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GAMMA#1048 Milo v Oscar PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Carlos (ranked 1423 p4p, 1419 weight class) and Matthew Fritz (ranked 153 p4p, 152 weight class). Matthew Fritz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Carlos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Fritz!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fritz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carlos throws a combination that misses
and Fritz counters with a stiff right hand.
Carlos throws a head kick that misses
letting Fritz counter with a right hand.
Carlos avoids the body shot from Fritz.
We've been informed that Fritz has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Carlos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fritz was well out of range. Poor timing from Carlos.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Carlos.
Fritz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fritz throws a jab when Carlos was well out of range.
Carlos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fritz stuns Carlos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Carlos throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Fritz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carlos throws a body kick that misses.
Fritz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fritz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fritz misses with a hook. Carlos ducked under it nicely.
Fritz tests Carlos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fritz scoring well with a low kick there.
Carlos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fritz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carlos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos scores with a jab to the head.
Carlos connects with a single shot there.
Carlos lands a slapping body shot.
Fritz throws a sloppy head kick and Carlos moves out of range easily.
Carlos went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Carlos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fritz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carlos. Fritz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carlos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carlos scores with a punch to the head.
That kick from Fritz tenderised Carlos's leg. Carlos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Carlos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fritz misses with a hook. Carlos ducked under it nicely.
Carlos shoots for a takedown but Fritz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fritz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carlos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fritz is looking to regain half guard here but Carlos keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlos in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlos creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Carlos working away.
Carlos controls the position.
Carlos in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Fritz tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Carlos with shots to the head and body - Fritz looks very uncomfortable down there.
Carlos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fritz tries to hold on but Carlos pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fritz taking shots to the head.
Fritz is desperately trying to improve his position but Carlos has a good base and remains in mount.
Carlos trying to control but Fritz is having none of it.
Carlos lands with some strikes.
Carlos trying to control but Fritz is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Carlos.
Fritz wants to control but Carlos is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fritz is squirming around, avoiding Carlos's attempts to control the action.
Fritz can't escape the position.
Carlos content just to control the position here.
Carlos landing punches.
Carlos controlling the pace for now.
Carlos raining down shots from the mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlos looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Carlos dominated that round.
That's time! Carlos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Carlos digs a good hook to Fritz's body.
Fritz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carlos throws a quick counter head kick but Fritz was just out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fritz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Carlos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Carlos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Carlos misses with a two punch combination.
Fritz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carlos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fritz thinking.
Carlos looks to land a combination but Fritz avoids it well.
Fritz stuffs the takedown.
Nice defenses there by Carlos.
Fritz throws a body shot but no joy.
Carlos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fritz can do to turn this around?
Fritz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carlos counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos connects with a body shot.
Carlos throws the left hand but Fritz avoids the punch easily.
Carlos tries a head kick but it misses.
Carlos shoots in for a takedown but Fritz shows good takedown defense.
Carlos tries to land a front kick but Fritz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fritz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fritz misses with a body kick.
Carlos does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Some wild striking there from Fritz.
Carlos lands a right hook to the body.
Carlos digs a good hook to Fritz's body.
Carlos takes a swing at Fritz's ribcage but misses.
Carlos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fritz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fritz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carlos.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Carlos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Carlos.
A head kick misses from Fritz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fritz misses with an uppercut
and Carlos counters with a nice uppercut.
Carlos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Carlos looks to score with a jab to the body but Fritz is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fritz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carlos throws a series of punches but Fritz moves out of range.
Fritz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fritz's corner calls for a 1-2. Fritz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Carlos lands with an overhand left.
Fritz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slow jab from Fritz misses its intended target.
Carlos appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Carlos connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice shot lands for Fritz.
Carlos lands a nice looking body kick.
Fritz throws a jab but it's blocked by Carlos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos misses the shot to the body.
Fritz blocks a jab.
Fritz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Carlos on the side of the head.
Fritz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carlos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fritz gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Fritz is looking for a sweep. Carlos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Carlos slips a nice elbow through Fritz's hands, connecting with Fritz's forehead.
Carlos drops an elbow to the side of Fritz's head.
Fritz is trying to maintain the position but Carlos is very close to passing his half guard.
Fritz is refusing to be controlled, as Carlos sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlos controlling the action here.
Carlos is looking to take a break and control but Fritz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fritz trying to control from the bottom.
Fritz tries to roll over but Carlos keeps him under control.
Juan Carlos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carlos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Carlos dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Carlos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carlos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carlos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fritz as he avoids it easily.
It looks like Carlos has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Carlos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fritz throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Fritz misses the target.
Carlos misses with a looping left.
