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MMAHKI 64 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Huntti Mfer (ranked 2902 p4p, 24466 weight class) and Vadim Volyas (ranked 372 p4p, 599 weight class). 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Huntti Mfer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Vadim Volyas!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mfer. Volyas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Despite the aggression on Volyas's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mfer keeps the fight on the outside.
Mfer misses the jab.
Volyas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Volyas tries to close the distance and clinch but Mfer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Volyas moves into the clinch.
Volyas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mfer is keeping busy.
Come on Mfer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Volyas blocks an uppercut.
Mfer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mfer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Volyas throws an elbow that misses.
Mfer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Volyas backwards.
Volyas prevents a body shot from Mfer.
Volyas jumps guard but Mfer stands there with Volyas around his waist. Volyas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Volyas blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Mfer.
Mfer blocks an elbow strike from Volyas.
Volyas looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mfer.
Mfer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Mfer.
Mfer dodges an elbow strike from Volyas.
Mfer avoids a wild elbow strike from Volyas.
A right hook to the body lands for Mfer.
Volyas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mfer.
I was talking to Mfer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Volyas throws an elbow but it misses.
A short uppercut from Mfer.
Volyas throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice left hand lands by Mfer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volyas leaning against his opponent.
A short right from Mfer.
Come on Mfer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mfer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volyas misses with a knee to the head.
Mfer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Volyas wants to stall.
Mfer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mfer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mfer is stalling here.
Mfer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mfer lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Volyas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mfer's brow.
Volyas is trying to maintain a safe position but Mfer gets an underhook and turns Volyas into the cage.
Mfer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Volyas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mfer avoids a wild elbow strike from Volyas.
Mfer lands a right hand.
Volyas throws an elbow that misses.
Mfer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mfer scores with a hook to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Mfer.
Nice body punch from Mfer.
Mfer lands with a light punch inside.
Volyas is trying to maintain a safe position but Mfer gets an underhook and turns Volyas into the cage.
Volyas letting Mfer take a breather here.
Volyas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mfer pressing his opponent against the cage.
Volyas lands an elbow inside that Mfer shrugs off.
A short right from Mfer on the inside.
Volyas working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Volyas.
Volyas looking to throw knees to the head but Mfer is blocking nicely.
Mfer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mfer lands with a right to the head.
Mfer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volyas tries to land a knee to the head but Mfer blocks with his arms.
Volyas throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Volyas throws an elbow but misses.
We've been informed that Volyas has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Volyas lands a knee to the head.
Volyas misses with an elbow strike.
Mfer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Volyas looks winded!
Volyas tries a knee to the head but Mfer blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mfer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Mfer.
Mfer blocks an elbow strike from Volyas.
A right handed body shot lands from Mfer.
Mfer lands with a light punch inside.
Mfer avoiding damage.
Mfer avoids the elbow strike from Volyas, against the cage.
Mfer stalling.
Mfer lands with a short shot to the head.
Mfer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mfer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Huntti Mfer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mfer looks to score with a jab to the body but Volyas is just out of range.
Volyas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mfer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mfer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Volyas throws a counter combo.
Mfer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Volyas was well out of range. Poor timing from Mfer.
Mfer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Volyas.
Mfer missing with a left hand there. Volyas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volyas blocks a jab.
Mfer moves into the clinch.
Mfer misses with a punch on the inside.
Mfer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mfer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mfer scores with a shoulder strike.
Mfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Volyas misses with a knee to the head.
Mfer misses with the head strike.
Mfer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Mfer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mfer misses with the head strike.
Volyas is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Volyas is looking to control Mfer's arms but Mfer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Volyas has his back to the cage.
Mfer can't find room to land a body shot as Volyas controls the action.
Mfer just leaning against Volyas, taking a breather.
Volyas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mfer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Volyas can do to turn this around?
Mfer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mfer controlling the action here for a moment.
Mfer seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Mfer gets through Volyas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Volyas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Volyas is trying to stall.
Good body shot from Mfer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mfer struggles to land a body shot inside as Volyas controls his hands.
Volyas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mfer blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mfer.
Volyas blocks a body shot from Mfer.
Mfer swings wildly with an uppercut but Volyas uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Mfer.
Volyas pushes off an throws an elbow but Mfer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mfer swings wildly with an uppercut but Volyas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mfer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Volyas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volyas throws an elbow but it misses.
Volyas throws an elbow that misses.
A right hand to the body from Mfer.
Mfer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Mfer.
Volyas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mfer swings wildly with an uppercut but Volyas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Volyas being controlled against the cage.
A short right from Mfer.
Mfer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Volyas backwards.
Volyas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Volyas stalling in the clinch but Mfer improves position.
Mfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mfer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mfer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Volyass head.
Volyas lands an elbow that stopped Mfer in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Volyas looking to throw knees to the head but Mfer is blocking nicely.
Mfer scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Mfer.
Stalling in the clinch from Volyas.
Volyas will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mfer up against the cage.
Volyas continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mfer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Volyas backwards.
Mfer has a couple of punches blocked by Volyas.
