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DC 60: Bollomard vs Nyla PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Boo (ranked 3976 p4p, 23798 weight class) and Bertil Brutal (ranked 438 p4p, 546 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, David Boo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bertil Brutal!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boo throws a one two combo.
 It looks like Bertil Brutal has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Brutal.
Some wild striking there from Boo.
Brutal throws a right hand that Boo ducks under and follows up with a left that Boo also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Boo. Those never looked like landing.
Brutal throws a nice looking combination but Boo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brutal has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Boo misses with a double jab.
Boo misses with a two punch combination.
Boo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brutal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boo moves into the clinch.
Brutal manages to break the clinch.
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!
Brutal ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brutal scores with a one two! Boo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brutal swats away the attempt to clinch by Boo.
Boo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brutal finds it's way round the side to connect with Boo's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boo throws a shot to the body.
Boo rushes Brutal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brutal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boo has him pressed against the cage.
Brutal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brutal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brutal just misses with a punch to the body.
Boo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Brutal misses the body punch
and Boo counters with a big right hand! Oh Brutal is in trouble here! Boo follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Boo!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Slinger (ranked 2780 p4p, 2999 weight class) and Jackson Davis (ranked 159 p4p, 174 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Slinger might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hail Mary. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Slinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson Davis!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
Patrick Slinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slinger throws a wild body kick that Davis sees coming a mile off.
Davis checks a leg kick nicely.
Slinger looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
It seemed like Davis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Slinger tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Davis misses.
Slinger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davis throws out the jab.
Davis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Slinger napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Slinger is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Slinger is working hard here to advance position.
Slinger sneaks back into half guard.
Slinger slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Davis has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Slinger to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Davis is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Slinger pulls down on the head and he's put Davis to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Patrick Slinger!
A relieved looking Patrick Slinger thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Pauschi (ranked 2455 p4p, 3112 weight class) and Sergej Kusnemirpow (ranked 320 p4p, 374 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Pauschi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergej Kusnemirpow!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pauschi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kusnemirpow has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Pauschi throws a head kick that misses.
Kusnemirpow swats away the attempt to clinch by Pauschi.
Kusnemirpow keeps the fight on the outside.
Kusnemirpow misses with a takedown attempt
letting Pauschi counter with a right hand.
Kusnemirpow shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kusnemirpow wants to take a breather but Pauschi is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pauschi is trying to control but can't.
Kusnemirpow with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kusnemirpow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pauschi keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pauschi wants to get back to full guard.
Kusnemirpow is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pauschi defends it well.
Pauschi's coaches at BronkĀ“s GYM have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Pauschi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pauschi keeping control of the position.
Pauschi gets full guard.
Kusnemirpow advances to half guard.
Kusnemirpow is looking for a kimura but Pauschi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kusnemirpow to get the leverage.
Kusnemirpow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pauschi keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Kusnemirpow is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight
I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza
Yum. Can't wait.
Kusnemirpow is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pauschi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kusnemirpow.
Pauschi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kusnemirpow is working for a kimura but Pauschi is defending it quite comfortably.
Kusnemirpow is working for a kimura but Pauschi is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pauschi is looking for a sweep. Kusnemirpow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pauschi is working hard here to advance position.
Kusnemirpow takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kusnemirpow is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pauschi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kusnemirpow is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pauschi defends it well.
Kusnemirpow is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pauschi sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pauschi is looking to improve his position.
Pauschi gets full guard.
Kusnemirpow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pauschi is keeping the position for now.
Kusnemirpow wants to control from the top but Pauschi keeps moving.
Kusnemirpow tries to free his leg and advance position but Pauschi is retaining full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pauschi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sergej Kusnemirpow will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kusnemirpow scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kusnemirpow tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pauschi is trying to control Kusnemirpow's posture but Kusnemirpow avoids it.
Kusnemirpow controls the position.
Pauschi is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kusnemirpow looking to control but instead Pauschi has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Pauschi is positioning himself well to prevent Kusnemirpow advancing to mount.
Kusnemirpow is looking for a kimura but Pauschi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kusnemirpow to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pauschi is looking to control Kusnemirpow's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pauschi avoid being mounted?
Pauschi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pauschi.
Kusnemirpow looking to pass the guard.
Kusnemirpow pushing down on Pauschi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kusnemirpow trying to control from Pauschi's half guard. Pauschi has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kusnemirpow wants to control from the top but Pauschi keeps moving.
Pauschi can't keep his opponent in guard - Kusnemirpow advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pauschi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusnemirpow is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pauschi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kusnemirpow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kusnemirpow seems to be working for a kimura but Pauschi defends the submission attempt.
Kusnemirpow is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pauschi is just riding it out for now. Kusnemirpow eventually gives up the hold.
Pauschi is looking for a sweep. Kusnemirpow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusnemirpow is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pauschi sees it coming and defends easily.
Kusnemirpow is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pauschi is just riding it out for now. Kusnemirpow eventually gives up the hold.
Kusnemirpow is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kusnemirpow looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
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.
Kusnemirpow is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pauschi sees it coming and defends easily.
Kusnemirpow prevents Pauschi from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kusnemirpow is trying to work for a kimura but Pauschi is defending well.
Kusnemirpow seems to be working for a kimura but Pauschi defends the submission attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sergej Kusnemirpow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pauschi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Pauschi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pauschi lands a hook that snaps the head of Kusnemirpow backwards.
A short left from Pauschi.
Pauschi lands a hook that snaps the head of Kusnemirpow backwards.
Kusnemirpow goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pauschi prevents it.
