Cobb throws a hook but Lang blocks it.
Lang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
Lang jabs at Cobb's body.
Cobb slips a jab and a cross from Lang.
A slow jab from Cobb misses its intended target.
The crowd cheers as Cobb lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lang doesn't seem phased though.
Lang slips under a jab from Cobb.
Cobb throws a right hand that Lang ducks under and follows up with a left that Lang also avoids with ease.
Lang drives through with a takedown into Cobb's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cobb is keeping the position for now.
Lang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cobb wants to get back to his feet but Lang is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb keeping moving, preventing Lang from controlling successfully.
Cobb has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lang off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Lang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little feinted left hand from Cobb on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cobb throws a leg kick but Lang sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lang with the counter takedown but Cobb avoids it easily.
Lang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Cobb.
Cobb lands with an uppercut that bounces Lang off the cage and back into range.
Nice defenses there by Lang.
Lang with the counter takedown but Cobb avoids it easily.
Cobb moves out of range as Lang throws a body kick.
Cobb misses with an uppercut.
Cobb throws a big shot that misses.
Lang misses with a few strikes there.
Cobb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb misses with a straight left.
Lang wants to counter the offense by Cobb and move into the clinch position.
Lang slips a jab from Cobb.
Cobb looks to land a left hand but Lang moved out of range nicely.
Cobb looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Cobb throws a jab but it's blocked by Lang.
A nice side step and Lang releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lang tries to score with a low kick but Cobb moves his leg out of the way.
Lang throws a wild body kick that Cobb sees coming a mile off.
Lang moves out of range of the strikes.
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!
A clash of legs there as Lang blocks the low kick.
Lang doesn't manage to clinch there - Cobb circles away.
Nice jab there from Cobb.
Cobb misses the jab.
Lang shoots in but Cobb avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cobb is looking to counter punch.
Cobb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lang is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cobb with a body shot.
Lang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cobb.
Lang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cobb.
Lang shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cobb but Cobb pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Billy Cobb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donovan Lang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang shoots in and bounces Cobb off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cobb keeping moving, preventing Lang from controlling successfully.
Cobb has his feet on Lang's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Cobb falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lang counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cobb has one foot on Lang's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cobb misses with a looping left.
Lang gets a double leg takedown into Cobb's guard.
Cobb is wriggling around but Lang manages to pass to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb is controlling Lang's trapped leg to prevent Lang from advancing to side control.
Lang is keen to just control but Cobb is a slippery customer.
Cobb works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lang is fighting to break Cobb's control of his arms but Cobb is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cobb is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Cobb dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cobb avoids the head kick by Lang.
Cobb throws a big shot that misses.
Cobb misses with a straight left.
Cobb misses the jab.
Lang blocks a low kick nicely.
Cobb misses with a straight right.
Cobb circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lang closes the distance and clinches up with Cobb, looking for a takedown. Lang pushes Cobb against the cage but Cobb circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cobb misses the jab.
Cobb throws a body punch but Lang moves out of range.
Lang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
A slow jab from Cobb misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big left from Cobb misses.
Cobb throws out a leg kick but Lang moves out of range and Cobb only half commits.
Lang is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cobb loads up on a big right hand but Lang slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Cobb misses the target.
Lang shoots in but Cobb avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Billy Cobb is winning the standup battle so far.
Cobb misses with a looping left.
Lang ducks under a wild hook from Cobb.
Cobb looks to land a left hand but Lang moved out of range nicely.
Lang takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lang is defended easily by Cobb.
Cobb looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Billy Cobb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donovan Lang.
Cobb shoots in looking for a takedown but Lang manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cobb's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Cobb enables Lang to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cobb manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Cobb pushes Lang off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lang shoots in and drives through. Cobb sprawls well.
Lang tries to clinch but Cobb is having none of it.
Lang blocks a low kick nicely.
Billy Cobb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cobb misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang slips a jab from Cobb.
Lang drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cobb misses with a straight right.
Cobb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cobb does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cobb misses the jab.
Lang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lang tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cobb is able to avoid easily.
Cobb throws a shot from downtown. Lang moves away and avoids it.
Lang doesn't manage to clinch there - Cobb circles away.
Cobb takes a swing at Lang's ribcage but misses.
Cobb scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lang tries to clinch but Cobb moves out of range.