Mfer just leaning against Volyas, taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mfer.
Volyas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mfer's face.
Mfer slows down the pace here.
Mfer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mfer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Volyas or not.
Mfer lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Huntti Mfer dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Mfer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mfer connects with a nice looking jab.
Huntti Mfer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volyas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mfer.
As Mfer backs off Volyas throws a huge counter combo but Mfer manages to avoid it all.
Mfer misses with a body shot.
Volyas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mfer.
Volyas throws a counter combo.
Volyas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Volyas slips a straight right by Mfer.
Volyas throws a counter combo.
Mfer lands a jab to the head.
Mfer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volyas ducks under a wild hook from Mfer.
Volyas is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mfer clinches up with Volyas and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mfer fails to land.
Mfer gets through Volyas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mfer lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volyas trying to control the position but instead, Mfer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Volyas into the cage.
Volyas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Volyas is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Mfer has denied him.
Volyas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Volyas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Volyas controlling the action here for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Volyas throws an elbow but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mfer scores with a shot to the side of Volyas's head.
Mfer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Volyas.
Volyas is trying to maintain a safe position but Mfer gets an underhook and turns Volyas into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volyas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mfer dodges an elbow strike from Volyas.
Volyas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice left hand lands by Mfer.
Mfer letting Volyas take a breather here.
Volyas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right from Mfer on the inside.
A hook to the body from Mfer.
Mfer digs a right hand underneath Volyas's ribcage. Volyas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mfer lands with a light punch inside.
Mfer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Volyas or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short body shot lands from Mfer as the two fighters clinch.
Mfer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Volyass head.
Mfer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mfer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mfer works on Volyas's body with a couple of short punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mfer lands a hook that snaps the head of Volyas backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Mfer on the inside.
Mfer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Volyas backwards.
Mfer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mfer scores with a shot to the side of Volyas's head.
Mfer scores with a shoulder strike.
Mfer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mfer pushes Volyas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mfer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Volyass head.
Mfer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mfer lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Mfer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mfer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Volyas backwards.
 Volyas is rocked!
Huntti Mfer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mfer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Volyas is still on wobbly legs! Can Mfer finish him?
Mfer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mfer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mfer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mfer lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Mfer.
Mfer creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Volyas with a big uppercut! Volyas tries to clinch up but Mfer pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Volyas to the mat! Volyas covers up and Mfer unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Huntti Mfer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Denis Burlaka (ranked 4700 p4p, 3163 weight class) and Lorenzo Smashotti (ranked 492 p4p, 387 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Denis Burlaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lorenzo Smashotti!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burlaka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smashotti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smashotti wants to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Burlaka tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smashotti closes the distance and pushes Burlaka back into the cage.
Smashotti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Smashotti finds it's way through Burlaka's defenses.
Smashotti moves in looking to clinch but Burlaka pushes him off.
Burlaka changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Smashotti forces Burlaka back against the cage and clinches.
Burlaka is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smashotti pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Burlaka drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smashotti breaks the clinch.
Smashotti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lorenzo Smashotti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smashotti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smashotti tries to clinch up.
Burlaka seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Smashotti looks to land a combination but Burlaka avoids it well.
Burlaka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smashotti.
Burlaka tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Smashotti manages to circle out of the way.
Smashotti closes the distance but Burlaka moves to the side
so Burlaka counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smashotti can do anything to dispel that myth.
Burlaka working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smashotti's head.
Burlaka working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burlaka pushes down on Smashotti's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Burlaka winds up and cracks Smashotti with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Burlaka lands a nice short elbow.
Smashotti has hold of Burlaka's hands but Burlaka slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smashotti is trying to stand up here but Burlaka is controlling him well.
Burlaka looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ground and pound from Burlaka.
Smashotti has hold of Burlaka's hands but Burlaka slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Smashotti is rocked!
Burlaka scores with a big shot! Smashotti's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Smashotti! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Denis Burlaka!
Denis Burlaka spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kangaroo Jack (ranked 2794 p4p, 24220 weight class) and Mike Chandler (ranked 360 p4p, 567 weight class). Chandler has chosen Welcome to The Red Kingdom as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mike Chandler enters 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 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kangaroo Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Chandler!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chandler scores with a body shot.
Jack turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chandler thows a leg kick but Jack checks it
and Jack counters with an inside leg kick.
Chandler avoids the body shot from Jack.
Chandler shoots and misses
and Jack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chandler shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jack counters with a nice uppercut.
Jack looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jack connects with a looping right hand.
Jack keeps Chandler at a distance using the push kick.
Jack tries to keep at a distance but Chandler has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jack breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack lands a jab.
Chandler tries to land a body kick
and Jack counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chandler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jack closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chandler has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Chandler misses with a hook
and Jack counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chandler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jack throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chandler's head.
Chandler thows a leg kick but Jack checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jack throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chandler thuds a left hand into Jack's body.
Mike Chandler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chandler tries to land a body kick
letting Jack counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler gets the takedown into side control.