Kusnemirpow wants the takedown. Pauschi is fighting it off but Kusnemirpow persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Pauschi's guard against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kusnemirpow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pauschi is keeping the position for now.
Pauschi managing to control the position.
Kusnemirpow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pauschi has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kusnemirpow has passed into side control.
Kusnemirpow working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kusnemirpow is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pauschi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kusnemirpow is trying to get an arm triangle but Pauschi is defending well.
Chris Pauschi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pauschi is trying to improve his position.
Kusnemirpow wants to control but Pauschi is keeping him busy.
Kusnemirpow tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kusnemirpow has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kusnemirpow is looking to take a break and control but Pauschi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusnemirpow tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kusnemirpow swings around for an armbar but Pauschi sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kusnemirpow's guard.
Kusnemirpow preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sergej Kusnemirpow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kusnemirpow is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pauschi is controlling him.
Pauschi wants to control from the top but Kusnemirpow keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pauschi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pauschi is fighting to break Kusnemirpow's control of his arms but Kusnemirpow is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kusnemirpow is trying to keep Pauschi in close.
Pauschi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chris Pauschi.
I think Kusnemirpow 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergej Kusnemirpow!
Sergej Kusnemirpow thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Davis (ranked 1183 p4p, 4056 weight class) and Tom Dancer (ranked 173 p4p, 447 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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Dancer!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis looks to land a combination but Dancer avoids it well.
Davis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dancer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dancer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Davis tries to clinch but Dancer moves out of range.
Dancer misses with a low kick.
Davis pushes Dancer up against the cage in a clinch.
Davis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dancer.
Davis throws a punch but it's blocked by Dancer.
Dancer lands with a right to the head.
Davis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dancer.
Davis leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis prevents a body shot from Dancer.
Dancer swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis misses with a punch to the body.
Davis throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dancer.
I was talking to Davis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Davis lands a body shot.
Dancer misses with a punch on the inside.
Dancer gets through Davis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dancer misses with a punch on the inside.
Davis lands a body shot.
Davis stalling.
Dancer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dancer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Davis tries to throw a body punch but Dancer avoids it by throwing Davis back against the cage.
Dancer misses with the head strike.
Davis tries to break the clinch but Dancer is controlling the position.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Davis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Davis is trying to break free.
A short left from Davis.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dancer connects with an inside leg kick.
Danny Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dancer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dancer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Davis closes the distance and clinches.
Dancer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Davis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dancer scores with a shot to the side of Davis's head.
Dancer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dancer cracks Davis with a nice body shot.
Davis manages to break the clinch.
Davis scores with a shot to the body.
Davis tries to clinch up but Dancer circles away and keeps his distance.
Davis misses the jab.
Davis ducks right into an uppercut from Dancer.
Nice shot lands for Dancer.
Dancer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Davis's head.
Davis slips under a jab.
Dancer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Davis misses the target.
Dancer lands with a kick to the temple. Davis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dancer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Dancer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Davis throws a right hand that Dancer ducks under and follows up with a left that Dancer also avoids with ease.
Dancer tries a quick counter leg kick but Davis is wise to it.
Dancer slips under a jab.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch but Dancer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dancer throws a hook but Davis avoids it easily.
Davis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dancer throws a low kick, looking for Davis's leg but Davis calmly moves out of range.
Dancer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dancer wants to slow Davis down by chopping away at his legs.
Dancer misses with a low kick.
Davis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Davis.
Davis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dancer dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Davis closes the distance and clinches.
Davis misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis is looking to break free of the clinch but Dancer has double underhooks.
Dancer lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dancer can't find room to land a body shot as Davis controls the action.
Dancer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dancer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davis lands a nice uppercut.
Dancer misses with a punch on the inside.
Davis tries to circle away but Dancer has him pinned against the cage.
Davis takes a shot to the head.
Dancer throws a punch but it's blocked by Davis.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dancer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dancer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Davis misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Dancer.
Dancer misses with the head strike.
Dancer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davis's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Davis.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis is trying to force a seperation but Dancer has the dominant position.
Davis tries to work over Dancer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tom Dancer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Davis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Davis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Davis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dancer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dancer with a jab.
Dancer throws a nice head kick!
Tom Dancer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Dancer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis scores with a jab.
It looks like Tom Dancer has been cut.
Dancer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dancer just misses with a punch to the body.
Dancer throws a body kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dancer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dancer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dancer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dancer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dancer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Dancer circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dancer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Dancer connects with an inside leg kick.
Dancer throws a hook to the side of Davis's head but Davis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davis cracks Dancer with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Davis has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Dancer to stand back up!
 Dancer is rocked!
Davis misses with a looping left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dancer throws a head kick that misses.
Dancer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Davis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dancer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dancer slips a jab from Davis.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dancer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dancer! But no joy.
Davis clinches up with Dancer and pushes him back against the cage.
Dancer has Davis pressed against the cage, preventing Davis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dancer lands with a left to the head.
Tom Dancer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Davis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Davis prevents a body shot from Dancer.
Dancer tries to throw a body punch but Davis avoids it by throwing Dancer back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Davis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Davis working aggressively here.
Davis can't find room to land a body shot as Dancer controls the action.
Davis blocking some punches.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Dancer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dancer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis tests Dancer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dancer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dancer is looking to score with low kicks.
Dancer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Dancer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
A nice side step and Dancer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dancer slips a straight right by Davis.
Davis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dancer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dancer throws out the jab.
Dancer misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Dancer's shoulder, as Dancer tries to avoid the shot.
Dancer throws a low kick but Davis moves out of range easily.
Davis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dancer. That's going to slow Davis down.
Some bone on bone action there as Davis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dancer moves away from the strike by Davis.