Cobb misses with an uppercut
and Lang counters with a shoot takedown. Cobb fights it but they end up in guard.
Lang engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lang must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb wants to stand and escape but Lang is having none of it.
Lang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cobb is keeping the position for now.
Lang trying to control but Cobb is working from the bottom.
Lang wants to get up but he can't break Cobb's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cobb is looking to stand up but Lang isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lang drops his hands momentarily and Cobb takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cobb connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cobb misses with an uppercut. Lang saw that one coming.
Lang ducks under a wild hook from Cobb.
Cobb misses with an uppercut.
Donovan Lang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lang has a takedown stuffed.
Lang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cobb fails with a takedown attempt.
Lang looks for a takedown but Cobb sprawls well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Cobb dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lang fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cobb cracks Lang with an open hand slap.
Cobb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lang gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cobb throws a hook but Lang blocks it.
Lang is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cobb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lang.
Lang tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lang takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang moves out of range as Cobb strikes.
Cobb looks to land a left hand but Lang moved out of range nicely.
Lang is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sloppy strikes from Cobb. Those never looked like landing.
Lang steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cobb.
Nice defenses there by Lang.
A jab from Cobb misses.
Cobb blocks a head kick by Lang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
Cobb throws a hook but Lang avoids it easily.
And Lang responds with a good body kick, but Cobb manages to step out the way in time.
Lang ducks under a wild hook from Cobb.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cobb!
Lang drives through with a takedown into Cobb's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Cobb is looking to stand back up but Lang counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Cobb.
Lang wants to take a breather but Cobb is having none of it.
Lang works his foot free and advances to mount.
Lang trying to control but Cobb is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb wants to control but Lang is having none of it.
Lang is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Cobb has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Cobb!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobb decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Cobb lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang dives in for a single leg takedown but Cobb sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Cobb misses with a body shot.
Lang misses with a takedown attempt - Cobb sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Billy Cobb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donovan Lang.
Lang walks into a jab.
Cobb lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lang tries to land a leg kick but Cobb saw it coming and moves away.
Cobb throws a lazy right hand but Lang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cobb is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lang's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Cobb avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lang tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cobb sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lang somewhat.
Cobb is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lang can do to turn this around?
Cobb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cobb lands a right hook to the body.
Lang takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb lands a lovely overhand right.
Lang scores with a leg kick.
Lang shoots in looking for a takedown but Cobb manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lang's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lang gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cobb.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Cobb.
Lang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cobb.
Good exchange - Cobb coming out on top.
Lang shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cobb sprawls well. Cobb wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lang gets slowly back to his feet.
Lang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lang ducks under a wild hook from Cobb.
Cobb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lang.
Lang throws a series of punches but Cobb moves out of range.
Cobb scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Cobb as he connects with a hook.
Donovan Lang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Billy Cobb is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cobb connects with the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Cobb showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cobb, 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Cobb!
A very excited looking Billy Cobb rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ty Wong (ranked 2216 p4p, 1693 weight class) and James Dalton (ranked 184 p4p, 150 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ty Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Dalton!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dalton quickly recovers to half guard.
Wong is looking for a kimura here.
Dalton is trying to maintain the position but Wong is very close to passing his half guard.
Wong throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wong has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wong is thwarting Dalton's attempts to control the position.
Wong is working for a kimura but Dalton is defending it quite comfortably.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton looking for submissions off his back.
Wong throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dalton.
Wong keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dalton's head.
Dalton controls Wong momentarily but Wong frees himself.
Wong looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wong trying to control the position from guard on top but Dalton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dalton looking for a sweep. Not yet Dalton, not yet.
Dalton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dalton keeping moving, preventing Wong from controlling successfully.
Wong looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Dalton looking to control.
Wong trying to control the position from guard on top but Dalton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wong got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dalton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wong has managed to get both his arms back between Dalton's legs - danger averted.
Dalton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wong defends well.
Wong connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wong can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wong trying to control but Dalton is working from the bottom.
Wong is really struggling to control Dalton but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Dalton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wong defends it easily.
Wong looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dalton working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Wong has passed into half guard!
We've been informed that Dalton has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four 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.
Dalton is looking to control Wong's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dalton avoid being mounted?
Dalton tries to get to full guard but Wong has control of the leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dalton trying to hold on to Wong's head to control him but Wong postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wong not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wong blocks the strikes from Dalton.
