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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Kramer (ranked 4936 p4p, 5828 weight class) and Chiyo Fuji (ranked 586 p4p, 627 weight class). Chiyo Fuji acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Kramer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chiyo Fuji !
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuji is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kramer.
Fuji tries to bum rush Kramer with a series of wild strikes but Kramer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kramer closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fuji to the mat! Fuji manages to get full guard.
Fuji is looking to stand up but Kramer isn't so interested in that idea.
Fuji wants to sweep here but Kramer controlling him for the moment.
Fuji pushes Kramer off and scrambles back to his feet.
Fuji comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kramer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kramer blocks a jab.
Chiyo Fuji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kramer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kramer feinted with a counter takedown.
Fuji throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kramer drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fuji sprawls and moves away.
Fuji throws a shot from downtown. Kramer moves away and avoids it.
Kramer appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Fuji swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fuji lands a right hook to the body.
Fuji misses with a double jab.
Fuji misses with an uppercut.
Kramer drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fuji sprawls and moves away.
Fuji closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kramer quickly recovers to half guard.
Fuji scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kramer is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Fuji is tapping! Great win for Kramer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jon Kramer!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Macho Man (ranked 3798 p4p, 4271 weight class) and Angel Hernandez (ranked 422 p4p, 462 weight class). Randy Macho Man had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Macho Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angel Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez misses with a leg kick.
Macho Man seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Macho Man throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Macho Man avoids a kick to the body.
Hernandez thumps Macho Man with a low kick.
Hernandez throws a solid leg kick but Macho Man takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with a low kick.
Macho Man takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hernandez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hernandez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez motions for Macho Man to come forward. Hernandez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hernandez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Macho Man counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Macho Man.
Macho Man lands a left hand.
Macho Man lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Macho Man scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Macho Man pushes Hernandez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez breaks from the clinch.
Hernandez scores with a nice right hand.
Macho Man avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
As Hernandez tries to get set, Macho Man tries to push him back and clinch up but Hernandez manages to avoid the attempt.
Hernandez gets tackled into the cage by Macho Man. Macho Man maintains the clinch.
A short left from Macho Man.
Macho Man tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hernandez just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short left from Macho Man.
Macho Man pulls guard.
Macho Man is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Hernandez frees his head nicely. Oh but Macho Man has switched to an armbar! Hernandez is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Randy Macho Man!
A relieved looking Randy Macho Man 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between George Tucker (ranked 2969 p4p, 24605 weight class) and Vadim Volyas (ranked 366 p4p, 652 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vadim Volyas!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volyas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tucker.
Tucker appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tucker misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Volyas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Volyas lands a jab to the head.
Volyas scores with a jab to the body.
Volyas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Volyas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tucker takes a swing at Volyas's ribcage but misses.
Tucker slips a straight right by Volyas.
Tucker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Volyas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tucker quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Volyas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker scores with a decent looking hook.
Volyas throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Tucker was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Volyas.
Volyas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tucker.
Volyas slips a straight right by Tucker.
As Tucker backs off Volyas throws a huge counter combo but Tucker manages to avoid it all.
Volyas moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Volyas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volyas takes a swing at Tucker's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker cracks Volyas with a good jab.
Volyas tries a head kick but it misses.
Tucker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
George Tucker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tucker.
Volyas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Volyas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Volyas lands with a straight right. Tucker didn't see that one coming.
Tucker blocks a head kick by Volyas.
Vadim Volyas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tucker - that will leave a mark!
Tucker shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Volyas eats them both and turns towards Tucker to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
 It looks like Vadim Volyas has been cut.
Volyas's coach down at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Volyas's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot by Volyas.
Tucker works Volyas's body with a nice hook.
Tucker just misses with a punch to the body.
Volyas scores with a nice head shot.
Tucker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Volyas in his tracks.
Volyas walks into a straight right hand from Tucker.
Jab by Volyas.
Tucker avoids the head kick by Volyas.
Tucker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Volyas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd cheers as Tucker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Volyas doesn't seem phased though.
Volyas scores with a kick to the midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Volyas.
Volyas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tucker.
Volyas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Volyas looks to score with a jab to the body but Tucker is just out of range.
It looked like Tucker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tucker throws a nice looking combination but Volyas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tucker misses with a double jab.
Tucker avoids the head kick by Volyas.
Tucker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Volyas.
It looked like Tucker was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volyas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Volyas.
No joy there for Tucker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looks like Tucker has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Tucker misses with a hook.
