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CFC 609 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Salvador Jimenez (ranked 3959 p4p, 24070 weight class) and Paul Bunyons (ranked 273 p4p, 349 weight class). Paul Bunyons acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Salvador Jimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Bunyons!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimenez lands a body shot.
Bunyons shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jimenez, as that shot connected.
Bunyons takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jimenez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bunyons was well out of range. Poor timing from Jimenez.
Jimenez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bunyons in his tracks.
Jimenez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bunyons has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jimenez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bunyons has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jimenez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bunyons is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jimenez is defending well.
Salvador Jimenez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Bunyons.
Bunyons is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jimenez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bunyons to the mat. Bunyons regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jimenez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jimenez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
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.
Jimenez postures up in Bunyons's guard and throws a big left but Bunyons blocks it.
Jimenez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jimenez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jimenez is stalling in the full guard.
Jimenez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bunyons's head.
Jimenez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jimenez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunyons is letting Jimenez control him for a moment.
Jimenez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bunyons for as long as he can get away with.
Bunyons tries to buck Jimenez off but Jimenez is having none of it.
Jimenez moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jimenez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jimenez is putting a hurting on Bunyons here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jimenez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jimenez stands up and beckons Bunyons to his feet.
Jimenez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jimenez throws a right hand that Bunyons ducks under and follows up with a left that Bunyons also avoids with ease.
Bunyons tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jab from Jimenez.
Jimenez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bunyons was well out of range. Poor timing from Jimenez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunyons on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jimenez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And Bunyons tries to counter it with a takedown but Jimenez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jimenez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jimenez lands in his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jimenez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bunyons looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bunyons escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jimenez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jimenez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Salvador Jimenez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jimenez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jimenez lands in his opponent's guard.
Jimenez stands and steps away. Bunyons gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jimenez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
 It looks like Paul Bunyons has been cut.
Bunyons gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jimenez.
Nice shot by Jimenez.
Jimenez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bunyons can do to turn this around?
Jimenez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jimenez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bunyons has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
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 head kick by Bunyons misses
and Jimenez counters with a single leg into guard. Bunyons didn't expect that.
Jimenez pushing down on Bunyons's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jimenez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez lands with a punch from half guard.
Jimenez is taking a breather. Bunyons 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.
Jimenez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Still in half guard, Jimenez seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bunyons taking some punishment here, with Jimenez in his half guard.
Jimenez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bunyons with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jimenez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jimenez winds up and cracks Bunyons with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jimenez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jimenez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jimenez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
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.
Jimenez winds up and cracks Bunyons with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bunyons trying to control here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jimenez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Jimenez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Salvador Jimenez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Bunyons's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bunyons takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jimenez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bunyons doesn't seem bothered though.
Bunyons takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jimenez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bunyons tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bunyons is defended easily by Jimenez.
Jimenez closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jimenez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jimenez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bunyons trying to control but Jimenez is working from the bottom.
Jimenez is pulling down on Bunyons's head. It's preventing any offense from Bunyons, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunyons won't allow Jimenez to sweep him here.
Bunyons throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jimenez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bunyons controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bunyons wants to control from the top but Jimenez keeps moving.
Jimenez has control of Bunyons's left arm, preventing Bunyons from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jimenez wants to sweep here but Bunyons controlling him for the moment.
Bunyons trying to control but Jimenez is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jimenez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Salvador Jimenez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jimenez passes Bunyons's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jimenez is controlling the pace.
Jimenez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jimenez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jimenez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jimenez passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jimenez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jimenez with the ground and pound from mount.
Salvador Jimenez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bunyons can't escape the position.
Jimenez controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez continues to stall.
Jimenez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Paul Bunyons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimenez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jimenez content just to control the position here.
Jimenez unloading with bombs!
And that's the end of the fight!
Salvador Jimenez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jimenez 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:24
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salvador Jimenez!
An out of breath Salvador Jimenez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Francis (ranked 3519 p4p, 24003 weight class) and Darragh Prendergast (ranked 157 p4p, 293 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roman Francis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darragh Prendergast!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Prendergast on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Prendergast misses with a head kick.
Prendergast throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Prendergast throws a head kick but Francis moves out of range.
Prendergast on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Francis throws a body kick that misses.
Prendergast is looking for the big counter here.
A head kick misses from Prendergast.
Prendergast misses with a body shot.
Prendergast has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Francis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Francis throws a sloppy head kick and Prendergast moves out of range easily.
Prendergast tries to clinch but Francis is having none of it.
Prendergast doesn't manage to clinch there - Francis circles away.
Francis quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Prendergast avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prendergast looks to land a combination but Francis avoids it well.
Francis throws a head kick but Prendergast moves out of range.
Prendergast misses with a wild body shot.
Good work by Prendergast as he checks the leg kick.
Prendergast throws a head kick that misses.
Francis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Prendergast.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prendergast misses with a wild combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Francis.
Prendergast blocks a head kick by Francis.
Francis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Francis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Prendergast misses.
Prendergast throws the left hand but Francis avoids the punch easily.
Prendergast throws a sloppy head kick and Francis moves out of range easily.
Francis wants to land a leg kick but Prendergast is out of range.
A head kick misses from Francis.
Prendergast throws a right hand that Francis ducks under and follows up with a left that Francis also avoids with ease.
Prendergast thows a left - swing and a miss!
Francis looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Prendergast misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Francis.
Francis misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis keeps the fight on the outside.
Francis scoring well with a low kick there.
Prendergast tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Prendergast.
Francis just misses with a punch to the body.
Prendergast is looking for the big counter here.
Prendergast scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prendergast ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Francis moves away.
Francis has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Francis.
A nice right hand lands inside from Francis.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Francis.
Francis blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Francis.
Prendergast breaks the clinch.
Francis throws a body kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Francis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Prendergast has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Prendergast and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Francis is looking to land body kicks.