Nice defenses there by Davis.
Dancer slaps away a takedown attempt from Davis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dancer throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Davis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Davis misses with an uppercut.
Dancer thinks about the counter body kick.
Davis misses with a straight left.
Davis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Davis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Davis scores with a jab to the body.
Dancer lands a jab to Davis's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis tries to clinch but Dancer is having none of it.
Davis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davis works Dancer's body with a nice hook.
Davis misses with a straight right.
Davis connects with a right hand. Dancer shakes it off.
Dancer is looking to score with low kicks.
Dancer throws the kick towards the body but Davis avoids it.
Dancer 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.
Davis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Davis lands a right hook to the body.
Davis staying out of range there.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dancer manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dancer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Davis throws a series of punches but Dancer moves out of range.
Dancer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davis dips to his left and cracks Dancer with an uppercut!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Davis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tom Dancer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Davis misses with a double jab.
Dancer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dancer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Davis swings widly with a right hand
and Dancer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davis scores with a decent looking hook.
Dancer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Davis if he has to take too many more of those.
Dancer throws a leg kick which misses Davis's front leg but catches the back leg as Davis tries to avoid it.
Dancer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Davis if he has to take too many more of those.
Davis is looking to clinch but Dancer is avoiding it.
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis 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.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis tries to clinch there but Dancer circles away.
Dancer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Dancer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Davis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dancer has him pressed against the cage.
Dancer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dancer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dancer throws a low kick, looking for Davis's leg but Davis calmly moves out of range.
Davis misses with a double jab.
A nice side step and Dancer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That kick from Dancer tenderised Davis's leg. Davis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dancer scores with a push kick.
Dancer tries to land a front kick but Davis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Davis checks a leg kick nicely.
Davis connects with a jab.
Davis has Dancer up against the cage in a clinch.
Davis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dancer can't find room to land a body shot as Davis controls the action.
Dancer has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dancer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis tries to break the clinch but Dancer is controlling the position.
Davis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dancer's elbow.
Davis tries a body shot but Dancer blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Davis fails to land.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dancer lands with a left to the head.
Davis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Davis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A short uppercut from Dancer.
Davis tries a body shot but Dancer blocks it.
Dancer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davis.
Dancer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Davis seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dancer can turn it around.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davis.
Dancer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Davis tries to break free but Dancer pushes him back against the cage.
Dancer misses with a punch to the body.
Davis is trying to force a seperation but Dancer has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dancer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dancer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davis lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dancer.
Dancer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dancer.
Davis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davis misses with a left hand
and Dancer counters with an outside leg kick.
Davis misses with a right hand
and Dancer counters with an outside leg kick.
Dancer tries a low kick but Davis avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Davis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
Dancer throws a body shot but no joy.
Dancer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dancer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Davis moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis misses with a looping right.
Davis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davis throws a body shot but no joy.
Davis moves in looking to clinch but Dancer pushes him off.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dancer manages to avoid it.
Dancer connects with an inside leg kick.
Dancer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Davis doesn't seem bothered though.
Davis wants to clinch.
Dancer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dancer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis scores with a jab to the body.
Davis tests Dancer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dancer slips under a jab from Davis.
Dancer flicks out a counter leg kick but Davis steps away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tom Dancer.
I think Dancer 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Dancer!
Tom Dancer very nearly forgot to thank NARCOS amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Rodichkin (ranked 957 p4p, 2063 weight class) and Attilio De Fiore (ranked 135 p4p, 274 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Rodichkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Attilio De Fiore!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Rodichkin misses.
Rodichkin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. De Fiore is trying to defend but Rodichkin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
De Fiore is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rodichkin thows a huge punch but De Fiore dodges it nicely.
Rodichkin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
De Fiore is trying to get back to full guard.
Rodichkin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Fiore regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rodichkin.
De Fiore told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
De Fiore working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rodichkin.
De Fiore wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodichkin trying to control but De Fiore is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodichkin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rodichkin throwing strikes but missing.
Rodichkin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Fiore works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Fiore keeping moving, preventing Rodichkin from controlling successfully.
Rodichkin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rodichkin throws an elbow that misses. De Fiore uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rodichkin's guard. Nice move by De Fiore!
Rodichkin striking off his back but it's not causing De Fiore any problems.
Rodichkin looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodichkin, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodichkin pulls De Fiore in to control the position.
Rodichkin looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodichkin, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodichkin trying to keep a closed guard but De Fiore is proving a slippery customer.
De Fiore won't allow Rodichkin to sweep him here.
De Fiore must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rodichkin looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but De Fiore puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Rodichkin gets full guard.
Rodichkin wants to sweep here but De Fiore controlling him for the moment.
De Fiore slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rodichkin 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.
Rodichkin is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodichkin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on De Fiore's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rodichkin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rodichkin trying to control the position.
Rodichkin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rodichkin is on top in guard.
Rodichkin advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodichkin looks to land a strike but De Fiore avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Rodichkin throwing strikes but missing.
Rodichkin throwing strikes from guard but De Fiore blocks nicely.
Rodichkin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of De Fiore's head.
Rodichkin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rodichkin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rodichkin is looking to work some ground and pound but De Fiore has wrist control.
De Fiore preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodichkin throws a strike but De Fiore rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
De Fiore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodichkin is keeping the position for now.
Rodichkin is trying to control the position but De Fiore postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dmitry Rodichkin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rodichkin loads up on a big right hand but De Fiore slips the punch.
A combination from Rodichkin does no damage.
A little jabbing left from De Fiore on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rodichkin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rodichkin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces De Fiore back to the cage. Rodichkin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Attilio De Fiore has been cut.
