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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Erica Santana (ranked 3798 p4p, 2487 weight class) and Scottie Lamez (ranked 226 p4p, 163 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Santana might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Scream - OG Ron C. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Scottie Lamez enters the cage!
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135
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138
12 - 12 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erica Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Scottie Lamez!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santana.
Scottie Lamez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santana misses with a few strikes there.
Lamez moves forwards but Santana connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lamez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santana slips a jab from Lamez.
Lamez looks to throw the jab but Santana is out of range.
Lamez throws a shot from downtown. Santana moves away and avoids it.
Santana shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice defenses there by Santana.
Santana swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lamez misses with a straight right.
Santana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamez throws out the jab.
Santana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lamez.
Lamez throws a lazy right hand but Santana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santana was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lamez throws the left hand but Santana avoids the punch easily.
Santana shoots in and bounces Lamez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santana accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lamez holds on and takes a little breather.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lamez seems keen to control Santana's posture.
Santana 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.
Lamez is continuing to stall.
Santana lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lamez is pulling down on Santana's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lamez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santana scoring with some ground and pound.
Santana throws a big elbow that misses.
Lamez has his hands on Santana's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Santana is looking to work some ground and pound but Lamez has wrist control.
Santana distracts Lamez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Santana throwing strikes from guard but Lamez blocks nicely.
Santana is fighting to break Lamez's control of his arms but Lamez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Santana postures up in Lamez's guard and throws a big left but Lamez blocks it.
Santana looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Santana with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santana throws a big right hand that misses.
Lamez managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lamez is controlling Santana's posture.
The adventures of Lamez the control monster continue. Boring.
Santana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Santana postures up in Lamez's guard and throws a big left but Lamez blocks it.
Lamez trying to control the position here.
Lamez wants to sweep here but Santana controlling him for the moment.
Lamez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Santana wants to pass the guard but Lamez is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santana accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lamez seems keen to control Santana's posture.
Santana throws a big right hand that misses.
Lamez is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Santana throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lamez is pulling down on Santana's head. It's preventing any offense from Santana, at least for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santana postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Erica Santana dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lamez misses the jab.
Lamez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Santana is looking to clinch but Lamez is avoiding it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Santana lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Santana.
Erica Santana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santana fails with the takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Lamez misses the target.
Santana moves out of range as Lamez strikes.
Santana throws out a leg kick but Lamez moves out of range and Santana only half commits.
Santana dives in and grabs Lamez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lamez pushes down on Santana's head and hops out.
Santana feints a jab promting Lamez to slip. Santana then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lamez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A big right from Lamez misses.
Lamez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santana with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lamez to score with a decent uppercut.
Lamez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scottie Lamez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamez scores with a punch to the head.
Santana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lamez.
A big left from Lamez misses.
Lamez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lamez avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Santana scores with a four punch combination!
Nice sprawl there from Lamez as Santana shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erica Santana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lamez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santana.
Lamez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lamez wants it to stay on the feet.
Lamez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Santana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Scottie Lamez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santana lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Santana throws a series of punches but Lamez avoids them all with ease.
Santana wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Santana moves out of range as Lamez strikes.
Lamez throws a big shot that misses.
Santana shoots for a takedown but Lamez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Santana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lamez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Santana on the side of 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!
A slow jab from Lamez misses its intended target.
A big left from Lamez misses.
As Lamez looks to move away, Santana throws a big counter combo but Lamez just gets out of the way.
Lamez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Santana moves out of range of the strikes.
Lamez clobbers Santana with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lamez throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Santana on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana looking to score a takedown here. Lamez is defending well but Santana drives through and ends up in Lamez's guard.
Lamez pulls Santana in close to prevent any damage.
Lamez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lamez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Santana with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santana chips away with some ground and pound.
Lamez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santana.
Lamez is pulling down on Santana's head. It's preventing any offense from Santana, at least for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santana accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Santana with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamez managing to control the position.
Let's hope that Lamez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Santana throwing strikes from guard but Lamez blocks nicely.
Lamez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Santana throwing strikes from guard but Lamez blocks nicely.
Lamez pulls Santana in close to his closed guard and prevents Santana from doing any damage or advancing position.
Santana with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lamez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santana.
Lamez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Lamez.
Santana cracks Lamez with a solid left hand.
Santana distracts Lamez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lamez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Santana is looking to work some ground and pound but Lamez has wrist control.
Lamez is adopting a defensive guard.
Santana chips away with some ground and pound.
Lamez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santana throwing strikes from guard but Lamez blocks nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Erica Santana dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Santana ducks under a wild hook from Lamez.
Santana feints and as Lamez raises his hands in defense, Santana changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lamez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Santana throws a big right hand that misses.
Santana works over Lamez with some ground and pound from guard.
Santana is fighting to break Lamez's control of his arms but Lamez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Santana throws a big elbow that misses.
Santana throwing strikes from guard but Lamez blocks nicely.
Lamez is controlling Santana's posture.
Santana throwing strikes from guard but Lamez blocks nicely.
Erica Santana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santana throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lamez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lamez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Santana loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lamez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lamez wants to sweep here but Santana controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamez pulls Santana in close to prevent any damage.
Lamez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Santana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lamez can do to turn this around?
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santana accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lamez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Santana keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lamez's head.
Santana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Santana throws a big right hand that misses.
Santana scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Santana cracks Lamez with a solid left hand.
Lamez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santana.
Lamez controlling the position.
Scottie Lamez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santana cracks Lamez with a solid left hand.
Santana throwing strikes from guard but Lamez blocks nicely.
Lamez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Santana scoring with some ground and pound.
Santana is looking to work some ground and pound but Lamez has wrist control.
Lamez has momentary wrist control but Santana slips an elbow through the middle.
Lamez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lamez has momentary wrist control but Santana slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamez trying to control the position here.
Santana postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lamez pulls Santana in close to prevent any damage.