A little jabbing left from Prendergast on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Prendergast tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Francis feinted there with a counter leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Francis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Francis 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 10:9
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 10:9
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Francis!
Roman Francis 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helio Karelin (ranked 4876 p4p, 3858 weight class) and Valerio Cusanno (ranked 199 p4p, 174 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helio Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valerio Cusanno!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Karelin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cusanno wants to get back to full guard.
Cusanno regains full guard. Nicely done.
Karelin stopping the sweep attempt from Cusanno.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cusanno keeps trying to improve his position.
Our spies down at at Freddy\'s Grappling Institute inform us that Cusanno has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Karelin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Karelin postures up in Cusanno's guard and throws a big left but Cusanno blocks it.
Karelin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cusanno works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Karelin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Karelin postures up in Cusanno's guard and throws a big left but Cusanno blocks it.
We've been hearing good reports from Karelin's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin preventing the sweep.
Karelin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cusanno's guard.
Cusanno tries to roll over but Karelin keeps him under control.
Karelin is looking for a kimura but Cusanno is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Karelin to get the leverage.
Cusanno blocking the ground and pound attempt from Karelin.
Cusanno tries to roll over but Karelin keeps him under control.
Karelin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cusanno makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cusanno.
Cusanno manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Karelin manages to get himself to full guard.
Cusanno stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Cusanno fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cusanno fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Karelin to the ground. Cusanno is now in Karelin's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karelin isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Cusanno stacks Karelin on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Cusanno!
Cusanno stands up and we're back to a striking position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Valerio Cusanno.
I think Cusanno 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 9:10
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 9:10
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valerio Cusanno!
A victorious Valerio Cusanno 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Homas Oleman (ranked 3750 p4p, 24031 weight class) and Derrick Ryker (ranked 391 p4p, 471 weight class). 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 Derrick Ryker 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Homas Oleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derrick Ryker!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Oleman.
Oleman closes the distance and pushes Ryker back into the cage.
Ryker tries to pull guard but Oleman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ryker jumps guard but Oleman stands there with Ryker around his waist. Ryker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ryker tries to pull guard but Oleman won't allow it.
Homas Oleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derrick Ryker.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Oleman obliges.
I was talking to Oleman's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Oleman just leaning against Ryker, taking a breather.
Ryker jumps guard but Oleman stands there with Ryker around his waist. Ryker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ryker is trying to pull guard but Oleman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ryker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oleman cracks Ryker with a nice body shot.
Oleman pushes Ryker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Oleman is struggling to control the position.
Oleman stalling the fight.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Oleman for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Ryker tries to pull guard but Oleman holds him up against the cage and eventually Ryker drops back down to his feet.
Ryker is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Oleman to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryker is trying to pull guard but Oleman has him pressed against the cage.
Oleman lands with a left to the head.
Oleman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rykers head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Oleman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Oleman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ryker.
A left hand lands to the body for Oleman.
Ryker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ryker letting Oleman take a breather here.
Oleman slows down the pace here.
Ryker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A right handed body shot lands from Oleman.
Ryker is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Oleman to keep the fight standing.
Oleman stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryker jumps guard but Oleman stands there with Ryker around his waist. Ryker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ryker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Oleman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ryker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ryker successfully pulls guard.
Ryker has a closed guard, preventing Oleman from standing up.
Ryker working for a triangle but Oleman defends it easily.
Oleman gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ryker tries to clinch up.
Oleman lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oleman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oleman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ryker backwards.
Oleman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Oleman is pushing Ryker up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ryker is trying to pull guard but Oleman has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Oleman.
A right hook to the body lands for Oleman.
Ryker is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Oleman to keep the fight standing.
Oleman is stalling here.
Oleman lands a shot to the body.
Ryker fails to pull guard.
Oleman scores with a shoulder strike.
Oleman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oleman is pushing Ryker up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Oleman slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Homas Oleman.
Oleman pushes Ryker up against the cage in a clinch.
Oleman is pushing Ryker up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryker fails to pull guard.
Oleman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oleman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oleman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ryker tries to pull guard but Oleman holds him up against the cage and eventually Ryker drops back down to his feet.
A short body shot lands from Oleman as the two fighters clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Homas Oleman 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.
Oleman cracks a nice hook into Ryker's ribs.
Oleman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oleman leaning against his opponent.
Homas Oleman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ryker takes a shot to the head.
Oleman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Oleman.
Oleman lands a body punch.
Ryker manages to pull guard.
Ryker is looking for a triangle but Oleman pushes his legs off easily.
Oleman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ryker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ryker is working an open guard so Oleman takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ryker clinches up with Oleman and pushes him back against the cage.
Oleman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ryker can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryker is trying to pull guard but Oleman has him pressed against the cage.
Ryker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Oleman walks away with a smile on his face. Ryker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ryker wants to clinch
and Oleman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oleman rushes Ryker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ryker jumps guard but Oleman stands there with Ryker around his waist. Ryker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Homas Oleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derrick Ryker.
Oleman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rykers head.
Ryker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Oleman walks away with a smile on his face. Ryker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ryker tries to clinch there but Oleman circles away.
Oleman lands a two punch combo.
Ryker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oleman instigates a clinch.
Oleman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryker tries to pull guard but Oleman holds him up against the cage and eventually Ryker drops back down to his feet.
Oleman scores with a shot to the side of Ryker's head.
A nice left hand lands by Oleman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryker is trying to pull guard but Oleman has him pressed against the cage.
Oleman lands with a left to the head.
Oleman is struggling to control the position.
Oleman scores with a hook to the body.
Oleman has Ryker pressed against the cage.
Oleman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ryker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Oleman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Oleman slowing the pace effectively.
Oleman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ryker is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Oleman to keep the fight standing.
A right hook to the body lands for Oleman.
Oleman lands a hook that snaps the head of Ryker backwards.