De Fiore lands a jab to the head.
Rodichkin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Fiore can do to turn this around?
Rodichkin throws a body punch but De Fiore moves out of range.
Rodichkin shoots for a takedown but De Fiore saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
De Fiore replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Rodichkin blocks it well.
Rodichkin throws a body punch but De Fiore moves out of range.
De Fiore misses with a wild body shot.
De Fiore throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Fiore. Rodichkin does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Fiore takes a swing at Rodichkin's ribcage but misses.
De Fiore displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodichkin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Fiore. Rodichkin does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Fiore punishes Rodichkin's body with a nice straight punch.
De Fiore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodichkin was well out of range. Poor timing from De Fiore.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fiore swinging wildly here.
De Fiore goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rodichkin digs a good body shot into De Fiore's ribs.
De Fiore scores with a jab to the head.
A head kick misses from De Fiore.
De Fiore misses with a looping left.
De Fiore is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rodichkin rather than just go for the knockout.
Rodichkin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
De Fiore thumps Rodichkin with a low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Fiore darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
De Fiore drops his hands momentarily and Rodichkin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A solid body kick from De Fiore.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Fiore lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rodichkin misses with a hook
and De Fiore counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodichkin throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from De Fiore lands but Rodichkin takes it in his stride.
De Fiore connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Fiore throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Fiore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Fiore swings for the body but Rodichkin moves out of range.
Rodichkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodichkin misses with a combination
and De Fiore counters with a straight right hand.
De Fiore throws a leg kick but Rodichkin moved away.
De Fiore throws the left hand but Rodichkin avoids the punch easily.
Rodichkin checks a low kick from De Fiore.
De Fiore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodichkin.
De Fiore lands a jab to the nose.
Rodichkin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Fiore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Fiore swings for the body but Rodichkin moves out of range.
Rodichkin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and De Fiore makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmitry Rodichkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rodichkin. Rodichkin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rodichkin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De Fiore finds it's way round the side to connect with Rodichkin's head.
The crowd cheers as Rodichkin lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Fiore doesn't seem phased though.
De Fiore connects with an inside leg kick.
De Fiore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodichkin.
De Fiore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Fiore has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rodichkin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rodichkin backing away here, and De Fiore unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
De Fiore defending well as Rodichkin loads up on a big left hand.
Rodichkin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Fiore lands with a shot to the body.
De Fiore scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Fiore fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Fiore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rodichkin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rodichkin misses with a body punch
and De Fiore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Fiore.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rodichkin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rodichkin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Fiore has time to react.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodichkin. De Fiore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodichkin shoots for a double leg takedown but De Fiore sprawls well. He's pushed Rodichkin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
De Fiore lands a lovely overhand right.
Rodichkin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
De Fiore working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rodichkin.
Rodichkin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rodichkin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Attilio De Fiore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodichkin throwing strikes from guard but De Fiore blocks nicely.
Dmitry Rodichkin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Fiore trying to control the position here.
De Fiore avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Attilio De Fiore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Attilio De Fiore's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
De Fiore with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rodichkin lands a head shot.
Rodichkin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rodichkin looks to score with a jab to the body but De Fiore is just out of range.
Rodichkin moves into the clinch.
De Fiore swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodichkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Fiore lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Fiore works on Rodichkin's body with a couple of short punches.
De Fiore lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rodichkin backwards.
De Fiore tries to work over Rodichkin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rodichkin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. De Fiore fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodichkin throws a big shot that misses.
Good leg kick by De Fiore.
Rodichkin misses with a body shot.
De Fiore connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rodichkin's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Fiore lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodichkin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and De Fiore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rodichkin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rodichkin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
De Fiore tries to bum rush Rodichkin with a series of wild strikes but Rodichkin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A lazy left from De Fiore finds it's target.
Attilio De Fiore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rodichkin throws an overhand right that lands on De Fiore's shoulder, as De Fiore tries to avoid the shot.
Rodichkin swings widly with a right hand
and De Fiore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rodichkin tries to clinch up but De Fiore circles away and keeps his distance.
De Fiore tries to clinch up.
Rodichkin throws a hook to the side of De Fiore's head but De Fiore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Fiore fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rodichkin on the side of the head.
Rodichkin avoids a kick to the body.
De Fiore connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rodichkin momentarily.
De Fiore scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from De Fiore misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Fiore.
Rodichkin throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore scoring well with a low kick there.
Rodichkin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmitry Rodichkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Fiore ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rodichkin just misses with a punch to the body.
De Fiore throws a good cross that connects.
De Fiore is looking to slow Rodichkin down with leg kicks.
Rodichkin moves away from the strike by De Fiore.
Rodichkin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
De Fiore thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Fiore lands a two punch combo.
De Fiore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Fiore gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
De Fiore is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rodichkin wants to control the action here but instead De Fiore manages to pass to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodichkin tries to reverse the position but De Fiore maintains control.
De Fiore controlling his opponent.
Rodichkin tries to lock up and control but De Fiore gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
De Fiore controlling the pace for now.
Rodichkin slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rodichkin tries to roll over but De Fiore keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodichkin works his way to full guard. Good work.
De Fiore is stalling in the full guard.
Rodichkin is trying to keep De Fiore in close.
Rodichkin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Attilio De Fiore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De Fiore 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Attilio De Fiore!
Attilio De Fiore took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bondi MMA šļø for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Lee (ranked 1382 p4p, 1733 weight class) and Rocco Bermalingo (ranked 217 p4p, 285 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Raymond Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocco Bermalingo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bermalingo looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Lee looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bermalingo!
Bermalingo explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Bermalingo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Bermalingo.