Dalton tries to roll over but Wong keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ty Wong dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wong throws a body punch but Dalton moves out of range.
Wong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dalton can do to turn this around?
Dalton misses with a straight right.
Wong throws a big shot that misses.
Wong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dalton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wong.
Wong misses with a hook. Dalton ducked under it nicely.
Wong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wong drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dalton sprawls and moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Wong. No joy for Dalton on that attempt.
Wong feinted with a counter takedown.
Dalton throws a series of punches but Wong moves out of range.
Dalton looks to score with a jab to the body but Wong is just out of range.
Dalton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dalton just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dalton.
Dalton misses with a body shot.
Dalton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wong swivels and escapes.
Wong loads up on a big right hand but Dalton slips the punch.
Dalton takes a swing at Wong's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dalton throws a body punch but Wong moves out of range.
Wong half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wong drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wong trying to control but Dalton is working from the bottom.
Wong thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dalton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dalton is keeping the position for now.
Dalton has his foot on Wong's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wong works his way back into a safe position though.
Dalton working for a triangle but Wong defends it easily.
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.
Dalton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wong connects with a couple of short punches.
Dalton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dalton is keeping the position for now.
Dalton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wong.
Wong is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wong keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dalton's head.
Dalton has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Wong is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Dalton.
Dalton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wong tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wong has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wong is looking to take a break and control but Dalton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dalton is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalton trying to control but Wong flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Dalton defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Wong working for a choke but Dalton is defending well.
Wong is hanging on to Dalton's back as he tries to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ty Wong dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Wong takes a swing at Dalton's ribcage but misses.
Dalton loads up on a big right hand but Wong slips the punch.
Dalton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dalton misses with a two punch combination.
Wong drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dalton sprawls and moves away.
A cross from Dalton lands.
Dalton slips a straight right by Wong.
Dalton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dalton misses with a body shot.
Dalton misses with a low kick.
Wong attempts a counter takedown but Dalton avoids it well and moves away.
Dalton ducks under a wild hook from Wong.
Wong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wong misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton looks to throw the jab but Wong is out of range.
Wong defending well as Dalton loads up on a big left hand.
Wong appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dalton looks to throw the jab but Wong is out of range.
Dalton throws a body shot but no joy.
Dalton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wong manages to avoid it.
James Dalton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wong was well out of range. Poor timing from Dalton.
Wong drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dalton sprawls and moves away.
Dalton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wong is fending him off so far but Dalton persists. Nope, Wong circles away and we're back to standing.
Wong connects with a crisp jab.
Dalton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dalton.
Wong changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dalton moves away from the strike by Wong.
Dalton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wong.
Dalton looks to throw the jab but Wong is out of range.
Wong misses with a hook. Dalton ducked under it nicely.
Dalton throws a body shot but no joy.
Dalton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dalton misses with an uppercut
and Wong counters with a shoot takedown. Dalton fights it but they end up in guard.
Dalton trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Dalton throws his legs up looking for a submission but Wong uses it to pass to side control.
Dalton is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wong has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dalton struggling a bit here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wong is trying to get an arm triangle but Dalton is defending well.
Wong working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dalton tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ty Wong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Dalton can't do much from the bottom here.
Dalton manages to work his way to half guard, despite Wong's best efforts.
Wong is trying to control. Dalton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dalton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dalton is not content to let Wong control the position.
Dalton is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dalton manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dalton trying to control the position.
Wong controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wong trying to control the position from guard on top but Dalton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Dalton looks to throw the jab but Wong is out of range.
Dalton looks to throw the jab but Wong is out of range.
Dalton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dalton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dalton avoids the body shot from Wong.
Dalton throws a series of punches but Wong avoids them all with ease.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dalton throws a body punch but Wong moves out of range.
Dalton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wong manages to avoid it.
James Dalton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wong just misses with a punch to the body.
James Dalton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed right hand from Wong misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Dalton.
I think Wong 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ty Wong!
After the fight, Ty Wong was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oki Zuki (ranked 1551 p4p, 886 weight class) and Tyrone Graves (ranked 187 p4p, 115 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Oki Zuki !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Graves!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves moves into the clinch successfully.
Zuki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zuki breaks from the clinch.
Graves looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Graves clinches up with Zuki and pushes him back against the cage.
Graves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zuki 's elbow.
Zuki blocking some punches.