Lamez trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Lamez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Santana is one step ahead there.
Santana throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Santana working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lamez is pulling down on Santana's head. It's preventing any offense from Santana, at least for the moment.
Lamez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lamez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lamez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lamez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana is looking to work some ground and pound but Lamez has wrist control.
Santana with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santana lands a couple of elbows.
Santana working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lamez's head.
Lamez is pulling down on Santana's head to control his posture.
Santana is looking to work some ground and pound but Lamez has wrist control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santana postures up in Lamez's guard and throws a big left but Lamez blocks it.
Lamez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Santana is aware though and is defending well.
Lamez working for a triangle but Santana defends it easily.
Lamez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erica Santana showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santana, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erica Santana!
Post fight, Erica Santana took to the microphone: 'Erica Starts twerking around the ring'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kauko Johan Talo (ranked 2687 p4p, 2757 weight class) and Evan MacMillan (ranked 317 p4p, 324 weight class). Kauko Johan Talo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kauko Johan Talo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Evan MacMillan!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacMillan shoots in but Talo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Talo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Talo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
MacMillan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Talo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
MacMillan gets control of Talo's arms and successfully pulls guard. MacMillan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
MacMillan working for a triangle but Talo defends it easily.
Talo wants to stand but MacMillan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacMillan working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Talo has passed into half guard!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
MacMillan wants to control but Talo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Talo trying to control the pace.
MacMillan is trying to stand up here but Talo is controlling him well.
Talo is taking a breather. MacMillan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
MacMillan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Talo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so MacMillan is just riding it out for now. Talo eventually gives up the hold.
Talo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Talo misses with a head shot. MacMillan uses the momentum to regain guard.
Talo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talo wants to pass the guard but MacMillan is keeping the position.
MacMillan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Talo 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.
MacMillan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
MacMillan is looking for a triangle but Talo pushes his legs off easily.
MacMillan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Talo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Talo got a little sloppy there for a moment and MacMillan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Talo has managed to get both his arms back between MacMillan's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
MacMillan keeping full guard, as Talo tries to pass.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
MacMillan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Talo defends well.
MacMillan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Talo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Talo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kauko Johan Talo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Talo cracks MacMillan with a right hand to the side of the head.
 It looks like Evan MacMillan has been cut.
MacMillan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Talo swivels and escapes.
Talo tries to counter by clinching up but MacMillan breaks away and moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Talo. No joy for MacMillan on that attempt.
MacMillan shoots for a double leg takedown but Talo sprawls well. He's pushed MacMillan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kauko Johan Talo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan MacMillan.
MacMillan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Talo avoids it really well and circles away.
Talo tries to bum rush MacMillan with a series of wild strikes but MacMillan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters circling a little - Talo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A solid body kick from Talo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacMillan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
MacMillan is breathing heavily.
Talo rushes MacMillan and presses him up against the cage.
Talo avoiding damage.
Talo tries to land knees in the clinch but MacMillan avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. MacMillan is defending well for now.
The referee calls for Talo to work.
Talo pushes off an throws an elbow but MacMillan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
MacMillan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Talo is defending well.
MacMillan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Talo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
MacMillan being controlled against the cage.
Talo scores a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Talo displaying some good clinch control by pressing MacMillan up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talo leaning against his opponent.
Talo seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Talo pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kauko Johan Talo.
MacMillan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Talo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
MacMillan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Talo sprawls well. Talo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. MacMillan gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Talo finds it's way through MacMillan's defenses.
MacMillan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Talo is fending him off so far but MacMillan persists. Nope, Talo circles away and we're back to standing.
A jab from Talo finds it's way through MacMillan's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
MacMillan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Talo was covering up waiting for the punch and MacMillan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Talo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
MacMillan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Talo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but MacMillan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Talo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
MacMillan wants to control from the top but Talo keeps moving.
MacMillan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacMillan postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Talo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of MacMillan, into his guard.
Talo controls from within his opponent's guard.
MacMillan can't keep his opponent in guard - Talo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
MacMillan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Talo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Talo's back!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kauko Johan Talo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Evan MacMillan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
MacMillan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Talo swivels and escapes.
MacMillan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As MacMillan tries to get set, Talo tries to push him back and clinch up but MacMillan manages to avoid the attempt.
Talo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacMillan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
MacMillan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
MacMillan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kauko Johan Talo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan MacMillan.
MacMillan shoots in for a double leg but Talo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Talo closes the distance and pushes MacMillan back into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Talo.
Talo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacMillan avoids the elbow strike from Talo, against the cage.
MacMillan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
MacMillan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Talo scores with a shoulder strike.
Talo gets control of MacMillan's arms and successfully pulls guard. Talo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
MacMillan preventing the sweep.
Talo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but MacMillan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but MacMillan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Talo pulls MacMillan in to control the position.
Talo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Talo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
MacMillan wants to sweep but no luck.
Talo tries to free his leg and advance position but MacMillan is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talo trying to control the position from guard on top but MacMillan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Talo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
MacMillan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Talo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Talo trying to control but MacMillan is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talo throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kauko Johan Talo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
MacMillan has his foot on Talo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Talo works his way back into a safe position though.
MacMillan looking for a guillotine here but Talo defends easily.
Talo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. MacMillan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Talo looks to land a right hand but MacMillan moved out of range.
Talo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Evan MacMillan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Talo throws a sloppy head kick and MacMillan moves out of range easily.
Talo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
MacMillan dives in and grabs Talo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Talo pushes down on MacMillan's head and hops out.
Nice sprawl there from Talo as MacMillan shoots in.
MacMillan fails with a takedown attempt.
Talo clinches up with MacMillan and pushes him back against the cage.
Evan MacMillan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Talo is struggling to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kauko Johan Talo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Talo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kauko Johan Talo!
