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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Micah Hawk (ranked 2994 p4p, 6218 weight class) and Ispa Murhapuro (ranked 369 p4p, 622 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 29 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Micah Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ispa Murhapuro!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhapuro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Murhapuro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hawk blocks a jab.
Hawk throwing a counter right hand but Murhapuro manages to avoid it.
Hawk takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Murhapuro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murhapuro has Hawk up against the cage in a clinch.
Murhapuro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murhapuro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murhapuro misses with a hook. Hawk ducked under it nicely.
A cross from Murhapuro lands.
Murhapuro shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hawk eats them both and turns towards Murhapuro to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawk moves out of range of the strikes.
Murhapuro loads up on a big right hand but Hawk slips the punch.
Murhapuro jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro lunges at Hawk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hawk's hand.
Hawk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hawk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Murhapuro throws the left hand but Hawk avoids the punch easily.
Murhapuro cracks Hawk with a good jab.
Murhapuro misses with a body shot.
Murhapuro rushes Hawk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Murhapuro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murhapuro tries to clinch up.
Hawk drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhapuro seems keen to control Hawk's posture.
Hawk trying to control the position from guard on top but Murhapuro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Murhapuro keeping full guard, as Hawk tries to pass.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Murhapuro holds on and takes a little breather.
Murhapuro wants to stand but Hawk is controlling the position.
Hawk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hawk slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hawk trying to control the position but Murhapuro is working away.
Hawk looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Murhapuro is avoiding damage well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Murhapuro knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hawk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murhapuro keeps working.
Hawk misses with the ground and pound.
Hawk trying to control the action but Murhapuro is working from the bottom.
Murhapuro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hawk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hawk working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
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.
Hawk tries for a kimura but Murhapuro is defending well.
Hawk working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hawk is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Murhapuro has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hawk swings around for an armbar but Murhapuro sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hawk's guard.
Hawk is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Murhapuro defends well.
Hawk is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Murhapuro defends well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Murhapuro dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Murhapuro cracks Hawk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murhapuro cracks a nice hook into Hawk's ribs.
Murhapuro looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawk is just out of range.
Murhapuro lands a jab-cross combination.
Ispa Murhapuro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawk slips under a jab from Murhapuro.
A counter left hand to the body from Hawk misses its target.
Murhapuro jabs at Hawk's body.
Murhapuro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hawk's hands.
Ispa Murhapuro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhapuro pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hawk back to the cage. Murhapuro follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hawk needs to keep his hands up - Murhapuro had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murhapuro throws a nice looking combination but Hawk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ispa Murhapuro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hawk's head backwards.
Murhapuro throws the left hand but Hawk avoids the punch easily.
Murhapuro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murhapuro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Murhapuro misses with a lunging right hand
and Hawk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hawk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murhapuro rushes Hawk and presses him up against the cage.
Hawk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hawk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Murhapuro lands a body punch.
Murhapuro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hawk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro punishes Hawk's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhapuro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hawk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Murhapuro tries to clinch but Hawk moves out of range.
Hawk throws a counter high kick but Murhapuro was just alert enough to avoid it.
Murhapuro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Murhapuro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murhapuro looks to throw the jab but Hawk is out of range.
Murhapuro scores with a nice right hand.
Murhapuro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hawk takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murhapuro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murhapuro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hawk in his tracks.
Murhapuro jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hawk takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murhapuro throws a series of punches but Hawk avoids them all with ease.
Hawk is looking to counter punch.
Murhapuro throws a looping overhand right but Hawk ducks down to avoid it.
Hawk gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murhapuro.
A swing and a miss from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro lands with a hook. Hawk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hawk takes one to the chin there.
 Hawk is rocked!
Murhapuro misses with an uppercut. Hawk saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Hawk misses the target.
Murhapuro lands a nice hook to Hawk's body. Hawk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murhapuro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hawk.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micah Hawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Murhapuro.
Oh Hawk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murhapuro throws a jab but it's blocked by Hawk.
Hawk seems to have got his legs back now.
Hawk walks into a jab.
Murhapuro lands a nice shot that snaps Hawk's head back.
Murhapuro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hawk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hawk with a poor takedown
and Murhapuro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hawk looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hawk slips a jab from Murhapuro.
Hawk is looking to counter punch.
Murhapuro jabs Hawk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhapuro jabs Hawk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murhapuro loads up on a big right hand but Hawk slips the punch.