Volyas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circling - Volyas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Tucker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tucker throws a nice looking combination but Volyas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A clash of legs there as Volyas blocks the low kick.
Volyas misses with a wild body shot.
Tucker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tucker has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Volyas.
Tucker takes one on the button.
Volyas slips under a jab from Tucker.
Tucker looks to throw the jab but Volyas is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Volyas misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volyas scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volyas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Volyas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tucker throws out the jab.
Tucker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tucker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Tucker misses its target.
Volyas digs a good hook to Tucker's body.
Tucker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tucker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Volyas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Volyas misses with a body shot
and Tucker counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Tucker misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Volyas thuds a left hand into Tucker's body.
Volyas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tucker slips a jab from Volyas.
Volyas misses with a takedown
and Tucker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vadim Volyas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vadim Volyas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice body punch from Tucker.
Volyas lands with a nice body kick.
Volyas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tucker on the side of the head.
Tucker swinging wildly here.
Tucker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Volyas ducks under a wild hook from Tucker.
Volyas throws an off balance right hand
letting Tucker counter with a right hand.
Volyas throws a push kick but Tucker slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Volyas manages to avoid it.
Tucker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Volyas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tucker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Volyas is out of range and Tucker settles back down.
Volyas throws a jab but it's blocked by Tucker.
Volyas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tucker finds it's way round the side to connect with Volyas's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker thumps Volyas with a low kick.
Volyas misses with a left hand
and Tucker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Volyas.
Volyas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tucker misses with an uppercut.
Tucker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Volyas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tucker has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Volyas.
Volyas 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.
Volyas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Volyas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tucker.
Tucker tries to bum rush Volyas with a series of wild strikes but Volyas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tucker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Volyas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Volyas! But no joy.
Volyas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tucker misses the jab.
Volyas looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Volyas misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volyas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tucker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volyas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tucker.
Volyas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tucker misses the shot to the body.
Volyas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tucker at a distance.
Tucker missing with a left hand there. Volyas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Volyas looks to score with a jab to the body but Tucker is just out of range.
Volyas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tucker throws out the jab.
Tucker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tucker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Volyas on the side of the head.
Volyas scores with a nice strike.
Tucker with a jab.
Volyas tries a head kick but it misses.
Tucker feints and then cracks Volyas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Volyas down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker moves out of range of the strikes.
Tucker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Volyas connects with a single shot there.
Tucker with a jab.
Volyas throws a lazy head kick
and Tucker counters with a three punch combo that has Volyas backing up. Volyas nods at Tucker to acknowledge the strikes.
George Tucker is winning the standup battle so far.
Tucker misses with a straight right.
Tucker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Volyas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Volyas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Volyas moves out of range of the strikes.
Volyas misses with a lunging right hand
and Tucker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Volyas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tucker manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tucker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tucker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker connects with the punch.
A cross from Tucker lands.
Volyas keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tucker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Volyas misses with a right hand
and Tucker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Volyas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Volyas.
A quick step to the side and Tucker tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Volyas missing with a left hand there. Tucker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Tucker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Volyas looks to land a left hand but Tucker moved out of range nicely.
Tucker misses with a body shot.
A jab from Volyas does it's job there.
Volyas gets tackled into the cage by Tucker. Tucker maintains the clinch.
Tucker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Volyas.
Tucker controlling the action here for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
George Tucker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vadim Volyas's cut.
That's time! Tucker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tucker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Volyas looks to score with a jab to the body but Tucker is just out of range.
Volyas throws a poor cross that misses
and Tucker counters with a stiff right hand.
Volyas throws a good cross that connects.
Volyas fails to land the takedown.
Tucker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Volyas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volyas scores with a nice head shot.
Tucker blocks a head kick by Volyas.
Tucker looks to score with a jab to the body but Volyas is just out of range.
Volyas walks into a straight right hand from Tucker.
Tucker scores with a jab to the head.
Volyas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker throws a push kick but Volyas slaps the foot to one side.
Volyas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tucker quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Tucker misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Volyas.
Volyas moves away from the strike by Tucker.
Tucker takes a swing at Volyas's ribcage but misses.
Volyas throws a head kick but Tucker moves out of range.
Tucker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Volyas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Volyas shoots in for a takedown but Tucker shows good takedown defense.
Tucker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Volyas.
An inside leg kick lands from Tucker.
Volyas takes a swing at Tucker's ribcage but misses.
Volyas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Volyas swats away the attempt to clinch by Tucker.
Volyas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volyas loads up on a big right hand but Tucker slips the punch.
Tucker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Volyas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tucker.