A victorious Kauko Johan Talo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Camacho (ranked 3095 p4p, 2186 weight class) and Sonny Corleone Jr. (ranked 388 p4p, 287 weight class). Anthony Camacho had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sonny Corleone Jr. was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Camacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sonny Corleone Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho checks a leg kick nicely.
Camacho appears to be looking for a big counter.
Camacho just misses with a punch to the body.
Camacho takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Corleone Jr. swings for the body but Camacho moves out of range.
Camacho is looking to counter punch.
Good leg kick by Corleone Jr..
Corleone Jr. connects with a looping right hand.
Corleone Jr. thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Camacho if he has to take too many more of those.
Camacho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corleone Jr. has taken the fight to the clinch.
Camacho gets through Corleone Jr.'s defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Camacho lands an uppercut.
Corleone Jr. lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Camacho backwards.
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!
Camacho scores with a shot to the side of Corleone Jr.'s head.
Corleone Jr. misses with a hook to the ribs.
Camacho pushes Corleone Jr. back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Camacho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Corleone Jr. lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Corleone Jr. misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camacho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Corleone Jr. tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camacho's elbow.
Corleone Jr. stalling.
Corleone Jr. lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Camacho or not.
Corleone Jr. tries to throw a body punch but Camacho avoids it by throwing Corleone Jr. back against the cage.
Corleone Jr. lands with a short shot to the head.
Camacho throws a punch but it's blocked by Corleone Jr..
A short body shot lands from Camacho as the two fighters clinch.
Corleone Jr. manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Camacho digs a right hand underneath Corleone Jr.'s ribcage. Corleone Jr. let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Camacho is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Corleone Jr. to keep the fight standing.
Corleone Jr. works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Camacho.
A hook to the body from Corleone Jr..
Camacho lands a shoulder strike.
Corleone Jr. blocks a body shot from Camacho.
Corleone Jr. trying to stall but Camacho improves his position.
Corleone Jr. pushes Camacho back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Camacho throws a punch but it's blocked by Corleone Jr..
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone Jr. is leaning against Camacho and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Corleone Jr. is trying to stall.
Corleone Jr. wants to stall.
Corleone Jr. 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 Camacho has denied him.
Corleone Jr. stalling in the clinch but Camacho improves position.
Camacho lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corleone Jr. is working Camacho over against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Camacho as Corleone Jr. tries to tie him up.
Camacho misses with the head strike.
Camacho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Corleone Jr. takes a shot to the head.
Camacho lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Camacho.
Camacho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Camacho pushes Corleone Jr. back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camacho tries to throw a body punch but Corleone Jr. avoids it by throwing Camacho back against the cage.
Corleone Jr. misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Corleone Jr..
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone Jr. doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corleone Jr. lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Corleone Jr. is stalling here.
Corleone Jr. misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Camacho - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corleone Jr..
Corleone Jr. goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Camacho.
A right handed body shot lands from Corleone Jr..
A right hook to the body lands for Corleone Jr..
Camacho lands a shot to the body.
Camacho tries to work over Corleone Jr.'s body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Corleone Jr. doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corleone Jr. tries to work over Camacho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Camacho.
Corleone Jr. looks winded!
A short left from Camacho.
Corleone Jr. throws a punch but it's blocked by Camacho.
A short body shot lands from Camacho as the two fighters clinch.
Camacho pushes Corleone Jr. back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corleone Jr. working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone Jr. tries to throw a body punch but Camacho avoids it by throwing Corleone Jr. back against the cage.
A short right from Camacho.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corleone Jr. prevents a body shot from Camacho.
Corleone Jr. can't find room to land a body shot as Camacho controls the action.
Corleone Jr. blocks an uppercut.
Corleone Jr. lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Corleone Jr. can't find room to land a body shot as Camacho controls the action.
Camacho digs a right hand into Corleone Jr.'s ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Corleone Jr.'s gas tank.
Camacho works on Corleone Jr.'s body with a couple of short punches.
Corleone Jr. working aggressively here.
Camacho misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Camacho.
Camacho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Camacho fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Corleone Jr. tries to work over Camacho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Camacho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Camacho tries a body shot but Corleone Jr. blocks it.
Corleone Jr. misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Camacho on the inside.
Corleone Jr. misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Camacho dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Corleone Jr. jabs at Camacho's body.
Corleone Jr. throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Corleone Jr. throws a jab when Camacho was well out of range.
Sonny Corleone Jr. seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters circling a little - Corleone Jr. finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Corleone Jr. is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Corleone Jr. fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Corleone Jr. throws a predictable looking body shot
and Camacho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Camacho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Corleone Jr.!
A looping hook to the body misses from Corleone Jr.. Camacho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corleone Jr. ducks under a wild hook from Camacho.
A slow jab from Corleone Jr. misses its intended target.
Corleone Jr. with a nice calf kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Camacho was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Camacho avoids the body shot from Corleone Jr..
Camacho slips a straight right by Corleone Jr..
Camacho scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Sonny Corleone Jr. has been cut.
Corleone Jr. stuns Camacho with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sonny Corleone Jr. seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Corleone Jr. tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Camacho makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Corleone Jr. misses with a hook to the body
letting Camacho counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camacho. Corleone Jr. does a little dance to reset his feet.
Camacho misses with a looping left.
Corleone Jr. misses with a body shot
and Camacho counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Corleone Jr. darts in trying to clinch
enabling Camacho to counter with a crisp jab.
 Corleone Jr. is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone Jr. connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Corleone Jr. with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camacho takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Corleone Jr. lands a right hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Corleone Jr. misses the target.
Corleone Jr. tries to close the distance and clinch but Camacho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big right from Corleone Jr. misses.
Corleone Jr. fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Corleone Jr. keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Corleone Jr. finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Camacho steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Corleone Jr.. That one must have hurt.
Sloppy strikes from Camacho. Those never looked like landing.
Corleone Jr. pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Camacho was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Corleone Jr. throws a body punch but Camacho moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Camacho on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone Jr. throws an off balance right hand
and Camacho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Corleone Jr. connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Corleone Jr. scores with a kick to the midsection.