Graves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zuki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Graves tries to throw a body punch but Zuki avoids it by throwing Graves back against the cage.
Zuki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Graves stalling in the clinch but Zuki improves position.
Zuki can't break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Graves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Graves misses.
Graves connects with the punch.
It looks like Oki Zuki has been cut.
Graves clinches.
Zuki tries to circle away but Graves has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuki is trying to break the clinch but Graves is controlling him.
Graves manages to break the clinch.
Graves waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zuki .
Zuki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Graves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zuki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zuki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Graves.
Zuki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zuki misses with a wild combination.
Zuki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zuki has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Canucks Combat Club in the buildup to the fight.
Graves digs a good body shot into Zuki 's ribs.
Zuki misses with a head kick.
Graves lunges at Zuki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zuki 's hand.
Nice body punch from Graves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves ducks under a wild hook from Zuki .
Zuki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zuki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zuki moves away from the strike by Graves.
Graves fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zuki , pushing him back against the cage.
Graves is stalling here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graves.
Graves taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zuki tries to break the clinch but Graves is controlling the position.
Graves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graves just leaning against Zuki , taking a breather.
Graves can't find room to land a body shot as Zuki controls the action.
Graves effectively controlling the action here.
Graves lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Graves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graves misses with a punch to the body.
The referee calls for Graves to work.
Zuki can't break the clinch.
Graves is stalling here.
Zuki can't break the clinch.
Zuki is trying to break the clinch but Graves has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Graves.
A right handed body shot lands from Graves.
Graves lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zuki backwards.
Graves throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zuki s head.
Zuki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zuki is trying to break the clinch but Graves is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zuki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Graves changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Graves scores with the left hand. Zuki knows he should have avoided that one.
Graves takes the fight into the clinch.
Graves manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Graves stalling.
Graves avoiding damage.
Zuki blocks a body shot from Graves.
Zuki blocks a body shot from Graves.
Zuki manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Graves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oki Zuki 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zuki blocks a jab.
Graves thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zuki throws a nice looking combination but Graves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Graves appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Graves throws a body shot but no joy.
Graves takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tyrone Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zuki drops his hands momentarily and Graves takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zuki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zuki has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Graves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zuki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zuki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves gets in close and tags Zuki with a short punch that almost sends Zuki to the mat! Oh Zuki is in big trouble! He turns his back on Graves, trying to create some distance but Graves rushes him, striking wildly and Zuki goes down! The referee tackles Graves into the cage to end the fight! Graves is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrone Graves!
In his post fight interview, Tyrone Graves gave a big smile as he said 'Choo-Choo beeetoch!!! Hype train derailed baby! Next stop, Henry Waterman station!! Make it happen!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jaxen Christ (ranked 1150 p4p, 1996 weight class) and Draco Leonidas (ranked 108 p4p, 171 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaxen Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Draco Leonidas!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonidas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Christ connects with a good right hand that stumbles Leonidas. Leonidas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Christ pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body kick from Leonidas.
Christ swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Leonidas.
A big right from Christ misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Christ lunges at Leonidas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Leonidas's hand.
Leonidas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ swings widly with a right hand
and Leonidas makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Christ really felt that one!
Christ swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leonidas defending well as Christ loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Leonidas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Leonidas moves out of range as Christ strikes.
Christ swings widly with a right hand
and Leonidas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Christ throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leonidas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Christ dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ misses the jab.
Christ missing with a left hand there. Leonidas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Christ takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circling - Christ throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leonidas misses with a looping right.
A big right from Christ misses.
Christ misses with a looping left.
Leonidas is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonidas throws a solid leg kick but Christ takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Leonidas.
A big right from Christ misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas rushes Christ and presses him up against the cage.
Leonidas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leonidas.
Leonidas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leonidas misses with a punch to the body.
Christ blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Christ tries to break the clinch but Leonidas is controlling the position.
Leonidas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Christ backwards.
Christ scores with a shoulder strike.
Leonidas prevents a body shot from Christ.
Christ is trying to push Leonidas away but Leonidas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Leonidas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Christ.
Christ breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Christ misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leonidas wants to counter with a clinch but Christ pushes him away.
Leonidas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christ.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas tries to clinch
and Christ counters with a straight right hand.
Leonidas works Christ's body with a nice hook.
Christ is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonidas throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Christ misses.