Hawk looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Murhapuro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Hawk decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hawk is trying to control. Murhapuro wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Murhapuro trying to control here.
Micah Hawk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hawk passes to full mount!
Hawk thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhapuro holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hawk tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hawk controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk looking to ground and pound but Murhapuro is blocking nicely.
Hawk working for a submission but Murhapuro is keeping him at bay.
Hawk looking to secure an arm triangle but Murhapuro defends it well.
Hawk trying to control but Murhapuro is having none of it.
Hawk looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk prevents Murhapuro from getting the reversal.
Hawk is working for a guillotine from mount but Murhapuro frees his head quite easily.
Hawk wants to finish this one by submission but Murhapuro is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hawk.
Murhapuro blocking the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawk looking to secure an arm triangle but Murhapuro defends it well.
Hawk throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hawk thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Murhapuro tries to hold on but Hawk postures up.
Poor strikes thrown by Hawk there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Murhapuro working to try and regain half guard.
Hawk looking to secure an arm triangle but Murhapuro defends it well.
Hawk lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro is desperately trying to improve his position but Hawk has a good base and remains in mount.
Hawk throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hawk can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Murhapuro is looking to escape.
Murhapuro is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hawk looking to control but Murhapuro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hawk unloads with some shots from mount but Murhapuro bucks and avoids them well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Micah Hawk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Murhapuro 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ispa Murhapuro!
Ispa Murhapuro thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kristof Pardi (ranked 2263 p4p, 6221 weight class) and Kaspars Petrovs (ranked 290 p4p, 524 weight class). Pardi's entrance music is Party Boy Theme. A fine choice. Kaspars Petrovs struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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 17 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kristof Pardi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kaspars Petrovs!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrovs misses with a wild body shot.
Petrovs walks into a left hand.
 It looks like Kaspars Petrovs has been cut.
Pardi is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Pardi shuts the power down on Petrovs. Lights out, game over! Pardi is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kristof Pardi!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edmund Blackadder (ranked 5439 p4p, 2556 weight class) and Lue Randle (ranked 600 p4p, 378 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edmund Blackadder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lue Randle!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackadder misses with a hook. Randle ducked under it nicely.
Randle shoots in and gets a takedown into Blackadder's guard.
Blackadder keeping moving, preventing Randle from controlling successfully.
Blackadder is adopting a defensive guard.
Randle wants to control from the top but Blackadder keeps moving.
Blackadder tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Randle is looking to work some ground and pound but Blackadder has wrist control.
Randle is working Blackadder over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Randle throws an elbow that misses. Blackadder uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Randle's guard. Nice move by Blackadder!
Randle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blackadder has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Randle is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackadder gets to his feet. Randle looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Randle tries to clinch but Blackadder moves out of range.
Randle 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.
Blackadder misses with a body punch
and Randle counters with a right hand to the body.
Blackadder moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blackadder misses with a left hand
and Randle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blackadder misses the shot to the body.
Randle throws a hook but Blackadder blocks it.
Blackadder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blackadder with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Randle to score with a decent uppercut.
Blackadder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Randle fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blackadder looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blackadder misses with a left hand
and Randle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackadder misses with a hook
and Randle counters with a takedown into side control.
Blackadder sneaks out the side door and pushes Randle away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Edmund Blackadder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Randle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blackadder misses with a straight right.
Randle fails to land with a series of punches.
Randle scores with a jab. Blackadder acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Blackadder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blackadder on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Randle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Randle appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Blackadder misses with a hook to the body
and Randle counters with a nice body shot.
A lazy left from Randle finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randle throws a nice looking combination but Blackadder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blackadder bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Blackadder throws a hook but Randle avoids it easily.
Randle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Randle lands with an overhand left.
Randle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Randle moves forwards but Blackadder connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Edmund Blackadder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackadder connects with a right hand. Randle shakes it off.
Randle throws a front kick aimed at Blackadder's knee but Blackadder avoids it well.
Randle shoots for a takedown but Blackadder saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Blackadder misses with a straight left.
Blackadder throws a shot from downtown. Randle moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackadder throws the left hand but Randle avoids the punch easily.
Randle is looking for the big counter here.
A jab from Blackadder misses.
Randle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Randle looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Blackadder has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Randle is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackadder scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Randle tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Blackadder just stands there and leans against the cage.
Blackadder gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Randle.
Edmund Blackadder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lue Randle.