Corleone Jr. misses with a low kick as Camacho jumps back.
Camacho staying out of range there.
Camacho walks forward, straight into a front kick from Corleone Jr..
Corleone Jr. comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Corleone Jr. misses with a low kick.
Corleone Jr. lets loose with a powerful body kick. Camacho will feel that in the morning.
Corleone Jr. is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Corleone Jr. lands a glancing blow to the side of Camacho's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Corleone Jr.. That one must have hurt.
Camacho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corleone Jr..
Both fighters circling a little - Corleone Jr. finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
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!
Corleone Jr. displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Camacho throws out the jab.
Corleone Jr. lands with a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Corleone Jr..
Camacho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corleone Jr. throws a poor cross that misses
and Camacho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That has opened up Sonny Corleone Jr.'s cut even more.
Corleone Jr. throws a big shot that misses.
Corleone Jr. smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Corleone Jr. fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Camacho on the side of the head.
Corleone Jr. thows a body kick. Camacho tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Corleone Jr. thumps Camacho with a low kick.
Corleone Jr. lands with a good body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Corleone Jr. showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sonny Corleone Jr.'s cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Camacho cracks Corleone Jr. with an open hand slap.
Corleone Jr. paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Camacho has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Corleone Jr. scores with a body shot.
Corleone Jr. fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Camacho.
Camacho takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Corleone Jr. gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A hook to the body from Camacho.
Corleone Jr. is looking to control Camacho's arms but Camacho gets an underhook and turns him. Now Corleone Jr. has his back to the cage.
Corleone Jr. tries to work over Camacho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corleone Jr..
Camacho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Corleone Jr.s head.
Camacho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corleone Jr. is struggling to control the position.
Corleone Jr. misses with a punch on the inside.
Corleone Jr. takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Camacho blocking some punches.
Corleone Jr. is trying to maintain a safe position but Camacho gets an underhook and turns Corleone Jr. into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Camacho.
Camacho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corleone Jr.'s elbow.
Corleone Jr. blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anthony Camacho has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Camacho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Corleone Jr. tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camacho's elbow.
Camacho lands a body punch in the clinch.
Camacho stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Corleone Jr. works on Camacho's body with a couple of short punches.
Camacho is trying to pull guard but Corleone Jr. turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Corleone Jr. digs a right hand into Camacho's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Camacho's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from Corleone Jr..
Camacho working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Camacho.
Camacho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Camacho misses with a punch to the body.
Corleone Jr. misses with a hook to the ribs.
Camacho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Camacho will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Camacho lands a body punch.
Camacho lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camacho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Camacho presses Corleone Jr. against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Camacho tries to pull guard but Corleone Jr. won't allow it.
Camacho lands a body punch.
Camacho can't find room to land a body shot as Corleone Jr. controls the action.
Camacho lands a body shot.
Camacho misses with a punch to the body.
Camacho misses with the head strike.
Camacho gets through Corleone Jr.'s defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Corleone Jr. misses with a punch to the body.
Corleone Jr. blocks a body shot from Camacho.
Camacho tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Camacho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Camacho drags the fight down to the ground.
Camacho has an active guard here but Corleone Jr. has managed to pass into half guard.
Camacho is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
It looks like Corleone Jr. is going to stand back up.
Camacho tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Corleone Jr. has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Camacho manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Camacho is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Corleone Jr.'s legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Corleone Jr.'s back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho is looking for the choke from the back position but Corleone Jr. is controlling his hands well.
Corleone Jr. defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Camacho's arms.
Camacho working for a choke but Corleone Jr. is defending well.
Camacho is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Corleone Jr. knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Corleone Jr. for a finish.
Camacho is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Corleone Jr. is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Anthony Camacho!
During a confident post fight interview, Anthony Camacho thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lino Silva (ranked 2756 p4p, 2959 weight class) and Randy Bobandy (ranked 146 p4p, 153 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lino Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Bobandy!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobandy just misses with a punch to the body.
As Bobandy looks to move away, Silva throws a big counter combo but Bobandy just gets out of the way.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
so Bobandy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Bobandy from controlling successfully.
Bobandy won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Bobandy tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bobandy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Silva has Bobandy up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Bobandy turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bobandy manages to end up in side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bobandy looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Silva is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobandy just content to control the position.
It looks like Bobandy might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Silva taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bobandy trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Bobandy postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bobandy looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Silva is avoiding damage well.
Bobandy is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bobandy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva is being controlled here.
Silva tries to escape but Bobandy is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bobandy lands an elbow.
Bobandy scoring with punches from side control.
Silva is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bobandy wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
An elbow from Bobandy crashes against the mat.
Bobandy is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bobandy misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bobandy wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Bobandy drags him back down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bobandy working the head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bobandy has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Silva parries the strikes from Bobandy easily there. Bobandy is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Silva to escape.
Bobandy just content to control the position.
Silva is pushing Bobandy's head away, looking to escape. Bobandy manages to hold on to the position though.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Silva tries to clinch but Bobandy moves away
and Bobandy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Silva has his feet on Bobandy's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Silva darts in and clinches Bobandy up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Randy Bobandy has been cut.
Bobandy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silva after a bit of a struggle.
Bobandy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bobandy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lino Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Bobandy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Silva.
Bobandy goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bobandy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobandy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bobandy tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bobandy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bobandy wants a takedown but no success here.
Bobandy looks winded!
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Bobandy.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bobandy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Our sources have told us that Silva has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That has opened up Randy Bobandy's cut even more.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Bobandy has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Silva seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bobandy can turn it around.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Bobandy in his tracks for a moment.
Randy Bobandy's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Randy Bobandy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lino Silva!