Tucker stuns Volyas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Tucker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Volyas throws a sloppy head kick
and Tucker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tucker misses with a hook. Volyas ducked under it nicely.
Volyas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Volyas throws a jab but it's blocked by Tucker.
It looked like Tucker was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Volyas.
Volyas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Volyas lands a nice shot that snaps Tucker's head back.
Tucker doesn't manage to clinch there - Volyas circles away.
Tucker misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Volyas slams his shin into Tucker's torso.
Volyas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tucker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Volyas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tucker moves into the clinch.
Volyas slows down the pace here.
Volyas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Volyas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tucker prevents Volyas from breaking the clinch.
Tucker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Volyas backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volyas working hard to break the clinch.
Volyas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tucker blocks a head kick by Volyas.
Tucker blocks a head kick by Volyas.
Volyas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big right from Tucker misses.
Volyas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tuckers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tucker lands a glancing blow to the side of Volyas's head.
Volyas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Volyas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volyas with a jab.
Tucker digs a good hook to Volyas's body.
A big right from Volyas misses.
Volyas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A punch lands to the side of Volyas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tucker tests Volyas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Volyas throws a hook to the side of Tucker's head but Tucker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Tucker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tucker 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Tucker!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Pancho Garcia (ranked 1602 p4p, 4415 weight class) and Kieth Stokes (ranked 217 p4p, 471 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leonardo Pancho Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kieth Stokes!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stokes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Garcia misses with a right hand
and Stokes counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Garcia's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stokes grinds an elbow into Garcia's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stokes just content to control the position.
You can see the frustration on Garcia's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Garcia definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stokes happy to just control the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia prevents Stokes from improving position.
Stokes cracks Garcia with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stokes controlling the position.
Stokes tries to move into full mount but can't pass Garcia's legs.
Stokes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garcia keeps working.
Stokes grinds an elbow into Garcia's temple.
Stokes trying to control the position but Garcia is working away.
Stokes is staying tight to Garcia's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Garcia managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Stokes.
Garcia tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stokes lands a few punches from side control.
Garcia prevents Stokes from moving into mount.
Stokes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garcia keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Garcia's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stokes lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Garcia down.
Stokes is chipping away with strikes.
Garcia regains half guard.
Garcia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stokes thows a huge punch but Garcia dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stokes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Garcia's head.
Stokes slips a nice elbow through Garcia's hands, connecting with Garcia's forehead.
Stokes content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Stokes's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Garcia is looking to control Stokes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Garcia avoid being mounted?
Garcia is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Stokes is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Stokes controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stokes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Garcia knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
My spies in 3Band MMA inform me that Stokes has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Stokes slows the pace down in half guard.
Stokes passes to full mount!
Stokes lands a heavy elbow.
Stokes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stokes looking to finish Garcia with some ground and pound. This is bad for Garcia!
Garcia tries to hold on but Stokes postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kieth Stokes dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stokes slips a jab and a cross from Garcia.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Stokes.
Donk. Stokes catches Garcia right on the button with a cross.
Stokes misses with a takedown attempt - Garcia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Stokes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garcia slips under a jab from Stokes.
Stokes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stokes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stokes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donk. Garcia catches Stokes right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia drops his hands momentarily and Stokes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Garcia feints a jab promting Stokes to slip. Garcia then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stokes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Leonardo Pancho Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia throws the left hand but Stokes avoids the punch easily.
Stokes is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Garcia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stokes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Stokes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Leonardo Pancho Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stokes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Stokes seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Stokes wants to pass to mount but Garcia is defending the position.
Stokes wants to take a breather but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia won't allow Stokes to pass to mount.
Stokes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stokes is trying to control. Garcia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Garcia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stokes pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia works his way to full guard. Good work.
Garcia can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stokes controls the pace.
Stokes stands and throws Garcia's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Stokes works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Stokes wants to control for a moment but Garcia uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Stokes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kieth Stokes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Garcia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stokes wants to control but Garcia is keeping him busy.
Garcia is looking to control Stokes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Garcia avoid being mounted?
Garcia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stokes passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Garcia!
Stokes controlling from mount.
More stalling from Stokes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stokes landing punches.
Stokes lands a big shot there that rocks Garcia but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Stokes landing strikes from the mount and Garcia is in trouble!
Stokes controlling the position easily from mount.
Stokes landing strikes from the mount.
Stokes working Garcia over with strikes here.
Stokes wants to control the pace but Garcia is squirming around nicely.
Stokes is landing with some decent strikes but Garcia is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Stokes controlling the pace for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kieth Stokes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Stokes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Garcia avoids it really well and circles away.