Randle is trying to break the clinch but Blackadder is controlling him.
Blackadder breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blackadder takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackadder swings widly with a right hand
and Randle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lue Randle will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A swing and a miss from Blackadder.
Blackadder throws a shot from downtown. Randle moves away and avoids it.
Randle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Randle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blackadder throws a jab but it's blocked by Randle.
Randle uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Randle throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Randle ducks under a wild hook from Blackadder.
Blackadder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randle rushes Blackadder and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Randle turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Randle manages to end up in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackadder managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Randle.
Randle looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Blackadder is avoiding damage well.
Randle is trying to ground and pound but Blackadder uses the momentary lack of control by Randle to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackadder slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Blackadder lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Randle looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Blackadder passes into side control.
Randle is looking to regain half guard here but Blackadder keeps moving and retains side control.
Blackadder decides to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Blackadder misses.
Randle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blackadder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Randle moves away.
Randle scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Randle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Randle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Randle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blackadder.
Randle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blackadder.
Blackadder misses with an uppercut. Randle saw that one coming.
Randle ducks under a wild hook from Blackadder.
Blackadder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Randle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blackadder at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randle takes a swing at Blackadder's ribcage but misses.
Blackadder looks to throw the jab but Randle is out of range.
Randle tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lue Randle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blackadder ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blackadder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Randle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Blackadder misses the target.
The fighters circling - Blackadder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blackadder just misses with a punch to the body.
Blackadder moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lue Randle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blackadder scores with the left hand. Randle knows he should have avoided that one.
Randle tries to clinch
and Blackadder counters with a straight right hand.
Randle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Randle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blackadder blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randle just misses with a punch to the body.
Blackadder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Randle manages to avoid it.
Randle throws a counter combo.
Randle avoids the body shot from Blackadder.
Blackadder throws a lazy right hand but Randle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blackadder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Randle was well out of range. Poor timing from Blackadder.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackadder throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Randle lands a nice shot to the body.
Randle staying out of range there.
Blackadder sets himself, and Randle steps forward looking for the clinch! Blackadder avoids it this time.
Blackadder scores with a shot to the body.
Blackadder loads up on a big right hand but Randle slips the punch.
Randle lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Randle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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 Edmund Blackadder will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Randle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blackadder throws out the jab.
Blackadder throws out a powerful jab.
Randle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blackadder connects with a body shot that sends Randle's belly button to the back.
Blackadder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Randle moves away.
Randle staying out of range there.
Blackadder works Randle's body with a nice hook.
Blackadder misses with a body shot.
Randle shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Blackadder napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Blackadder bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackadder misses with a straight left.
Blackadder stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Randle goes for a double leg but Blackadder avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Blackadder continues to drive forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackadder keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Randle.
A telegraphed right hand from Blackadder misses the target.
Randle misses with a series of wild punches.
Randle digs a good hook to Blackadder's body.
Randle moves away from the strike by Blackadder.
Blackadder throws a body punch but Randle moves out of range.
Randle throws a jab but it's blocked by Blackadder.
Blackadder misses the jab.
Randle fails to land with a series of punches.
Blackadder swings for the body but Randle moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Randle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Randle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blackadder looks to land a left hand but Randle moved out of range nicely.
Randle moves out of range as Blackadder strikes.
Randle flicks out a counter leg kick but Blackadder steps away.
Blackadder throws an overhand right that lands on Randle's shoulder, as Randle tries to avoid the shot.
Blackadder sets himself, and Randle steps forward looking for the clinch! Blackadder avoids it this time.
Randle misses with a wild body shot.
Randle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Randle looks to score with a jab to the body but Blackadder is just out of range.
Randle lands with an uppercut that bounces Blackadder off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Randle misses with a body punch
and Blackadder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randle ducks under a wild hook from Blackadder.
A little jabbing left from Randle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Randle misses the shot to the body.
Blackadder lands with a cross.
Randle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blackadder.
Blackadder moves out of range as Randle strikes.
Blackadder missing with a left hand there. Randle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Randle moves forwards but Blackadder connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Randle misses with a low kick.
Blackadder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Randle was well out of range. Poor timing from Blackadder.
Randle is looking to score with low kicks.
Randle connects with a body shot that sends Blackadder's belly button to the back.
Randle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blackadder but Blackadder pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randle shoots for a takedown but Blackadder saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Blackadder is looking to counter punch.