The defeated Randy Bobandy had this to say: 'Frig off. I'm gonna get a cheese burger then get drunk with Mr Lahey. '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Harrisburg (ranked 3268 p4p, 3907 weight class) and Jarrod Beard (ranked 169 p4p, 196 weight class). Beard has chosen Ladies Love Country Boys - Trace Adkins as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jarrod Beard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Harrisburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jarrod Beard!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Harrisburg there.
Harrisburg blocks a jab.
Harrisburg tries a head kick but it misses.
Harrisburg throws a body punch but Beard moves out of range.
Beard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Harrisburg misses with a right hand
and Beard counters with a nice uppercut.
Harrisburg bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Beard's head.
Beard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harrisburg.
Brock Harrisburg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrisburg misses with a straight left.
Harrisburg looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Beard connects with a body shot.
Beard takes a swing at Harrisburg's ribcage but misses.
Beard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beard throws a body shot but no joy.
Beard misses the shot to the body.
Harrisburg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beard.
Beard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Beard manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Harrisburg on his heels. He'll look to pass Harrisburg's guard now, I'm sure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Beard works over Harrisburg with some ground and pound from guard.
Beard throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Beard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Beard advances to half guard.
Beard trying to pass the guard but Harrisburg defending well.
Harrisburg is trying to stand up here but Beard is controlling him well.
Beard throwing shots but Harrisburg is blocking nicely.
Beard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Beard takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Harrisburg blocking the ground and pound attempt from Beard.
Beard lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Beard lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beard 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.
Beard lands with a punch from half guard.
Beard lands strikes from half guard.
Beard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Beard thows a huge punch but Harrisburg dodges it nicely.
Beard winds up and cracks Harrisburg with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Harrisburg blocking the ground and pound attempt from Beard.
Beard 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.
Beard slips a nice elbow through Harrisburg's hands, connecting with Harrisburg's forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice strikes from Beard there.
Harrisburg is breathing heavily.
Harrisburg is not content to let Beard control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beard is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Beard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beard lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Beard controlling the pace.
Beard working over Harrisburg with some ground and pound. Harrisburg looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Beard controlling the pace.
Beard wants to pass the guard but Harrisburg is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Beard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Beard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harrisburg's head.
Beard stops Harrisburg from getting back to his feet.
Harrisburg has hold of Beard's hands but Beard slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Beard winds up and cracks Harrisburg with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Beard.
Beard 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.
Beard is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
 Harrisburg is rocked!
Beard has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jarrod Beard dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Beard cracks Harrisburg with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Harrisburg looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Beard finish him?
Harrisburg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beard counters with a shoot takedown. Harrisburg fights it but they end up in guard.
Beard lands a couple of elbows.
Beard is in close to Harrisburg's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Oh Harrisburg is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beard stops Harrisburg from standing up.
Harrisburg seems to have got his legs back now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Beard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harrisburg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Beard pushing down on Harrisburg's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Beard landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Beard is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Beard stalling away here and it's allowed Harrisburg to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Beard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beard trying to control but Harrisburg is working from the bottom.
Beard scoring with some ground and pound.
Beard throws an elbow that misses. Harrisburg uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Beard's guard. Nice move by Harrisburg!
Beard looking for a sweep. Not yet Beard, not yet.
Beard pulls Harrisburg in close to his closed guard and prevents Harrisburg from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beard wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beard trying to control the position here.
Beard lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Harrisburg can't keep his opponent in guard - Beard advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Beard throwing shots but Harrisburg is blocking nicely.
Beard scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Beard lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Beard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beard working the head and body with strikes.
Beard working the head and body with strikes.
Beard controlling the action here.
Harrisburg wants to stand back up but Beard manages to pass into side control.
Beard working the ground and pound.
Beard lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beard prevents Harrisburg from escaping the position.
Beard lands an elbow.
Beard grinds an elbow into Harrisburg's temple.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beard wants to control but Harrisburg is keeping him busy.
Beard lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd goes nuts as Beard knocks Harrisburg out cold with a massive hammerfist! Beard Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jarrod Beard!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie McDermott (ranked 1959 p4p, 1999 weight class) and Adrian Atkins (ranked 235 p4p, 238 weight class). McDermott comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Shipping up to Boston. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie McDermott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adrian Atkins!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDermott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Atkins misses with a lunging right hand
and McDermott counters with a stiff right hand.
McDermott looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Atkins thuds his shin into the meat of McDermott's side.
Atkins is looking to chop away at McDermott's legs.
McDermott was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Atkins lands with a good body shot.
McDermott wants to land a leg kick but Atkins is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Atkins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McDermott throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Atkins on the side of the head.
Atkins catches McDermott with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good leg kick by McDermott.
Atkins has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
McDermott misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick from Atkins misses.
McDermott looks to throw the jab but Atkins is out of range.
We've been told by McDermott's head coaches at The Scrap Squad that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decent striking displayed by McDermott there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins tries to land a front kick but McDermott steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Atkins, as that shot connected.
Atkins throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
McDermott throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Atkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Atkins scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Atkins lands a right hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from McDermott.
Atkins appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
McDermott misses with a hook.
Eddie McDermott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Atkins misses.
Atkins swings widly with a right hand
and McDermott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McDermott throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Atkins on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDermott swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkins drops McDermott with a left and a right! Oh, McDermott is hurt - Atkins dives into side control looking to finish!
McDermott manages to get back to half guard.
Atkins perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Atkins tries to pass to full mount but McDermott defends it.
McDermott is looking for a sweep. Atkins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Atkins trying to control from McDermott's half guard. McDermott has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Atkins trying to control but McDermott is working from the bottom.
McDermott is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Atkins trying to control the position from guard on top but McDermott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Atkins preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Atkins throws a strike aimed at the side of McDermott's head but McDermott avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Atkins tries to advance position but instead McDermott slips a leg back in to half guard.
McDermott avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Atkins.
Atkins seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McDermott does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Atkins prevents McDermott from improving his position.