Jack bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Chandler tries to clinch up
and Jack counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chandler fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Chandler looks to move away, Jack throws a big counter combo but Chandler just gets out of the way.
Chandler misses with a wild body shot.
Chandler has his takedown stuffed
and Jack counters with a straight right hand.
Kangaroo Jack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Chandler.
Chandler throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chandler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A good leg kick by Jack.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Jack. Beautiful body shot.
A head kick by Chandler misses
letting Jack counter with a right hand.
Chandler misses with a takedown attempt
and Jack counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chandler throws a lazy head kick
and Jack counters with a stiff right hand.
Jack lands a leg kick that knocks Chandler off balance momentarily.
Jack looks to score with a jab to the body but Chandler is just out of range.
Chandler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jack counters with a stiff right hand.
Chandler slips a jab from Jack.
Jack lands a leg kick that knocks Chandler off balance momentarily.
Jack lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chandler circles away quickly and effectively.
As Jack backs off Chandler throws a huge counter combo but Jack manages to avoid it all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chandler is defended easily by Jack.
Chandler throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jack makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chandler shoots in for a takedown but Jack shows good takedown defense.
Jack seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chandler shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jack but Jack pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chandler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jack!
Chandler throws a series of punches but Jack moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kangaroo Jack dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Chandler doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jack counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chandler's knee momentarily.
Chandler shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jack is trying to defend but Chandler finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jack kicks off Chandler and gets to his feet.
Chandler darts in trying to clinch
and Jack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chandler can do to turn this around?
Chandler misses with a double jab
and Jack counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chandler's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jack fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kangaroo Jack is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jack counters with a body kick that stops Chandler in his tracks momentarily.
No joy there for Chandler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chandler with a poor takedown
and Jack counters with an inside leg kick.
Jack throws a head kick that half lands.
A lazy body kick from Chandler
and Jack counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jack connects with a looping right hand.
Chandler misses with a takedown
letting Jack counter with a right hand.
Kangaroo Jack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Chandler.
Jack lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chandler shoots and misses
enabling Jack to counter with a crisp jab.
Chandler has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack lands a head kick. Chandler smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chandler changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jack looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Chandler is trying to ground and pound but Jack uses the momentary lack of control by Chandler to regain half guard.
Chandler thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jack's head.
Jack looks like he's trying to stand up.
Chandler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jack. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jack pushes Chandler off and gets back to his feet.
Jack throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Chandler takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chandler misses with a takedown
and Jack counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jack as he jumps to the side.
As Chandler looks to move away, Jack throws a big counter combo but Chandler just gets out of the way.
Jack lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chandler misses with a kick to the body
and Jack counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jack scores with a decent looking hook.
Jack throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Chandler misses with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Jack.
Chandler now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack connects with a crisp jab.
Kangaroo Jack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chandler shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chandler tries a head kick but it misses.
Jack scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chandler walks into a stiff left hand from Jack.
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!
Chandler scores with a takedown into Jack's guard.
Jack is looking to stand up but Chandler isn't so interested in that idea.
Chandler postures up in Jack's guard and throws a big left but Jack blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kangaroo Jack dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Chandler with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jack counters with a nice uppercut.
Jack lands a body shot.
Chandler misses with a low kick.
Chandler misses with a combination
and Jack counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good exchange - Jack coming out on top.
Chandler sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chandler doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jack counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body kick there by Jack.
Chandler has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jack.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jack drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chandler shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jack counters with a two punch combo.
Kangaroo Jack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Chandler.
Chandler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jack scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Chandler 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chandler tries a head kick but it misses.
Chandler throws a leg kick
letting Jack counter with a right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jack, as that shot connected.
Chandler is rocked!
Chandler throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chandler is still on wobbly legs! Can Jack finish him?
Chandler misses with a hook
and Jack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chandler fails with the takedown
and Jack counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chandler walks straight into a right hand from Jack - that's dropped him! Jack jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Chandler from any more punishment! Chandler complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kangaroo Jack!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Magomedov (ranked 3010 p4p, 3730 weight class) and Pete Sirah (ranked 373 p4p, 439 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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dimitri Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pete Sirah!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sirah looks to land a body kick but Magomedov moved away.
Magomedov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sirah thuds a left hand into Magomedov's body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sirah.
Magomedov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sirah lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Sirah.
Magomedov takes one to the side of the head.
Magomedov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sirah throws a series of punches but Magomedov avoids them all with ease.
Sirah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sirah lands a head kick. Magomedov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magomedov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sirah.
Sirah throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sirah swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Magomedov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sirah sprawls and moves away.
Sirah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Magomedov.
Sirah throws a chopping leg kick but Magomedov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Magomedov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sirah manages to circle out of the way.
Pete Sirah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sirah throws a leg kick
and Magomedov counters with a single leg into guard. Sirah didn't expect that.
Magomedov wants to control from the top but Sirah keeps moving.
Our spies down at at K.O MMA inform us that Sirah has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Sirah looking to hit a scissor sweep but Magomedov is one step ahead there.