Edmund Blackadder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lue Randle.
Blackadder lands a glancing blow to the side of Randle's head.
Randle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blackadder misses with a right hand
and Randle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Blackadder misses.
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!
Blackadder misses with an uppercut.
Randle slips a jab from Blackadder.
Randle tests Blackadder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blackadder ducks under a wild hook from Randle.
Randle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blackadder throws out the jab.
Randle avoids the body shot from Blackadder.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edmund Blackadder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blackadder 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Edmund Blackadder!
After winning the bout, Edmund Blackadder 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 Israel Adesanya (ranked 887 p4p, 2757 weight class) and Saw Ba Nyein (ranked 135 p4p, 404 weight class). Adesanya's entrance music is Israel Adesanya Entrance Music. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Israel Adesanya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Saw Ba Nyein!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ba Nyein avoids the body shot from Adesanya.
Ba Nyein scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ba Nyein fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Adesanya.
Adesanya closes the distance and clinches.
Adesanya breaks the clinch.
Adesanya fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ba Nyein chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've been told by Adesanya's head coaches at 020 Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ba Nyein fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Ba Nyein misses
and Adesanya counters with a straight right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Ba Nyein blocks the leg kick.
Ba Nyein smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ba Nyein misses with the combination.
Adesanya appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ba Nyein throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Adesanya to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Ba Nyein.
Adesanya throws a nice looking combination but Ba Nyein bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Despite the aggression on Ba Nyein's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Adesanya throws an overhand right that lands on Ba Nyein's shoulder, as Ba Nyein tries to avoid the shot.
Ba Nyein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adesanya.
Ba Nyein throws a sloppy head kick and Adesanya moves out of range easily.
Adesanya throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Adesanya moves out of range as Ba Nyein throws a body kick.
Ba Nyein throws a wild body kick that Adesanya sees coming a mile off.
Ba Nyein tries to close the distance and clinch but Adesanya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It appears Adesanya was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya delivers a nice body kick.
Adesanya throws a hook but Ba Nyein avoids it easily.
Adesanya looks to score with a jab to the body but Ba Nyein is just out of range.
Ba Nyein throws a sloppy head kick and Adesanya moves out of range easily.
Adesanya stuns Ba Nyein with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Adesanya. Those never looked like landing.
Ba Nyein tries to clinch but Adesanya is having none of it.
Ba Nyein throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ba Nyein misses with a double jab
and Adesanya moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ba Nyein looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ba Nyein is trying to break the clinch but Adesanya is controlling him.
Adesanya breaks from the clinch.
Ba Nyein lands a glancing blow to the side of Adesanya's head.
Adesanya looks to land a combination but Ba Nyein avoids it well.
Adesanya works the jab nicely.
Ba Nyein tries to close the distance and clinch but Adesanya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adesanya fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ba Nyein.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Adesanya - that will leave a mark!
Adesanya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adesanya throws a sloppy head kick
and Ba Nyein counters with a thumping low kick.
Ba Nyein throws a leg kick
and Adesanya counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ba Nyein darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adesanya works Ba Nyein's body with a nice hook.
Adesanya is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ba Nyein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Adesanya on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ba Nyein feints a jab promting Adesanya to slip. Ba Nyein then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Adesanya slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ba Nyein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adesanya.
Ba Nyein with a nice calf kick.
Adesanya pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ba Nyein throws a counter combo.
Ba Nyein scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Adesanya throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ba Nyein connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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 Israel Adesanya will probably get the nod.
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.
Ba Nyein throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adesanya counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ba Nyein moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Adesanya paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Adesanya digs a good hook to Ba Nyein's body.
Adesanya lands a head kick!
Adesanya throws a head kick that misses.
Ba Nyein attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ba Nyein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adesanya appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya misses the body punch
and Adesanya takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ba Nyein tries to clinch up.
Adesanya seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ba Nyein throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adesanya counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya avoids the body shot from Ba Nyein.
Adesanya went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ba Nyein throws a hook but Adesanya avoids it easily.
Israel Adesanya is winning the standup battle so far.
Adesanya darts in and clinches Ba Nyein up against the cage.
Adesanya breaks from the clinch.
Ba Nyein throws a nice looking combination but Adesanya bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That kick from Ba Nyein tenderised Adesanya's leg. Adesanya is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ba Nyein jabs Adesanya right on the nose. Adesanya blinks but takes it well.