Atkins is thwarting McDermott's attempts to control the position.
McDermott kicks off Atkins and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDermott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McDermott swings widly with a right hand
and Atkins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McDermott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Atkins! But no joy.
McDermott misses with a straight left.
Atkins slips under a jab from McDermott.
Atkins takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Atkins connects with a body shot that sends McDermott's belly button to the back.
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!
Atkins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McDermott on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Atkins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Atkins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McDermott slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Atkins dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McDermott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice body kick there by Atkins.
Atkins misses with the combination.
Atkins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McDermott throws a leg kick
letting Atkins counter with a right hand.
Atkins blocks a jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McDermott takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDermott misses with a head kick.
Atkins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Atkins is working McDermott over against the cage.
Atkins being controlled against the cage.
Nice body punch from Atkins - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Atkins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McDermotts head.
Atkins is leaning against McDermott and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Atkins pushes off an throws an elbow but McDermott leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Atkins can't find room to land a body shot as McDermott controls the action.
A hook to the body from Atkins.
Nice body punch from Atkins.
A right handed body shot lands from Atkins.
Atkins lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Atkins.
Atkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Atkins lands an uppercut.
Atkins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Atkins.
Atkins scores with a shot to the side of McDermott's head.
Atkins digs a right hand into McDermott's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McDermott's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDermott takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkins lands a shot to the body.
Atkins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Atkins is struggling to control the position.
Atkins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Atkins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Atkins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Atkins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Atkins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McDermott backwards.
Atkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
McDermott is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Atkins.
Oh McDermott is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice right hand lands inside from Atkins.
Good body shot from Atkins.
Atkins lands with a light punch inside.
Atkins creates a little bit of space and unloads with a massive uppercut! McDermott drops to the mat, out cold! Wow, that was brutal! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adrian Atkins!
Our winner, Adrian Atkins, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aljamain Sterling (ranked 1843 p4p, 1761 weight class) and Slim Slow (ranked 132 p4p, 126 weight class). Sterling comes to the cage accompanied by I Love. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aljamain Sterling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Slim Slow!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slow leaves Sterling with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
As Sterling backs off Slow throws a huge counter combo but Sterling manages to avoid it all.
Sterling takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Slow is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A cross from Slow lands.
Slow tries to bum rush Sterling with a series of wild strikes but Sterling uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Slow pushes Sterling up against the cage in a clinch.
Slow digs a right hand into Sterling's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sterling's gas tank.
Sterling jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Slow walks away with a smile on his face. Sterling gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Slow takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Slow scores with a punch to the head.
Slow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slow moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Slow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sterling gets control of Slow's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sterling will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Slow would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Slow stands up from Sterling's guard - Slow perhaps looking for a knockout.
Slow throws out a powerful jab.
Slim Slow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slow lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Slow wants to clinch up but Sterling keeps it at a distance.
Sterling swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Slow lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Slim Slow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sterling misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slow.
Slow clinches.
I was talking to Sterling's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A shot in the inside from Slow.
A short right from Slow on the inside.
Sterling has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Slow avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aljamain Sterling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sterling blocking some punches.
Slow working aggressively here.
Slow throws a punch but it's blocked by Sterling.
Slow is pressed up against the cage. Sterling has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Slow down to the mat. Slow avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Slow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sterling fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slow manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slow rushes Sterling and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sterling successfully pulls guard.
Slow has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sterling is proving hard to escape from.
Slow stands up from Sterling's guard - Slow perhaps looking for a knockout.
Slow clinches up with Sterling and pushes him back against the cage.
Sterling successfully pulls guard.
Slow is looking to stand up but Sterling won't let him.
Sterling trying to keep a closed guard but Slow is proving a slippery customer.
Sterling working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Slow doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Slow manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sterling working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Slow doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Slow manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Slow has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sterling is proving hard to escape from.
Slow must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sterling looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slow wants to stand but Sterling has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sterling lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sterling stops Slow from standing up.
Sterling connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sterling passes Slow's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sterling is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Slow!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slow is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Sterling with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Slow is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Sterling working for a guillotine from mount but Slow is in no mood to give up.
Slow wants to try and get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Slow can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sterling is working for a guillotine from mount but Slow frees his head quite easily.
You get the feeling that Slow really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Slim Slow dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Sterling bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Slow pushes Sterling away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sterling gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Slow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sterling working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sterling tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sterling working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slow is not content to let Sterling control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterling tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sterling tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Slow is trying to get back to his feet.
Sterling looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Slow is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sterling tries for a kimura but Slow is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slow is looking to get back to his feet here but Sterling is keeping cool and he's managed to take Slow's back.
Sterling has Slow flattened out and is raining down punches.
The referee is taking a good look at Slow as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Sterling!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slow wants to get back to his feet.
Sterling working for a choke but Slow is defending well.
Sterling looking for the choke from the back.
Slow is trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slow is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Slow really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sterling. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sterling is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Slow manages to stand up with Sterling still on his back. Eventually Sterling drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Slow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sterling throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slow has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sterling throws a lazy uppercut
and Slow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Slow has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sterling is landing a low percentage of strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sterling fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Slow misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slow moves into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aljamain Sterling dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Slow moves into range and connects with a jab.
Slow stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Slow wants it to stay on the feet.
Slow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sterling was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sterling has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sterling there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sterling shoots for a double leg takedown but Slow sprawls well. He's pushed Sterling's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sterling is trying hard to land a takedown here. Slow sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aljamain Sterling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slow stuffs the takedown.
Slow let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sterling is looking to wear down Slow with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Slow scores with a three punch combo!
Sterling is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Slow.
Slow's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sterling under the eye.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Slow.
Sterling wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Slow tests Sterling's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Slim Slow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slow lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sterling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sterling swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Slow ducks under a wild hook from Sterling.
Sterling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slow bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sterling's head backwards.
Sterling misses with an uppercut
and Slow counters with a nice uppercut.