Sirah escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Magomedov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sirah is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Magomedov defends well.
Magomedov passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirah gets back to full guard.
Sirah is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sirah keeping full guard, as Magomedov tries to pass.
Magomedov stopping the sweep attempt from Sirah.
Magomedov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sirah has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Magomedov has managed to get both his arms back between Sirah's legs - danger averted.
Sirah throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Magomedov trying to control but Sirah is working from the bottom.
Magomedov with a nice head shot there.
Magomedov trying to control but Sirah is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirah looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Magomedov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Magomedov works over Sirah with some ground and pound from guard.
Sirah looking for subs off his back but Magomedov has passed one foot through into half guard.
Sirah is looking for a sweep. Magomedov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sirah tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Magomedov has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Sirah working to try and regain half guard.
Sirah is still trying to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirah bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Magomedov looking for a sweep. Not yet Magomedov, not yet.
Magomedov is working hard here to advance position.
Magomedov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Magomedov keeping full guard, as Sirah tries to pass.
Sirah won't allow Magomedov to sweep him here.
Magomedov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Magomedov keeping full guard, as Sirah tries to pass.
Magomedov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Magomedov controlling Sirah's posture.
Magomedov 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Sirah dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Magomedov throws a head kick but Sirah moves out of range.
Sirah lands a leg kick that knocks Magomedov off balance momentarily.
Magomedov gets tackled into the cage by Sirah. Sirah maintains the clinch.
Sirah lands an elbow that stopped Magomedov in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Sirah fails to land.
Sirah lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
 It looks like Dimitri Magomedov has been cut.
Magomedov gets control of Sirah's arms and successfully pulls guard. Magomedov will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Magomedov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dimitri Magomedov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sirah preventing the sweep.
Magomedov controlling Sirah's posture.
Magomedov looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sirah accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sirah working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Magomedov keeping full guard, as Sirah tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirah won't allow Magomedov to sweep him here.
Sirah pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Magomedov is keeping the position for now.
Magomedov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sirah manages to get himself to full guard.
Magomedov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sirah has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Magomedov has managed to get both his arms back between Sirah's legs - danger averted.
Magomedov passes into half guard.
Magomedov is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Magomedov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sirah is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirah keeps trying to improve his position.
Magomedov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Magomedov working Sirah over with strikes here.
Sirah is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Magomedov controlling the position easily from mount.
Sirah sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Magomedov is looking to take a break and control but Sirah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Magomedov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirah is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Magomedov is looking to take a break and control but Sirah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sirah is looking for a sweep. Magomedov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sirah gets back to full guard.
Sirah has his foot on Magomedov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Magomedov works his way back into a safe position though.
Magomedov advances position into side control!
Sirah is looking for a sweep.
Magomedov gets to mount! Sirah was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Magomedov lands a big elbow.
Sirah regains half guard.
Magomedov trying to control the action but Sirah is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirah wants to improve his position but Magomedov is controlling well.
Sirah is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Magomedov pulls his head out easily.
Magomedov moves into full mount! Sirah won't be happy about that!
Sirah taking shots to the head.
Magomedov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sirah is trying to escape the mount.
Magomedov controlling from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sirah working to try and regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitri Magomedov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dimitri Magomedov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Magomedov shoots in looking for a takedown. Sirah tries to sprawl out of it but Magomedov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sirah manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sirah tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Magomedov is able to avoid easily.
Magomedov dives in and grabs Sirah's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sirah pushes down on Magomedov's head and hops out.
Sirah slaps away a takedown attempt from Magomedov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dimitri Magomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sirah stuffs the takedown attempt from Magomedov. Magomedov gets slowly back to his feet.
Sirah shoots in and drives through. Magomedov sprawls well.
Magomedov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sirah throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Sirah.
Sirah misses with a head kick.
Sirah scores with a jab to the body.
Dimitri Magomedov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sirah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Magomedov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sirah scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice sprawl there from Magomedov as Sirah shoots in.
Magomedov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sirah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sirah looking for a guillotine here but Magomedov defends easily.
Sirah throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sirah has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Magomedov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sirah working for submissions but it's allowed Magomedov to get to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Magomedov in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirah tries to get to full guard but Magomedov has control of the leg.
Sirah actively working from the bottom here.
Magomedov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sirah gets full guard.
Sirah being controlled here, momentarily.
Sirah isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Magomedov stacks Sirah on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Magomedov!
Sirah is being controlled here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Sirah!
Sirah is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Magomedov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sirah is squirming around, avoiding Magomedov's attempts to control the action.
Magomedov content just to control the position here.
Sirah is in all sorts of trouble here.
Magomedov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sirah is looking to improve his position but Magomedov isn't that keen on the idea.
Magomedov content just to control the position here.
Sirah keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov wants to control the pace but Sirah is squirming around nicely.
Sirah really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sirah slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Magomedov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Magomedov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Magomedov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sirah tries to get to full guard but Magomedov has control of the leg.
Sirah makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sirah.
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 Dimitri Magomedov.