Fritz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Carlos with a body shot.
Fritz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fritz throws a right and a left that Carlos avoids nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Carlos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fritz avoids the body shot from Carlos.
Fritz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Carlos misses with a combination
and Fritz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fritz with a nice cross.
Fritz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fritz lands with a shot to the body.
Fritz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fritz throws a series of punches but Carlos avoids them all with ease.
Fritz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fritz moves out of range of the body kick from Carlos.
Fritz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Juan Carlos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fritz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carlos's head.
Carlos lunges at Fritz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fritz's hand.
Fritz throws a low kick, looking for Carlos's leg but Carlos calmly moves out of range.
Carlos throws a sloppy head kick and Fritz moves out of range easily.
Fritz throws a body punch but Carlos moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Carlos misses its target.
Carlos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carlos backing away here, and Fritz unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fritz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fritz looks to score with a jab to the body but Carlos is just out of range.
Fritz throws a head kick but Carlos moves out of range.
Carlos feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Carlos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fritz.
Carlos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carlos there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fritz looks to throw the jab but Carlos is out of range.
Fritz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Carlos.
Carlos lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carlos connects with a looping right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Fritz. No joy for Carlos on that attempt.
Matthew Fritz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fritz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carlos scores with a jab to the head.
Fritz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carlos blocks a head kick by Fritz.
Fritz misses with a wild body shot.
Fritz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carloss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Carlos blocks a jab.
Fritz misses with a wild body shot.
Carlos throws a jab when Fritz was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fritz tries a head kick but it misses.
Carlos lands a glancing blow to the side of Fritz's head.
Fritz loads up on a big right hand but Carlos slips the punch.
Matthew Fritz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carlos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fritz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Carlos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fritz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carlos tries a head kick but it misses.
Fritz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Carlos connects with a single shot there.
Fritz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matthew Fritz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fritz blocks a head kick by Carlos.
Carlos misses with an uppercut. Fritz saw that one coming.
Carlos moves out of range as Fritz strikes.
Carlos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fritz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fritz lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carlos looks to score with a jab to the body but Fritz is just out of range.
Fritz misses with a right hand
and Fritz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fritz misses with a body shot.
Fritz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
No joy there for Fritz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carlos scores with a jab. Fritz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fritz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Carlos.
Fritz throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Carlos counter with a right hand.
Fritz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fritz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carlos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Carlos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Carlos blocks a jab.
Carlos misses with a wild combination.
Juan Carlos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fritz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Juan Carlos.
Well Carlos 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Carlos!
Juan Carlos seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Distefano (ranked 2105 p4p, 1397 weight class) and Dalton McConnell (ranked 243 p4p, 181 weight class). McConnell has chosen Fun.: We Are Young ft. Janelle Monáe as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Distefano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dalton McConnell!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Distefano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McConnell on the side of the head.
Distefano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Distefano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McConnell.
Distefano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab from McConnell misses.
It looked like Distefano wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crack! A monster head kick from Distefano and McConnell falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Distefano!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Eric Distefano!
A very excited looking Eric Distefano made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Dalton McConnell stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well it wasn't my night unfortunately but don't worry i will be back to give you some more excitemebt, cheers'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hargol Svenkter (ranked 1036 p4p, 908 weight class) and Paul Gasgoine (ranked 41 p4p, 37 weight class). Svenkter comes to the cage accompanied by heavy bass test. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hargol Svenkter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Gasgoine!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gasgoine throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Svenkter on the side of the head.
Gasgoine misses with a hook
and Svenkter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Svenkter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Svenkter feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Gasgoine sprawling to the canvas! Gasgoine rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Svenkter finish him?!
 Gasgoine is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Svenkter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Svenkter backs off Gasgoine throws a huge counter combo but Svenkter manages to avoid it all.
Gasgoine works the jab nicely.
Svenkter throws a lazy right hand but Gasgoine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gasgoine swings widly with a right hand
letting Svenkter counter with a right hand.
Gasgoine is still on wobbly legs! Can Svenkter finish him?
Svenkter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Svenkter looks to throw the jab but Gasgoine is out of range.
Svenkter misses with a looping left.
Gasgoine throws out a counter right but Svenkter avoids it with no problem.
Gasgoine seems to have recovered his senses.
Gasgoine misses with a double jab.
Svenkter misses with a straight right.
Gasgoine throws out a counter right but Svenkter avoids it with no problem.
Gasgoine fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Svenkter on the side of the head.
Gasgoine throws a right hand that misses
and Svenkter counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hargol Svenkter!
Hargol Svenkter thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ledley King (ranked 2012 p4p, 1249 weight class) and Svend Thorsby (ranked 92 p4p, 44 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ledley King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Svend Thorsby!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Thorsby is just out of range.