Slow darts in and clinches Sterling up against the cage.
Sterling blocking some punches.
Sterling has clasped his hands together around Slow's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Sterling tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sterling has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sterling looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Slow wants to get back to his feet but Sterling drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sterling is trying to get an arm triangle but Slow is defending well.
Slow sneaks out the side door and pushes Sterling away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slow scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Slow scores with a one two! Sterling had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Slow scores with a four punch combination!
Slow defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sterling.
Nice jab there from Slow.
Slim Slow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sterling dives in for a single leg takedown but Slow sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Slow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sterling backwards.
Slow misses with a punch to the body.
Sterling wants a takedown but no success here.
Sterling blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sterling is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Slow to keep the fight standing.
Slow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slow lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Slow fails to land.
Sterling tries to pull guard but Slow won't allow it.
Sterling has Slow pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Slow manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Slow misses with a body punch.
Slow lands a shoulder strike.
Slow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sterling tries to pull guard but Slow holds him up against the cage and eventually Sterling drops back down to his feet.
Slow lands with a right to the head.
Slow working aggressively here.
Slow presses Sterling against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sterling.
Slow keeps control of Sterling as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Slow digs a right hand underneath Sterling's ribcage. Sterling let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slow.
Slow works on Sterling's body with a couple of short punches.
Slim Slow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Slow fails to land.
Slow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sterling backwards.
Slow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Slow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slow lands a hook that snaps the head of Sterling backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Slow.
Slow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sterling's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Slow misses with the head strike.
Slow struggles to land a body shot inside as Sterling controls his hands.
Slow lands with a left to the head.
Sterling is rocked!
A left hand lands to the body for Slow.
Oh Sterling is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Slow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sterling seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slow pushes Sterling back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slow misses with a punch to the body.
Slow lands a right hand.
Sterling goes for a takedown in the clinch but Slow prevents it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slim Slow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Slow 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slim Slow!
Slim Slow was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Aljamain Sterling was interviewed post fight and said 'Whether it's Bellator, OneFC, World Series, whatever, the door's open for me. Financial stability is the most important thing for me'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Hardman (ranked 1951 p4p, 2135 weight class) and Ki Ruyjini (ranked 307 p4p, 330 weight class). Ruyjini is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 修羅ã®èŠ± Shura no hana by Meiko Kaji. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Hardman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ki Ruyjini!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Ruyjini.
Ruyjini ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardman moves away.
Ruyjini throws a nice looking combination but Hardman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ruyjini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ruyjini looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ruyjini wants to land a leg kick but Hardman is out of range.
Ruyjini throws a leg kick
and Ruyjini takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ruyjini throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ruyjini tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruyjini throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Hardman to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardman blocks a leg kick.
Ruyjini swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruyjini's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hardman under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruyjini is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hardman.
Hardman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hardman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ruyjini scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hardman doesn't seem bothered though.
Hardman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ruyjini connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hardman scrambles back to his feet.
Hardman is rocked!
Ruyjini misses with a left hand
and Hardman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruyjini has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ruyjini thows a leg kick but Hardman checks it
and Hardman counters with a stiff right hand.
Ruyjini throws a head kick that misses
and Ruyjini takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ruyjini.
Ruyjini throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Hardman to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruyjini tries to score with a low kick but Hardman moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Ruyjini misses.
Hardman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ruyjini lands with an uppercut that bounces Hardman off the cage and back into range.
Ruyjini lands a jab.
Ruyjini gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ruyjini feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hardman sprawling to the canvas! Hardman rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Ruyjini finish him?!
Oh Hardman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hardman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruyjini.
Ruyjini throws a lazy uppercut
and Hardman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hardman seems to have got his legs back now.
Ki Ruyjini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardman checks a leg kick.
Hardman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ruyjini misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruyjini slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ruyjini does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
An attempted straight right counter from Hardman misses the target.
Ruyjini feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hardman sprawling to the canvas! Hardman rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Ruyjini finish him?!
Hardman ducks under a wild hook from Ruyjini.
Ruyjini connects with a solid leg kick.
Hardman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ruyjini misses with a low kick as Hardman jumps back.
A slow jab from Ruyjini misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Hardman misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruyjini is looking to score with low kicks.
Ruyjini clobbers Hardman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hardman doesn't manage to clinch there - Ruyjini circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruyjini misses with an uppercut
and Hardman counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruyjini.
Ruyjini throws the left hand but Hardman avoids the punch easily.
Hardman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ruyjini lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hardman slips under a jab.
Ruyjini throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hardman with a nice cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardman connects with the punch.
Hardman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A telegraphed right hand from Ruyjini misses the target.
Ruyjini misses with an uppercut
letting Hardman counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ki Ruyjini 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.
Ruyjini throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hardman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruyjini throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Hardman to counter with a crisp jab.
Ruyjini misses with a lunging right hand
and Hardman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruyjini is rocked!
Crack! Hardman connects with the perfect overhand right and Ruyjini falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Hardman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brock Hardman!
Brock Hardman seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simo Halli (ranked 1486 p4p, 1512 weight class) and Attilio De Fiore (ranked 192 p4p, 196 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Simo Halli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Attilio De Fiore!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halli takes one to the side of the head.
Halli throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. De Fiore tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Halli is in De Fiore's guard.
Halli sitting in guard here, content to control.
Halli trying to control but De Fiore is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as De Fiore holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halli trying to control the position from guard on top but De Fiore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halli is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halli is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! De Fiore is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! De Fiore has escaped and now he's on top!
De Fiore is stalling in the full guard.
Halli escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. De Fiore gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Halli throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
De Fiore got a little sloppy there for a moment and Halli has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De Fiore has managed to get both his arms back between Halli's legs - danger averted.
Halli throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Halli has his foot on De Fiore's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. De Fiore works his way back into a safe position though.