I think Magomedov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dimitri Magomedov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dan Kim (ranked 3506 p4p, 3485 weight class) and Tanjiro Namikaze (ranked 282 p4p, 281 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tanjiro Namikaze!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Namikaze moves away.
Namikaze feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've been hearing good reports from Kim's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Namikaze sitting in guard here, content to control.
Namikaze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Namikaze working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Namikaze trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Namikaze working some strikes from top position.
Namikaze throws a big right hand that misses.
Namikaze trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kim working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Namikaze.
Namikaze stays in close to Kim's body and controls the position.
Kim lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Namikaze looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kim is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Namikaze is on top in guard.
Namikaze missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Namikaze throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Namikaze working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Namikaze is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Namikaze sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Namikaze throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Namikaze not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Namikaze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Namikaze won't allow Kim to sweep him here.
Namikaze trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Namikaze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Namikaze is looking to work some ground and pound but Kim has wrist control.
Kim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Namikaze trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Namikaze or perhaps it was just good defense by Kim, which made it look bad.
It looked like Kim wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Namikaze bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kim is letting Namikaze control him for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Namikaze in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kim regains half guard there - taking advantage of Namikaze's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Namikaze is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Namikaze scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Namikaze not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Namikaze lands strikes from half guard.
Namikaze wants to pass to mount but Kim is defending the position.
Namikaze throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kim manages to get to full guard.
Namikaze missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kim being controlled here, momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tanjiro Namikaze dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Namikaze drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kim working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Namikaze.
Namikaze throws an elbow that misses. Kim uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Namikaze's guard. Nice move by Kim!
Kim preventing the sweep.
Namikaze is still trying to improve position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Namikaze lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Namikaze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Namikaze has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Namikaze is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Namikaze wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Namikaze is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Namikaze working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Namikaze scoring with punches to the head and body.
Namikaze missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Namikaze scoring with punches to the head and body.
Namikaze working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Namikaze scoring with punches to the head and body.
Namikaze looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Namikaze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Namikaze throwing strikes but missing.
Namikaze throws a big elbow that misses.
Namikaze trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Namikaze makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Namikaze postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Namikaze has gone for a leg lock! Kim slips out almost immediately though and dives into Namikaze's guard.
Namikaze is pulling down on Kim's head. It's preventing any offense from Kim, at least for the moment.
Kim preventing the sweep.
Namikaze wants to hit a sweep here but Kim passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Namikaze there!
Namikaze wants to control but Kim is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Namikaze tries to reverse the position but Kim maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Namikaze is wriggling around trying to escape.
Namikaze swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Tanjiro Namikaze has got the better of the ground game so far.
Namikaze is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kim trying to control but Namikaze is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Namikaze can't escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tanjiro Namikaze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Namikaze avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Namikaze ducks under a wild hook from Kim.
Namikaze is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kim sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Namikaze shoots in and drives through. Kim sprawls well.
Namikaze blocks a jab.
Namikaze fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kim sprawls well initially but Namikaze persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Namikaze is nestled in close to Kim, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Namikaze missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Namikaze prevents Kim from improving his position.
Namikaze wants to pass the guard but Kim is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Namikaze throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kim regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Namikaze working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Namikaze postures up and lands a big shot to Kim's brow.
Kim bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Namikaze's guard.
Kim preventing the sweep.
Namikaze tries to strike from the bottom.
Kim stopping the sweep attempt from Namikaze.
Kim not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Namikaze is pulling down on Kim's head. It's preventing any offense from Kim, at least for the moment.
Namikaze looking for a sweep. Not yet Namikaze, not yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Namikaze can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Namikaze is on top in guard.
Namikaze trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Namikaze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Namikaze throws a strike but Kim rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Namikaze wants to sweep but no luck.
Namikaze bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kim's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Namikaze's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Namikaze has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Namikaze from controlling successfully.
Kim 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.
Namikaze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Namikaze tries to free his leg and advance position but Kim is retaining full guard.
Dan Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kim is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Namikaze controls from within his opponent's guard.
Namikaze content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kim working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Namikaze.
Kim is trying to keep Namikaze in close.
Namikaze with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Kim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Namikaze landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Namikaze lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tanjiro Namikaze is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Namikaze showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tanjiro Namikaze comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Namikaze winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tanjiro Namikaze!
After winning the bout, Tanjiro Namikaze 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between London Bridges (ranked 4921 p4p, 2671 weight class) and George Tucker (ranked 541 p4p, 344 weight class). George Tucker is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, London Bridges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker throws a leg kick that misses.
Tucker throws a head kick but Bridges moves out of range.
Tucker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bridges wants to clinch
letting Tucker counter with a right hand.
Bridges doesn't manage to clinch there - Tucker circles away.
Bridges looks to clinch
and Tucker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tucker works the jab nicely.
Tucker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tucker scores with a nice head shot.
Bridges tries to close the distance and clinch but Tucker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bridges tries to clinch but Tucker moves out of range.