Ryker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Oleman walks away with a smile on his face. Ryker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Oleman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Oleman has closed the distance and engaged Ryker in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oleman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oleman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Oleman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oleman is leaning against Ryker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ryker tries to pull guard but Oleman holds him up against the cage and eventually Ryker drops back down to his feet.
Ryker jumps guard but Oleman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Oleman lands a hook that snaps the head of Ryker backwards.
Ryker fails to pull guard.
Ryker jumps guard but Oleman stands there with Ryker around his waist. Ryker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ryker jumps guard but Oleman stands there with Ryker around his waist. Ryker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ryker is breathing heavily.
Oleman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ryker backwards.
Ryker jumps guard but Oleman stands there with Ryker around his waist. Ryker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ryker tries to pull guard but Oleman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Oleman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Oleman taking a breather.
Ryker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ryker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Oleman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Oleman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ryker takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryker is trying to pull guard but Oleman has him pressed against the cage.
Oleman stalling in the clinch.
Come on Oleman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Oleman is pushing Ryker up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ryker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Oleman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nice body punch from Oleman.
Oleman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ryker up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Homas Oleman dominated that second round.
That's time! Oleman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Oleman clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ryker fails to pull guard.
Oleman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Homas Oleman.
Ryker wants to clinch.
Ryker tries to clinch up
and Oleman counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oleman swats away the attempt to clinch by Ryker.
Oleman closes the distance and clinches.
Oleman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oleman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oleman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Oleman - that landed with a thud.
Ryker is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Oleman to keep the fight standing.
Ryker tries to pull guard but Oleman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Homas Oleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derrick Ryker.
Oleman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ryker fails to pull guard.
Oleman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ryker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Oleman walks away with a smile on his face. Ryker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Oleman closes the distance and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Oleman.
Ryker jumps guard but Oleman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ryker is trying to pull guard but Oleman has him pressed against the cage.
Ryker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ryker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oleman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oleman lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Oleman.
A short right from Oleman on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oleman lands a left hand.
Oleman cracks Ryker with a nice body shot.
Oleman pushes Ryker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Oleman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ryker.
Oleman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ryker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ryker tries to pull guard but Oleman holds him up against the cage and eventually Ryker drops back down to his feet.
Oleman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Oleman lands with a light punch inside.
Oleman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oleman is struggling to control the position.
Oleman lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oleman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ryker backwards.
Ryker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Oleman smiles and moves away.
Oleman forces Ryker back against the cage and clinches.
Ryker tries to pull guard but Oleman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Oleman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ryker backwards.
Oleman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ryker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Oleman smiles and moves away.
Ryker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oleman swats away the attempt to clinch by Ryker.
Homas Oleman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oleman pushes Ryker up against the cage in a clinch.
Oleman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ryker backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Oleman.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oleman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oleman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Homas Oleman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ryker jumps guard but Oleman stands there with Ryker around his waist. Ryker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Oleman.
Oleman stalling against the cage.
Oleman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rykers head.
Oleman lands an uppercut.
Ryker jumps guard but Oleman stands there with Ryker around his waist. Ryker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Oleman lands a left hand.
Oleman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
 Ryker is rocked!
Ryker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Oleman smiles and moves away.
Derrick Ryker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryker is still on wobbly legs! Can Oleman finish him?
Oleman closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Homas Oleman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Oleman, 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:24
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Homas Oleman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sellus Gravius Jr (ranked 4662 p4p, 4150 weight class) and Petrus Nekongo (ranked 464 p4p, 439 weight class). Gravius Jr comes to the cage accompanied by No Bullets Fly - Sabaton. 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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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sellus Gravius Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Petrus Nekongo!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Gravius Jr.
Gravius Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nekongo.
Gravius Jr slips a jab from Nekongo.
Gravius Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gravius Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gravius Jr throws a leg kick which misses Nekongo's front leg but catches the back leg as Nekongo tries to avoid it.
Nekongo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gravius Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nekongo misses with an uppercut. Gravius Jr saw that one coming.
Nekongo 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.
Gravius Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Nekongo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nekongo throws a hook but Gravius Jr blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravius Jr wants to clinch.
Nekongo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gravius Jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nekongo checks it well.
A countering left hand to the body from Nekongo misses.
A good leg kick by Gravius Jr.
Nekongo rushes Gravius Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Nekongo takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Petrus Nekongo has been cut.
Gravius Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nekongo avoids it.
Gravius Jr tries to throw a body punch but Nekongo avoids it by throwing Gravius Jr back against the cage.
Gravius Jr digs a right hand underneath Nekongo's ribcage. Nekongo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gravius Jr prevents a body shot from Nekongo.
Our sources have told us that Gravius Jr has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Nekongo takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gravius Jr.
Nekongo blocks a body shot from Gravius Jr.
A knee to the head by Gravius Jr.
Nekongo misses with a punch on the inside.
Nekongo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nekongo looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gravius Jr landing knees to the body.
Gravius Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Nekongo is blocking nicely.
Gravius Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Nekongo is blocking nicely.
Gravius Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gravius Jr putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nekongo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gravius Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Gravius Jr missing with knees to the body.
Nekongo blocks a body shot from Gravius Jr.
Nekongo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nekongo misses with some punches.
Gravius Jr scores a nice knee to the body.
Gravius Jr crunches a lovely knee into Nekongo's ribcage.
Gravius Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nekongo avoiding damage as Gravius Jr throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravius Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nekongo.
A nice left hand lands by Gravius Jr.
Nekongo throws a head punch that misses.
Gravius Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nekongo avoids it.
Nekongo managing to block the knees to the body from Gravius Jr.
Nekongo tries to throw a body punch but Gravius Jr avoids it by throwing Nekongo back against the cage.
Gravius Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Nekongo tries to throw a body punch but Gravius Jr avoids it by throwing Nekongo back against the cage.
Nekongo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nekongo swings wildly with an uppercut but Gravius Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Gravius Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Gravius Jr lands a nice knee to the body.