Stokes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stokes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Garcias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stokes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcia.
Stokes misses with a looping left.
Stokes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garcia doesn't seem bothered though.
Garcia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stokes dives in and grabs Garcia's left leg, looking for a takedown. Garcia pushes down on Stokes's head and hops out.
Stokes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Garcia throws a nice looking combination but Stokes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stokes dives in and scores a takedown into Garcia's guard.
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!
Stokes landing some decent shots from guard.
Stokes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia working a defensive guard but Stokes passes into half guard.
Garcia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stokes throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Garcia to regain full guard.
Stokes scoring with some ground and pound.
Stokes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Stokes wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Stokes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Stokes from controlling successfully.
Stokes scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stokes wants to pass the guard but Garcia is keeping the position.
Garcia had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stokes defends it easily.
Stokes sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Stokes chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia controls Stokes momentarily but Stokes frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stokes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Garcia's guard.
Garcia wants to control the action here but instead Stokes manages to pass to full mount!
Stokes avoids the attempt from Garcia to control.
Stokes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Garcia?
Stokes is landing with some decent strikes but Garcia is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Stokes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Stokes wants to control the pace but Garcia is squirming around nicely.
Garcia is trying to escape the mount.
Stokes lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
 Garcia is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stokes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oh Garcia is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stokes lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stokes trying to control but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Stokes looking to control and managing it successfully.
Garcia taking shots to the head.
Stokes connects with a bit shot that sees Garcia covering up! More strikes from Stokes and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Stokes is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kieth Stokes!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cactus Jack (ranked 3165 p4p, 1981 weight class) and Oki Zuki (ranked 363 p4p, 235 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Cactus Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Oki Zuki !
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack darts in looking for a takedown but Zuki gets double underhooks and turns Jack into the cage.
A little jabbing left from Zuki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jack has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zuki avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Zuki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zuki misses with a two punch combination.
Jack looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zuki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jack tries for a takedown but Zuki circles away easily
and Zuki counters with a series of strikes. Jack will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cactus Jack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zuki jabs Jack to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zuki 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.
Jack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jack looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jack has his takedown stuffed
and Zuki counters with a crisp one two that drops Jack! Zuki thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Jack to his feet! Jack is in big trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jack shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zuki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zuki stuffs the takedown attempt from Jack. Jack gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zuki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jack closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zuki circles away.
Zuki is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Jack dodges the punch combination from Zuki .
Zuki misses with a double jab.
Zuki lands a jab to the head.
Jack jabs at Zuki 's body.
Zuki fails to land with a series of punches.
Jack avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jack tries to close the distance and clinch but Zuki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zuki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jack manages to avoid it.
Jack attempts a counter takedown but Zuki avoids it well and moves away.
Jack shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zuki defends it nicely.
Cactus Jack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jack misses with the combination.
Despite the aggression on Zuki 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jack gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jack looks to clinch
and Zuki counters with a left to the body.
Jack closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Zuki to the mat! Zuki manages to get full guard.
Zuki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jack throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zuki wants to stand but Jack is controlling the position.
Jack lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack connects with a couple of short punches.
Jack is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jack drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jack jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Zuki uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Nice cross by Zuki .
Oki Zuki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jack shoots for a double leg takedown but Zuki sprawls well. He's pushed Jack's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jack misses with a looping right.
Jack has his takedown stuffed
and Zuki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jack is breathing heavily.
Jack takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zuki misses with a head kick.
Jack checks a low kick from Zuki .
Jack avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zuki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zuki throws a head kick but Jack moves out of range.
Jack tries a low kick but Zuki avoids it.
Jack throws a jab when Zuki was well out of range.
Jack scores with a takedown into Zuki 's guard.
Zuki kicks Jack off and gets to his feet.
Jack wants to clinch but Zuki slips to the side
and Zuki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zuki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jack throws a series of punches but Zuki avoids them all with ease.
Despite the aggression on Zuki 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oki Zuki dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jack tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zuki swivels and escapes.
Despite the aggression on Zuki 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Zuki feints a jab promting Jack to slip. Zuki then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jack slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cactus Jack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jack wants to clinch but Zuki slips to the side
and Zuki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zuki throws a nice looking combination but Jack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zuki thuds his shin into the meat of Jack's side.
Jack shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zuki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zuki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jack is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Zuki .
Zuki swats away the attempt to clinch by Jack.
Jack tries to clinch but Zuki moves away
and Zuki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zuki lands a brutal uppercut that launches Jack off his feet! Jack tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oki Zuki !