King 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.
King throws a big shot that misses.
Thorsby buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
King fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thorsby lands a leg kick that knocks King off balance momentarily.
A nice leg kick from Thorsby, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thorsby slips a straight right by King.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thorsby cracks a nice hook into King's ribs.
King throws a head kick that misses
and Thorsby counters with a low kick, right behind King 's knee.
Thorsby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
Thorsby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thorsby has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as King is landing a low percentage of strikes.
King shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thorsby as he avoids it easily.
King misses with a looping left.
Thorsby lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick lands for Thorsby.
Thorsby lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
King takes one to the side of the head.
Thorsby looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
King misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thorsby counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
King takes a body punch but keeps moving.
King is breathing heavily.
Thorsby 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.
King misses with a hook
and Thorsby counters with a crisp one two that drops King! Thorsby thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves King to his feet! King is in big trouble!
 King is rocked!
Thorsby cracks King's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! King slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Thorsby can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Svend Thorsby!
During a confident post fight interview, Svend Thorsby thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pultti Pyssy (ranked 1136 p4p, 1108 weight class) and Eddie Ryan (ranked 121 p4p, 120 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pultti Pyssy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pyssy.
Ryan avoids the body shot from Pyssy.
Pyssy throws a hook to the side of Ryan's head but Ryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ryan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ryan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pyssy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pyssy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ryan manages to avoid it.
Pyssy looks to throw the jab but Ryan is out of range.
Ryan misses with an uppercut.
Ryan throws a body shot but no joy.
Pyssy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pyssy. Ryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pyssy throws a right hand that Ryan ducks under and follows up with a left that Ryan also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pyssy on the side of the head.
Pyssy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pyssy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pyssy.
Ryan misses with a hook.
Pyssy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan drives through and clinches with Pyssy against the cage.
Ryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pyssy looking to slow down the pace here.
Ryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Ryan.
Pyssy lands a right hand.
Pyssy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pyssy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pyssy slowing the pace effectively.
Ryan jumps guard.
Pyssy trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pyssy 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.
Pyssy continues to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyssy drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ryan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ryan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ryan!
Ryan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ryan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ryan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pyssy is trying to work for a sweep but Ryan has mounted him!
Pyssy holds on to Ryan as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Pyssy working to try and regain half guard.
Ryan jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Pyssy manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Pyssy has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ryan but great work by Pyssy.
Pyssy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pyssy trying to control the position but Ryan is working away.
Pyssy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ryan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pyssy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eddie Ryan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pyssy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ryan moves away.
Pyssy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pyssy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ryan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pyssy scoring well with a low kick there.
Pyssy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ryan moves away.
Pyssy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pyssy missing with a left hand there. Ryan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pyssy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ryan scores with a jab.
Pultti Pyssy is winning the standup battle so far.
Ryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Pyssy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan throws a jab but it's blocked by Pyssy.
Ryan misses with a body shot.
Ryan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pyssy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan lands with a nice body punch.
Pyssy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pyssy throws a leg kick but Ryan moved away.
Pyssy connects with a body shot that sends Ryan's belly button to the back.
Ryan throws out a loose jab but Pyssy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryan misses with a hook.
Nice body punch from Pyssy.
Ryan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ryan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ryan lands with a hook. Pyssy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ryan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pyssy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pyssy is trying to get back to half guard.
Pyssy wants to control but Ryan postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pyssy is looking to reverse the position.
Ryan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pyssy, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyssy regains half guard.
Pyssy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ryan is working away from the top position though.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryan feints the counter takedown.
Ryan throws a body punch but Pyssy moves out of range.
Ryan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pyssy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ryan manages to avoid it.
Ryan scores with a nice head shot.
Pyssy slips a jab from Ryan.
Pyssy ducks under a wild hook from Ryan.
Ryan lands a body shot.
Ryan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ryan tests Pyssy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pyssy staying out of range there.
Pyssy moves out of range as Ryan strikes.
A jab from Ryan does it's job there.
Pyssy looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryan is just out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ryan.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pyssy.
Ryan lands a really nice looking cross but Pyssy seems unphased.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Ryan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ryan checks a leg kick.
Ryan blocks the body kick.
Ryan slips a jab from Pyssy.
A countering left hand to the body from Ryan misses.
Pyssy misses with a series of wild punches.
Pyssy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Pyssy.
Pyssy cracks Ryan with a good jab.
Ryan missing with a left hand there. Pyssy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pyssy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ryan misses with an uppercut. Pyssy saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ryan misses with an uppercut. Pyssy saw that one coming.