Gravius Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nekongo blocks it with crossed arms.
Gravius Jr is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gravius Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nekongo blocks it with crossed arms.
Nekongo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gravius Jr is keeping busy.
Gravius Jr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravius Jr misses with a knee strike.
Gravius Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gravius Jr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gravius Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gravius Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nekongo.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gravius Jr.
Gravius Jr lands a knee to the head.
Gravius Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nekongo is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Gravius Jr.
Gravius Jr lands with a right to the head.
Gravius Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nekongos head.
Nekongo avoiding damage as Gravius Jr throws knees to the body.
Gravius Jr scores with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Gravius Jr.
Gravius Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nekongo.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sellus Gravius Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Petrus Nekongo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gravius Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nekongo blocks a head kick by Gravius Jr.
Nekongo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nekongo misses with a straight left.
Gravius Jr lunges at Nekongo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nekongo's hand.
Nekongo walks into a straight right hand from Gravius Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravius Jr misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gravius Jr closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravius Jr trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Nekongo.
Nekongo avoiding damage as Gravius Jr throws knees to the body.
Nekongo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nekongo lands a nice shot to the body.
Gravius Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nekongo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nekongo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gravius Jr blocks a body shot from Nekongo.
Gravius Jr missing with knees to the body.
Gravius Jr letting Nekongo take a breather here.
Nekongo misses with a body punch.
Nekongo prevents a body shot from Gravius Jr.
Nekongo is trying to stall.
Nekongo misses with the head strike.
Gravius Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nekongo is breathing heavily.
Gravius Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Gravius Jr.
Gravius Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nekongo or not.
Gravius Jr lands a knee 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!
Gravius Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Gravius Jr.
Gravius Jr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nekongo can't find room to land a body shot as Gravius Jr controls the action.
Nekongo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gravius Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gravius Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gravius Jr crunches a lovely knee into Nekongo's ribcage.
Sellus Gravius Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nekongo blocks a body shot from Gravius Jr.
Gravius Jr is working Nekongo over against the cage.
Gravius Jr lands a knee to the body.
Gravius Jr crunches a lovely knee into Nekongo's ribcage.
Gravius Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nekongo or not.
Gravius Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nekongo is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Gravius Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravius Jr is working Nekongo over against the cage.
Gravius Jr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gravius Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gravius Jr working Nekongo over with knees to the body.
Gravius Jr missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gravius Jr.
Nekongo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nekongo misses with the head strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gravius Jr.
Gravius Jr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gravius Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nekongo can do to turn this around?
Gravius Jr missing with knees to the body.
Gravius Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nekongo.
Gravius Jr misses with a body punch.
Nekongo managing to block the knees to the body from Gravius Jr.
Gravius Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nekongo blocks it with crossed arms.
Gravius Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gravius Jr has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gravius Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nekongo's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravius Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nekongo throws a punch but it's blocked by Gravius Jr.
Nekongo working aggressively here.
Gravius Jr tries to work over Nekongo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gravius Jr lands a knee to the head.
Gravius Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Gravius Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Gravius Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gravius Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nekongo's elbow.
Gravius Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gravius Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Nekongo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gravius Jr obliges.
Gravius Jr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Still in the clinch, Gravius Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gravius Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nekongo avoids it.
Gravius Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nekongo is defending well for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sellus Gravius Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Petrus Nekongo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nekongo tries to keep at a distance but Gravius Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gravius Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nekongo.
A shot in the inside from Nekongo.
Nekongo lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gravius Jr.
Gravius Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nekongo backwards.
Nekongo is trying to maintain a safe position but Gravius Jr gets an underhook and turns Nekongo into the cage.
Gravius Jr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gravius Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nekongo's elbow.
A short left from Gravius Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravius Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gravius Jr with a knee to the head.
Gravius Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nekongo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gravius Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gravius Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Nekongo blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gravius Jr.
Gravius Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gravius Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gravius Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gravius Jr works on Nekongo's body with a couple of short punches.
Gravius Jr crunches a lovely knee into Nekongo's ribcage.
Gravius Jr lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gravius Jr misses with a knee strike.
Gravius Jr tries to work over Nekongo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gravius Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gravius Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gravius Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gravius Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nekongo misses with some punches.
Gravius Jr tries a knee to the head but Nekongo blocks it.
Gravius Jr missing with knees to the body.
Nekongo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sellus Gravius Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravius Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nekongo.
Gravius Jr blocks an uppercut.
Nekongo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gravius Jr blocks a body shot from Nekongo.
Gravius Jr blocks a body shot from Nekongo.
Gravius Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gravius Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nekongo lands a nice uppercut.
Nekongo lands with a left to the head.
Nekongo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nekongo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nekongo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nekongo prevents a body shot from Gravius Jr.
Nekongo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nekongo throws a punch but it's blocked by Gravius Jr.
Gravius Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Nekongo is blocking nicely.
Nekongo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nekongo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nekongo struggles to land a body shot inside as Gravius Jr controls his hands.
Nekongo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nekongo misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nekongo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gravius Jr prevents Nekongo from breaking the clinch.
Nekongo pushes Gravius Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nekongo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nekongo swings wildly with an uppercut but Gravius Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nekongo tries to work over Gravius Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nekongo throws a head punch that misses.
Nekongo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nekongo misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sellus Gravius Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gravius Jr 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sellus Gravius Jr!
Sellus Gravius Jr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hercules Hoost (ranked 2742 p4p, 3199 weight class) and Pete Sirah (ranked 327 p4p, 360 weight class). Hercules Hoost has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hercules Hoost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Sirah!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sirah looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sirah fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sirah with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hoost connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hercules Hoost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pete Sirah.
Sirah closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hoost quickly recovers to half guard.
Sirah wants to pass the guard but Hoost is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sirah works his way into full mount!
Hoost is squirming around, avoiding Sirah's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirah tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sirah has hold of Hoost's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hoost manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Sirah looking to control but Hoost is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sirah goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Hoost is on top in guard.