Bridges closes the distance but Tucker moves to the side
and Tucker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like London Bridges has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bridges gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bridges tries to clinch but Tucker moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tucker. That's going to slow Bridges down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bridges tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tucker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bridges tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tucker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tucker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bridges tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bridges darts in and clinches Tucker up against the cage.
Bridges tries to circle away but Tucker has him pinned against the cage.
Bridges scores with a shot to the side of Tucker's head.
Tucker lands with a right to the head.
Bridges stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tucker blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Bridges fails to land.
Come on Tucker - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bridges working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bridges prevents a body shot from Tucker.
Bridges misses with the head strike.
Tucker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker throws a punch but it's blocked by Bridges.
Tucker blocking some punches.
Bridges misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Bridges.
Tucker prevents a body shot from Bridges.
Bridges tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bridges goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tucker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tucker tries to work over Bridges's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bridges breaks from the clinch.
Bridges darts in trying to clinch
and Tucker counters with an outside leg kick.
Tucker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bridges clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bridges lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Bridges scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bridges lands with a left to the head.
Bridges swings wildly with an uppercut but Tucker uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bridges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tucker.
Bridges swings wildly with an uppercut but Tucker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bridges fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tucker tries to throw a body punch but Bridges avoids it by throwing Tucker back against the cage.
Tucker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tucker taking a breather.
Tucker tries to stall but Bridges uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tucker is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Bridges has denied him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tucker has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Bridges moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tucker misses with the head strike.
Bridges tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tucker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bridges misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bridges misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bridges throws a head punch that misses.
Tucker throws a head punch that misses.
Bridges is stalling here.
Bridges lands with a short shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bridges tries to throw a body punch but Tucker avoids it by throwing Bridges back against the cage.
Bridges manages to break the clinch.
Bridges throws a lazy uppercut
and Tucker counters with a nice uppercut.
Bridges wants to clinch but Tucker slips to the side
and Tucker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
George Tucker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on London Bridges's cut.
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.
Tucker clinches up with Bridges and pushes him back against the cage.
Tucker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bridges swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bridges gets through Tucker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tucker letting Bridges take a breather here.
Tucker holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bridges tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bridges.
Bridges tries to work over Tucker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tucker keeps control of Bridges as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker taking a breather.
Bridges blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tucker misses with an elbow over the top.
Bridges has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bridges creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bridges misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tucker.
Tucker scores with a shoulder strike.
Bridges throws a head punch that misses.
Bridges tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bridges.
Bridges throws a punch but it's blocked by Tucker.
Tucker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tucker stalling in the clinch but Bridges improves position.
Bridges misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Bridges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tucker.
Bridges breaks the clinch.
Bridges moves to clinch but Tucker breaks away
and Tucker counters with a good low kick that Bridges was not able to check.
Tucker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tucker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
George Tucker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bridges misses with a straight left.
Bridges throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tucker connects with a body shot that sends Bridges's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bridges misses the shot to the body.
Bridges tries to close the distance and clinch but Tucker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tucker only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bridges has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bridges scores with a shoulder strike.
Tucker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bridges leaning against his opponent.
Tucker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tucker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bridgess head.
A left hand lands to the body for Tucker.
Tucker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tucker dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tucker lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bridges tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tucker.
Tucker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tucker is trying to stall.
Bridges escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tucker lands with a slapping head kick.
Bridges tries to clinch up
enabling Tucker to counter with a crisp jab.
Bridges tries to clinch
enabling Tucker to counter with a crisp jab.
Tucker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tucker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
 Bridges is rocked!
That kick from Tucker tenderised Bridges's leg. Bridges is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oh Bridges is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bridges looks to clinch
and Tucker counters with a crisp right that sends Bridges to the canvas! Tucker follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Tucker!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz BartosiÅski (ranked 3492 p4p, 3048 weight class) and Randy Big Time (ranked 397 p4p, 346 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tomasz BartosiÅski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Big Time!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BartosiÅski cracks Big Time with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Big Time looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away
can BartosiÅski finish him?
 It looks like Randy Big Time has been cut.
Big Time misses with a combination
and BartosiÅski counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tomasz BartosiÅski!
An out of breath Tomasz BartosiÅski thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Dewire (ranked 3302 p4p, 2246 weight class) and Willy McCoy (ranked 414 p4p, 293 weight class). Dewire comes to the cage accompanied by Come With Me Now. The crowd seem to be enjoying McCoy's choice of entrance music: You Don't Mess Around With Jim. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Dewire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Willy McCoy!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
McCoy cracks Dewire with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Michael Dewire has been cut.
McCoy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McCoy scores with a jab to the body.
McCoy works the jab nicely.
Dewire moves away from the strike by McCoy.
Dewire takes one to the side of the head.
Dewire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCoy.
Dewire half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dewire on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McCoy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dewire looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dewire stops McCoy from passing to mount.
McCoy throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dewire is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Dewire has hold of McCoy's hands but McCoy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
McCoy is nestled in close to Dewire, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dewire tries to roll over but McCoy keeps him under control.