Pyssy drops his hands momentarily and Ryan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ryan misses with a straight right.
Ryan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pyssy.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ryan!
Ryan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pyssy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ryan somewhat.
Ryan throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Pyssy.
Pyssy digs a good body shot into Ryan's ribs.
Ryan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pyssy circles away quickly and effectively.
Ryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pyssy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ryan in his tracks.
Pyssy moves into range and connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Ryan misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan misses with a looping right.
Good standup being displayed there by Ryan as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pyssy lands with a good body shot.
Ryan checks a low kick from Pyssy.
Pyssy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ryan is able to avoid easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Ryan blocks the leg kick.
Pyssy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pyssy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pyssy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pyssy throws a looping overhand right but Ryan ducks down to avoid it.
Pyssy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ryan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pultti Pyssy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ryan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pyssy to the mat! Pyssy manages to get full guard.
Pyssy looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ryan puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Pyssy is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyssy is holding on to half guard well.
Pyssy is trying to maintain the position but Ryan is very close to passing his half guard.
Pultti Pyssy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pyssy wants to get back to full guard but Ryan has mounted him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pyssy wants to hold on but Ryan pushes him away.
Pyssy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pyssy is working hard here to advance position.
Eddie Ryan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ryan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pyssy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Ryan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ryan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Ryan!
A relieved looking Eddie Ryan 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Alphonse Fuguego (ranked 772 p4p, 752 weight class) and Sean O Malley (ranked 65 p4p, 62 weight class). O Malley is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Goat Talk- Sugar Sean. Sean O Malley is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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28
145
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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 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Alphonse Fuguego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean O Malley!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Malley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fuguego gets cracked with a nice right hand there by O Malley.
Fuguego takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
O Malley throws a body punch but Fuguego moves out of range.
O Malley feints a jab promting Fuguego to slip. O Malley then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fuguego slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
O Malley moves out of range as Fuguego strikes.
O Malley throws a jab but it's blocked by Fuguego.
Fuguego changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Fuguego scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Malley is refusing to be controlled, as Fuguego sits in half guard.
Fuguego sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. O Malley defending well though.
O Malley is staying active underneath Fuguego, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fuguego perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
O Malley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Fuguego there.
Fuguego trying to control the action but O Malley is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fuguego thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've been hearing that Fuguego has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Fuguego is nestled in close to O Malley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fuguego trying to control from O Malley's half guard. O Malley has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Malley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fuguego is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. O Malley is keeping the position for now.
Fuguego has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fuguego throws an elbow that misses. O Malley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fuguego's guard. Nice move by O Malley!
Fuguego looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fuguego is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and O Malley defends well.
O Malley wanted to stand there but Fuguego had control of the position.
Fuguego looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! O Malley has picked Fuguego up and slammed him! Fuguego can't keep hold of the triangle and O Malley manages to pass to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego is trying to control O Malley's posture but O Malley avoids it.
O Malley stands up.
O Malley misses with a hook
and Fuguego counters with a nice double leg into side control. O Malley won't be happy with that.
O Malley pushes Fuguego away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Fuguego gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
O Malley is not content to let Fuguego control the position.
Fuguego is chipping away with strikes.
Fuguego is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down O Malley's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
O Malley regains half guard there - taking advantage of Fuguego's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fuguego lands a nice short elbow.
O Malley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fuguego sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. O Malley defending well though.
Well, if Fuguego is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Fuguego is stalling here. O Malley is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Fuguego seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and O Malley has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fuguego is looking to reverse the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sean O Malley 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.
Nice defenses there by O Malley.
O Malley has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Fuguego is landing a low percentage of strikes.
O Malley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fuguego scores with a nice right hand.
O Malley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from O Malley.
Fuguego throwing a counter right hand but O Malley manages to avoid it.
Fuguego lands with a shot to the body.
O Malley avoids the body shot from Fuguego.
O Malley throws a head kick that misses.
Fuguego misses the shot to the body.
Fuguego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Malley.
O Malley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sean O Malley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fuguego.
A big right from O Malley misses.
O Malley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fuguego.
Fuguego misses with a telegraphed body shot
and O Malley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fuguego.
O Malley throws out a loose jab but Fuguego uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Malley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fuguego sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Malley misses with a leg kick
and Fuguego counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for O Malley!
O Malley avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Fuguego.
O Malley dodges the ground and pound from Fuguego.
Fuguego controls the position.
Fuguego wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Malley keeps working.
Fuguego is trying to ground and pound but O Malley uses the momentary lack of control by Fuguego to regain half guard.