Bermalingo throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bermalingo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bermalingo there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Bermalingo misses.
Lee changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lee darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bermalingo is trying to stand.
Bermalingo is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Lee is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bermalingo wants to get back to his feet.
Lee content to control rather than advance.
Lee has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lee shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bermalingo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lee won't allow Bermalingo to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee working some strikes from top position.
Bermalingo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lee is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lee is pushing down on Bermalingo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bermalingo is fighting to maintain full guard but Lee has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nice strikes from Lee there.
Lee is taking a breather. Bermalingo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bermalingo is trying to stand back up but Lee is controlling him
Lee 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.
Bermalingo wants to get back to his feet.
Lee wants to free his trapped foot but Bermalingo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bermalingo is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Bermalingo is trying to stand up here but Lee is controlling him well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bermalingo walks into a jab.
Bermalingo throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Bermalingo throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Lee changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bermalingo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bermalingo being controlled for a moment.
Bermalingo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lee has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee staying calm.
Bermalingo is pushing Lee's head away, looking to escape. Lee manages to hold on to the position though.
Lee controls the position.
Bermalingo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lee asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bermalingo keeps working.
Bermalingo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lee is controlling him well.
Bermalingo is not content to let Lee control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bermalingo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
A big right from Lee misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Raymond Lee will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bermalingo misses with a two punch combination.
Lee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lee looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bermalingo!
Lee takes a little break here. Bermalingo wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Bermalingo is pushing Lee's head away, looking to escape. Lee manages to hold on to the position though.
Raymond Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lee has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Bermalingo!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bermalingo wants to try and get back to his feet.
Lee content just to control the position here.
Lee wants to control the pace but Bermalingo is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee controlling the pace for now.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Lee.
Lee can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bermalingo is looking to escape.
Bermalingo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Lee controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bermalingo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Lee takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bermalingo wants to get back to his feet.
Lee with a couple of short strikes.
Bermalingo wants to get back to his feet.
Lee controlling from mount.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bermalingo can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bermalingo is not a happy chappy
he wants out of there.
Lee controlling his opponent.
Lee lands with some strikes.
Lee takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lee looking to control but Bermalingo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bermalingo is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Lee sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
BOOM! Lee connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bermalingo tries to buck Lee off but he can't manage it.
Lee controlling from mount.
Bermalingo is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bermalingo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bermalingo is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Lee looking to control but Bermalingo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raymond Lee dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rocco Bermalingo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bermalingo misses with a double jab.
Bermalingo throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown. Bermalingo tries to sprawl out of it but Lee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bermalingo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bermalingo is looking for the big counter here.
Bermalingo looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Bermalingo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Lee backs off Bermalingo throws a huge counter combo but Lee manages to avoid it all.
A combination from Bermalingo does no damage.
Bermalingo throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bermalingo throws a body shot but no joy.
Bermalingo throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Bermalingo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Bermalingo slips the punch.
Lee shoots in and gets a takedown into Bermalingo's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bermalingo is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Lee dives into side control.
Lee tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Bermalingo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lee has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bermalingo has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Lee staying calm.
Lee seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bermalingo for as long as he can get away with.
Lee prevents Bermalingo from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lee tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lee has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bermalingo is pushing Lee's head away, looking to escape. Lee manages to hold on to the position though.
Lee is chipping away with strikes.
Lee wants to control but Bermalingo is keeping him busy.
Lee is putting a hurting on Bermalingo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lee is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bermalingo's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bermalingo wants to get back to his feet.
Lee is putting a hurting on Bermalingo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lee controls the position.
Bermalingo is pushing Lee's head away, looking to escape. Lee manages to hold on to the position though.
Lee working the body and head with strikes.
Lee is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Lee's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bermalingo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lee just content to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bermalingo is trying to get back to his feet.
Lee cracks Bermalingo with a big right hand but Bermalingo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lee trying to control the action but Bermalingo is working from the bottom.
The referee asks Lee politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lee prefers to stall for the moment though.
Further stalling from Lee.
Bermalingo is trying to buck Lee off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rocco Bermalingo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bermalingo striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raymond Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lee, 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raymond Lee!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Raymond Lee made sure he mentioned Knock Out Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between D.D Panda (ranked 1115 p4p, 1965 weight class) and Hafir Dharris (ranked 173 p4p, 315 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that D.D Panda has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily D.D Panda seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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29
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, D.D Panda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hafir Dharris !
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dharris moves away from the strike by Panda.
Panda scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Panda looks to score with a jab to the body but Dharris is just out of range.
Panda scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Panda not doing much here.
Panda wants to free his trapped foot but Dharris is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda passes to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dharris tries to buck Panda off but Panda is having none of it.
Panda controls the position from side control.
Panda tries to advance to mount but Dharris denies him.
Panda controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Panda tries to advance to mount but Dharris denies him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dharris is not content to let Panda control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A slow jab from Dharris misses its intended target.
Dharris has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dharris there as he acknowledges the shot.
A combination from Panda does no damage.
Dharris looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Panda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dharris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dharris walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Panda has a takedown stuffed.
Panda closes the distance but Dharris moves to the side
and Dharris counters with a nice uppercut.
 It looks like D.D Panda has been cut.
Panda looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panda darts in looking for a takedown but Dharris gets double underhooks and turns Panda into the cage.
Panda tries to pull guard but Dharris forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for D.D Panda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Panda tries to pull guard but Dharris holds him up against the cage and eventually Panda drops back down to his feet.
Panda effectively controlling the action here.
Panda is trying to pull guard but Dharris has him pressed against the cage.