Leonidas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Christ defending well as Leonidas loads up on a big left hand.
Leonidas's corner calls for a 1-2. Leonidas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Christ on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Christ feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Leonidass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Draco Leonidas will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Leonidas gets a clinch.
Christ lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Christ lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Leonidas decides to pull guard.
Leonidas trying to control the position.
Christ wants to stand but Leonidas has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Christ trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonidas had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Christ defends it easily.
Christ wants to get up but he can't break Leonidas's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Leonidas is trying to keep Christ in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Christ uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leonidas.
Christ misses with a lunging right hand
and Leonidas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Christ thinking.
Christ throws an off balance right hand
enabling Leonidas to counter with a crisp jab.
Leonidas throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Christ misses with a looping right.
Leonidas is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Leonidas.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Christ crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Leonidas - the referee stops the clock and Christ gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Leonidas. Christ manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Christ rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leonidas counters with an inside leg kick.
Leonidas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Leonidas misses with a punch to the body.
Leonidas can't find room to land a body shot as Christ controls the action.
Christ swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leonidas misses with a punch to the body.
Leonidas takes a shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Christ manages to break the clinch.
Christ lands a nice hook to Leonidas's body. Leonidas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Christ thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leonidas tries to counter with a clinch but Christ shakes him off and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leonidas makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Christ really felt that one!
Christ takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Leonidas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Christ counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Christ misses with an uppercut
and Christ takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Christ misses with a looping left.
Christ dodges the punch combination from Leonidas.
Christ seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ throws the left hand but Leonidas avoids the punch easily.
Leonidas closes the distance and pushes Christ back into the cage.
Leonidas lands a nice uppercut.
Leonidas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Christ blocking some punches.
Leonidas gets control of Christ's arms and successfully pulls guard. Leonidas will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonidas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Christ defends well.
Christ has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Leonidas is proving hard to escape from.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Draco Leonidas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Leonidas connects with an inside leg kick.
Draco Leonidas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leonidas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Christ counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leonidas staying out of range there.
Leonidas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Leonidas closes the distance and clinches.
Leonidas can't find room to land a body shot as Christ controls the action.
Leonidas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leonidas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Leonidas lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ wants to break free but Leonidas has control.
Leonidas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Christ's efforts to push away.
Christ is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Draco Leonidas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Leonidas decides to pull guard.
Christ wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Leonidas's closed guard. He's half up but Leonidas has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Leonidas pivots and extends the arm, Christ falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Leonidas! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Draco Leonidas!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Beaver Shaver (ranked 24696 p4p, 1955 weight class) and Arturito Tampukpuk (ranked 549 p4p, 259 weight class). Arturito Tampukpuk is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Beaver Shaver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arturito Tampukpuk!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tampukpuk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shaver fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tampukpuk sprawls well initially but Shaver persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tampukpuk pushes Shaver off and gets back to his feet.
A big left from Shaver misses.
Tampukpuk feints a counter leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Tampukpuk blocks the low kick.
Shaver fails to land the takedown.
Tampukpuk slaps away a takedown attempt from Shaver, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shaver. Tampukpuk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tampukpuk appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Shaver tries to clinch there but Tampukpuk circles away.
Tampukpuk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tampukpuk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaver moves away.
Beaver Shaver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Shaver.
Shaver misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beaver Shaver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A low kick lands for Tampukpuk.
Shaver tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shaver throws a low kick but Tampukpuk avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tampukpuk checks a leg kick.
Tampukpuk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tampukpuk swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shaver.
Tampukpuk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shaver misses with an uppercut. Tampukpuk saw that one coming.
Shaver scores with a jab. Tampukpuk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shaver throws a leg kick but Tampukpuk sees it coming and moves out of range.
A low kick from Shaver misses
and Tampukpuk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shaver moves out of range of the leg kick from Tampukpuk.
Shaver walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaver throws out a leg kick but Tampukpuk moves out of range and Shaver only half commits.
Shaver throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Danga de danga de dang - Shaver scores with a four punch combination!
Shaver tries to close the distance and clinch but Tampukpuk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tampukpuk doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Shaver has managed to clinch.
Tampukpuk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arturito Tampukpuk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shaver steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tampukpuk. That one must have hurt.
Shaver on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shaver misses with a takedown attempt - Tampukpuk sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tampukpuk throws out a counter right but Shaver avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Shaver misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Tampukpuk misses.