O Malley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fuguego.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed O Malley's head.
Fuguego thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed O Malley's head.
Fuguego is just content to waste time from the top position. O Malley takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Fuguego throws a strike but O Malley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fuguego is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fuguego pulls O Malley in close to his closed guard and prevents O Malley from doing any damage or advancing position.
O Malley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. O Malley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. O Malley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fuguego trying to keep a closed guard but O Malley is proving a slippery customer.
Fuguego is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but O Malley frees his head nicely. Oh but Fuguego has switched to an armbar! O Malley is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Alphonse Fuguego!
Alphonse Fuguego decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Bond (ranked 231 p4p, 468 weight class) and Nova Lankinen (ranked 30 p4p, 61 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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36
177
18 - 15 - 0 |
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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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gunner Bond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nova Lankinen!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bond.
Lankinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bond was well out of range. Poor timing from Lankinen.
Bond scores with a jab to the body.
Bond thuds his shin into the meat of Lankinen's side.
We've been told by Bond's head coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bond fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lankinen.
Lankinen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bond tries to land a front kick but Lankinen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lankinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bond jabs Lankinen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bond scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
 It looks like Nova Lankinen has been cut.
Bond uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lankinen.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lankinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond swings for the body but Lankinen moves out of range.
Bond lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bond misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lankinen.
Lankinen misses with a hook
letting Bond counter with a right hand.
Bond scores with a shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Lankinen.
 It looks like Gunner Bond has been cut.
Lankinen throws a lazy right hand but Bond sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bond pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bond swings for the body but Lankinen moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lankinen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bond is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lankinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bond.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lankinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bond was well out of range. Poor timing from Lankinen.
Bond scores with a hook.
Bond lands a head shot.
Lankinen is rocked!
Bond connects with a solid leg kick.
Bond lands a big right hand that sends Lankinen crashing to the mat! Bond stays standing though and waves Lankinen back to his feet!
Lankinen is still on wobbly legs! Can Bond finish him?
A slapping body kick lands there for Bond.
Bond throws a pinpoint strike between Lankinen's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Lankinen crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Bond scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gunner Bond!
After winning the bout, Gunner Bond 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Custer (ranked 403 p4p, 184 weight class) and Summa Sector (ranked 54 p4p, 25 weight class). Sector is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by For Heavy Metal we will die!. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Custer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Summa Sector!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Custer throws a right and a left that Sector avoids nicely.
Despite the aggression on Sector's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Good standup being displayed there by Sector as he connects with a hook.
Sector attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've been told by Custer's head coaches at FF Forever that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Custer needs to keep his hands up - Sector had a free shot at his head there.
Sector gets tackled into the cage by Custer. Custer maintains the clinch.
Sector has had enough of the clinch but Custer keeps him there for the moment.
Custer tries to land knees in the clinch but Sector avoids the damage to the body.
Sector's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Custer throws an overhand right that lands on Sector's shoulder, as Sector tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Custer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Custer misses with a left hand
and Sector connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sector slips a straight right by Custer.
Sector throws out a counter right but Custer avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sector misses with a left hand
and Sector takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sector stuns Custer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've been informed that Sector has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jab by Sector.
Custer throws a right and a left that Sector avoids nicely.
Sector misses with a left hand
and Custer counters with a straight right hand.
Sector showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Custer.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Custer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Custer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Custer blocks an uppercut.
Custer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sector blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sector throws a head punch that misses.
Custer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sector manages to break the clinch.
Sector is looking to score with low kicks.
Custer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sector swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sector throws a lazy right hand but Custer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sector misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Custer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Custer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sector misses with a lunging right hand
and Custer counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Custer. That snapped Sector's head back.
Sector has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Custer.
Sector throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Custer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Custer.
Custer drops Sector with a beautiful combination! Sector stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Custer is looking for the KO!
It looks like Summa Sector has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sector avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sector appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Custer rushes Sector and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sector wants to break free but Custer has control.
Custer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Custer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sector throws a punch but it's blocked by Custer.
Sector can't break the clinch.
Custer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Custer misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Sector's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sector fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sector has had enough of the clinch but Custer keeps him there for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Custer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Summa Sector's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Sector slips a straight right by Custer.
Custer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sector to score with a decent uppercut.
Custer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Custer moves to clinch but Sector breaks away
and Sector counters with a left to the body.
Sector swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sector lands a left and a right that send Custer crashing to the mat, dazed. Sector thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Custer is rocked!
It looks like Jesse Custer has been cut.
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!
Crunch! Sector slams his shin into Custer's torso.
Oh Custer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A chopping leg kick lands by Sector.