Dharris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dharris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dharris looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Panda cracks Dharris with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Panda dives in and scores a takedown into Dharris 's guard.
Panda is standing up over Dharris . Dharris looks to escape but Panda dives into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dharris prevents Panda from improving position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
D.D Panda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on D.D Panda's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dharris bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Good exchange - Panda coming out on top.
Dharris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Panda was well out of range. Poor timing from Dharris .
Panda shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dharris is trying to defend but Panda finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dharris pushes Panda off and gets back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda walks into a stiff left hand from Dharris .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Panda swings for the body but Dharris moves out of range.
Dharris let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Panda. Dharris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dharris swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dharris 's head backwards.
Dharris punishes Panda's body with a nice straight punch.
Panda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dharris swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dharris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dharris ! But no joy.
Panda smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Panda ducks right into an uppercut from Dharris .
Panda slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dharris needs to keep his hands up - Panda had a free shot at his head there.
Dharris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Panda avoids the body shot from Dharris .
D.D Panda is winning the standup battle so far.
Dharris scores with a jab.
D.D Panda's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panda lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Panda scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Panda wants to free his trapped foot but Dharris is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Panda seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dharris does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Panda controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dharris for as long as he can get away with.
Dharris is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
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.
Dharris lands a nice looking body shot.
D.D Panda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Panda is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dharris 's half guard.
Dharris is trying to control but can't.
Panda is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Panda is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
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 D.D Panda will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on D.D Panda's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Panda misses with a wild body shot.
Panda lands a lovely overhand right.
Panda looks to score with a jab to the body but Dharris is just out of range.
Dharris throws out a counter right but Panda avoids it with no problem.
Panda misses the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Dharris misses.
Dharris lands an overhand right.
Panda manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dharris on his heels. He'll look to pass Dharris 's guard now, I'm sure.
Hafir Dharris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dharris wants to stand and escape but Panda is having none of it.
Dharris pulls Panda in close to his closed guard and prevents Panda from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda stopping the sweep attempt from Dharris .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dharris can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Panda controls the pace.
Dharris wants to sweep here but Panda controlling him for the moment.
Panda controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Panda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dharris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Panda throws a lazy right hand but Dharris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dharris avoids the body shot from Panda.
Panda tries to clinch up but Dharris circles away and keeps his distance.
Dharris on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dharris has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Panda misses with an uppercut. Dharris saw that one coming.
A jab lands there for Dharris .
Panda closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dharris quickly recovers to half guard.
Panda with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dharris is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda content to control rather than advance.
Dharris desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Panda prevents Dharris from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Panda is pressing down on Dharris 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dharris is holding on for now.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dharris controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dharris keeps the fight on the outside.
Dharris swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Panda bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dharris 's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Panda moves out of range as Dharris strikes.
Panda connects with a jab.
Panda scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that's the end of the fight!
D.D Panda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Panda has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... D.D Panda!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Verney Lapierre (ranked 2050 p4p, 746 weight class) and Adam Bogo (ranked 124 p4p, 48 weight class). Lapierre's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sugar. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Verney Lapierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Bogo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lapierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bogo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lapierre.
Bogo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bogo lands a head kick!
Lapierre lands a body shot.
A slow jab from Lapierre misses its intended target.
Lapierre looks to score with a jab to the body but Bogo is just out of range.
And Bogo tries to counter it with a takedown but Lapierre pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bogo throws a sloppy head kick and Lapierre moves out of range easily.
Lapierre bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lapierre wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bogo, who protects the arm well.
Lapierre goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bogo rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Lapierre's guard! Nice work there by Bogo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bogo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bogo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bogo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lapierre is keeping the position for now.
Lapierre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lapierre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bogo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lapierre looking for a guillotine here but Bogo defends easily.
Lapierre escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bogo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapierre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bogo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bogo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bogo is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Lapierre has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Bogo is looking to defend but Lapierre has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Bogo! Lapierre pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Bogo taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Verney Lapierre!
After winning the bout, Verney Lapierre thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dale Doback (ranked 1101 p4p, 954 weight class) and Akira Maeda (ranked 168 p4p, 147 weight class). Dale Doback 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 18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dale Doback!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Akira Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Maeda misses.
Maeda tries to clinch up but Doback circles away and keeps his distance.
Doback uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maeda.
Doback misses with a straight left.
Nice cross by Doback.
Maeda lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Doback misses with a body shot.
A jab from Doback finds it's way through Maeda's defenses.
Doback avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doback is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Doback tries to score with a low kick but Maeda moves his leg out of the way.
Maeda rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Doback counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A cross from Maeda lands.
Doback slips under a jab from Maeda.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doback throws a nice looking combination but Maeda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Doback darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Doback misses the shot to the body.
Maeda moves away from the strike by Doback.
Doback moves into range and connects with a jab.
Maeda throws a hook to the side of Doback's head but Doback sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maeda takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Akira Maeda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doback throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maeda stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maeda takes one on the button.
Doback defending well as Maeda loads up on a big left hand.
Maeda slips a jab and a cross from Doback.
Doback is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Maeda fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Maeda fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doback. Maeda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maeda throws a big shot that misses.
It looks like Doback has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Maeda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doback is looking to score with low kicks.
Doback connects with a solid leg kick.
Maeda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maeda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doback scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maeda closes the distance and clinches.
Maeda misses with the head strike.
Maeda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maeda.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Maeda.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maeda.
Doback misses with the head strike.
Doback's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maeda lands a takedown into guard.
Doback pulls Maeda in to control the position.
Maeda is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Doback controls Maeda momentarily but Maeda frees himself.