Oki Zuki very nearly forgot to thank Champion Apparel amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jaxen Christ (ranked 1701 p4p, 2337 weight class) and Stephen Rowley (ranked 152 p4p, 192 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaxen Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen Rowley!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rowley moves into the clinch successfully.
Rowley lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Rowley.
Christ prevents a body shot from Rowley.
A short right from Christ.
A nice left hand lands by Rowley.
Christ works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rowley lands a shot to the body.
Christ scores with a hook to the body.
Rowley can't find room to land a body shot as Christ controls the action.
Christ misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Rowley as the two fighters clinch.
Rowley lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Rowley.
A body shot lands from Rowley.
Rowley is working Christ over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Rowley.
Rowley jumps guard but Christ stands there with Rowley around his waist. Rowley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rowley lands a nice uppercut.
Christ escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Christ gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rowley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Christ. That did some damage!
Left hook, right uppercut from Rowley.
Christ looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rowley connects with a jab.
Christ has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rowley finds it's way round the side to connect with Christ's head.
Rowley misses with a hook
and Christ counters with a right hand to the body.
Christ misses with a double jab.
Christ throws a poor cross that misses
and Rowley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stephen Rowley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rowley misses with the combination.
Christ staying out of range there.
Christ misses with an uppercut. Rowley saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Christ.
Christ lands a jab to the head.
Christ misses with a straight left.
Rowley misses the body punch
and Christ counters with a left to the body.
Rowley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Christ.
Rowley lands a head shot.
Rowley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Christ looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Christ looks to land a right hand but Rowley moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rowley! But no joy.
Christ lands with an overhand left.
Rowley bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Christ moves out of range of the body kick from Rowley.
Rowley misses with a body kick.
It looked like Christ wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rowley misses with a hook. Christ ducked under it nicely.
Rowley looks for the body kick but Christ saw that one coming.
Christ was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Christ takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rowley looks to throw a body kick
letting Christ counter with a right hand.
Good exchange - Rowley coming out on top.
Rowley throws a lazy body kick
and Christ counters with a stiff right hand.
Rowley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rowley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Christ on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Christ checks a leg kick.
Christ is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circling - Rowley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A counter left hand to the body from Christ misses its target.
Christ gets tackled into the cage by Rowley. Rowley maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rowley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rowley pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rowley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Christ wanted to stand there but Rowley had control of the position.
Christ is fighting to break Rowley's control of his arms but Rowley is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Christ trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rowley's guard.
Christ trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Rowley dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rowley gets a clinch.
Christ looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rowley lands a body punch.
Rowley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Christ's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rowley with a jab.
Rowley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rowley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Christ checks a low kick from Rowley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rowley takes one to the chin there.
Christ steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rowley. That one must have hurt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rowley. That's going to slow Christ down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rowley. Christ does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christ is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Christ takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rowley misses with a right hand
and Rowley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 Rowley is rocked!
Crack! Christ connects with the perfect overhand right and Rowley falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Christ!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jaxen Christ!
Our winner, Jaxen Christ, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matto Hyrra (ranked 3015 p4p, 1715 weight class) and Arturito Tampukpuk (ranked 367 p4p, 231 weight class). Hyrra comes to the cage accompanied by Etta - Perus . On his way into the cage it seems that Matto Hyrra has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Matto Hyrra seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matto Hyrra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arturito Tampukpuk!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyrra is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hyrra fails with a takedown attempt.
Tampukpuk is looking to chop away at Hyrra's legs.
Hyrra takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hyrra takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hyrra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It seemed like Tampukpuk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hyrra gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tampukpuk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyrra fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matto Hyrra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyrra gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tampukpuk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matto Hyrra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tampukpuk's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tampukpuk duly obliges.
Tampukpuk moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hyrra with a poor takedown
and Tampukpuk counters with a straight right hand.
Tampukpuk tries to keep at a distance but Hyrra has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tampukpuk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tampukpuk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hyrra moves away.
Hyrra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tampukpuk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hyrra gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Tampukpuk counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tampukpuk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tampukpuk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hyrra appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tampukpuk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hyrra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tampukpuk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tampukpuk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hyrra.
A little jabbing left from Tampukpuk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hyrra shoots in for a takedown but Tampukpuk shows good takedown defense.
Tampukpuk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hyrra tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tampukpuk defends well and Hyrra ends up having to push Tampukpuk into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tampukpuk can't break the clinch.