A good leg kick by Sector.
Custer throws a sloppy head kick
and Sector counters with a slapping leg kick.
Custer seems to have got his legs back now.
Custer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sector.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Custer gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Sector gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Custer is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Summa Sector!
After the fight, Summa Sector was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wilfred Ainsworth (ranked 106 p4p, 150 weight class) and Radu Dracul (ranked 14 p4p, 21 weight class). Ainsworth's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fred Neil - Everybody's Talkin'. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29 - 12 - 2 |
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32 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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 29 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilfred Ainsworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Radu Dracul!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ainsworth throws a shot from downtown. Dracul moves away and avoids it.
Dracul with the counter takedown but Ainsworth avoids it easily.
Ainsworth attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ainsworth throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ainsworth misses with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dracul checks a leg kick.
Dracul tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ainsworth changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ainsworth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ainsworth lands a nice shot to the body.
Dracul has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ainsworth finds it's way round the side to connect with Dracul's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ainsworth cracks Dracul with an open hand slap.
A jab from Ainsworth does it's job there.
Ainsworth turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Ainsworth. Beautiful body shot.
Dracul keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dracul has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A low kick from Ainsworth misses
so Dracul counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ainsworth is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ainsworth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dracul is one step ahead there.
Dracul trying to control but Ainsworth is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ainsworth wants to sweep here but Dracul controlling him for the moment.
Ainsworth has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ainsworth not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ainsworth is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ainsworth keeping moving, preventing Dracul from controlling successfully.
Dracul trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ainsworth is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dracul wants to pass the guard but Ainsworth is keeping the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ainsworth wants to slow Dracul down by chopping away at his legs.
Dracul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth misses with a lunging right hand
and Dracul counters with a shoot takedown. Ainsworth fights it but they end up in guard.
Dracul trying to control but Ainsworth is working from the bottom.
Dracul won't allow Ainsworth to sweep him here.
Ainsworth can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dracul controls the pace.
Dracul stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ainsworth swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ainsworth is trying to control the position but Dracul postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dracul won't allow Ainsworth to sweep him here.
Dracul trying to control but Ainsworth is working from the bottom.
Ainsworth being controlled here, momentarily.
Ainsworth lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ainsworth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dracul works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ainsworth looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dracul looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wilfred Ainsworth dominated that round.
That's time! Ainsworth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ainsworth throws out a leg kick but Dracul moves out of range and Ainsworth only half commits.
Ainsworth throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dracul counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ainsworth won't be happy with that.
Dracul working away.
Ainsworth is looking for a sweep.
Dracul working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dracul looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ainsworth tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dracul wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes there by Dracul.
Ainsworth is looking to reverse the position.
Dracul throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dracul taking a breather here.
Ainsworth wants to control but Dracul postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ainsworth tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dracul wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ainsworth takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ainsworth tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dracul is trying to move to mount but Ainsworth reverses beautifully and ends up in Dracul's guard.
Radu Dracul has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ainsworth not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dracul looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Ainsworth has picked Dracul up and slammed him! Dracul can't keep hold of the triangle and Ainsworth manages to pass to side control!
Dracul tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ainsworth wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dracul manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ainsworth looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ainsworth not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dracul blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ainsworth.
Dracul works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ainsworth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ainsworth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dracul managing to control the position.
Dracul lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Dracul chips away with some ground and pound.
Ainsworth controlling Dracul's posture.
Ainsworth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dracul keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ainsworth's head.
Dracul looking to pass the guard.
Dracul must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ainsworth not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dracul passes easily into side control. Nice work.
A lull in the action here as Dracul stalls from top position.
Ainsworth might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ainsworth struggling a bit here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dracul lands a nice forearm strike.
Ainsworth tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Dracul easily slips into full mount!
Ainsworth is looking to get to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Radu Dracul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ainsworth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dracul ducks under a wild hook from Ainsworth.
Dracul drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ainsworth defends it well.
Ainsworth throws a leg kick
and Dracul counters with a single leg into guard. Ainsworth didn't expect that.
Dracul throwing strikes from guard but Ainsworth blocks nicely.
Ainsworth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dracul is fighting to break Ainsworth's control of his arms but Ainsworth is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dracul trying to control the position from guard on top but Ainsworth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ainsworth is trying to keep Dracul in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ainsworth tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ainsworth manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dracul manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dracul is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Dracul trying to control the position.
Ainsworth wants to control from the top but Dracul keeps moving.
Dracul looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ainsworth is one step ahead there.
Ainsworth wants to pass the guard but Dracul is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dracul is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ainsworth is aware though and is defending well.