Adesanya scores with a nice right hand.
Adesanya finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Adesanya swings for the body but Ba Nyein moves out of range.
Ba Nyein fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Adesanya takes the fight into the clinch.
Ba Nyein is trying to break the clinch but Adesanya is controlling him.
Adesanya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ba Nyein avoids it.
Adesanya 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!
Ba Nyein avoids the head kick by Adesanya.
Israel Adesanya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adesanya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ba Nyein swings widly with a right hand
letting Adesanya counter with a right hand.
Adesanya has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ba Nyein wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ba Nyein is stalling here.
Ba Nyein working hard to break the clinch.
Adesanya breaks from the clinch.
Adesanya keeps the fight on the outside.
Adesanya is looking for a counter combo.
Ba Nyein gets tackled into the cage by Adesanya. Adesanya maintains the clinch.
Adesanya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ba Nyein misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adesanya prevents Ba Nyein from breaking the clinch.
Ba Nyein is trying to break the clinch but Adesanya has him pressed against the cage.
Ba Nyein is looking to break free of the clinch but Adesanya has double underhooks.
Ba Nyein throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adesanyas head.
Adesanya keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ba Nyein's efforts to push away.
Ba Nyein is trying to break the clinch but Adesanya is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ba Nyein lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ba Nyein breaks the clinch.
Adesanya scores with a jab to the jaw.
Adesanya is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ba Nyein tries to clinch but Adesanya moves away
and Adesanya counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ba Nyein throws a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adesanya.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adesanya throws a body shot but no joy.
Ba Nyein takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Adesanya tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ba Nyein manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Israel Adesanya dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ba Nyein fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ba Nyein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adesanya manages to avoid it.
Adesanya connects with a leg kick.
Ba Nyein lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ba Nyein scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ba Nyein misses with an uppercut. Adesanya saw that one coming.
Ba Nyein blocks a head kick by Adesanya.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right-left combo lands from Adesanya.
Ba Nyein connects with a body shot.
Ba Nyein has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Some wild striking there from Ba Nyein.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ba Nyein fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ba Nyein misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adesanya scoring well with a low kick there.
Adesanya wants to clinch.
Ba Nyein feints a counter leg kick.
Adesanya throws out a leg kick but Ba Nyein moves out of range and Adesanya only half commits.
Adesanya fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little jabbing left from Ba Nyein on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ba Nyein lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ba Nyein's head.
Ba Nyein just misses with a punch to the body.
Adesanya fails to land with a series of punches.
Adesanya throws a jab when Ba Nyein was well out of range.
Ba Nyein throws a counter combo.
Adesanya takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ba Nyein pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Adesanya back to the cage. Ba Nyein follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ba Nyein tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adesanya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And Adesanya counters with a quick kick to the body but Ba Nyein blocks it.
Nice body punch from Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein wants to clinch up but Adesanya keeps it at a distance.
Adesanya was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Adesanya looks to land a combination but Ba Nyein avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya throws a front kick that sends Ba Nyein stumbling back into the cage.
Adesanya misses with a wild combination.
Adesanya rushes Ba Nyein and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Adesanya breaks the clinch.
Adesanya tries to clinch but Ba Nyein moves out of range.
Ba Nyein doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ba Nyein blocks a head kick by Adesanya.
Ba Nyein doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ba Nyein tries to close the distance and clinch but Adesanya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adesanya tries to work over Ba Nyein's front leg with a kick but Ba Nyein checks it.
Saw Ba Nyein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Israel Adesanya is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya throws a combination that misses
and Ba Nyein makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Adesanya really felt that one!
Ba Nyein lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Adesanya misses the shot to the body.
Ba Nyein lands a head kick!
Ba Nyein tries to clinch
and Adesanya cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ba Nyein throws a nice inside leg kick.
Adesanya is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ba Nyein scores with a spinning back kick!
Adesanya tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Adesanya rushes Ba Nyein and presses him up against the cage.
Adesanya breaks the clinch.
Adesanya uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ba Nyein.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Saw Ba Nyein.
Well Adesanya 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Israel Adesanya!
As Israel Adesanya got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Nos encanta una buena salida. Nos encanta una buena pelea. Esto es parte de la cultura. Directamente hacia arriba. Somos un país de raza guerrera, los maoríes. Esto es parte de nuestra cultura. Si estallara una pelea en este momento, ¿qué harían todos ustedes? Me ignorarías y verías la pelea.'.
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