Sirah working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hoost doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hoost manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirah looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sirah working a defensive guard but Hoost manages to pass into side control anyway.
Sirah regains half guard.
Sirah trying to control but Hoost postures up.
Sirah might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hoost haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sirah looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoost slows the pace down in half guard.
Sirah wants to improve his position but Hoost is controlling well.
Sirah felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Sirah gets back to full guard.
Sirah looking for a guillotine here but Hoost defends easily.
Sirah looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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.
Sirah working for submissions but it's allowed Hoost to get to half guard.
Sirah is trying to control but Hoost passes into side control!
Sirah is looking to regain half guard here but Hoost keeps moving and retains side control.
Sirah keeps trying to improve his position.
Sirah regains half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sirah moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sirah escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hoost gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Sirah 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.
Sirah fails with the takedown.
Hoost looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Sirah changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hoost tries to avoid it but Sirah manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hoost to the ground. Hoost escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
It appears Hoost was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sirah shoots in for a double leg but Hoost sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A little feinted left hand from Hoost on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hercules Hoost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pete Sirah.
Sirah fails with the takedown
and Hoost counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sirah misses with a wild body shot.
A quick step to the side and Hoost tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sirah throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hoost finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sirah closes the distance and clinches up with Hoost, looking for a takedown. Sirah pushes Hoost against the cage but Hoost circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
It appears Hoost was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sirah dives in and grabs Hoost's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hoost pushes down on Sirah's head and hops out.
An attempted straight right counter from Hoost misses the target.
No luck for Sirah with that takedown attempt.
It looked like Hoost wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hercules Hoost is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sirah is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoost keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And Hoost counters with a quick kick to the body but Sirah blocks it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sirah.
Sirah throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hoost counters with a stiff right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sirah.
It looked like Hoost was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sirah.
Sirah misses the body punch
and Hoost counters with a nice right hand that sends Sirah toppling to the canvas! Sirah scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Hoost finish him?!
Sirah is rocked!
Sirah misses with a takedown attempt
and Hoost counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Sirah out cold! What a finish! Hoost is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hercules Hoost!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Naruto Uzumaki (ranked 3200 p4p, 2870 weight class) and Scoot Tatum (ranked 237 p4p, 221 weight class). Tatum has chosen Johnny Cash-The Man Comes Around as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Naruto Uzumaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scoot Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uzumaki.
Uzumaki misses with a double jab.
Tatum changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tatum drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Uzumaki throws a head kick that misses.
Tatum feints the counter takedown.
Uzumaki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Uzumaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tatum manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uzumaki misses with the combination.
Tatum tries to counter by closing the distance.
Uzumaki walks into a straight right hand from Tatum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Uzumaki lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tatum moves out of range of the strikes.
Tatum wants to counter with a clinch but Uzumaki pushes him away.
Uzumaki misses with a few strikes there.
Uzumaki throws the left hand but Tatum avoids the punch easily.
Tatum tries to counter by closing the distance.
Uzumaki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Decent striking displayed by Uzumaki there.
Tatum pushes Uzumaki up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Tatum.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzumaki misses with an elbow over the top.
Tatum digs a right hand into Uzumaki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Uzumaki's gas tank.
Uzumaki pushes off an throws an elbow but Tatum leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uzumaki lands an elbow inside that Tatum shrugs off.
Uzumaki throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tatum.
Tatum blocks an elbow strike.
Tatum avoids a wild elbow strike from Uzumaki.
Tatum avoids the elbow strike from Uzumaki, against the cage.
Tatum tries for a takedown. No joy.
Uzumaki misses with an elbow strike.
Uzumaki blocks an uppercut.
Tatum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tatum lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tatum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Uzumaki prevents a body shot from Tatum.
Tatum misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Tatum.
Uzumaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tatum's defenses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tatum.
Tatum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tatum has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Uzumaki seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tatum can turn it around.
Tatum takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Scoot Tatum has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzumaki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tatum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uzumaki pushes off an throws an elbow but Tatum leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Uzumaki.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tatum.
Tatum struggles to land a body shot inside as Uzumaki controls his hands.
Tatum lands a nice uppercut.
Tatum takes an elbow to the temple.
Tatum scores with a shoulder strike.
Uzumaki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Uzumaki lands an elbow just above Tatum 's eye.
Tatum misses with a punch to the body.
Tatum can't find room to land a body shot as Uzumaki controls the action.
Uzumaki pushes off an throws an elbow but Tatum leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tatum avoids the elbow strike from Uzumaki, against the cage.
Tatum blocks an elbow strike from Uzumaki.
Tatum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tatum takes an elbow to the temple.
Uzumaki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uzumaki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tatum lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tatum lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzumaki lands a damaging elbow.
Uzumaki lands a nice elbow.
Tatum lands a nice uppercut.
Tatum misses with a punch on the inside.
Uzumaki throws an elbow that misses.
Tatum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Uzumaki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tatum's brow.
Tatum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uzumaki misses with an elbow strike.
Tatum lands a shoulder strike.
Uzumaki pushes off an throws an elbow but Tatum leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tatum throws a punch but it's blocked by Uzumaki.
Tatum blocks an elbow strike.
Tatum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tatum has hold of one of Uzumaki's legs. Uzumaki is fighting the takedown attempt but Tatum gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Tatum throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Uzumaki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tatum working some strikes from top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uzumaki keeping moving, preventing Tatum from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uzumaki looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Naruto Uzumaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scoot Tatum's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Uzumaki stalks Tatum and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tatum's face. Tatum staggers backwards, shaken.
Tatum staying out of range there.
Tatum tries to move into range but Uzumaki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Uzumaki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tatum counters by moving into the clinch.
Tatum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uzumaki throws an elbow that misses.
Tatum is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Uzumaki can't fight it off and eventually Tatum manages to take the fight to the floor. Uzumaki looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tatum is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tatum is working Uzumaki over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tatum working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Uzumaki's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum scoring with some ground and pound.