Ainsworth trying to control but Dracul is working from the bottom.
Ainsworth is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dracul wants to sweep but no luck.
Dracul managing to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ainsworth clobbers Dracul with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dracul takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ainsworth fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dracul.
Ainsworth looks to land a left hand but Dracul moved out of range nicely.
Ainsworth throws a leg kick but Dracul sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ainsworth throws a lazy uppercut
and Dracul counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dracul is looking to take a break and control but Ainsworth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ainsworth trying to control here.
Ainsworth is pressing down on Dracul's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ainsworth pulls Dracul in close to prevent any damage.
Ainsworth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ainsworth has control of Dracul's left arm, preventing Dracul from doing any damage.
Ainsworth keeping moving, preventing Dracul from controlling successfully.
Ainsworth tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ainsworth keeping moving, preventing Dracul from controlling successfully.
Dracul lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dracul trying to control but Ainsworth is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Radu Dracul.
I think Dracul 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Radu Dracul!
A very excited looking Radu Dracul made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Milo Andrianakis (ranked 29 p4p, 102 weight class) and Oscar Bolleke (ranked 2 p4p, 12 weight class). Andrianakis comes to the cage accompanied by The Andy Milonakis Theme Song. Bolleke comes into a darkened arena with his song building. RGP - DANG DIGGI BANG kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Milo Andrianakis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Bolleke!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Andrianakis.
Andrianakis misses with a straight right.
Bolleke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andrianakis.
Andrianakis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Andrianakis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bolleke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Milo Andrianakis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bolleke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andrianakis.
Bolleke changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bolleke connects with a crisp jab.
Bolleke lands a really nice looking cross but Andrianakis seems unphased.
Andrianakis tests Bolleke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Andrianakis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Andrianakis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bolleke in his tracks.
A telegraphed right hand from Andrianakis misses the target.
Andrianakis clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolleke gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bolleke working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andrianakis looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bolleke takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrianakis pushes Bolleke off looking to stand but Bolleke dives back in and keeps control.
Andrianakis makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Andrianakis misses with a looping left.
Andrianakis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bolleke counters with a right hand to the body.
Andrianakis scores with a shot to the body.
Bolleke is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Andrianakis's half guard.
Andrianakis has one foot on Bolleke's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
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!
Andrianakis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bolleke.
Bolleke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bolleke is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bolleke slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bolleke scores with a body shot.
Andrianakis throws a lazy uppercut
and Bolleke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Andrianakis misses the body punch
letting Bolleke counter with a right hand.
Andrianakis defending well as Bolleke loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrianakis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bolleke.
Andrianakis throws an off balance right hand
and Bolleke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Andrianakis darts in and clinches Bolleke up against the cage.
Bolleke manages to break the clinch.
Andrianakis misses with a hook.
Andrianakis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Andrianakis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Andrianakis misses.
Bolleke scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Milo Andrianakis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andrianakis moves out of range as Bolleke strikes.
Bolleke scores with a jab.
Bolleke is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Andrianakis had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Andrianakis needs to keep his hands up - Bolleke had a free shot at his head there.
Bolleke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Andrianakis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bolleke keeps the fight on the outside.
Bolleke has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bolleke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Andrianakis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bolleke.
A counter left hand to the body from Andrianakis misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrianakis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Bolleke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Andrianakis throws a body punch but Bolleke moves out of range.
Andrianakis throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Bolleke to counter with a crisp jab.
Andrianakis needs to keep his hands up - Bolleke had a free shot at his head there.
Bolleke throws out a loose jab but Andrianakis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andrianakis misses with a looping right.
A punch lands to the side of Bolleke 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Andrianakis tries to clinch but Bolleke moves out of range.
Bolleke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Andrianakis clinches up against the cage.
Bolleke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andrianakis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bolleke breaks the clinch.
Bolleke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bolleke ducks under a wild hook from Andrianakis.
Andrianakis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrianakis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bolleke counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrianakis forces Bolleke back against the cage and clinches.
Andrianakis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Andrianakis lands an elbow that stopped Bolleke in his tracks for a moment.
Andrianakis blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Andrianakis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Andrianakis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andrianakis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bolleke dodges an elbow strike from Andrianakis.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Andrianakis.
A short left from Andrianakis.
Bolleke is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bolleke misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Andrianakis fails to land.
Bolleke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andrianakis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bolleke's defenses.
Andrianakis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andrianakis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Andrianakis tries to clinch but Bolleke moves away
and Andrianakis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bolleke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Oscar Bolleke will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Andrianakis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bolleke throws a lazy uppercut
and Andrianakis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Andrianakis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bolleke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bolleke jabs Andrianakis right on the nose. Andrianakis blinks but takes it well.