Maeda lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doback keeping moving, preventing Maeda from controlling successfully.
Maeda keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Doback's head.
Maeda throwing strikes but missing.
Maeda throwing strikes but missing.
Maeda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Doback swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maeda is fighting to break Doback's control of his arms but Doback is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maeda slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Maeda slips a straight right by Doback.
Doback stuffs the takedown attempt from Maeda. Maeda gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Doback. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Doback.
Maeda lands with a straight right. Doback didn't see that one coming.
Maeda might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Doback takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Doback lands a nice hook to Maeda's body. Maeda takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Maeda.
Maeda throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Doback works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Maeda is looking to take a break and control but Doback is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dale Doback will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Doback misses with a wild body shot.
Doback lands a body shot.
Maeda misses with an uppercut. Doback saw that one coming.
Doback lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Maeda closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Maeda - that landed with a thud.
Maeda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maeda can't find room to land a body shot as Doback controls the action.
Doback manages to break the clinch.
Doback tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maeda was well out of range. Poor timing from Doback.
It seemed like Maeda was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jab from Doback.
Maeda rushes Doback and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Maeda misses with a body punch.
Maeda can't find room to land a body shot as Doback controls the action.
Maeda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maeda scores with a hook to the body.
Doback blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doback lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maeda backwards.
Maeda has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Doback seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Maeda can turn it around.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda lands with a left to the head.
Doback blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maeda working aggressively here.
Doback working hard to break the clinch.
Doback blocking some punches.
Doback stops a takedown attempt from Maeda.
Maeda misses with the head strike.
Maeda can't find room to land a body shot as Doback controls the action.
Maeda throws a punch but it's blocked by Doback.
Doback tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maeda swings wildly with an uppercut but Doback uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doback can't find room to land a body shot as Maeda controls the action.
Doback lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maeda lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda misses with some punches.
Doback lands with a left to the head.
Maeda is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Doback is defending well.
Maeda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Maeda has Doback pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Doback manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dale Doback has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akira Maeda.
Maeda throws a punch but it's blocked by Doback.
Doback misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doback is trying to push Maeda away but Maeda has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Still in the clinch, Doback scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maeda turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Doback wants to control but Maeda postures up.
The referee asks Maeda politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Maeda prefers to stall for the moment though.
Maeda creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Maeda is looking to take a break and control but Doback is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Doback is trying to control Maeda's posture but Maeda avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maeda throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Maeda trying to control the action but Doback is working from the bottom.
Doback managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Maeda.
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.
Doback tries to buck Maeda off but Maeda is having none of it.
An elbow from Maeda crashes against the mat.
Doback is looking to regain half guard here but Maeda keeps moving and retains side control.
Maeda trying to control the position but Doback is working away.
Maeda in side control, throwing shots but Doback defends.
Maeda trying to control the position but Doback is working away.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Doback misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Maeda - just one landing.
Maeda throws a right and a left that Doback avoids nicely.
Maeda lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Maeda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Maeda stuns Doback with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Doback walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Maeda checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Maeda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doback.
A chopping leg kick lands by Doback.
Doback throws a shot from downtown. Maeda moves away and avoids it.
Maeda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maeda moves into the clinch.
Maeda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akira Maeda seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maeda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dobacks head.
Maeda works on Doback's body with a couple of short punches.
Doback wants to break free but Maeda has control.
Maeda lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maeda misses with a body punch.
Doback working hard to break the clinch.
Maeda lands a shot to the body.
Maeda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maeda struggles to land a body shot inside as Doback controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda scores with a shoulder strike.
Maeda is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Doback pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Maeda takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short uppercut from Maeda.
Maeda misses with some punches.
Maeda working aggressively here.
Maeda scores with a shot to the side of Doback's head.
Maeda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doback tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maeda wants a takedown but no success here.
Maeda throws a punch but it's blocked by Doback.
Doback breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maeda throws a nice looking combination but Doback bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Doback throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Maeda lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doback takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doback looks to land a combination. Maeda sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Doback throws a jab but it's blocked by Maeda.
Maeda connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Doback's hands.
Maeda lands the left hand.
Doback displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maeda throws out the jab.
Maeda with a jab.
Maeda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Doback takes one on the button.
Doback is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Doback uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maeda.
Maeda tries to close the distance and clinch but Doback swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doback dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maeda tries to clinch but Doback moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Maeda.
Dale Doback has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akira Maeda.
A jab from Doback misses.
Dale Doback is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maeda looks to land a right hand but Doback moved out of range.
Maeda throws a hook but Doback avoids it easily.
Maeda swings for the body but Doback moves out of range.
Maeda tries to clinch up.
Doback ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doback was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Doback catches Maeda with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Maeda blocks a jab.
Doback misses with a wild body shot.
A left lands for Doback.
Doback throws a big shot that misses.
Doback misses with a looping right.
Maeda looks to throw the jab but Doback is out of range.
Maeda scores with a punch to the head.
Maeda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doback misses with a hook.
Doback throws a solid leg kick but Maeda takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Doback.
Maeda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doback throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doback moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maeda misses with an uppercut.
Maeda checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Doback lands with a cross.
Maeda bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Maeda swings for the body but Doback moves out of range.
Doback fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maeda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maeda takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Doback lands a nice looking body shot.
Maeda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doback cracks Maeda with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Doback is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maeda.
Maeda throws a poor cross that misses
and Doback counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doback ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maeda connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Doback momentarily.
Maeda misses with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Akira Maeda.
I think Maeda 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Akira Maeda!