Uzumaki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tatum on the ground.
Uzumaki keeping moving, preventing Tatum from controlling successfully.
Tatum throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tatum throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Uzumaki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tatum loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tatum postures up.
Tatum with a nice head shot there.
Tatum slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tatum lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tatum advances position into side control!
Tatum wants to lay and pray for a moment but Uzumaki keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum landing strikes.
Tatum throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tatum working the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Uzumaki's face as Tatum controls the position.
Scoot Tatum has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tatum working the body and head with strikes.
Uzumaki takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tatum has hold of Uzumaki's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Uzumaki tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Tatum cranks the arm and Uzumaki screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Uzumaki, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Scoot Tatum!
A very excited looking Scoot Tatum made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bahamut Parkkinen (ranked 2798 p4p, 2937 weight class) and Jacque Mécanicien The Machine (ranked 323 p4p, 336 weight class). The Machine has chosen La petite fille de la mer as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Excellent boxer
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bahamut Parkkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacque Mécanicien The Machine!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Machine rushes Parkkinen and presses him up against the cage.
The Machine has a couple of punches blocked by Parkkinen.
Parkkinen effectively controlling the action here.
The Machine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Parkkinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Machine misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Machine lands with a left to the head.
The Machine swings wildly with an uppercut but Parkkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Machine tries a body shot but Parkkinen blocks it.
The Machine tries to work over Parkkinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Parkkinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from The Machine.
The Machine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parkkinen blocks an uppercut.
The Machine presses Parkkinen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Parkkinen tries a body shot but The Machine blocks it.
The Machine misses with the head strike.
The Machine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parkkinen's elbow.
The Machine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Machine lands a shot to the body.
Parkkinen is trying to stall.
A hook to the body from The Machine.
The Machine lands with a light punch inside.
The Machine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Parkkinen manages to break the clinch.
The Machine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Parkkinen fires out a quick counter leg kick but The Machine just manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Parkkinen.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The Machine wants to clinch up but Parkkinen keeps it at a distance.
The Machine gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Machine.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parkkinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Machine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Parkkinen.
The Machine lands an uppercut.
Parkkinen prevents a body shot from The Machine.
A nice left hand lands by The Machine.
The Machine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Machine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parkkinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Machine tries to work over Parkkinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Parkkinen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Parkkinen.
Parkkinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parkkinen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Jacque Mécanicien The Machine has been cut.
The Machine moves to clinch but Parkkinen breaks away
and Parkkinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Machine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parkkinen.
The Machine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parkkinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Machine's sensitive parts.
A good leg kick by Parkkinen.
The Machine clinches.
Parkkinen blocking some punches.
The Machine misses with a body punch.
The Machine blocks a body shot from Parkkinen.
The Machine lands with a light punch inside.
The Machine working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Machine scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from The Machine.
Parkkinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parkkinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parkkinen swats away the attempt to clinch by The Machine.
The Machine tries to clinch up.
Parkkinen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Parkkinen.
The Machine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacque Mécanicien The Machine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacque Mécanicien The Machine's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The Machine has managed to clinch.
Parkkinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parkkinen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches The Machine on the side of the head.
The Machine fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Parkkinen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The Machine tries to clinch but Parkkinen moves out of range.
The Machine closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from The Machine.
The Machine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Parkkinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parkkinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parkkinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Machine.
The Machine looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The Machine wants to clinch up but Parkkinen keeps it at a distance.
Parkkinen tries a head kick but it misses.
The Machine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Machine looks to clinch
and Parkkinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Machine tries to clinch there but Parkkinen circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Parkkinen misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Machine closes the distance and clinches.
Parkkinen tries a body shot but The Machine blocks it.
The Machine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Machine working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The Machine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parkkinen takes a shot to the head.
Parkkinen throws a head punch that misses.
The Machine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parkkinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Machine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Machine tries to clinch there but Parkkinen circles away.
Parkkinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parkkinen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Parkkinen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The fighters circling - Parkkinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch combination from Parkkinen misses.
It seemed like The Machine was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The Machine takes a jab right on the kisser.
A head kick misses from Parkkinen.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Machine! But no joy.
Parkkinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parkkinen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting The Machine counter with a right hand.
 It looks like Bahamut Parkkinen has been cut.
Parkkinen throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like The Machine was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The Machine rushes Parkkinen and presses him up against the cage.
The Machine has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Parkkinen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if The Machine can turn it around.
Parkkinen swings wildly with an uppercut but The Machine uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parkkinen misses with a punch to the body.
The Machine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Parkkinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Machine misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from The Machine - that landed with a thud.
Parkkinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Machine tries to close the distance and clinch but Parkkinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Parkkinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bahamut Parkkinen dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The Machine closes the distance and clinches.
Parkkinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Machine throws a head punch that misses.
Parkkinen is stalling here.
The Machine working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The Machine lands with a light punch inside.
The Machine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Machine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parkkinen's elbow.
The Machine throws a punch but it's blocked by Parkkinen.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from The Machine.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parkkinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, The Machine scores with a nice short uppercut.
The Machine prevents a body shot from Parkkinen.
The Machine lands a body punch.
The Machine digs a right hand underneath Parkkinen's ribcage. Parkkinen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The Machine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Machine misses with a punch to the body.
The Machine tries a body shot but Parkkinen blocks it.
Parkkinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parkkinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Machine throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Parkkinen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The Machine misses with a body punch.
The Machine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Parkkinen misses with a body punch.
Parkkinen tries to work over The Machine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Machine lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Parkkinen or not.
The Machine misses with a body punch.
The Machine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Machine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Machine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Machine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Parkkinen backwards.
The Machine misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Machine swings wildly with an uppercut but Parkkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Machine blocks a body shot from Parkkinen.
Parkkinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Machine tries to close the distance and clinch but Parkkinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Machine wants to clinch but Parkkinen slips to the side
and Parkkinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Bahamut Parkkinen is winning the standup battle so far.
The Machine defending well as Parkkinen loads up on a big left hand.
The Machine looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The Machine takes the fight into the clinch.
The Machine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Machine misses with a body punch.
The Machine misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parkkinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Machine's elbow.
Parkkinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parkkinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like The Machine was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The Machine tries to clinch but Parkkinen moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Parkkinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The Machine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Parkkinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Machine looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The Machine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The Machine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parkkinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Parkkinen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The Machine scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Machine is working Parkkinen over against the cage.
The Machine swings wildly with an uppercut but Parkkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from The Machine.
The Machine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parkkinen's elbow.
Parkkinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parkkinen tries to keep at a distance but The Machine has taken the fight into the clinch.
Parkkinen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Parkkinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Machine's elbow.
Jacque Mécanicien The Machine seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Parkkinen prevents a body shot from The Machine.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacque Mécanicien The Machine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The Machine 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacque Mécanicien The Machine!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Daniel Philips (ranked 2086 p4p, 2273 weight class) and Jae Woon Ki (ranked 168 p4p, 181 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Daniel Philips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jae Woon Ki!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniel Philips lands with a nice body punch.
Ki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daniel Philips.
Daniel Philips misses with a looping left.
Ki doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daniel Philips.
Ki appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ki there as he acknowledges the shot.
Daniel Philips misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Ki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Daniel Philips looks to score with a jab to the body but Ki is just out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Ki misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniel Philips lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daniel Philips swings for the body but Ki moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ki! But no joy.
Ki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniel Philips misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Ki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Daniel Philips misses with an uppercut
and Ki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ki walks into a straight right hand from Daniel Philips.
Daniel Philips scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Daniel Philips throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Daniel Philips uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ki.
An attempted straight right counter from Daniel Philips misses the target.
Daniel Philips rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ki counters with a left to the body.
Daniel Philips tries to bum rush Ki with a series of wild strikes but Ki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little jabbing left from Ki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Daniel Philips swings widly with a right hand
and Ki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniel Philips throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ki counters with a nice body shot.
Daniel Philips takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Daniel Philips looks to score with a jab to the body but Ki is just out of range.
Ki slips a jab from Daniel Philips.
Ki is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Daniel Philips with a body shot.
Daniel Philips misses with a right hand
and Ki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Daniel Daniel Philips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniel Philips throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Ki to counter with a crisp jab.
Daniel Philips lands with a shot to the body.
Ki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daniel Philips misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniel Philips takes a swing at Ki's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ki! But no joy.
Daniel Philips throws an off balance right hand
and Ki counters with a straight right hand.
Daniel Philips throws a right hand that misses
and Ki counters with a nice body shot.
Daniel Philips ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ki moves away.
Ki now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Daniel Philips swings for the body but Ki moves out of range.
Daniel Philips waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ki.
Ki throws out a counter right but Daniel Philips avoids it with no problem.
Ki lands a big uppercut and Daniel Philips crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Daniel Philips looks OK. Ki waves Daniel Philips back to his feet!
 Daniel Philips is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniel Philips throws a big shot that misses.
Ki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oh Daniel Philips is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Daniel Philips lands a glancing blow to the side of Ki's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniel Philips scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Daniel Philips seems to have got his legs back now.
Daniel Philips throws a shot from downtown. Ki moves away and avoids it.
Ki looks to land a body kick but Daniel Philips moved away.
Daniel Philips appears to be looking for a big counter.
Daniel Philips throws a poor cross that misses
and Ki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Daniel Philips rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Daniel Philips throws a series of punches but Ki avoids them all with ease.
Daniel Philips uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ki has time to react.
Daniel Philips misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Ki releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Daniel Philips throws a body shot but no joy.
Ki doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
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 Daniel Daniel Philips will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Daniel Philips thows a left - swing and a miss!
Daniel Philips rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ki counters with a nice right hand that sends Daniel Philips toppling to the canvas! Daniel Philips scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ki finish him?!
Daniel Philips scores with a hook.
Ki lands a nice looking body shot.
Daniel Philips throws a poor cross that misses
and Ki counters with a left to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniel Philips jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ki ducks under a wild hook from Daniel Philips.
A shot to the body from Daniel Philips misses
and Ki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ki misses with a wild body shot.
Daniel Philips waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniel Philips digs a good hook to Ki's body.
Daniel Philips throws a jab when Ki was well out of range.
Ki is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Daniel Philips with a body shot.
Daniel Philips throws a lazy uppercut
and Ki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Daniel Philips throws a hook to the side of Ki's head but Ki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ki appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Daniel Philips getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Daniel Philips swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Daniel Philips misses the shot to the body.
Ki lands a nice shot to the body.
Daniel Philips misses with a left hand
and Ki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jae Woon Ki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Daniel Philips swings for the body but Ki moves out of range.
A nice side step and Ki releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniel Philips misses with a left hand
and Ki counters with a crisp right hand that drops Daniel Philips! Ki lets Daniel Philips back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ki throws a body punch but Daniel Philips moves out of range.
Daniel Philips throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Daniel Philips misses with a hook to the body
and Ki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniel Philips. Ki does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ki! But no joy.
The fighters circling - Daniel Philips throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice shot by Daniel Philips.
Daniel Philips slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniel Philips missing with a left hand there. Ki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ki throws out a counter right but Daniel Philips avoids it with no problem.
Daniel Philips dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Daniel Philips throws a lazy right hand but Ki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Daniel Philips misses with an uppercut. Ki saw that one coming.
Ki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Daniel Philips takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Daniel Philips definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Daniel Philips connects with a crisp jab.
Ki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Daniel Philips.
Daniel Philips throws a jab when Ki was well out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Ki misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniel Philips. Ki does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniel Philips is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ki.