McCoy wants to take a breather but Dewire is having none of it.
McCoy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dewire. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dewire wants to sweep but McCoy has passed to side control!
Dewire is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked McCoy off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy looking to control the position.
Dewire throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Dewire is punishing McCoy with strikes - can he finish him?!
Dewire somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
McCoy has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Dewire.
McCoy is trying to break free.
Dewire is not going to allow McCoy to sit and survive in this position.
I really don't envy McCoy right now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dewire working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
McCoy is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Dewire off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
McCoy is trying to break free.
A lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is taking a good look at McCoy as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Dewire!
Dewire has good solid back control here.
Dewire gets his hands free as McCoy looks to control.
Dewire missing with strikes.
McCoy tries to roll but Dewire sticks to his back.
Dewire working for a choke but McCoy is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCoy tries to roll but Dewire sticks to his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dewire struggling to land strikes to the head as McCoy covers up.
McCoy breaks Dewire's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
McCoy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dewire is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
McCoy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
McCoy stands up over Dewire, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McCoy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McCoy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McCoy stands and throws Dewire's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dewire is working to avoid the ground and pound but McCoy connects with a decent elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Willy McCoy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Dewire's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McCoy misses with a body shot.
Dewire attempts a counter takedown but McCoy avoids it well and moves away.
McCoy throws a right hand that misses
and Dewire counters with a shoot takedown. McCoy fights it but they end up in guard.
Dewire trying to control but McCoy is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McCoy can do anything to dispel that myth.
McCoy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dewire trying to control but McCoy is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dewire pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McCoy is keeping the position for now.
Dewire looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy is trying to keep Dewire in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dewire accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've been hearing that Dewire has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
McCoy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dewire is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dewire stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McCoy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McCoy 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.
Dewire throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dewire not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McCoy lands a nice shot that snaps Dewire's head back.
McCoy loads up on a big right hand but Dewire slips the punch.
Michael Dewire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCoy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Michael Dewire's cut is getting worse.
McCoy misses with a wild body shot.
McCoy looking to score a takedown here. Dewire is defending well but McCoy drives through and ends up in Dewire's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
McCoy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McCoy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dewire tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dewire is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Michael Dewire overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dewire utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McCoy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dewire has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McCoy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McCoy content to stall in guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A big right from McCoy misses.
Dewire avoids the body shot from McCoy.
Dewire tries to counter with a takedown but McCoy is quick to defend against it.
Dewire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCoy.
Dewire feinted with a counter takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dewire slips a jab and a cross from McCoy.
Dewire takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Willy McCoy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Dewire's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
McCoy misses the shot to the body.
McCoy throws an overhand right that lands on Dewire's shoulder, as Dewire tries to avoid the shot.
Dewire half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dewire slips under a jab from McCoy.
Dewire slips under a jab from McCoy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCoy throws a lazy right hand but Dewire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dewire tries to counter with a takedown but McCoy is quick to defend against it.
McCoy connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dewire moves away.
McCoy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dewire moves away.
Dewire gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! McCoy gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Dewire 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 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willy McCoy!
Willy McCoy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rumsfeld Shart (ranked 2643 p4p, 3025 weight class) and Riptide Young Stallion (ranked 426 p4p, 466 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rumsfeld Shart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Riptide Young Stallion!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shart fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Young Stallion. No joy for Shart on that attempt.
And Young Stallion tries to counter it with a takedown but Shart pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Shart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shart shoots in but Young Stallion avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Young Stallion drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Shart defends it well.
Shart throws a looping overhand right but Young Stallion ducks down to avoid it.
Young Stallion with the counter takedown but Shart avoids it easily.
Young Stallion displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shart.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rumsfeld Shart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shart is looking to chop away at Young Stallion's legs.
Young Stallion feints the counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shart looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Young Stallion is fending him off so far but Shart persists. Nope, Young Stallion circles away and we're back to standing.
Shart throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Young Stallion's waist but Young Stallion gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shart off to one side.
Young Stallion is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Shart looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shart shoots in for a takedown but Young Stallion shows good takedown defense.
Young Stallion checks the leg kick nicely there.
And Young Stallion tries to counter it with a takedown but Shart pushes his down on his head and steps out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shart.
Young Stallion changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Shart fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Young Stallion paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young Stallion with the counter takedown but Shart avoids it easily.
Shart throws a right and a left that Young Stallion avoids nicely.
Young Stallion is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Young Stallion slips a jab and a cross from Shart.
Young Stallion is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Shart misses with a jab to the body
and Young Stallion counters with a shoot takedown. Shart fights it but they end up in guard.
Young Stallion looking to pass the guard.
Shart controlling the position.
Shart is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Young Stallion really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shart. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Young Stallion wanted to stand there but Shart had control of the position.
Shart seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Young Stallion must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young Stallion engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Shart is controlling Young Stallion's posture.
Shart throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Young Stallion stopping the sweep attempt from Shart.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rumsfeld Shart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shart throws a head kick but Young Stallion moves out of range.