Tampukpuk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hyrra shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tampukpuk pinned against the cage. Tampukpuk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hyrra definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyrra has his takedown stuffed
enabling Tampukpuk to counter with a crisp jab.
Decent striking displayed by Tampukpuk there.
Hyrra misses with a takedown attempt
and Tampukpuk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hyrra swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tampukpuk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tampukpuk cracks a nice hook into Hyrra's ribs.
Hyrra scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hyrra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tampukpuk.
Hyrra fails to land the takedown.
Hyrra has his takedown stuffed
and Tampukpuk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tampukpuk lands a glancing blow to the side of Hyrra's head.
Sloppy strikes from Tampukpuk. Those never looked like landing.
Hyrra closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tampukpuk circles away.
Tampukpuk gets caught flat footed, as Hyrra shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tampukpuk is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tampukpuk manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Tampukpuk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hyrra wants to take the fight to the mat but Tampukpuk manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hyrra tries to pull guard but Tampukpuk forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hyrra goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tampukpuk prevents it.
Tampukpuk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arturito Tampukpuk dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tampukpuk defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hyrra.
Hyrra closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tampukpuk circles away.
Hyrra is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tampukpuk.
Tampukpuk's corner calls for a 1-2. Tampukpuk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hyrra darts in looking for a takedown but Tampukpuk gets double underhooks and turns Hyrra into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matto Hyrra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tampukpuk breaks from the clinch.
Hyrra misses with a takedown
and Tampukpuk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hyrra looks to clinch
enabling Tampukpuk to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyrra is looking to clinch.
Hyrra has his takedown stuffed
and Tampukpuk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hyrra thinking.
Tampukpuk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyrra throws a combination that misses
and Tampukpuk counters with a leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tampukpuk.
Hyrra takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hyrra fails with the takedown
and Tampukpuk counters with a stiff right hand.
Hyrra tries to clinch up
and Tampukpuk counters with a left and a right that stings Hyrra.
Tampukpuk cracks Hyrra with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hyrra looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away
can Tampukpuk finish him?
Hyrra is rocked!
Tampukpuk has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Arturito Tampukpuk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tampukpuk connects with a right that clearly hurt Hyrra. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Tampukpuk proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Hyrra collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arturito Tampukpuk!
The defeated Matto Hyrra had this to say: 'Ill be back'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sickwat Dan (ranked 2527 p4p, 1776 weight class) and Steve Sherk (ranked 326 p4p, 246 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sickwat Dan !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Sherk!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sherk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sherk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sherk to the ground. Dan is now in Sherk's guard.
Sherk controls Dan momentarily but Dan frees himself.
Sherk might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dan haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Dan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dan pushing down on Sherk's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sherk moves into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dan wants to pass the guard but Sherk is keeping the position.
Dan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sherk manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dan has Sherk in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dan has Sherk pulled in close to control his posture.
Sherk looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dan keeping full guard, as Sherk tries to pass.
My spies in The Jungle Room inform me that Sherk has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Sherk stopping the sweep attempt from Dan .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dan seems keen to control Sherk's posture.
Dan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dan misses with a head shot. Sherk uses the momentum to regain guard.
Dan preventing the sweep.
Dan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sherk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherk keeping full guard, as Dan tries to pass.
Dan postures up and lands a big shot to Sherk's brow.
Sherk working a defensive guard here.
Dan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dan pushes down on Sherk's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dan trying to pass the guard but Sherk defending well.
Dan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dan is nestled in close to Sherk, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sherk works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sherk controls Dan momentarily but Dan frees himself.
Sherk has his hands on Dan 's head, controlling the position.
Sherk trying to keep a closed guard but Dan is proving a slippery customer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sickwat Dan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sherk has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Steve Sherk has been cut.
Dan shoots in looking for a takedown but Sherk manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dan 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sherk throws out a counter right but Dan avoids it with no problem.
Sherk misses with a hook.
Dan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sherk pinned against the cage. Sherk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sherk! But no joy.
Dan shoots in for a takedown but Sherk shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sickwat Dan . That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Sherk misses.
Dan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sherk can do to turn this around?
Nice takedown defense from Sherk. No joy for Dan on that attempt.
Dan dives in for a single leg takedown but Sherk sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sherk misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherk taking a breather.
Dan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sherk avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sherk misses with a body punch.
Dan avoids the elbow strike from Sherk, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sherk just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dan 's brow.
Sherk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sherk wants to stall.
Dan works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Dan wants to control from the top but Sherk keeps moving.