Shaver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tampukpuk tries a quick counter leg kick but Shaver is wise to it.
Tampukpuk takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tampukpuk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shaver looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tampukpuk is fending him off so far but Shaver persists. Nope, Tampukpuk circles away and we're back to standing.
Tampukpuk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shaver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tampukpuk manages to avoid it.
Tampukpuk is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Shaver throws a series of punches but Tampukpuk avoids them all with ease.
Tampukpuk throws a low kick, looking for Shaver's leg but Shaver calmly moves out of range.
Shaver fails with a takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arturito Tampukpuk dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Shaver walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shaver throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tampukpuk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arturito Tampukpuk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shaver lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tampukpuk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tampukpuk stuns Shaver with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaver misses with a low kick.
Tampukpuk slips a straight right by Shaver.
Tampukpuk now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tampukpuk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shaver.
Tampukpuk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaver looks to land a left hand but Tampukpuk moved out of range nicely.
Tampukpuk lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tampukpuk.
It looks like Beaver Shaver has been cut.
Shaver lands a slapping body shot.
Shaver misses with a low kick.
Shaver will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tampukpuk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shaver rushes Tampukpuk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tampukpuk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tampukpuk stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beaver Shaver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaver throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shaver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tampukpuk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tampukpuk lands with an overhand left.
Tampukpuk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shaver fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tampukpuk avoids it really well and circles away.
Shaver comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaver takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shaver cracks Tampukpuk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tampukpuk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shaver attempts a counter takedown but Tampukpuk avoids it well and moves away.
Tampukpuk moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shaver lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tampukpuk will feel that in the morning.
Shaver with a nice calf kick.
Tampukpuk misses with a jab to the body
and Shaver counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tampukpuk is trying to stand up here but Shaver is controlling him well.
Tampukpuk is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaver seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaver moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Tampukpuk.
Shaver landing strikes.
Tampukpuk wants to get back to his feet.
Shaver in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tampukpuk is not content to let Shaver control the position.
Shaver grinds an elbow into Tampukpuk's temple.
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 Beaver Shaver will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Beaver Shaver'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. This is the final round!
Tampukpuk needs to keep his hands up - Shaver had a free shot at his head there.
Tampukpuk has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Shaver takes a swing at Tampukpuk's ribcage but misses.
Tampukpuk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaver moves away.
Shaver clinches.
Shaver keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tampukpuk's efforts to push away.
Tampukpuk breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaver lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tampukpuk takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A lazy body kick from Shaver
and Tampukpuk counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaver misses with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Tampukpuk blocks the low kick.
Shaver misses the shot to the body.
Shaver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shaver lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A bone on bone clash there as Tampukpuk blocks the leg kick.
Shaver needs to keep his hands up - Tampukpuk had a free shot at his head there.
Tampukpuk throws a hook to the side of Shaver's head but Shaver sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tampukpuk moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaver tries a low kick but Tampukpuk avoids it.
Shaver wants to slow Tampukpuk down by chopping away at his legs.
Shaver misses with an uppercut
and Tampukpuk counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Shaver will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shaver misses with a two punch combination.
Shaver shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tampukpuk sprawls well. Tampukpuk wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shaver gets slowly back to his feet.
Tampukpuk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tampukpuk moves out of range of the leg kick from Shaver.
Tampukpuk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tampukpuk swinging wildly here.
Tampukpuk looks to land a left hand but Shaver moved out of range nicely.
Shaver half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tampukpuk throws a right and a left that Shaver avoids nicely.
Shaver attempts a counter takedown but Tampukpuk avoids it well and moves away.
Tampukpuk misses with a kick to the body.
Shaver moves forwards but Tampukpuk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shaver thows a leg kick but Tampukpuk checks it
enabling Tampukpuk to counter with a crisp jab.
Shaver tries to land a leg kick but Tampukpuk saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaver chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tampukpuk cracks Shaver with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tampukpuk checks a leg kick.
Tampukpuk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A shot to the body from Shaver misses
and Tampukpuk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shaver fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shaver backing away here, and Tampukpuk unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beaver Shaver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shaver throws a low kick but Tampukpuk avoids it.
Tampukpuk appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shaver has closed the distance and engaged Tampukpuk in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arturito Tampukpuk.
I think Tampukpuk has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arturito Tampukpuk!
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