Young Stallion is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Shart shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Young Stallion but Young Stallion pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Shart shoots in but Young Stallion avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shart has managed to clinch.
Shart is trying to break the clinch but Young Stallion is controlling him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Young Stallion drags the fight down to the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shart throwing strikes but missing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Riptide Young Stallion dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shart looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shart tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Young Stallion manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Young Stallion feints the counter takedown.
Shart looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Young Stallion!
Shart throws an elbow but Young Stallion slips to the side and avoids it well.
Shart working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young Stallion can't do much from the bottom here.
Shart content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young Stallion tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Shart content just to control the position here.
Shart wants to control the pace but Young Stallion is squirming around nicely.
Shart 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.
Shart controlling his opponent.
Shart looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shart sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Young Stallion is trying desperately to improve position.
Young Stallion sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Young Stallion is trying to control but Shart manages to pass to mount!
Young Stallion is in a horrible position here. Shart smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young Stallion is bucking up trying to escape but Shart cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Young Stallion felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young Stallion taking shots to the head.
Shart looking to secure an arm triangle but Young Stallion defends it well.
Shart tries to control but Young Stallion wriggling away.
Shart is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Young Stallion is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Rumsfeld Shart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young Stallion is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Shart tries to control but Young Stallion wriggling away.
Shart throws some wild stikes that Young Stallion manages to avoid easily.
Shart takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Shart throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shart trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shart is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Young Stallion can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rumsfeld Shart dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Shart misses with a body kick.
Shart is looking to clinch.
Young Stallion is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Shart shoots in and drives through. Young Stallion sprawls well.
Shart fails with a takedown attempt.
Young Stallion drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Shart defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shart moves in looking to clinch but Young Stallion pushes him off.
Young Stallion feints the counter takedown.
Shart shoots in looking for a takedown but Young Stallion manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shart's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rumsfeld Shart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young Stallion avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shart looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Young Stallion with the counter takedown but Shart avoids it easily.
Shart shoots for a takedown but Young Stallion saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And Young Stallion tries to counter it with a takedown but Shart pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Shart shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Young Stallion feints the counter takedown.
Young Stallion stuffs the takedown attempt from Shart. Shart gets slowly back to his feet.
Shart tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Young Stallion swivels and escapes.
Shart tries to clinch but Young Stallion is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shart misses with a head kick.
Young Stallion changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Shart closes this distance looking for a takedown but Young Stallion circles away.
Shart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Young Stallion paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shart shoots in looking for a takedown but Young Stallion manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shart's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Shart fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shart tries to close the distance and clinch but Young Stallion swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Young Stallion drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Shart defends it well.
Young Stallion slaps away a takedown attempt from Shart, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Young Stallion changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shart dives in for a single leg takedown but Young Stallion sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Young Stallion is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Shart is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shart is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Young Stallion is defending well.
Young Stallion tries to pull guard but Shart forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shart is working for takedown but Young Stallion is calmly controlling the position for now.
Shart is trying to stall.
Young Stallion jumps guard but Shart turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shart is trying to break the clinch but Young Stallion is controlling him.
Young Stallion wants to take the fight to the mat but Shart manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Shart trying to control the position but instead, Young Stallion has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shart into the cage.
Shart has had enough of the clinch but Young Stallion keeps him there for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Young Stallion wants a takedown but no success here.
Shart jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Young Stallion walks away with a smile on his face. Shart gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Riptide Young Stallion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Young Stallion 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riptide Young Stallion!
During a confident post fight interview, Riptide Young Stallion thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Rumsfeld Shart had this to say: 'You either win or you learn, this time I learned... Ossss'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Sherk (ranked 1422 p4p, 1470 weight class) and Kylan Cedillo (ranked 198 p4p, 204 weight class). Kylan Cedillo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Sherk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kylan Cedillo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cedillo connects with a crisp jab.
Sherk misses with a straight right.
Nice jab there from Cedillo.
Cedillo's corner calls for a 1-2. Cedillo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sherk is rocked!
Sherk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A swing and a miss from Sherk.
Cedillo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sherk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cedillo.
Sherk looks to throw the jab but Cedillo is out of range.
Cedillo throws out a loose jab but Sherk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good shot there by Cedillo.
Oh Sherk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sherk moves away from the strike by Cedillo.
Cedillo just misses with a punch to the body.
Sherk seems to have got his legs back now.
Cedillo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sherk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cedillo throws a series of strikes that have Sherk backpedaling.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cedillo.
Cedillo misses with a body kick.
Sherk lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Cedillo there.
Cedillo lands a big right hand that sends Sherk crashing to the mat! Cedillo stays standing though and waves Sherk back to his feet!
Sherk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cedillo misses with a body shot.
Cedillo misses with an uppercut. Sherk saw that one coming.
Cedillo feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Sherk sprawling to the canvas! Sherk rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Cedillo finish him?!
Kylan Cedillo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cedillo. Sherk does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Sherk misses the target.
Cedillo lands a brutal uppercut that launches Sherk off his feet! Sherk tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kylan Cedillo!
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