Sherk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sherk is staying active underneath Dan , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dan working over Sherk with some ground and pound. Sherk looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sickwat Dan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sherk wants to control the action here but instead Dan manages to pass to full mount!
Sherk tries to hold on but Dan postures up.
Sherk is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dan throws some wild stikes that Sherk manages to avoid easily.
Dan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sherk sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sherk trying to control but Dan postures up.
Sherk controlling the position well.
Sherk moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sherk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dan is posturing up here but Sherk has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Dan tries to roll out but it's too tight and Dan has to tap! Slick submission there by Sherk!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steve Sherk!
Steve Sherk managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Fantasy Threads, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gatot Kaca (ranked 1461 p4p, 5177 weight class) and Darius Frank Jr (ranked 230 p4p, 597 weight class). Gatot Kaca could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Darius Frank Jr's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gatot Kaca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Darius Frank Jr!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaca throws a hook but Frank Jr avoids it easily.
Kaca throws a looping overhand right but Frank Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Frank Jr is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kaca throws a shot from downtown. Frank Jr moves away and avoids it.
Kaca looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Frank Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Kaca loads up on a big right hand but Frank Jr slips the punch.
Kaca throws out a loose jab but Frank Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaca misses with a left hand
and Frank Jr counters with a series of strikes. Kaca will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kaca misses with a straight right.
Kaca throws a hook but Frank Jr avoids it easily.
Kaca jabs Frank Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaca feints a jab promting Frank Jr to slip. Kaca then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Frank Jr slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Darius Frank Jr has been cut.
Kaca scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Frank Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frank Jr slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaca.
Kaca misses with an uppercut. Frank Jr saw that one coming.
Kaca throws the left hand but Frank Jr avoids the punch easily.
Kaca wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Frank Jr blocks a jab.
Frank Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kaca shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Frank Jr eats them both and turns towards Kaca to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Frank Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kaca has Frank Jr pushed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Kaca.
Frank Jr tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kaca lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaca is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kaca scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frank Jr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kaca is keeping busy.
Kaca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frank Jr throws a body punch but Kaca moves out of range.
Frank Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Frank Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kaca misses with a punch to the body.
Kaca scores with a hook to the body.
Kaca scores with a shot to the side of Frank Jr's head.
Kaca lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kaca stops a takedown attempt from Frank Jr.
Gatot Kaca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darius Frank Jr.
Kaca softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaca lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kaca gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Frank Jr.
Kaca is pressed up against the cage. Frank Jr has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kaca down to the mat. Kaca avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kaca cracks Frank Jr with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Frank Jr looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away
can Kaca finish him?
Frank Jr is rocked!
Frank Jr is holding his hands too far apart here. Kaca throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Frank Jr is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gatot Kaca!
Gatot Kaca was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Machado (ranked 1314 p4p, 1900 weight class) and Billy Cobb (ranked 185 p4p, 257 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Machado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Cobb!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb slips a straight right by Machado.
Cobb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Machado sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Machado fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cobb misses with a two punch combination.
Machado tries to counter with a takedown but Cobb is quick to defend against it.
Machado shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cobb pinned against the cage. Cobb gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A big left from Cobb misses.
Machado attempts a counter takedown but Cobb avoids it well and moves away.
Cobb throws a right hand that Machado ducks under and follows up with a left that Machado also avoids with ease.
Machado shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cobb as he avoids it easily.
Machado fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cobb moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cobb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cobb lands an overhand right.
Cobb uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Machado has time to react.
Machado ducks under a wild hook from Cobb.
Machado blocks a jab.
Cobb thows a left - swing and a miss!
Machado changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cobb misses with an uppercut.
Machado misses with a straight left.
Billy Cobb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado is looking to clinch but Cobb is avoiding it.
Machado takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Machado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Cobb misses the target.
Machado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cobb.
Machado clinches with his opponent.
Cobb is trying to break the clinch but Machado is controlling him.
Cobb is trying to push Machado away but Machado has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Machado is trying to drag Cobb to the mat but Cobb just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Machado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cobb tries to break the clinch but Machado is controlling the position.
Cobb tries to break free but Machado pushes him back against the cage.
Cobb is trying to push Machado away but Machado has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Machado prevents Cobb from breaking the clinch.
Machado throws a punch but it's blocked by Cobb.
Machado is working for takedown but Cobb is calmly controlling the position for now.
Machado has picked Cobb up - he's going for a ride! Machado dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Machado wants to free his trapped foot but Cobb is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb tries to kick Machado off but Machado keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Machado wants to pass the guard but Cobb is defending well.
Machado stalling.
Machado'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.