Halli trying to keep a closed guard but De Fiore is proving a slippery customer.
Halli has his foot on De Fiore's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. De Fiore works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halli wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Fiore postures up.
Halli has an active guard here but De Fiore has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Halli manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
De Fiore trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Halli is looking for a triangle but De Fiore pushes his legs off easily.
De Fiore is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Halli had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. De Fiore defends it easily.
Halli looking for a guillotine here but De Fiore defends easily.
Halli is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Halli can't keep his opponent in guard - De Fiore advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Simo Halli will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
De Fiore tests Halli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Fiore tests Halli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Halli blocks a head kick by De Fiore.
De Fiore lands with a shot to the body.
Halli misses with a takedown attempt - De Fiore sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
De Fiore with a jab.
De Fiore throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Fiore lands a head kick. Halli smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
De Fiore lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Halli throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around De Fiore's waist but De Fiore gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Halli off to one side.
Halli shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Fiore but De Fiore pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simo Halli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halli shoots in but De Fiore avoids the takedown attempt easily.
De Fiore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Fiore works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Fiore has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
De Fiore moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Halli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Fiore.
An inside leg kick lands from De Fiore.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fiore's jab looks to have found its range, popping Halli under the eye.
Halli looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Fiore is fending him off so far but Halli persists. Nope, De Fiore circles away and we're back to standing.
De Fiore scores with a hook.
Halli tries to score a power double leg takedown but De Fiore sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Halli somewhat.
De Fiore only half commits to the counter leg kick.
De Fiore gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Halli to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Halli seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Halli might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
De Fiore keeping moving, preventing Halli from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halli is really struggling to control De Fiore but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Simo Halli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halli pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Fiore is keeping the position for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Attilio De Fiore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Halli dives in and grabs De Fiore's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Fiore pushes down on Halli's head and hops out.
Halli on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
De Fiore is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
De Fiore throws a good cross that connects.
Nice shot by De Fiore.
Attilio De Fiore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Fiore lands a slapping body shot.
Halli shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts De Fiore as he jumps to the side.
De Fiore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Halli has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Halli looks for a takedown but De Fiore sprawls well.
De Fiore throws out a counter right but Halli avoids it with no problem.
Halli takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De Fiore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Halli.
Halli moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Halli shoots in for a double leg but De Fiore sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Halli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Fiore.
Halli throws a counter high kick but De Fiore was just alert enough to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Fiore leaves Halli with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Simo Halli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halli goes for a double leg but De Fiore avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as De Fiore continues to drive forward.
De Fiore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick from De Fiore, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Fiore scores with a hook to the body. Halli takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Halli shoots in looking for a takedown but De Fiore manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Halli's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Simo Halli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Fiore clobbers Halli with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Halli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Fiore.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
De Fiore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halli moves away.
De Fiore defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Halli.
Nice sprawl there from De Fiore as Halli shoots in.
De Fiore with a nice cross.
Halli takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Attilio De Fiore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Halli looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Halli trying to control the position from guard on top but De Fiore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Fiore is pulling down on Halli's head. It's preventing any offense from Halli, at least for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Attilio De Fiore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Halli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Halli tries to keep at a distance but De Fiore has taken the fight into the clinch.
Halli effectively controlling the action here.
De Fiore tries to throw a body punch but Halli avoids it by throwing De Fiore back against the cage.
Halli lands a body shot.
De Fiore swings wildly with an uppercut but Halli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halli'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.
De Fiore tries to work over Halli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Fiore lands a body shot.
De Fiore lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Fiore tries to throw a body punch but Halli avoids it by throwing De Fiore back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fiore stalling in the clinch.
Halli throws a punch but it's blocked by De Fiore.
De Fiore lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Halli manages to break the clinch.
Halli shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Fiore but De Fiore pushes him off and we're back to square one.
De Fiore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Fiore clobbers Halli with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
De Fiore is looking to slow Halli down with leg kicks.
Nice takedown defense from De Fiore. No joy for Halli on that attempt.
A little jabbing left from De Fiore on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Halli closes this distance looking for a takedown but De Fiore circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simo Halli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Fiore lands a nice leg kick that just misses Halli's sensitive parts.
De Fiore lands a right hook to the body.
Halli is on the wrong end of a nice combination from De Fiore.
De Fiore closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halli wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
De Fiore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Halli walks into a stiff left hand from De Fiore.
A shot to the liver by De Fiore. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore with a hook.
A momentary lapse in concentration from De Fiore enables Halli to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. De Fiore manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Halli stays in close to De Fiore's body and controls the position.
Halli wants to control from the top but De Fiore keeps moving.
De Fiore is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Halli is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of De Fiore's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take De Fiore's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halli is looking for the choke from the back position but De Fiore is controlling his hands well.
Halli is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. De Fiore is defending well though. Halli let's go of the attempt for now.
Halli is looking for a choke. De Fiore gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. De Fiore manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
De Fiore must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Halli is looking for a triangle but De Fiore pushes his legs off easily.
Halli throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halli looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
De Fiore controls from within his opponent's guard.
Halli working for a triangle but De Fiore defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Attilio De Fiore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De Fiore has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Attilio De Fiore!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Attilio De Fiore waved his t-shirt featuring Bondi MMA ðŸï¸'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pate Mfer (ranked 362 p4p, 506 weight class) and Akira Maeda (ranked 58 p4p, 82 weight class). Akira Maeda will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Pate Mfer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Akira Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mfer. Maeda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maeda throws a right hand that misses
and Mfer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Maeda's knee momentarily.
Mfer lands a left and a right that send Maeda crashing to the mat, dazed. Mfer thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Maeda is rocked!
It looks like Akira Maeda has been cut.
Mfer fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Maeda to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Maeda looks to clinch but Mfer throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Maeda taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Pate Mfer!
Pate Mfer is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Pate Mfer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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