Ki appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Daniel Philips misses with a wild body shot.
Daniel Philips misses the jab.
Daniel Philips ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Daniel Philips looks to land a combination. Ki sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniel Philips swings for the body but Ki moves out of range.
Daniel Philips tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ki was well out of range. Poor timing from Daniel Philips.
Ki let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Daniel Philips throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daniel Philips swings widly with a right hand
and Ki counters with a nice body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jae Woon Ki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Daniel Philips bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ki's head.
Ki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daniel Philips rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ki ducks under a wild hook from Daniel Philips.
Daniel Philips swings widly with a right hand
and Ki counters with a stiff right hand.
Daniel Philips takes a swing at Ki's ribcage but misses.
Ki appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ki jabs at Daniel Philips's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ki looks to score with a jab to the body but Daniel Philips is just out of range.
Daniel Philips swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Daniel Philips misses with an uppercut. Ki saw that one coming.
Ki throws out a counter right but Daniel Philips avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniel Philips waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ki.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ki! But no joy.
Daniel Philips just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Daniel Philips throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A countering left hand to the body from Ki misses.
Ki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ki moves out of range as Daniel Philips strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Ki misses.
A shot to the body from Daniel Philips misses
and Ki counters with a straight right hand.
Ki swings for the body but Daniel Philips moves out of range.
It looked like Daniel Philips wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Daniel Philips looks to score with a jab to the body but Ki is just out of range.
Daniel Philips misses with a left hand
and Ki counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniel Philips misses with a hook.
Ki blocks a jab.
Daniel Philips throws a right hand that misses
and Ki counters with a straight right hand.
Daniel Philips ducks into an uppercut from Ki and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jae Woon Ki!
Jae Woon Ki took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, BRAZEN - Fight Gear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ferenc Fazekas (ranked 1682 p4p, 1410 weight class) and Jed Hall (ranked 195 p4p, 161 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ferenc Fazekas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jed Hall!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fazekas throws a big shot that misses.
Hall bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fazekas.
Hall is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fazekas lands a nice looking body shot.
Fazekas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fazekas misses with a looping left.
Hall with the counter takedown but Fazekas avoids it easily.
Hall throws out a loose jab but Fazekas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab by Fazekas.
Fazekas loads up on a big right hand but Hall slips the punch.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hall scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hall lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fazekas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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!
Fazekas slips under a jab from Hall.
Hall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fazekas throws out a loose jab but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall feints the counter takedown.
Ferenc Fazekas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall drives through with a takedown into Fazekas's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fazekas definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hall accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fazekas has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hall throws a strike but Fazekas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fazekas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fazekas wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
Fazekas controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hall manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fazekas manages to get himself to full guard.
Fazekas is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fazekas trying to keep a closed guard but Hall is proving a slippery customer.
Fazekas pulls Hall in to control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fazekas misses the body punch
and Hall counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fazekas won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fazekas is trying to improve his position.
Fazekas is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hall off and has taken his back!
Hall looking very determined here, making life difficult for Fazekas.
Fazekas has the hooks in. Hall is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Fazekas wants to control but Hall is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jed Hall will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fazekas misses the jab.
Hall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fazekas.
Hall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fazekas throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Hall looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ferenc Fazekas is winning the standup battle so far.
Hall dodges the punch combination from Fazekas.
Hall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hall throws a looping overhand right but Fazekas ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fazekas misses with a right hand
and Hall counters with a single leg into guard. Fazekas didn't expect that.
Hall is standing up over Fazekas. Fazekas looks to escape but Hall dives into side control.
Fazekas is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Fazekas works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Fazekas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hall throwing strikes from guard but Fazekas blocks nicely.
Hall looking to sit in guard and control but Fazekas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fazekas trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fazekas trying to move into half guard but instead Hall has managed to sweep!
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Fazekas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fazekas wants to hit a sweep here but Hall passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Fazekas there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fazekas bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hall is on top in guard.
Fazekas looking for a sweep. Not yet Fazekas, not yet.
Hall is looking to work some ground and pound but Fazekas has wrist control.
Hall postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hall landing some decent shots from guard.
Hall throws an elbow that misses. Fazekas uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hall's guard. Nice move by Fazekas!
Hall wants to sweep here but Fazekas controlling him for the moment.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Fazekas from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hall trying to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ferenc Fazekas will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A big left from Fazekas misses.
Fazekas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A jab from Fazekas does it's job there.
Fazekas misses with a looping right.
Hall changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Fazekas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fazekas throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hall counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fazekas won't be happy with that.
Fazekas bucks up and tries to throw Hall off but instead Hall has got his back!
Hall is trying to stick to Fazekas's back but Fazekas is turning into Hall. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hall's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Fazekas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fazekas passes Hall's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fazekas is looking to advance position but Hall won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fazekas is working hard here to advance position.
Fazekas with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Fazekas stalling away here and it's allowed Hall to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Fazekas from controlling successfully.
Fazekas's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fazekas trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fazekas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hall controls Fazekas momentarily but Fazekas frees himself.
Fazekas looking to pass the guard.
Fazekas is looking to pass into half guard but Hall pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hall is in guard.
Hall preventing the sweep.
Jed Hall has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fazekas is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hall controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hall has a takedown stuffed.
Fazekas looks to land a left hand but Hall moved out of range nicely.
Hall connects with a body shot.
Hall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fazekas misses with a body shot.
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fazekas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hall scores with a hook to the body. Fazekas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hall slips under a jab from Fazekas.
Hall shoots for a takedown but Fazekas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fazekas misses with a kick to the body.
Fazekas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Fazekas finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hall misses with a jab to the body
and Fazekas counters with a stiff right hand.
Fazekas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hall darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hall takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hall drops his hands momentarily and Fazekas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ferenc Fazekas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fazekas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ferenc Fazekas!
A victorious Ferenc Fazekas thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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