After the big win, Akira Maeda made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Brooklyn Threads and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
In defeat, Dale Doback stepped up to the mic, saying 'Te Mauri, te Raoi ao te Tabomoa'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Bollomard (ranked 495 p4p, 1123 weight class) and Sammy Nyla (ranked 76 p4p, 165 weight class). Bollomard comes into the arena with Mysterium blaring out of the sound system. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacques Bollomard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sammy Nyla!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nyla swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nyla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bollomard.
Bollomard blocks a jab.
Bollomard attempts a counter takedown but Nyla avoids it well and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bollomard. Nyla does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nyla throws an overhand right that lands on Bollomard's shoulder, as Bollomard tries to avoid the shot.
We've been hearing reports that Bollomard has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nyla misses with a looping right.
Bollomard tries to counter with a takedown but Nyla is quick to defend against it.
Nyla missing with a left hand there. Bollomard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bollomard drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nyla sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Nyla throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Nyla.
Bollomard changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bollomard misses with a body shot
enabling Nyla to counter with a crisp jab.
Nyla looks to land a right hand but Bollomard moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bollomard gets tackled into the cage by Nyla. Nyla maintains the clinch.
Nyla working aggressively here.
Nyla throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bollomard.
Bollomard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bollomard takes a shot to the head.
Bollomard is struggling to control the position.
A body shot lands from Nyla.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nyla misses with a body punch.
Bollomard misses with the head strike.
Bollomard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nyla as Bollomard tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Nyla.
A right handed body shot lands from Nyla.
Bollomard can't find room to land a body shot as Nyla controls the action.
Bollomard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nyla slowing the pace effectively.
Nyla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bollomard is trying to pull guard but Nyla turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bollomard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nyla lands with a left to the head.
Bollomard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A body shot lands from Nyla.
Bollomard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nyla working aggressively here.
Bollomard being controlled against the cage.
Bollomard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nyla's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bollomard trying to stall but Nyla improves his position.
A short uppercut from Nyla.
Bollomard misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nyla as Bollomard tries to tie him up.
Nyla breaks the clinch.
Bollomard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nyla.
Bollomard attempts a counter takedown but Nyla avoids it well and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bollomard. Nyla does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nyla clinches up against the cage.
Nyla misses with the head strike.
Bollomard trying to control the position but instead, Nyla has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bollomard into the cage.
Nyla taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nyla is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nyla taking a breather.
A short right from Nyla on the inside.
Bollomard blocks a body shot from Nyla.
Nyla swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nyla taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bollomard is trying to break free.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bollomard.
Bollomard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bollomard tries a body shot but Nyla blocks it.
Nyla lands with a light punch inside.
Bollomard misses with a body punch.
Bollomard tries to work over Nyla's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bollomard jumps guard.
Bollomard looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Nyla passes into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bollomard moves into full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Nyla dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bollomard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nyla tries to clinch but Bollomard is having none of it.
Nyla misses with a hook
and Bollomard counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nyla preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nyla looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nyla keeping moving, preventing Bollomard from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nyla trying to control the position.
Nyla has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bollomard looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyla controlling Bollomard's posture.
Nyla avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bollomard wants to pass the guard but Nyla is keeping the position.
Bollomard is looking to pass into half guard but Nyla pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Nyla is in guard.
Bollomard looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Nyla has picked Bollomard up and slammed him! Bollomard can't keep hold of the triangle and Nyla manages to pass to side control!
Bollomard trying to remain calm as Nyla controls from the top position.
Nyla's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bollomard sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyla controlling the pace.
Bollomard moves into full guard.
Nyla slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Nyla must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nyla pushing down on Bollomard's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nyla wants to control but Bollomard is keeping him busy.
Bollomard is looking for a sweep. Nyla is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bollomard controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Jacques Bollomard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nyla is trying to control the action in half guard but Bollomard is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bollomard wants to get back to full guard.
Nyla trying to control the pace.
Let's hope that Nyla has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Bollomard is looking to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nyla throws a right hand that misses
so Bollomard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nyla is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bollomard dives into side control.
Bollomard working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bollomard is putting a hurting on Nyla here, landing some big shots from side control.
Nyla struggling a bit here.
Bollomard trying to control the position but Nyla is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bollomard tries to score with some ground and pound. Nyla controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Nyla struggling a bit here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Bollomard dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bollomard drives through with a takedown into Nyla's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bollomard throws a strike but Nyla rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nyla is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nyla trying to control but Bollomard is working from the bottom.
Bollomard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nyla's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bollomard tries to free his leg and advance position but Nyla is retaining full guard.
Nyla is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bollomard throws a big elbow that misses.
Nyla managing to control the position.
Bollomard throwing strikes but missing.
Nyla controls Bollomard momentarily but Bollomard frees himself.
Bollomard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nyla keeping moving, preventing Bollomard from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bollomard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bollomard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nyla swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bollomard passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bollomard trying to control the position but Nyla is working away.
Nyla tries to buck Bollomard off but Bollomard is having none of it.
Bollomard throwing strikes but Nyla manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Nyla wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bollomard keeps working.
Bollomard tries to bench press Nyla off him but Nyla keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bollomard 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.
Nyla wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bollomard keeps working.
The referee asks Nyla politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Nyla prefers to stall for the moment though.
Nyla wants to control but Bollomard is keeping him busy.
Bollomard looks to move to half guard but instead Nyla has passed into mount! Damn!
Bollomard is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nyla controlling the pace for now.
Bollomard slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bollomard is looking for a sweep. Nyla is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bollomard is working hard here to advance position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nyla controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jacques Bollomard.
I think Bollomard 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Bollomard!
A relieved looking Jacques Bollomard thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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