Machado seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cobb for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb is looking to escape.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Machado tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cobb swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cobb.
Machado walks into a jab.
Machado looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cobb has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Cobb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Machado drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cobb sprawls and moves away.
Cobb looks to land a left hand but Machado moved out of range nicely.
Machado clinches up against the cage.
Machado tries to score a body lock takedown but Cobb shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cobb working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Machado - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Machado wants a takedown but no success here.
Machado works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Machado turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Machado manages to end up in side control.
Machado sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cobb is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
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!
Machado trying to control the position but Cobb is working away.
Cobb is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Machado tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Machado has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Machado looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Cobb dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Machado drives through with a takedown into Cobb's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Machado trying to control but Cobb is working from the bottom.
Machado 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.
Machado trying to control but Cobb is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado is stalling in the full guard.
Machado trying to control the position from guard on top but Cobb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Machado controlling from the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cobb lands a nice shot to the body.
Cobb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Machado.
Cobb lands with a straight right. Machado didn't see that one coming.
Machado tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cobb manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cobb looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb lands a head shot.
Cobb fails to land the takedown.
Cobb misses with a looping right.
Cobb connects with a body shot.
Cobb misses with a straight right.
Machado drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cobb sprawls and moves away.
Machado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cobb.
Cobb lands a nice shot that snaps Machado's head back.
Cobb misses with an uppercut.
Machado appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cobb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Machado sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Machado clinches with his opponent.
Machado gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machado showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Carlos Machado overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Machado controlling from the top position.
Further stalling from Machado.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cobb wants to stand and escape but Machado is having none of it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Machado trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Machado fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Machado on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cobb bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Machado gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cobb.
Cobb loads up on a big right hand but Machado slips the punch.
Machado walks into a jab.
Billy Cobb seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Machado fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cobb throws a looping overhand right but Machado ducks down to avoid it.
Machado staying out of range there.
Machado tries to counter with a takedown but Cobb is quick to defend against it.
Cobb throws a jab when Machado was well out of range.
Machado changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cobb tries to avoid it but Machado manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cobb to the ground. Cobb escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Cobb showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Machado's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cobb fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cobb throws a series of punches but Machado moves out of range.
Cobb connects with a nice looking jab.
Machado looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cobb looks like he's trying to stand up.
Machado is trying to control. Cobb wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machado wants to advance to full mount but Cobb doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb wants to stand and escape but Machado is having none of it.
Cobb keeping moving, preventing Machado from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado prevents Cobb from getting back to his feet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Machado seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Machado trying to control the position from guard on top but Cobb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cobb misses the jab.
Cobb throws a jab when Machado was well out of range.
Machado fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Machado walks into a jab.
Machado misses with a takedown attempt - Cobb sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws a hook but Machado avoids it easily.
Machado tries to counter with a takedown but Cobb is quick to defend against it.
Cobb stuns Machado with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cobb lands the left hand.
Machado defending well as Cobb loads up on a big left hand.
Cobb with a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Cobb there.
A jab from Cobb finds it's way through Machado's defenses.
Machado fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Machado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machado wants to clinch up but Cobb keeps it at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Machado.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobb looks to land a right hand but Machado moved out of range.
Machado feinted with a counter takedown.
Cobb slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cobb defending well as Machado loads up on a big left hand.
Cobb only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Cobb. Beautiful body shot.
Machado moves away from the strike by Cobb.
Machado tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cobb paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cobb swinging wildly here.
Cobb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Machado.
Cobb is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Machado fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cobb avoids it really well and circles away.
Cobb throws a looping overhand right but Machado ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Cobb misses the target.
A head kick misses from Cobb.
Machado tries to counter with a takedown but Cobb is quick to defend against it.
Cobb misses with a looping right.
Machado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cobb throws a hook but Machado avoids it easily.
Machado feinted with a counter takedown.
Machado takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cobb throws an overhand right that lands on Machado's shoulder, as Machado tries to avoid the shot.
Machado drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cobb sprawls and moves away.
Machado ducks under a wild hook from Cobb.
Cobb lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Machado takes one to the chin there.
Cobb throws a hook but Machado avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cobb lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cobb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cobb gets tackled into the cage by Machado. Machado maintains the clinch.
Cobb tries to break free but Machado pushes him back against the cage.
Machado has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cobb is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Machado drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cobb looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Cobb's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cobb is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Cobb's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carlos Machado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Billy Cobb is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Machado is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cobb pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Cobb comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cobb winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Cobb!
In his post fight interview, Billy Cobb started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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