Bolleke throws a hook but Andrianakis blocks it.
Bolleke throws a right hand that misses
and Andrianakis counters with a nice uppercut.
Andrianakis has Bolleke up against the cage in a clinch.
Bolleke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Andrianakis throws out a loose jab but Bolleke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oscar Bolleke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bolleke just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolleke swats away the attempt to clinch by Andrianakis.
Bolleke throws an overhand right that lands on Andrianakis's shoulder, as Andrianakis tries to avoid the shot.
Andrianakis throws a body shot but no joy.
Andrianakis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andrianakis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bolleke was well out of range. Poor timing from Andrianakis.
A big left from Andrianakis misses.
Andrianakis looks to score with a jab to the body but Bolleke is just out of range.
Bolleke misses the jab.
Andrianakis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bolleke with the counter takedown but Andrianakis avoids it easily.
Bolleke connects with a crisp jab.
Bolleke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Andrianakis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jab from Bolleke.
Andrianakis cracks Bolleke with an open hand slap.
Andrianakis misses the shot to the body.
Bolleke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andrianakis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Andrianakis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Andrianakis swings widly with a right hand
letting Bolleke counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrianakis throws a looping overhand right but Bolleke ducks down to avoid it.
Andrianakis cracks Bolleke with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bolleke.
Bolleke lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bolleke's jab looks to have found its range, popping Andrianakis under the eye.
Andrianakis misses the jab.
Bolleke is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Andrianakis with a body shot.
Andrianakis blocks a jab.
Bolleke tests Andrianakis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Andrianakis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bolleke goes for a double leg but Andrianakis avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Andrianakis continues to drive forward.
A shot to the body from Andrianakis misses
and Bolleke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Andrianakis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bolleke on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrianakis throws a hook but Bolleke avoids it easily.
Andrianakis misses with a hook.
Bolleke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Andrianakis.
Andrianakis throws a body punch but Bolleke moves out of range.
Andrianakis misses with a looping right.
Andrianakis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bolleke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bolleke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bolleke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andrianakis.
A quick step to the side and Andrianakis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andrianakis misses with a right hand
and Bolleke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Andrianakis loads up on a big right hand but Bolleke slips the punch.
Bolleke defending well as Andrianakis loads up on a big left hand.
Andrianakis throws a hook to the side of Bolleke's head but Bolleke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Andrianakis misses with an uppercut. Bolleke saw that one coming.
Bolleke is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolleke connects with a right hand. Andrianakis shakes it off.
Bolleke lands with an uppercut that bounces Andrianakis off the cage and back into range.
Andrianakis ducks under a wild hook from Bolleke.
Andrianakis misses with a looping left.
Andrianakis misses with a looping left.
Bolleke is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bolleke looks to land a left hand but Andrianakis moved out of range nicely.
Andrianakis misses with a body shot.
Bolleke misses with a hook
and Bolleke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Andrianakis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bolleke's head.
Bolleke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andrianakis.
Andrianakis misses with a body punch
and Bolleke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bolleke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Andrianakis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bolleke.
Bolleke lands an overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bolleke scores with a hook to the body. Andrianakis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Oscar Bolleke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Andrianakis throws a jab but it's blocked by Bolleke.
Bolleke swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Andrianakis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Andrianakis avoids the body shot from Bolleke.
Bolleke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andrianakis.
A lazy left from Andrianakis finds it's target.
Andrianakis lands with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Bolleke.
Bolleke ducks under a wild hook from Andrianakis.
Bolleke with the counter takedown but Andrianakis avoids it easily.
Andrianakis ducks under a wild hook from Bolleke.
Andrianakis thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrianakis lands a really nice looking cross but Bolleke seems unphased.
Bolleke misses with an uppercut. Andrianakis saw that one coming.
Andrianakis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bolleke thuds his right hand into Andrianakis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bolleke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrianakis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Andrianakis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bolleke moves out of range as Andrianakis strikes.
Andrianakis moves forwards but Bolleke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Andrianakis moves forwards but Bolleke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Andrianakis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Andrianakis avoids the body shot from Bolleke.
Andrianakis misses with a straight left.
Andrianakis scores with a jab. Bolleke acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bolleke is rocked!
Andrianakis lands a nice shot to the body.
Bolleke is still on wobbly legs! Can Andrianakis finish him?
Bolleke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body punch from Andrianakis.
Andrianakis throws a pinpoint strike between Bolleke's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Bolleke crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Andrianakis scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Milo Andrianakis!
Milo Andrianakis retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Milo Andrianakis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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